Exceptional Children Teachers: Discover What Your iPad Can Do!

Session learning targets:
Attendees will explore iPad features and functionality for professional, classroom, and personal use.  Attendees will explore various iPad apps that support the needs of diverse learners and can help with productivity and management.

Get the most out of your iPad! There are lots of features and settings on the iPad that you may not know about or may not have had time to explore. We’ll spend time learning about these features so you can maximize the functionality of this amazing tool!  In addition, we’ll explore a variety of iPad apps that can support the exceptional learners in your classroom and help you with productivity, classroom and data management.  Leave with a wealth of information and resources to help make the most of your iPad!

Discover What Your iPad Can Do iOS7 - Donna Murray

Apps

Apps for Exceptional Children

Donna Murray's Resources

• Instructional Technology Website - http://murraygirl.com/
• Pinterest Boards
• Ed Tech Pinterest Board - http://www.pinterest.com/murraygirl/ed-tech-explore-the-possibilities/ 
• iPad Resources Pinterest Board - http://www.pinterest.com/murraygirl/ipad-resources/
• Speech Apps Board - http://www.pinterest.com/murraygirl/speech-apps/
• Special Needs Board - http://www.pinterest.com/murraygirl/special-needs-olivia/ 
• Donna Murray's PD Site - http://navigatepd.blogspot.com/
• Social Bookmarking Sites - https://delicious.com/murraygirl and https://www.diigo.com/user/murraygirl 
• iPad Resources - https://www.diigo.com/user/murraygirl/ipad
• Special Education Resources - https://www.diigo.com/user/murraygirl/sped

Other Pinterest Boards

• http://www.pinterest.com/fcmichigan/special-needs-apps/
• http://www.pinterest.com/teachersapps/apps-for-special-needs/
• http://www.pinterest.com/teechkidz/ios-for-sped-at-and-life/
• http://www.pinterest.com/lisalightner/best-apps-for-autism-cortical-visual-impairment-an/
• http://www.pinterest.com/goodwitching/apps-for-special-needs/
• http://www.pinterest.com/tbward93/ipads-in-special-education/
• http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/apps-for-auditory-processing-sound-discrimination-/
• http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/aac-apps/
• http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/apps-for-special-educators/
• http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/apps-for-executive-function/
• http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/apps-for-memorytbibrain-workout/
• http://www.pinterest.com/schoolstaff/ipads-n-apps/
• http://www.pinterest.com/TheBigAWord/ipads-apps/ 

Find some free apps  

• App Friday (from Moms With Apps)
  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/app-friday/id672367077
  http://www.appfriday.com/ 
• Apps Gone Free
  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apps-gone-free-best-daily/id470693788
  (Apps highlighted on Apps Gone Free are not always educational. But, it is still worth exploring! There are also games, productivity, picture apps, and more.)

Resources for using a switch with the iPad  

• Accessibility Support
  http://www.apple.com/support/accessibility/ 
• iOS: Using Switch Control
  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5886 
• iOS 7 Switch Control- Set Up A Single Switch With Auto Scanning
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqWkNxB27DM 
• iOS 7 Switch Control- Set Up Dual Switches with Step Scanning
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuLETwuxSbs 
• Switch accessible iPad apps (.pdf)
  http://www.auburn.edu/outreach/opce/alatec/documents/2013presentations/Switch+Accessible+Apps+Handout.pdf 
• Sample of switch-related devices for the iPad 
• iPad AT accessories http://www.ablenetinc.com/Assistive-Technology/iPad-iPhone-and-iPod-Accessories-Apps 
• iPad Switch interface: http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/applicator-ipad-switch-interface
• Switch access to iPods/iPads expands
  http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/2012/01/switch-access-to-ipodsipads-expands.html  

Donna Murray contact information  

• Email: donna.murray@dpi.nc.gov 
• Personal email: donnacmurray@gmail.com 
• Website: http://murraygirl.com/ 
• Direct link to the presentation resources:
  http://navigatepd.blogspot.com/2013/12/exceptional-children-teachers-discover.html 
• You can also subscribe to receive an email when I update my Instructional Technology blog. I share resources, apps, and other ed tech goodies via my blog. Click here to subscribe.

