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A virtual library of mathematics manipulatives for grades preK-12. The manipulatives are broken down into the five components of mathematics; numbers & operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis & probability.

An adventure series and website based on NCTM standards, designed to help kids develop mathematical problem solving and reasoning skills.

Ashley Leneway Week 2, Link 1

Screencast-O-Matic is my favorite online screen casting tool. It is easy to use and allows for longer recordings. It is great for demonstrations or to answer math questions that are difficult to type out in an email.

You will need to use your BSU information to access this article. This article addresses the "challenge of developing theory in relation to the practices of mathematics teaching and its development". This a lengthy article but well worth the read for any level of mathematics teacher! The author is trying to "show" how theory can really be put into practice. The author highlights and well supports that: 1) students learn through exploration and 2) educators using inquiry as a tool to enable teachers to develop teaching.

You will need to use your BSU information to access this scholarly article. This article explores the foundation to the concept of Connectivism. Connectivism is basically how the various connections are created, formed and strengthened in education and in all types of learning.

A resource database for educational videos and games divided by subject and concept.

High quality educational online games, categorized according to educational standard, grade level, and academic content. Free to play games cover math, science, problem solving, and cognitive skills.

Fun and free educational games for kids in K-8. Featuring multiplayer learning games, math games, language arts games, and much more!

Great instructional games in math, ELA, and social studies.

This is a great one, I use it a lot with my Kindergarteners :)

Lessons/activities, etc. for math, science, literacy, art, music, physical education, etc...great resource!

Games and teacher guides (includes great interactive math games)

This is a concept mapping tool which can be used for the teacher or the students to organize ideas in math into a tree like concept map.

Animal Quizzes - Hundreds of free, online, educational games for kids. But anyone interested in online learning - so many subjects - (geography, math, animals, science) and many levels, games and activities for learners of any age.

FunBrain is the #1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages. (math, grammar, science, spelling, history)

This long-term project has students creating a blog that serves as their reading response journal for the year. For this assignment, students created a blog to replace their hardcopy notebooks. As students read various things in their English class, they use this one place to do all reading activities. Once they have finished posting, they then receive time to go and comment on other people's posts. This gives students a place to practice their writing skills with an authentic audience. As the year goes on and students get more comfortable with commenting, students could end up having rich conversations based on each other's writing. I like this because it is easy to set up and use for the course of the year. This can be applied to almost any subject area. Even a math teacher could use something like this for students to summarize their learning and bounce ideas off of their peers. The functionality and utility of this project make it a must-have for educators of all subject areas.

When I've thought of the Khan Academy website, I used to think of the great deal of content there that is focused on Math and Science, with smaller sections for History and Economics. There is a much smaller but very useful section of the website focused on Grammar.

Spreadsheet software offers users a wide variety of tools and features. From organizing data and creating charts to computing complex math formulas, the possibilities are endless. Knowing where to begin and how to make sense of it all can be a daunting task. This resource serves as a beginners guide for those wanting to learn how to operate Google sheets.

This blog focuses on Google Sheets and gives 4 purposeful uses in the classroom. Google Sheets is no longer for math classes! These four ideas are used in any class! The blog includes links to live rubrics as well.

This website contains a vast library of educational videos that are designed to teach students about various topics in the world of math, science and computers. The videos are accompanied with practice problems for learners to go through after each video to assess their learning.