Links

=Favorite Links=

My Favorites on iKeepBookmarks: http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/shawndra.johnson

My Favorites on del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/busyteacher

Technology Tools for Reading (Elizabeth Session, TiM @ USA): http://techtoolsforreading.wikispaces.com/ Web Tools for You To Use-Media Specialists: http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/

SMART Technologies Online Classroom Websites: http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/default.htm

BEST OF THE WEB FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS

 * [|Alabama Virtual Library] - Go to Elementary, Britannica Online School Edition and Learning Materials for activities, exercises, games, worksheets, etc. in all subjects and check out the Learning Zone for PreK-2 appropriate materials. ||
 * [|ALEX] - State website with Courses of Study, lesson plans correlated to state standards and web resources. Be sure to pay attention to the new symbols which indicate Frequently Test Standards, Chievement Gap Standards and Hard to Teach Standards. ||
 * [|APTPlus] - Search Discovery Education Streaming for videos pictures, articles, "This Day in History" calendar, writing prompts, lesson plans, worksheets and more. Browse the test standards in PowerMedia Plus to locate teaching resources to help with each strand. Be sure to check out their materials on Test-taking and Study Skills. ||
 * [|Blue Web'n] - List of educational websites by subject area and/or grade level. ||
 * [|BookAdventure] - Students create book lists, takes quizzes and earn points and prizes for reading ||
 * [|Children's Literature Web Guide] - Authors, stories, reader's theatre, recommended book lists and more ||
 * [|CoolMath for Kids] - Games, puzzles, printables and lessons in math ||
 * [|Copyright and Fair Use Q&A] - Easy to use and understand tutorial on copyright ||
 * [|EdHelper] - Free printable worksheets, themes, activities, projects and crafts. ||
 * [|Enchanted Learning] - Printable materials such as maps, flags, books to print, activities and more. ||
 * [|Excel in the Classroom] - Classroom strategies, graphing ideas, data resources and other great links for using spreadsheets in the classroom ||
 * [|Exploratorium]- Great tools for teaching sciences like interactive games, virtual science experiments and dissections, and craft activities. ||
 * [|FactMonster] - Reference materials in all subject areas ||
 * [|First School Years] - Free worksheets, flash cards and teaching resources for the early yearsof elementary school ||
 * [|Fisher-Price Online Games] - Interactive games for toddlers and pre-schoolers ||
 * [|FunBrain Kids Center] - Educational arcade-style games ||
 * [|Gamequarium PreK-2] - Interactive games and activities about colors, shapes, letters, numbers, time, money and more ||
 * [|Graphic Organizer Templates] - Printable graphic organizers for all subjects ||
 * [|iKeepSafe] - Fun movie, games, activities and worksheets to teach students about Internet safety ||
 * [|Magic SchoolBus] - Guided tours, video clips, experiments, games and more about popular science topics ||  ||
 * [|Thinkfinity] - Interactive student tools in math, reading, writing and science. ||
 * [|Library of Congress] - Explore millions of primary sources documents and interesting facts and photos! ||
 * [|More Interactive Websites] - These educational sites interact with the user usually through either a text-based or graphical user interface. ||
 * [|NASA Kids] - Games, stories and information related to space, aeronatics, earth and aviation ||
 * [|National Geographic Explorer for Kids] - Games, experiments, activities, stories, maps and more in all subject areas. ||
 * [|Nick Jr.] - Stories, interactive games, activities and printables based on Nick Jr. television shows ||
 * [|OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue] - Great teaching resources for research and writing! ||
 * [|PBS Kids] - Stories, games, printables, songs and more related to broacdcasts on PBS. ||
 * [|QUICK - Quality Information Checklist] - Guide (with quiz) on how to evaluate information on the web ||
 * [|Reading Planet] - Explore books, games, activities and more ||
 * [|Scholastic]- Online and interactive learning for students by grade and/or subject ||
 * [|Sesame Street]- Online and interactive learning for students by grade and/or subject ||
 * [|Seussville] - Lesson ideas, interactive games and printable activities based on Dr. Seuss books ||
 * [|Special Needs] - Information, tools and resources about using assistive technologies for students with learning disabilities ||
 * [|StarFall] - Reading games and activities as well as printing or ordering free books and materials ||
 * [|Storyline Online] - Listen to actors and actresses read popular children's stories and explore related lessons and activities ||
 * [|The Learning Page] - A huge collection of professionally produced instructional materials for you to download and print. Lesson plans, books, worksheets, and much more can be found on the site. ||
 * [|White House for Kids] - History, news, photos, videos, games, quizzes and more about the United States ||