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Free Databases and Websites Rebecca James, Area Manager, Nashville Public Library Site names followed by a If a provide use and/or registration options that do not require a student e-mail address. is displayed after the site name, the website has a related app and/or is device-friendly. ReadWriteThink – K-12 K-12 Literacy Skills and Word Study Free and Premium Activities Easy online comic creation • Grades 2 - 12 • Story Ideas, Conflict and Title Generators • Conflicts from the Internet PL list of Basic Plots in Literature • Readability Analyzer and Cliché Buster Titan Pad Primary Pad Pirate Pad The Founding College of the University of Toronto Writing at Colorado State University (CSU) Capital Community College Citation Wizard - Offers three Citation Styles: APA, CSE, formerly known as CBE, and MLA. All feature specific templates for citing online Journals, Web pages with and without authors, electronic Books and Databases The material in the STEM Center is based on research sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The University of Utah: Learn.Genetics Arizona State University School of Life Sciences ◦ Experiments & ‘how to’ activities, Body Depot, Bird Finder, Puzzles, Quizzes, Ask a Biologist K – 12 manga math games •Lesson plans •User guides •Teacher’s create school accounts and logins for students Backpack Games Collection of flash games from the web that develop STEM skills for students in grades 3 – 8. Games focus on •Math, Science, Problem Solving • Vocabulary Games are searchable by •Subject •Cognitive Development skills •Game Genre •Grade Level •Common Core •Next Generation Science Standards To review lower grade math facts IXL K-12 Math National Science Digital Library Funbrain Exploratorium Rhyme & Learn Newton’s Apple Smithsonian Sites ◦ Primary sources to teach American History ◦ Historical topics, DBQs and lesson plans Civil Rights Colonial America Invention Native American History Transportation Westward Expansion The U.S. National Archives Digital Vaults Curated collection of 1,200 items Activities designed to help students discover connections between primary sources Pathways Challenges provides quizzes National Archives related resource ◦ Docs Teach ◦ Seven tools to create interactive learning activities based on primary sources in the National Archives Hosted by the University of William & Mary School of Education Students analyze primary source clues and form conclusions Database of more than 7,000 worldwide primary source documents and images Sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization VoiceThread ◦ Link to Free Account Details ◦ Slideshare – Classroom use of VoiceThread Poll Everywhere ◦ Class/audience participates in real time using browser, mobile phone, twitter ◦ Response can be viewed live online or added to a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation Students privately communicate with the teacher throughout the lesson. Question and answer features built into Geddit for comprehension check Curious.com ◦ Online site launched last summer ◦ More recently released iPhone app and iPad version ◦ Includes For Kids Only category •FIND LESSONS Browse through thousands of teachers’ videos on Glean, organized by topic, Common Core standard, and teaching style •LEARN WITH OTHERS Ask questions for peers, teachers, and experts to answer when you’re stuck •ALWAYS LEARNING ABOUT YOU Glean is adaptable. The more you use Glean, the better it gets at identifying lessons for you Computes answers from the Wolfram Alpha store of expertlevel knowledge and algorithms to automatically answer questions, do analysis, and generate reports, rather than searching the web • Over 12,000 educator-reviewed web resources • K-12; most subjects •For use with students in the classroom National Science Digital Library Pre-K through Higher Ed Search by educational level, resource and subject NSDL does not hold content directly; lists other sites Provides national educational standards including Common Core. The Last Backpack: Mobile lessons Ed Tech Muse: Tech ideas from teachers Richard Byrne’s Free Technology for Teachers EdShelf: A discovery engine of websites, apps The Curious Librarian – Holly Whitt David Kapular’s blog Technology Tidbits Educational Technology Guy – David Andrade Tek Ninja; Musings on Assistive Technology, Occupational Therapy, Education by Jim Tignor Lesson Paths • An educator site for sharing and curating web content Rebecca James Area Manager, Nashville Public Library 615.880.3957 x229 [email protected] http://www.slideshare.net/rejam/freeeducator-tech-tools-ppt