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Quizlet is a website that allows the teacher and students to study topics via quizzes, flash cards, etc.

Quizlet is an online learning tool for students and teachers that lets the user study a variety of subjects for free. It allows teachers to create quizzes and practice questions for their students based upon the material being taught in class. Students can then go online and take these quizzes or complete these practice questions to study. Quizlet can be used both inside and outside of the classroom and provides both teachers and students with a fun and interactive method of integrating technology into learning.

This website offers important information for teachers, parents, and students on internet safety. This site includes tutorials for parents on what to watch for when their child is using the internet, tips for teachers to share this information with students, and interactive videos for children to learn the importance of safety on the internet. This website is useful for teachers and students because you never know what kinds of things are lurking on the internet, and children should be informed on what types of things to allow and not allow.

World's largest and most advanced online repository of math and science simulations for grades 3-12. Research-proven, inquiry-based learning tools for teachers and students. Web-based for anytime, anywhere learning. 6.1 Candidates integrate instructional technology to facilitate learning in their classrooms, to supplement instructional strategies, to design instructional materials, and the enhance hands-on experiences and problem solving. I felt like this website met the standards of 6.1. This is a great resource for teachers and parents who are teaching math or science. There are a variety of lesson plans as well as interactive "gizmos" that will help students learn. Students can do the interactive portion and then be asked to complete the lesson plan. It's such a helpful site that will benefit the students and teachers.

Great site for Math and Science. Access to state standards as well as by textbook or by grade level.

Coursecracker.com is a very useful website for teachers to use in order to stay connected with students, parents, and other teachers. This website allows teachers to set up a class page. They can then post assignments on there for students to access in case a student misses class. Teachers can have a calendar on the class page which can help students keep up with when their assignments are due. Teachers can also send notifications to parents and students through email. Teachers can also talk to other teachers to discuss different topics. The standard for this website is Standard 6.6 which deals with using technology to effectively communicate with students, parents, and colleagues.

Jumpstart is a great site for teachers of any grade level. You can choose the grade level you are teaching and then find activities, games, worksheets, and more for your students. It has activities for many different subjects reading, English, science, math, and art. This would be a great source for gather ideas for activities, getting supplemental worksheets, or to give the students a safe place to play fun games!

This is a really neat website. A teacher, student, or parent can sign up for free. For teachers, it is a good way to communicate things to your students or get advice from other educators. For students, they are able to view their homework and assignments and they are also able to communicate and meet new students with the same interests. For parents, they are able to view important bulletins from teachers and see upcoming events. This is a great website for everyone!

For Standard 6.4., one can use the Crayola website to find art-related lesson plans for any subject. Materials, time, grade level and significance are listed for each project. Additionally, techniques for all art supplies for the educator are given.

This website contains an electronic note keeper and organizer called Evernote that can be downloaded onto a computer, iPhone, iPad, tablet, or any Android device. Evernote has many features that help keep notes organized. It is great for teachers to make lesson plans, store handouts, and upload grades to. Students can use Evernote to upload their notes onto multiple devices, which will minimize the accumulation of paper over time and to make flashcards. Evernote has a search feature that allows you to search for any notes or documents you have uploaded onto the program. This is a wonderful tool, especially for teachers and students to stay organized which is important during the teaching and learning process. Evernote can be downloaded for free but there is a premium option that can be downloaded for a low price.

Excel for Teachers - Practice Files Excel book designed for K-12 teachers - files for download. This website gives teachers a good idea of all the things they can use excel. It gives templates that one can personalize with information for any classroom. If you love excel as much as I do, and you want to be a teacher, this website is really something you should check out!

I chose Microsoft Mouse Mischief because it is interactive. It allows the teacher and students to interact with the lesson and eachother and makes learning fun and easy. There is something for teacher and student. It is a program that allows teachers to make PowerPoints interactive by asking question and with wireless mouses students select answers. It also shows the teacher which students or groups of students answered correctly or incorrectly. My standard is 6.1, which states that candidates intergrate instructional technology to facilitate learning in the classroom to supplement instructional strategies, to design instructional materials, and to enhance hands-on expierences and problem solving. I believe that this program is great for this standard. It is hands-on, interactive, uses technology, and ask the students for problem solving and quick thinking. The URL above will take you to Microsoft Mouse Mischief where you can download mouse mischief for free, it is compatable with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or 2010. The link I am listing below will also take you to the Microsoft website above for mouse mischief but this website has a video that shows you a little about mouse mischief. http://shellyterrell.com/2010/05/21/a-new-way-to-make-powerpoints-interactive/

This site is a very good one for Standard 6.1 because it not only provides a variety of games and practice for enhanced learning, but it also includes ideas for how teachers can include the games in their lesson plans to explain new concepts and to review previous material. The site is very easy to navigate -- with good graphics and interactive components and a variety of games and teaching suggestions for all subject areas.

ABC ya! is a great website to incorporate technology in your classroom. This website includes fun games and enrichment activities for Elementary schools Kindergarten through fifth grade. After a student has completed their assignment, they can log on to this site and do grade based activities that are fun and educational. All of these games are free to play.

ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn.

ABCYa.com is an interactive children's website, loaded with fun games and activities to help children learn and practice reading, math, grammar, spelling, history, geography and more. This site is free and there are tons of games to choose from, and you choose the grade level to play them at. At the end of each game the easy to read results give you a clear understanding of how you did in the game and where you need more practice at. I will be introducing this site to my own children, and will incorporate it into my classroom for my students as well. I highly recommend this site.

This website has games students can play based on grammar topics. It also has pdf downloads. It also has a link on the home page to the Junior version for Elementary students.

This link is for an excellent, free database for teachers to search or find literature appropriate to their students at different levels of the DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment). You can search for a specific book, or use the database to configure an appropriate list for your grade and DRA level. The website as a whole offers many other great features for educators as well, such as lesson plans and science projects. The database in itself however is a fun place to start when working with your own personal classroom library to the extent that you can be linked to Amazon to purchase a copy if you so wish.

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This website is useful for teachers in grades K-5. It is a site that aligns lessons with Common Core Standards for individual learning for each student. This website gives personalized lessons for each student and the teacher can view student progress and make comments to students throughout their course of learning. It is a great assistive technology to reinforce concepts that have been introduced in the classroom.

I chose this website because I think it a good tool for students, and teachers to use. It provides a category for education that contains a variety of different websites and videos. This meets standard 6.4 by using it to find different ways to study. Also it has teaching strategies as well as web 2.0 for the classroom, and apps for education. All these things helps students and teachers improve on their educational practice.