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The Internet can be a scary place for elementary teachers. On one hand, you want to share the Internet as a wonderful tool with your students, but on the other, you worry about safety and helping them find the most useful resources without getting lost on the information superhighway. Because of this, we've put together a listing of some of the best sites for elementary teachers and students online, plus a few tools to help you keep everything together.

"Ready for use in elementary classrooms with any type of interactive whiteboard, these high-quality virtual manipulative tools help teachers connect students with great ways to make sense of math. Use these tools to create an environment for students to explain, discuss, and defend their mathematical thinking."

"Our mission is to save every educator time and money while identifying top-quality resources for schools and classrooms. Big Deal Media is a content-rich collection of print and electronic publications that offer the information and tools K-12 educators need-all vetted through the prism of the curriculum."

"Incorporating digital tools into your small group instruction can go a long way toward achieving this."

"What2Learn is a national award-winning interactive learning solution which provides effective educational resources and revision games. A great tool for students with learning difficulties such as ADHD and literacy difficulties. It is also a great resource for high achieving students looking to work independently to get ahead. "

"Children of all ages draw pets and animals and play with them as they pop to life online. Shidonni is a virtual world that promoted creativity and imagination with kids 4 and up. Shidonni supports Children's sense of responsibility as they grow and care for their own doodles and creations. Shidonni gives a set of drawing tools and cool effects, so kids can explore their imagination fully. "

Follow Me Project has been created to let you share your adventures with the world via Web 2.0 technology. The Follow Me Project is open to everyone: teachers, students, families or organizations. In an effort to foster collaboration amongst unique groups of people, Follow Me Project supports the creation of stuffed animals that travel the globe to bring people together through the use of Web 2.0 tools. Just follow the easy directions below and let your project travel! Once your project is up and running, feel free to complete the application process for posting your project on the Follow Me Project website for worldwide exposure.

Online learning tool for ages 3 to 6. Kids prepare for school in 25 skill ares by playing interactive games.

The award-winning Random House Children's Books Web site, kids@random, offers an array of materials and activities free of charge for children, teens, parents, and educators. The innovative teachers@random Web site features many teaching tools and classroom activities, including title-specific teachers' guides developed by leading educators, biographies of authors and illustrators, and podcasts. The Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, and Andrew Lost online classroom clubs provide innovative curriculum tie-ins and interdisciplinary connections for teachers during the school year. Random House is also the proud host of the award-winning www.seussville.com, Dr. Seuss's home on the Internet.

"The basic premise is if some students prefer more action based literacy activities, could technology fill that role? We came up with technology tools that could be used as Before, During and After reading strategies."

Engaging students with document cameras is not difficult, but it does require a little imagination. With that in mind, the following ideas are designed to help you learn how to use classroom document cameras in unique and innovative ways at school. You might be surprised at just how versatile these great teaching tools really are!

Looking for a way to get your students more engaged? Mixbook is proud to present Mixbook for Educators, a program that allows educators even easier access to the most powerful suite of digital storytelling tools on the web. Check out the stories below to hear how Mixbook can help YOU.

Big Universe® is an award winning web community devoted to beautiful children's picture books. READ hundreds of offerings from today's best children's book publishers, CREATE e-books with the help of an easy-to-use Author Tool, and CONNECT with other Big Universe members to share your creations and to learn what books they have read, created, or recommend. Parents, teachers, kids, authors, and others can share and learn while they enjoy this educational and entertaining website.

Ready Kids is a tool to help parents and teachers educate children in grades 4-5 about emergencies and how they can help get their family prepared.

Take a three dimensional tour of the brain. An interactive tool to explore some of the major areas of the brain. Episodes include: -The Baby's Brain -The Child's Brain -The Teenage Brain -The Adult Brain -The Aging Brain

If your district uses Everyday Math, this interactive tool kit site will is one you will use everyday. It replaces the overhead tools kits that many people seem to not be able to give up

RT Everyday Math toolkit for interactive whiteboard

"Are you looking for a quick and easy way to make groups in your classroom? You can use our Group Maker to quickly break your students into groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5. The groups are random and can be shuffled over and over as needed! "

Vocabulary flashcards for Houghton Mifflin series.