100+Free Internet Resources
This information is from the 2011 FETC Conference. I just wanted to share the wonderful information I got from the presentation. Enjoy!
4 Teachers
http://www.4teachers.org/
Website for locating lesson plans and ready-made technology activities for teachers to use in the classroom.
50 States
http://www.50states.com/
Everything you wanted to know about the 50 states: capital, state bird, climate, flag, etc.
911 Writers Block
http://www.webook.com/911writersblock
Online help when you are stumped for character details, opening lines, verbs, settings, and dialogue.
America’s Story
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Information from the Library of Congress including letters, diaries, maps and prints.
Animoto
https://animoto.com/
One of several digital storytelling options. Brings lessons to life.
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Create audio files for presentations and digital stories.
Badge Maker
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/badge.php
Create a badge in less than 30 seconds. Great idea for student of the week, teacher’s helper, etc
Be Funky
www.befunky.com
Allows you to access your photos from various websites and apply special effects to them.
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Grades K – 12, interactive website full of information on how our government works, history, science, geography and more.
Between the Lions
http://pbskids.org/lions/
Contains stories, videos, games and more to encourage beginning readers, K – 2.
Bookadventure
http://bookadventure.org/
A reading motivation program for students grades K – 8.
Bubble Snaps
http://www.bubblesnaps.com
Add thought or speaking bubbles to your digital images.
Building Big!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/index.html
Interactive website that explores force, load, materials and shape.
Busy Bees
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/busy_bees/index.html
Simple math applications for addition and subtraction.
Busy Teacher’s Café
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/
K-6 resource site for busy teachers includes ideas, lesson and printables.
Cells Alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
Interactive website that offers information about cells.
Chemical Elements
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Interactive periodic table of elements.
Children’s Picture Book Database
http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/
Resource for teachers to design literature-based thematic units using picture books.
Class Brain
http://www.classbrain.com/artgames/publish/math_games.shtml
Variety of math games from place value to finding coordinates.
Cool Iris
www.cooliris.com
It’s just that…a cool way to catalog your images.
Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Interactive games to support math skills.
Crappy Graphs!
http://crappygraphs.com/
It’s a website you can use to make very simple line graphs or venn diagrams. Nothing fancy about it.
Crazy Libs
http://rinkworks.com/crazylibs/
Select various words and parts of speech to fill in the blanks, then read the story…makes for humorous tales.
Create A Graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Online resource for creating various graphs (bar, pie, XY, line and area).
Dialectizer, The
http://rinkworks.com/dialect/
Take text and change the dialect to Redneck, Elmer Fudd, Jive or Pig Latin!
Digital Book Talk
www.digitalbooktalk.com
Website sponsored by the University of Central Florida showcasing book trailers made by students.
Discovery Education Classroom Resources
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/
Puzzlemaker, lesson plan library and more.
Donor’s Choose
www.donorschoose.org
Teachers create an account and make a wish list. Donors search through the requests and choose the project they wish to support. It’s that easy.
eCalc
http://www.ecalc.com/calculator/scientific#null
Online scientific calculator.
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
Variety of lesson plans and resources for all grade levels.
Energy Quest
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/
Teaches students to conserve resources to invest in our future.
Everyday Mysteries
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/
Fun science facts from the Library of Congress.
Eye Witness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
History through the eyes of those who lived it from the Ancient World to the 20th Century.
Find Sounds
http://www.findsounds.com/
Search engine for sound files on the Internet
Flickr
www.flickr.com
Over 2 billion images to be searched.
Florida Center for Reading Research Activities
http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/SCAindex.shtm
Lesson plans and materials for student center activities addressing comprehension, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary and fluency.
Freeplay music
www.freeplaymusic.com
Free audio files to be used for digital storytelling.
Funology
http://www.funology.com/
Website has “wacky facts” and “weird science”.
Fun with Words
http://rinkworks.com/words/
Unique trivia that celebrates the English language.
Giggle Poetry
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
A variety of humorous poems for classroom use.
Google Lit Trips
http://www.googlelittrips.org/
Use Google Earth to teach literature.
Grammar Book
http://www.grammarbook.com
Free grammar tools such as rules, commonly confused words and grammar and punctuation videos.
Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
Written in a manner that is easy for teens to relate, offers tips for better writing. Also, available via podcasts.
Graphic Organizers
http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/subjects/graphicorganizers/
A wide selection of graphic organizers to enhance learning.
Great K – 3 SMART board sites
http://schoolsites.schoolworld.com/schools/westallegheny/webpages/tresources/index.cfm?subpage=260175
Pre-created lessons to use with the interactive whiteboard.
