Google
Google for Educators - you'll find a teacher's guide to Google products, including basic information about each tool, examples of how educators are using them, and lesson ideas. You'll also find lesson plans and videos from our partners at Discovery Education focusing on two of (their) most popular teaching tools: Google Earth and Google SketchUp.
GoogleLit Trips
"This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place..."
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Test Preparation
SAT Preparation - Online Quiz
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Typing Tutors (O)nline or (D)ownloadable
Senselang O,D
Bruce's Unusual Typing Wizard D
Tux Typing D
A Whole Troupe of Typing Tutors! O,D
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History
Atlas of World History - Map Animation
This free map animation software is an interesting way to visualize history! Animated maps show empires growing and countries changing in Europe, Africa, and Asia over 4000 years (from 3000 BC up to to 1000 AD).
Centennia - Napoleonic Edition
Similar to Atlas of World History, this free animated atlas covers Europe and the Middle East during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period.
American Labor History - An Online Study Guide
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Computer Safety & Security Issues
SiteAdvisor Spyware Quiz
They say it's hard to judge a book by its cover. We'd argue that it's even harder to judge the safety of a Web site by its looks. Think you can sniff out which sites are adware & spyware free? Take our spyware quiz and see.
I-SAFE.ORG
i-SAFE Inc. is the worldwide leader in Internet safety education. Founded in 1998 and endorsed by the U.S. Congress, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with dynamic community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.
BlogSafety.com
Where parents, teens, educators, and experts discuss and learn about safe blogging and social networking. You might call this social networking about the social networks!
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Science
The Hayden Planetarium Astrophysics Visualization Archive
The Astrophysics Visualization Archive (AVA) is a resource for visualizations (movies) that demonstrate astronomical or astrophysical phenomena. The pages of the AVA are organized into four categories: Solar System, Stars, Galaxies, and Universe.
Pretty Planet
A collection of NASA large-size pictures of the Earth
IrYdium - Virtual Online Chemistry Lab
The amazing Virtual Laboratory IrYdium allows students to select from hundreds of standard reagents and manipulate them in a manner that resembles that of a real chemistry laboratory. It allows students to design and perform diverse experiments. Requires Java.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
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Everyone!
DiscoverySchools Puzzlemaker
is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.
Signmakers - Here are some cool places to make your own customized images:
The ACME Label Maker
The ACME License Maker
Just for Valentine's Day: the ACME Heart Maker
Tombstone Generator
Button Generator
Logo Generator
3d Text Maker
Online Banner Makers
Churches Sign Generator
Error Message Generator
Email Icon Generator
Dancing Alphabet Names
Gmail Signature Generator
another Gmail Signature Generator
The Generator Blog
Custom Sign Generator dot com
Nobelprize.org
You don't have to be a genius to understand the work of the Nobel Prize Winners. These games and simulations, based on Prize-winning achievements, will teach and inspire you while you're having FUN! Students, teachers and non-profesionals of all ages will enjoy testing and building their knowledge in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace and economics.
Internet Public Library - please don't blame me if you stay for hours!
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"What, We Have to Think??"
The Mystical Ball
"Choose any two digit number..."
Petals Around the Rose
"The name of the game is Petals Around the Rose. The name of the game is important... "
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Copyright
Copyright & Fair Use
Stanford University Libraries excellent guide to Copyright & Fair Use issue.
Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland - another excellent resource!
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Art
Web Gallery of Art
A virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 12th to mid-19th centuries.
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Math
SMILE PROGRAM MATHEMATICS INDEX
Aa collection of almost 200 single concept lessons. These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyright property of the author. The SMILE website is hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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