Technology Freebies for Educators

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Technology Freebies for Educators!
Sandra Nemeth Technology Specialist
SV NCLB Partnership
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• Although teaching is a very rewarding
  profession, it can also be very difficult to get
  all the resources needed to do a good job.
  Knowing how to search for free resources can
  sometimes make a job a little easier.
  Participants will visit sites to get free stuff
  for their classrooms, free curriculum materials
  or access to various other free teaching
  resources.

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• So relax, sit back, get your pencils ready, and
  enjoy the free resources!

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Table of Contents

• Software
• Websites
• Worksheets
• Math
• Science
• English
• History/Social Science
• Tech Support
• Test Prep
• Miscellaneous

• Free! Free! (Things in General)
• Clipart
• Graphic Organizers, Award Makers, and Puzzles
• Lesson Plans
• Magazines and Newsletters
• Maps
• Music
• Posters

These links were active when this PowerPoint was
developed. However, these links could change at
anytime.
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Free! Free!

• A to Z Teacher Stuff http//www.atozteacherstuff.c
  om/ Find online lesson plans and lesson plan
  resources, thematic units, themes, classroom
  activities, teacher tips, web projects,
  discussion, and educational ideas
• Always4Free http//www.always4free.com/school.html
  Free Stuff for Schools, Teachers, and Students!
• Artsonia Teachers http//www.artsonia.com/teachers
  / A K-12 student art museum displaying school
  gallery artwork for free. Collaborative projects
  with other schools view art projects

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• Blink http//www.blink.com Organize your
  bookmarks online and never lose them and access
  them from any computer
• Certificate Creator http//www.certificatecreator.
  com/default3.htm Create online certificates to
  print and distribute to students.
• Portaportal http//www.portaportal.com Like
  Blink, you can organize your bookmarks online and
  never lose them

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• Clickteaching.com http//www.clickteaching.com/
  Free worksheets, lesson plans, teaching resources
  and activity ideas for schools and for primary
  teachers
• Debbies Virtual Library http//www.techtrekers.co
  m/virtuallibrary/
• Discover Writing with Barry Lane
  http//www.discoverwriting.com/lessons.html Free
  Lesson Plans for Teachers page Dictionary
  http//school.discovery.com/dictionaryplus/ Enter
  a word and find everything you would expect from
  a standard dictionary similar words, synonyms,
  and much more
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence -
  Home Page http//www.ed.gov/free/ More than 30
  Federal agencies formed a working group to make
  hundreds of federally supported education
  resources available

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• Filamentality http//www.filamentality.com/wired/f
  il/index.htmlintro Filamentality is a
  fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that
  guides you through picking a topic, searching the
  Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning
  Web resources into learning activities. It helps
  combine the "filaments" of the Web with a
  learner's "mentality". Support is built-in
  through Mentality Tips that guide you along the
  way to creating a Web-based activity you can
  share with others even if you don't know anything
  about HTML, Web servers, or all that www-dot
  stuff
• Free Art Ideas For Kids, Parents, and Teachers
  Art Teacher on the Net http//members.tripod.com/
  artworkinparis/index-3.html Art Teacher on the
  Net has received a number of educational awards
  and recommendations.

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• Free Art Ideas For Kids, Parents, and Teachers
  Art Teacher on the Net http//members.tripod.com/
  artworkinparis/index-3.html An art teacher on the
  net has received a number of educational awards
  and recommendations.
• FreeClutter.com---Free Stuff for Schools,
  Teachers, and Students! http//freeclutter.nbci.co
  m/school.html Get free stuff sent to you every
  week!
• Free Drive.com http//www.freedrive.com/ A free
  drive on the Internet, you can store up to 20
  megs for free
• Free-Ed.net http//www.free-ed.net Free online
  tutorials and courses for educator and others

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• Free Jigsaw Puzzles http//freebies.about.com/shop
  ping/freebies/library/weekly/aa070900a.htm Your
  About Freebies Guide has arranged for a series of
  free and fun jigsaw puzzle games to be created
  for you. Each one is a self-contained program
  that you can download and play. The software
  works with Windows 95/98/NT4/2000.
• Free Resources for English Teaching
  http//www.english-teaching.co.uk/ Providing
  free, printable resources, lesson ideas and
  schemes of work for teachers of English Language
  and Literature at secondary level.
• Free Resources For Teachers http//www.emunix.emic
  h.edu/vhughes/Free/ Links to this site is
  dedicated to searching out and retrieving those
  sites that offer free and almost free stuff for
  educators to use in the K-12 classroom, and to
  providing links to curriculum specific resources
  found on the web.

