Web+Sites+for+the+Classroom

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 * TIPS AND TRICKS FOR MAC OS X AND APPLE APPLICATIONS:**

[] **online puzzles** [] **variety of educational games** [] **vocabulary games** [|http://www.noggin.com] **educational pre-school games** [] [|www.playhousedisney.com] [] [|http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/ref/games/] **downloadable game templates** []
 * GAMES AND PUZZLES:**

__**ONLINE CREATION/SHARING TOOLS:**__ [|http://www.wordle.net] **create word graphic art** [|http://www.slideshare.net] **post Powerpoint/slideshows accessible via the internet** [|http://www.edublogs.org] **educational blogging website** [|http://www.polleverywhere.com] **create polls (up to 30 users free!) and have students text their answer (like when you vote on American Idol)** [] **free site for online publishing -- upload your document from Word** [] **create newsletters, actionable presentations, invitations, event summaries, club updates, picture collages, etc.** [] **create and share a video book using FlickR images** [] **Tell your story anyway you like. Add photos, music, video, and audio, and share it publicly or privately in an instant.** [] **Viewbook makes it easy to create presentations of your work. With a hi-end tool you create clean online portfolios, image galleries and project pages within minutes. Show your designs, photography or works of art the way you want.**

[|http://www.scienceMonster.com] [|http://www.siemensscienceday.com] **student interest and science** [|http://www.underthemicroscope.com] **inspiring young women scientists**
 * __SCIENCE:__**

[] **Tools to evaluate online resources** [] **Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus activity**
 * __INFORMATION LITERACY:__**

[|http://www.vocabulary.com] **gives vocabulary words with books chapter by chapter** [|http://www.starfall.com] **letter recognition** [|http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06]**Houghton Mifflin Reading** booksshouldbefree.com **free MP3 or iTunes ready audio book downloads**
 * __READING/LANGUAGE:__**

__**SOCIAL STUDIES AND REFERENCE**:__ [] **Virtual Worlds Almanac** [|http://www.iowaaeaonline.org] **Iowa AEA Online--Encyclopedia, full text periodical database, clipart, DE Streaming (video streaming)** [] **CIA World Factbook--information on countries** [] **Library of Congress** [] **US House of Representatives** [] **US Senate** [] **US Whitehouse/Presidency** [] **US Supreme Court** [] **World Maps** [] **City of Algona** [] **Algona Public Library** [] **State of Iowa** [|http://www.kids.nationalgeographic.com] [] **Using Google Earth in the Classroom**

[|http://www.coolmath.com] -**-13+** [|http://www.coolmath4kids.com] -**-3-12; up through fractions (pre-algebra)** [] [] [] **Mrs. Renz’s 4th grade class-math web sites (for Grades 3-12)** [|www.funbrain.com] [|www.multiplication.com] [] **National Library of Virtual Manipulatives** [] [] [|http://www.math-drills.com] **--worksheets** [|http://www.coolmath-games.com] **(thinking games, math games and jigsaw puzzles)** [] **Math Teacher Resources** [] **Math Powerpoints**
 * MATH SITES**:

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 * KEYBOARDING:**

[|www.eduhound.com/sitesets/]**the bottom of the page has the link to differentiation.**
 * DIFFERENTIATION** site to explore:

[] [|www.pblchecklist.4teachers.org] [|www.ven.org]
 * CHECKLISTS/RUBRICS WEBSITES:**

[] **online timers to use in class** [] **Snapfish--create products from pictures** [|www.eduplace.com] Houghtin Mifflin Resource site [] **Heartland AEA 21st Century Technology** [|www.latis.net.au/resources/Harry/teacherinfo/teacherinfo.htm] [|http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/] **Education World's Technology Integration Page** [|http://worksheets.teach-nology.com] **Free Templates -- includes worksheets, graphic organizers, rubrics, time savers (sub plans, schedule, notes home), etc.** [] **Hundreds of Educational Web Site for Teachers** []**Powerpoints made by educators in the Gaston (NY) school district -- all subjects**
 * TEACHER RESOURCES:**