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=Sites We Like - Summer 2012= toc Add a favorite educational website site to the list below. Include a brief description or idea of how you use it.

Please note subject headings (feel free to add a new heading if needed). Please ALPHABETIZE under each subject heading as you go!


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English / Reading / Language Arts

 * Grammar Girl - Phenomenal resource to learn quick & dirty grammar rules!
 * Guys Read - Super recommendations for getting boys to read.
 * JoCo Teen Scene - This site from the Johnson County Library in Kansas has excellent book lists for teens.
 * Quizlet - This site aids participants in creating and sharing interactive study materials and also tracks their progress.
 * [|SpellingCity]- A great website for practicing spelling words
 * WordCentral- Merriam Webster's site that highlights fun with language and words

Mathematics

 * 101 questions From what I can tell, this is a pet project of a math blogger named Dan Meyer in which contributors post photos and short videos, and others submit questions inspired by them; the point is to see the ubiquity of mathematical inquiry, though the site is not purely mathematical
 * [|ABCya]A great site of educational activities that have been created or approved by certified teachers.Offers activities for a variety of grades and areas. 100 number chart is a great activity for students to practice filling in and identifying numbers in order.
 * American Mathematical SocietyI love the math resources available on this site-- especially the printable Mathematical Moments posters.
 * GraphJamI don't know whether this goes under math or under humor. It is an irreverent site with odd and amusing charts and graphs.
 * [|IXL Math] This is a great website for students to practice all different math skills.
 * [|Math Is Fun] - A comprehensive site covering many math skills and subject areas. My class enjoyed exploring the geometry section, especially activities around symmetry. Try it Now!

Social Studies / History / Current Events

 * [|Annenberg Learning] Hosts and streams a number of integrated video and text courses in allsubjects. The Briding World History series as well as the America's History in the Making series are particularly good.
 * [|History Channel] An infinite resource of videos that make history come to life and give that quick instant visual some kids may need.
 * [|RSOE]A continuously updated Google map of worldwide emergency events such as earthquakes, plane crashes, epidemics. The site also provides detailed information about the emergencies or disasters.
 * [|Worldometers]The data changes before your eyes!

Science / Health

 * Frank Potter's Science Gems- A oldie, but a goodie. If you are looking for sites and resources, this site is updated daily and covers a wide spectrum of information.
 * [|Learn Genetics] - great resources from University of Utah for teaching genetic concepts
 * [|Succeeding With Science]- This is site for science teachers to find age appropriate online activities to be used to reinforce concepts taught in class. Great computer center ideas!

Foreign Language
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 * [|Actualidades]- Learn Spanish Through Pop Culture
 * [|Spanish learn it on line]A good free verb conjugation site. Great for student practice at home or anytime you want to practive verb conjugation in a variety of tenses.
 * [|Shakespeare's Words] David and Ben Crystal's site. Full text of Shakespeare's plays, resources ranging from themes to allusions, frequency of usage, synopses and character circles.

Arts / Music / Performance

 * Carve a PumpkinInitially this site helped kinders and 1st graders with fine motor skills--but it has become a school FAVORITE!
 * Make a FlakeAnother site that helps children with fine motor skills, but is so infinitely fun that adults get addicted too.
 * [|San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site] Introduces children to different instrument families, and gives them the opportunity to experiment with various elements of music, such as tempo, pitch, rhythm, harmony, etc. in a music lab!
 * Tone Deaf Comics - If you are a band director, if you know a band director, if you ever were studying under a band director, these comics are HILARIOUS. Sometimes the best tool in our classrooms is laughter!

Technology

 * [|SMART Tech Exchange]- a great site for finding SMART Board lessons created by teachers which correlate to the Common Core Standards
 * Simplek12 a site providing free webinars for classroom teachers. (Registration required on webpage.)
 * Wiki Workshopby Rachel Boyd

Other / Multi-Disciplinary
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 * [|Coursera.org]- Great site for free courses offered by a consortium of Stanford, Michigan, Princeton, UC Berkeley, and Penn. Courses cover social sciences, technology, mathematics, artificial intelligence, art, science, ethics, humanities, and more. The classes are interactive, and many courses require 5 hours a week or less. Coming up in September - "Securing digital democracy"
 * hoops and yoyo - Fun animations about manners. Check out the homepage for a musical giggle.
 * Pecentral.com - This is a great website for lesson plans and ideas for health and PE teachers.
 * [|Prezi.com] - create presentations online that are visually stunning!
 * [|Quia.com] - An old site but still a great source for free quizzes and subject-matter games created by other teachers. For $49 a year you can create your own quizzes and subject-matter games or copy another teacher's and edit it to fit your curriculum. You can also create surveys and set up a class web page. I use it for tech terms vocabulary practice games and for the online portion of out 8th grade technology competency exit exam.
 * Quizlet.com- This program is user friendly. One can make flashcards in an instant. Learn while creatinhttp://pecentral.com/
 * [|School Counselor] - fantastic resource for school counselors with ideas on lessons, bulletin boards, programming, organization, and more (could be a great resource for teachers too)
 * Think-Pair-Share - Simple ways to use collaborative learning in your classroom. It includes collaboration when students are using technology too.
 * [|Wonder of the Day]- Great site for inquiry, new vocabulary, and fun exploration of everyday wonders. Also great for all ages and by category if you are teaching a specific subject or theme.

Puzzles/Brain Teasers

 * [|Braingle]- Fun site for children and adults to play and keep your mind "sharp"!
 * Sporcle - Daily puzzles on a variety of topics. Great for a exercising a different part of your brain.