K-2 Math and Literacy Interactive Sites

K-2 Math and Literacy Interactive Sites

Integrating Tech with Literacy (K-2)

Integrating technology with literacy

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Reading Bear
http://www.readingbear.org/default.aspx

Alphabetimals
http://alphabetimals.com/

Kindersay
http://kindersay.com/?gclid=

Foam Phonemes
http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/foamPhonemes_v10.html

Abracadabra
http://abralite.concordia.ca/

GFC Learn Free: Reading
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/reading

Spelling City
http://www.spellingcity.com/

ReadWriteThink: Flip Book
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/flip-book-30054.html

Word Tree
http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/wordTree_3lists/index.html

Writing Repeater
http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/writingRepeater_v5.html

Create Your Own Interactive Games
http://resources.oswego.org/games/

ReadWriteThink: Comic Creator
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/

Make Beliefs Comics
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

SketchPad
http://mugtug.com/sketchpad/

Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Storybird
http://storybird.com/

Kerpoof
http://www.kerpoof.com/

CAST UDL Book Builder
http://bookbuilder.cast.org/

Nevo- .ppt Elementary Learning Resources 
http://www.nebo.edu/misc/learning_resources/ppt/#elementary

Pete's PowerPoint Presentations
http://www.pppst.com/index.html

JC Schools Language Arts .ppt
http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-la.html

Primary Resources
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/

Creative Commons Flickr
http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/flickrCC/index.php

Smithsonian Institute Collections Search
http://collections.si.edu/search/

Clipart ETC
http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/

The Noun Project
http://thenounproject.com/

Pics 4 Learning
http://www.pics4learning.com/

Google Advanced Search
http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search?hl=en

Oddcast Text-To-Speech
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?clients

vozMe
http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en

WebAnywhere
http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/wa.php

Bookshare
https://www.bookshare.org/

Triptico
http://www.triptico.co.uk/download-the-app/

Twurdy
http://www.twurdy.com/index.php

QR Codes in Elementary Library
http://itechbob.blogspot.com/2011/09/qr-codes-in-elementary-library.html

Online Resources for School Counselors

Online Resources for School Counselors

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My Professional Development website

https://sites.google.com/site/navigatepd/  

Explore the Possibilities (My website)

http://murraygirl.com/

My Delicious site (my collection of website links)

http://www.delicious.com/murraygirl

Character Education links:

Panwapa

http://panwapa.com/panwapasplash.php?intro=no

Out on a Limb: A Guide to Getting Along

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/conflict/index.html

Character Counts!  Lesson Plan Bank

http://charactercounts.org/lesson-plans/index.html

Teaching Tolerance

http://www.tolerance.org/

Got Ramps? Architectural Barriers Game

http://americanhistory.si.edu/polio/activities/gotramps/index.htm

Character Counts!  Foundations for Life

http://charactercounts.org/programs/FFL/

Character Counts!  Free Teaching Tools

http://charactercounts.org/resources/index.html

Teachable Moment: Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

http://www.teachablemoment.org/

Values: The Foundation for a Better Life

http://www.values.com/

Values: The Foundation for a Better Life – Pass It On Downloads

http://www.values.com/pass-it-on-downloads

Random Acts of Kindness Foundation Educators Page

http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/Educators/Educators.html

Generation Cures

http://www.generationcures.org/

Abuse:

Lessons From Literature

http://lessonsfromliterature.org/

College/Career:

Fin Aid:  The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid

http://www.finaid.org/

Federal Student Aid for Counselors

http://www.fsa4counselors.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/cotw/main.jsp

Zinch: Connect with Schools and Scholarships

http://www.zinch.com/

College Grazing

http://www.collegegrazing.com/

University Parent Connection

http://www.universityparent.com/

Freshman Fund: The College Savings Registry

https://www.freshmanfund.com/

NY Career Zone

http://www.nycareerzone.org/

Know How 2 Go

http://knowhow2go.org/index.php

Bullying:

