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Mixtures of free stuff and Collections of free photos, sounds, music, gifs, clipart, fonts, icons, satellite images, cartoons, graphics, animations, etc.

A large collection of links to sites to promote critical thinking skills and problem-based learning. The site include activities such as WebQuests, I-Searches, scaffolds and graphic organizers, writing essential questions, and more.

Includes a set of graphic organizers designed to assist teachers & students in prewriting & postreading activities. Focuses on character, setting, conflict, & resolution development.

Wow! And free!

Tracker is a free video analysis and modeling tool built on the Open Source Physics (OSP) Java framework. It is designed to be used in introductory college physics labs and lectures. Features include: 1. Object tracking with position, velocity and acceleration overlays and data. 2. Video modeling with dynamic particle overlays and data. 3. Center of mass tracking with overlays and data. 4. Rotational motion data includes theta, omega and alpha. 5. Interactive graphical vectors and vector sums. 6. Line profiles for RGB analysis of spectra and interference at any angle 7. RGB regions for time analysis of RGB data 8. Flexible video calibration options. 9. Multiple reference frame views of collisions and other motions. 10. Video filters, including brightness/contrast, ghost trails, and deinterlacing. 11. User-defined constants and variables for plotting and analysis. 12. Data analysis tool with powerful automatic and manual curve fitting. 13. Full undo/redo with multiple steps. 14. Video converter for converting edited/filtered videos to mov, gif, jpg or png formats 15. Video exporter tool for recording videos with track overlays. 16. Copy and print images of any view for use in labs and other documents. 17. Paste web or other images directly into Tracker for analysis, save if desired. 18. Helpful hints for new and occasional users. 19. Drag-n-drop trk and video files to open.

What are Siftables? Siftables are cookie-sized computers with motion sensing, neighbor detection, graphical display, and wireless communication. They act in concert to form a single interface: users physically manipulate them - piling, grouping, sorting - to interact with digital information and media. Siftables provides a new platform on which to implement tangible, visual and mobile applications.

A colorful, graphically-enhanced interactive tool to guide students through the research process. Although geared toward a younger student visually, the information is still very relevant.

Digital Storytelling takes the ancient art of oral storytelling and engages technical tools to weave personal tales using images, graphics, music and sound mixed with the author's own story voice.

This page highlights using the new Bloom's Taxonomy to design meaningful learning assessments by Kevin Smythe & Jane Halonen. Scroll down the page to view the "cognitive taxonomy circle". It's a very useful graphic.

A Website to guide a user through basic graphic calculator functions. Includes TI, HP, Sharp, and Casio models.

Video clips and podcasts for all types of science. Careful, though...includes dissections of the human body that are graphic.

Drawing conclusions is an essential skill for students at all levels. This site offers planning ideas for teaching the skill, along with graphic organizers, checklists and rubrics to monitor its use.

Developed in collaboration between Maryland Public Television, MIT's Education Arcade, and FableVision. When you need a fresh approach to teach math to today-s tech-savvy youth, Lure of the Labyrinth comes to the rescue. A ground-breaking online learning game blends cutting-edge design, graphic novel storytelling and stimulating game play to plunge middle school students into a captivating 21st century learning adventure. Labyrinth's mysterious world unfolds when students encounter animated monsters and challenging math puzzles that deepen students' understanding of critical pre-algebra skills. Math topics: ratios, proportions, fractions, variables, number and operations

This website offers ways to improve communication skills, social behavior, and has graphic organizers and tools. It gives examples and provides lots of helpful hints with many social behaviors and communication skills.

Snap Groups is a free, web-based service that helps you connect without the chaos of other online communities. Here's what's great about Snap Groups: * Snap Groups is faster than other online groups because it lets you send and read messages, called snaps, in real-time * No email flooding your inbox - and no spam or viruses! * Read replies and conversations without battling unwanted headers, links, graphics, and ads * See the public groups your friends are in, and what they are posting about * It's easy to unsubscribe from a group - or make groups private - with a single click * Automatically Tweet and email your friends from Snap Groups to invite them to your group! * It's easy and free to register, so join Snap Groups, and you can start posting in seconds!

Another data site - great visualizations and info graphics

collection of applets that are designed for use in mathematics courses below the level of calculus, including algebra, geometry, vectors, trigonometry, pre-calculus, advanced graphicing and other courses

TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom news magazine that motivates kids to read! Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics kids love to learn about - and it's the best nonfiction text you'll find! A powerful teaching tool, TIME For Kids builds reading and writing skills and is easily integrated across your curriculum, including social studies, science and math. Includes example articles, worksheets, printable quizzes, graphic organizers, photos, etc.

"PowerPoint is a versatile application. You can use it for all sorts of things from presentations to online training programs. In previous posts I've shown you how to customize clip art and create your own graphics. Today's tip comes courtesy of blog reader, Daniel Albarrán. He sent me an email stating that once he understood the versatility of PowerPoint it opened his eyes to all sorts of possibilities-one of them being the ability to create illustrated characters"

Adobe® Buzzword® is a FREE, new online word processor, perfect for writing reports, proposals, and anything else you need to access online or work on with others. It looks and behaves like your normal desktop word processor, but it operates inside a web browser, so there's no installation required. You can create print-perfect documents - What you see on the screen is what you'll get when you print. Fonts, letter spacing, colors, and graphics are all reproduced exactly.\n

IconBug.com has some of the hottest icons and clip art images online in an easy to search database that is available online 24/7 for free. If you are looking for something special use the search box to the right. Start typing and our engine will generate search suggestion based off our most popular content.