The free presentation software allows teachers to insert text, images, video, spreadsheet data, and audio. Users can cut and paste in video clips from any website. The presentations shared online through collaboration. \nWhy this one: Teachers create and share numerous instructional presentations strengthen essential learning and collaborative planning. \n

The free web based presentation software program allows teachers to create presentations without having an Internet connection. \nWhy this one: The presentation software program is easy to use and generates the slides as web pages. The programs allows users to have unlimited online collaboration. Generative thinking supported through mind maps and graphic organizers.\n

The Windows Media Player 12 allows users to view and listen to videos, movies, and music. The Windows Media Player appeals to the visual and auditory learners. The program allows teachers to show video clips relating to instructional topics using the lecture and discussion presentation method. The program supports essential and generative learning methods using the multimedia format.

The free Jing program allows teachers to capture videos along with narration from the computer screen. In addition, users can create technology tutorials for their students, and collaborative projects among the users through video.\nWhy this one: The Jing program allows the presenter to share screen shots of documents and tutorials on the computer screen without having the actual documents in hand. For essential learning, learners can see exactly what they are supposed to do on the computer screen.\n

The Webspiration free site offers users the ability to build a mind map to organize thoughts, plans, and ideas for any subject. \nWhy this one: The mind maps help foster collaboration among teachers. The program allows the user to complete outlines associated for each organizer ensuring essential learning. The teacher is able to organize their thoughts and ideas providing the learner with additional activities associated with generative learning.\n

The Kidspiration brainstorming program allows teachers and learners in grades K-5 to create interactive graphic organizers in the core subject areas. The software program has preloaded templates in each core subject.\nWhy this one:Teachers have the program already loaded onto their school issued laptops. The program allows teachers to create a digital notebook. The digital notebook allows users to collaborate their notes, audio, and visual information in one location. The online notebook is a great instructional tool for generative learning.\n\n\n

OneNote is an excellent, easy to use tool for students, writers, people looking for a way to organize notes, or anyone who needs more flexibility beyond Word provides in the creation of documents.\nWhy this one: Teachers have the program already loaded onto their school issued laptops. The program allows teachers to create a digital notebook. The digital notebook allows users to collaborate their notes, audio, and visual information in one location. \n

The site offers teachers free organizers to help them brainstorm, organize, and visualize their instructional ideas. \nWhy this one: First, the user downloads the vocabulary organizer. Next, the user inputs the information onto the form and prints it out. In addition, the website has free teaching lesson plan notes accompanying each organizer. It is free and very easy to use. The graphic organizer is a great instructional tool for generative learning.

http://www.brainpopjr.com/

Brain Pop Jr. allows K-3 teachers ability to show, animated short movies on the core curriculum subject areas using interactive quizzes, games, and other instructional activities. In addition, teachers select activities related to a specific subject area, such as an interactive experiment, time line, graphic organizer, and printable quizzes.

http://www.inspiration.com/Kidspiration

The Kidspiration brainstorming program allows teachers and learners in grades K-5 to create interactive graphic organizers in the core subject areas. The software program has preloaded templates in each core subject. For example, the Social Studies category has a Needs and Wants interactive chart to help support economics. Using computer based graphic organizers helps students better understand the writing process.

http://www.congressforkids.net/

The Internet website Congress for Kids provides learners and teachers' information about the Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and Amendments to the Constitution The site allows users to access government information using interactive and colorful illustrations. Uncle Sam is the tour guide helps learners understand about the 13 colonies, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, the three branches of government, the Bill of Rights, and more.