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• FREE STUFF 4 Teachers _at_ Kaycee's
  http//www.kc-mall.net/teachers.html
• Free Teachers Toolbox! http//www.classbuilder.com
  /Free Teachers Toolbox! Grade Book, Create Tests,
  Reports, Lessons, Distance Learning Courseware,
  and more! Print out multiple exams for class,
  build a learning community, account for
  attendance and participation, and engage
  students!
• FunBrain http//www.funbrain.com Give paperless
  quizzes to your class. Quiz Lab automatically
  grades the quizzes and emails the results to you.
  Access thousands of assessment quizzes.  Free
  Games!

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• Fun School Online http//www.funschool.com/ Many
  free games for grades 1-6
• Homework Assignments for Students, Teachers, and
  Parents http//www.yourhomework.com/ Provides
  free services for teachers to post homework
  assignments for their students. Easily integrate
  assignments, teacher email, class web page, and
  homework help to harness the power of the web for
  your class.
• Hot Potato http//web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/ The
  Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications,
  enabling you to create interactive
  multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence,
  crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill
  exercises for the World Wide Web.
• Hotmail http//www.hotmail.com Free Email
• Yahoo http//www.yahoo.com Free Email

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• Kiddyhouse.com http//www.kiddyhouse.com/ The
  Resource Center For Kids And Teachers Online
  Teacher Themes Holidays and Celebrations
• KinderArt http//kinderart.com/ Over 650 Art and
  Craft lessons and 1550 pages of information
• Kidsdomain http//www.kidsdomain.com Free games,
  clip art, software and much more!
• Kellys Korner http//www.angelfire.com/ks/kellysk
  orner?FREESTUFF.html This site contains links to
  tons of terrific freebies of all kinds.
• LearnTeachKidsSchools http//www.ToLearnEnglish.co
  m Free materials to learn/teach English. For
  ESL/EFL learners/teachers.
• Learn Spanish A Free Online Tutorial
  http//www.studyspanish.com/ Learn Spanish Free
  Online Tutorial Grammar explanations Written
  exercises Oral exercises Written tests.

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• Map Quest http//www.mapquest.com/ I use it all
  the time when I am traveling
• MarcoPolo http//www.wcom.com/marcopolo Internet
  Content for the Classroom. A free site and a site
  every social studies teacher should see. Great
  lessons, teachers guides, and much more.
• MathGoodies http//www.mathgoodies.com/ A free
  educational web site featuring interactive math
  lessons, homework help, worksheets, puzzles,
  message boards, and more!  We have over 400 pages
  of free math activities and resources for
  students, teachers, and parents.
• Mineral Information Institute http//www.mii.org/
  Provides K-12 teachers with free geological,
  mineralogical, earth science, lesson plans
  classroom materials about the Earth's ecology and
  natural resources.
• Mining Company http//freebies.tqn.com/library/exg
  tra/blteacher.htm

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• National Geographic Map Machine
  http//www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html
  A great site for maps
• New York Times http//www.nytimes.com/learning
  This site has a wealth of info for educators. It
  will even allow you to register (FREE) to have
  lesson plan emailed to you daily.
• Penguin Readers Factsheets http//www.penguinreade
  rs.com/resources_section/resources_factsheets.html
  The factsheets available on this page are in
  Adobe PDF format

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• Planetpals http//www.planetpals.com/ earthzone,
  educational, earth, earthday, creative, free,
  fun, crafts, games, email greetings for children,
  parents, teachers, environment, international
• ProTeacher! http//www.kiddyhouse.com/ The Web's
  Little Secret For Elementary School Teachers
• Puzzlemaker http//www.puzzlemaker.com/
  Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for
  teachers, students and parents. Create and print
  customized word search, crossword and math
  puzzles using your word lists.
• Rubric Generator http//www.teach-nology.com/web_t
  ools/rubrics/ Build your rubrics online

