TEACHER SITES:
Teaching Resources
Table of Contents
MEDIA 2
Clipart/Animation 2
Digital Pictures/Photos – Not Clipart 3
Music/Songs 3
Sound Effects 4
Videos: 4
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION ASSISTANCE 5
Microsoft – Online Templates 5
Microsoft Training Resources 5
Powerpoint Templates and Games 6
Software: 6
Tutorials 7
Video Assistance 7
ONLINE LEARNING MODULES 8
TEACHER TOOLS 8
Awards & Certificates 8
Countdown Timers 8
Flash Cards 9
Game Creator 9
List Creator 9
Puzzle Creators 9
Rubrics 10
Scheduling 10
Citing Sources 10
Worksheet Creators 11
LESSON & TEACHING ASSISTANCE 12
Teacher Tools Mega Sites– Multiple Tools Available 12
Lessons Plans, Resources, & Activities 12
Webquests: 14
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION SITES 15
Language Arts: 15
Math: 15
Science: 15
Social Studies: 16
Miscellaneous 16
ONLINE JAVA GAMES (APPLETS) 17
Spelling: 17
Language: 17
Physics/Chemistry: 17
Math: 17
Geography 18
Miscellaneous: 19
RESEARCH & STATISTICS: 19
State Departments of Education: 19
Phone Numbers & Addresses: 20
Reference & Statistics: 20
MEDIA
Clipart/Animation
• Free clipart. Many categories: sports, holidays, people, animals
• Education clipart
• A TON of free clipart by category
• Barry’s Clipart – collection of free animated gifs and clipart
• This is a searchable site for clipart, but you can also just click on the categories below the search bar
• More free clipart by category
• Gallery of free Microsoft clipart
• Not free, but may be worth the fee if a large library is needed
• 80,000 free animated gifs
Digital Pictures/Photos – Not Clipart
• Free photos for your use, as long as you choose to search for those covered under “Creative Commons” and give credit where required.
• Free photos for your use. Not cartoon-clipart, but more “real” photos.
• A great place to search for free images provides you limit your search to .gov sites.
• Free photos for your use – just type in 0 for the $ amount.
• Free nature images (site says “wallpaper”, but these can be used just as images)
• Free dog images
• Free animal photos
• More free photos. Categories include: cities, animals, boats, seasons, landscapes.
• Members only site containing 22,000 images (COEHS has access to this)
Music/Songs - Always check sites for current copyright regulations
• Copyright & price free MP3 files to use in face-to-face teaching but can NOT be included in published media (videos & podcasts posted online)
• MIDI files & lyrics of popular children’s music
• Diversi-Tune Midi Files has a large collection of midi files (instrumental only): popular music, jazz, children’s songs, religious songs, foreign language, and patriotic songs
• NIEHS Kids Pages - Sing along songs containing both midi files & lyrics
Sound Effects
• Contains links to multiple sites with free sounds and songs searchable in midi, wav, and mp3 formats
• Free sound effects for your use. Many categories here including: animals, sports, people, weather, television, and cartoons.
• This site helps you search for sounds and music. Once you find a sound you want to use, you’ll need to check out that site’s copyright policy.
• Fee based sound effects libraries and some sound effects that are free
• Partners in Rhyme Free Sound Effects - large collection of free sounds including animal, human, music, vehicle, & nature
• Absolute Sound Effects Archive - the largest collection of free sound effects on the Internet
Videos:
Google Video Search -
• A good place to search for videos
SchoolTube:
• Student created video and media sharing for entertainment and classroom use. All videos must be approved by member teachers before uploading. Becoming a member is free.
Teacher’s TV:
• This site has a good variety of educational videos organized by school subject
TeacherTube:
• Teachers can post instructional videos for students and other teachers
YouTube:
• Free video sharing site
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
Microsoft – Online Templates
• This site allows you to search for templates for anything from a calendar to a raffle ticket. Also included templates are: Greeting cards, awards, certificates etc.
