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A simple but effective music quiz on reading notes for piano for anyone who would like to improve their sight reading skill.Identify as many notes as you can on the display using the 12 piano keys. Normal Mode: Unlimited number of questions! Timed Mode: See how many notes you can identify in 60 secs! Statistics: Keep track of how you are doing on each note! Key features: - High quality piano samples for each questions! - Read notes on Treble and/or Bass Clef! - Options for sharp/flat notes! - Octave range display of each question! - Tailor-made interface design!

"Welcome to FEMA for Kids! I'm Herman, the spokescrab for the site. This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid. And don't forget to learn about FEMA. A story about my search for a disaster-proof shell is great reading, too!"

Resources targeted toward 11-14 yr. old boys, but great reading activities for all middle and high school age students who are reluctant readers.

Our award-winning videos teach reading skills, life lessons, and creativity in a fun and safe environment. Each story comes to life with educational worksheets, activities, and games. Speakaboos timeless tales are ideal for kids of any age.

"Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can: * Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go, * Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer, * View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen, * Print out the stories and poems to make your own book."

Create stunning surveys, polls, and quizzes in minutes. Collect responses via your website, e-mail, iPad, Facebook, and Twitter. Generate and share easy-to-read reports.

"Standards-Based Grading is a technique devoted to giving students formative control over their own progress (and grade). It requires, at least, a fundamental change in the behavior of your grade book, but I'll let you read about that. I've written about implementing SBG in specific disciplines."

"Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 30,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPhone, Kindle, Sony Reader or other portable device. "

Edupics makes available a variety of images for (non-commercial) individual and/or educational purposes. Please read the FAQ and Terms of Use pages for clarification on how these images may be used.

Freeplay allows free use of their music for educational purposes. Please read section 2(d) of the Terms of Use for clarification on what is and is not allowed.

"EFL / ESL English Lesson Plans & Podcast for studying Current Events and News. Thousands of FREE 13-page, Ready-to-Print Handouts with Downloads & Quizzes. Keep up with the news and learn English - Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking."

Gaggle.Net works on any computer with Internet access and a browser. All controls are displayed in a standard web page. There are no additional windows, no special controls, and no outside programs to be accessed. The benefit of a completely web-based solution is that students (and the teacher) can access their email, respond, and even use their address book on any computer, with any browser in any location -- home, library, or the classroom. When students can read and respond to email at home, it saves valuable classroom time and extends the learning experience.

"If you haven't tried OpenOffice.org's mail merge feature because you find it confusing or difficult to use, you are in luck. Mail Merges in OpenOffice.org and StarOffice provides a detailed description of the mail merge feature from start to finish. Among other things, it shows how you can use the mail merge to create letters, labels, and envelopes. Download the free PDF ebook for your persusal or read the article online."

"At The Orchard School in Indianapolis, Indiana, second grade students study Native Americans. Each classroom has a different region on which to focus. The regions include Southwest, Plains, and Northwest. One of the schools goals is to get a historical as well as current day perspective on Native Americans. The children read fiction and nonfiction material, study patterns, geometry and time (looking into Native American art, family life, decorations, etc.). Project work includes constructing pueblos, hogans, and tools, writing poetry, legends, reports, and designing HyperStudio projects. "

Welcome to the home of Spybot-S&D©®, the best (according to PC World, PCMag.com, ...) privacy software available! If you're new to Spybot-S&D, we recommend that you read a bit about it first (unless you want to skip that and directly download it); if you are looking for help, our support section will be the place you are looking for."

The Comic Creator invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on).