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"Teaching Channel is a video showcase -- on the Internet and TV -- of innovative and effective teaching practices in America's schools."

An interesting concept, uploading model lessons from schools and classrooms all over. They are starting with grades 3-8 and will soon have kindergarten to 12th.

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PBS LearningMedia is a FREE digital media content library offering educators access to thousands of resources designed to inspire teaching and enhance classroom learning. Educators can easily search, save, and share resources with colleagues and students by creating a user account. Register now to get started!

Free Interactive teaching resources by category/subject

"In order to help educators integrate technology effectively, we have compiled a list of technology tools focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD framework. Unlike other lists that promote "cool tools," yet leave teachers wondering about purposeful educational integration, our list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and community-mindedness. We hope you will find our list useful."

Yacapaca is a great web tool for educators. It allows teachers to have access to a plethora of already made quizes. They can also make their own using the provided tools there. I have just discovered this awesome website today and I think it is really worth reviewing here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Yacapaca is absolutely free and does not require any software download or installation. You just need to register with them using your email address. As you head over to Yacapaca main page you will find two big buttons one says ' I am a teacher' and the other ' I am a student'. for students to log in they need an access key from their teachers. Once logged in you can choose your country ( it does not support all countries ) and a list of categories will be displayed. For instance for Canada , I have Maths ( 95 quizes and courses ), History ( 74 ), Geography ( 67), Design and Technology (87)...etc. Some features of Yacapaca Here is a list of the main features that Yacapaca offers to its users: It is free It is easy to use It is fast and secure It provides quizes and surveys It lets you discover, modify and share assessements It lets you mark automatically It allows you to analyse using tools that will help you improve your teaching

This looks like a great site for ed vids for all subjects, it also contains more than vids, pics ideas,display, news, books and apps

"Check out http://wegivebooks.org. Simply by reading the books available online at the site, you can not only teach and entertain your students, you provide books for needy children at the same time. Doing good couldn't be simpler. Sign up for a free account, select a literacy campaign who will receive your donation, read one of the many books online, and when complete, press a button to donate a book. That's it!"

Inspired by a suggestion from a TES user, this template comes in two forms, allowing students to construct a Facebook page for a character from a text or some other context. In Word format, the form is editable, while a PDF version allows prints for worksheets to be written on. The Inbox si More… Downloads and web links

Welcome to the Wolfram Education Portal!Wolfram has long been a trusted name in education-as the makers of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Demonstrations Project, we've created some of the most dynamic teaching and learning tools available. We are pleased to offer the best of all of our technologies to you here in the Wolfram Education Portal, organized by course. In the portal you'll find a dynamic textbook, lesson plans, widgets, interactive Demonstrations, and more built by Wolfram education experts. You can take a look at the types of materials we offer below, but to get full access to all materials, you need to sign up for a free account.

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"Schools Global Footprint is a teaching resource that helps you to explore and to reduce the environmental effect your school has on the planet. The global footprint calculator is a great tool for helping you reduce your schools' ecological footprint by taking action on six topic areas including: energy, transport, food, waste, water and buildings."

"Web Worksheet Wizard and Project Poster have combined to make Web Poster Wizard. This FREE tool allows educators to create a lesson, worksheet, or class page and immediately publish it online. Teachers can also set up classes and assign projects to students. Students complete the assignments by creating their own online projects or reports. Teachers and students can even add images and links to their pages. "

Searchable lessons for a variety of subjects.

"  Links to help integrate technology into the classroom"

There are no limits to what a great educator can achieve when they have the right tools. Graphite, a free service from Common Sense Media, helps teachers find, understand, and share the best digital learning products available.