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• Rubric Builder http//landmark-project.com/classwe
  b/tools/rubric_builder.php3 Build your own
  rubrics online
• Quia http//www.quia.com 500,000 activities and
  growing! Some of the links, you might have to
  pay.
• SchoolNotes.com -- Linking Educators to the
  Community http//www.schoolnotes.com/ Create
  Notes for homework and class information and post
  them on the web in seconds using this free
  community service. Parents and Students - view
  notes from your teachers by zip code
• SchoolZone http//www.schoolzone.co.uk/ Check it
  out free educational materials for teachers
• StudentsOnTheNet.com http//www.sgbox.com/ Free
  educational and leisure resources for students,
  teachers, parents and home tutors.

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• Teach Free http//teachfree.com Free kits for
  teachers, includes free shipping
• TeachWeb Free Classes K-12 Teachers Computers
  Internet http//www.teachweb.net/class/ Lesson
  plans, classes, newsletters, and resources for
  math, English, science, social studies
• Teachers Free Stuff http//www.freakyfreddies.com/
  teacher.htm About.coms list of free teacher
  stuff
• Teachers Freebies http//www.coolfreebielinks.com
  /Teachers_Freebies/index.html
• Teacher Freebies - FREE Samples and Trial Offers
  for Teachers! http//www.teacherfreebies.com/
  Subject Area Grade Level Publisher We're here to
  help you find high-quality educational resources.
  Choose from a large selection of FREE and TRIAL
  offers from leading educational publishers

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• Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers
  http//www.teachingideas.co.uk/ A collection of
  hundreds of teaching ideas, which can be used in
  the primary classroom. Also includes worksheets,
  which can be printed and photocopied.
• Toucows http//www.tucows.com Free Internet
  productivity shareware and freeware
• WWW4Teachers http//www.4teachers.org For
  teachers powering learning with technology
  Teacher Testimony True stories of trials and
  triumphs with technology in the classroom
  selected stories in Spanish!

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Lesson Plans

• The Teachers Corner http//www.theteacherscorner.n
  et/thematicunits/index.htm Lots of lessons,
  resources, and thematic units.
• Teachers Net http//www.teachers.net/
• Marcia s Lessons http//www.marcias-lesson-links.
  com/ Elementary lessons
• Kathy Schrocks Guide for Educators
  http//school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
  Excellent site!
• Busy Teachers Websites http//www.ceismc.gatech.e
  du/busyt/
• A to Z Stuff http//www.atozteacherstuff.com/
• The Lesson Plans Page http//www.lessonplanspage.c
  om/

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Websites

• Angel fire http//www.angelfire.com/ Free web
  pages up to 40 megs
• CGI Scripts for Educators http//www.linguistic-fu
  nland.com/scripts/ Here, you'll find several free
  Perl cgi programs along with the HTML forms your
  web site.
• FreeZone Page Constructor for Kids
  http//freezone.com/hpc/ All web pages are
  screened by adults
• My School Online http//www.myschoolonline.com
  Putting education online with free school
  websites from myschoolonline.com

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Clipart

• Clipart http//www.free-graphics.com/ Over
  300,000 free clip art, animations, and more
• Free Clipart Kingdom http//www.clipartcastle.com/
  Includes a complete searchable archive of
  thousands of free clipart
• Free Graphics, Cliparts and more
  http//www.freegraphics.com/
• Animation Factory www. animationfactory.com
  Additional clipart are available if you subscribe
  to them.
• The Nets Best Free Clipart http//www.clipart.ne
  t/
• Absolutely All Free Clipart
• http//www.allfree-clipart.com/

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• Clipart Warehouse http//www.clipart.co.uk/index
  .shtml
• Free Animation Clipart http//www.freeanimatedcl
  ipart.com/
• Best Clipart http//www.bestclipart.com/
• Clipart for Kids http//www.thekidzpage.com/free
  clipart.htm
• Barrys Clipart Server http//www.barrysclipart.c
  om/
• All Free Clipart http//www.allfreeclipart.com/
  
• Microsoft Office Clipart and Media Page
  http//office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?l
  cen-us

