Warren elementaries

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

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

Great Websites for Kids (GWS) , the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) online website directory, has been completely redesigned. The updated site boasts a fresh and colorful kid-friendly look and interactive social media enhancements. Clear, bright icons display subject categories and appear on every page, while eye-catching thumbnail images provide a visual preview of each great site represented. Special sections highlight Sites of the Week and Month, Most Popular pages and Top Rated selections. Prompts for each site offer "more selections like this." Visitors can actively connect with the site and further their online experience by rating sites; sharing their favorites on social media sites such as Facebook; and emailing recommendations to friends.

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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.

A list of websites that review and organize IPad apps for schools

Although written by an author for other purposes, these are great directions you could use with students.

Several great ideas in Edutopia's summary of events.  Includes integrating technology, online learning and blended classrooms, teaching with new tools, video games in classrooms, and more.

Players take on the role of Lucy, a 14-year-old slave in Kentucky.  As they navigate her escape and journey  to Ohio, they discover that life in the "free" North is dangerous and difficult. In 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act brings disaster. Will Lucy ever truly be free? Free interactive game from WNET

Type in the name of a book, and get a visual web of related titles

A website devoted to honor inspired teaching while collecting worthwhile videos for other teachers to view.

Includes several examples

Great source for lesson plans, PD, discussions, and more.

A blog that deals with anchor charts in writing.

Great list of different educational networks in many different formats, including diigo, Linked In, Facebook, nings, wikis, and more.  Some are by discipline

Includes more than just the Saturday shows.  These are some of the best free webinars around.

This blog entry from Steven Anderson highlights some of his favorite livebinders (and he's somewhat of an expert).  There are also other valuable posts on his blog.

This blog, started by two New York moms, reviews many children's books.  They are searchable by title, author, reading level, and more. Their rating system is a bit different than many other (such as levels of humor) and has a broad list of categories/themes

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. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others

Writing lessons and ideas.