EDIT 7500 @ UGA

This site is a collection of sites designed just for kids. These educational games cover anything from weather to geology to where food comes from. It is run by the University of Illinois Extension.

Social networking tool for readers. It is similar to LibraryThing. Readers can use it to find new books they might like to read based on reviews or recommendations by friends or strangers with similar tastes.

Textbook tutorials for HMC textbook

Free surveys and polls that can be added to your website or blog. Free account allows unlimited polls with unlimited responses and unlimited surveys with no more than 10 questions and no more than 100 survey responses. Free version should provide enough features for teachers.

Wealth of Civil War photos, maps, and documents. Includes Unit information, letters, diaries, and lots of great links.

Free open source audio editor highly recommended for creating podcasts on PCs.

design models to consider when teaching technology

This web site is brought to you by teachers Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher, creators of The Oregon Trail, the award-winning documentary film which aired nationally on PBS. During the three years we spent researching the film, we found lots of great material we thought would be great for teachers and home schoolers--so we built this this web site to make it all available. Enjoy the adventure! (If you are a teacher, don't miss our free online teacher's guide)

This 2002 Pew study might be slightly outdated, but it talks about a serious problem in education, which is that students are actually outpacing schools in terms of internet savviness. They are bringing along with them different expectations and skills than before and schools need to address this.

Broken down by grade level, this site gives an in-depth look at the United States government. The branches, election process, and national symbols are all covered, as is how laws are made, important history aspects, and the concept of national versus state government. Students can also refer to a glossary for important terms.

Upload videos and keep them private, share them with a few, or make them public. Gives viewers ability to comment at specific spots as the video plays. Comments can be text or video. Videos can be embedded and can be deleted by you. Webcams can be used to create instant videos.

Play games and travel through the Web of Life while learning about wildlife and habitat. Kid's Planet by Defenders of Wildlife. Great also for teachers gives units on animals that could be used for habitat studies in fourth grade.

Interactive online art activities and art history.

Scratch is a Web 2.0 programming environment for beginners, where kids can use a simple programming syntax to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art, and share their creations on the web. Students use built-in sprites or they can draw their own. Once the student finishes the game or animation, they can publish it online.

Interactive map of future trends in education

Online journal for technology integration.