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OPPORTUNITIES WITH NO DEADLINES
Adopt-A-Classroom invites the community into the classroom in
support of teachers and their students. By adopting a classroom, donors
form partnerships with specific classrooms, providing financial and moral
support. The result is a meaningful contribution to education in which
donors experience the impact of their efforts and celebrate III a classroom's
success.
Deadline: Ongoing
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The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations accept grant proposals for

Grants Great and Small Find the opportunities to enhance your classroom, school
and district technology aspirations.
Standout Awards and Competitions There's a lot to win in this banquet of
challenges for students and deserving colleagues alike.
Tech Training and Other Professional Development Opportunities
Look for webinars, workshops, toolkits and other resources to accelerate professional
effectiveness-mostly free or relatively low cost.
Big-value, Low-cost Finds Our editors are always on the lookout for free or very
affordable tools to incorporate into daily curriculum efforts. Explore these by core areas.
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Curriculum Resources for 21 st Century Learning Support skills for
communication and collaboration, creativity and innovation, critical thinking, problem solving
and digital citizenship.
Challenging STEM Undertakings Science, technology, engineering and
mathematics mastery is key to student success on the global stage. These resources can help.
Sites for Serious Web Seekers Tap into these interactive experiences to support
core curriculum and to keep students motivated.
Index to Organizations and Companies
Publisher: Marilyn Schurz
Editor: Linda K. Lindroth
Senior Editorial Contributor: Sandra Mangurian
Creative Director: Larry Arendt, Creative Image Graphics
Design Supervisor: Nancy Papciak-Arendt, Creative Image Graphics
Cover Design: Gina Manola, Calico Co.
Production Manager: Jack Tinney, Strathmore Printing
secondary education (grades 9-12) throughout the year. Preference. is for
innovative professional development programs that l?artner wIth.hIgher
education and address concerns of secondary education on a national level
and can be replicated. Sample projects include professional development
for in-service and preservice teachers or projects that encourage
innovative use of technology and new techniques for presentation of
classroom materials in high schools. Grants range from $100,000 to an
upper limit of $200,000. The foundation prefers a letter with a simple
statement describing the project with the proposed budget, All requests for
grant funding must be sent via postal mail.
Deadline: Ongoing
Web: http://www.avdf.org/programs-secondaryeducation.htm
If you are a Title I school with at least 80 percent low-income faI?!lies,
your school can register with First Book! to receive free bO<;Jks. QualIfted
schools receive award-winning new books donated by publIshers from the
First Book National Book Bank.
Deadline: Ongoing
Web: http://booksforkids.firstbook.orglregisterl
~ Does your after-school program need a computer lab? If so, th~ GTECH
Respond &
After School Advantage grant is a good fit. The GTECH program IS a
Win a Logitech
QuickCam Orbit national community investment program that provides nonprofit .
AF webcam community agencies and public schools with state-of-the-art computer labs III
See back cover states where GTECH is located. Designed to bridge the digital divide for
for details.
inner-city children aged five to 15, GTECH donates up to $15,000 for
computers, online technology, computer software and volunteer hours. The
goal is to provide the technology tools necess.ary to h~lp students become more

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Production Associate: Guy Geiger, Strathmore Printing
Marketing and Publishing Associate: Jennifer Mondy competitive in school and increase student Illterest III careers III computers.
Business Manager: Pam O'Neil
Deadline: Ongoing
Eastern Advertising Sales: Mariano Gardner, Media Matters
\Vestern Advertising Sales: Jane Hayward, Ayer Communications
Webmaster: Liz Fogarty, Excalibur Technology
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The National Cristina Foundation provides recycled working computers
and other technology to nonprofit schools, charities and public agencies in
all 50 states. Complete the online grant application to request computer
technology donations.
Deadline: Ongoing
Web: http://www.cristina.orglrecipient.html
The Qwest Foundation education grants focus on the effective use of
technology for instruction to strengthen preK-12 education. Programs
should be community-based and support programs and initiatives that build
lasting value for Qwest customers and the communities they serve. The
online proposal can be submitted at any time for grants with an average
range of $5,000 to $10,000.
Deadline: Ongoing
Web: http://www.qwest.com/about/company/community/
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OPPORTUNITIES WITH DEADLINES
If your school is searching for funding for classroom technology, then
the Digital Wish Grants from Tool Factory and Olympus will provide a
connection to over 40 different grant opportunities for technology products.
Submit a class profile with your story about using technology in the class-
room; judges will look for compelling classroom ideas for grant awards.
Login at Digital Wish and enter a technology-based lesson plan to be
automatically eligible for as many as 43 different technology grants.
Deadlines: Monthly on the 28th
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Start planning this year's field trips early to request help from the Target
Field Trip Grants program. The field trip grants are available for K-12
students in all 50 states seeking an opportunity for hands-on learning
experiences. Grant recipients are asked to submit a follow-up story about
their field trip to be posted on Share Your Story. As of 2010, 1.2 million
students have taken 12,400 field trips as part of this program.
Deadline: Applications accepted beginning August 1, 2010
Web: http://sites.target.comlsitelen/companyl
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The Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) funds hands-on environmental
projects for K-12 youth. The CPF grants are awarded to encourage
students around the world to work individually and collectively to solve
environmental problems in their community. Grants range from $250
to $2,500. Captain Planet Foundation applicants will hear about their
proposal within four months of their application deadline. Proposals for
summer 2011 projects should be submitted by December 31.
Deadlines: Quarterly: September 30, December 31, March 31, June 30
Web: http://captainplanetfoundation.orgl
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Each year the College Board recognizes exceptional teachers of grades
6-12 for the innovative methods they use to develop their students' writing
skills. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to teachers in six regions who
inspire students to write and who will benefit most from a grant to enhance
a successful project. The Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing is
in honor of the Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and author for his
dedication to the craft of writing and his public service work on behalf of
the National Commission on Writing.
Deadline: Fall 2010; check Web site for specific date
Web: http://professionals.collegeboard.comlk-12Iawardslcostas
Do you teach in an elementary school? Do you have an idea for
improving math or science instruction in your classroom? What do you
need to make learning math and science fun for your students? What
instructional items or project materials are on your wish list? K-5 teachers
are invited to use Toshiba America Foundation's short application form to
describe a set of lessons or a hands-on project they would like to introduce
in their own classrooms. Provide your wish list of project materials up to
$1,000 to implement your creative lessons in science or math.
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Web: http://www.toshiba.comltaflk5.jsp
Plus: Toshiba America Foundation accepts grant applications for grades
6-12 for $5,000 or less on a rolling basis throughout the calendar year.
Web: http://www.toshiba.comltafl612.jsp
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The Learning & Leadership Grants awarded by the NEA Foundation ,
provide awards of $2,000.for individuals and $5,000 for ~roups engage,d m Cisco· ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance
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The LEGO Children's Fund provides grants to organizations for managed and unmanaged endpoints
collaborative programs involving early childhood education and • Combines feature-rich VPN connectivity with comprehensive
development, technology and communication projects that advance learning threat defense to deliver cost-effective remote network access
opportunities. Typical awards are between $500 and $5,000. Interested
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public terminal with Cisco· Secure Desktop
submit a grant proposal.
Deadlines: Quarterly; next rounds: October 15,2010; January 15, 2011
Web: http://www.legochiidrensfund.orgIGuidelines.htm/
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The Student Achievement Grants from the NEA Foundation are
awarded for preK-12 proposals that seek to improve student academic
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programs to improve teacher quality and service-learning programs that

integrate core classroom curriculum with community service. Grants for
local initiatives are considered by State Farm Operation Centers. The grant
cycle is from January 2 through October 31 each year. @~ChGUard'
Deadline: October 31, annually
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readiness for the 21st century. All projects must demonstrate measurable
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The American Honda Foundation invites all public schools and other
educational institutions to apply for grants to fund projects that focus on
youth education in the areas of ,science, technology~ engineering and math.
