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As a teacher it's sometimes hard to get students interested in subjects that they think are boring or hard. This is especially true in mathematics but numberphile provides a solution. Chock full of wonderful videos explaining concepts and the history behind mathematics, this website can pique the interest of anyone who watches.

Twiducate is a website that allows students and teachers to network in a class group for better communication. This can serve as a tool for students to collaborate and ask questions in a more organized, convenient fashion. At PFTSTA, communication between students and teachers is imperative--hence the many emails written between us. Some emails are more simple than others, for example where it may be reminders or notifications. Twiducate can be used to send out mass messages from students to teachers and vice versa, without the trouble of having to email everyone to see the message being relayed.

This website provides free music for the public domain. The music is categorized into different moods, and the download link is easily accessible. Along with the actual track available for play, there is a description of the music. You can use this music in many different projects such as presentations, videos, or podcasts in any school subject.

OpenEd is an educational resource catalog which provides videos and educational games. This site is also aligned to common core standards so it provides students with the information needed to graduate.

Watch2gether is a great video tool which allows multiple people to watch the same video at the same time. It provides a chatroom so that students can interact and comment on the video with each other. Watch2gether is a great tool for students to help with collaboration. It allows you to enter a youtube URL and create a playlist to watch.

MorgueFile is a website that provides free high-resolution images for public use. They also provide lessons on photography using the "classroom" feature, and offer a portal of pictures contributed by the morgueFile "community."

College Board allows students to sign up for SAT standardized tests and to practice for them. It also gives pointers for the SAT subject tests and AP tests. Finally, the site allows you to check your scores after you have taken the tests

Free Royalty Free Stock Photography is a website that offers "over 1000 images" that are free. It has a variety of categories, such as animals, technology, textures, buildings, etc. This website allows anyone to use these photos (they do not have to worry about copyright laws). Students can use this tool to find pictures for projects and presentations. Since it is royalty free, students do not have to worry about copyright restrictions.

With the issue of copyright rising, the reuse of different media has been made difficult. However, with IconBug, there are countless free clip art images available for public domain.

Stoodle is another wonderful program that allows users to interface on the same document much like Google docs. The online difference is that instead of a word document you draw and write on a whiteboard. Users can even hook their microphone up and speak with other people viewing their board. The services are free and all you have to do to get into someone else's room is know the URL.

9slides is a presentation tool which allows you to seamlessly create presentations while adding video and audio. Moreover, it makes it possible to share your videos worldwide along with adding your videos to your own blog or website. The service also provides analytics on your presentation allowing you to track success and traffic that is viewing your presentation.

PodBean is a website that you can join to create podcasts and share them with other users. PodBean features statistics on your podcasts, customizable themes, and powerful analysis tools. PodBean also allows you to easily share your podcasts by giving embedded codes and links. Podcasts are applicable for any time of educational use, from teaching to student projects.

Coursera is a free online learning tool which provides free courses for a variety of different subjects. Coursera has 107 partners including top colleges such as Stanford and Duke which provided educational videos. It provides up to 536 courses and is used by over 5 million people.