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Scott Mies, Hawley junior high math teacher, flipped classroom website.

FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.

ThingLink is a simple piece of code that users can install on their website or blog. This code allows teachers or students to designate parts of sites or pages (pictures, etc.) that will produce a pop-up with a description and or a link to something else on the web.

"The days of foldable paper maps are numbered but the world wide web is opening up the potential of maps by offering an amazing variety of cool websites that teachers should take the time to explore. Below are ten great mapping sites for you to use in the classroom."

"What happens when the computers themselves are down-a systemic virus, or a site-wide upgrade that went bad? What do you do with the eager faces who tumble across your threshold ready for their once-a-week computer time? You need something that ties into technology without using it."

Welcome to WorldPopulationHistory.org, an interactive site that lets you explore the peopling of our planet from multiple perspectives - historical, environmental, social and political. It is about the 2,000-year journey of human civilization and the possible paths ahead to the middle of this century.

"Making Classroom Connections More Accessible. You've come to Classroom Bridges! If you are looking for other classrooms to connect your students with around the world, then you're in the right spot. As the project develops, more resources will be posted to give you ideas on how to connect your students. The main purpose of this site is to help you find other teachers who are willing to collaborate with you and your students. These connections could be something as small as doing a Google Hangout to expand your students' audience for class presentations, or they could be much larger scale projects where your students are working together (in two different locations) to complete an end of unit project. No matter the complexity of your connection, it's important to get our students connected to each other."

Starting a game is fast, easy, and doesn't require registration! This is the first draft (beta 1.0) of our website which we hope will be a fun, communal way to learn geography and other interesting trivia. The site was started by Jeff Borland, a teacher in Portland, Maine and one of his former students, Orkhan Nadirli. We believe that students need to know much more about the world and we thought that this game format would be a wonderful way to do that. In the coming months we hope to add lots of new features (like the ability to create your own trivia sets), so keep checking back.

"Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online software that improves reading, learning, and teaching. This site can: Intelligently simplify difficult English, for faster comprehension Effectively teach words, for building a better vocabulary Help teachers save time and produce engaging lessons Help improve learning outcomes"

This blog showcases the work done by students in Dr. Christine Erlien's writing course "The View from Above:  Google Earth's Impact."  We focus here on sharing our knowledge of how Google Earth can (and is) impacting society (e.g.,education,research,security,privacy,humanitarian response,etc.).

"Quibl.com is an open debate platform to discuss any controversial topic."