Proposals, which must be submitted online, are reviewed and funded
quarterly. Awards total between $20,000 and $60,000.
Deadlines: November 1, 2010 and February 1,2011
Web: http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf
The goal of the PreK-6 Classroom Research Grants, supported by
the Edward G. Begle Fund and the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM), is to improve math instruction. The research must
be a significant collaborative effort involving a college or university
mathematics educator and one or more preK-6 teachers. Proposals may
include research on curriculum development and implementation, at-risk
or minority students, connection of mathematics to other content areas,
mathematics instruction with embedded use of technology and innovative
assessment or evaluation strategies. Proposals should address the following:
the research design, the plan for collecting and analyzing data and the
anticipated impact on student learning. Grants are limited to $6,000, and
the applicant must be a current (as of 10/15/10) member of NCTM or teach
at a school with an NCTM school membership.
Deadline: November 12,2010
Web: http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1330
Plus: The 7-12 Classroom Research Grants supported by the E. Glenadine
Gibb Fund and NCTM are also available with the same guidelines and
proposal deadlines.
Deadline: November 12, 2010
Web: http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=22418
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Foundation Classroom Grants are awarded throughout the year to current
AIAA Educator Associate members working as a K-12 classroom educator
in science, technology, engineering and math. Grant funding is limited to
$200 ($100 for LEGO grants for robotic competitions). Grants are limited
to a maximum of five Educator Associates per school, with a one-time
grant per member. Preference will be given to grant requests with proposed
activities relevant to aerospace sciences and technologies similar to those
defined by NASA missions. Acceptable materials include math or science
demonstration kits, classroom science supplies, math and science software,
math manipulatives and supplies for making flying objects.
Deadlines: Quarterly; next rounds: November 30, 2010 for January;
January 30, 2011 for March
Web: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=216
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and principal can win airfare and two nights' hotel accommodations to
attend the NSTA National Conference on Science Education with a winning
proposal for the Drug, Chemical and Associated Technologies Association
(DCAT) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Making a
Difference Award. Entries must be for a science program that impacts the
lives of students in grades 6-12 and extends exploration and investigation
of science and its application to global problems. Use the official scoring
guide and the project checklist to complete an application.
Format: PDF
Deadline: November 30, 2010
Web: http://www.nsta.org/pdfs/awards/DCAT.pdf
The Foundation for Technology Education, in cooperation with Pitscol
Hearlihy & Company presents the $2,000 Pitsco/Hearlihy/FTE Grant in
honor of Tom and Mary Hearlihy. The grant is for a technology and engi-
neering teacher at any grade level (K-12). To be eligible, the applicant must
be an International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
(ITEEA) member who is successfully integrating technology education
within the school curriculum.
Deadline: December 1, 2010
Web: http://www.iteaconnect.org/Awards/granthearlihy.htm
Teachers who have participated in PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning
Adventure from Project Learning Tree and the USDA Forest Service can
apply for GreenWorks! Funding to create pollinator gardens in their
schoolyard or community. The maximum grant amount is $500.
Deadline: December 1,2010
Web: http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_22_274.html
Plus: Download a free copy of the 35-page GreenWorks! Connecting
Community Action and Service Learning Guide to get guidance for
involving students in service-learning activities. Worksheets include a
Community Needs Assessment, Action Planning Worksheet, Sample Budget
Worksheet and Sponsor Letter.
Format: PDF
Web: http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_22_20.html
Respond & Win a Logitech QuickCam
Orbit AF webcam
See back cover for details.
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The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship grants are
awarded for public or private elementary and secondary mathematics, A,-Iall Aruba' AP 105 Wireless Access Point
technology and science classroom teachers to go to Washington, D.C. and networks
802.11n
work with national public policy. Fellows use their experience to provide
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practical insight for establishing and operating educational programs. The
Fellows help increase communication and understanding between the
legislative and executive branches of government and the math, science and
, High-speed, affordable and reliable 802.11 n access point
technology community. The educator grants provide a $6,000 per month
for indoor environments
stipend, plus a monthly $1,000 housing and cost-of-living allowance for
one year. The application period begins October 1,2010. , Designed for both ceiling and wall mounting, the compact
AP 105 delivers wire-like performance at data rates up to
Deadline: December 31, 2010
300Mbps per radio
Web: http://www.triangle-coalition.orglein.htm
, Delivers high-speed, secure network services that let users
The Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation provides grants of $1,000 to finally move to a "wireless where possible, wired where necessary"
$12,000 each for existing Title I school music programs, with a minimum network access model
of 70 percent low-income students. The Music Matters Grants for 2011
proposal must request specific music program needs for existing and/or
planned programs, with priority given to the basic need of music
instruments and educational materials. Music Matters grants will be
awarded in spring 2011, and grants will be distributed in October 201l. Cisco' AP 541N Wireless Access Point
Applications will be available in Fall 2010. Dual-band single radio wireless access point
Deadline: February 2011; check Web site for specific date CDWG 1933743

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The Charles Schwab Foundation provides direct grants to selected , Easily set up, configure and manage multiple wireless access
nonprofit organizations that support Schwab's commitment to financial points, without the need to invest in a wireless controller
literacy and respond to local cultural and social needs. Grant seekers must , Supports 802.11n wireless connectivity, for applications that
meet at least one of the following criteria: (1) be recommended by an demand high bandwidth
employee who is an active volunteer in the organization, (2) be performing , Security features, such as encryption settings, access lists
community work that corresponds to the foundation's initiatives or and MAC address filters
(3) promote financial literacy.
Deadlines: Proposals reviewed quarterly; next rounds: November 3, 2010
for grant awarded by December 10, 2010; February 3, 2011 for grant Fh;.'1l' ProCurve HP ProCurve MSM422 Access Point
awarded by March 12,2011 a:~ Networking Dual-radio indoor access point provides support for
Web: http://www.aboutschwab.comlcommunitylcorporate-givingl 802.11a/b/g and high-speed 802.11n
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Bring arts and cultural experiences directly to your K-12 students with
an Art and Culture in Schools grant from Target. Grants are $2,000 and , Per-radio software-selectable configuration of the 2.4GHz/5GHz
fund programs that deliver the arts to schools or make it affordable for frequency bands
youth and families to participate in cultural experiences, such as school
, Self-healing, self-optimizing local mesh extends network
tutoring programs, field trips to the theater or symphony, or artist
availability to areas without an Ethernet infrastructure
residencies and workshops in schools.
'Wi-Fi Alliance" certified for interoperability with all IEEE
Deadline: April 30, 2011
802.11 a/b/g/n client devices
Web: https://sites, target. comlsitelen/companylpage.
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Applying for a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam high school invention grant
is a two-step process. Teams of high school students, teachers and mentors
receive grants of up to $10,000 each to Invent technological solutions to
real-world problems. Each InvenTeam chooses its own problem to solve
with an invention. The InvenTeam application will be open in the fall
for the 2011-2012 school year with a spring deadline for the following
academic school year. Thirty-five finalists are selected from the initial
applications to continue to the next step.
Deadlines: March 2011 for Early Feedback; April 2011 for initial
application deadline
Web: http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/apply.htm/
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science
Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest recognition a mathematics or science
teacher in grades 7-12 may receive for outstanding teaching in the United
States. Enacted by Congress in 1983, the President bestows up to 108
awards each year from all 50 states and four U.S. jurisdictions. The teachers
are recognized for their contributions to teaching and learning and student
achievement in math and science. The National Science Foundation (NSF)
administers PAEMST on behalf of the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy. Grants include a $10,000 award from the NSF.
Deadline: April 1,2011
Web: http://www.paemst.org/controllers/about.cfc?method=view
The Newspaper Association of America Foundation (NAA) offers up to
$5,000 in year 1, plus up to $2,500 for year 2 in grants to help middle and
high school newspapers that partner with professional newspapers. Funding
priority is given to start-up newspapers for students in grades 7-12. Grant
funding may be used for equipment, software, advisor training and printing.