• Education specific templates
• Teacher specific templates
• Calendar templates
• Holiday and occasions templates
• Awards templates
• Greeting card templates
Microsoft Training Resources
▪ Quick reference sheets and full manuals in PDF format
Powerpoint Templates and Games
• This is Microsoft gallery of templates
• Free created PowerPoint presentations
• Free Jeopardy PowerPoint Templates
• Free PowerPoint templates
• Free PowerPoint templates
• Information about PowerPoints and additional links to templates and games
Software:
• This free software allows you to capture videos and images from your screen and share them with others via a URL.
• This online tutorial creator allows for you to create your own screen captures with voice. Unlink Jing there is no software to download
• This software is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a webpage.
• Free sound recorder and editor. This allows you to clip or edit digital music as well as record and edit your own voice.
Tutorials
• Microsoft offers online tutorials for their software products.
• Some of the training offered here is entirely free and others require a fee. Browse and see what you can find. Currently NKU has purchased the license to access this site to use the NKU license to access the entire site free, go here:
• More Microsoft software tutorials
Video Assistance
VIDEO CONVERTERS:
Any Video Converter -
• free video format converter
Movavi -
• Free downloadable video format converter for video and audio
Zamzar –
• free online video format converter
VIDEO STORAGE/CREATION:
Vimeo:
• This free online storage space for videos allows for up to 500 MB of videos per week. You can password protect your videosd and embed them into Blackboard, blogs etc.
Viddler:
• This free online storage space for you to not only store your own videos here, but you can also create your own videos using a webcam directly onto this site. This program also allows for comments to be placed at specific parts of the video. For example, a student could pause a video right at minute 10 and place a comment. It also allows for a thread of comments between students.
ONLINE LEARNING MODULES
• This site contains links to free learning object resources.
• This site contains free peer reviewed online teaching and learning materials.
TEACHER TOOLS
Awards & Certificates
Certificate Creator -
• Some can be created for free but the fancier ones require a yearly subscription
Crayola Certificate Maker -
• Create certificates – choose different backgrounds & clipart as well as include the name of the recipients.
Sen Teacher -
• Change message, border, font, clipart in portrait or landscape orientation
Countdown Timers
Class Tools Countdown Timer -
• Can set the timer for minutes and seconds with an audible beep at the end or select from a variety of musical selections of varying lengths to play while the countdown is in progress. Large display on screen
Egg Timer -
• Can set the timer by hours, minutes, and seconds. The screen displays only a large countdown. A loud beeping sound is produced when time is up
Online Timer -
• Use either a stopwatch function or countdown timer. Screen display is not as large as previous sites.
Time Me -
• Online timer or stopwatch
Flash Cards
Flashcard DB –
• An extensive online repository of electronic flashcards. You can only review cards or print hard copies. The cards can be exported from Flashcard DB into Study Stack.
Flashcard Exchange –
• Large, online database of flashcards. Free email registration is required to make flashcards on this site, but no registration is required to use the cards that are already posted to the site. Has study results feature. One-time lifetime fee required if you want to export the cards to portable devices or print them for hard copy review.
StudyStack –
• Create banks or stacks of electronic cards that can be reviewed online, printed, or exported to a PDA, cell phone, or iPod. Use public study stacks or register to create your own stack. Several modes of studying: flash card, match, hangman game, crossword, word find, or bug match.
Game Creator
Create Your Own Interactive Games -
• This site allows you to create online games (elementary school math) to use in your classes. There are also pre-made games listed on the site
List Creator
• Create lists that can even be download to your phone
Puzzle Creators
Eclipse Crossword -
• This site allows you to create online puzzles to use in your classes.
Puzzlemaker -
• Create puzzles with your information: crossword, word search, cryptogram, fallen letter, number blocks, math square, & more
Rubrics
Kathy Schrock -
• More available rubrics
Project Based Learning -
• Project based learning checklists, organized by subject matter and grade level
Rubistar -
• Free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics.
teAchnology -
• Rubric generator. Organized by content/subject matter
Scheduling
Doodle -
• Create a poll template used to schedule a meeting date that best suits the available times of members. Can also be used to vote a choice. A link to the poll is sent through email enabling desired respondents access.
