This is an interactive activity in which students classify various plants and animals, including organisms such as a frog, jellyfish, venus flytrap, bat, human, and seaweed. The categories into which students place these organisms include Animals, Things With Webbed Feet, Fish, Things That Lay Eggs, Mammals, and others.

Science mystery in which you assume the role of a medical investigator on vacation in Idaho. Figure out who was responsible for transmitting a foodborne pathogen and how it was transmitted. The story contains characters that you can interview in order to solve the case.

"MYLO is an exciting online language learning service that links your favourite interests with things you like doing on the internet - like playing games, creating blogs and movies, and sharing and working with others - making learning languages exciting and fun! It isn't just about passing exams. Learning a language can help you make new friends, find your perfect job, travel the world and experience new cultures. From music to sport and fashion to film, languages can help with whatever you want to do. Learn a language French, German, Spanish and Chinese."

"Primary Sources Over 300 primary sources, including government documents, images, videos, and artifacts with introductory notes" Also includes teaching modules

"DocsTeach brings together more than 3,000 primary sources and seven online activities, each designed to reinforce specific historical thinking skills. Register for free, search or browse the primary sources, and bookmark any that interest you. Head over to the "Activities" section to plug your sources into any of the site's seven activity templates, and then save your new activities for use in the classroom-or publish them to share with other DocsTeach users. "

"Get an inside look at NoodleTools, our web-based research platform for students, teachers, and librarians. Watch how students learn to cite, collect notes, develop an outline, and share research with other users. Teachers and librarians will learn how NoodleTools supports them throughout the entire research process. Join NoodleTools' Damon and Debbie for a one hour demonstration and a Q&A session. Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:30 PM PST / 3:30 PM EST. 60 minutes. Thursday, October 13, 2011 12:30 PM PST / 3:30 PM EST. 60 minutes."

"MLA 5.7.18 defines digital files as neither on the web or a published CD-ROM. Digital files include a PDF on your computer, a word processed document created by a peer, a scanned image you received via e-mail, or "a sound recording formatted for playing on a digital audio player." "

video tutorial: A new NoodleBib online tutorial, "Creating an Outline," is now available in NoodleTools Support Center under Tutorials. http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/tutorials/outline/ This tutorial has captions.

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links to free resources for 20 titles

"This interactive Google Maps displays a majority of the different Hotspots published through our Atlas of Our Changing Environment publications."

"Stand Up for Girls on September 22, the International Day of the Girl Two thirds of all the world's illiterate people are women. On September 22, we will stand up for girls and their right to go to school and to learn to read and write. Let us join together to launch a campaign to advocate for a transformative new era in girls' education."

"Read all the novels you want, anywhere, anytime, on any device, for free."

"Disney's Planet Challenge (DPC) is a project-based learning environmental competition for classrooms across the United States. DPC teaches kids about science and conservation while empowering them to make a positive impact on their communities and planet. Beginning this year, DPC will offer two tracks of competition: the Elementary School track (Grades 3-5) and the BRAND NEW Middle School track (Grades 6-8)! "

From Finding Dulcinea / Sweet Search

"A Song & Lesson Plan to Teach Idioms"

"In this activity, students will match documents to visualize ways that Americans contributed to the war effort on the homefront during World War I. Students will see a payoff image related to the armistice celebration and reflect on the sacrifices made during wartime."

"Essential questions for teaching September 11 Editor's note: This post is by Joan Brodsky Schur, an education consultant and participant in the August 3 opening panel discussion for September 11: Teaching Contemporary History, the museum's online conference for K-12 educators about September 11."

"News about tools that are being developed to support implementation of the Common Core State Standards"