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If a picture is worth a thousand words, a Thinglink image may be worth 1000 pictures.  Thinglink is a great FREE tool that enables one to create dynamic interactive images that have embedded hyperlinks to other images, wikipedia articles, videos, websites, audio recordings, or almost anything else.  The image can then be embedded in your website or Haiku class, projected etc.  Easy to use.

A nice list in a handy infographic form. (created using infogr.am) via Edudemic http://edudemic.com

The Memorial Hall Museum in Deefield, Massachusetts has an tremendously engaging website with a wide variety of interactive exhibits for teachers and students. You can watch colonial tools being used or use the sites "magic lens" and read historical documents.

TMS US History teachers may find this resource helpful!

In this section of the PARCC website, sample items are provided for English and Math at a variety of grade levels.

The home for the Common Core State Standards initiative.  The website is easy to navigate and provides all of the standards and appendices for Math and ELA.

The Teacher Channel aims to provide innovative videos and resources to educators to meet its goals of building teacher-driven professional learning, deepening and improving opportunities for teacher learning, and elevating and celebrating teachers in society. The website includes a growing collection of videos that focus on the Common Core State Standards, some of which focus on the background of the Common Core in certain grades/subjects, while others highlight instructional practices aligned to specific standards. 

Need sound effects for your mutlimedia project?  Soundgator.com provides a library of free sound effects that may be downloaded or embedded in a website.  You may be able to help students find sounds they need to complete their projects.

Science website containing hands-on activities. From Borax Crystal Ornaments to Observing Microorganisms in a School, this site offers a wide variety of science activities!

Excellent diagram of moon phases. Simple to understand. Very kid freindly. The website is also filled with pictures, lessons, videos, etc. Great resource.

The National Young Arts Foundation has collaborated with Teachers College Columbia University to create a study guide based on the HBO MasterClass series. Pursuing Your Passions is a study guide can be used in various K-12 educational settings and it offers educators a chance to embrace arts education in the classroom. Interested educators can access all the lessons and multimedia elements on the project's website and also request a free DVD copy of the study guide and the entire first season of the Emmy nominated HBO MasterClass.

via TeachThought http://www.teachthought.com

A large collection of free video lessons addressing Math and ELA Common Core Standards.   Also includes commentary from teachers, sllides to use on interactive whiteboards, and more.   

Very cool math and science quiz type website. Allows players to select grade level, subject area, or skill/objective. Gives MCT type multiple choice questions and offers explanations for missed questions.

via Free Technology for Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

These embeddable games can be added to your Haiku classes.

In this student-created Prezi, the presentation takes the form of a traditional plot diagram.  This is an excellent example of how Prezi turns the traditional slide presentation on its head.  This is a powerful tool for students to demonstrate their understanding.

via Best content in Diigo In Education | Diigo - Groups https://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation

In a press release on Monday, August 19, PARCC, the assessment consortium developing the CCSS tests, announced the release of additional paper-based sample test items in ELA and math. This is great news for us as we work to implement CCSS and PARCC-like assessment in our classrooms. On the PARCC website, you will see a list of links for each grade level and subject in the left sidebar. Visiting each link brings you to a page with a table describing the kinds of tasks that will appear on the PARCC assessment. Links to the sample items are within this table. Let us know if you have any questions!