Excellent Livebinder with resources for rationale for building a PLN, tools and ways to find other educators to connect with.. Created by an Evansville educator

Podcast with Ralph Fletcher about mentor texts. 1-10-12 You might want to check out some of the other shows as well!

Blog for art teachers; also includes a list of other art blogs

Join a world-wide blogging project for Feb. 29, 2012

Variety of animated videos.  See menu at bottom left to narrow down topics, including health/science.  For instance, there is a particularly good animation of the heart

Free materials from Laura Candler for MLK Day; accompanies the free Brain Pop video.

Houghton Mifflin site with examples of student papers at different levels. Grades K-5

In addition to information about the brain, this includes brain teasers, brain boosters, etc.

Larry Ferlazzo's page with sites for beginning readers.  Many of the sites are linked in the descriptions below.

Science activities and games from the Lawrence Hall of Science.

Search for copyright free photos from flickr, includes attribution

Very thorough listing of web tools to use with students

Laura Candler is a former teacher who has so many great ideas, she became her own industry!  You will find many free or inexpensive resources on her website, and she shares quite freely.  Sign up for her newsletter, be sure to check out the file cabinet of free ideas, and check out the other links she recommends.  You can also like her page on Facebook.  She frequently offers good deals or free resources there as well.

Good teachers have always known that puzzle games are some of the best ways toget old and young alike well on their way towards mastering a subject area. ProProfsis dedicated to the mission of combining education and entertainment, providing freeonline puzzles, brain games, and other fun resources to get people actively involved inthe learning process.

Little Space Heroes is a Virtual Universe for kids and families. It's an interactive, onlinemultiplayer game in which kids create their own hero and explore a galaxy full of funand adventure!Rated E for Everyone and awarded the Family Friendly Videogames Seal of Approval,Little Space Heroes is a story-driven online social game that allows players to createtheir own Space Hero and embark on an intergalactic adventure. Featuring characterpersonalization, solo and team gameplay, pets, quests and community activities, LittleSpace Heroes offers an age-appropriate and safe environment for kids to explore,make new friends and have fun online. All that is required to play is a computer connectedto the internet.

Welcome to the TESiboard collection,a purpose built library of visual, dynamic,interactive resources.TESiboard resources are primarily openendedtools that enable teachers to enagagetheir pupils in a learning dialoguearound the resource.The resources are designed for use by theteacher on their interactive whiteboardbut many are also suitable for pupil use,usually responding to a task or challengeset by the teacher.The TESiboard materials were acquiredby TSL Education Limited at the end ofNovember 2009 and as a result of TSL'scurrent and planned future investment,all these popular resources are availablefor free. This site is from the UK.  You can also follow them on twitter, @TESconnect

Problem solving is the heart of mathematical learning. This site complements existing curricula by providing a resource for teachers who use, or are only beginning to use, a problem-centered approach. This resource will also help parents and tutors support problem-based learning in out-of-school settings.

MathPickle is for K-12 teachers.  Here you will find curricular games, puzzles and mini-competitions for the classroom.