Stop Bullying

http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/

Pacer Center’s Kids Against Bullying

http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/

Teaching Tolerance: Bullied: A Student, a School, and a Case that Made History

http://www.tolerance.org/bullied

Drugs and Alcohol:

NIDA for Teens: Brain Games: Sara’s Quest

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/sarasquest/sqgame.php

Mouse Party

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html

NIDA Goes Back to School

http://backtoschool.drugabuse.gov/

The Cool Spot

http://www.thecoolspot.gov/

Posters and Printables:

Poster Street

http://www.poster-street.com/

Big Huge Labs: Motivator: Create Your Own Motivational Poster

http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php

AutoMotivator

http://wigflip.com/automotivator/

Internet Safety:

Donna Murray Presentation:  Information Literacy and Internet Safety

http://navigatepd.blogspot.com/2010/07/information-literacy-and-online-safety.html

NetSmartz

http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents

Multiple Intelligences:

BGfL: Multiple Intelligences

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm

Multiple Intelligences Assessment: Find Your Strengths!

http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

Blogs:

Notes from the School Psychologist

http://studentsgrow.blogspot.com/

School Counselor Blog

http://www.schcounselor.com/

School Counselor Blog

http://karinthiele.blogspot.com/

Character Counts Blog

http://charactercounts.org/chron/

Naomi Drew Blog

http://authornaomidrew.blogspot.com/

More Sites!:

Teen Central Net

http://www.teencentral.net/

Hands On Scotland Toolkit

http://www.handsonscotland.co.uk/

Boost High

http://www.boosthigh.org/sites/all/themes/beast/promo/

Find Youth Info

http://www.findyouthinfo.gov/

NC SCOS (Includes Guidance curriculum)

http://www.learnnc.org/scos/

About Face

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/aboutface/

Reach Out

http://au.reachout.com/

It’s My Life

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/index.html

It’s My Life: Middle School Transition

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/middleschool/index.html

It’s My Life: High School Transition

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/highschool/index.html

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/strategies.html

TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

http://www.ted.com/

TED Talk: Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke of Insight

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

Using Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners - Elementary

Using Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners

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WestEd
http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/view/tdl_topic/1

My delcious links for ebooks
http://delicious.com/murraygirl/ebooks

International Children's Digital Library
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/

Lookybook
http://www.lookybook.com/index.php

Big Universe
http://www.biguniverse.com/

My delicious links for text to speech
http://delicious.com/murraygirl/texttospeech

Read The Words
http://readthewords.com/

Starfall
http://www.starfall.com/

BookShare
http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html

Scholastic Word Wizard Dictionary
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dictionary/index.htm

Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/index.php

My delicious links for graphic organizers
http://delicious.com/murraygirl/graphicorganizers

My delicious links for videos
http://delicious.com/murraygirl/videos

Writing Fun
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html

ReadWriteThink Student Materials
http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

Exploratree
http://www.exploratree.org.uk/

Into the Book
http://reading.ecb.org/student/index.html

Lesson Writer
http://lessonwriter.com/

Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/

Free Reading
http://www.free-reading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page

My delicious links for assistive technology
http://delicious.com/murraygirl/assistivetechnology

Baltimore Schools Boardmaker files
http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/boardmaker/adapted_library.asp

4 Teachers Tools
http://www.4teachers.org/tools/?PHPSESSID=1ed6f0801e5a79849075b0850aa32d8e

Sen Teacher
http://www.senteacher.org/

CAST UDL Lesson Planner
http://lessonbuilder.cast.org/

Learning Through Listening
http://ltl.rfbd.org/

The Kid Tools Support System
http://kidtools.missouri.edu/

Rubistar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

ClassScape
http://www.classscape.org/

The Access Center
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php

CAST
http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/

All Kiinds of Minds
http://www.allkindsofminds.org/learningBase.aspx

Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/

Writing and Technology - Elementary

Writing and Technology - Elementary

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Two Writing Teachers Blog

http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/

 