Deadline: April 15, 2011; application posted online in January 2011
Web: http://www.naafoundation.org/Grants/Student-JournalismI
Student-Newspaper-Partnership.aspx
Web site addresses do change periodically. If you have difficulty
Attention connecting, use a search engine to get an updated address. These sites
Web are recommended by teachers and editors for educational value, but all
Browsers content and associated links are the domain of the site sponsor.
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Standout Awards and Competitions
STUDENT RECOGNITION
Student photographers can enter the Ranger Rick Photo Contest. To
capture the nature or wildlife theme, students can use their imagination to
photograph an animal in its natural habitat or snap a picture of a butterfly
in their backyard or take a close-up shot of a unique bug. Students and
parents just sign the entry form and mail the photo print. Winners are
selected every four months; the prize-winning photo will be featured in
Ranger Rick magazine.
Eligibility: Youth aged 13 and under
Deadlines: September 30, January 31 and May 31 annually
Web: http://www.nwf.orgIKidsIRanger-RickIAdivitiesIContests.aspx
TEAMS is an annual theme-based competition sponsored by the
Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) for students in grades 9-12
to explore, assess and experience engineering to make a difference in the
world. The 2011 theme is energy and the global need for diversification,
efficiency, security and pollution control. Student teams of four to eight
work together to answer engineering questions related to the theme. Part 1
of the competition consists of 80 multiple-choice questions; Part 2 consists
of eight real-world challenges related to the theme of energy for which
the teams submit their best possible answers. The actual competition is a
one-day event during the month-long competition in different locations
across the U.S. The top awards are a $2,500 cash prize and a trip to Walt
Disney World to participate in the Youth Education Series (Y.E.S.) program.
Eligibility: Students in grades 9-12
Deadline: Registration opens September 2010; competitions take place from
February 14 to March 15,2011
Web: http://www.jets.orglteamsl
U.S. principals with students in any of grades 4-8 can register their
schools for the annual National Geographic Bee. The online Study Corner
has sample questions and Bee resources with tools for geography practice,
such as the GeoSpy simulation game to test map skills. The interactive
GeoBee Challenge tests students' geography preparation with 10 new
questions from the Bee everyday.
Eligibility: Students in grades 4-8; at least six participants per school
Deadlines: October 15, 2010 for registration; see Web site for 2011 dates
for school-level Bee, state-level Bee and National Geographic Bee in
Washington, D.C.
Web: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/
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Challenge young readers to write a personal letter of reflection to an
author to reveal how the author's book has inspired them or changed their
view of themselves or the world they live in. The Letters About Literature
writing contest was inspired by the Center for the Book in the Library of
Congress in partnership with Target. Two national winners in each level
(grades 4-6, grades 7-8 and grades 9-12) will receive a $500 Target gift
card, and national winners will nominate a public or school library in their
community to receive a $10,000 grant from Target. Twelve national honor-
able mention winners (four winners at each level) will each receive a $100
Target gift card, and designated libraries will receive a $1,000 Target grant.
Eligibility: Youth in grades 4-12
Deadline: December 2010; check Web site for contest updates
Web: http://www.lettersaboutliterature.orglhow_to_enter
Plus: Download a complete 36-page Teacher's Guide for the Letters About
Literature program.
Web: http://lettersaboutliterature.orglyahoo_site_adminlassetsl
docslLAL_Teachers_Guide.23795025.pdf
Compete for regional and national awards using the scientific method
to solve a problem in your local community with the eCYBERMISSION
Accept the Challenge. Team members must be from a U.S. school and in the
same grade level and region, grades 6-9. A team of 3 to 4 students and a
team advisor (usually a teacher) will register and then have access to
eCYBERMISSION resources as they work on a solution to a challenge
selected from one of four categories: health and safety, sports and recreation,
the environment or a variable situation scenario. Teams can get research help
from scientists, researchers and engineers that act as subject matter experts.
Students' final submission is a Mission Folder with answers to questions
about their solution that shows their use of the scientific method.
Eligibility: Students in grades 6-9
Deadlines: Registration by December 17,2010; submit projects by
February 25, 2011
Web: https://www.ecybermission.coml
The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest is open to U.S.
high school students. Essays must be less than 1,000 words and describe
how an elected official demonstrated political courage by addressing an
issue at the local, state or national level. Essays must indicate at least five
cited sources students used to support their research.
Eligibility: Students in grades 9-12
Deadline: January 8, 2011
Web: http://www.jfklibrary.orgIEducation+and+Public+Programsl
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Contest+lnformationIEligibility+and+Requirements.htm
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The Volvo Adventure Competition, in partnership with the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is for students aged 13-16. To
enter, students must form a team of 2 to 5 members, perform an environ-
mental project in the local community and submit the project via the online
submission tool. Teams of winning projects win an all-expenses-paid trip to
Gbteborg, Sweden. The first-place winner will get $10,000; the
second-place winner will receive $6,000; and the third-place winner will
receive $4,000. Visit the Gallery to view videos of past winners.
Eligibility: Students aged 13-16 as of July 1,2009
Deadline: January 31, 2011
Web: http://www.volvoadventure.orglhome.aspx#
Plus: Teachers can get lessons and information on environmental issues
from the UNEP resources. Download the full-color Story Time books (in
PDF) as part of the curriculum.
Web: http://www.unep.orgltunzalchildrenl
inner.asp?cf=competitions&comp=vu_award
Register a middle school team to participate in the Christopher
Columbus Awards. The program challenges teams of three or four students
working with an adult coach to identify a problem in their local
community and apply the scientific method to create an innovative
solution to that problem. Get started this fall with the step-by-step timeline
to prepare your team entry. Eight finalist teams with coaches receive an
all-expenses-paid trip to Walt Disney World to attend National
Championship Week in July 2011 and compete for U.S. Savings bonds
and a $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant. Download the
entry form, student guide and coach/teacher guide to get started.
Eligibility: Youth in grades 6-8
Deadline: February 2011; check Web site for updated entry form and
important dates
Web: http://www.christophercolumbusawards.comlenter.php
Each year more than a thousand students submit entries to The
National Peace Essay Contest sponsored by the United States Institute
of Peace. This year's theme is Governance, Corruption and Conflict.
Download essay requirements and content resources for the contest
question, the Guidebook and Study Guide. Check the Web site after
September 1,2010 for directions for submitting essay entries online. To
enter, students must be in grades 9-12 and have a contest coordinator who
reviews essays and acts as a contact. Submitted essays must be no longer
than 1,500 words and include citations and a bibliography.
