This curriculum mapping software is being used my a growing number of school districts. It allows teachers to collaborate in developing units and activities for students. This is a subscription service, but it will offer a free demo of the program and a glimpse into what it can do.
So what if the traditional classroom becomes a thing of the past? Science fiction writer Assimov asked this question decades ago. See how accurate his predictions were.
Where have we come from and where are we headed? Get some ideas from this timeline created by University of Illinois students who have traced the evolution of educational technology. This could be a great project for your students to research.
Make word search, cross-cross, double puzzles, fallen phrases, math squares, mazes, letter tiles, cryptograms, number block, and hidden message puzzles for your classroom or try pre-made puzzles.
This site contains a variety of software programs that are free downloads for registered schools and classrooms. It also offers a KidsCorner with a wide selection of games, and a number of content specific games. Click on a tab for Preschool, USA, world, animals, vocabulary, languag arts, health, science or math to access the games.
Read about current technologies available for your classroom. Get ideas for classroom projects and grants. Additional tabs on this site provide tools and templates, a subject data base of class projects and activities, free worksheets on a variety of topics, holiday ideas, standards and a section called School Notes that provides a free webpage tool for teachers.
The site map takes you to a variety of shareware applications for graphics, games, audio and tools that will let you create your own multimedia for the classroom.
This published college professor offers a free on-line file cabinet of classroom activities. Click on a folder by subject area to access a list of free activities. Materials for sale are also referenced.
Use this link to search by grade level, subject and theme for classroom activities on a variety of topics. Resource lists with many sites are listed under every topic. There is a little something for everyone here from a wide collection of instructional units.