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= Top 10 Sites for 2013-2014 =

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Early Childhood

 * **Disney** // (games & activities) //
 * Videos, games, blogs & music activities are good for many different ages. The Create section lets your child explore their creativity.
 * **Get Ready to Read!** //(reading)//
 * A site to be used for developing early literacy skills. Includes games, checklists, toolkits, & a screening tool.
 * **GoNoodle** //(gross motor skills)//
 * Brain breaks for children to be used during different parts of the school day. Calming or energizing activities depending on what the child needs.
 * **National Geographic for Kids** //(science & social studies)//
 * Offers interactive resources, activities, games, & videos over countries, animals, & other science & social studies topics.
 * ** Seussville ** //(reading)//
 * Everything related to Dr. Seuss-books, videos, games & activities. Pick a character to learn more about & also learn about the author himself.
 * **Starfall** //(reading)//
 * An educational, pre-literacy & phonics website with many different age appropriate activities. Our teachers use the animated calendars in large group activities on their Promethean boards.
 * ** Switch Zoo ** //(science)//
 * Make new animals by switching their parts & play animal games, create animal music, take guided tours, or join a zoo quest. Lesson plans included.
 * ** The Activity Idea Place **// (teacher resource) //
 * Over 200 lessons plan themes for toddler, preschool, & kindergarten teachers.
 * ** TVOKids ** //(games & activities)//
 * This website provides engaging activities & videos based on many of TVOntario children’s television shows for ages 2-5.
 * ** UpToTen ** //(games & activities)//
 * For kids’ ages 0-10, UpTpTen features games, music, activities, & coloring activities for building computer independence.

Elementary

 * ** GOQR.ME  ** // (qr codes & tools) //
 * We recommend using this QR code generator. It accepts both text (300 characters) & URL.
 * ** Mr. Nussbaum ** // (teacher resource) //
 * This site offers tons of free games & activities in all areas of study. Attention iPad users! Most of the games work on an iPad, as well.
 * ** Multiplication.com ** // (math)  //
 * Flashcards are a thing of the past. These exciting games keep our students interested & practicing their multiplication at the same time.
 * ** Record mp3  ** // (creativity tool) //
 * Free audio recording that assigns each one a link. We use this link to create our QR codes. Super easy to use!
 * ** SafeShare.TV  ** // (teacher tool) //
 * If you’re a teacher who shows YouTube videos at school, this is the safest way to watch & share! Simply paste the link & the site will generate a safe link.
 * **StudyJams** //(student resource)//
 * This site offers free math & science videos for students, on various topics.
 * ** Sumdog ** //(math)//
 * Students stay actively engaged in this free multiplayer math fact website. Our school joins the Omaha-area Sumdog competitions throughout the year.
 * **Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers ** //(teacher resource)//
 * Full of free resources & ideas on using technology in the classroom. Check out Tip of the Week & Google Stuff.
 * **TodaysMeet** //(collaborative tool)//
 * Students can connect in real time to brainstorm, answer, or have a discussion lead by the teacher.
 * **Tynker – Hour of Code** //(computer science)//
 * Coding for beginners! The Tynker Starter Pack has six lessons to keep your students engaged & interacting.

Primary Language Arts

 * **ABCYa.com – Animate** //(language arts tools)//
 * Students can create animated GIFs by drawing, typing, & inserting images. Have students create animations over vocabulary words, a book review, a poem, or a character from a book.
 * **Alphabet Organizer** //(phonics)//
 * Students create an alphabet book or chart with words & pictures of each letter of the alphabet.
 * **Leading to Reading** //(reading)//
 * Reading is Fundamental’s language skills website for preschoolers. A fun & interactive site that offers stories, games, music, & more.
 * **Letter Generator** //(writing)//
 * Need a way for students to practice letter writing? Students can choose practicing either a friendly or business letter.
 * **Poetry Idea Engine** //(writing)//
 * An interactive tool that teaches students how to create four types of poem formats – haiku, limerick, cinquain, & free verse.
 * **Spell with flickr** //(spelling)//
 * A fun way for students to practice spelling with this user friendly website.
 * **Storyline Online** //(reading)//
 * From the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Storyline Online is a collection of video recordings of children’s stories being read by famous actors.
 * **Teach Your Monster To Read 2 – ** **Fun With Words** //(reading)//
 * The sequel to the Teach Your Monster To Read, this site helps students improve their speed & accuracy with games that focus on recognizing letters, sounds, & words.
 * **The Art of Storytelling** //(writing)//
 * From the Delaware Art Museum, students can Tell a Story, by writing & recording a story inspired by a work of art. They can also Picture a Story, by creating their own masterpiece & telling the story behind it.
 * **Trapped! Punctuation** //(grammar)//
 * A game that helps kids use the correct punctuation marks in sentences (example – question marks, periods, parenthesis, commas, & quotations).