Google Classroom, The
http://www.thegoogleclassroom.com/
Overview of the many free tools offered by Google.
Holiday Insights
http://www.holidayinsights.com/
This day in history…bizarre celebrations…holidays around the world…
Human Anatomy Online
http://www.innerbody.com/
Hundreds of graphics and animations related to human anatomy.
I Know That!
www.iknowthat.com
Multi-media games and activities for all subjects, elementary level.
I Love That Teaching Idea!
http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com
Creative, ready-to-use ideas for the classroom.
Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
101 Online activities for teaching math concepts.
Interactives
http://www.learner.org/interactives/
Cross-curricular online activities in a variety of subject areas, grades 2 – 12.
iRubric
http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm
Free site of pre-made rubrics for all subjects/grade levels or create your own.
Jamendo
www.jamendo.com
A community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Common licenses.
Jam Studio
www.jamstudio.com
Create audio files for presentations and digital movies.
Jing!
http://www.jingproject.com/
Allows you to do three things: screen capture, record what is happening on your screen and instantly share it via email, IM or websites.
Johnnie’s Math Page
http://jmathpage.com/
A link to interactive math tools and activities.
Kids Bank
http://kidsbankbook.com
Tutorial website that explains the concept of banking to children.
Kitzu
www.kitzu.com
Digital learning kits for grades K – 12 in all subject areas.
Make Beliefs Comix
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com
Create digital comics, excellent for creative writing activities.
Multiplication.com
http://multiplication.com/
Games, activities and teacher resources for teaching multiplication facts.
National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Topics include animals and nature, history, and science and space.
Newseum
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/
Showcases the front pages of daily newspapers from around the world in its original form.
Newspaper Clipping Generator
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
Allows you to write your own “make-believed” newspaper article and “publish it”
New York Times Learning Page
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html
News summaries, “on this day”, word of the day and more.
Next Vista for Learning
www.nextvista.org
A free online library and teacher and student made videos to support the curriculum.
Online Stopwatch
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
A variety of online timers including egg timers, a stopwatch and a bomb countdown.
Partners in Rhyme
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/
Royalty-free music and sound effects.
PBS Teachers
www.pbs.org/teachers
Lesson plans, multi-media files and more for all grade levels and subjects.
Picnik
http://www.picnik.com/
Edit photos online.
Pics 4 Learning
http://www.pics4learning.com/
A library of copyright-free images to use in presentations or digital movies.
Pivot Stickfigure Generator
http://www.snapfiles.com/GeT/sTiCkFiGuRe.html
A downloadable application that allows you to easily create animated stickfigures.
Podsafe Audio
http://www.podsafeaudio.com/
A network of free music that is published under the Creative Common license.
Poetry 4 Kids
http://www.poetry4kids.com
Rhyming dictionary, poetry samples, games and lessons.
Power Point Games
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/
Templates for “Are you smarter than a fifth grader?”, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Twenty Questions, Guess the Covered Word, Hollywood Squares and Concentration.
Primo PDF
http://www.primopdf.com/index.aspx
Convert any printable file to PDF format.
Quizlet
http://quizlet.com/
The end of flashcards, pre-made or make your own.
Read, Write, Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Student materials of interactive games to supplement a variety of lessons.
RIF Reading Planet
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/
Created by Reading Is Fundamental, offers games, activities and animated books.
Ring Clock
http://www.cybersalt.org/images/stories/swf/clocks/ringclock.swf
It’s just cool…a clock with a twist.
Roy, Tale of a Singing Zebra
http://www.roythezebra.com/
Guided reading and reading games.
Rubistar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Website for creating rubrics for all subjects.
Schooltime Games
http://schooltimegames.com/index.html
Variety of online games to supplement instruction in various subjects.
Slide
http://www.slide.com/
Make a slideshow with your images and tell your story.
Smilebox
http://www.smilebox.com/
Create slideshows, ecards, scrapbooks, photo albums or postcards with your own photos.
Smithsonian Educators
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
Tons of educational resources on many topics supported by the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies.
Spelling City
http://www.spellingcity.com/
Uses your own spelling words to practice.
Starfall
www.starfall.com
Beginning reading activities and games.
Student News
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
Recap of today’s CNN headlines appropriately created for kids.
Superkids
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/index.shtml
Math worksheet creator.
Tag Galaxy
www.taggalaxy.de
A cool way to search for images on the Internet.
Teacher Tube
www.teachertube.com
Like You Tube, but its content is created by and for teachers.
Thinkfinity
http://www.thinkfinity.org/
Free standards-based educational resources for all grade levels.
