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List of 17 great free tools for classroom use.  

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"Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 In 1820, Congress passed the Missouri Compromise, which admitted Missouri into the nation as a slave state and Maine as a free state. The Compromise established the latitude 36º30' N. as the dividing line for slave and free states. The Kansas-Nebraska Act overturned the Compromise. In the early 1850s, Congress considered how to incorporate the territories of Kansas and Nebraska into the nation. Slavery had become a divisive issue, and it was decided that each territory would have the right to vote on whether or not slavery would be allowed within its borders. This method was called "popular sovereignty" and led to bloody conflicts between antislavery and proslavery settlers"

Here is a interesting read that I did last semester in my U.S. History class.  To Serve God and Wal-Mart:  The making of a Christian Free Enterprise will or will not change readers minds about shopping at the store.  However, this book is not just about Wal-Mart it explains the rise of the Republican Party.

A place you can set up workspaces and online interaction for school or workplace environments. Easy to use and free.

An example of "teacher" created epub or ebook.  Free and easy. 

like inspiration but free.

Algebra and Upper math books, lessons, and interactive for free.

Free Streaming Movies Online! Completely Legal

A lot of free lesson plans and ideas for kids that are toddlers all the way up to 12th grade. I really like this site. A lot of teachers contibute to it so the lesson plans are usually all content/standards realted and up to date.

Free primary source material for the social studies classroom.

This page has a lot of games and free coloring book pages for kids. I found sometimes it's nice to have things like this on hand for kids that may finish a project a little earlier than some of the other students.

Building timelines online See individual links

This site has standard aligned lesson plans, worksheets and more. There's a 10 day free trial, then it's $60.00 per year.

use these podcasts as tools to integrate the various disciplines in the classroom...really good ideas and resources here!

some cool timeline builders

Online developmental screening for children ages 0-5. Free and personalized.