Teacher+Sites+and+Resources

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 * UNO's Educations Department Top 10 site for 2009**

Here, you will find very brief introduction to various tools and techniques for use in face to face education and synchronous/asynchronous distance education. Click on a link to view information on each tool or technique including: What the tool or technique is, Educational uses and benefits, An example, How to get started with it, Where to learn more about it
 * Tools & Techniques Toolbox** []

Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado. Includes an extensive suite of simulations to improve the way that physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math are taught and learned. The simulations are interactive tools that enable students to make connections between real life phenomena and the underlying science which explains such phenomena.
 * PhET Interactive Simulations** []

The George Lucas Educational Foundation with success stories about what works in public education. Also provides in-depth and interactive resources, which offer practical, hands-on advice, real-world examples, lively contributions from practitioners, and invaluable tips and tools.
 * Edutopia.org** []

Animoto produces TV-quality music videos using your photos in just minutes and is very, very easy to use.
 * Animoto** []

Wetpaint lets you build a rich, online community around the whatever-it-is that you’re really into. Utilizing the best features of wikis, blogs, forums and social networks, Wetpaint mixes everything you need so you can create, collect, and organize content on your own social website.
 * WetPaint** []

Wordle is a tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.
 * Wordle** []

This is a great on-line brainstorming tool. It is easy to use, prints well, and has the usual Web2.0 collaboration features.
 * Bubbl.us** []

Forms in Google Docs allow you to make surveys and the data is directly imported into Google Sheets.
 * Google Forms** []

Twitter is a free social software and micro-blogging service that allows users to send text-based messages with a maximum of 140 characters via cell phone, text messaging or e-mail to the Twitter website. Included will be examples of how educators can use this tool.
 * Twitter** []

Cutting (maybe bleeding) edge online tool. Wow, where are we headed in the near future!?!
 * Augmented Reality** []



**The Tubes**

**School Tube** [|http://www.schooltube.com/] SchoolTube provides students and educators a safe, world class, and FREE media sharing website that is nationally endorsed by premier education associations.

Wonder full site that provides video, photos, audio, and more, to help teachers present classroom material. The site is easy to navigate and search. There seems to be something for all topics. This is the type of material that can supplement a lesson plan in a very effective way. This site can run a bit slow.
 * Teacher Tube** []

Many schools block this site. If you find a video that is useful for your classroom, you can download it by using kickyoutube.com. Find the video on youtube then in the url type in 'kick' in front of you. It will take you to the kickyoutube site with your video showing. You can then download the video.
 * You Tube** [|http://www.youtube.com/]

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//**Social Bookmarking**//

//**Delicious** [] If you don't have a delicious account you need to get one. It is FREE. You can bookmark and tag all your favorite websites on delicious. The beauty is that you can access these bookmarks from any computer by logging onto your delicious account.

For additional teacher resources go to **delicious** and type in "**uno8570 teacher**" for a tag. You will get websites that teachers have reviewed and find helpful. You can get even more specific and add another tag for a subject. For example history, industrial tech, games, or lesson plans.//

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//**History**//

// **History Annimated** [] The website shows battles throughout the Revolutionary War, The American Civil War, and the Pacific Theater of War during WWII. The animations show troop movement and pictures of the battles. The site also provides information on the situations that led to the battles and the outcomes.

The name of the website pretty much explains it all. The website has compiled a huge list of websites that are sorted by category and era for the teacher to use. The listed sites are reviewed by fellow teachers allowing you to "nail" down the best sites without having to search as hard.//
 * Best of History Websites** []

//**History Alive** [] These comprehensive tutorials help your students master the subjects in Social Studies Alive! America’s Past by allowing them to check their work, track their results, and improve their scores by retaking each tutorial (optional).//

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**Math**

**CoolMath** [] An amusement park of math and more... designed for fun! Kids will love the colors and set up of this site.

