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"Are you teaching in the classroom? Do you need help designing a curriculum? Or Do you want to find new and exciting lessons to use? Well just click away and enter into a realm of possibilities for guiding your children. We will always try to add more as we discover them. If you have any guidance lessons that you would like to offer other school counselors, please contact us. Remember, this is "For You, By You.""

You've completed your lessons for the day, but you still have some time left and a group of eager students with nothing productive to do. What can you do in this time to keep your class under control until the bell rings? Here is a list of 10 things to do when you only have 5 minutes left in class.

Welcome to the Hands on Banking® program! Want to take charge of your own finances and reach your goals? Just pick your age group and get started! Whether you want to build your credit, your investments, or your own small business; invest in the market, a home, or higher education; shop for a loan, buy a car, or open your first bank accounts, the Hands on Banking program offers all the basic money tools, skills, and information you need

A nice website to not only learn the importance of learning languages but also more specific sites for each of the following:  Arabic, Chinese, French, German, HIndi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

Welcome to The Geometer's Sketchpad® Resource Center This Resource Center supports users of the award-winning Dynamic Geometry® mathematics visualization software, The Geometer's Sketchpad.

Schoology provides an enterprise level learning management system and configurable social network. Instructors and students can easily create, share, and manage academic material through a social networking interface. By incorporating learning management tools into a social environment, Schoology provides a means for teachers, students, parents, and administrators to seamlessly communicate and collaborate on academic issues.

Interactive games for elementary and special eduation.

"Welcome to Aven's Corner! Here you will find the web's most unique preschool online games. All of our educational games are completely free to play online. Our games are geared toward toddlers, preschoolers, and children with special needs but can be enjoyed by kids of all ages. "

You type in the words, the website sings them to you based on other song lyrics. Very cool!

here are so many Free Online Photo Editors. Most of these online image tools offer editing tools that go beyond simple resizing and rotation. This week, Adobe launched online Photoshop. The truth is, you can choose just one, from the first 4-5 most popular online photo editors from this list - Photoshop Express, Picnik, Aviary, Splashup, Fotoflexer, … Why even take a look at others? Every photo editor has its advantages. Want to create simple image captions or fun effects in 3 easy steps - take a look at Graphita or PikiPimp. Here's a list of the 28 Free online photo editors you can choose from.

Notebook Lessons, Tips and Tricks, Web Resources, and Tutorials for the SMART Board.

Communication skills are critical for today's students. Reading, writing and the ability to tell a story set the stage for success. The Hub, a new TV destination dedicated to bringing kids and families together, is partnering with Discovery Education to support teachers in this important endeavor. Here you'll find inspiration to engage and inspire your budding writers. Meet the artists, editors and writers that bring good stories to life-and watch your students' communication skills soar!

Are there alternative presentation approaches beyond PowerPoint, and which are accessible to small colleges?

A nice collection of resources for teachers of world language (and more) including audio recording, podcasting, interactive worksheets, online conversations and more. 

Testmoz is a test generator that sports 4 question types, automatic grading, a really simple interface and detailed reports. Testmoz is free, and does not require you (or your students) to register.

A nice list of ESL resources

Last week one of my colleagues asked if I knew of "any good websites" for space science lessons. I said of course I did and gave the suggestion to turn on the moon view in Google Earth. This post was prompted by that 90 second conversation. Here are eight (for the eight planets) good resources for space science lessons.

Although education research is not new, a gap has persisted between the research being conducted and what teachers are doing in the classroom. To help bridge that gap, the National Association for Research in Science Teaching recently published a virtual issue of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching focused on inquiry in the science classroom.

"Welcome to whichbook.net - a completely new way of choosing what to read"

"The Songwriting Tools wiki is an idea base for songwriters, teachers, and creative musicians. This little piece of the web is being developed because many music students have an interest in writing songs, but the time demands on music instructors in schools are simply overwhelming! Novice songwriters will find help here, and overburdened teachers will now have a resource for their creative students!"