ICATS Resources

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ICATS Favorite Links

 

Awesome Web 2.0 Tools

  • WatchKnow.org - Search and watch videos from WatchKnow, YouTube, SchoolTube, GoogleVideo, and TeacherTube all from one website. Search results can be filtered by student age and by content. If you can't find what you want on MediaCAST, go to this site!

  • delicious - social bookmarking, share your browser favorites with world!

  • TitanPad and Other Etherpads - Multiple people can edit the same document simultaneously and changes are reflected on everyone's screen. Great for discussions and for proofreeding documents.

  • Google Docs- Create documents online and share them with others.

  • Scriblink - A free digital whiteboard that users can share online in real-time. Great for helping with homework in the evenings. Awesome!

  • TimeToast- Create timelines, share them on the web.

  • YouTube - Watch & Share original videos.

 
More Resources

 

Educational Portals

  • Eduscapes - A site for life-long learners of all ages.

  • Blue Web'N - Lessons, webquests, information for teachers and librarians.

  • Teachers.net - Lessons, projects, chatboards, teacher blogs, job postings, classified ads.

  • Discovery.com - Classroom resources by Discovery Education.

  • EduHounds - Topical resources organized in categories.

  • PBS Teachers Source - Resources for teachers by grade level and subject.

  • Scholastic - Teaching resources, student activities, books & authors, scholastic products.

  • Teach-nology - Worksheets, lesson plans, teaching tips, teacher resources, and rubrics.

Grant Sites & Classroom Resources Classifieds

  • Adopt-A-Classroom - School fundraising, school donations, grants for teachers, PTA fundraising.

  • DonorsChoose.org - An online charity connecting donors to classrooms in need.

  • Edutopia - Grant information, web sites with grants, corporate and foundation grants, government grants.

  • ED.gov - Grant Information - US Department of Education site for grants.

  • FundForTeachers.org - Enriches the personal and professional growth of teachers by recognizing and supporting them as they identify adn pursue opportunities around the globe that will have the greatest impact on their practice, the academic lives of their students and on their school communities.

  • Hoot of Loot - Classifieds for Schools, Teachers, & Homeschools. Buy and sell new & used school supplies - discounted products added every week.

  • School Grants.org - Your one-stop site for PK-12 school grant opportunities.

  • Toyota U.S.A. Foundation - For the past 20 years, the Toyota U.S.A Foundation has funded K-12 educational programs that focus on the areas of math and science.

Kid's Portals & Resources
PORTALS

 

RESOURCES
Local News Media - Television, Newspaper, & Radio
Television (Evansville Area)

 

Newspapers (Tri-State)

 

Radio Stations (Tri-State)
Picture Sites
References
STEM Resources
Teacher Tools

  • WebQuest.org - The most complete and current source of information about the Webquest Model.

  • Discovery School Clipart - Free clip art gallery offers teachers Language Arts clip art and teaching materials.

  • Brainsrule - Learn about the parts of the human brain.

  • ThinkQuest - Over 7,000 websites covering a wide range of topics created by students around the world who have participated in a ThinkQuest Competition.

  • Virtual Field Trips

  • Epals - The Internet's largest global community of connected classrooms! Safely connect, collaborate and learn using our leading protected email and blog solutions for schools and districts.

  • Gaggle.net - Safe e-mail and collaboration accounts for students.

  • FreePlay Music - Production music - Read "Terms of Use" before using music in a project.

  • Brainy Betty - Free sound clips and music downloads for PowerPoint presentations.

  • BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology.

  • NASA Earth Observatory - Image of the Day, Feature Articles, News, Natural Hazards, Global Maps, Blogs

  • Visual Thesarus - An online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore using an interactive map.

  • Sodaplay - Online 3D model creation and manipulation.

  • NY Times Learning - The Learning Network: Teaching and Learning With The New York Times

  • Rubistar - Free tool for helping teachers create quality rubrics.

  • Web Poster Wizard - Quick and easy online school projects and short reports.

  • Quia - A place to create online activities, quizzes, calendars, surveys, and gradebook.

  • Vocabulary.com - Free resource used in over 24,000 schools to enhance vocabulary mastery & written/verbal skills with Latin & Greek roots.

Video Resources

  • Glogster - Poster Yourself | Text, Images, Music, and Video

  • HEC-TV - St. Louis' Home of Education, Arts, and Culture

  • NBC Learn - NBC Learn is the education arm of NBC News. We are making the global resources of NBC News and the historic film and video archive available to teachers, students, schools and universities.

  • School Tube - The place for students & teachers to share videos online!

  • Student Television Network - The nation's largest scholastic broadcasting network comprised of high schools and middle schools with an active interest in broadcasting.

  • Teacher Tube - Teacher videos, lesson plan videos, student video lessons, online teacher made videos.

  • Vimeo.com - Vimeo is a respectful community of creative people who are passionate about sharing videos they make.

  • WatchKnow.org - Search and watch videos from WatchKnow, YouTube, SchoolTube, GoogleVideo, and TeacherTube all from one website. Search results can be filtered by student age and by content.

  • Zamzar.com - Easily convert a video file to a different video file format with this FREE online file conversion website.

 

Page last updated on July 28, 2010 by jjgleim.