CarrotSticks has been designed to help students improve their math skills (grades 1-5) by allowing them to interact with peers around the world using multiplayer interactive games.
CarrotSticks is currently free for unlimited classroom use. If you’re a teacher interested in using CarrotSticks with your students, contact them to find out more!
Here is an interesting online tool that will be a fun addition to any creative writing program. StoryJumper lets students create, store and explore books online.
Students can add their own art work and photos to illustrate their stories which they can have printed in hardback editions if they like.
StoryJumper could be the motivator you are looking for to get your students writing creative stories.
Here is an online tool for editing and modifying images or for just having fun! BeFunky provides a Free service where you can upload your picture then apply any number of effects to it — download it back to your computer and enjoy!
If you are looking for a way to give that picture a “unique” look, try BeFunky!
Your students will enjoy personalizing their photos and artwork as well!
Are you looking for an easy way to create comprehensive literacy lesson plans and student materials from any content in minutes?
With LessonWriter, you can create lesson plans and instructional materials for teaching English language skills from any reading passage. In fact, you can use this program to create lessons for almost any subject and include structured questions and advanced organizers to enhance the lesson. Also great for developing Substitute lesson plans!
Check out LessonWriter.com – It is completely free.
Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and form application offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users.
This screencast will take through the set up of your Google account to access Google Docs.
This screencast will demonstrate the basic functions of the Google Docs Word Processor.
If you use the Internet a lot to collect resources for your students, then you probably know how important it is to be organized. TrackStar from 4teachers.com is a program that can really help!
1) TrackStar
TrackStar provides an easy to use interface for organizing websites around a central theme, then displays them in a single webpage with annotations. A great way to present an Internet-based lesson.
There are over 25,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. Introduce your students to electronic versions of the classics!
NBC News and HotChalk will help you bring the real world into your classroom in a safe, secure online environment built with you and your students in mind.
Children’s Books Online:
One of the most impressive collections of free and interactive books online. If you teach elementary classes or teach reading courses, this is a must!
Teaching with Digital Cameras can be fun and exciting. In fact, many teachers have found interesting ways to include digital photography in their classrooms by using them to create everything from seating charts to visual journals, to scientific catalogs.
For Elementary educators, you might find this site interesting:
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