Eligibility: Students in grades 9-12
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Web: http://www.usip.orglnational-peace-essay-contestl
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Take part in the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge as
elementary students learn about, plan, act on and share a solution for
an environmental problem or issue in the classroom for K-2 and in their
school for grades 3-5. Register your students and begin the 2010-2011 Cisco· Catalyst· 2960-24TT
Challenge. A comprehensive collection of science resources support the 24-port 101100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet managed,
challenge and motivate students to be interested in science problem solving. rack-mountable switch with two 10/100/1000BASE-T uplinks
Top prizes include thousands of dollars in scholarship money. CDWG 850878
Eligibility: Students in grades 1-5
Deadline: March 15,2011 for project submissions; check Web site in
September for suggested timelines • Sophisticated ACLs and enhanced security

Web: http://wecanchange.com/classroom/ • Network security through a wide range of authentication

methods and data encryption technologies
The ThinkQuest International Competition, sponsored by the Oracle • Network admission control (NAC) based on users, ports
Education Foundation, challenges students to solve a real-world problem and MAC addresses
by applying their critical-thinking, communication and technology skills
in one of three competitive events. ThinkQuest Projects is a hosted
environment where students produce Web-based learning projects as their
rh~· ProCurve
entry. In the ThinkQuest Digital Media event, participants use digital ~~ Networking HP ProCurve 2810-24G
media tools to produce a blog/journal, Web site, animation, public service 24-port 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet-managed,
announcement, photo essay, video or a combination of these. In the stackable, rack-mountable switch with four
Application Development event, participants develop a Web-based dual-personality ports
application using their choice of programming language, software and CDWG 1034441
development environment. Register a primary coach and set up a team of
1 to 6 students, who select a category topic, conduct research on the topic
and create an interactive Web site to submit for judging. Extensive Help for • Gigabit-ready for bandwidth-hungry applications
creating a project and the step-by-step Projects tool make it easy to
• Offers high-performance, robust security and traffic prioritization,
participate and use the ThinkQuest Projects in your curriculum. Everyone is
a winner since all Web sites go into the ThinkQuest Library. and exceptional reliability
• Scalable for expanding network requirements
Eligibility: Students aged 9-19
• Lifetime Warranty with next-business-day advance replacement
Deadline: April 2011; check Web site for specific date
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Get ready to start your engines with this STEM competition. The
Junior Solar Sprint Car Competitions from the National Renewable Energy Enterasys· 83 Switch
Laboratory (NREL) have already headed to the track for this year, but the 24-port 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet managed,
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Competition. All are free downloads as PDF files. converged multimedia networks
Eligibility: Students in grades 6-8 , High-availability design with redundant power, uplinks and
Deadline: Ongoing for your school or class solar car competition; check stack management for mission-critical applications
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TEACHER RECOGNITION
Recognize a favorite third-, fourth-, or fifth-grade teacher with a
Send My Teacher nomination to the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers
Academy in 2011. Students can nominate their teacher to send them to a
free one-week summer camp to learn about math and science. Pro golfer
Phil Mickelson and his wife, Amy, began the academy to promote innova-
tive science inquiry lessons that encourage careers in math and science.
The curriculum for the Teachers Academy is designed by Math Solutions
Professional Development, a training program founded by Marilyn Burns,
and the National Science Teachers Association. The 2011 Academy will be
held at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Eligibility: Educators, grades 3-5
Deadline: October 31, 2010
Web: http://www.sendmyteacher.com/
Are you, or one of your students, an aspiring children's author? The
2010 Children's Book of the Year Contest, sponsored by the National
Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and Charlesbridge
Publishing, is open to anyone willing to have their original children's book
published. The manuscript must be a picture book or chapter book written
for children from 3 to 16 years of age. (Chapter books do not need
illustrations.) Two winners will be announced on April 7,2011 at the
NAESP Annual Convention, and each winner will receive a publishing
contract for their entry.
Deadline: February 15,2011
Web: http://naesp.org/Children_Book_Award.aspx
Apply for a Live from the Field EarthWatch Educator Fellowship to join
a research team for seven to ten days during the school year and then share
experiences with classrooms at home using blogs, lessons and activities.
Live from the Field educator fellows also connect with students using live
video and phone conferencing during their expedition. K-12 classroom
educators are eligible to apply. The cost of the expedition is waived; all
meals, accommodations, research permits, equipment costs and on-site
transportation costs are paid. Fill out the electronic application to be
considered for an EarthWatch educator fellowship award.
Eligibility: Classroom educators, K-12
Deadline: Ongoing
Web: http://www.earthwatch.orglaboutusleducationledoppllffl
Join the Amazing Resources
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Tech Training and Other Professional
Development Opportunities
Annenberg Media's Learner.org is an extensive collection of
cross-curricular interactive and professional developmen~ works~ops and
courses. Professional development workshops cover speCIfIC curncular are~s
and grade levels and are free online. Workshop and course re,s~)Urces consist
of video, print and Web components th~t c~~ be used for faCIlItated group
study (with the facilitator guide) o,r for IlldlVldual se~f-study and, !?ir~duate
credit. Each video course has detailed support matenals and activIties to
promote successful implementation. " ,
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers, curriculum coordillators, lIbranans
Costs: Free online; see Web site for costs of video and graduate credit
Locations & Dates: Online; anywhere video on demand (VoD); anytime
Web: http://www.learner.org/channel/chnn/_workshops.htm/
For technology integration to be s.uccessful, ed.ucators need t~ learn
how to use and integrate technology Illto the curncu~u~. Profes~lOnal
Development is just one of the tools focused on at ~Igltal Lea.rmn~
Environments. The professional development collectIOn of articles ~s part
of the tools and technologies for effective classro?ms. Each article IS an
in-depth summary of a surveyor study of education as It relates to
professional development.
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers
Costs: Free
Web: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/
professional_development
How to Organize your Teaching from DoingWhatWorks <;>ffers
recommended practices that include Spaci?g Learnlll!? Over Time, ExaII!-ples
with Practice Abstract-Concrete Connections and Higher-Order QuestIOns.
The Overvie; begins with a 4-minute mult~media video th~t includes a
visual diagram to orient teachers to the tOpiC and the praetlces Illustrated.
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers, support staff
Costs: Free
Locations & Dates: Online; anywhere, anytime, as needed
Web: http://dww.ed.govltopicl?T_ID:19&t:2#tc
Plus: Download the free 63-page PDF of the pra~tice guide, Orga~izing
Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learmn~ from the Instltu~e of
Education Sciences (IES). The guide is the foundation for all the DOlllg
What Works content on how to organize your teaching.
Web: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practiceguides/20072004.pdf
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Inside Leadership: A Toolkit for New and Aspiring Principals is a
professional development program from Thirteen Ed Online. Using video
vignettes of educators enrolled in a principal preparation program, Inside 4?C' APC" Back-UPS· ES 750VA
Leadership blends theory and practice to address some of the key issues Schneider Elenric: UPS for personal computers
facing school leaders as it examines what it takes to be an effective and CDWG 1361630
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Suits: K-12 administrators, coordinators, coaches
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Costs: Free; a companion DVD can be purchased for $35 The APe" Back-UPS· ES 750VA now contains new "green"
Locations & Dates: Online, anywhere; anytime features designed to reduce wasted electricity.

Web: http://www.thirteen.orgledonlinel/eadershipl • 7S0VA, 450W, 10 outlets (five UPS and five surge)
• Estimated runtime: up to 11 minutes at half-load'
Internet4Classrooms (i4C) technology tutorials are easy to manage • $75,000 lifetime equipment protection policy
modules, searchable by specific technology skill or selected as a complete

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module set for a software application or technology integration project.
Dozens of available topics cover a wide range of technology tutorials,
including operating systems, Web page development, multimedia, Web
quests and technology integration projects. APC Smart-UPS· 750VA LCD 120V
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers, technology coordinators Optimum efficiency which saves utility and cooling costs
Costs: Free CDWG 1938051
Locations & Dates: Online, anywhere; anytime
Web: http://www.internet4c1assrooms.com/on-line.htm
• 750VA, 500W, six outlets
Examining teachers' opinions and bringing them to the attention of • Extended range automatic voltage regulation (AVR), noise filtering
the American public and policymakers have been the goals of the MetLife and surge protection
Survey of the American Teacher, conducted by Harris Interactive, each year • Intuitive LCD interface provides clear and accurate information
since 1984. The 2009 survey examines the views of teachers, principals and • Initiate battery and runtime calibration tests
students about respective roles and responsibilities, current practices and
• Lifetime $150,000 equipment protection policy
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Costs: Free
Web: http://www.metlife.com/about/corporate-profile/citizenshipl
metlife-foundation/metlife-survey-of-the-american-teacher.html APC Smart-UPS 2200VA LCD 120V
Control UPS and outlet group settings
PD Online offers comprehensive coursework for members of ASCD. CDWG 1988082
The interactive, self-paced courses include audio and video clips, actual
classroom examples, exercises, extensive reading materials and access to an
online forum. Course titles focus on specific education strategies with topics • 2200VA, 1980W, ten outlets

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online course list or download the PDF catalog.
