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Other I chose this website because it has many ideas that can help all teachers. It includes, lesson plans, class projects, teacher discussion, and many more. Teachers can use this website to find lesson plans or get into a heated educational topic. Also, than can use it for marketable purposes. They can find jobs and post items from the classroom online to sell.

Lesson Plans/Teacher Sharing (1): This is a useful website where teachers can go to share information with one another. There are over 4500 free lesson plans that are available for viewing on a variety of topics. There are also chatboards, teacher mailrings, etc. where teachers can gain information about topics that are of interest to them. As a new teacher, this would be a great resource to access lesson plan ideas from experienced teachers all over the world.

This is another very beneficial teaching tool for language arts.This site is full of teaching strategies that I could use in my future classroom. It has ideas for helping struggling readers as well as more strategies that will be helpful.

Offers effective teaching strategies, activities, lessons, lesson plans, worksheets, exercises, skills, tests, assessments for reading comprehension, language arts, literacy, fluency, phonics and phonemic awareness for children, especially those with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. This would be a great tool for teacher to get quizzes and work sheets for their students. It's a great site for anyone who is in the education field to help kids read and write.

Language Arts/Reading (1): This website is a useful teacher resource. It includes classroom strategies, reading guides, and tips on how to help struggling readers. This website is very credible and has sections for teachers, principals, librarians, parents, and other professionals. Reading Rockets has produced several shows on PBS and those are posted on this website as well. They include a variety of topics about reading. This website would be a useful tool to use in my future classroom because it contains newsletters with new and relevant topics regarding reading that are research-based (dyslexia, closing the literacy gap, etc.).

This site is very easy to navigate through. This site has many other websites on it that are very resourceful. I could use this site in a classroom since it has many sites that talk about general social studies that I can use. I can also use this site since it has songs students can use to remember information.

I chose this website because it tells the reader wither it is a site for teachers, if it shows a power point, a quiz, etc. This site has many different resources for teachers to use in the classroom. I can use this site in the classroom, since it has worksheets and an alphabet book on the site for me to use with my future class. This site also has sheets that help with letter writing which will come in handy when working with Kindergarteners.

This website is amazing and It has over 60 links. There are links to games that could be played for sentencing, wordplay, a letter generator, idoms (a concetration style game) and many more. There are also links to printable handouts and posters. Free books to print and even online short stories as well as tests children can take to assess their reading levels. This website has it all.

I like this site becuase of how versitile it could be. You could look up any number of things about special education, like lessons, definitions, laws, responsibilites, etc. It's a great resource to have when you (and you will) have special ed. students in your class.

This is a great site becuase this is a topic that I know I need help with and I'm sure others would as well. There is such a wide range of disabilites and with each disability comes an even wider range of students who react to that disability differently. It's so hard to be able to know what to do in a certain situation so that you know each student gets the help and support they need. This site is a great resource for adapted lessons and other ideas that will help you reach every student.

Helium is a social studies website. It goes in to a great deal of detail on American history, geography, current events, Native Americans, civil war, government and much more. It also gives you other websites to go to where you are able to find mini lessons on a president or resources related to social studies.

Great website for teaching upper grades and upper elementary. It has links for both students and teachers. It also has lessons for mentors.

I think the title of this site is fun and easy for children to remember. This site is another resource that could be used during free time/end of the day that is fun yet educational

This site has information on many different science topics. Anything from fungus to the weather. Since this site has such a wide variety of subjects, this site would be used for many different lessons in a classroom. 

I chose this website because I liked its simple layout and I thought it was easy to navigate. This would be a great resource if I was planning a unit on weather. 

This is a good resource for finding some classic literature for a wide variety of age groups. I am always looking for good books for my kids and I would definitely turn to this page for some suggestions. If I wanted a read aloud book for my class, I would want to turn to this website for some trusted favorites.

This website is a good resource for teachers to connect with other teachers to discuss popular topics in the world of teaching. I would read this just to get different angles on current education topics.

Science: This website has a lot of useful resources and online games that can be used in the classroom. You can easily select what grade you are teaching and what subject you wish to focus on and it will give you a list of related resources. They range from lesson ideas, to links to other websites, to games or experiments, etc. I also like that they offer field trips for classes and have worksheets you can give your students before you go. I would definitely consider doing this with my future class.

This is a higher level math resource page. It is very detailed and organized to help you find the subject you are looking fr. Its a great resource for high school and even college level students. It gives you to formulas and examples on how to use them. I would recommend this to teachers and students for any math help.

This a cool site that offers information on nutrition and exercise. It gives you resources and articles to do your own research on if you want to know more. There are brain teasers and games so you can have fun with the information. I liked how it showed the food organization in a different light and shows that they want to make money. I would use this in a health class for any age group. I think it would be a great resource.

Math (1): This website is for teachers, students, and parents. It is an online community meant to connect people to resources, answer questions, etc. about math topics. Students can get on the website and ask math questions, take quizzes, solve puzzles, etc. Parents can get on the site and find help for their student. Teachers can join forums and share lesson plans with other math professionals and sign up for conferences. The website sells study books for students, too. As a teacher, this would be a great resource to give to families who may have a student that is struggling in math or that doesn't find math very interesting, etc.

Math (2): This website is sponsored by Sylvan which specializes in tutoring services for students. On this website, there is a free version where students can watch free math videos covering many concepts, take free practice tests, receive practice problems, etc. There is also a version that can be purchased which provides more in-depth help for students--750+ videos, e-textbooks, step-by-step problem solving help, etc. This website can be used by students or parents who are trying to help their students with homework. It would be a great resource for teachers to pass on to parents to use at home with their child if the child is struggling.

PLN (2): This website is a resource for teachers to use based upon their interests and passions. It is a way for educators to connect with one another, gain new and insightful tools to use in the classroom, and support other teachers. There is a forum where you can post questions, leave comments for other professionals, etc. This is a good place to make a personal connection with others in the same field as yourself. As a first year teacher, this would be a good place to gain added support needed to be successful.

Physical Education (2): This website contains teaching materials to use in the classroom as well as valuable resources for teachers on a variety of topics in order to research new trends, etc. There are journal articles, lesson plans, worksheets to use with students, etc. This website is geared towards teachers and administrators. As a teacher, this would be a great place to find access to new and relevant information for the classroom.