Citing Sources
Citation Machine -
▪ This site allows you to create an APA or MLA citation by copy/pasting or typing correct information into fields. The citation is then created for you.
Easy Bib -
• Create APA citations for free but will also create MLA and Chicago/Turabian
Worksheet Creators
Super Kids -
• Create math worksheets
TeAchnology –
• Over 7,600 free printable K-12 teacher worksheets
Worksheets 4 Teachers -
▪ Provides links to multiple sites with worksheet generators/creators
LESSON & TEACHING ASSISTANCE
Teacher Tools Mega Sites– Multiple Tools Available
Internet 4 Teachers -
• Awards, certificates, books to make, bookmarks, bulletin boards, calendars, flashcards, forms & templates, game & puzzle makers, lesson plan templates, planning tools, worksheets, assessment tools, and more
4 Teachers Teach with Technology -
• Create quizzes, rubrics, classroom floor plans, calendars, checklists, & more
Tools for Teachers -
• Quizzes, worksheets, flashcards, puzzles, forms, surveys, calendars, & more
Lessons Plans, Resources, & Activities
42Explore -
• Thematic activities with at least 4 supporting websites by Annette Lamb & Larry Johnson
CIESE –
• Online classroom projects, real time data, collaborative data, primary source, & archived collection projects
Cyber Bee -
• Curriculum, research, treasure hunts, links, articles, reference citing, copyright info, etc.
Discovery School -
• Lesson plans, teacher tools, curriculum, homework help, and more
Education World -
• Lessons, articles, resources, references, teacher templates
Educator’s Reference Desk -
• Lesson plans, questions database, & more
EduHound -
• Highly specialized educational directory with FREE categorized resources, lesson plans, clipart, and site sets for educators grades K-12
EduPuppy -
• Contains recommended sites by subject matter, software purchase information, clip art, certificate maker, & more
Eduscapes -
• Annette Lamb & Larry Johnson’s website with resources for teachers, parents, & students
Edutopia -
• What works in public education teacher resources from the George Lucas Educational Foundation
• Articles, videos, slide shows, expert interviews, blog entries, and other resources highlight success stories in K-12 education
Free Online Books -
Google Book Search -
• Search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide
Gutenberg Project -
• Nearly 30,000 online books
Harcourt Publishers -
• Learning activities and resources
Houghton Mifflin’s EduPlace -
• Resources for elementary-school teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies Centers, Intervention, Professional Development, searchable activity database, & educational games
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) -
• Projects, resources, and research
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators -
• Teacher helpers (WebQuests, lesson plans, rubrics…), web sites, citing formats
Knowledge Network Explorer by Pacific Bell -
• Links to Blue Web’n, Filamentality, lessons, & more
ManyBooks -
• Thousands of free e-books available in multiple formats for PDAs
Ohio Resource Center -
• Standards-based best practices in mathematics, science, and reading for Ohio schools and universities. ORC serves as a trusted source of easily accessible, peer-reviewed, high-quality, and effective resources.
Ohio Treasure Chest -
• Online collection of thousands of websites which are high-quality, teacher-reviewed, interactive, and free. Each website is aligned directly to the Ohio Academic Content Standards in math, science, language arts, and social studies
TeAchnology:
• Lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics
Thinkfinity -
• Standards-based Internet content for the K-12. Developed by content experts in areas of economics, geography, humanities, language arts, math, science, & the arts
Wordle -
• generate “word clouds” from your text
WordTalk –
• free text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word
WWW 4Teachers -
• Quiz Star-create quizzes & tests, & more teacher tools
Webquests:
• This site is the original WebQuest site, created by the founders of the WebQuest. Site contains WebQuest templates and samples.
• Road Map for Designing WebQuests -
• Building Blocks of a WebQuest
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION SITES
Language Arts:
RhymeZone –
• Find rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, etc.
Read Write Think –
• Natl. Reading Assoc. site with lessons, standards, resources, & materials
WordSmith
• Word a day, anagram server, & more
Math:
The Math Forum -
• Ask Dr. Math, weekly brain teasers, etc.