• Intuitive LCD interface provides clear and accurate information
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers, coaches
• Online, on battery, fault and replace battery LEDs for quick
Cost: $99 for online course; view sample course
status identification
Location & Dates: Online; 20 clock hours per course with completion • Lifetime $150,000 equipment protection policy
anytime during six-month access period
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The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Learning Center
offers Online Short Courses, in cooperation with NASA and Oklahoma
State University, designed for teachers interested in learning a new topic
or taking a refresher course. Three new online short courses, Force and
Motion, Energy and Light will be offered in Winter 2011. For an
additional fee, teachers can elect to get up to two graduate credits for the
short courses. Course materials use the NSTA SciPack and SciGuide
curriculum packages to support the book and five live Web sessions.
Suits: K-12 teachers, coaches
Costs: See Web site for introductory member and nonmember prices
Locations & Dates: Online; see Web site for schedule
Web: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/online_courses/
shortcourses.aspx
Build and deliver your own staff development with the Professional
Development Builder from the Library of Congress. The TPS Direct
Professional Development Builder makes it easy to develop standards-based
Teaching with Primary Sources workshop materials that are copyright free
and can be reprinted for every participant. Select from 15 modular activities
and download all materials in an easy-to-print PDF or exportable HTML
file. Modular activity categories cover Understanding Primary Sources,
Analyzing Primary Sources, Teaching with Primary Sources, Primary
Sources from the Library of Congress, and Inquiry Learning and Primary
Sources. A running calculator keeps track of the activities selected and
estimates the time required to complete all activities.
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers, coordinators, coaches
Costs: Free
Web: http://www.loc.govlteacherslprofessionaldevelopmentl
tpsdirectlpdplanbuilderldefault.aspx
The Virtual Conference series from Plagiarism.org is available online
for professional development. Each moderated online panel discussion is
75 minutes long and includes a webinar slide deck at Slideshare, a webinar
video recording on Elluminate Live! and a Questions & Answers response
to questions. Plagiarism in the Digital Age: Voices from the Front Lines
includes two titles: What's Happening on College Campuses Today? and
What's Happening in High Schools Today?
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers, coordinators
Costs: Free
Web: http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_webinar_high_schools.html
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Add the free Wink 2.0 program to your professional development
toolkit and create training tutorials to share with colleagues and students.
Wink is a tutorial- and presentation-creation software that lets you capture
screenshots, add callouts and explanation boxes, buttons, titles and audio
to generate a tutorial. Complete step-by-step tutorials to show the steps in
using a software program or navigating a Web site using the smart capture
tools to capture screenshots and keyboard strokes as you use a program.
Creations are Web ready with export to PDF, HTML, SWF and EXE
formats. Files can even be imported into other Flash editors.
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers, librarians, technology coordinators
Costs: Free
Locations & Dates: Web ready for online access
Web: http://www.debugmode.comlwinkl
Whether you are looking for new teaching strategies or just
interested in brushing up on strategies you already use in your classroom,
the ReadWriteThink Strategy Guides define and provide examples of
effective literacy teaching and learning strategies. Each Strategy Guide
includes a research basis and a detailed process of the strategy in practice.
Related resources include free lesson plans and student interactives from
ReadWriteThink. Two of the most shared Strategy Guides are Online Safety
and Teaching with Podcasts for grades 6-12.
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers, librarians, technology coordinators
Costs: Free
Locations & Dates: Online; anywhere, anytime
Web: http://www.readwritethink.orglprofessional-developmentl
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Looking for your own self-paced professional development? Select from
the Take Online Modules at the Library of Congress and earn a printable
certificate of completion for one hour of staff development. Select from
three multimedia-rich, interactive modules: Introduction to the Library
of Congress, Analyzing Primary Sources: Photographs and Prints, and
Analyzing Primary Sources: Maps. Each of the modules provides
instructional strategies to use in the classroom and teaches how to find and
analyze primary source materials. An Image List and Links file will down-
load a PDF of the images and Library of Congress URL for every primary
source used in the professional development module. A More Resources list
is included at the end of each module for PDF resources used in the module.
Suits: K-12 administrators, teachers, technology coordinators, coaches
Costs: Free; copyright free for reprints
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The Teaching with Primary Sources guide at Smithsonian Source,
Resources for Teaching American History is a perfect diving-off point for
developing a meaningful workshop for colleagues on using primary source
materials for grades 5-12. The tutorial for using primary sources includes
video and lessons to provide an overview of Artifact & Document Analysis
and Graphic Organizers with primary sources. Detailed lessons are also
provided for using Compare and Contrast, Four Corners/Jigsaw
cooperative learning techniques, and the PERSIA (Political, Economic,
Religious, Social, Intellectual, Artistic) model strategies with primary
sources. Primary source materials are searchable by keyword, type or
historical topic. Each historical topic includes a four-to-five minute video
introduction to artifact analysis as experts "read" the artifact. Detailed
lesson plans provide standards-based objectives, step-by-step procedures
with discussion questions, lesson extensions with essay ideas and related
Web resources. Document-Based Questions (DBQs) can be used as essay
practice to prepare for Advanced Placement College Board tests.
Suits: Administrators, teachers (grades 5-12), coordinators
Costs: Free
Web: http://www.smithsoniansource.org/tea/viewdetai/s.aspx
Plus: Print the Tips for Using Smithsonian Source for an overview of the
contents, suggestions for getting started, an artifact in each video, historical
topics and a chart of lessons that reinforce analytical and thinking skills.
Web: http://www.smithsoniansource.org/about/guide.aspx
Take your writing-intensive classes beyond plagiarism prevention and
toward a writing pedagogy by signing up for a free webinar from the
Turnitin Academy. Teachers will explore the practical elements of using
the Turnitin solution in the instructional writing process. The sessions
present a variety of strategies and activities for instructors to help students
in three main areas: original writing and responsible use of source mate-
rial, faster meaningful delivery of feedback and facilitating peer review
activities. All webinars are archived for easy access anytime. Current titles
include Teaching the Writing Process with Turnitin, Teaching Effective
Source Integration with Turnitin, Assessing Written Work with Turnitin and
Managing Students & Assignments with Turnitin. Prerequisites include a
short series of free Turnitin training videos for new users.
Suits: Secondary and postgraduate teachers, administrators, coordinators
Costs: Free
Locations & Dates: Online webinar sessions; see Web schedule for upcoming
titles and dates
Web: http://turnitin.comlstaticlacademy.htm/
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Big-value, Low-cost Finds
Avoiding the Web of Confusion: Citing Internet Sources is a free poster
from Answers.com, which can be printed and given to students as a guide
for Web citation. The 8.5" x 11" handout gives clear samples and direc-
tions on citing a variety of Internet sources, including personal homepages,
professional sites, newspaper articles, online reference tools and eBooks. All
topics at Answers.com have an automatic "Cite" button for each source.
Format: PDF
Web: http://www.answers.comlresourcesl
Answers_Citations_Poster.pdf
Plus: Get free downloads and add-ons from Answers.com for use on a Web
page or browser. I-Click Answers is an applet that lets the user of a Web
browser get information on any word on your screen. Add a free Browser
Toolbar for easy searching using Answers.com and visit the Widget Gallery
to personalize your own widget for Word of the Day or Quote of the Day.
Format: File downloads
Web: http:I'educator.answers.comlmainlproducCinfo.jsp
January is Braille Literacy Month in honor of the birthday of Louis
Braille, the inventor of the Braille code. Introduce students to the use of
Braille with The Braille Bug interactive Web site sponsored by the American
Foundation for the Blind (AFB). Study What is Braille? and the tutorial
Braille: Deciphering the Code before tackling the interactive games and
secret messages to decode simulated Braille letters, words and numbers.
Many of the games can be printed if you have a Braille embosser. Order a
free Braille alphabet card of your own or order the Braille Bug Alphabet
Cards in bulk for teachers from AFB.