Primary Math

 * **Bedtime Math** //(teacher resources)//
 * Fun math activities that includes using common household objects for real-world learning at home or at school.
 * **Cool Math 4 Kids** //(games)//
 * A popular math gaming site for early childhood & elementary students, with games in sorting, numbers, addition, multiplication, fractions, & more.
 * **Estimation 180** //(number sense)//
 * Estimation challenges with 180 pictures that contain an image for them to estimate; like height, quantity, or volume. Improve their number sense & problem solving skills by sharing their reasoning.
 * **Everyday Mathematics - eToolkit** //(toolkit)//
 * An online collection of math tools for elementary teachers to use on their Promethean Board as a whole group activity.
 * **HOODA MATH** //(games)//
 * Engaging math games that are linked to Common Core State Standards. Good for elementary & middle school students.
 * **Multiplication.com** //(operations)//
 * Dozens of games for students to play to practice their multiplication skills.
 * **Sheppard Software** //(games)//
 * A fantastic collection of math games with 19 different topics for PreK-5.
 * **Thinking Blocks** //(number sense)//
 * Provides interactive templates with brightly colored blocks to model & solve word problems in addition, multiplication, fractions, & ratios. A great site to use on your Promethean Board.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Visual Fractions** //(fractions)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7 categories of visuals, lessons, games, & fraction designer pages for students to explore & learn about fractions.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Yummy Math** //(teacher resources)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This site is designed for sharing mathematics problems & scenarios based on events happening in the world today.

Primary Science

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**3 Roller Coaster Creators** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(physics) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Coaster Creator**, **Roller-Coaster Designer**, & **Sum of all Thrills**, teach simple physics in a fun & engaging way. Kids will keep on playing until they get it right. Each game offers something unique.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Big Huge Labs – Trading Card** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(presentation tools) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A fun photo-editing site, but the Trading Card creator is great for the classroom. Students can add pictures, color, titles, descriptions, & symbols. A great way to make vocabulary or classification cards.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BrainPOP Jr. – GameUp **//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (science tools) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Designed for PreK-3, Jr.’s GameUp features a lot of great games & activities. Their science games covers many topics with over 55+ games.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Explore** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(science videos) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students can watch & learn about wildlife & the world. With live cams & lesson plans.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Harness the Power of Wind** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(ecology) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An interactive activity designed to help students learn how wind turbines generate power & they can test the efficiency by changing height, wind speed, & propeller size.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Molecularium** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(chemistry) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A virtual amusement park based around atoms & molecules with 4 areas to choose from. There are fun videos, games, & short lessons to explore.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Ocean Track** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(biology) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">CSIRO has been tagging sea life off the coast of Australia for years. See where these animals travel, but also take a 3D dive with them.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Simple Machines** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(physics) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A game from **Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry**, in this simple game students help Twitch collect spare robot parts using simple machines.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History – Virtual Trip** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(science tools) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take your students to the Smithsonian’s NMNH virtually with 3D panoramas & snapshots for students to explore the exhibits & artifacts.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Snapshot Serengeti** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(biology) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More than 200 cameras take pictures of animals in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Students can help researchers count & identify the animals by the process of elimination.

Primary Social Studies

 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Community Club ** //(civics)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">54 nonfiction read-along books with words, images, & sounds that teach preschoolers about the different professions found in their community.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Google World Wonders Project ** //(geography)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using Google Maps Street View, students can take 3D tours of locations all around the world like the White House to the Antarctica.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Historic Places ** //(history)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students can get maps, information, & images about historic places found all over the U.S. & world.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If You Were President ** //(government)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A quick activity from Scholastic where students can learn about the basics of balancing budget.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Elementary) ** //(history tools)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An interactive poster for elementary students showing them how to use clues from primary & secondary sources to ask & answer good questions.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">National Geographic Education **//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (social studies tools) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Offers interactive resources & activities in topics over geography & environmental science for teachers, families, students, & kids.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Scribble States ** //(geography)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A connect the dots game for students where they have to guess which state they just drew before the time runs out.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Secret Millionaire Club ** //(economics)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An animated series that features Warren Buffett that teaches the basic of good financial decision making & simple lessons to starting a business.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TIME for Kids ** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(current events) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TIME for Kids's website, which is full of news, events around the world, homework help, photos & videos, links to sites, & extras for lessons.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">World Geography Games ** //(geography)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Map games to improve geographical knowledge for students over the world, North America, & the United States.

