FLB Educator Resources

Free educator account & no need for separate student accounts. Determine background, images, clip art, text, etc. Free image download (jpg format). 

Vetted case studies with complete lessons and materials. The principle is that by teaching in a case study format, it fosters higher-order thinking with a focus on cooperative, project-based learning strategies. The topics tend to be current and encourage debate. A search filtering by grade level found over 200 lessons for high school. 

Fascinating 130,000-frame-per-second video of glass that can withstand hammer blow at one end but EXPLODES if you scratch the other end

Six training modules of training content: Apps for Ed, GMail, Calendar, Docs, Sites, Other Tools.

Importance of learning computer programming

2 minute time-lapse video of shuttle's journey through LA to California's Science Center. 

Attribution or providing a link back to the original work isn't enough to cover you under "fair use."

Interactive shockwave flash -- explore the solar system by selecting the planet to visit. Choose to learn about the planet's surface, interior, exploration, satellites, and interactives.

NASA's kid-friendly site for exploring, doing and creating.

QR code site where you can type a 100 character message which is read out with a voice synthesiser when the code is scanned.

QR codes to websites can have password protection and an expiration date -- good idea for teachers providing parents access to a class wiki/blog, etc. Also can generate basic QR code.

Create a QR code treasure hunt

Minnesota Zoo's interactive flash that lets students discover which animal left with pile of poop. Turns out you can learn a lot about an animal from its poop.

From its humble beginnings as an elementary teacher's classroom website, on through the present, the KidsKnowIt Network has always had one goal, and that is to make learning free. Founded in 1998 in order to provide student's with a fun and educational way to spend their free time, a teacher's classroom project has grown into a worldwide platform attracting several million visitors every single month. Every website developed is painstakingly researched for accuracy, and appropriateness. This process begins with the planning and development of materials, activities, and articles by parents and educators, and ends with the final editing and approval of experts in the field being explored.

Flash based interactive spelling game