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Tools for Teachers

Tools for teachers:

http://www.suelebeau.com/freetools.htm

DPS Curriculum guides
http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/index.htm#lit_pg

Lots of linked websites
http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/second_grade_internet_links1.htm

Internet 4 classrooms-done by grade level. Has math, science, language arts. Be sure to scroll to the bottom to find sample tests for students to practice.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st.lhtm

Gaggle net
http://gaggle.dpsk12.org

Released Tests 3-5
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release

Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
http://fox.com/areyousmarter

A little of everything
http://www.gamequarium.com

http://www.mrnussbaum.com

NetTrekker
http://school.nettrekker.com/subject

Free PDF Writer
Create professional quality PDF files free for personal and commercial use!
http://www.cutepdf.com

Online Journal- Technology and Learning Enduring journal published each month.
Journal is free, and additional resources are available on the website

http://www.techlearning.com/content/about/tl_current.html



lOnline activities to get you thinking- Brain Boosters
Online activities that can be used with students to get them thinking.  Great problem solving practice.
Free use.  Check out the other tools that are both free; and some for a small cost.


Looking for Facts- Fact Monster Fact Monster is an online almanac, encyclopedia, dictionary, and more.
Free use, although there may be some commercial products for sale.
http://www.factmonster.com/ ; http://www.factmonster.com/

Search Tools for Kids- Kids’ Tools This is a collection of search tools designed for kids…all in one place. This site is a sample of what can be accessed from the public library systems.
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm

Online Tools for Teachers-  4Teachers.org
Free online tools and resources; over 15 high quality tools and still counting. A registration is required for each tool, but it is indeed free.
http://4teachers.org/

Online Resources for Math-   The MathForum This is an internet mathematics library!  Includes resources galore.
One of the educational ‘Durable’ websites.
http://mathforum.org/


lFREE-   Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Teaching and Learning resources from Federal Agencies
Check out the animations, and other resources
Categorized by curricular areas
http://www.ed.gov/free/files/samples.html

Great Resource for Teachers-   Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
If you don’t know about this, then…
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide

A Great Science Resource-   PhET Physics Education Technology
Fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomena that make bridges to the real world, from the Physics Education Technology project at the University of Colorado. All free resources that are downloadable.
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phet/web-pages/index.html

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