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"FlipSnack can convert your digital publications into stylish and interactive flipping books" which can be downloaded or posted on Moodle

"The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. "

site which organizes links to virtual manipulatives found on other sites. The site was developed by the Boston Public School District to link virtual manipulatives to the math and technology curricula, grades 6 through high school.

ScienceResearch.com™ - a free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases. It allows students, teachers, professors, researchers, and the general public to access pertinent science informat

WEBSITES HELPFUL TO TEACHERS Few of the activities accessed by these links have been made by Mr. Ferlazzo. Most of these links will take you to websites created by companies, public institutions, or other teachers. Look around their sites when you go to the links.

PLoS is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.

College prep math tools. The free software is distributed under Gnu-public license and uses Java so it can run across multiple platforms.

Since I spent nineteen years as a community organizer prior to becoming a public school teacher, I feel pretty strongly that one of the key purposes of schools

"TeacherPlus Account A single teacher account gets unlimited access to all GoAnimate4Schools features, The teacher can also post animations to GoAnimate4Schools public gallery. Students accounts have access to following features: - Make animation up to 2 minutes long - Upload own music - Text-to-voice and voice recording "

a portion of the Annenberg Public Policy Center's FactCheck.org site devoted to materials for the classroom, focused on media literacy and research skills directed at identifying factual information. Includes lesson plans.

the site offers options to purchase different plans, there is a free version that gives students a selection of characters and backgrounds that they can use to create an animated video. Some ideas for lesson plans include having students recreate a historical event with modern-day characters, creating a political debate or using the characters to create a public service announcement. To get an idea of how easy GoAnimate is to use, check out the video above, then try it for yourself and create a video message to your students. Guaranteed fun! Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/03/25/3-tools-for-animation.aspx?=FETCLN#101yYkd6JqGizQzz.99

"Research any topic with an interactive concept map, that you can customize and share"

"Shmoop will make you a better lover (of literature, history, life). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time. Our mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age."

students writing comic books or travel guides, newsletters or complete newspapers - in a foreign language, no less. And while they are honing their foreign language skills by composing in Spanish or French, they are also mastering valuable technology sk

Learning in America is a prisoner of time. For the past 150 years, American public schools have held time constant and let learning vary. The rule, only rarely voiced, is simple: learn what you can in the time we make available. It should surprise no one

Rethinking Globalization offers an extensive collection of readings and source material on critical global issues, plus teaching ideas, lesson plans, and rich collections of resources for classroom teachers.

The topic of children's rights is widely misunderstood by the Click to return to Youth Rights Resources Main Page public and commonly exploited by adults, resulting in a overly-simplified, paternalistic perspective by many adults. Violations of the rights

The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. The Center was founded in 1990 and prepares in-depth reports, issues press releas