Inside Writing Communities Grades 3-5 - Professional Development Series

http://www.learner.org/resources/series205.html

 

Read Write Think

http://www.readwritethink.net/

 

Writing Fix

http://writingfix.com/

 

Magnetic Poetry Kids Kits Online

http://www.magpo.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm

 

Myths and Legends

http://myths.e2bn.org/create/

 

Make Beliefs Comix

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

 

My Story Maker

http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/mystorymaker/mystorymaker.swf

 

Picture Book Maker

http://www.artisancam.org.uk/flashapps/picturebookmaker/picturebookmaker.php?PHPSESSID=cba2b50a15700462b92b17052c9bf55d

 

Check Text Tool

http://www.midlandit.co.uk/education/checktext/checktext.asp

 

Tikatok

http://www.tikatok.com/

 

Book Hooks

http://www.bookhooks.com/

 

Adventure Island

http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/adventureisland/home.htm

 

Interactives- Story

http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/

 

Writing With Writers

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm

 

Language Arts Interactives

http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/lang_arts.shtml

 

Power Proofreading Interactive

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

 

Story Plant

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/storyplant.shtml

 

BBC Schools K2 Bitesize Writing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing/

 

Poetry Idea Engine

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm

 

Wall of Words

http://fen.com/studentactivities/WallOfWords/wow19.html

 

Biography Writer's Workshop

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/biograph/index.htm

 

Scholastic Story Starters

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm?ESP=Teachers/ib/20080825/awa/activity_story_starters_2_5///salp/tout////

 

Tradtional Fairy Tales Interactive

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/20050224/English/Keystage1/Writing/tradit~00/introduct/default.htm

 

Writing Stories Interactive

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/learn_y4/main.asp?lesson_path=year_4/writing_stories/&lesson_file=lesson.swf&language=eng

 

Eduplace Graphic Organizers

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.jsp

 

Starfall Downloads

http://www.starfall.com/n/N-info/download.htm

 

Kiz Club - Learning Resources for Kids

http://kizclub.com/index.html

 

Florieda Center for Reading Research

http://www.fcrr.org/

 

TelescopicText

http://www.telescopictext.com/

 

Word Count

http://www.wordcount.org/main.php

 

My Elementary Writing Delicious Links

http://delicious.com/murraygirl/elementary+writing 

When the Best is Free!

Free tools.  Free resources.  Free.

 

Donna Murray's Delicious Links tagged with the word "free"

(Note: Just about everything I have bookmarked in delicious is FREE.  I like free.  So don't limit your search to my "free" tag.)

 

For a list of interactive websites, visit the interactive page.

 

 

3D modeling

• Blender - 3D modeling http://www.blender.org/
• Google Sketchup - Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create, modify and share 3D models. http://www.google.com/sketchup/index.html 

 

CAD

• FreeCAD - General purpose 3D CAD modeler http://juergen-riegel.net/FreeCAD/Docu/index.php?title=Main_Page
• LeoCAD - LeoCAD is a CAD program that uses bricks similar to those found in many toys (ie Legos). http://leocad.org/

 

Drawing and Vector Graphics

• Dia - Technical Drawing program, similar to Visio http://live.gnome.org/Dia
• Inkscape - Vector Graphics similar to Illustrator http://www.inkscape.org/
• Pencil - It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/
• Kerpoof- like KidPix- free (though there is a pay version) http://kerpoof.com/

 

eLearning (online courses and textbooks)

• Engineering Courses from Stanford - http://see.stanford.edu/default.aspx 
• The Habitable Planet: Environmental Science http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/envsci/index.html
• University Learning - list of links from Zaid Learning - http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/06/university-learning-ocw-oer-free.html
• Motion Mountain - physics textbook http://motionmountain.com/index.html
• NC History Digital Textbook - from LearnNC - http://learnnc.org/lp/projects/history
• HippoCampus - http://www.hippocampus.org/
• Algebasics - http://www.algebasics.com/index.html

