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Podcasts are a fantastic way to gain new information from the Internet quickly and efficiently. With a huge variety of topics available, podcasts offer something for everybody. We've scoured the Internet and picked out the ten best podcasts specifically for teachers.

This electronic source for American literature, funded by the Library of Congress, allows students to explore multiple facets of American literature. One link leads to an exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's Baltimore, while another looks to examine how the history of Salem influenced Nathaniel Hawthorne's writings. By presenting students with this tool, they will be better equipped to understand the writers' backgrounds and read deeper into their works.

Mimio is a company that makes interactive technologies for the classroom. The interactive whiteboard is similar to a smartboard except it just attaches to the teachers exisiting whiteboard magnetically. Students or teachers can use the pens to write on the board and control the computer screen by using the whiteboard. Mimio also makes a reading tutorial called MimioSprout. This helps children from kindergarten to second grade with reading. This website meets standard 6.1 because it allows students to use interactive technology in the classroom. It also allows students to further their education while playing games and doing activities on Mimio Sprout. The white board would allow teachers to use technology in a positive way to have students interact during a lesson instead of just listening to the teacher. With the interactive white board, students can get up and interact with the teacher and their peers.

Lessoncast is something I have never heard of before, but seems very useful to teachers. It is an interactive site that teachers use to get and share ideas. It has a blog, and all kinds of lessoncasts that teachers can use. A lessoncast is a short video elaborating on new ideas for different lessons.

Students can explore this website for research and play educational games. This website is for students in preschool through high school. Teachers and Parents can also learn more information about children with special needs in the online articles or books.

this site uses technology in the classroom and is a great resource for free materials

Interactive learning Sites for the Classroom. This is a great way to get children involved in classroom interaction. This is a fun website with many different games and such. It almost like a big video game on the computer for learning all different subjects.

Kidsknowit.com is a great educational tool for both teachers and students. This web site is completely free and full of amazing resources. This internet tool contains subject specific songs,games,articles, stories, and teaching aides such as classroom posters and worksheets

Has links to digital story telling, power point templates, and interactive games.

This is a good website for students to use because it tests students in variety of subject matters, and with every right answer they donate rice to third world countries.

I chose this website because I feel that it is a site that students, teachers, and parents would benefit from. It is an Award-winning educational software and technology professional development to help students develop essential 21st century skills with project-based learning.

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.

All kids love games-even learning games. This websites links tons of free games for kids to play, even ones with disablities.