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Templates for middle grades include graphs, slope, variables, integers, algebra tiles, probability, stem and leaf

This site like many similar math sites has great ideas for math teachers. What makes it different is that every week they post a POW, Statistic of the Week, Humor of the week, Website of the week, Resource of the week, Oldie but Goodie for the week. There are also Archives of each category. This is a nice resource that teachers can use daily in their classroom

Provides a way to organize all the online groups under one umbrella. You may have a WIKI for your course, a discussion group for bookclub, WIKI for grade level; each with their one group of people who really do not overlap. Instead of organizing by site - you organize by people. Interesting idea as we become members of multiple online groups and get to know the people in them as well groups purpose and resources

99Polls offers a simple approach to making Web Polls, which you can post nearly anywhere on the Web. 99Polls.com poll-creation tool requires no knowledge of HTML or coding, and once made, the poll can be posted on blogs, Web sites, and social-networking profiles such as: MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Xanga and more...

Online free web polls generator, let your visitors vote. Easy to setup, customize and use. Great to use for students outside of the classroom since its accessible to anyone on the web.

This site has a huge compilation of resources. Be prepared to spend some time in discovery. Sites range from lesson plans to blogs to educational issues. Site "includes hundreds of articles and links about curriculum, teaching strategies, teacher professional development, parent involvement, classroom assessment, and much more."

MiddleWeb provides a wealth of resources for schools, districts, educators, parents, and public school advocates working to raise achievement for all students in the middle grades. This site includes hundreds of articles and links about curriculum, teaching strategies, teacher professional development, parent involvement, classroom assessment, and much more.

Critical Thinking Problems and Puzzles along with their worked out solutions

With GRAZEit you can get the next step wherever you are on the web. Users share other places you might be interested in when you visit any page on the web.

Wiggio is a completely free, online toolkit that makes it easy to work in groups. With Wiggio you can: keep shared calendar (with text message reminders), poll group in real-time, send mass text messages, store files in one common folder,setup group conference call, and many others. When you need to work in groups at school, Wiggio helps you organize groups like: academic project groups, clubs, organizations, committees, and more.

GeoCommons delivers visual analytics through maps; enagbling non-technical professionals to view multiple datasets, draw conclusions, make decisions and solve problmes.

Example problems and answers for Algebra and Algebra 2. Has explanation videos that take students step by step through the problems.

PBS site for Manipulatives

Nice website for Virtual Manipulatives

Search page to help you find a WebQuest.

Setster is a web-based application that gives service providers and teams of professionals the ability to manage their online calendars and appointment books in a very simple and intuitive user interface, while allowing their clients access to their availability and the instant gratification of booking appointments online.

A large collections of power points for teachers and students to use. Great for class use or for putting on your class web site as a resource for students.

Use as an online discussion group for questioning students. Not the main use for this website, but it could be used for this novel approach.

Good filesharing service (free) for students and teachers to share and post data to be graded/resources to be accessed etc.

Dynamic mathematics software for learning and teaching.

NCTM electronic examples, of specific mathematic standards. Every teacher should have this site bookmarked. It lists standards and explains the appropriate expectations of each standard while providing some activities that directly address the standard. It also has a page for "Illuminations", a resource of lessons and activities supporting the standards.

Online math collection from Franklin Institute for science. Site focuses on science topics and lessons but also has page for math questions. Math topics include Exhibit Math, Multicultural Problems for the 21st Century, Open-Ended Math Problems, Puzzling and Perplexing Seasonal Math Problems, Neighborhood Math, Mathematics Hotlist, and Toothpick Puzzles