ThingLink is a site that allows users to create interactive images. After uploading an image, the user creates hot spots on the image that link to text, video and audio content or to other websites. ThingLink for Education allows teachers to set up and manage accounts for their students, which is a great feature for […]
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OpenEd is a repository of online educational materials that are aligned to the Common Core standards. It contains a searchable database of videos, games, courses and assessments. The resources can be browsed by topic, grade level and standard. In addition to the resources, OpenEd has a practice assessment generator which allows teachers to add multimedia […]
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eSkeletons is an interactive site created by the College of Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services at the University of Texas at Austin. It is designed to help students learn about skeletal anatomy. It allows users to view the bones in the anatomies of various mammals at different angles. It also allows you to compare the […]
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MyVocabulary.com is a website devoted to helping people expand their vocabulary. The site offers a variety of interactive puzzles and activities. It also offers lists of vocabulary words for many popular novels and plays. While these lists may not exactly fit the needs of your students, it might be a good place to start […]
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The Secret Door is a website created with millions of images of places all over the world. To view these places, just click on the door on the site’s home page. You will be taken to a random place which you can explore by dragging your mouse to get the 360° panoramic view. If you […]
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Here are three visual online noise meters that might be useful in monitoring the sound level in your classroom: Bouncy Balls – the noise level is displayed by colorful, bouncing balls Calmness Counter – the noise level is displayed through a dial meter Too Noisy – another site that uses a dial meter to display […]
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BiblioNasium is a safe site designed for children ages 6-13 to promote the enjoyment of reading. Through BiblioNasium students can discuss their favorite books, log reading hours and create a virtual bookshelf for organizing what they’ve read and would like to read. Teachers can track, manage and recommend student book lists.
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ABCYa! Animate is a tool for creating short animations. The animations are made using the tools available through the site. Students can create up to 100 frames before downloading their animation. One drawback is that there doesn’t seem to be any way to save an unfinished project to work on at a later time so […]
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Reading Bear is a site developed by the WatchKnowLearn project of Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi. It is designed to help beginning readers vocabulary and phonetic patterns. The site offers numerous lessons and quizzes which can be accessed without creating an account. The quiz questions contain a combination of words, images and audio and offer instant […]
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Arthur Family Health is a site created through PBS Kids to help young students learn about health and nutrition. The site contains basic information along with videos, games and activities related to Asthma, Peanut Allergy, Nutrition, Resilience and Fitness. There is also a section for teachers with activities that can be used in the classroom.
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