Class Tools
http://www.classtools.net/
This is a wonderful site for creating quizzes that can be linked to blogs and /or web sites. The navigation process is really easy and step by step tutorials are offered as an extra support tool. This is a free site for educators and easy to navigate through.


RubiStar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
RubiStar is designed to help assist with creating rubrics. Templates for all subject areas and even projects are already predesigned. The navigation process is extremely easy once you log in, you have the options to create, save, preview and edit your rubrics.

Prezi
http://prezi.com/
This site adds so much richness to multimedia presentations. There are three levels of membership. The first level is free but there are two higher levels of memberships that come with more options and capabilities. This is an awesome site because you can add whatever you want to your presentations.

Photo Peach Fresh Slideshows to Go
http://photopeach.com/
Photo Peach is an online presentation site that allows you to create educational slideshows. This site also lends its self to peer collaboration. The students can download or upload their slides, insert music, images and text. The features on this site are easy to navigate and the presentations are of high quality.

Read Write Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/
This is an ideal website that enhances any lesson through online media presentation. Teachers are provided with lesson plans from grades k-12 that come with Power Points, there are a plethora of interactive online activities on diverse topics, and students can actual save their work and return to it later. This is a phenomenal site due to the effectiveness of the resources and easy navigation.

Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers
http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
This is a graphic organizer site that has a wealth of graphic organizers. You do not have to become a member of this site in order to use these resources. These resources can be downloaded and printed. Teaching notes are an added resource that can be used for lesson planning. This is a very easy site for teachers and students to navigate through and organize information for all subject areas.

Time Line Project Tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3RC4iF31OI
This is a great demonstration on how to use Time Glider an online timeline. Due to the complexity of the program this tutorial really breaks down how to use the tools of this program.

Smartboard Training
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcRJW-arn48&feature=related
This is a phenomenal video about initially using a smartboard. Deep discussion and modeling is demonstrated on how to use the components and tools that makes a smartboard an effective tool in the classroom. This is a great video because the demonstrations are precise and easy to follow.

Trueflix http://auth.grolier.com/login/tfx/login.php
TrueFlix is an online reading resource that offers nonfiction text across the curriculum that enhances reading. Each book has a video that introduces the topic and an actual book about the topic that the students can listen to. Links are also provided to articles that explores more about the topic. Students can also take a multiple choice quiz and complete a vocabulary based activity that goes along with the topic. Lesson plans and other resources are readily available for teachers. The activities are learner-centered and cognitive based.

Glogster http://www.glogster.com/
Glogster is a wonderful website that opens the mind up to ultimate creativity. This site allows their users to create interactive posters that will add flair to any oral presentation. Users can import music, pictures, and text to make their presentations more personable. The student engagement is learner-centered and cognitive based.

Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers is an exceptional online graphic organizer that is geared towards organizing ideas. Participants can brainstorm ideas and organize them in maps, cluster diagrams, webs and charts. These organizers will provide its users with a visual of their organized ideas. The active engagement on this site requires its users to think about how they want to organize their information so it is cognitive based and learner-centered learning.

Trueflix http://auth.grolier.com/login/tfx/login.php
TrueFlix is an online reading resource that offers nonfiction text across the curriculum that enhances reading. Each book has a video that introduces the topic and an actual book about the topic that the students can listen to. Links are also provided to articles that explores more about the topic. Students can also take a multiple choice quiz and complete a vocabulary based activity that goes along with the topic. Lesson plans and other resources are readily available for teachers. The activities are learner-centered and cognitive based.

Glogster http://www.glogster.com/
Glogster is a wonderful website that opens the mind up to ultimate creativity. This site allows their users to create interactive posters that will add flair to any oral presentation. Users can import music, pictures, and text to make their presentations more personable. The student engagement is learner-centered and cognitive based.

Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers is an exceptional online graphic organizer that is geared towards organizing ideas. Participants can brainstorm ideas and organize them in maps, cluster diagrams, webs and charts. These organizers will provide its users with a visual of their organized ideas. The active engagement on this site requires its users to think about how they want to organize their information so it is cognitive based and learner-centered learning.