 

Elementary Education

• ChildsPlay - Free Educational Software http://childsplay.sourceforge.net/install-windows.php
• GCompris - Free Educational Software ages 2-10 http://gcompris.net/
• Tux Paint - Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. http://www.tuxpaint.org/
• Tux Typing - Tux Typing is an educational typing tutor for children. It features several different types of gameplay, at a variety of difficulty levels. http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/

 

Graphic Organizers

• Exploratree - thinking guides http://www.exploratree.org.uk/
• Gliffy- http://www.gliffy.com/ create and share Flow Charts, Diagrams, and More
• Bubbl.us- http://bubbl.us/ -brainstorm online with colorful mind maps
• Mind42- http://www.mind42.com/ collaborative mind mapping
• Freeology - http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/
• Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers - http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
• Graphic Organizers - Houghton Mifflin - http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.jsp

 

Graphics and Photo Manipulation

• ArtRage - the easy to use, stylish painting package that lets you get painting from the moment you open it up. http://artrage.com/artragedown.html
• Gimp - Image Editor similar to Photoshop http://www.gimp.org/
• Paint.net - Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. http://www.getpaint.net/
• Picasa - Photo organization and simple fixes. http://picasa.google.com/

 

Language Arts/Literacy

• Student Materials from ReadWriteThink- interactive tools to support literacy learning: http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
• Spelling City - http://www.spellingcity.com/
• Maggie Tales - picture ebooks http://www.maggietales.com/
• The International Children's Digital Library - http://www.childrenslibrary.org/
• BookShare.org - digital books for people with disabilities http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html
• Lookybook - http://www.lookybook.com/index.php
• Planet eBook - http://www.planetebook.com/
• The Florida Center for Reading Research - http://www.fcrr.org/
• FreeReading - http://www.free-reading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
• Lesson Writer - http://www.lessonwriter.com/default.aspx
• Big Universe - read pictures books or create your own - http://www.biguniverse.com/
• Writing Repeater - http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/earlyict/writingRepeater_v5.html

 

Math

• GeoGebra - GeoGebra is a free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus. http://www.geogebra.org/cms/
• Gnuplot - Gnuplot is a portable command-line driven interactive data and function plotting utility http://www.gnuplot.info/
• GraphCalc - 2D and 3D Graphing Calculator http://www.graphcalc.com/
• Create a Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
• Graphing Calculator -  http://www.gcalc.net/
• eCalc - online calculator http://www.ecalc.com/
• Mathwire - http://mathwire.com/

 

Movie creation

• Photostory - Easy story/movie creation software from Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
• Windows Movie Maker - Movie creation software from Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx
• Voicethread - record audio for slideshow presentations http://voicethread.com/#home
• Animoto - create http://biz.animoto.com/education/overview.html

 

Music

• Finale Notepad - Music notation software http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/
• Psycle - Music creation studio http://psycle.wikia.com/wiki/Psycle
• Virtual Metronome - Give Me Tac Virtual Metronome http://givemetac.free.fr/index_en.php
• Visual Music – Let’s you play 128 instruments http://www.shitalshah.com/vmusic/

 

Game Templates

• http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm
• http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm
• http://jc-schools.net/TUTORIALS/PPT-GAMES/
• http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/gameboard.htm
• My delicious links: http://delicious.com/murraygirl/games+templates

 

Professional Development

• Stenhouse Publishers - Free PD books and videos to view online (new releases) http://www.stenhouse.com/html/booksvideo.htm
• Learner.org - http://www.learner.org/
• LearnNC Courses (some are free) - http://learnnc.org/courses/
• CAST Professional Development Resources - http://www.cast.org/pd/resources/index.html
• SmartTeaching videos http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/100-awesome-classroom-videos-to-learn-new-teaching-techniques/
• ReadingRockets videos - http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/watch#chance

 

