"The National Science Foundation's International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge annually recognizes individuals and organizations who produce educational graphics. There are five award categories; videos, interactive games, informational posters and graphics, illustrations, and photography. The awards recognize outstanding visualizations that can help educate students about complex topics in science. "
"SuperTeacherTools.com is dedicated to providing technology tools for teaching that are quick and easy to download, learn, and start using in your classroom.
In the site, you will find a variety of review games, classroom management software, and other miscellaneous tools for educators"
Edcanvas is a free service that makes it easy for teachers to organize and share educational materials in a visually pleasing format. The "canvas" part of Edcanvas is where you arrange videos, links, images, and files around any topic of your choosing. Edcanvas has built-in search tools so that you do not have to leave your Edcanvas account in order to locate resources.
"Welcome! Real World Math is a collection of free math activities for Google Earth designed for students and educators. Mathematics is much more than a set of problems in a textbook. In the virtual world of Google Earth, concepts and challenges can be presented in a meaningful way that portray the usefulness of the ideas."
With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training.
Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.
This site is a free resource maintained by Jefferson Lab in Newport News, VA. It contains resources, lessons, activities, games, puzzles, etc. for teachers and students.
Gapminder is a great tool for creating data visualizations. Gapminder gives users the ability to create graphs of hundreds of demographic and economic indicators. It provides a good way for visual learners to see data sets in a context that is significantly different from standard data sets. Gapminder has a page for educators on which they can find thematic animations, graphs, quizzes, model lessons, and a PDF guide to using Gapminder.
"BioInteractive is a site from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) that provides free resources for science teachers and students.
The site has videos, lectures, animations, links, downloads, lesson ideas, virtual labs and much more. You can even order DVD's of many of their programs for free.
The virtual labs include: Transgenic Fly, Cardiology, Bacteria, Neurophysiology, and Immunology.
The materials were developed by educators and scientists and are excellent."
BigHugeLabs provides a great way to make posters and trading cards easily. Best of all, using the free education-specific login students won't see any advertisements. It's good for younger kids or an older kid who wants to put together a presentation fairly quickly.
Science 360 is an educational video site hosted by the National Science Foundation. Visitors to Science 360 can search for videos according to topic. Science 360 also gives you the option to browse for videos according to series. Some of the series that visitors will find on Science 360 include climate change, sustainability, engineering, and the science of sports.
"GoSoapBox is a web-based clicker tool used by educators around the world to keep students engaged and gain real-time insight into student comprehension."