Need to keep track of school related activities and have this information available to students and parents on the Internet? Try 30Boxes.com. You can create your own online calendar for free and share your calendar with others.
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 printable maps? National Geographic has a solution for you.
Every teacher knows the value of a good calendar. Do you have one for assignments? Activities? Personal appointments?
Is it online?
Well, there are a few solutions to help you create and manage calendars for you personal use or for student use.
Google calendar is a popular online calendar program with a lot of features. Use it to provide homework reminders and activities reminders for students and parents!
2) AssignADay
AssignADay from 4teachers.org is a very easy to use online calendar creator that can be password protected. You can provide a login/password to students and parents so that they can have access to homework and activities!
Today, creating a website is very easy. With new tools that simplify the process, a teacher (or student) can create a website in a matter of minutes.
Here are some free tools that are easy to use:
1) Weebly.com
Create a free website of Blog.
Scholastic provides a theme-based website creation tool for teachers.
4Teachers.org offers a lot of useful tools for the teacher. It is worth checking out this site!
There are several online services that will allow you to upload large files that you cannot attach to emails or in some cases, upload to your class website. Each of these services has a unique set of requirements or services. You should look through them to see which one meets your immediate needs.
There are over 25,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. Introduce your students to electronic versions of the classics!
United States Department of Education
There are more than 1,500 lesson plans, primary documents, science animations, math challenges, literature, music and images art from the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, National Archives, National Science Foundation, National Gallery of Art, and many other federal agencies.