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Math

• Resources for Math http//www.youthonline.ca/onlin
  e/math.shtml A great site for kids to explore and
  have fun.
• Mathematics Federal Resources for Educational
  Excellence http//wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free
  /displaysubject.cfm?sid6
• Back to School Math http//math.about.com/library
  /weekly/aa081002a.htm?termsfreemathgames
• Mrs. Hines Math Links http//fc.burlesonisd.net/
  shines/math
• The Math Forum Drexel http//mathforum.org/librar
  y/resource_types/games?start_at101
• Flashcards and Games http//mathflashcardssoftwa
  re.info/

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• Math Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/math
  .html
• Region 4 Educational Solutions
  http//www.esc4.net/default.aspx?nameits.resource
  s.math Excellent resource
• Teacher Vision http//www.teachervision.fen.com/
  tv/lounge/newsletter/greatstuff/feb_05_v1.html

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English

• Free Education Character Resources
  http//www.advancepublishing.com/freeCharacterEduc
  ation.html
• Learn English http//www.learnenglish.de/resource
  s/resweb.htm
• English Zone www.english-zone
• Freeway English http//www.happychild.org.uk/wks
  /english/index.htm
• The Filing Cabinet http//home.att.net/teaching/
  filecab.htm
• Writing and Compostion Hotlist
  http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/composition.html

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• Museums http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/museums.h
  tml
• Reference Section http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists
  /reference.html
• Literature Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists
  /literature.html

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History/ Social Science

• Digital History http//www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
  /
• Geography http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/geograph
  y.html
• Black History Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotl
  ists/blackhistory.html
• American History and Government
  http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/government.html
• Africa http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/africa.html
  
• China http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/china.html
• Womens History http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/w
  omen.html

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Science

• Science Fair Information http//cybersleuth-kid
  s.com/sleuth/Science/Science_Fair/index.htm
• EnchantedLearning www.enchantedlearning.com
  Excellent place for printables
• Free Resources for Science Teachers
  http//science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-06/news_s
  tories_high.htm
• ALA/ALSC http//www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?sectio
  ngreatwebsitestemplate/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
  Great web sites for Teachers and Students
• Physical Science http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/ph
  ysical.html

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• Space Science Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotl
  ists/space.html
• Earth Science Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotli
  sts/geology.html
• Weather Science Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hot
  lists/weather.html
• Wind Energy Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists
  /wind.html
• Biology Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/qa97/biology/bi
  olist.html
• Ocean Science Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotli
  sts/ocean.html

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• Insects http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/insects.h
  tml
• Health http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/health.html
  
• Energy http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/energy.htm
  l
• Vertebrate Animals Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi
  /hotlists/animals.html
• Weekly Science News http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlist
  s/sciencenews.html
• EnchantedLearning http//www.enchantedlearning.c
  om Great site. Included organizers, printouts,
  and answer keys!

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• Teachers.net Home page Maker http//teachers.net/s
  ampler/ A very easy fill in the blank form to
  create a home page
• Tripod's web hosting and web creation tools
  http//www.tripod.com/A easy site to post your
  web pages up to 50 megs
• Yahoo Geocities http//edit.yahoo.com/config/login
  ?.srcgeo.donehttp//geocities.yahoo.com/join/in
  dex.html Many teachers use this site to post
  their web pages

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Worksheets

• Worksheet Factory http//worksheetfactory.com/
• If you're searching for quality educational
  software that will give you the tools you need to
  easily and quickly create targeted worksheets to
  help students gain proficiency in the basic
  academic skills, then you've come to the right
  place.
• Personal Educational Express http//www.education
  alpress.org/educationalpress/ Create free
  educational worksheets such as flashcards, game
  boards, and quizzes to print directly from your
  browser. Simply choose a word list and an output
  style
• Brewer Technology and Learning Center
  http//teachers.teach-nology.com/index2.html

