Online+Resources

=Technology resources links--These are online resources you maybe able to use in your classroom. We will try to provide only free resources, however, some may have a small fee.=

21st Century Skills
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills Ohio Joined in 2009 TPCK Image ISTE (International standards for technology education: Administrators, Teachers, and Students) Catalina Foothills Schools Ideas on 21st Century Skills WV State Standards of 21st Century Skills (built in google site)

**Web2.0 or 2.2**
Igoogle: A must have, google docs, calendar, pages, blogger, picasa, reader, gmail, and now you can upload and store/share any document. Wikispaces Create an account, but get the free educator account. Google Earth Look at satellite images of anywhere in the world, examine celestial bodies, great site for science and geography. Voicethread Build Podcasts with a push of a button. Glogster Build Posters, embed film, voicethread into your wikispace Bubbl.us Visual brainstorming or note taking software MindMeister: three free webs and then you must pay. Audacity Free PC audio software. Word Clouds Upload text and this site creates a word cloud- a digital image where words appear bigger the more often they appear in your text. ManyEyes Word Clouds extreme. Swivel Sharing Data and Charts. TweenTribune Online student newspaper, kids can comment on articles and add articles. Digital Storytelling Build your voice and images into a digital story. Gcast Pick up a phone a phone and podcast. Flashcards Build free printable flashcards quick. Ning Creating your own personal social networks. Itunes A huge and diverse repository of content waiting to be used or repurposed for your classroom. Download Itunes for Free.

Research Tools
Icyte EasyBib Noodletools

Searching Options
Clustythe search engine that clusters results. Wolframalpha This site gives you nothing but answers (with citations). CooIiris Add on to broswer to search images and much more. Google Search tips in PDF Google Squared

**Video**
Youtube TeacherTube Sub section worth a look: American Institute for History Teachers WatchKnow Infohio: Digital Content for free Way back and much more Vimeo like youtube, but different

Media Converters
ZamZar Use ZamZar or Media Converter to convert any web material into usable material on your computer. Media Converter

=**Social Studies content links--These are online content resources you can use in your classroom.**=

Editorial Cartoons
Build editorial cartoons online: Pixton It's No Laughing Matter: interactive way to teach about cartooning. Cartoons from all over the world Teachers' Guide for cartoons

Podcasts
Tedtalks BackStory Voices from the day--Interviews will ex-slaves Talking History How Stuff Works: Stuff you missed in history class

=Lesson Plans and Technology Standards for k-12= Ohio Treasure Chest ODE Technology Standards for all Content Areas Teachers Domain: Lots of great resources. Promethean Planet: For use with whiteboard: smart.

History Links
History Matters Digital History WhiteHouse Tapes WhiteHouse Exbits Federal Free History Warehouse History Thinking Matters World History Matters History Now Cleveland History The Valley of the Shadow:two communities before, during and after the civil war Teacher Domain NOVA great lessons built in film clips. Ohio Social Studies Resource Center Footnote: American History Timeline filled with primary resources. Digital Collections LOC

Lower Level Websites
Character Scrapbook: Make an online scrapbook of the characters in your text. International Children' Digital Library Children's books online Storyline Online Sheppard Software Online Do to Learn Songs for Teaching: each content area, fun and educational **OLDER GRADES AS WELL Learning Planet** Longitude and Latitude States game If you were President

Online Books
LibriVox Thousands of public domain books Project Guttenberg Over 100,000 books for you to use for free.

Teacher Examples
40,000 Teacher have their say about what will improve education. Click here for details. K-3 Examples Blog Website Award winning Wiki: First Grade Class All topics and content Dan Bionic Teaching Teachers for Tomorrow: Mike and Garth site