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70 Resources in 70 Minutes ALOT OF COOL LINKS FOR TEACHING
Be sure to click on the following links on the left as we all will be posting great resources on those pages each day... __Home__ Teaching Resources

Top 10 tools to create digital books
http://mohonit.wikispaces.com/Resources/

Newspaper Clipping Generator
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(BONUS) Focused Flow Chart for Email http://lifehacker.com/5502057/the-focused-email-flowchart-helps-you-power-through-your-inbox

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/productivity/email.aspx
1. Technology Standards & Performance Indicators for Students (NETS from ISTE) "What students should know and be able to do to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world …” http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/Student+Friendly+Standard+Names ( Student-Friendly Standards Names) [|National Educational Technology Standards for Students] http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007_Standards.pdf (PDF) http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/ (NETS Implementation Wiki) http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS-S_2007_Student_Profiles.pdf (Profiles) (The profiles highlight a few important types of learning activities in which students might engage as the NETS are implemented)

2.[|www.nylearns.org] - NY Learns: a gigantic free database of lessons tied to NYS Standards. See great keywords for excellent resources under "Search Tips"

3. http://www.ed-links.org/techssentials/ (Invaluable Ed Tech Resource) Welcome to Techssentials-- a "low-hassle" place to acquire essential computer technology skills and explore ways to integrate technology with teaching and learning.

4. teachingandlearningatmohonasen.blogspot.com -A blog that will pass along ideas, news, and opportunities. Add it to your Feed Reader!

5. http://www.districtadministration.com/viewpage.aspx?pagename=staticpage/CurriculumHotspots_07.htm (Curriculum Hotspots) The latest guide to the best education sites on the Web. 6. [|www.AwesomeHighlighter.com] - highlight important notes from any page and save them or send them.

7. http://www.educause.edu/7Things (Professional Growth) //Seven Things You Should Know About...// (Several Educational Technology Topics) 8. [|www.issuu.com] - publish your own work or the work of your students

9. http://tarheelreader.org/ (Fluency)

10. []- Interactive Science/Tech demos

11. http://storylineonline.com/ (Fluency)

12. []- primary document library- also []

13. http://www.readthewords.com/ (Comprehension)

14. []- 100 Video Sites Every Educator Should Know.

15. http://www.storyjumper.com/ (Comprehension - Digital Story Telling)

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17. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/computer_lab_help.htm (Technology Integration)

18. [] Google Books

19. http://oakdome.com/k5/ K-5 Computer Lab Activities

20. [] Google Scholar

21. http://www.abcya.com/

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ABCya! is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learnon the web. All children's educational computer games and activities were created or approved by certified teachers.======

22. [] - iGoogle - your home page

23. http://www.eschoolnews.com/ (Professional Growth) Technology News for Today's K-20 Educator

24. [] Google Maps- becoming a standard

25. http://www.stager.org/podcasting.html (Educational Podcasting) Support for Progressive Educators

26.[] Google Docs- online "microsoft-office-like" applications and your personal storage.

28. [] Google Reader

29. http://www.techlearning.com/ (Professional Growth) Practical resources and expert strategies for transforming education through integration of digital technologies. 30. [] Google Chrome- a different browser

31. http://www.Kids.gov/ This a great resource that is divided into age groups K-5, and 6-8. After you select an age group then it is divided into subject areas (and sub-categories). After these selections are made you are given a list of relevant and appropriate links and a description of them. I have found so many great sites from this site. (Thanks Meghan!)

32. [] - Google Earth

33. http://www.kizclub.com/ (Educational Resources) Learning Resources for Kids

34. [] A MUST SUBSCRIBE blog for every teacher

35. http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/customer_login.asp?accessdenied=%2Flibrary%2Fasp%2Fhome%5Ftumblebooks%2Easp (Fluency)

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love.
36. []- the most popular posts on FreeTech4

37. http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&Itemid=40 (Professional Growth) **21st Century Skills for Students & Staff** 38. []- Six Easy Ways for Students to Create Videos Online

39. http://teachertube.com/ (Educational Videos) Teach the World!

40. [] -Social Studies Resources

41. http://www.tlsbooks.com/kidspagearchive.htm (Free Worksheets) You'll find a variety of free printable worksheets for home and school use. 42. []- Foreign Language/ESL

43. http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm (Free Reading Comprehension Worksheets)

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Featuring free reading comprehension worksheets for teachers and parents to copy for their kids. They include original stories, poems, essays, and articles. They are most appropriate for upper elementary through middle school years.======

44. []- general technology-integration-to-classroom links from FreeTech4

45. http://www.lauracandler.com/ Laura Candler's Ready-to-Use Resources for Today's Classroom

46. []- Great Math Links from FreeTech4

47. http://www.starfall.com/ (Phonics) Interactive Phonics Games

48. [] Great Science Links from FreeTech4

49. http://languagearts.pppst.com/reading.html (Reading, Word Identification, Comprehension Games) Many educational games - base words, prefixes, suffixes and more

50. [] Great English/ELA links from FreeTech4

51. http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html (Practice your spelling - Game)

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The game starts out with 10 different words, but you can click on the words to erase them and add your child’s spelling words for the week. It is a fun way to practice spelling words and integrate computer technology.======

52. [|http://www.shmoop.com]- electronic learning guides to great literature

53. http://www.kgurbanvillage.com.au/sharing/digital/index.shtm (Digital Storytelling)

54. [] Writing Prompts from Twitter

55. http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/language_arts.html (Digital Storytelling)

56. [] - TED Talks Great talks/keynotes... "Ideas Worth Sharing"

57. http://www.freechild.org/issues.htm (Writing Prompts) Social justice issues - real purposes (8 and older - some issues may cause parental concern at young ages)

58. []- Historically animated and Narrated Maps

59. http://storybird.com/ (Composing)

Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make with family and friends to share and (soon) print.
60. [] Free Online Proofreading and Plaigiarism Detection- Tool for Students

61. http://www.janbrett.com/games/flash_card_dolch_word_list_main.htm (Word Identification)

Jan Brett Sight Word List - Dolch Word Flash Cards
62. [|www.aviary.com] online software that rivals Photoshop and also audio mixing software.

