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Free k12 school resources on math, history, social studies, science, living things, space, reading, writing, art and music for k12 students and teachers. Math Basic arithmetic, measurement, shapes, counting number, money, and word problems. Science & Technology Computers, technology, physics, chemistry and engineering for Kindergarten Kids, K-1, and K-2 students. Living Things Free educational resources on living things includes animals, the human body, plants and safety. Art & Music Arts and Music includes art history, music, painting, drawing, theatre and dance. Social Studies social studies includes geography, famous people, holidays and world cultures. Earth Science Geology, oceanography, weather, nature and the environment for kindergarten kids, K-1, and K-2 students. Reading & Writing Language arts includes reading, writing, grammar, poetry, alphabet, and online stories. History America history, world history, and ancient history. U.S. History & Culture Education resources on America includes United States history, government, geography and culture. Space The universe, solar system, stars and space exploration.

"From this site you can see live data that is transmitted from the Space Station to Mission Control. On the Educators link it has lesson plans on how to use the data in the classroom." Shared by Jeff Williams.

Welcome to ToonDoo spaces! This is where you can create a private virtual ToonDoo space for your educational institution, business organization, community or group. Publish, share and discuss your comic strips with your group members in a secure and private environment!

Cover It Live is a Web-based program that allows educators to have live discussions-or chats- online for free. Many education bloggers have found the site useful because it allows them to embed discussion threads directly into a personal Web space. Rather than having to rely on a static comment thread for reader feedback, Cover It live adds a real-time element to blogging discussions. The online interface includes features that allow users to upload and share multimedia files, including videos, photos, Web links, and group polling data. An added featue lets Twitter users access the conversation and conribute "tweets," or short comments, that they've posted on the microblogging site Twitter. Late participants can also instantly replay a conversation after it has ended. To set up a conversation, a group moderator must register and create the forum space; then anyone can join without having to register for the service.

The LEARN Initiative, or Leading Educational Achievement through the Regional Network, is a consortium between IUs 5, 6, and 28. This is a sharing space.

A space for sharing with IU 5, 6, and 28. I was wondering if they know about us? Hmmm. . .

great interactives for biology, physics, earth and space sciences

"a digital badging program that connects and rewards classes as they learn through discovery and collaboration. From the art world to the zoo, from underwater to outer space, from current problems to future solutions, students can explore their interests and make connections across subjects. "

"Our focus this term is a thematic study about power and greed, perfect as a lead in to out text study of George Orwell's Animal Farm. We introduced Storify to our students, with the intention of them curating resources of their choosing that they feel link to this theme. Storify is pretty simple to use; you make your stories by accessing tools of the social web that are handily searchable in a sidebar and can be dragged into your story space."

AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic feedback tool. Use it as a tool for online brainstorming or embed it on your website or blog as a poll or guestbook. Think digital "scribble space".

"Are you ready to solve the challenges of space? Join the RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge! This is a unique education initiative that targets students in grades 9-12 and encourages them to explore and build skills essential for successful careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) through two phases of project-based learning and team competition"

Design checklist for web pages including these areas: text, color, spacing, precedence, navigation, usability, accessibility, image & icon. PDF shared at Laura Mikowychok's #petec2010 session.

Museums are rarely able to exhibit more than a fraction of the material they own, and even then the best stuff is too often sealed off behind glass or mobbed by school parties. There are no such problems on museum websites, where space is unlimited and objects, scanned in high definition, can be browsed in close-up. Here is the pick of the world's collections.

One of the wonders of the Internet is that it can bring the world to you instead of your needing to find the time and money to explore the traditional way. The following virtual tours bring opportunities to explore cities, famous landmarks and buildings, museums, college campuses, and even outer space. You can learn how things are made, explore the human body or that of a life-sized whale, and visit ball parks and theme parks. There is even a section of incredible virtual tours that Google Earth has compiled that shares the world in a whole new way.

Phuser describes itself as a social network for "your real-life friends", and as such allows users to host private spaces to plan events and meetups with each other. Users amass friends and then can contact them via "phuses"by SMS or email. Phuses are similar to message board topic discussions, with the distinction that phuses are only open to the friends you select to send them to.

Ed-tech administrators and educators looking for original and third-party web resources can use the educational Technology Clearinghouse as an online launch pad. The tech Ease resource, for example, is a self-help guide that shows how to use many common technology tools in the classroom. Similarly, the No String Attached option offers a variety of video demonstrations about how to use wireless technology and laptop computers. In addition to the tech-development pagegs, FCIT's site offers portal space that hosts thousands of clip-art images and PowerPoint presentation files that can be reused by teachers under a friendly license, which allows them to be used for free for educational and other noncommerical purposes.

"Student Reporting Labs connect students with a network of public broadcasting mentors, an innovative journalism curriculum and an online collaborative space to develop digital media, critical thinking and communication skills while producing original news reports for PBS NewsHour Extra."

Free subscription to articles on a variety of topics such as health & medicine, mind & brain, technology, space, human origins, living world, environment, physics & math. There are also videos, photos and podcasts

Recently launched science and technology news website from Discovery Communications. It features breaking news and in-depth articles related to the Earth, Space, Tech, Animals, Dinosaurs, Archaeology, Human and History.