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"We believe that everyone should have the same opportunity to learn. The best way to make this possible, we believe, is to organize into one, super directory the hundreds of thousands of good videos currently available on the Internet. To make this a reality, we invite teachers, instructors and educators to suggest videos for inclusion into our directory, and then to review, approve, and assign those videos into appropriate categories using a wiki framework and philosophy. The videos are the highest quality found on the World Wide Web, cover all major educational topics from elementary to secondary schools (or age range 1 - 18), and are Kid Safe!"

How to grow a "textbook". This article was in tech & Learning. Joyce Kasman Valenza a teacher-librarian shares her format for developing and creating an online course.

Mathematics is a live science with new discoveries being made every day. The frontier of mathematics is an exciting place, where mathematicians experiment and play with creative and imaginative ideas. Many of these ideas are accessible to young children. Others (infinity is a good example) are ideas that have already piqued many children's curiosity, but their profound mathematical importance is not widely known or understood. The MegaMath project is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers can think about them together.

I'm sorry about the "ow.ly" address. I was tired! This really is a nice list.

This site provides flashcards, hangman, crosswords, wordsearches, and more in different languages. The best part is that students can export to cell phones, PDAs, or iPods. Teachers and students can create their own items too.

COREPlus is an exciting collection of FREE educational software programs that makes it easy to learn all about history, geography, science, fine art, and more. Click any title to start the program.

"tools you can use to get your students presenting! Included is a brief description and helpful links to facilitate using these tools more effectively in the classroom."

I played with the Column Subtraction and had a good time!

For every grade level there are games, activities, sites for parents, lesson plans - ways to use the computer in the classroom

Music technology links and resources. The Quizzes and Games section is worth a look, use with students individually or with whole class by Interactive tablet or whiteboard.

"Discovery Education, Sanford Health and WebMD teamed up to create a new program called fit 4 the classroom, an extension of the fit initiative designed to educate, motivate, and inspire children of all ages to live a healthy lifestyle. You will find a series of elementary lesson plans with engaging activities and videos that can tie into your math, science and other subjects and demonstrate the importance of a balanced daily life."

STEM LiveBinder - Tabs include STEM, then the four areas, Android apps, iPad/iPod apps, STEM videos, and more.

Jogtheweb for the content providers that were on Thinkfinity.