63. http://www.spellingcity.com/ (Practice your spelling) **SpellingCity: the ultimate online spelling program.** 64. [] HSI: Historical Scene Investigation

65. http://crocodoc.com/ (Researching and Collaboration) Crocodoc lets you mark up and annotate documents online. Even PDF files.

66. []- fun geography/ bell ringer game

67. http://www.diigo.com/ (Researching and Collaboration)

68.[|http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com] an excellent blog to subscribe to.

69. http://www.customtyping.com/ (Improve your typing skills) NOT FREE-but can he customized. Several districts use this with great results-assessments (data!), guides, games and more, very organized.

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---  KIDS Sites [|www.si.edu/] [|www.yahooligans.com/] [|scholastic.com/] [|www.timeforkids.com/TFK/] [|www.howstuffworks.com/] [] [|kids.discovery.com/] [|disney.go.com/] [] []

K-5 Sites
[|Adrian Bruce's Educational Teaching Resources]- Reading Games - Math Games

[] Great for poems and songs
Arty Astro http://www.3pounds.com/artyastro/ Arty the "part-time space astronaut" is the iconic cartoon character on this site, which provides activities that help students to better understand and enjoy the solar system. Material on the site can be reproduced and distributed to students for instructional purposes.

http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/Games/FlashHolder/KOL-Fun-Wordz (Word Identification) Game - Type as many words as you know in 2 minutes

Very Useful Sites
**Automatic Bibliography Composer** []

**Online Dictionary** []

**Read Write Think** []

<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px;">**Stumble Upon** []

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 * Website Design for Teachers**

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 * Delicious - Social Bookmarking**

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Writing Prompts & Ideas [] [] [] []** [|**http://www.treehugger.com/**] <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">[]
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[|****Did You Know?****] **- Globalization; Information Age** <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q

<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Health & Science
[] <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: 800;">Technology http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2327445,00.asp

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 * Best Ed. Sites**


 * Award-winning educational websites** []

**Homeschool.com's Top 100 Educational Web Sites of 2008** []

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 * Sites for Teachers**

**Best Practices (Teaching & Learning)**
http://www.eschoolnews.com/best-practices/

**Deliver rich feedback on student work & check for potential plagiarism.**
http://turnitin.com/static/index.html http://turnitin.com/static/products.html#originality_checking

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px;">[|The Interview]: Principals Share 30 Favorite Questions for Future Teachers

Quick resume tip: Lead with your skill set - http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/career/?p=1847&tag=nl.e101

 * Ten Cool Sites <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px;">[] **

**Archive of Web Seminars (Educational Leadership Topics)** []

=Internet Safety=

Learn Internet Safety With Garfield
http://www.infinitelearninglab.org/

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 * [|A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety]**
 * kidsites.com - your guide to the best kid sites on the web**

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 * Surfing the Net with Kids**


 * Internet Filter Software Reviews** []


 * Software (Great Prices for Educators & Students) <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px;">[|http://www.campustech.com/] **

**Explore & Learn** [] [] [] [] [] [] http://www.newseum.org/ http://www.birdbook.org/ http://www.smm.org/ http://www.gigagalaxyzoom.org/B.html http://www.curiocity.ca/ http://www.centreofthecell.org/ http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

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 * NEWS** - World, Government & Politics

[] ** [] [] http://books.google.com/?PHPSESSID=f8fdae66572b24ab8fc567c25fbccdcc http://www.google.com/webmasters/igoogle/booksearch.html#source=bsha
 * Free Online Books

[|CEOexpress.com]
 * Information Portal for the Busy Professional**

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 * File Sharing Sites

Free Productivity Software [] <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">@http://www.tucows.com/ ** [] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> **TUTORIALS** [] []
 * Google Docs**
 * Google Docs Tutorial** []

**State Testing Information - New York**

 * __[|Regents Testing in New York State]__**

[|New York State Testing - A Guide for Parents]

[|**Wikipedia**]
 * Regents High School examinations**

[|A Brochure for Parents]**
 * NYS Standardized Tests
 * [|Parents: What you need to know about the grades 3-8 testing in New York]**

[|New York]**[| **State**] [|**RTI Diagram - BuffaloState University**] [|**RTI Bulletin - PDF file**] [|**National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc.**]
 * Response to Intervention (RTI)
 * [|RTI] [|Resources from LDA of NYS]**


 * No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Results [|New York]**

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**Chalkbored- Great Chemistry Link!** [] A good source for hundreds of PowerPoint lessons, labs, worksheets, and activities created by a high school chemistry teacher. Information is free for educators and others.

Cool Sites with Photos (Writing Prompt & Journaling Ideas)
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http://www.caglecartoons.com/images/preview/%7B276623f3-ae10-43de-914b-ba2e691fab7b%7D.gif

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/seating-sofas-armchairs/livingstones-modular-seating-by-stephanie-marin-112053?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fmain+%28Main%29

http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2010/03/todays-pic-the-worlds-largest.html

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/03/23/potd

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http://dvice.com/archives/2010/03/chainable-usb-p.php

http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/458440329/the-ungooglable-man

http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/lock-hide-files-folders-windows-free/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ITHelpDeskGeek+%28Help+Desk+Geek+-+Help+Desk+Tips+For+IT+Pros%29

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