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Free online tool to create a vector font from your own handwriting.

Make animated movies by typing in text.  Choose characters and scenes.  As seen on TV!

Explore, create, and share Infographics and Data visualizations.

math visualizations

"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."

Solving a linear equation system of up to 20 unknowns.

"Information is Beautiful released their visualization awards shortlist a couple days ago and if you like visual stuff you will want to check it out." Interesting from both a reading-for-information and creating/composition standpoint.

This is a nice collection of math and logic puzzles.  Some familiar classics as well as some not so well-known.

"This archive is designed as a resource for enriching your math courses and nurturing your interest and talent in mathematics! Each Math Fun Fact is a math puzzle or short article that contains a cool mathematics idea. You'll can learn about the mathematics of things like card shuffling to poker to computer vision to fractals to music, just to name a few. This makes great enrichment material for gifted math students or problem-solving groups."

Create poll, share link, done. No registration needed to create a poll - a very quick and easy way to gather feedback.

"CASES Online is a collection of inquiry-based lessons to engage K-12 and undergraduate students in exploring the science behind real-world problems. Through CASES, you can transform your students into motivated investigators, self-directed and life-long learners, critical thinkers and keen problem solvers. Our cases are grounded in Problem-Based Learning (PBL), Investigative Case-Based Learning (ICBL), and related student-centered pedagogies."

CASES Online is a collection of inquiry-based lessons to engage K-12 and undergraduate students in exploring the science behind real-world problems. Through CASES, you can transform your students into motivated investigators, self-directed and life-long learners, critical thinkers and keen problem solvers. Our cases are grounded in Problem-Based Learning (PBL), Investigative Case-Based Learning (ICBL), and related student-centered pedagogies.

Linda Darling-Hammond and others uncover the inconsistencies of Value-added models designed to rate teachers on effectiveness.  A must-read!  

Interactive, standards-basedresources for grades 6-12 in English, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Spanish. FREE.

"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. "

Resources for Geogebra

"Watch free documentaries online! Full videos are available! Educate yourself with thousands of good documentaries about diverse subjects." 

EconEdLink is the leading source of online economic & personal finance lessons & resources for educators, students and afterschool providers.

Teacher Planet is a site that has a huge collection of links, resources, lesson plans, templates, rubrics, worksheets and more. The resources are sorted by subject and type and there are some really good resources available. Many of the resources are links to external sites.