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• RHL School - Free Worksheets and More
  http//www.rhlschool.com/ They provide an
  enormous supply of free worksheets for teachers
  and parents to copy for their kids. These
  materials are valuable for teaching,
  reinforcement, and review.
• Word Search Puzzles http//freebies.about.com/shop
  ping/freebies/library/words/blwsearch.htm Here is
  a list of free word search Puzzles you can print
  and do yourself or use them in your classroom,
  club or other gathering where people would enjoy
  this fun pastime.
• Yourhomework.com http//www.yourhomework.com/about
  .php3 Free homework listings for students,
  teachers, and parents
• Free worksheets and lesson plans for teachers and
  parents http//www.learningpage.com/free_pages/hom
  e.html

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Magazines Newsletters

• Scholastic, the global childrens publishing and
  media company, has a corporate mission supported
  through all of its divisions of instilling the
  love of reading and learning for lifelong
  pleasure in all children. http//www.scholastic.co
  m/
• National Geographic- The Web site for the
  National Geographic Society. http//www.nationalge
  ographic.com/
• Medical Journals     http//www.freemedicaljourna
  ls.com/ Online News Hour    
  http//www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html
      Full text transcripts back to 1996
  Scholastic In School     http//teacher.scholast
  ic.com/     Ready to use lessons for grades
  1-6.  In fact, this site has tons of free
  stuff for educators to use in their classrooms.
  Yes, there is even info on Harry Potter!

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• Consumer Information Center    
  http//www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
• Crayon     http//www.crayon.net     Links to
  all newspapers and many magazines available on
  the Net.  Create your own newspaper or use their
  list of links.
• EdWeek.org     http//www.edweek.org/    
  Education's Online Newspaper FDA Consumer    
  http//www.fda.gov/fdac/     Free full text
  articles on consumer issues. Find Articles.com
      http//www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml

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• How Stuff Works     http//www.howstuffworks.com/
  express-form.htm     Magazine for middle
  school.  60 copies free.
• T.H.E. Journal.     http//www.thejournal.com/
      Check the web site for information on how to
  get a free subscription to this technology in
  education publication.
• Learning Company free email newsletter    
  http//www.learningcompanyschool.com/school/resour
  ce/flyer.asp
•     Mag Portal     http//www.magportal.com/
• Teacher Magazine     http//www.teachermagazine.o
  rg/     Many of the articles are full text.

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Music

• Bulletin Board Ideas for Music Teachers.    
  http//www.musicbulletinboards.net/     Check
  the link to the Rock Music fonts.  Find the
  Doors, Beatles, Nirvana, etc. fonts. Choral
  Public Domain Library -- Sheet Music    
  http//www.cpdl.org/
• Classical Music Archives    
  http//www.classicalarchives.com/
• Country Music Lyrics     http//www.roughstock.
  com/cowpie/songs/
• Cyberfret -- guitar lessons    
  http//www.cyberfret.com/
• Dallas Symphony Kids' Room    
  http//www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/musicroom.asp
  

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• Danmans Music http//www.danmansmusic.com/teacher
  s.htm     Danman has a BIG site.  Some of it is
  free, some of it is pay.  This link takes you to
  teacher resources, which include free instrument
  tuning, various music paper templates, K-12 music
  puzzles, online metronome, scale and chord
  pop-ups and more.
• Drum Lesson Database     http//www.drumsdatabase
  .com/     You won't believe all of the free
  lessons here!  Over 250!

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• Guitar Lessons from Guitar Noise    
  http//www.guitarnoise.com/
• Kids' Music     http//freekidsmusic.com/home.h
  tml
• Kids' Songs Lyrics     http//www.kididdles.com
  /mouseum/index.html
• NIEHS Song Lyrics for Kids..  with sound
  http//www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/musicmovies.htm
• One Minute Music Lessons (piano)    
  http//www.mysheetmusic.com/new/lessons/lessons.ht
  m     These are very basic and would be good
  for children.
• Piano Nanny     http//www.pianonanny.com/    
  Each lesson takes about 35 minutes to complete. 
  Site requires various plug-ins.

