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This site is a combination of instruction and assessment, which makes it a wonderful site for students who need some extra practice in Spanish. Its lessons are instructive and material is comprehensive.

Excellent website for hands-on activities which include workshops and how to video instruction for different coursework.

this website is an instructional delivery website that I use to teach my third grade students how to type.

Schoology is a free service that allows you to create a social network-type environment for online instruction. Think of it as a combination of Moodle and Facebook and you've got a pretty good idea of what it is like.

To get more into the service, you need to create an account. If you don't want to (or can't for some reason) create an account, but are interested in the service, let me know and I will get you access.

Lesley University has a very extensive list of elearning resources and references. Search by topic, grade level, subject, and even publisher to find exactly what you are looking for.

Lots of fun, interactive activities for you to use in your instruction.

Serving as a portal to other sites, this website has just about anything a student could want as a Spanish resource. You can find instructional and entertainment links, including many cultural gems (recipes, expeditions, blogs, and much more).

Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (link: www.nsf.gov), SciTrain works to help high school science and mathematics teachers provide the highest quality education to students with disabilities. The project includes research, instruction for teachers on how to make their coursework, classrooms and labs more accessible, and information resources for teachers including assistive technology for their courses."

Glogster is a free service that allows you to create a multimedia poster. Glogs can include images, audio, and video. Direct integration with SchoolTube makes video embedding easy. The education version of the site keeps students isolated from general user content. Students can use this as an alternative to reports, to give presentations, or to react to literature (among countless other uses).

A valuable teaching tool that integrates diverse core subjects including math, science, history, art, photography, music and more for individual learner portfolios, unique alternative assessments, and differentiated instructional activities.

Nonverbal, no written instructions, highly engrossing for young children, but with applications at many levels. Explore alphabets (4 languages), numbers, art, music, plus. Recently added a user guide for educators & parents who don't want to just explore.

Gives younger children an interactive instructional delivery of New York City and immigration.

I like this! Very accessible for young children and still appropriate for up to 4th grade.

Smartkiddies is a completely free math practice site out of Australia for students in K-6. After creating a teacher account, you can set up a class with usernames and passwords for up to 75 students per class. After creating a class, you can assign instructional videos, activities, worksheets, assessments, and enrichment opportunities. Progress reports and messaging are built in to help you monitor and communicate about student progress. Another great feature is the ability to practice basic math facts and concepts by competing against other kids from around the world.

This is a very simple site that has some great ideas and games that you can use in your classrooms to educate students about multiculturalism.

This site is simply but has great information. Most of the links are for games which is hard to find for multicultural instruction.

Apple's page giving instructions on how to create, edit, and work with iMovie. Uses both text and videos to present information.

You can find relevant lesson plans for instruction to students of various ages here. There is information on protecting yourself and your computer, as well as videos to show to students.

Comprehensive safety site with information for home, school, and business computer users. Also has content divided for parents, students and administration. Offers links for free security uploads as well.

This "game" allows kids to participate in a science mission lead by scientists. They investigate if and why there is an increase in the shark population in an area. Information is incorporated in the game using online resources and video. They actually have to count the sharks in the area- so they have to go through stages in the scientific method. I think students will love this.

Nice reference document for ways to use Wallwisher in your classroom.