Middle School

 * ** Build with Chrome ** // (creativity tool) //
 * Build with online LEGO bricks!
 * ** EdTechTeacher ** // (teacher resource) //
 * EdTechTeacher helps teachers, schools, & school leaders develop 21st century learning environments.
 * ** EdTechTeacher: Great Science Links **// (teacher resource) //
 * A list of several technology resources for teaching science from EdTechTeacher.
 * ** EdTechTeacher: Technology Tools for Teaching & Learning ** // (teacher resource) //
 * A list of technology tools focused on learning goals that encourage critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, & community involvement from EdTechTeacher.
 * ** Free Technology for Teachers ** // (teacher resource) //
 * Richard Byrne is the creator of this daily blog. He shares information about free technology resources for teachers.
 * ** Google Drive **//(productivity)//
 * A freeware web-based office suite that allows users to store, access, create, edit & share documents online, while collaborating with other users live. Documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms & drawings can be created.
 * ** Incredibox **//(music)//
 * Interactive Flash website will set the effects & conduct an acapella beatbox vocal group.
 * **Just Cloud** // (file storage) //
 * Just Cloud allows anyone to backup & easily share files & folders with friends, family, & colleagues. This cloud has unlimited storage & lets you access it from any device.
 * ** NeoK12 **//(teacher resource)//
 * A K-12 award winning collection of educational videos & innovative lessons, games, & puzzles.
 * ** Padlet **//(collaboration)//
 * Create an online bulletin board that displays information using images, links, & videos. Settings allow the wall to be private, public, or moderated. This site was previously named Wallwisher.

High School

 * ** Cartoons for the Classroom ** // (civics & government) //
 * Discuss current events & the nuances of political satire with lessons plans based on editorial cartoons.
 * ** Codecademy ** // (computer science) //
 * The concepts of coding is at the forefront of this site, & have led the way in letting newbie coders experiment with manipulating computer programming.
 * ** Constitute ** // (civics & government) //
 * This site hosts the constitutions of 191 countries. It is a fantastic resource for comparing global governments.
 * ** Digital Public Library of America ** // (research) //
 * This site is a collection of publicly available photos, manuscripts, books, sounds, & movies/videos.
 * ** Down For Everyone Or Just Me? ** // (teacher resource) //
 * This handy site will tell you if a website is up or if that site is down. A great way to check a site you haven’t used in a while & want to use again for a lesson.
 * **Economics in Plain English** // (economics) //
 * Support student understanding of basic economic concepts in the perspective of real-world scenarios.
 * ** Flippity.net ** //(google script)//
 * Create instant flashcards from Google spreadsheets & make individual sheets for unit or chapter tests. Incorporating images with URLs is a nice bonus.
 * **GeoGuessr** & **GeoSettr** //(geography)//
 * The site drops you blindly in a location somewhere on planet Earth; using the navigation tools, survey your surroundings & make a guess as to your location. GeoSettr lets you create your own GeoGuessr challenge.
 * ** Popplet ** //(mindmapping)//
 * This is such a great web/mind-mapping site with a clean, bright interface. Moving graphic organizers to the web makes incorporating images & video a visible option.
 * ** Socrative ** //(student response system)//
 * This is a free student response system with a clean interface, a variety of response options, & easy student login. The app feature expands ease-of-use for all.

