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too http://www.school-clip-art.com/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/main_page http://www.picsearch.com/ Way to get around filter http://ideas.wisconsin.edu/imageideas.cfm For WI educators http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/ http://www.freepixels.com/ Free photos Includes video smippets MUSIC CLIPS http://ccmixter.org/ http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-program/ http://music-for-video.com/ http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/index.php Songs for Children http://www.publicdomain4u.com/ Free public domain mp3 downloads MAKING VIDEOS ONLINE http://mashable.com/2007/06/27/video-toolbox/ Huge number of applications PERSONAL INTEREST http://www.commoncraft.com/ Learn how to Twitter, Blog, Wiki, etc. http://www.windowsmedia.com/mediaguide/radio Radio Station Guide http://www.brbpub.com/freeresources/pubrecsites.aspx Public Record Search site http://www.mentalfloss.com/ Mental Floss: Where knowledge junkies get their fix http://www.bighugelabs.com/flickr/ Do lots of fun stuff with photos http://www.freerice.com/ Take quiz and donate rice to 3 rd world http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl CCap Wisconsin Circuit Courts records http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/referenc.html Kathy Schrocks guide to ready reference http://www.roomatlas.com/ Book a room by proximity to address http://www.flightstats.com/go/home/home.do Check airlines reliability http://www.wififreespot.com/ Free WiFi Spots UNUSUAL SEARCH ENGINES http://www.cranky.com/ Age relevant search engine http://www.factchecked.org/ Fact check search engine http://www.123people.com/ People search http://pipl.com/ Another people search http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/advice engine.html Choose your search engine based upon need SPELLING http://www.spellingcity.com/ LANGUAGE ARTS/READING
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html Grammar http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ Wacky Tales http://www.janesville.k12.wi.us/lmc/ada/subjectlinks.html Many writing links under language arts http://www.carlemuseum.org/home Eric Carle museum http://www.bookadventure.org/ Reading Motivation Program http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/main_page Free classic e-books, even for your smart phone http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/ Illustrations from antique books http://www.biguniverse.com/ Read, create & share children s picture books http://www.guysread.com/ Books for guys http://www.kidsreads.com/ Links to authors and book information http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homepage.do Book Wizard, includes leveled searches http://nancykeane.com/ Nancy Keane s Children s Literature Web Page http://www.andersenfairytales.com/en/main Andersen Fairy Tales http://www.classicfairytales.com/en/main Classic Fairy Tales http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/archive.html Grimm s Fairy Tales http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.html Professor Garfield http://www.alphadictionary.com/ww/ Word Wizard http://readkiddoread.com/home James Patterson s web site to make kids readers http://candohelperpage.com/sightvocab_1.html Sight Vocabulary (Fry lists) http://bookseer.com/ I just finished reading?, what should I read next? http://www.googlelittrips.org/ Google Literature Trips EARLY LEARNERS/PRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN http://www1.janesville.k12.wi.us/lmc/wil/kind.html Many good links http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml Science links http://www.starfall.com/ http://www.primarygames.com/ http://www.literacycenter.net/play_learn/index.htm http://www.teachers.cr.k12.de.us/~galgano/dibel2.htm Dibels Interventions Electrified http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/parentsteachers/activities/ Curious George EDUCATIONAL GAMES http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/ games Educational math and lang. SCIENCE http://askascientist.org/ http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/4/elementary Ed.htm For primary students http://www.healthyteeth.org/ For elementary students
