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Math
Sites
Create
A Graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/
This site provides an easy way for students to create various types
of graphs
Excel
in the Elementary Classroom
http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/spreadsheet.htm .
Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/index.html
Illuminations
Spreadsheets
http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/spreadsheet/index.html
An online, simplified spreadsheet can be found here.
Shape
Pan Balance
http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/shapebalance/index.html
This double pan balance helps students discover equivalence. The weight
of the objects can be specified and fixed or not.
Factor
Game
http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/factor/index.html
The Factor Game is a fun interactive game that exercises your
factoring ability. Test your skills against a human or the computer.
Fraction
Pie
http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/fractionpie/index.html
Fractions are represented with adjustable numerators and denominators.
Bobbie
Bear - Counting Strategies
http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/bobbie_bear/index.html
Bobbie Bear is planning a vacation and wants to know how many outfits
can be made using different colored shirts and pants.
Illuminations
Student I-Math Investigations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/student.html
K-12 interactive student investigations can be found here.
Toy
Shopping Spree
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscope/techknowpark/FreeFall/ShoppingSpree.html
Students research two toy sites and try to spend exactly $1000 on toys
using an online spreadsheet.
Global
Grocery List Project
http://landmark-project.com/ggl/index.html
Students research the prices of common grocery items, enter the data
& compare prices with student research from other parts of the USA
& World.
Breaking
Chocolate Bars
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/Algebra/BreakingChocolateBars.shtml
An applet is provided on this page to help figure out the minimum number
of breaks it would take to split a chocolate bar.
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Social
Studies Sites
History
Link
http://www.historylink.org/
Washington State history images & articles galore can be found here.
This is the online encyclopedia of Seattle, King County and Washington
State.
Densho
Project
http://www.densho.org/
The Densho website was developed and is maintained by Densho: The Japanese
American Legacy Project in Seattle, Washington. If you are looking for
Japanese internment and/or civil rights information, then this is the
site to visit.
Terrafly
http://www.terrafly.com/
Type in a street address or zip code & Terrafly will locate an arial
picture as well as provide recent Census data on that location.
American
Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Sperling’s
Best Places
http://www.bestplaces.net/html/citycompare.asp
Compare two different cities in the U.S. either from the same or different
states.
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Literacy
Sites
The
Literacy Web
http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/index.htm
This site contains grade level specific (including ESL) literacy strategies,
web sites, web quests, tech. integration ideas & examples.Click
on the Teachers tab towards the top of The Literacy Web homepage to
get to grade level specific sites, webquests, etc.
Carol
Hurst's Children's Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com/
This site contains a collection of reviews of great books for kids,
ideas of ways to integrate them in the classroom as well as collections
of books and activities about particular subjects or themes.
American
Folklore
http://www.americanfolklore.net/
This is a great site to find folktales & tall tales from the different
states.
Monster
Exchange
http://www.monsterexchange.org/
Have your kids create written descriptions and drawings of monsters
and have partner schools from either across the country or world use
the written descriptions to draw copies of the same monsters.
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Comprehensive Sites
Internet
4 Classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
Useful links in all subject areas for K-12 teachers.
Marco
Polo
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx
Marco Polo provides standards-based Internet content and professional
development for K-12 teachers & students
Blue
Web'n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.html
K-12 web lessons & webquests in all subject areas can be searched
for at this site.You will also find links to references & tools,
unit & lesson plans, web based tutorials, web based activities
and web basedpProjects. You can search by grade level, broad subject
area, or specific sub-categories.
K-12
Websites for Teachers
http://ursamajor.hartnet.org/chow/integrate/www.htm
This site is from Connecticut & contains Interactive Projects,
Internet Education, Teacher Tools, Professional Resources, School
Districts , Educational Standards and OnlineResearch links.
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Reference
Sites
Little
Explorers Picture Dictionary
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
Picture Dictionary from Enchanted Learning
Kids
Click
http://sunsite.Berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
A kid-safe search vehicle.
Kids
Search Engines
http://searchenginewatch.com/links/kids.html
This link will take you to a bunch of kid-friendly search engines.
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
While not exactly an encyclopedia, this site contains many links about
many topics from A-Z.
Noodle
Tools Search Strategies
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
OSL
Elementary Citation Maker
http://oslis.k12.or.us/elementary/howto/cited/
OSL
Secondary Citation Maker
http://oslis.k12.or.us/secondary/howto/cited/
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Teacher
Tools
Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/index.html
Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides
you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet
sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities.
Gaggle
http://www.gaggle.net/
Gaggle.net provides students with free email accounts that can be
teacher monitored. The free email accounts do have advertisements.
Email accounts without ads can be purchased from $2.00 - $4.50 per
student, depending on how many student accounts you purchase.
Web
Page Calendar Maker
http://www.htmlcalendar.com/
Teachnology
http://www.teach-nology.com/
Web portal for educators. Includes lesson plans, tools, worksheets,
articles and tips for teachers.
Bingo
Card Creator
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bingo/
A tool for creating BINGO games.Iinsert words or math problems, and
click on a button. The cards can be printed & the items can be
shuffled.
Web
Worksheet Wizard
http://wizard.hprtec.org/
Use this site on the web to create a class web page or online worksheet.
Noodle
Tools
http://www.noodletools.com/
This site's "Noodlebib" is a useful bibliographic composer
Landmarks
for Schools: Permission Request
http://www.landmark-project.com/permission1.php
This has an online template that students can use to compose a letter
seeking permission to use copyrighted resources.
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Web-Based
Lessons
Water
Science Activity Center
http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/msac.html
This is the interactive section of the Water Science for Schools site
where you can answer challenge questions, give opinions, and participate
in questionnaires concerning water issues.
Puget
Sound Center T2CI Web Lessons
http://www.linksforlearning.org/weblessons.html
A collection of web lessons created by teachers can be found here.
The
Literacy Web K-12 Web Quests
http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/teachers.htm
There are grade level specific webquests for K-12 students on this
site. After you click on your grade level, look for the Webquest link
(which should be listed in the blue left-hand border of the page).
Best
Webquests, Inc.
http://bestwebquests.com/
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