Tikatok
http://www.tikatok.com/
Website allows kids to write and illustrate stories. Story creation is free.
Time Me
www.timeme.com/
Online timer, virtual stopwatch.
Tiny URL
http://tinyurl.com/
Changes long website addresses to a shorter version that is more practical for emailing.
Tools for Reading, Writing and Thinking
http://web001.greece.k12.ny.us/academics.cfm?subpage=478
Graphic organizers to promote scaffolding with text and thought processes.
Toon Doo
www.toondoo.com
A comic creation website, great for creative writing.
Unit Conversion
http://ultimateunitconverter.com/
Type in any unit of measurement and it will calculate a bunch of conversions.
Up to Ten
http://www.uptoten.com
Coloring, storybooks and games.
Visuwords
http://www.visuwords.com
Online graphic dictionary – very cool!
VozMe
http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en
Changes typed text to an audio file.
Weather Channel Kids
http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/
Interactive games and activities related to weather.
White House 101
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white_house_101/
Fun facts about the home of our President.
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
Variety of resources on the topics of our planet, the solar system, astronomy and the universe.
Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Created by Merriam-Webster’s, offers daily buzzword, build your own dictionary and games.
Wordle
http://www.wordle.net/
Create word clouds, great for spelling or vocabulary.
Writing Fix!
http://www.writingfix.com/
Interactive prompts, lessons and resources to encourage writing.
Zamzar
www.zamzar.com
Convert files to fit your format without needing to purchase software.
Zimmer Twins
http://www.zimmertwins.com
Great website for writing prompts! Gives you a snippet of animation action followed by a question.
Zip Skinny
http://zipskinny.com/
Type in any zip code and get a wide range of demographics for that area.
Linda Lenzi found this one:
www.teacherspayteachers.com
The Top 100 Websites of 2010
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367622,00.asp
100+Free Internet Resources for Real Teachers in Real Classrooms
Presented at the 2010-2011 FETC Conferences:
http://sites.google.com/site/meetthegeeksii/Home
I found a blog that may be of interest:
MullOverThings - A Blog of Teacher Resources.
One post in particular is interesting because it names several FREE iPod/iPad Apps for Education
Here is the link:
http://mulloverthings.com/2011/08/23-best-free-ipod-ipad-apps-without-ads-for-education/
This information is from the 2011 FETC Conference. I just wanted to share the wonderful information I got from the presentation. Enjoy!
4 Teachers
http://www.4teachers.org/
Website for locating lesson plans and ready-made technology activities for teachers to use in the classroom.
50 States
http://www.50states.com/
Everything you wanted to know about the 50 states: capital, state bird, climate, flag, etc.
911 Writers Block
http://www.webook.com/911writersblock
Online help when you are stumped for character details, opening lines, verbs, settings, and dialogue.
America’s Story
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Information from the Library of Congress including letters, diaries, maps and prints.
Animoto
https://animoto.com/
One of several digital storytelling options. Brings lessons to life.
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Create audio files for presentations and digital stories.
Badge Maker
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/badge.php
Create a badge in less than 30 seconds. Great idea for student of the week, teacher’s helper, etc
Be Funky
www.befunky.com
Allows you to access your photos from various websites and apply special effects to them.
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Grades K – 12, interactive website full of information on how our government works, history, science, geography and more.
Between the Lions
http://pbskids.org/lions/
Contains stories, videos, games and more to encourage beginning readers, K – 2.
Bookadventure
http://bookadventure.org/
A reading motivation program for students grades K – 8.
Bubble Snaps
http://www.bubblesnaps.com
Add thought or speaking bubbles to your digital images.
Building Big!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/index.html
Interactive website that explores force, load, materials and shape.
Busy Bees
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/busy_bees/index.html
Simple math applications for addition and subtraction.
Busy Teacher’s Café
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/
K-6 resource site for busy teachers includes ideas, lesson and printables.
Cells Alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
Interactive website that offers information about cells.
Chemical Elements
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Interactive periodic table of elements.
Children’s Picture Book Database
http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/
Resource for teachers to design literature-based thematic units using picture books.
Class Brain
http://www.classbrain.com/artgames/publish/math_games.shtml
Variety of math games from place value to finding coordinates.
Cool Iris
www.cooliris.com
It’s just that…a cool way to catalog your images.
Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Interactive games to support math skills.
Crappy Graphs!
http://crappygraphs.com/
It’s a website you can use to make very simple line graphs or venn diagrams. Nothing fancy about it.
Crazy Libs
http://rinkworks.com/crazylibs/
Select various words and parts of speech to fill in the blanks, then read the story…makes for humorous tales.