Secondary Language Arts

 * **Awesome Stories** //(reading)//
 * This site features stories from history, classic literature, movies, & helps tells the story behind the story with primary sources, videos, documents, & more.
 * **DebateGraph** //(communication)//
 * Evaluate the opinions in hot-button topics by exploring the webbed diagrams of different aspects for a debate.
 * ** Duolingo ** //(world languages)//
 * A free language learning service that allows you to read, listen, & translate words & phrases in a variety of interactive activities. It also tracks your progress. 5 languages are currently available with more on the way.
 * **Hemingway** //(writing)//
 * A free tool designed for students to analyze their writing. The site will highlights parts of their writing that use passive voice, adverbs, & complex sentences. This factors into a general readability of their passage.
 * **inklewriter** //(composition)//
 * Provides a platform for students to write interactive stories or “choose your own adventure” style by linking pieces of their stories together.
 * **National Novel Writing Month – Young Writers Program** //(composition)//
 * November is National Novel Writing Month, but students can use this site all year long to keep them inspired in writing. Includes pep talks from bestselling authors, a dare machine, forums, & a summer camp.
 * ** oneword ** //(writing)//
 * A simple writing prompt generator. Students are presented with one word & have sixty seconds to write whatever comes to mind.
 * ** Rewordify.com ** //(reading)//
 * The purpose of this site is to help students read complex text passages & rephrasing in simpler, easy to understand terms.
 * ** StoryToolz ** //(writing)//
 * A collection of tools for writers who are struggling with writing ideas. Features a story idea generator, random conflicts, cliché buster, & more.
 * **SummarizeThis** //(reading)//
 * A reading tool that summarizes the main points of long text articles.

Secondary Math

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Cool Math** //(games)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A popular math gaming site for middle & high school students with games for prealgebra, algebra, precalculus, & calculus.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Desmos** //(toolkit)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An online graphing calculator, which allows you to share equations & graphs by using Bitly links.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**eGlossary (6-12)** //(toolkit)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From McGraw Hill, provides written & verbal definitions & explanations of mathematics terms.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Get the Math** //(algebra)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Algebra-based mathematics challenges in the real-world. Features short videos of professionals explaining & showing how they use math in their professions.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Graphing Stories** //(number sense)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Features 24 short videos that tell a mathematics story that students have to graph to tell how it works & where the idea came from.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Math Disk** //(teacher resources)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teachers can use to develop interactive mathematics worksheets through the Math Builder tool that creates models students can use online or offline.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ULearniversity** //(algebra)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watch video tutorials & practice the concepts taught in the videos. The site also provides instant feedback on practice problems.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Web 2.0 Calc** //(toolkit)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A free online scientific calculator that provides basic & advanced mathematical functions. Included are formulas, graphing, equations, & more.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**What's My Angle?** //(toolkit)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10 online protractor activities that test a students knowledge & can be used on the Promethean Board.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Would You Rather?** //(activities)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students are presented a picture with a mathematics problem, & have to choose between two choices & justify it.

Secondary Science

 * **3D Toad** //(biology)//
 * Zoom in & out of 360 degree interactive images. Galleries include: dissections, skeletons, geology, fossils, & chemistry.
 * **Discovery Channel - Curiosity** //(science videos)//
 * Videos from television show, Curiosity relates scientific discoveries to everyday life. Includes question videos for great classroom discussion topics.
 * **Everest: Rivers of Ice** //(ecology)//
 * An interactive site that has videos, before (1920) & after (2007) photos of glaciers, & panoramic images of valleys & glaciers of the Himalayas.
 * **instaGrok** //(research tools)//
 * Using a wonder wheel to show search results, quickly get lists of facts, websites, videos, images, quizzes, & a glossary. Then place the information you like into a built-in notebook.
 * **Learn Chemistry** //(chemistry)//
 * Lessons for teaching chemistry for all grade levels. Be sure to check out the Faces of Chemistry series & the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
 * **MinutePhysics** //(science videos)//
 * A YouTube channel that provides short physics lessons using animations to explain a topic.
 * **SciShow** //(science videos)//
 * Hank Green from //Crash Course!//, sparks students curiosity with videos over a variety of science topics.
 * **State of Flux** //(ecology)//
 * Features 255 before & after pictures of locations worldwide after effects & impacts of climate change, natural disasters, & land use.
 * **The Why Files** //(science resources)//
 * Designed for students to learn more about the science concepts behind news stories.
 * **Thingdom** //(biology)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A fun & challenging game to learn about genetics from the London Science Museum. Select & care for your Thing, & then create an offspring based on certain traits like stripes & size.

