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This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. Students love this!

Empressr is a web-based application similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. This application is free and allows its users to create and upload slideshows online. Empressr allows users to incorporate media (e.g. video, images, and audio) into their presentations. One special feature of Empressr is the use of Flash to stream videos to make slideshows more dynamic by expanding its media limitations

handy for looking up performing arts programs (orchestra concerts, operas) to share with students

2. artsalive.ca/en/resources/students.asp from the National Arts Centre in Canada, copyrighted in 2010, Pinchas Zukerman might be the director. He is definitely involved. It is an extremely comprehensive site dealing with music, dance, English theater and French theater. Students can watch interviews, research composers, listen to music and lots more.

3. Classicsforkids.com is from the Cincinnati public radio. Students can listen to radio broadcasts, which they have activity sheets to coincide, for better listening focus. There is a drop down "For Grownups" which has lesson plans and tips and advice. Each month they have a featured composer. There are also games, such as composing. No advertements to speak of. Email address is mail@classicsforkids.com

Website that uses interactive storyboards.

A good site for students and teachers both. Lots of activities for students to do like games and puzzles, and homework helpers. The teachers section has worksheets, reference materials, and information on programs and workshops.

This site is focused on adaptations and how they help animals to survive in their environment. You build your own creature and then the website tells you how the different body parts you pick help it survive in its environment.

This site monitors scientific investigations in order to assess the nature, timing, and likelihood of volcanic activity. It also assesses volcanic hazards associated with activity, including kinds of events, their effects, and areas at risk. Lastly they provide timely and accurate information on volcanic hazards, and warnings of impending dangerous activity, to local, state, and federal officials and the public.

Good site to get up to date information on volcanic activity including webcams to some of the active volcanoes in Alaska. Links to other observatories are available. Wealth of information about volcanoes (maps, pictures, descriptions, etc.)

BitStrips is a website so that students can create comic strips. The user has the option of creating the characters, backgrounds, and text. Make sure to use the public version. If you try to use the educational version, it isn't free. All students need is an email address to begin. It's great because they can email you the comic strip.

This website is for math educators of all age levels. I like the math lesson plans that are available. The lesson plans are hands-on and will keep the students engaged. There are also several choices for fun games that students can play to review daily lessons.

When students need information about a topic or want to share a story, this website can help take 8 pages of text and reduce it down to only use 1 piece of paper. This is a great tool for teachers when presenting information and would be great for notes.

Very professional and organized website containing lesson plans and state standards information. Browse and search capabilities by keyword. A wealth of information.

Founded by the First Days of School Foundation, run by Rosemary and Harry Wong; this site contains a lot of reading material for teachers, specifically those just starting in the profession. Features articles, books, and links on topics ranging from classroom management to technology use to professional development.

"New teacher survival central" contains a section called Tech Tools for Teachers, new teacher blogs, classroom tools, curriculum resources, and tutorials, training and development. A new teacher could spend a lot of time here, looking for help with a specific area or just perusing everything that is available.

This site offers different choices of activites or brain teasers for all grades

Website containing great project ideas and set-ups for projects that students can participate in to learn about science.

A site with a list of links to other sources about the human body, including activities, online textbooks, interactive sites, picture sites, etc.

This website is full of information for students to research technology used and developed in the past with different societies and cultures. There is an index available to click on for the subject the student may be interested in researching.

Great site for activities, experiments, and demonstrations students and teachers can do. Many of the experiments are relatively easy and not resource intensive. If materials are difficult to come by, people can buy them from the site.