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Players take on the role of Lucy, a 14-year-old slave in Kentucky.  As they navigate her escape and journey  to Ohio, they discover that life in the "free" North is dangerous and difficult. In 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act brings disaster. Will Lucy ever truly be free? Free interactive game from WNET

Great comparison of Open vs Free resources

Nice listing of free video sites (I didn't know Brain Pop had a free section).  There are other great lists on curriki as well.

Some great presenters free online from July 29-31.

Another source for "free" photos

Readings with free activities that are lexile-leveled. It is designed for grades K-6, but there are many readings with lexiles scores of 800-1020. Also, it provides lesson plans aligned with various children's books.  You can create a free account. Rec by Karen Ault

Great list of free PD activities, many online

Novel Conversations is a free statewide lending library creating conversations across county lines and within communities. Through Novel Conversations, Indiana Humanities lends sets of books to Indiana book clubs, offers program and discussion suggestions, arranges author speaking events, and extends social sharing opportunities. We lend more than 360 titles, primarily fiction and biography, to reading and discussion groups at libraries, senior centers, schools, and other organizations, free of charge. Books include classic titles such as Little Women and To Kill a Mockingbird , as well as contemporary titles such as The Poisonwood Bible and The Time Traveler's Wife. View the book list for a complete listing.

Apparently this page is updated each month with free webinars

Homepage of Steve Hargadon.  His blog will include weekly updates, topics, and times of free webinars using Elluminate.  These are some of the easiest webinars to follow, and he is an excellent moderator.  You can even host some of your own webinars for free.

Have you tried Second Life yet? Are you afraid to do so? This link with a auto vide on the home page may either entice you to try it or scare the heck out of you. I am revising Second Life for my new role in ISTE. I ceated an avatar about a year ago (I am Maureen Mocha, they give you a list of sur name options and because of my coffee habit, well you get it...). Look me up if you try second life. I have been lurking around on the ISTE island. You should check that out too. There is a lot of free virtual professional development going on there. To participate in Second Life, you will need to download the viewer onto your computer. It is free. Go ahead and give it a try. I dare you :-).

Simple K-12 periodically offers some free webinars on web 2.0 topics (of course, trying to entice people to become subscribers), but even the free ones include some great presenters and topics

Aggregates free audiobooks from several different sourced

Free and ad free

1400+ Free eBooks during COVID. The fiction books are copyright-free classics, but there are many nonfiction books that will interest students. Contact Susie Highley if you need the login info.

Free images to use as long as you give credit

Nice list of copyright-free images, music, sound effects, and more from Robyn Young at Avon HS

Rec by Diana Gill in a webinar. Point students to sites like this.