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Panwapa is an interactive site that allows users to explore the world and its various cultures through Sesame Workshop creatures and characters. The website includes a teacher's guide, printable activities, and online communities.

Great site to see Flash projects and interactive finished pieces.

One of my favorite sites. It has lots of pre-made games that help teach different math concepts. The best thing about the site is it allows you make your own games of all different thttp://resources.oswego.org/games/#ypes.

Intereactive lessons for all content areas and assessments. This website is aligned with the NGSSS. Great use for reinforcing skills and RTI.

This website provides students with access to daily headlines from newspapers around the U.S. There is an interactive map in which students can pick the city to see the current events listed there. This could be good for a compare and contrast assignment or an daily opening excercies to keep students involved in current evetns.

One of my all time favorite science websites!

For all you science buffs or science teachers interested in finding a great sight for astronomy, this one has wonderful interactive activities, pictures and videos of the solar system. Check it out.

These resources are great! I use them for reading groups and as centers. Many are only $19.99- The kids love them too!

The mission of The Why Files is to explore the science, math and technology behind the news of the day, and to present those topics in a clear, accessible and accurate manner.The Why Files produces a new story each week, alternating longer features with shorter shorties. The website also posts a series of interactive science animations and the ever-popular "Cool Science Images," a series of Teacher Activity Pages linked to the national science teaching standards, The Weather Guys, and Curiosities. I think this is a cool resource!

How are our youngest students interacting with technology? Is it possible they need technology detox? Read to find out more.

This resource provides a multitude of fun, interactive math lessons for students of all ages. Teachers can select the specific topic that their students are working on and the website takes you to games with eye-catching graphics that assess students through interactive lessons.

TED Talk that explains how to use Wii remotes to build an interactive whiteboard. If your school is on a lean budget, this is a relatively inexpensive way to bring technology into your classroom.

Hatch Early Learning experts have developed two unique software packages that meet the needs of educators teaching young preschoolers, kindergarteners, English Language Learners, 1st graders and children with special abilities. Our solution options include TeachSmart, for cognitive ages 3 - 5, and CoreFocus, for cognitive ages 3 - 8.

Great Math website - Interactive!

Really like this one! Categorized by K-5, 6-8, and Educator sections. Provides a lot of very relevant, interactive, hands-on, engaging ideas. I plan on using this one frequently as enrichment for my more advanced students as well as encouragement for my less-motivated ones.

This is a great resource! I have an interactive whiteboard and the students love listening/viewing the online stories. I think it also shows a positive message from famous actors that reading is important. Thanks for sharing!

Have your students listen to a story being read by a famous person.

This website is provided through the Screen Actors Guild foundation. Stories are read by actors. There are about 25 stories geared more for younger children. They provide options to comment on the stories or buy the books.

Download or create interactive Google Earth maps that trace the movements of characters from fiction, authors' lives, or adapt it for non-fiction travel adventures. Requires installation of Google Earth.

Great website for K-6 Educators for enrichment and supplemental materials for Science and Social Studies. Students can use the site to explore information that is formatted in a fun and easy-to-read way. Or, they can use the site to play games, take quizzes, look at photos and maps, look up crafts and recipes, enter contests, and more. Teachers can use the site to project on an interactive whiteboard for quizzes and whole-class games. I like the site because it is culturally-rich and informative, yet kid-friendly.

Mischief integrates into PowerPoint for teachers to create interactive classroom presentations.

This is a great website to learn about the currency of the United States. There are interactive games that allow students to learn more about currency past and present and even to try their hand at making their own. This website would fit in well in a history or social studies lesson and could be used for children in first through fifth grade.