Secondary Social Studies

 * **Address America** //(civics)//
 * Stump speeches keep ideas focused & consistent. Have students write a six-word stump speech over issues in America & then share them.
 * **CNN Student News** //(current events)//
 * 18 educational games over citizenship & government, ways to make an impact, & curriculum units.
 * **Endangered Languages Project** //(cultural studies)//
 * 7,000 languages are disappearing, & taking cultural heritages with them. The Alliance for Linguistic Diversity is protecting linguistic diversity & has available audio, text, & videos of native speakers of these languages.
 * **GeoGuessr & GeoSettr** //(geography)//
 * //GeoGuessr// is a geography game using visual clues in Google Streetview to find your location. //Geosettr// allows you create your own GeoGuesser game with 5 rounds.
 * **Google Cultural Institute** //(cultural studies)//
 * Accessible cultural displays online from Google. Find artworks with **Art Project**; view world heritage sites with **World Wonders Project**; & explore archives with **Historic Moments**.
 * **HipHughes History** //(social studies videos)//
 * Keith Hughes is a high school history teacher that has produced over 200 short, upbeat lectures on topics in U.S. & world history.
 * **Historical Dictionary** //(history resources)//
 * HistoryToday offers nice, quick, & concise entries for students to look up definitions of terms frequently used in history text.
 * **iCivics** //(civics)//
 * 18 educational games over citizenship & government, ways to make an impact, & curriculum units.
 * **InfuseLearning** //(lesson activities)//
 * A free student response system that works with any mobile device & computer. Ask a question or create quizzes, with multiple question formats.
 * **MyHistro** //(history resources)//
 * A timeline builder & map creation tool using Google Maps. Have students build either a personal timeline or one around a theme.

SPED Learners

 * ** Do2Learn **// (teacher resource) //
 * Provides free resources over learning, social, & behavioral disabilities. They also provide communication cards & transitional guides for employment & life skills.
 * ** Doorway Online About Time ** // (math)  //
 * For students who have difficulty telling time, this site includes showing how time passes.
 * ** Geoboard by The Math Learning Center ** // (math)  //
 * This site is an online virtual geoboard by The Math Learning Center. For students that are experiencing fine motor issues can use this tool to help compensate.
 * ** Hopeful Parents ** // (parent/teacher resource) //
 * A great blog for parents of children with disabilities is found at this site.
 * ** Kids Can Dream – Social Stories ** // (parent/teacher resource) //
 * Kids Can Dream has two pages full of links to social stories in all sorts of areas, like Personal, Hygiene, & Home/School.
 * **PBISWorld.com** // (teacher resource) //
 * Contains links to interventions, supports, resources, & data collection tools.
 * **Pinterest** // (parent/teacher resource) //
 * As an educator I use this website all the time when looking for ideas for social stories & other special education programming ideas.
 * **Rewordify.com** // (reading) //
 * The purpose of this site is to help students read complex text passages & rephrasing in simpler, easy to understand terms.
 * ** SummarizeThis ** // (reading)  //
 * A reading tool that summarizes the main points of long text articles is the focus of this site.
 * ** TeacherVision ** // (teacher resource) //
 * This is a resource for teachers in PreK-12. It has thousands of lessons plans, printable sheets, & resources. Try a free trial.

Speech & Language Therapy

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ABCya.com** //(educational games)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students can play quality games in language arts. Student can also play games over math & create animations, cars, & word clouds. For grades K-5.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Auditory Bombardment** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(therapy tools) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SLPs at Hillcrest Elementary have set up a site for students to use at home to practice listening to articulation targets.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Funbrain – Mad Libs Junior **//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(language arts) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students love mad libs for their fun, silly stories. A great way for students to practice parts of speech.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GameGoo **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//(educational games)//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Part of the **Earobics** website, Game Goo provides games for literacy & language arts skills. Designed for elementary students. Have students practice matching initial & final sounds, & more.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GeekSLP ** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(SLP blogs) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Barbara Fernandes, an SLP who is the founder of Smarty Ears apps, runs her own blog with recommendations for apps & other tech gadgets for use in speech therapy.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**LEGO Comic Creator** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(language arts) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Who doesn’t love LEGOs? Students can create comics using LEGOs. They can practice story sequencing & elements.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**LessonPix – Clipart** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(visual supports) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Need some visual supports? LessonPix’s FREE clipart is extensive with a large selection of templates to create from.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Make Beliefs Comix** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(language arts) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A simple way to create comics with diverse characters. The highlight of this site is it offers lesson plans, suggestions for students with special needs, & 350 free printables.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Speech Gadget** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(SLP blogs) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Deb Tomarakos, an SLP who works with special need students with speech difficulties. She has an interest in bringing technology into therapy. Great information on apps & websites to use.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Sublime Speech** //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(SLP blogs) //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another SLP, Danielle Reed works with students in elementary using fun activities & technology. Her site is full of app reviews & lesson materials.

//Last Updated - May 2014//