This website provide an extensive library of online Algebra lessons. The lessons topics range from preliminary topics such as fractions to advanced topics such as operations with matrices. The lessons are thorough containing detailed concept explanations and several examples. Students are also allowed to post topics on a message board. The website also allows educators to purchase CD copies of lessons. Useful links to other useful Algebra websites can be found on the homepage.
 * PurpleMath** []

Site Review: One of the best simulation sites I have ever seen. The simulations cover a broad spectrum of science and math lessons. Each one is well thought out, interactive, and fun. The learner has complete control of a variety of variables that enable them change the outcome in the simulations. What a fantastic tool. I could see these as a introduction to the topic. Allowing the students to explore the subject matter using these simulations would raise questions and interest.
 * Interactive Simulations** []

This website provides great visuals on fractions. This website also provides detailed tutorials covering the various operations with fractions. I particularly found the explanations provided to be very easy to follow. The games were both appropriate and very addictive. I specifically found the "Cookies for Grampy" game to be very useful tool for illustrating how much a fraction represent of a whole.
 * Visual Fractions** []

**Algebra Homework Help** [] This site offers lessons, problems solvers, practice problems and articles for pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry. This site is heavily driven by user submissions.

Activities for beginners and up. All math topics.
 * 100's of Online Math Activities** []

Resources for math teachers: NCTM Over 100 online activities, 540 lessons for preK-12, NCTM principles and standards, and web links to online resources.
 * NCTM's Vision for Math** []

Students can take tests on addition, subtraction, mulitiplication and division facts. The tests are timed and then graded for accuracy. A certificate can be printed at the end of a test.
 * Math Magician** []

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//**On-line Games

Interactive Educational Games **// //[] Excellent site for teachers and students alike. Games for any and every subject matter!//

//**Interactive Math Games** [] Kids will love this site. They won't even know they are practicing math.

Great site providing free online games categorized by subject!
 * The Problem Site** []

Find data to study or add your own data. Study and play with data online as flashcards, hangman game, crossword puzzle, matching, word search, or word scramble. Study anytime/anywhere by printing data or exporting flash cards to your cell phone, PDA, or iPod.
 * The Study Stack** []



**Technology

4Teachers ** [] 4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use.

Want to learn about the latest technology? Welcome to the CITT Tools & Techniques Toolbox. Here, you will find very brief introduction to various tools and techniques for use in face to face education and synchronous/asynchronous distance education. Click on a link to view information on each tool or technique including:
 * ToolBox** []


 * What the tool or technique is
 * Educational uses and benefits
 * An example
 * How to get started with it
 * Where to learn more about it

The Teacher@work site includes over 1,000 of the best Internet sites for educators. Supplies educators around the world with free, high quality resources to make life just that bit easier in a digital world.
 * TeacherWorks** []

Helping you to use the internet effectively
 * Internet4Classrooms** []

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//**Resources**//

//**PowerPoints**// //[]// //This page is an EXTENSIVE collection of educational power points found on the internet. Many incorporate music and pictures into the presentations. Many present concepts and reviews in a game-type format. Most can be viewed online or saved to a computer and used over and over. If you do NOT have the Microsoft Office PowerPoint program, it is possible to view PowerPoint files that have been downloaded by following this link: How to download Power Point Presentations without Microsoft Office.

These power points are organized according to specific curriculum! They can be a TERRIFIC TIME SAVER for educators and parents alike!

A framework based on basic values called the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.
 * Character Counts** [|http://charactercounts.org][|/]

Free Resources from the Net for Special Education
 * Special Education** []

(4)Institute for Learning Technologies (ILT) Columbia has gathered extensive and comprehensive resources to guide thinking about learning technologies. There are dozens of excellent essays and articles at this site along with project reports (LiveText | American History Archive | Discovery Web | Learning Arts | Advanced Media in Education Project ) and lists of Internet resources (ILTweb: Hot Spots: | ILTweb Guides to Internet Resources | Copyright Guide |WEBreview.) The visitor will find breakthrough thinking at Readings: Technology and School Reform In addition, one may explore Resources and Curricula Topics. MCREL//
 * Institute for Learning Technologies (ILT)** []

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**Graphic Resources**

**BarrysClipArt** []
 * CoolText** []
 * Graphic Search** []
 * FreeGraphics** []
 * Graphics** []