What Can the Web Do for You? Finding Free sites to support standards and enhance instruction

How to organize your links portaportal - A free web based bookmarking site that allows you to store your links online. You can view and add to your links from any computer that has internet access.New Prospect Elementary Web Links (npes_links)New Prospect Elementary Web Links School Web Page: Click on the Web Site Links button on the left side bar. Other sites: del.icio.usdel.icio.us Del.icio.us uses tags to organize bookmarks. You can install features on your internet toolbar that allow you to save sites easily.

Math Sites That Quiz.org Math Journey Math Magician Site to practice those basic facts. Math Magician Create a Graph: examples Create a Graphexamples Math Playground - Be sure to check out the Math Videos. Math Playground Muliplication.com Visual Fractions Illuminations: an e-example Illuminationsan e-example Arcademic Skill Builders – Online educational video games. (Has some ELA games too.) Arcademic Skill Builders Woodlands School Math Zone

ELA sites - Primary Starfall: my favorite early primary site Starfall Story Place: Elementary and preschool links to short stories. Story Place Clifford's Storybooks Storyline Online – Sometimes slow on network internet Storyline Online PBS Kids-Arthur Kindergarten Literacy Links Make a Word (1 st -3 rd ) Make a Word (1 st -3 rd )

ELA sites - Intermediate Kids Reads.com – Interviews with authors, book reviews, book trivia and more. Kids Reads.com I Know That.com - Language Arts – Games to practice vocabulary, punctuation and sentence building. I Know That.com - Language Arts Wall of Words – especially good for ESOL students Wall of Words Read Write Think.org – Click on the Student Materials button for online activities Read Write Think.org Favorite activity: Shape PoemsShape Poems Woodlands School Interactive Literacy (all grades) Links to many sites to help with grammar, spelling, reading and writing. Make Beliefs Comix Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature

Science sites I Know That.com – Science – My 2 favorites Animal Universe and Science Lab I Know That.com – Science Solar System Trading Cards Simple Machines-Eduheads Camouflage Field Book – Students learn about habitats and animal adaptations Camouflage Field Book Ks2 – Science – From the BBC. The narration sound a bit funny to the kids but there are some great science teaching/learning activities. Ks2 – Science Welcome to the Smithsonian National Zoo – Lots of great links about animals Welcome to the Smithsonian National Zoo Woodlands School Science Zone

Social Studies sites Kids Next Door – where kids can learn about being good citizens Kids Next Door All About World Geography-Continents and Oceans There are links to other geography games here too. All About World Geography-Continents and Oceans Gullah Net – Meet Aunt Pearlie Sue Gullah Net Know It All.org – Click on Teachers and Parents tab to get a listing of sites by subject area Know It All.org Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for Kids Charters of Freedom – Links to the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Students can even sign and print a copy of the Declaration of Independence. Charters of Freedom The First Thanksgiving - You Are the Historian - Online Learning Center The First Thanksgiving - You Are the Historian - Online Learning Center

Other beneficial sites MAP practice by RIT band Everyday Teaching – Join for $19.95 and get 2 newsletters each week with tons of good web site links Everyday Teaching Internet4Classrooms - Helping Teachers Use the Internet Effectively Internet4Classrooms - Helping Teachers Use the Internet Effectively EduHound – Collections of topic based online educational resources. At the top of the page subscribe to free newsletter and receive regular updates with a link to topic page. EduHound 4Teachers – Favorite links – Rubistar and Web Poster Wizard 4Teachers Instructional Power Points from Lexington 1 Jeopardy Games - lots to choose from and all levels. Jeopardy Games

Wonders of the Web There are many great FREE resources online. I post regularly to the NPES_links portaportal so keep checking for new site. You may download both the Power Point and the Word document at my wiki Technology Talk

Create a Graph-examples