Printables

• Personal Education Press - Create your own flashcards http://www.educationalpress.org/
• SEN teacher - Free Printables http://www.senteacher.org/Print/
• Free Printables for Teachers of Young Learners - http://mes-english.com/
• Homeschool Forms (many would work for public school educators, too) http://www.donnayoung.org/forms/index.htm
• Do2Learn http://www.do2learn.com/disabilities/FASDtoolbox/education_resources/resource_center/view_all_forms.htm
• Super Teacher Worksheets - http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
• Tools for Educators - free worksheets http://www.toolsforeducators.com/
• Free Flashcards (great for primary, ESL, and SpEd)  http://www.eslflashcards.com/
• Education World: Teacher Tools and Templates http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml
• Free Worksheets http://www.beginningreading.com/Free%20Workshe.htm 

 

Project Management

• Gantt Project - Free project management. http://ganttproject.biz/
• Planner - A project management application http://live.gnome.org/Planner
• Wiggio- http://wiggio.com/
• Teamness - http://www.teamness.com/
• Task2Gather - http://task2gather.com/

 

Science/Health

• Celestia - The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
• Earth's Core - Earth's Core provides a wealth of information for those people interested in Rocks, Gems and Minerals. http://www.freshney.org/education/ec/index.htm
• ESBUnitConv – Freeware Unit Converter http://www.esbconsult.com/esbcalc/esbunitconv.htm
• Google Earth - Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings and even explore galaxies in the Sky. http://earth.google.com/
• Periodic Table Explorer - The PTE is a brand new way of exploring the periodic table. http://www.freshney.org/education/pte/
• Stellarium - Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. http://www.stellarium.org/
• Learn to Be Healthy - http://www.learntobehealthy.org/parents-teachers/
• Make a Difference Campaign for Middle School Students - http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education/mad.htm

 

Social Studies

• CircaVie- Create your own timeline http://www.circavie.com/
• Dipity - make and share interactive timelines http://www.dipity.com/
• Mnemograph - web-based timeline software for creating and sharing history and project planning http://mnemograph.com
• Feed the Pig for Tweens - Help students make money-smart decisions http://www.nea.org/takenote/feedthepig.htm

 

Sound and Audio

• Audacity - Audio Editor and Recorder http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
• DSpeech - Text to Speech http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/ scroll down for dspeech
• SpokenText - http://www.spokentext.net/
• Read The Words - http://readthewords.com/

 

Special Education

• The Iris Center - http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/
• Boardmaker downloads - http://prekese.dadeschools.net/BMD/activityspecific.html
• Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs fabulous freebies - http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/2008/07/dynavox-announces-eye-gaze-control.html
• Learning Through Listening - requires registration by sped teacher - http://www.learningthroughlistening.org/
• BookShare.org - requires registration by sped teacher - http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html

 

Videos

• Teacher Tube - http://www.teachertube.com/index.php
• The Open Video Project - http://open-video.org/index.php
• SnagFilms - free full-length documentaries - http://www.snagfilms.com/
• NOVA Teachers online videos http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/video/
• Instructables - The World's Biggest Show and Tell - http://www.instructables.com/
• Mathtrain.tv - http://www.mathtrain.tv/
• Teachers.tv (UK site) - http://www.teachers.tv/
• Sesame Street videos - http://www.sesamestreet.org/videos/

 

Video Conferencing

• DimDim - free online meeting service http://dimdim.com/
• Skype http://skype.com/

 

Website Design

• ColorPic - Ever wondered what the web color was of something on the screen. This little tool will tell you! http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/
• PMeter - PMeter is a very handy pixel meter. http://www.pegtop.net/pmeter/

 

Other Free Resources for Teachers

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - http://www.free.ed.gov/index.cfm 
• Save Our History - free teacher manuals http://www.history.com/classroom/flag_form.html
• Tolerance - free video and resources- The Legacy of Rosa Parks http://www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/mighty_times.jsp
• Federal Reserve Economic Comic Books - http://app.ny.frb.org/publications/result.cfm?comics=1
• 4Teachers - Includes tools and resources for integrating technology http://www.4teachers.org/
• Teacher's Domain - http://www.teachersdomain.org/
• Scienceinquirer -   http://scienceinquirer.wikispaces.com/freestuff

 

Royalty-free and Creative Commons Audio, Sounds, Images and Primary Sources

 

Creative Commons

What is Creative Commons? http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/getcreative/

Flickr Creative Commons Search - http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/

General Creative Commons Search - http://search.creativecommons.org/ 

 

Royalty Free Resources 

Photos and Images

Flickr Creative Commons – Searches flickr for images you can use!

