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Online free graphical dictionary and thesaurus.

"TimeGlider is a data-driven interactive timeline application built on the (Adobe) Flash platform. You can "grab" the timeline and drag it left and right, and zoom in and out to view centuries at a time or just hours. TimeGlider allows you to create event-spans so that you can see durations and how they overlap. Being web-based, TimeGlider lets you collaborate and share easily. You can create timelines about the last year of your family, the last century of world events, or about pre-historical (bce/bc) times. Currently, one can zoom out to a scope of millenia:"

Timelines are great ways for students to organize and present information.

"Quibblo is a fun survey, poll and quiz site, where you can: Easily make your own quiz Take fun quizzes by other members Share quizzes with friends Embed quizzes on your MySpace, blog, Facebook or any other page on the internet."

"Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world."

"Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. Read them like books, play them like games, and send them like greeting cards. They're curiously fun."

"Eraserdog is created for the Teacher, Parent, or Student looking for a variety of worksheets to supplement an existing math curriculum."

Online Survey tool. There is a basic plan which is free.

"FunnelBrain is a collection of academic questions and answers that are created, edited and organized by its users. To get started, click "Create Flashcards" to add questions or select "Study Teams" to collaborate with your classmates. Be sure to check out the free Degree and Test-Prep Quiz Page for GMAT, Accounting, Criminal Justice and other free quizzes."

This site also has a free academic decathlon practice scrimmage.

"TypingWeb is a free online typing tutor & keyboarding tutorial for typists of all skill levels. TypingWeb also offers officially sanctioned typing and 10 Key certification."

Free Learn to Type Site

Typing Speed test online Free

this site is a free online listing of grants available for K-12 schools and teachers. Grant Wrangler can be especially helpful as school technology budgets tighten. Grants can be searched by keyword or by deadline. The news bulletins are updated daily and contain direct links to applications that are available online. Teachers and administrators can also subscribe to Grant Wrangler's daily e-mail blast, which lists up-to-date grant opportunities.

many educators are using technology to engage students in project-based learning exercises that build 21st-century skills and motivate students with practical and hands-on-activities. The nonprofit Buck Institute for Education and Boise State University have put together resources to help educators plan, design, and implement such leassons. Guides and planning tools are available, as are a handful of examples of project-based teaching and learning strategies that have been successful in the classroom.

The UK-based nonprofit Peace One Day (POD) is offering a free online curriculum focusijng on conflict resolution and nonviolence for grades 6-12. The curriculum aims to foster discussion among young people about peace and nonviolence in their schools, local communities, and the world at large. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the documentary The Day After Peace. POD will distribute free copies of the film to schools using the curriculum.

Free and created for grades 6-12.

"Engage, inform, and educate your students with TweenTribune and TeenTribune. These sites let students interact with the news, while fulfilling requirements for language arts, computer skills, and other classes. Kids love it - and so do their teachers" Teachers can sign up and customize Tween Tribune and TweenTribune for your classroom. Free

Note the feature about the readinglessons.com.

This site Frontline covers a variety of topics related to online behavior.

This site contains links to a variety of cyber bulling resources.

Copyright Kids has links to information about copyright but presented at a level for kids to understand. This site is kids, parents and teachers.

"The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use has developed a new framework to address safe and responsible Internet use ~ Cyber Savvy Schools"

This site has a variety of resources related to history.com. It includes topics for discussion, tv shows, this day in history, videos, and games.

Free Quiz creating tool. Users can create, store and print worksheets, studysheets, exams and quizzes online.