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• San Francisco Symphony Kids Site    
  http//www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp    
  Music, Instruments and more.  Great for
  elementary.
• Whole Note  The Online Guitar Community        
  http//www.wholenote.com/         This site not
  only offers guitar lessons with notation and
  customizable music playback for all skill levels
  and styles, it also offers tools to help you
  build your own lessons. You can explore links,
  reviews, news, forums, ear training, and more.
  The site includes ads.
• Music Hotlist http//www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/musi
  c.html

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Tech Support

• Download Guide     http//www.refdesk.com/downlo
  ad.html
• Five Star Support     http//www.5starsupport.c
  om/
• PC Guide.com     http//www.pcguide.com/
• Tech Support Guy     http//www.helponthe.net/
  
• ZD Net     http//www.zdnet.com

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Test Prep

• Advanced Placement     http//www.collegeboard.o
  rg/ap/students/prep/index.html     Tips and
  suggestions.
• Homework Help Online     http//www.kalama.com/
  zimba/homeworkhelp.html     Check the section
  on study skills
• 100 Most Common SAT Words    
  http//www.quia.com/mc/1527.html     This is a
  teacher-made quiz on QUIA
• SAT Sample     http//apps.collegeboard.com/satp
  rep/index.jsp
• Study Guides     http//www.iss.stthomas.edu/stu
  dyguides/

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Miscellaneous

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence    
  http//www.ed.gov/free
• Free Tutors from Uncle Sam    
  http//www.ed.gov/americareads/coluniv_fws.html
      Through the America Reads program.  Check
  the details.
• Gas Price Watch     http//www.gaspricewatch.com/
  
• Phone Hog http//www.phonehog.com/default.asp
  Earn free long distance by clicking on sites. 
  LOTS of pop-ups on this site.
• Printable Checklists     http//www.printablechec
  klists.com/

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Maps

• Afghanistan Maps     http//www.globalsecurity.o
  rg/military/world/afghanistan/maps.htm
• Canada.  Atlas of Canada     http//atlas.gc.ca/
  site/english/index.html
• David Rumsey Map Collection    
  http//www.davidrumsey.com/view.html     Large
  collection, perhaps a little hard to search for
  younger kids.  Great resource for staff.
• Map Quest     http//www.mapquest.com/
• Maps in the mail -- not the easiest site to
  figure out, but look for an alphabetical table
  and check what state maps you can send for free. 
  (Print maps)     http//www.freemap.com/free.htm

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• Maps -- from Harcourt     http//go.hrw.com/atla
  s/     Also has other free teaching material
  for reading, and more.
• Military Maps   http//library.nps.navy.mil/home/
  mapcollection.htm     Links to a wide variety
  of maps.  List from the US Navy.
• National Geographic Map Machine    
  http//www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html
  
• Outline Maps Sites     http//www.lib.utexas.edu/
  Libs/PCL/Map_collection/map_sites/outline_sites.ht
  ml      All kinds of outline maps. Organized
  alphabetically.

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Certificates, Graphic Organizers, and Puzzles

• Certificate Templates     http//www.hayespub.com
  /templates.html     They even have a free
  Nursery School Diploma!
• Certificate Creator -- Look for the free
  sections in the new window that opens    
  http//www.certificatecreator.com/
• Free Word Search Puzzles     From Pokemon to
  Beanie Babies.  Look for link to free jigsaw
  puzzles. These are from About.com
• Graphic Organizers     http//www.freeology.com/g
  raphicorgs/

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• Graphic Organizers from Enchanted Learning    
  http//www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers
  /
• Graphic Organizers printables    
  http//teachervision.com/tv/curriculum/printables/
  graphics.html
• Graphic Organizers from SCORE    
  http//www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.
  htm
• JigZone     http//www.jigzone.com/     Try
  the 48 piece USA map.  Free! Fun!
• Puzzle Factory     http//www.thepuzzlefactory.co
  m/     Fun sounds when you get the pieces in
  the right spot.  3 levels of difficulty

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• Puzzle House     http//www.puzzlehouse.com/_onl
  inepuzzles/onlinepuzzlesmain.htm
•   Look for what is free.  This site would like
  you to buy the puzzles.  Still... there is a lot
  for free too. Puzzlemaker    
  http//puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/    
  Now has a home at Discovery School.
• Solve Puzzles     http//www.solvepuzzles.com/
  
• Venn Diagram Creator     http//www.venndiagram.
  com/venn01.html

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Posters

• Disaster Action Kids     http//www.fema.gov/kids
  /freebie.htm     More than just posters.
• Food Web Poster     http//www.bigelow.org/foodwe
  b/index.html
• Kane/Miller Books     http//www.kanemiller.com/c
  orp/freestuff.asp     Send a SASE and get
  posters, bookmarks, bumperstickers and more. 
  Elementary.
• Leafy Greens     http//www.leafy-greens.org/less
  onplans.html     Use their lesson plan and get
  free bookcovers, a poster and more.