Free Photos Bank – You can download as JPG or a Zip file

FreeDigitalPhotos.net – Thousands of Royalty Free images ready for instant download.

MorgueFile - The purpose of this site is to provide free image reference material for use in all creative pursuits.

PD Photo – Free photos and pictures, especially of locations.

Stock.xchng – Free stock images – must have a free account to download. 

 

ClipArt

Discovery Education Clipart

Picts4Learning

Microsoft Clip Art for Schools

Microsoft Clip Art for Holidays

Unitedstreaming.com

Open Clip Art Library

  

Primary Sources

CDC – Public Health Image Library (PHIL)- Photographs, Illustrations, Multimedia Files

Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth - The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth hosts the best and most complete online collection of astronaut photographs of the Earth.

Library of Congress American Memory Site - American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

Library of Congress Geography and Map Reading Room - The Geography and Map Division (G&M) has custody of the largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world with collections numbering over 5 million maps, 72,000 atlases, 6,000 reference works, over 500 globes and globe gores, and numerous plastic relief models, and a large number of cartographic materials in other formats, including electronic.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room - Unique in their scope and richness, the prints and photographs collections today number more than 13.7 million images. These include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings.

NASA Image Exchange – Search for NASA Multimedia

NASA Visible Earth – A collection of NASA images and animations of our home planet.

National Atlas – Check out the Map Maker, Map Layers, Printable Maps and the Dynamic Maps.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Photo Galleries – Start page with access to individual institutes photo galleries.

National Park Service Digital Image Archives - This site provides links to public domain digital images of many of those sites, including national parks, monuments, historic sites and related areas.

NOAA Photo Library - The NOAA collection includes thousands of weather and space images, hundreds of images of our shores and coastal seas, and thousands of marine species images ranging from the great whales to the most minute plankton.

Smithsonian Images - Browse or search through selected images from the Collections of the Office of Imaging and Photographic Services. Included are images from current exhibits, Smithsonian events and historic collections.

University of California Calisphere – especially great are the collections for educators where the primary sources are grouped by collection and then you can drill down by topic.

US Antarctic Program - Welcome to the U.S. Antarctic Program Photo Library. Hundreds of photos are available for you to view and use.

US Army Corps of Engineers’ Digital Visual Library - The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Digital Visual Library is an evolving collection of visual products covering every major USACE program, project, and activity.

US Department of State Photo Gallery – State Department photos

US Environmental Protection Agency Resources for Waste Education – Links to free clipart and photo resources for teaching about recycling, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and environmental issues.

US Fish and Wildlife Services’ Online Digital Media - Welcome to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online digital media library. Presently, the library system contains the National Image Library--the Service's collection of public domain still photos.

US Government Photos and Graphics – Images and graphics available from government agencies.

USDA Image Gallery - The Image Gallery is provided as a complimentary source of high quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff. 

 

Sounds and Audio

FindSounds - a free site where you can search the Web for sound effects and musical instrument samples.

Free Play Music – Free music and sound effects.

Incompetech - Royalty free music

Movie Wavs Sounds - Over 100 movies online, and more are added daily.

PodSafe Audio – “We invite you to browse through the songs and artists on this site and download anything that strikes your fancy. The artists on this site have released their music under the Creative Commons license and agreed to allow their music to be used by you in any way and form for webcasting, as long as you don't take credit for the original work.”

Sound Dogs – Free sound effects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special thanks to Katie Christo for her collaboration.