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A good resource for locating Spanish language instruction and practice quizzes. Not all content is free, but many things are.

This site from the Library of Congress is an online portal of free reading resources for children, teens and adults. It features online versions of out-of-copyright books. (Mother Goose, Arabian Nights, etc.) It also features webcasts of authors, writing contests, etc. The teaching resources include lesson plans etc.

Learning Guides by Experts and Educators "Shmoop will make you a better lover (of literature, history, life). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time. Our mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age."

The "Top 25" Websites foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.

Photovisi is a free and easy to use online tool to create photo collages. Select one of the many collage templates, add your photos and then customize by dragging items around. After the collage is finished, it's available for download and print! Students can add text labels and titles to document learning. Collages can be used for getting to know you activities. Students can create a collage of pictures that represent themselves and their interests. Use text to create an auto bio poem over the collage of pictures. Students could also create collages as a place to visually document their learning. Students could create "time capsule" collages that represent a period in history.

"On our website you will find thousands of our free mathematics enrichment materials (problems, articles and games) for teachers and learners from ages 5 to 19 years. All the resources are designed to develop subject knowledge, problem-solving and mathematical thinking skills. The website is updated with new material on the first day of every month. "

"FlamingText.com is a FREE logo design tool where you can create your own logo, buttons and more. You can use these logos on your website, in your email signature, or wherever you like. "

a free word cloud generator that offers the option to link every word in your word cloud to a Google search. Click on any word in your word cloud to be taken directly to a Google search results page for that word. Tagul creates a word cloud from text you copy into your Tagul account. Tagul will also generate a word cloud from any url you specify.

Public Domain images

"FedFlix, hosted by the Internet Archive, is a collection of nearly 2000 films produced by the US government during the 20th Century. The topics of these films range from presidential speeches to agricultural practices to public health and safety. Some films are instructional in nature, for example there is a film for police officers on how to arrest someone. Other films are more informative in nature and some films are flat-out propaganda films."

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Sites to help you detect and prevent plagiarism

"World Mapper hosts nearly 700 informative maps and posters. The maps are based on economic, scientific, and demographic data sets. "

How to sort by reading level

"Mapped to state standards. Students practice what you cover, using intelligent questions, hints and video lessons. "

"Historical Scene Investigation offers a fun way for students to investigate history through primary documents and images."

Google Tools for Social Studies Teachers and How to Use them