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Free Educational Resources Table of Contents FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TABLE OF CONTENTS (CLICK ON A TOPIC TO JUMP TO IT) 1. ART 2. COLLABORATION 3. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING 4. CONVERTERS/VIDEO/PHOTO 5. FOREIGN LANGUAGE 6. HEALTH/PE 7. HOME ECON/FACS 8. INFOGRAPHICS 9. LANGUAGE ARTS 10. MATHEMATICS 11. MISCELLANEOUS 12. MULTI-SUBJECT 13. PRESENTATION TOOLS 14. RESEARCH TIPS AND TOOLS 15. REVIEW GAMES 16. SCIENCE 17. SOCIAL STUDIES 18. STORY/WRITING/PROJECTS 19. STUDY ISLAND 20. STUDY TOOLS 21. TEACHERS 22. TECHNOLOGY SKILLS Teachers-to add a suggestion to this list, please email the URL to [email protected] LAST UPDATED 8/8/16 ART Free lesson plan and activities http://edsitement.neh.gov/subject/art-culture Free lessons, games, videos, and activities https://kids.usa.gov/art-and-music/index.shtml Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom https://www.khanacademy.org/ National Gallery of Art-NGA interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. Featuring a variety of art-making tools that encourage exploration and creativity, these computer-based activities are suitable for all ages http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/kids.html COLLABORATION Brainstorming & Mapping https://bubbl.us Titan Pad: allows students to work simultaneously on one document https://titanpad.com/ Padlet: easy way to create and collaborate online http://padlet.com/ Padlet Mini allows you to collect the best of web very easily https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/padlet- mini/kcljbbiddpoeaknnjaminoceoojdbikp?hl=en Answer Garden is a minimalistic feedback tool for real time classroom participation http://answergarden.ch/ Real Time Board-have up to 3 collaboration whiteboards at a time https://realtimeboard.com/ Todays Meet gives each student opportunity to discuss during class https://todaysmeet.com/ COMPUTER PROGRAMMING Interactive Tutorial for JavaScript http://www.crunchzilla.com Misc. Internet & Web Design Resources http://www.middleschool.net/curlink/interweb.htm Free MIT App Inventor Program http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ Programming Educational Videos http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/the-art-of- programming/9/357 Misc. Lessons on Internet Skills http://www.learnthenet.com/how-to/get-started/ Awesome Free Programming Lessons http://www.muddx.com/ HTML & CSS Lessons http://www.teaching-materials.org/htmlcss/ HTML Lessons http://www.goodellgroup.com/tutorial/index.html Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom https://www.khanacademy.org/ CONVERTERS/VIDEO/PHOTO http://www.screencast-o-matic.com Download videos http://keepvid.com View YouTube without all the clutter http://viewpure.com Download YouTube Playlists https://www.4kdownload.com BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS Online Video Converter http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-mp4 Convert File Types http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-mp4 Online Picture Cropping http://www.croppola.com/ Video Creation Tool http://animoto.com/ Create Videos http://goanimate.com/ Interactive Teaching Video Tool https://www.educanon.com Create Videos with Pictures https://studio.stupeflix.com/en/create/#comics Create photo collage http://www.picmonkey.com/ Photo collage http://www.befunky.com/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE Free lesson plans and activities http://edsitement.neh.gov/subject/foreign-language Spanish version of lessons, printables, and videos http://www.tv411.org/en-espanol ESL resources http://www.mrshurleysesl.com/englishpractice.html#ELL French lessons and activities http://www.bobsedulinks.com/francais.htm HEALTH/PE PE Central http://www.pecentral.org/websites/healthsites.html Code Fred Game http://www.msichicago.org/play/codefred/#.VFjgVI3wt1s Free lessons, games, videos, and activities https://kids.usa.gov/exercise-and-eating- healthy/index.shtml AND https://kids.usa.gov/health-and-safety/index.shtml Iris the Dragon free PDF books on mental health for kids http://www.iristhedragon.com/bookstore.html HOME ECON/FACS Garden Planner: simple drag and drop garden planner http://smallblueprinter.com/garden/planner.html Gardena: landscape planner http://www.gardena.com/uk/garden-life/my-garden/ht More challenging landscape http://www.smartdraw.com/landscape-design/landscape- software.htm Create Digital floor plans http://www.roomle.com Tutorial on Roomle http://vimeo.com/86007998 HomeStyler: create a room http://www.homestyler.com/ INFOGRAPHICS Process on how to make a good infographic http://visual.ly/infographics-process 5 Good sites for students to search for public domain pictures http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/08/5-good-places-for-students-to- find.