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This site offers tutorials and games for science and math from kindergarten to high school levels. Teachers and students can use these tutorials to increase content knowledge and then the games and quizzes to increase motivation and assessment. It can be used as a supplement in the classroom or students can work on it at home. 

"Math is about so much more than just numbers-so, IXL is too! We approach each math concept from all angles, offering visual representations, word problems, interactive activities, and more. With an abundance of math problems for every learning style, students can't help but build lasting skills and confidence." This website lists state standards in Math for all 50 states and connects online drills and games to each. Preschool concepts through Algebra are presented. As a member, you can track student progress by class or individuals but students can play as a visitor as well. Pop-up screen lets you know what each game looks like before you click to play. In addition to its applications in the classroom, this looks like a great resource for parents to inform themselves of state standards and to help them check their child's progress.

The state Standards list includes a description of current shift towards Common Core. Teachers need only to pick a grade level and an objective to see a sample questions that addresses that standard at the appropriate level. The sample drill shows that activities are timed. How is that reflected in the stats for a students' session?

If you opt for the subscription rather than the free Shared games, teachers are able to see student scores on activities and compare them to the results of other students. I think this would work best in a lab setting to get good information from all students but kids could have passwords and do drills at home as well. Teachers could still get the information.

This website has blogs on trends in technology, new technology resources, research, and ideas related to education.

MindShift is a very upto date assessment of how technology is gaining stronger foothold in schools! The BYOD and MathDesk article two articles that cover the use of current hardware devices and more implementation of game playing as a learning device! Well worth the time to read!

FableVision has many resources for K-12 educators including software, books, games, videos, a blog, a newsletter, and professional development. The resources are aligned with national standards (NETS-S, NCTM, etc.). The Grants link has pages of available grants for educators. It has some free resources and many products available for purchase.

A site that allows teacher to offer online quizzes, games and activities in any subject area. Shared Quizzes or games might come directly from a text book or be written by Quia site members and are free for use. With membership, teachers can also create their own quizzes and activities from 16 different activity templates. Student date is collected upon completion and is reported back to the teacher in a variety of forms including charts & graphs.

This home page for this looks great. The site is down for temporary maintenance until Sunday, September 9. I'll look again then.

Quizlet allows users to find or create virtual flashcards for studying practically any subject. There are different study modes like spelling, test, scatter etc that help students learn content independently or in groups.