Format: Print
Web: http://www.afb.org/brai//ebug/Brai//e.asp
Download a free copy of Digital Scrapbook Artist Compact from Serif
to get started with digital scrapbooking in your classroom. Once you've
completed the registration you can download the free software. You can
also download a variety of free digikits for use with the Digital Scrapbook
Artist software. Choose from holiday kits and a Digikit-Playground set. Use
the Playground set with your digital camera to create Rules pages for the
Playground or directions for various playground equipment.
Format: Software download
Web: http://www.daisytrai/.comldsacompactl
Plus: Get free tutorials for use with Digital Scrapbook Artist 2, a Serif
software product. Click on Teacher Resources for sample assignments,
how-to guides and assessment materials.
Web: http://serif.com/Education/Digita/ScrapbookArtist/
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Back-to-school preparations will be easy with free posters from Google
for Educators. Help students and colleagues with handy tips on improving
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search results and select from posters such as Google Web Search, Google 1
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Search Tips, Google Earth, Google Quiz, Google Book Search and Google
Search Tips for Kids. The free downloadable Classroom Posters are ready
to print (in 8.5" x 11" and/or 17" x 22" sizes) and hang in your classroom
to support instruction.
Format: PDF
Web: hffp:llwww.google.comleducaforslposfers.hfml

Students can now be armed with just a computer mouse (wired or

wireless) to interact with 2007 or 2010 Microsoft PowerPoint
presentations. The free PowerPoint add-on, called Mouse Mischief, is an
interactive tool that allows teachers to present curriculum materials that
multiple students can interact with simultaneously. The software works
by adding a toolbar to PowerPoint to allow teachers to add interactive Call your CDWoG account manager Inspiration° 9
elements, such as multiple-choice questions, with an interactive graphic. for licensing options. Comprehend, create, communicate
Format: File download Kidspiration° 3 and achieve more
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Mischief users. There are now more than 25 online lessons, with more
searchable lessons at Office.com under multiple mouse lessons. Teachers
can continue to "follow the Mischief" by clicking the Mischief buttons for For K-S learners, Kidspiration· 3 develops For visual mapping. outlining, writing and
Blog, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. thinking, literacy and numeracy skills using making presentations. use Inspiration· 9,
Web: hffp:llwww.microsoft.comlmu/fipoinf/mouse-mischiefl proven visual learning principles. a complete thinking and learning tool.
lessons.aspx • Visual learning across the curriculum • Visualize and develop ideas
• Develops strong thinking skills • Understand and retain concepts
Scratch is a free creativity tool that enables all students to produce
• Strengthens reading and writing skills • Plan and organize written work
interactive stories, games, music and animation for the Web. The free
application, developed at the MIT Media Lab, lets children program • Builds conceptual understanding in math • Communicate and present knowledge
interactive creations by simply snapping together graphical blocks similar
to LEGO bricks. The Web site has become a global community with more
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Format: Software download
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Find free printable activities to use with students. In Sparkle Box
categories are Literacy (Alphabet and Sounds; Words and Vocabulary;
Writing and Letter Formation; Stories, Rhymes and Reading); Numeracy
(Numbers; Counting; Operations and Calculations; Shape, Space and
Measures; Coins and Money); Signs and Labels; Class Management; and
Miscellaneous.
Format: PDF
Web: hffp:llwww.sparklebox.co.ukl
for licensing options.
Houghton Mifflin Kid Pix· Deluxe 4.1 for Schools
Kid Pix· Deluxe 4.1 for Schools has been designed expressly for the
classroom, with extensive input from teachers and students to be
one of the best personal productivity and creative tools for every
K-8 classroom.
• Unlimited creativity for young artists
, 30 cross-curricular lesson plans for grades K-8
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Keep physical fitness at the head of your class with the free Subway
Random Acts of Fitness for Kids classroom kits from Subway Kids. The
program has not started for the 2010-2011 school year, but the 2010
program elements are posted online for easy download. Sign up to receive
updates from Subway Kids so you can receive information about any new
programs. Materials include parent and teacher letters, a poster and a series
of planners for each season of the school year with activities and a physical
activity challenge each month.
Format: PDF
Web: http://www.subwaykids.com/grownups/classroom/
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LANGUAGE ARTS
Character analysis and story plot comparisons become easy when
students are asked to examine one of the all-time favorite fairy tales in
Literature: Cinderella Stories for grades 3-7. The eMINTS National Center
has an extensive collection of eThemes, but this one is a true favorite. Read
online Cinderella stories from around the world with handouts and lesson
plans for studying variations of this world-renowned princess. Students
will love the interactive stories with illustrations and active hyperlinks for
related information. Teachers will appreciate the comprehensive lesson
guides and the variety of charts and blackline masters found throughout the
annotated versions. Teachers will find the lessons and handouts of the two
Cinderella Folk Tales plans particularly useful.
Format: PDF (print lessons)
Web: http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000849.shtmI
There is no longer a need to search magazines and picture books for
visuals to use in phonological awareness activities. Download the 34
pages of Picture cards of a variety of full-color items from the open source
FreeReading site. Printed in index-card or full-page size picture cards.
Format: PDF
Web: http://www.freereading.netlindex.php ?title=Picture_cards
Create practice word lists for students using the free Word List
Generator from the drop-down category boxes you can choose words based
on length, syllables, regularity, initial sounds, CVC form and sight word
recognition (Dolch or Fry) before generating a list of words. The Word List
Generator is part of the Free-Reading project, www.free-reading.net.As
a bonus there are links to Free-Reading activities to use with the word lists.
Format: Print (word lists, activities)
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MATHEMATICS
The AIMS Puzzle Corner provides more than 100 free math puzzles
from the AIMS Education Foundation that help students learn the
mathematics behind the solutions while they enjoy solving puzzles. Puzzles
are listed by category (arrangement puzzles to manipulate, dissection
puzzles using geometric shapes, number puzzles, logic puzzles, toothpick
puzzles, visual puzzles with optical illusions). Printable worksheets are also
available for each puzzle. Teachers can give students a weekly puzzle and
post the provided solutions at the end of the week.
Format: Online; print (worksheets)
Web: http://www.aimsedu.orgIPuzz/el
Plus: Download free sample activities for math and science, categorized
by primary, middle and upper grades. Under middle grades "By Golly,
By Gum" is a 10-page scientific investigation of sugared gum that
involves data collection and graphing. Other e-activity lessons can be
purchased from the AIMS Online Store for $1.00 to $2.00
(http://store.aimsedu.org/aims_store/e-activities).
Format: PDF
Web: http://www.aimsedu.org/Activities/index.html
Get cool Biz stuff from BizKid$, the public TV series where kids teach
kids about money and business. The Tools for Teachers and Parents
includes a quick download of a free Quick Curriculum Package of five
episodes of BizKid$, available in English and Spanish. Each episode
includes a synopsis of the TV program, a vocabulary list, detailed student
lessons in two one-hour sessions, family activities, discussion questions and
print-ready student worksheets.
Format: PDF
Web: http://www.bizkids.com/coolbizstuff.aspx
Teachers can get a free hands-on financial literacy program, Feed the Pig
for Tweens for grades 4-6 from the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Ad Council. Register for free and then
download the 12-page Teachers Guide and the Bankes Piglet Cards with 12
illustrated spending and saving scenarios. Play the Great Piglet Challenge
game, an interactive adventure in saving and spending from the Feed the
Pig for Tweens program. Players select a piglet character, choose from three
difficulty levels and make good spending and saving decisions in the
whack-a-pig game format. Play the game online or download the game to
play on classroom computers.
Format: PDF (guide, cards); software application
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Get ready to decorate classroom bulletin boards with these free
recycling fact sheets from Think Green or send fact sheets home with
students to encourage recycling and "green" waste-management practices.
The full-color, letter-sized posters focus on plastic bottles, aluminum cans,
paper and battery recycling. Click the Classroom Tools tab in the menu
bar to get Teacher Resources, including lessons for grades K-12 on
environmental and waste-management topics, with worksheets, resources
to be downloaded and resource links for teachers and students.
