Fact Monster is a wonderful source for student-based research. It is kid friendly and provides information on different subject and even has a homework help center.
This is a great site to "activate your mind". It is a free interactive site that has activities for all subject areas. I especially like the activity that teaches about simple machines. This site helps students really grasp some more challenging concepts in a fun way.
This is an interesting website that offers a lot of information to teachers, parents and students. It appears to be an article that gives good descriptions about SPED and then half way down, there are a number of resources that would be helpful to anyone teaching in this field or just to learn about.
A technology site offering free products to meet needs of technology coordinators, administrators, students, teachers and parents. Available in different languages as well. A digital library with over 4,000 plans, Articles and blogs by industry experts. Free with registration. Streamlining your classroom is another example of what HotChalk offers to help you focus more on teaching.
This single website provides access to dozens if not more websites ranging from a variety of topics pertaining to teaching. Whatever a teacher may need help with researching can most likely be found using this site. It gives links to sites that will provide worksheets, help with lesson planning, and much more.
iPads4Kids supports the use of iPads in special education classrooms by providing information and links for apps--both free and for purchase. The apps are categorized into groups: reading skills, writing, social skills, reading text, fine motor skills, communication, behavior, and miscellaneous.
This is a wonderful site to help teachers incorporate technology into the classroom. There has been a lot of research lately regarding special needs children and ipads. As a special education teacher, I think it is important to have a lot of sources to pull from when teaching.
This is a great resource to show students when they are not getting along. There are several different hypothetical characters and situations that are acted out on this website which can help students deal with their feelings towards others.
This site is to help teachers move into a more technology friendly classroom. It gives teachers options on how to bring technology into their classroom, whether being by online quizzes, or designing a floor plan for your class.
Cute site for teachers that will help them bring technology to their students within the classroom. Fun games that can be played like Who Wants to be Millionaire and etc.
This site used both the pros and the cons for using computers in preschool. It is super interesting for us to see that with students in preschool it could help them progress but it could also hurt them when it comes to physical activity.
This website offers a place where teachers are able to view other teachers suggestions on how to incorporate technology in to the classroom as well as advice for first time teachers. Here you can view videos and comments that will help with the various components that teaching entails (such as report cards, technology, math, science, etc.).
What was really neat about this site is it not only gave ideas on how to introduce technology in the classroom, but took it a step further. This website stressed the point that not every student learns the same "diverse learners" and gave multiple ideas such as, audio, visual, software, etc to help implement technology when in the classroom.
I think this is another great website on assessments. Especially when teaching elementary students who may not understand what that means, some of these ideas will help them to understand on what we the teachers are asking them to do. I would make it fun so that they don't see it as a bad thing.
"The world's largest study group." Used to help students learn class material together. This website encourages students to work together to learn more efficiently.
For elementary education this website would be perfect! It involves math games, and hands on math activities. They make all activities printable to be able to be used in math centers and in the classroom. Everything can be accessed using Adobe.
What is really neat about this website is that it provides the Common Core Standard that has to be met, as well as activities that coincide with it. It even suggests books that can be read to help learning prosper.
This site has so many math activities for Kindergarten to fifth grade. All you have to do is pick what grade you need and there are a ton of activities to choose from depending on what concept you are trying to teach.