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"At Google, we support the education of families on how to stay safe online. That's why we've teamed up with online safety organization iKeepSafe to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible online citizen. The curriculum is designed to be interactive, discussion filled and allow students to learn through hands-on and scenario activities. On this site you'll find a resource booklet for both educators and students that can be downloaded in PDF form, presentations to accompany the lesson and animated videos to help frame the conversation. "

The Smithsonian site is a wealth of outstanding activities and interactives. In the Walk in the Forest interactives, students are guided through a virtual forest where they do field research using the same scientific methods and tools that Smithsonian scientists use to monitor forest biodiversity. Students can act as dirt detectives, predicting which trees will thrive in each type of soil; learn about forest layers and the plants and animals that take up residence in each; identify a tree; observe seasonal changes; map the forest; and use amphibians as an indicator of the forest. Each of the interactives has the option of narration (audio) or non-narrated (students read through the interactive).

Flash app (which is in constant development) showing how active & dynamic the Social Web, Mobile Industry and Game Business are.

Extensive list of lesson plans and activities related to terrorism.

Artisan Cam is more than just a comic creator, it is a comprehensive collection of online art activities. On Artisan Cam students can use the Super Action Comic Maker to build a six frame comic. The Super Action Comic Maker has a drag and drop interface which students use to select a background and character for their comics.

Great collection of online psychology experiments and simulation activities.

Science and technology resources. This site has a teachers corner as well as simulation activities.

Designed by educators, for educators. The people building Sakai work at campuses just like yours. We believe they know best what features academic users value. Flexible, Free and Open. Sakai is a powerful yet flexible solution that supports not only teaching and learning but also research and administrative collaboration. The Sakai CLE is distributed free of charge and our license is designed to encourage innovation and customization in order to meet local campus needs. Our Community. Sakai is an active community of educational institutions working together to solve common problems and share best practices. The professional development and cross-institutional knowledge sharing are benefits hard to find elsewhere.

This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.

This site allows you to make a "box" of a person, event, historical period, etc. by uploading documents and building the space.

This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others.

Interactive algebra activities.

from site: Like the "Cc:" function in email, switchAbit lets you write content once and publish to multiple services. (e.g. Send a tweet and switchAbit will route it Facebook and Jaiku). Control how and when switchAbit is activated by setting up "switchboards" and tags you create.

Students engage in activities to learn about the candidates and issues, then cast mock ballots that are counted along with those of millions of other students across the nation.

This blog will be maintained by several technology coaches from various school districts. It is our hope that each day we can provide an activity, tech tip or project idea that we have observed in our school.

This is our space to share exciting digital possibilities to help learners develop 21st century multiliteracy skills through active learning

Materials that combine audio, video and reading activities to offer a better perspective of the Hispanic world. All created in Spanish speaking countries, covering many topics. Our goal is to provide great videos that really show our country, and that can be interesting and understandable for a foreign student.

Pre-During-Post Reading activities for Catcher in the Rye - handy stuff

An interactive flash activity to teach the use of primary sources for learning.

The features on this Web site enable educational communities to: * Browse primary sources that teachers have used with students. * Teach primary source-based learning experiences from the Teaching Materials Collection. * Design learning experiences using MyPortfolio. * Share discoveries with others through field-testing and publishing. * Use our professional development programs to uncover the breadth and depth of LOC.gov resources. * Learn through primary source-based online activities and samples of student projects. * Create digital documentaries using University of Virginia's Primary Access or make a handout for students.

A wikispace created by CFF coaches providing resources, lessons, and activities for math instruction.