Format: PDF
Web: http://www.thinkgreen.com/c1assroom-display-materials
Showcase successful female scientists in their specialties with the free video
series Women are Scientists. Each video features three women scientists from
various backgrounds, who discuss the rewards and challenges of their careers
and their success in their chosen career path. Career topics cover Dental
Research, Disabilities, Pathologists, Researchers and Surgeons. The six videos
in the series can be viewed online, downloaded or requested as a DVD.
Format: Video
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Get ready for Constitution Day on September 17th with Teacher's
Editions for 11 Shmoop Learning Guides related to civics and the U.S.
government. The Teacher's Edition for Teaching the Constitution provides
free access to activities, assignments and related cross-disciplinary readings.
The Teaching Constitution: Resources to Use in the Classroom has tabs for
Intro, just the Facts, Key Concepts, Summary, Timeline, Quotes, Questions,
Photos, Best of the Web and Citations. Assignments & Activities provides
detailed procedures for student activities complete with HTML code to
copy and place the student directions on a classroom Web page.
Format: PDF; HTML code
Web: http://www.shmoop.com/constitution/teaching.html
The free Hispanic Heritage resources from GALE Cengage Learning
provide a resource base for Hispanic Heritage Month that begins in
September. Explore the Activities tab for lessons to use during the month,
research famous Hispanic Heritage personalities from the Biographies tab
and get reviewed Web resources from the Links tab. The 20-question Quiz
can be submitted online to assess student knowledge of Hispanic Heritage.
The Timeline outlines Hispanic culture from 1492 to the present.
Format: Online
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Have you heard? National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts This I Believe
essays to encourage Americans to reflect on how their personal values and
beliefs can shape a life, a community and a society. Free curricula tools
are available to help teachers guide students to produce a This I Believe
essay for school writing portfolios and for possible broadcast on NPR. The
curriculum consists of five-day lessons, activity and planning sheets for
discussion and guidelines for writing a personal essay, leveled for middle
school, high school and college. Teachers can also download a poster to
promote the project and a three-page brochure with tips for writing a
personal essay. Sign up for free weekly podcasts of contemporary essays
from the NPR series and essays from the 1950s.
Format: PDF; podcasts
Web: http://thisibelieve.org/educators/
Plus: Download a free Facilitator's Manual for This I Believe to use as a
guide for conducting a dialogue and two-hour training about personal
values and civic ideals. Supplemental materials include quotations from
the NPR series and a listing of Web resources for additional materials on
starting a dialogue group.
Web: http://www.npr.org/thisibelieve/guides/
tib_discussion_manual.pdf
Find inspiration for young entrepreneurs with this free ebook from
Youth Venture. Download the free ebook Stories of Change: Youth Making
a Difference to provide students with interviews with youth entrepreneurs
and their success stories about their ventures into business. Zoom in on
book text, change the book mode from scroll to book or slide mode and
select text from the document.
Format: ebook
Web: http://www.genv.net/en-us/stories-of-change
Preparing students for the 21st century workforce means empowering
them with the federal and state rules regarding young workers who are
still in school. Youth Rules! is a Web resource from the U.S. Department
of Labor that provides information for teens, parents and educators about
work experiences for high school students. Free posters can be printed in
two sizes, 8.5" x 11" and 11" x 17", to display in a school or
business to inform students about jobs Youth Can Perform and Federal
Youth Employment Laws. Bookmarks with the hours and jobs they may do
are also available for printing in English and Spanish.
Format: PDF
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Communication and Collaboration
The Call-Ern-All tool is an automated Web-based messaging service that
allows the users to automatically send a voice message, text message or
both to every phone number in their group list. Messages can be launched
from a handset or telephone even with a power outage. Schools can use the
automated messages or text for anything from early dismissal or monthly
meetings to fundraiser deadlines. Teachers can use automated messages
to remind students of major project due dates, field trip permissions and
upcoming tests. Users can buy as little as 100 messages for $9.00 in a .
pay-as-you-go plan or register phone numbers for a monthly rate of as little
as $7.50 per month for 25 phone numbers. With no contracts, you can
cancel at any time.
Web: http://www.call-em-all.com
Give your students a virtual workspace optimized for creating,
sharing, managing and collaborating on instructional content with ePals
LearningSpace. The Learning Space brings together a complete suite of Web
2.0 tools, including blogs, wikis, digital lockers and forums. Initiate project-
based learning in a collaborative and controlled environment that provides
critical visual control and management of social media use throughout the
school system. Collaborative groups can be created to support projects
across classrooms, schools and districts. ePaIs LearningSpace also
integrates two ePaIs products, ClassroomMatch and SchoolMail. Take the
LearningSpace tour and request a free, 30-day trial.
Web: https:lI/earningspace.epals.coml
Wallwisher is an online bulletin-board maker that can be
collaborative and interactive. Build a wall to get started with a notice board
in your classroom or among colleagues. Use the wall for making
announcements, posting notes and responding to questions. Students can
comment, respond and post. Collaborate on a class book discussion, join a
discussion with other schools in your district, state or across the U.S.
Web: http://www.wallwisher.coml
Invite students to share stories, photos and videos on a collaborative
timeline using the free OurStory timeline creator. They can make a timeline
about anything, collaborate with family and friends, share it with whomever
they wish or post it on a class blog. Online Question Sets help students to add
more to their timelines.
Web: http://www.ourstory.coml
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Jam Studio, developed by musician and software architect Dave
Edwards, provides users with the opportunity to be musically creative. The
free online music factory includes tools that allow users to write music.
They can use the tool to enter chord selections, add various instruments and
vocals, and then record and play. Teachers can claim a free education grant
for a JamStudio.com All-Access pass that is normally $4.95 a month. See
the Web site for details. .
Web: http://www.jamstudio.com
My Avatar Editor is a free, online tool for creating and editing avatars,
which are digital representations of real people. Characters are compatible
with Mii characters found on the Nintendo Wii. The tool can be
downloaded to use on your personal computer desktop or added to the
user's Web site. The user's guide makes it easy to learn how to use the
program.
Web: http://www.myavatareditor.com
Picnik is photoediting made fun. The free easy-to-use editing tools let
the user get creative with special effects, fonts, and shapes and frames. .
Students can import their photos from any of the popular Web storage sites,
such as Flickr, Facebook, Photobucket, Picasa or MySpace and get started
creating professional-looking images.
Web: http://www.picnik.com
Thinkport has introduced four new classroom resources you can use to
enrich any curriculum. The free tools in the Activity Kit are Pattern Maker
(students flip, slide, turn, scale and tessellate colorful objects to create
patterns); Create Your Own Museum (students summarize units of study
by creating a museum exhibit with a gallery of images from the extensive
Thinkport Image Library); Annotate It! (students can use electrollic
highlighters to annotate a text prepared by the teacher with their
questions, wonderings, impressions and other thoughts, along with .
explanatory footnotes); and Timeline Builder (teachers or students use this
timeline generator to select start and end points and add dates, events and
special images). Samples of student activities are available for each tool.
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Annenberg Classroom's FactCheckEd.org is designed to help high school
students discern misinformation and vaiJdate research matenals. Tools of
the Trade presents a five-step framework fo.r analyzing information and
avoiding deception. Users will also fmd a dICtionary, Ask FactCheck and
lesson plans for working with the facts.
Web: http://www.factchecked.org
Put technology at the top of your to-do list this fall and view
Information Literacy: The Twenty-First Century Skills, a 48-slide
presentation on information literacy as it relates to technology integration.
Related presentations are also easily accessible on Slideshare. All
slideshows can be viewed as a full-screen presentation and shared via
email or an array of social networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter,
WordPress and Blogger.
Web: http://www.slideshare.netl
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Skitch is a free program that allows Mac users to easily share screen-
shots, photos or drawings. Select an image, edit or crop if necessary, add
captions and save the file anywhere on the desktop. A Web post in the
program uploads the image automatically to MobileMe, FTP, Flickr and
other sites. You can copy the URL for sharing; the Skitch history keeps
every image you share, so the image is readily available to use again in a
new project.
