the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives website is a site which can be used to find helpful class activities for any grade level.
and help for parents
allows teachers to instantly create slideshows for notes and the classroom, but also has a tool for students to upload their own slideshows to be graded by the teacher. teacher can manage the students work as well as assign grades.
The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere. With over 2400+ videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 150 practice exercises, we're helping students learn whatever they want, whenever they want, at their own pace.
this goes into detail about how you can use facebook and twitter effectively inside the classroom and even gives you a way to create a facebook page for your specific class to get information from
Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings.