HCPSITRT

Resources for teaching kids energy saving habits. Focused on 4th grade VA SOLs.

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Thinkercad is a free open source web-based tool that allows users to learn to design the products of their life. Students will be able to easily design in 3D what they have always dreamed of, but never thought possible. Until now. This is a fantastic tool to introduce real-world fabrication skills that teach student that that they can learn by doing. Tinkercad also has a growing community that helps users learn how to create their first real things in just a few minutes. A great tool!

Infogram is an amazing new web tool for creating infographics quickly and easily. The tool is very simple to use and offers a whole host of unique WYSIWYG editing options from dragging content around to in-tool data table formatting. This is sure to be a popular site as inforgraphics continue to grow in popularity. The site is free, robust, and going to be getting some more customized features and more templates soon. Looks like a great place for teachers and students to play with the art of visual explanation.

This is a site for teachers and students that allows them to create a digital scrapbook which promotes creativity, self-expression, and imagination.

This site allows users to create slides for PD training that can be viewed on the web and iPad.

Article about/for "math phobic" parents.

Teacher Direct is designed to establish a more direct line of communication with classroom teachers and educators. The goal of Teacher Direct is to provide a way to share new instructional resources created by VDOE staff as well as make teachers aware of professional development and grant opportunities, and other information of special interest to teachers and their students.

Sample test items based on the Common Core. The sample items include multiple choice, constructed response, technology enhanced items, and performance tasks.

Create your own storyboards.

Math and logic problems to develop logical reasoning and creative thinking. Sorted by grade or topic.

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Each weekday, we scour the Internet for age-appropriate news stories that will interest students in Grades 1-12, then invite them to post comments. All comments are approved by their teachers before they are published

This applet will give you an estimated page for Kindle Books (vs. sections)

Atlantis Remixed (ARX) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environments to immerse children, ages 9-16, in educational tasks.

some good keyboarding resources as well as general computer resources

some good resources for Internet Safety, keyboarding, etc.

Great site for critical thinking - each day a new "wonder" is posted.

A list of paid apps any why they are worth the cost.