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+freetech4teach ers/cGEY+(Free+Technology+for+Teachers)#.UgJ7E1N8Kw8 Piktochart-simple free site for creating infographics https://magic.piktochart.com/ Venngage infographic creator https://venngage.com/ BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS LANGUAGE ARTS Boom Writer: Students create, share, or publish their writings http://www.boomwriter.com/ 5 Tools for Alternative Book Reports http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/05/5-tools- students-can-use-to-create.html#.UbU0kPZARfw NoRedInk: makes learning grammar fun https://www.noredink.com/ Free audiobooks http://www.scholastic.com/parents/blogs/scholastic-parents-raise- reader/free-audio-books-and-why-you-should-try-them#_a5y_p=1158346 7 Games for Vocab http://busyteacher.org/13612-7-best-games-for-vocabulary-class.html Citation Creator http://www.citationmachine.net/ Import vocab and create quizlet http://indianajen.com/ Images for writing prompts http://www.slideshare.net/beckerl1/pictures-for-writing-prompts Vocabulary.com offers assessment of vocab to create custom lessons for students http://www.vocabulary.com/ English lesson plans http://betterlesson.com/ Visuword: Playful word association http://visuwords.com/ Free lesson plans and activities http://edsitement.neh.gov/subject/literature-language-arts Free lessons, games, videos, and activities https://kids.usa.gov/reading-and-writing/index.shtml Spelling Connections: online games: Word Sort, Complete the Sentence, Proofreading, and Spelling Bee http://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com/default.php Children’s picture book read aloud by actors and actresses http://storylineonline.net/ Spelling city is an online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun. It includes: test, practice, games, handwriting, and printouts http://www.spellingcity.com/ Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Language Arts games http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html Fairground Spells – Language Art game http://www.channel4learning.com/sites/fairground/game.shtml Pick a subject to play and earn rice that is then donated to the hungry http://www.freerice.com/ Free public service to teach children to read with phonics - perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development http://www.starfall.com Includes Power Proofreading, Grades 2-8. Over twenty passages per grade, students read and correct for specific grammar and punctuation http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/ Language games that are organized into categories: Vocabulary/Word Knowledge, Grammar, Question Forms Comprehension, Figurative Language, and Phonological Awareness. It also includes many useful links at the bottom of the page (Including: Sequencing games) http://www.quia.com/pages/havefun.html The Peetnik Mysteries - Solve 8 mysteries using a phone, a phone book (with white pages and yellow pages), a map, and a Who’s Who. Use all of them to help you solve the mysteries. Call and read about the characters and visit locations http://www.superpages.com/enlightenme/superthinkers/pages/index.html?name=uhkj English grammar quizzes (easy, medium, and hard) for grades 1-6 http://a4esl.org/a/g3.html BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS CNN stories – a quiz on vocabulary, word selection, multiple choice, sequencing, and conclusion after each story http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/instructor.html Quizzes on parts of speech, sentence elements, punctuation, and word use http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/ Interactive literacy activities for kids http://woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html A couple of fun English games from the UK: Grammar of Doom, Frog Verbs, and more http://english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm Fowl Words – This is a barnyard game between you and seven hens. Each hen bears a letter. Use the letters to spell as many words as you can before time runs out http://www.merriam- webster.com/game/fowl_play.htm?&t=1307453288 Wide range of games and activities for kids http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/learn- words Online interactive writing activities http://www.essaypunch.com/ RL Stine’s Free Writing Program-The Nightmare Room Writing Program Classroom Kit: http://www.thenightmareroom.com/press/classroomkit.pdf and Website http://www.thenightmareroom.com/ Story Time from Space-space related books read by NASA http://storytimefromspace.com/library/ International Children’s Digital Library-extensive collection of free digital books. Read books online at http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ or download the app for iPhone or iPad https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icdl-for-ipad-free-books-for/id363731638?mt=8
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