Staff Instructional Resources
eBooks & Word Tools
- Scholar - Need resources for research papers? Here is a place to start.
- Librivox - Free audio books
- CK12.org - Free textbooks online
- Merriam-Webster - traditional definitions, Word of the Day .
- Wordle - Way to make word clouds.
- Tagxedo - Word clouds in the shape of pictures.
- Scribbler - Mark up web pages in real time.
- Storybird - Create online and printable books.
- Evernote - Online note taking
- Open Source Shakespeare - Resources for teaching Shakespeare
- Online Literature Library - Literature resources
- Story Line Online - Free audio storybooks and activities
Collaborative Tools
- Delicious - Social bookmarking
- Diigo - Social bookmarking
- Tizmos - Visual Social bookmarking with folders
- Pearl Trees - Social Bookmarking
- Only 2 Clicks - Graphical Bookmarking
- Symbaloo - Graphical Bookmarking
- Today's Meet - Back channel
- Edmodo - Educational Facebook
- PrimaryPad - Real time collaboration
- You Can Book Me - Online scheduler
- Twiddla - Collaborative whiteboard
- Skype for Education - A way to find other teachers around the world using Skype in their classrooms.
- NearPod - Collaborate, assess, present and more in this interactive presentation tool. Pre built content library available or start from a blank slate.
Google Tools
- Books - Google's library of full text and sample books.
- Google Maps - Many different tools to see the world.
- Google Lit Trips - View books through Google Earth.
- Google Translate - Translate text into many different languages and more.
- Advanced Search - Use to look for files by file type.
- News - Quick Google News Search.
- Zygote Body - Explore the human body.
- Google Art Project - Explore museums around the world and famous painting.
- Google Earth Web - Web version of Google Earth
Photography / Image Design
- Animoto - Free online slide show creator.
- Benettonplay - Create flipbooks, Doodle books, and more.
- Blabberize - Make your pictures talk.
- Build Your Wild Self - Create a creature form your photos and parts provided.
- Draw a Stickman - Draw stick people to go along with the story.
- Flickr - Online photo storage
- iPiccy - Online Photo editor and add effects to photos.
- Make Belief Comics-Create comic strips with all types of characters
- Pixlr - Online photo editing
- Photo Story 3 - Free slide show creator from Microsoft.
- RoundMe - 360 tour creator
- Sumopaint - Image creator
Student Assessment
- Free Rice - Online questions to help you and help others
- Wordplay - Online Spanish vocabulary review site.
- Khan Academy - Math assessments and lessons
- PhET - Free Science simulations.
- Quizlet - Online flashcards and assessment builder.
- Jeopardy Labs - Create Jeopardy games to share (Example)
- Rubistar - Rubric builder
- Testmoz - Assessment builder
- Poll Anywhere - Online assessment creator
- Socrative - An online assessment creator with games and more.
- KaHoot - A fun online assessment creator. Works across all platforms.
- Mangahigh - Math games to reinforce what students have learned.
- IXL Math - Reinforcement activities for Math
- tes Teach - Digital Lesson Creation
- EdPuzzle - Create lessons using preexsisting videos
Miscellaneous
- Donor's Choice - Way to ask for mini grants
- Wolfram Alpha - Online converter tool
- Live Binder - Online trapper keeper
- SeeSaw - Student portofolios
- Time Toast - Timeline builder
- Web English Teacher - Online resources for all content areas
- Super Teacher Worksheets - Printable worksheets
- Kaywa QR Code Generator - Created QR Codes of different sizes and information.
- Dispostable - Generates disposable E-mail address.
- WeatherSpark - Real weather data to be used in the classroom.
- Common Sense Media - Information about Movies, Books, Apps, and more and their appropriateness for the classroom.
- Class Dojo - Classroom management tracker
- Remind - One way communication system for teachers to students and parents
- Newsela - Current events and articles that are set to a students reading level.
- CNN Student News - Short videos of current events. Designed for Middle School on up and has discussions questions to go along with the videos.
- instaGrok - Mindmapping, quizzes, and more
- Easybib - Citation creator
- GoNoodle - Brainbreak activities
- Pear Deck - Create interactive presentations