ABCya! Kids Educational Computer Games & Activities   NEW!
Hundreds of free games created by teachers allow students fun opportunities to practice math, grammar, money skills, and much more.  Great for use on the SmartBoard.

AcqWeb's Directory of Education Publishers
Find links to publishers of textbooks, videos, and other learning materials.

All Kinds of Minds
The institute established by Dr. Mel Levine researches different styles of learning, including those classed as learning disabilities. Provides suggestions and ideas for parents and teachers.
 

All My Faves: Education 
"AllMyFaves is the ultimate home page, offering an innovative visual exploration of the Internet."

American Memory Teacher Resources
A collection of lessons utilizing the primary sources of the Library of Congress' American Memory Collection.

ClassTools: Create Interactive Flash Games   NEW!
"Classtools.net provides free, customizable flash templates to embed into blogs, wikis and Web sites. There is no signup, no passwords, no charges!"  Here is a great collection of game and activity templates, perfect for using with a SmartBoard.

Connect for Kids: Help with the Healing
Connect for Kids is an organization associated with the National Education Association and other partners concerned with care for children. Here is a collection of links that caregivers can use to help children cope with such traumas as death, war, violence in the news, and much more. There are also anti-discrimination resources and lesson plans.

Coping in Unsettling Times
From the National Association of School Psychologists, here is some valuable advice for helping students cope with the uncertainty of war and terrorism.

Discovery Education New Teacher Survival Central  NEW!
Newbies and veteran teachers will find great sections: Technology 101,  Curriculum Resources, Homework HQ, and much much more.


Discovery School for Teachers
A huge portal to lesson plans, worksheets, clip art, puzzle makers, and other teaching tools.

Education World
This is a very large site containing thousands of resources for educators including lesson plans, professional development, and ideas for integration of technology. *** Make sure to see the huge section, entitled Teacher Tools & Templates for a great collection of certificates, calendars, organizers, and much, much more!

The Educator's Reference Desk: Lesson Plans
"This collection contains more than 2000 unique lesson plans which were written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States and the world." Also includes links to educational resource guides and access to the AskERIC Database.

eduTeacher 
"eduTecher offers links to hundreds of web tools and sites and provides concise information on how the tools may be useful in the classroom setting."

EWSTech on Wikispaces--wiki used for 2009 Professional Development Workshop

Free Tech for Teachers  NEW
" A review of free technology resources and how teachers can use them. Ideas for technology integration in education."


 Interactive Web Sites for Grades Pre-K - 12 
"Interactive Websites provide standards-based cross curricular web resources designed to enhance online learning opportunities."  Categories include games and activities for several subjects as well as a section on assessment tools.

Just Free Stuff! Freebies for Teachers
Free videos, posters, CD's, curriculum kits & more.

Kathy Schrock's Top 12 Free Ed Tech Tools  NEW

The Learning Box
Here is a sampling of interactive Shockwave and Flash learning activities that may be presented on a SmartBoard.


Microsoft Free Templates for Home, Work and Play
Free downloads for Word, Excel and PowerPoint include flyers, stationery, seating charts, flashcards, and much more.

National Geographic Xpeditions
Includes lesson plans, activities, maps that can be printed and more.

National Poetry Month: Resources from Infoplease
April is Poetry Month: here is a great resource that features a glossary of poetry terms, biographies of notable poets, links to recommended poetry sites, and much more.

New York Times Learning Network
Find lesson plans that connect to today's headlines.

November Learning
"The November Learning Team is dedicated towards supporting and challenging teachers and students to expand the boundaries of learning." The Web site has many useful resources for educators.

PBS Teacher Source
Over 3000 lesson plans and activities in arts and literature, health and fitness, math, science and technology, social studies, and early childhood education.


RubiStar
This is a free tool that helps teachers create quality rubrics (scoring tools) for a variety of learning activities.

The Science Spot
A great place to find lessons, project ideas, science trivia, word searches, puzzles, and more.


Scholastic Teachers
This is a goldmine of great ideas, lesson plans, and teaching tools. Here are some samples: create your own classroom Web page; graphic organizers to download and print; classroom layout tool; online activities, plus much more!

SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Lessons and Resources for Teachers
Smart Tech and Scholastic have teamed uo to provide access to great activity ideas.

SMART Board Tools
Put together by a Tennessee teacher, this site has games and activities arranged by categories and grade levels.

SMART Education 
Find everything you need to know about  using your SmartBoard effectively in the classroom. Includes free teacher resources  (Suggested by Ranel Carter) including a Lesson Activity Toolkit that lets you create your own eye-catching lessons.

Songs for Teaching: Educational Music to Promote Learning
Chants, raps, music and songs for classroom management and for teaching different content areas.

Super Teacher Tools
Create free flash games (jeopardy, speed match, ect) online for classroom use.

Teacher Training Videos
Here are tons of how-to-videos on pod and screencasting, and using many online applications.

TeachersFirst: the Web Resource for Teachers by Teachers  

TeachHUB-Teacher Tips, Fun & Advice 
News, recommendations and resources by teachers for teachers.


ThinkFinity (Newly Revised Site)
This site, formerly known as Marco Polo, has FREE "top quality educational resources to strengthen problem-solving, creativity and critical thinking skills for success in the 21st Century." Included are lots of lesson plans and interactive activities, searchable by subject.

ThinkGreen.com 
"Waste Management and Discovery Education have partnered to engage students in learning about the environment. Teachers will find standards-based lesson plans, tools and hands-on activities to enliven classroom learning and at-home extensions. Students will find video clips and step-by-step interactive activities to expand their knowledge of the planet we share."


WebExhibits
This is an interesting and ever growing collection of online exhibits on all types of topics. Worth a look!

Word Magnets  NEW
The initial flash movie takes about 5 seconds to load, then click on Next.
For brief instructions of how to use this fun interactive site & some brief instructions, see this description.