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• Motivational Posters from Print-a-Poster    
  http//www.print-a-poster.com/     True they
  are only 5x7, but if you really like them you can
  buy bigger ones.  This is a great size for story
  starters or smaller bulletin boards.
• Navy Seal Poster     http//www.getfitnow.com/pos
  ter.htm
• NIDA Mind over Matter... Drug free Posters    
  http//www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol12N5/
• MOMTearoff.html     You have to contact them by
  snail mail, but the posters are colorful.
• Plant Posters --Native Freshwater Plants and
  Invasive Non-Native Plants    
  http//aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/welcome.html

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• Poster Listing     http//www.webspawner.com/user
  s/pumpkintwopost/
• Science Posters     http//www.tufts.edu/as/wrigh
  t_center/svl/posters/posts.html     Beautiful,
  full color posters include The Human Genome,
  Electromagnetic Spectrum, Earth Anatomy, Cosmic
  Evolution, Vernal Pool Life, Scale and Size, and
  the Science of Change
• Water Resources Posters     http//water.usgs.gov
  /outreach/OutReach.html

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Software

• Flags     http//familyeducation.com/software/0,1
  745,3-7136,00.html?ecu2     Flags is a designed
  to teach kids (and adults) world geography. The
  game is an ideal research and teaching tool to
  quickly learn  the names of capitals,    
  national flags, country  location, neighbors, and
  much more.
• Free CD Software -- you pay postage    
  http//www.free-cdsoftware.com/cgi-hazel    
  I've used this.  The CD's come without the fancy
  packaging -- but they work.
• Hot Potatoes     http//web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked
  /     Create interactive multiple-choice,
  short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword,
  matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises.  Easy
  to learn.
• Kids Domain     http//www.kidsdomain.com/down/
      Educational games for PC and MAC listed in
  an easy to use format by age, by type and by
  platform.
• Educational Freeware     http//freeware.intrasta
  r.net/education.htm

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• Microsoft Office
• http//www.microsoftoffice.com Lots of templates
  for you choose. Great for everyone!
• Learning Kids Interactive - Free educational
  software games and experiments for kids K-12.
• Owl Mouse Educational Software - Free learning
  activity where children create a pretend town.
  Teaches kids about how towns are arranged and how
  they grow. Fun and educational hands-on learning
  project.
• WorldView Software - Curriculum-based educational
  software in U.S. and World History for grades
  7-12. Free demo version.
• Discovery Educational Software - Educational
  software for learners of English, games involving
  the use of English, on CD-Rom, Help given in four
  languages. Download free trial.
• Ecology Educational Software - Free educational
  software for college-level ecology courses plus
  links to many additional software sites.
• Software for Schools - Schools can register for
  free educational software.

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• Dream Green - Educational games, chess variants
  and products, free software, puzzles. Weirton,
  West Virginia, USA. on-line and toll-free
  ordering
• Dixie County High School - Teachers, start your
  first web page. Students learn with many
  educational categories. Get free classroom
  software.
• Make a Town - Kids can create their own town with
  this free educational software. Build 10 houses,
  8 stores and a library arrange a town and plan
  how it grows.
• Owl and Mouse Educational Software Learn Letters
  - Free program helps children learn to recognize
  and form letters of the alphabet.
• 3D Rhymin' Times - A three-dimensional
  educational math software game to help children
  learn the times tables. Free demo available.
• LDS Music Resources - Choir and sheet music for
  LDS and Christian audiences. .mp3 library and
  educational software available for purchase or
  free download.

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• Psychical tester and extrasensory perception
  tester - Download free personality test,
  extrasensory perception (ESP) test, and other
  educational software programs.
• NationalTeacher.com - A nonprofit organization
  providing online continuing education (CEU),
  lesson plans, job search, educational software,
  an online store, and free teacher website
  hosting.

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