Great Websites for Teachers
Submitted by Dayle Payne and Eric Hadd

 
Literacy Sites

ReadWriteThink www.readwritethink.org
This site offers a variety of lessons and online, interactive tools which can be used to enhance literacy education.

Starfall www.starfall.com
Reading activites online for beginning readers.
 
LookyBook www.lookybook.com
Full text picture books, Teachers can set up bookshelves with favorite books.
 
Shelfari www.shelfari.com
User written book reviews for older students: teachers can set up online groups which can share book recommendations, students can create bookshelves of books they have read.

Visuwords www.visuwords.com/
A visual dictionary which shows interconnection between words. 

Wordsmyth www.wordsmyth.net

Glossary and worksheet creators, great dictionary for both older and younger students. Requires a free account to use all the tools.

 
Instant Poetry Forms ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm

Many poetry formats in easy to use, "fill in the blank" formats. Could be used in all areas to enhance writing.

 
Magnetic Poetry www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm 

Site which is just like the magnetic poetry sets, only online.

 
Publication Options

 Moo www.moo.com
A site which allows you to print many sorts of materials from your photos or student work. Minimal cost.

 Lulu www.lulu.com 
A self-publishing site that allows you to upload a book of many sorts, then parents can download a free ebook or purchase a hardback or softcover copy of the book. Easy templates and format. Cost.    sample from a school: http://www.lulu.com/content/2593675

 Blurb www.blurb.com
Like Lulu, but less options. Gives you software to publish your book.

 
Math Sites 

Create a Graph nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Online graph creation with simple student instructions. 

Math.com www.math.com
Provides tools (including every calculator imaginable), practice of many basic math tasks, tutorials, etc.

Coolmath www.coolmath.com
A site with math games and activites at all levels.
 
Rainforest Maths www.rainforestmaths.com
K-6 math activites arranged by grade level.
 
Cut the Knot www.cut-the-knot.org
Activities for "students who seek engaging mathematics."
 
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives nlvm.usu.edu/en/NAV/vlibrary.html
Manipulatives for every grade level. 


Social Studies Sites

Our Documents - Important Documents in U.S. History
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/

Landmark Supreme Court Cases - Summaries and Activities
http://www.landmarkcases.org/

National Atlas - Themed Maps
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/

Online Vermont Geography Text
http://academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/book.htm

My Ecological Footprint - If everyone lived like you, how many Earths would we need?
http://www.myfootprint.org/en/

Current Events
New York Times Learning Network - News and Lesson Plans
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ 

270 toWin - Interactive Presidential Election Map
http://www.270towin.com/

Shared or Mobile Bookmarking 

I Keep Bookmarks www.ikeepbookmarks.com
As you bookmark sites you want your students to use, consider adding questions that would help them focus on the content. An IkeepBookMarks site can be as simple or complex as you wish to make it—a very stable site, if sometimes sloooow. Free registration.

 
Sharing Links www.sharinglinks.com
"Sharing Links is a social bookmarking site for K12 educators, librarians, parents, and anyone interested in educational technology. We like to think of ourselves as "del.icio.us for teachers!"

 
Del.icio.us  del.icio.us
The biggest social bookmarking site... can be used by anyone and IS used by anyone. Excellent resource but use with caution!

 Readbag  readbag.com
"Readbag is a nifty tool to store links you find, but want to read later."


Video Collections 

Open Video Project - http://www.open-video.org/

Teacher Tube - http://www.teachertube.com/

Inspiration/Ideas

ReadWriteWeb   www.readwriteweb.com 

Thinkfinity www.thinkfinity.org 

Edutopia www.edutopia.org 

4Teachers www.4teachers.org 

TeacherTap eduscapes.com/tap/index.htm

Annenberg Media - http://www.learner.org/

Marcopolo - Thinkfinity - http://www.marcopolo-education.org/

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators  - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/index.html

Thinkquest Library -  http://www.thinkquest.org/library/
Student created  websites on a wide variety of academic topics

Other

Log me in - http://www.logmein.com
Connect to your classroom computer from anywhere.