Natl. Library of Virtual Manipulatives -
• Math applets
NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) -
A+Math -
AAA Math -
• Skills, practice, explanations, games, and more
CoolMath –
• Games
Science:
Earthquake Information -
StarChild -
Volcano World -
Windows to the Universe -
• Earth & space science site
Social Studies:
50 States -
• Information of all kinds about the 50 states
CIA Factbook –
• Information on foreign countries
Countries –
• Information on foreign countries
Google Maps -
• Interactive maps; including satellite maps
How Far is It? - distance/
• Calculate distance between any two cities
Lonely Planet –
• Information on foreign countries
MapQuest -
• Maps and driving directions
National Geographic -
• Map Machine & much more
Miscellaneous
Enchanted Learning -
FunBrain –
• Educational games, quiz lab, flash cards, etc.
Miss Maggie -
• Lesson plans, activity packets, games, etc.
Seussville -
• Games
ONLINE JAVA GAMES (APPLETS)
Spelling:
• Spelling games for kids
Language:
• Hangman – big words
• Multilingual Words
• Word magnets for poem creation
Physics/Chemistry:
• Physlets
• Physics applets
Math:
NCTM -
• Math standards and corresponding applets – categorized by grade levels (pre k-2, 3-5, 6-8, & 9-12)
Illuminations –
• Select the grade range & topic, & click Advanced Options to display only those with online activities
Natl. Library Virtual Manipulatives-
• 5 categories: Number & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, & Data Analysis & Probability
• Grade level divisions: pre K-2, 3-5, 6-8, & 9-12
Math Forum -
Multiplication Facts Matching Squares
Geometry–
BlackDog
• - Math Flash Cards Quiz
• - Addition Quiz
• - Math Bully Game
• - Multiplication
• - Number Block Puzzles
• - Geometry
CountOn -
• Shape Invaders , Xmas Mathgorilla, Sliders, Java-Trap, Got It, Math Fighter, Fiver, Peg Solitaire, Slider Puzzle, Tangram. Othello, Mallard Math, Tactix, Hand-Held Game
Shodor Education -
• Shapes, measurement, fractions, Venn Diagrams, angles, coordinate mazes
Geography
Know Your States -
States Names & Location Game -
States Location Game:
World Continent and Oceans Map Games
Miscellaneous:
Encyclogram -
• Draws harmonograms, spirographs, and Lissajous figures
Harcourt Brace E-Lab –
• Games for grades 3-8
Health and Fitness:
• Many games teaching students about healthy living
Sheppard Software -
• Chemistry, Geography, Math, Vocabulary, and Trivia games
RESEARCH & STATISTICS:
State Departments of Education:
Indiana Department of Education:
• School districts address, & maps, report cards, available jobs, standards, resources, and more
Kentucky Department of Education -
• School district address & maps, available jobs, Virtual Library (locate & evaluate quality web information resources), and more
Ohio Department of Education -
• School districts address, & maps, report cards, available jobs, standards, resources, and more
Phone Numbers & Addresses:
411 Directory Assistance -
Anywho -
▪ AT&T find phone numbers & addresses for individuals, places, & businesses
Switchboard Directory Assistance -
White Pages -
Yellow Pages -
Reference & Statistics:
50 States -
• Information of all kinds about the 50 states
Britannica Encyclopedia -
CIA Factbook –
• Information on foreign countries
Countries –
• Information on foreign countries
Earthquake Information -
Electric Library Encyclopedia -
FactMonster –-
• Information on many topics - math, science, social studies
Lonely Planet –
• Information on foreign countries
Magportal –
• Search engine and directory for finding online magazine articles
NetLingo –
• Internet dictionary (technology terms)
•
RefDesk –
• Links to more than 500 online reference resources
RhymeZone –
• Find rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, etc.
Tekmom –
• One-stop site for kid friendly search engines and reference tools
The History Channel -
The Old Farmer’s Almanac -
The Weather Channel –
Volcano World -
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