http://www.theoceanadventure.com/web.html Ocean adventures http://biology.about.com/od/onlinedissections/online_dissections.htm Online dissections http://www.chem4kids.com/ Chemistry for Kids http://www.jason.org/public/home.aspx The Jason Project http://www.learner.org/jnorth/orientation/overview.html About migration http://www.agclassroom.org/ Agriculture in the Classroom http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/departments/curriculum/stem/index.html Websites from UW-LaCrosse http://www.firstscience.com/home/ First Science http://www.firstscience.com/home/sights-and-sounds/webcams.html Science webcams http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/tech/webcams_animals.htm Check out the penguins http://www.edfenergy.com/powerup/keystage2/index.html Electricity for 7 14 year olds http://weathereye.kgan.com/ All about weather http://www.physics4kids.com/files/elec_intro.html Physics for kids http://riversideca.apogee.net/kids/default.aspx Energy for kids http://www.nasa.gov/ NASA http://www.choptankelectric.com/kids/home.html Power Kids http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm Both Math and Science, free for 30 days http://www.edheads.org/ Interactive games http://science.discovery.com/ The Science channel http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/parentsteachers/activities/ Curious George does Earth Science http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/problem_board/problems/electricity/elec tricity2.html Understanding Electricity http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html Your weight on other worlds SOCIAL STUDIES http://www.awesomestories.com/history/ Great resource http://countryreports.org/ http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ http://www.free.ed.gov/ Federal resources for Excellence in Ed. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/teachers/ WI Historical Society http://www.benfranklin300.org/curriculum.htm Ben Franklin http://thwt.org/index.html Teaching History with Technology http://www.unforkids.com/countriesall.php Maps and Flags for the world http://zipskinny.com/ Get demographics by zip code http://www.history.com/ The History Channel (has interactive games) http://www.ftc.gov/youarehere/ Media literacy and smart consumer game http://pop.greenwood.com/default.aspx Pop Culture Universe http://www.newseum.org/ Interactive museum http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/atlas National Geographic Atlas
http://geogdata.csun.edu/world_atlas/ World Atlas of Panoramic Aerial Images http://www.unforkids.com/ Maps and flags of the world http://thwt.org/newsletterh16.html Teaching History with Technology http://www.projectexplorer.org/ Free online videos http://www.timeanddate.com/ Time and date anywhere in the world MATH http://www.aaamath.com/ Games organized by topic level http://www.coolmath.com/ An amusement park of math http://www.figurethis.org/ Math challenges for families http://www.funbrain.com/ Fun and interesting games http://www.gymnasiumforbrain.com/ Links for many different puzzles http://jmathpage.com/ Math tools and activities http://www.mathcats.com/ Explore math concepts http://www.mathisfun.com/ How to do basic math http://www.themathleague.com/ Subscription web site for 4th 12th grades http://www.mathplayground.com/ For elem. And middle school students http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ Animated math dictionary http://www.mathslice.com/ Play games or create worksheets http://www.convert-me.com/en/ Conversion tables http://nlvm.usu.edu/ Virtual manipulatives http://www.mysavingsquest.com/ Virtual game to save and pay http://www.themint.org/ All about money http://www.math-drills.com/ Math worksheets http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html Math flashcards COPYRIGHT http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf http://creativecommons.org/ What is Creative Commons? http://www.copyrightkids.org/ Copyright for kids http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-usetale A little video to explain http://www.hssd.k12.wi.us/bayport/staff/lmc_root/copyright.htm Many links on copyright http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml Univ. of Maryland Q & A http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/code_for_med ia_literacy_education/ Best Practices in Fair Use http://explore.ecb.org/surf/surf_report?subject=79 Good links from Surf Report WEB 2.0 http://www.philb.com/iwantto.htm Resources for Whatever you want to do http://www.voki.com/ Speaking Avatars http://www.kerpoof.com/ Make a movie or avatar http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx Create a graph http://yackpack.com/ Voice communication
http://animoto.com/ Make a movie http://www.skype.com/ Free voice and video http://www.glogster.com/edu/ Personal web page http://voicethread.com/ Audiovisual tool http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ Sound editor http://simplythebest.net/sounds/wav/wav_sounds.html Simply the Best Sound http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/storytools 50+ Ways to Create Web Stories http://www.youtube.com/wisconsindpi Wisconsin s YouTube http://wigflip.com/ Signs for your blog, web site, etc. CITATIONS http://www.bibme.org/ Bibme, creates citations http://easybib.com/# Automatic bibliography and citation maker http://www.openc.k12.or.us/citeintro/citeintro.php?grd=elem Easy Elementary Citation maker http://citationmachine.net/ Citation Machine