Here are some web sites that have been recommended & submitted by teachers. If you have a web site resource that you use please send it to me and I’ll post it here.
*(I do not endorse and am not responsible for content on these sites.)*
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Images
morgueFile – Free high resolution photographs.
Pics4Learning – Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for education.
FreeFoto – Educational users may download images to use off-line in school projects.
Mind Maps
Popplet – a fun, easy way to create mindmaps, online bulletin boards, and presentations.
Math
101 Questions – Useful for gaining interest and establishing inquiry
Dan Meyer’s Three-Act Math Tasks –
Math in Movies – ways to start a lesson or topic for student interest
Educore – resources for teaching the common core standards
Federal Resources for Excellent Education Math Resources Illustrative Mathematics Project – shows lesson and samples of teaching.
Inside Mathematics – mathematics tasks, lessons, and videos of CCSS & SMPs
Quick reference of all tasks: Correlation of Inside Mathematics Tasks and CCSS
Leadership in Mathematics Education – Tools for assessing the potential of curriculum materials to support students’ attainment of the CCSS
Math Shell – Click on “tasks” for performance tasks
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives – Library of web-based manipulatives for K-12 math instruction
NCTM Homepage – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NCTM’s Illuminations – Games, activities, lesson, and standards
NCTM – Core Math Tools Home
NCTM’s – Reasoning and Sense Making Task Library
NOYCE Foundation – Resources for assessment
N Ways to Apply Algebra – NY Times article
PISA Released Questions for Mathematics
Math Text Evaluation Project 2061
MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning – website features news and grant information for educators
PBS STEM education resource center (lessons, games, activities)
Magnahigh – Free Game-based Math Games
Kidipede/Math – Math for Kids – Middle School web resources.
Science
Kidipede/Biology – Science for Kids – Middle School web resources.
Kidipede/Chemistry – Science for Kids – Middle School web resources.
Kidipede/Geology – Science for Kids – Middle School web resources.
Kidipede/Physics – Science for Kids – Middle School web resources.
Technology
Weebly – Easily create a classroom website & blog, manage your students’ accounts, accept homework assignments online and keep your parents up to date
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Thanks to all who have submitted links to this site.
Thanks to Dr. Anita Kreide Ed.D for many of the Math resources.