Create A Graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Online resource for creating various graphs (bar, pie, XY, line and area).
Dialectizer, The
http://rinkworks.com/dialect/
Take text and change the dialect to Redneck, Elmer Fudd, Jive or Pig Latin!
Digital Book Talk
www.digitalbooktalk.com
Website sponsored by the University of Central Florida showcasing book trailers made by students.
Discovery Education Classroom Resources
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/
Puzzlemaker, lesson plan library and more.
Donor’s Choose
www.donorschoose.org
Teachers create an account and make a wish list. Donors search through the requests and choose the project they wish to support. It’s that easy.
eCalc
http://www.ecalc.com/calculator/scientific#null
Online scientific calculator.
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
Variety of lesson plans and resources for all grade levels.
Energy Quest
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/
Teaches students to conserve resources to invest in our future.
Everyday Mysteries
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/
Fun science facts from the Library of Congress.
Eye Witness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
History through the eyes of those who lived it from the Ancient World to the 20th Century.
Find Sounds
http://www.findsounds.com/
Search engine for sound files on the Internet
Flickr
www.flickr.com
Over 2 billion images to be searched.
Florida Center for Reading Research Activities
http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/SCAindex.shtm
Lesson plans and materials for student center activities addressing comprehension, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary and fluency.
Freeplay music
www.freeplaymusic.com
Free audio files to be used for digital storytelling.
Funology
http://www.funology.com/
Website has “wacky facts” and “weird science”.
Fun with Words
http://rinkworks.com/words/
Unique trivia that celebrates the English language.
Giggle Poetry
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
A variety of humorous poems for classroom use.
Google Lit Trips
http://www.googlelittrips.org/
Use Google Earth to teach literature.
Grammar Book
http://www.grammarbook.com
Free grammar tools such as rules, commonly confused words and grammar and punctuation videos.
Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
Written in a manner that is easy for teens to relate, offers tips for better writing. Also, available via podcasts.
Graphic Organizers
http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/subjects/graphicorganizers/
A wide selection of graphic organizers to enhance learning.
Great K – 3 SMART board sites
http://schoolsites.schoolworld.com/schools/westallegheny/webpages/tresources/index.cfm?subpage=260175
Pre-created lessons to use with the interactive whiteboard.
Google Classroom, The
http://www.thegoogleclassroom.com/
Overview of the many free tools offered by Google.
Holiday Insights
http://www.holidayinsights.com/
This day in history…bizarre celebrations…holidays around the world…
Human Anatomy Online
http://www.innerbody.com/
Hundreds of graphics and animations related to human anatomy.
I Know That!
www.iknowthat.com
Multi-media games and activities for all subjects, elementary level.
I Love That Teaching Idea!
http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com
Creative, ready-to-use ideas for the classroom.
Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
101 Online activities for teaching math concepts.
Interactives
http://www.learner.org/interactives/
Cross-curricular online activities in a variety of subject areas, grades 2 – 12.
iRubric
http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm
Free site of pre-made rubrics for all subjects/grade levels or create your own.
Jamendo
www.jamendo.com
A community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Common licenses.
Jam Studio
www.jamstudio.com
Create audio files for presentations and digital movies.
Jing!
http://www.jingproject.com/
Allows you to do three things: screen capture, record what is happening on your screen and instantly share it via email, IM or websites.
Johnnie’s Math Page
http://jmathpage.com/
A link to interactive math tools and activities.
Kids Bank
http://kidsbankbook.com
Tutorial website that explains the concept of banking to children.
Kitzu
www.kitzu.com
Digital learning kits for grades K – 12 in all subject areas.
Make Beliefs Comix
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com
Create digital comics, excellent for creative writing activities.
Multiplication.com
http://multiplication.com/
Games, activities and teacher resources for teaching multiplication facts.
National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Topics include animals and nature, history, and science and space.
Newseum
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/
Showcases the front pages of daily newspapers from around the world in its original form.
Newspaper Clipping Generator
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
Allows you to write your own “make-believed” newspaper article and “publish it”
New York Times Learning Page
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html
News summaries, “on this day”, word of the day and more.
Next Vista for Learning
www.nextvista.org
A free online library and teacher and student made videos to support the curriculum.
Online Stopwatch
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
A variety of online timers including egg timers, a stopwatch and a bomb countdown.
Partners in Rhyme
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/
Royalty-free music and sound effects.
PBS Teachers
www.pbs.org/teachers
Lesson plans, multi-media files and more for all grade levels and subjects.
Picnik
http://www.picnik.com/
Edit photos online.
