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WHAT IS FREE - The Federal Registry for Educational Excellence (FREE) makes it easier to find digital teaching and learning resources created and maintained by the federal government and public and private organizations. This is like a one-stop shop for digital content, it offers over 400,000 selections that span the K-12 curriculum.

Read reviews, get customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Super Duper StoryMaker FREE on the App Store. Download Super Duper StoryMaker FREE and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

This is a great app (free version is available as well as pay for app) that allows students to creat their own story. I use this resource to create an expressive language opportunity for many of my students.

Although this website is geared more toward elementary age students, I have been able to get a lot of great ideas for posters, organizers, class charts, etc. The site includes a variety of resources for teachers to organize their classrooms and help students to better understand concepts. The website offers a free site and a paid membership site. Although the free site does not allow access to some of the resources that the paid site does, there are still a great deal of resources available to the free site users.

Remind (formerly Remind101) is a safe, free way for teachers to text message students and keep in touch with parents. I use it with my class for easy communication for my parents. I can send reminders easily and don't have to give out my private cell.

Online screen recorder for one-click recording for free. I think that I will be using this for my online lesson.

Something that I've used with my kiddos....Downside, it's not all free. Still worth checking out. Highlights does offer some free things for teachers who participate by sending information home to parents.

The easiest shared video editing platform for business owner's education programs and individual personal use. Loopster Video editing platform is so easy

We are always looking for video editing tools so I'll check this one out for sure! Although the free account is limited, it may work for some projects.

Explore a selection of free movies, quizzes, and activities from BrainPOP's suite of educational, animated resources.In my experience the students start out loving, then they find the presentations tedious. However, can be a good way to hook the learner if not overused.

You may enjoy this additional TEDTalk by the founder & president of The University of the People, the first online, tuition-free, and internationally accredited institution of higher learning. #OnlineClassNumber5

Free for teachers - requires download Songsmith generates musical accompaniment to match a singer's voice. Just choose a musical style, sing into your PC's microphone, and Songsmith will create backing music for you.

Free webinar series focused on literacy based topics.

This is a great center for elementary students to explore free kids educational computer games and activities.

For more than 20 years, Boardmaker has been the go-to solution for providing symbol-based learning materials to students with special needs. Boardmaker Online is a complete system for delivering personalized instruction and therapy while also measuring student progress. Already a Boardmaker Community* or Boardmaker Online Member? Log In ›

I use this for many students that need visual prompts to encourage pre reading and overall language comprehension skills. There is a free 60 day trial that allow unlimited downloads during that time.

There are a lot of "fun" games that promote critical thinking for the early elementary age child. "FREE"

IXL is the Web's most comprehensive K-12 practice site. Widely used by schools and families, IXL provides unlimited practice in more than 4,000 math and English topics. An adaptive learning system features games and awards, inspiring students to achieve.

Great resources, especially to share with parents! However, I'm trying to figure out how much they can do for free before needing to pay for a subscription.

Cold Turkey is a free productivity program that you can use to temporarily block yourself off of popular social media sites, addicting websites and games so that you can get your work done!

This is free site that offers graphic organizers for all areas of education. Vocabulary, process, cause and effect, and sequencing are just a few categories the site offers graphic organizers for. I use this for my students in science, social studies and language arts. I use them for the students to keep information straight but also for the students to study already taught information.

This is a free site where you are able to create and save crossword puzzles for any subject or vocabulary you need to. The site allows for a login so you are able to save the puzzles you create, however they are only saved for a few months. The puzzles can also be saved to your computer. This site has been helpful in all classes when I need a crossword puzzle made for vocabulary, review, or bonus.

This website focuses on Language Arts lesson plans for grades K-12. Lesson plans range from reading and writing, follow PA common core and old standards, and offer differentiation for varying levels of abilities. All materials are included, printables are readily available, and lesson plans are laid out in an easy to follow format. The website is free.

quick free and super easy. Take a Youtube URL and paste it in the space and bang you have yourself an audio file!!! No more hassels with youtube fails or even worse network issues!