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 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.
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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!
Joomag is a FREE service for creating digital magazines, photo albums, catalogs and e-books. All this is possible right from the website using our innovative online editing tool. Could be a good tool for having your students make a magazine or even making a magazine yourself.
Prezi Is a great tool for doing a presentation. Not an everyday tool because it is time consuming but in the end could really wow the students and catch their attention.
Poll Everywhere is the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue... conferences, concerts, classrooms, and company off-sites - anywhere with internet. Its easy and can be done in under 2 min
Teaching spelling and vocabulary is easy with VocabularySpellingCity! Students can study and learn their word lists using vocabulary and spelling learning activities and games. Students can take final or practice spelling and vocabulary tests right on this engaging site. Premium games and automated student record keeping are available to Premium Members.
This resource is likely designed for elementary school students, however there are games available for any age or subject. Poor spelling skills are quite common among all walks of life and spellingcity offers a fun way for anyone to practice their spelling and vocabulary skills. For teachers spellingcity offers the capability to access spelling and vocabulary lists other teachers have uploaded to the site so professional sharing is encouraged.
lino is an online web sticky note service that can be used to post memos, to-do lists, ideas, and photos anywhere on an online web canvas. lino is a completely free service that runs on all popular web browsers.
Lino can create a virtual pin board for multiple students/people to use at once. This resource was designed to assist teachers/people who use a large amount of sticky notes in their lives so they can now make the sticky notes digital. Teachers can use lino as a way for groups of students to access a unit and pin comments or helpful tips to other students.
Celly lets you instantly group people and topics into cells. Cells function as chatrooms where people communicate instantly via text-based messaging. Cells can include messages from the web or other social networks to capture your interests.
This resource allows for all phone numbers to be kept private during communication. Celly offers a handy tool to communicate with parents, students, and groups of any kind. A teacher or leader of any kind can mass text a group of people and receive individual responses while remaining anonymous. This tool is great for sending schedules, reminders and even in class polls.
I use this to create photo cards to introduce new vocabulary to my preschoolers. They love the design and I love that I don't have to bring along picture cards that can be crumpled or ruined with sticky fingers!
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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.
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.
This is a wonderful listening center. The students can watch the story happen in front of their eyes. They love listening to story. I always try and have copies of the books in my room so they can look through the book after listening.
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Play games, watch videos, learn about animals, and places, and get fun facts on the National Geographic Kids website. -- There are also resources for younger students. I've found that the younger students are very curious about the "real". National Geographic is a resource that can be trusted.
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.