Pics 4 Learning
http://www.pics4learning.com/
A library of copyright-free images to use in presentations or digital movies.
Pivot Stickfigure Generator
http://www.snapfiles.com/GeT/sTiCkFiGuRe.html
A downloadable application that allows you to easily create animated stickfigures.
Podsafe Audio
http://www.podsafeaudio.com/
A network of free music that is published under the Creative Common license.
Poetry 4 Kids
http://www.poetry4kids.com
Rhyming dictionary, poetry samples, games and lessons.
Power Point Games
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/
Templates for “Are you smarter than a fifth grader?”, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Twenty Questions, Guess the Covered Word, Hollywood Squares and Concentration.
Primo PDF
http://www.primopdf.com/index.aspx
Convert any printable file to PDF format.
Quizlet
http://quizlet.com/
The end of flashcards, pre-made or make your own.
Read, Write, Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Student materials of interactive games to supplement a variety of lessons.
RIF Reading Planet
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/
Created by Reading Is Fundamental, offers games, activities and animated books.
Ring Clock
http://www.cybersalt.org/images/stories/swf/clocks/ringclock.swf
It’s just cool…a clock with a twist.
Roy, Tale of a Singing Zebra
http://www.roythezebra.com/
Guided reading and reading games.
Rubistar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Website for creating rubrics for all subjects.
Schooltime Games
http://schooltimegames.com/index.html
Variety of online games to supplement instruction in various subjects.
Slide
http://www.slide.com/
Make a slideshow with your images and tell your story.
Smilebox
http://www.smilebox.com/
Create slideshows, ecards, scrapbooks, photo albums or postcards with your own photos.
Smithsonian Educators
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
Tons of educational resources on many topics supported by the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies.
Spelling City
http://www.spellingcity.com/
Uses your own spelling words to practice.
Starfall
www.starfall.com
Beginning reading activities and games.
Student News
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
Recap of today’s CNN headlines appropriately created for kids.
Superkids
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/index.shtml
Math worksheet creator.
Tag Galaxy
www.taggalaxy.de
A cool way to search for images on the Internet.
Teacher Tube
www.teachertube.com
Like You Tube, but its content is created by and for teachers.
Thinkfinity
http://www.thinkfinity.org/
Free standards-based educational resources for all grade levels.
Tikatok
http://www.tikatok.com/
Website allows kids to write and illustrate stories. Story creation is free.
Time Me
www.timeme.com/
Online timer, virtual stopwatch.
Tiny URL
http://tinyurl.com/
Changes long website addresses to a shorter version that is more practical for emailing.
Tools for Reading, Writing and Thinking
http://web001.greece.k12.ny.us/academics.cfm?subpage=478
Graphic organizers to promote scaffolding with text and thought processes.
Toon Doo
www.toondoo.com
A comic creation website, great for creative writing.
Unit Conversion
http://ultimateunitconverter.com/
Type in any unit of measurement and it will calculate a bunch of conversions.
Up to Ten
http://www.uptoten.com
Coloring, storybooks and games.
Visuwords
http://www.visuwords.com
Online graphic dictionary – very cool!
VozMe
http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en
Changes typed text to an audio file.
Weather Channel Kids
http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/
Interactive games and activities related to weather.
White House 101
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white_house_101/
Fun facts about the home of our President.
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
Variety of resources on the topics of our planet, the solar system, astronomy and the universe.
Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Created by Merriam-Webster’s, offers daily buzzword, build your own dictionary and games.
Wordle
http://www.wordle.net/
Create word clouds, great for spelling or vocabulary.
Writing Fix!
http://www.writingfix.com/
Interactive prompts, lessons and resources to encourage writing.
Zamzar
www.zamzar.com
Convert files to fit your format without needing to purchase software.
Zimmer Twins
http://www.zimmertwins.com
Great website for writing prompts! Gives you a snippet of animation action followed by a question.
Zip Skinny
http://zipskinny.com/
Type in any zip code and get a wide range of demographics for that area.
Linda Lenzi found this one:
www.teacherspayteachers.com
The Top 100 Websites of 2010
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367622,00.asp
100+Free Internet Resources for Real Teachers in Real Classrooms
Presented at the 2010-2011 FETC Conferences:
http://sites.google.com/site/meetthegeeksii/Home
I found a blog that may be of interest:
MullOverThings - A Blog of Teacher Resources.
One post in particular is interesting because it names several FREE iPod/iPad Apps for Education
Here is the link:
http://mulloverthings.com/2011/08/23-best-free-ipod-ipad-apps-without-ads-for-education/