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Awesome collection of tools, organized into categories for easy use: Organization & Collaboration, Search Engines & Directories, Google, Templates & Lesson Plans, Research & Reference, Games, Reading & Writing, Math & Science, Arts, History & Social Studies, Online Libraries, Activities.  Share with staff for use in classrooms

The Ultimate List of Content Curation Tools and accompanying map, is comprised of both business grade tools that support organizations' content marketing strategies, as well as personal curation tools that can be used by individuals for hobbyist or organizational purposes. Content curation is when an individual (or team) consistently finds, organizes, annotates and shares the ...

Open source diary and journal software for Linux, Windows and Mac. A simple calendar-based journal for students that can help tame unruly piles of digital paper. Students can use RedNotebook to organize notes by class or unit of study. A neat feature is the ability to export journal entries, as text or PDF, by date range or by tag

Creative Commons offers many organizations' definitions of Open Educational Resources as well as links to explore these organizations.

We have parents who want to run book clubs during lunch hours. Many times they are not organized and there is not much reading that takes place. This would provide a great overview for the book clubs, provide it with structure, and also give some tasks to be completed during the reading.

Great resource for Librarians/Library Website!!! Organized by topic: Books/Audiobooks, Book Exchange-Buy & Sell, Class Management/Worksheets, Collaboration/Social Networking, Collete/Student Loans, Computers & Technology, Culture/Arts & Music, Dictionary/Thesaurus, Foreign Language, GPA Calculators, Graphs/Printables/Presentation, Highlighters/Web Annotation, History/Geography, Home Library, Kids/Young Adult, Lectures/Speeches/Podcasts, Mathematics/Calculators, Memorization, Notes/Writing, Online Learning, Open Source/OpenCourseWare, Organization/Brainstorming, Poetry/Quotes, Quizzes/Test Taking, Reference/Research, Sciences/Space, Video Tutorials

Privacy policy | About Librarianchick | Disclaimers This is a list of OERs that every Librarian should have; I didn't want to forget it!

A unit recommended for gr. 5-8 to teach genetic concepts such as how hereditary information is passed from one generation to the next based on the single-gene inheritance model.

This scavenger hunt can be used to help familiarize upper elementary students with Explora's content and features. Students conduct several searches and learn how to organize and refine the results.

Wisc Online is repository of learning content created by teachers and other subject matter experts delivered online and free to everyone. It is creative commons. Target audience would be middle school and above. Covers vast area of topics from heat transfer to digital circuitry to health science topics. Categories organized as: arts and humanities, career clusters, computer science, manufacturing and engineering, math, science, and social studies.

What are OER? Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost. Unlike fixed, copyrighted resources, OER have been authored or created by an individual or organization that chooses to retain few, if any, ownership rights.

Maker Camp is online all summer and year-round. It happens everywhere around the world, so you can meet any of your neighbors taking part in Maker Camp, too! I could see organizing a summer learning group through a school, similar to a club. The trick is, that many of the maker resources are assumed at home already, so that may create a challenge.

This arcade is a portal to games and interactive activities focused on ocean and air themes. It highlights the science and the activities of the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other agencies and organizations promoting environmental stewardship. I would use this site to supplement Science curriculum and lessons at the Elementary level. All content can be shared.

An interactive graphic organizer that enables students to map out their arguments for a persuasive essay or debate. Students decide on their goal, they show 3 reasons to support it, and three facts or examples to prove it. They can go back and forth on the screens. The finished map can be saved, e-mailed, or printed. Grades 2-12. Flash Required

Welcome to Prezi, the presentation software that uses motion, zoom, and spatial relationships to bring your ideas to life and make you a great presenter. An excellent OER for students to use to organize and show their learning.

Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction. An excellent OER for reading and writing lesson plans and graphic organizers.

A plethora of resources for special education teachers organized by Tags: developmental disabilities, emotional behavioral disabilities, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, and special education information. Created by the University of West Florida University Libraries.

I checked out this site by recommendation from someone on the Future Librarians Facebook page and was amazed by how well materials were organized for teachers and are so user-friendly for students. I love the quests for the students and I think the printable certificates and badges are perfect! Lessons are intended for students in grades 5-9 and are ISTE aligned and free for use under Creative Commons license. I may be the last person to know about this site, but I can't tell you how glad I was to find it!

This is 100 Free Web Tools for Elementary Teachers. They are broken down into categories including reading & writing, math & science, games, research & reference, and organization & collaboration. This would be great to share with educators. If it would be too overwhelming, a few resources from the list could be shared out each week/month with examples.