Web: http://skitch.coml
Search and find royalty-free sound effects at Soungle.com to use with
any class project. The mega online library of sound effects and musical
instrument samples is easy to search, preview and download. A short
description appears above every sound file along with the frame rate,
duration and bit rate.
Web: http://www.soungle.coml
The Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
(TRAILS). TRAILS is a free knowledge assessment of 21st century skills on
information literacy. The Web-based system uses multiple-choice
questions to target a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth-
and ninth-grade standards, to assess strengths and weaknesses in the
information-seeking skills of students. Watch for the debut of TRAILS-3
and TRAILS-12 this fall, for third- and twelfth-grade assessment, with
updates to TRAILS-6 and TRAILS-9.
Web: http://www.trails-9.org
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Attention connecting, use a search engine to get an updated address. These sites
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CyberSmart! Curriculum, now a part of Common Sense Media, is a
free student digital citizenship curriculum on Internet safety. The K-12
student curriculum package actively engages students in exploring their
personal, social, legal and ethical responsibilities in today's digital society.
The standards-based lesson plans are designed to fit easily into the existing
curriculum. Curriculum can be accessed by grade level, topic or browsed by
title. Each nonsequential lesson includes free, reproducible student activity
sheets.
Web: http://cybersmartcurriculum.orgldigitalcitizenshipl
Motivating students, aged 8-11, will be easy with the iKeepSafe.org Fun
Zone. The Internet Safety curriculum is easy to access in a series of four
free, online picture storybooks with audio support for use in whole-class
instruction or independent viewing by students. The book titles cover
cyberbullying, Internet safety and Web games. Just click the Read Book
button. The Watch Video button activates the entire movie animation of
Faux Pax the Techno Cat. Reinforce Internet safety lessons with the Games
button.
Web: http://www.ikeepsafe.orgliksc_kidsl
Plus: You can get download access to four free picture storybooks in
PowerPoint. The curriculum materials include detailed lesson plans for
three levels: Levell for 5 to 7 year olds, Level 2 for 8 to 10 year olds and
Level 3 for ages 11 and up. Worksheets and additional Web resources make
this a great resource for teaching Internet safety.
Web: http://www.ikeepsafe.orglassetslbookl
Intel's The Journey Inside is a collection of 35 free, interactive online
lessons for students to learn about technology, computers and society.
Lessons incorporate interactive, media-rich Flash activities, virtual field
trips and videos to demonstrate the ideas discussed. Use any or all of
the six sections as self-paced units: Introduction to Computers, Circuits
and Switches, Digital Information, Microprocessors, The Internet, and
Technology and Society. The curriculum includes detailed instructional
strategies for implementing and extending the lessons and key concepts in
the classroom.
Web: http://www97.intel.comlen/TheJourneylnsidel
Plus: Extensions, such as Visual Ranking, an interactive thinking tool that
arranges a list of inventions in order of significance, make The Journey
Inside curriculum even more compelling.
Web: http://www.intel.comleducation/toolslindex.htm
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Jing is free software that allows the user to snap a picture of the
computer screen or record video of onscreen action, add a caption or
highlight, and share the finished video instantly over the Web with Instant lenollo
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SCIENCE
Astro-Venture is a NASA simulation that enables students to searc,h ,for
and design a habitable planet. Students start with the Astronomy Trammg
Center and meet real scientists. Then they enter the Astro-Ven,ture Academy
for training in astronomy, atmospheric science, geology and bIOlogy. T~e
simulation culminates with the Design a Planet actIVIty. Download tr~~mg
cards of NASA specialists for students to colle~t thro~ghout theIr trammg.
The free Teacher Guides are full-color, PDF gUIdes wIth detaIled lesson plans.
Web: http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/
Empower girls to succeed in math and science wit~ Bra,inCake, the
Girls Math & Science Partnership (GMSP) of CarnegIe SCIence C,enter.
Find'science opportunities in your area by clicking on the happe~m!? tab or
connect with inspirational female mentors m STEM careers by clIckmg on
the she's livin' it tab.
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Find a rich collection of science resources at Content Clips from the
National Science Digital Library (NSDL). Content Clips offers 30 s~ts of
teacher-selected video clips, 30 related activities and lesson plans alIgned
with elementary science topics and standards. Use one of the ~ets of free
resources or visit the Work Zone to customize a set and actIVIty or add
your own content. A template is provided to help build ebooks. The , Download real-time data sets to use in the interactive exhibit Rhythms of Our
Content Sampler includes the Life on the Ice (Cube) ebook and the Habitat
Game interactive.
Web: http://www.contentclips.com/
Invite your curious students to explore biology,on screen, of! scree? and
in between with the science interactives at Cool SCIence for CUrIOUS KIds,
developed by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute., For example, students
can dive into a miniature world-WIthout usmg a microscope. They can
leap into a salad made of plant parts. And they can meet the dust and other
"stuff" in the air they breathe.
Web: http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/
Explore the science behind ~he Digging for Answe,rs IdeaLab from the,
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum StudIes. Students test theIr
research skills and scientific knowledge with this interactIve that ~orks lIke
a Web quest. For each question, students can answer based on theIr
knowledge, or they can race against the clock on a Web search of the
Smithsonian resources to find the answer.
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Explore the hands-on astronomy activities for K-6 at Eyes on the Sky,
Feet on the Ground. The six chapters include hundreds of explorations
into astronomy that can be used as classroom tools for science inquiry.
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory compiled the detailed lessons
for each topic as well as the related links. The Everyday Classroom Tools
component includes strategies for implementing an inquiry-based science
curriculum for elementary-aged students.
Web: http://hea-www.harvard.eduIECTlthe_booklindex.htm/
Go on an undersea exploration of a Kelp Forest in this simulation for
elementary students from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Students take a virtual tour of the Kelp Forest using a Deep Worker
submersible under water to explore the plant and sea life found in the
Monterey Bay.
Web: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/montereylaxl
primaryJs.html
All Aboard! Get two hands-on virtual labs to integrate into your STEM
science curriculum at Living Labs. The FasTracks Living Lab simulation has
activities, related research links on high-speed rail and a real-time
simulation of the FasTracks system. The Wind Living Lab provides a
collection of wind data from across the United States to download and use
in exploring the potential for wind energy.
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Coastal Waters from the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing
Systems (NANOOS). Lesson plans for grades 6-12 offer ideas for using the online
exhibit of the estuary located in Newport, Oregon.
Web: http://www.nanoos.orgleducationllearning_toolsllobo/
lobo_exhibit.php
Visit ScIslands, an interactive map of islands with science activities
featured on each island. More that 100 hands-on science activities are
available for all age groups: toddlers 1.-4 years, children 5-11 years, and
'tweens and teens 12 and over. The science curriculum topics cover forces
& light, humans, inventions, math, nature, reactions and spa~e. Lesso~s
include what you need, what to do, what they learn and gUldmg questIOns
for discussion about the science concepts.
Web: http://www.questacon.edu.au/scislands/
Use the comprehensive Science Fair Project Guide from Science Buddies
for ideas on how to set up a science fair at your school. The tutorial
provides help for each step in the process. In addition, a searcha,ble
database offers nearly 1,000 ideas for science fair projects covenng more
than 30 STEM areas.
Web: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/
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Capture middle school students' interest in physical science with the
Simple Machines interactive a virtual Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
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Provide your elementary, middle school and high school students with
an extensive, free suite of simulations to encourage quantitative
exploration of physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math. PhET
Interactive Simulations from the University of Colorado at Boulder
assist students in making real-life connections with underlying scientific
concepts by animating what is invisible to the eye using graphics, click-drag
manipulation, sliders and radio buttons. Simulations also incorporate data
instruments such as rulers, stopwatches, voltmeters and thermometers that
bring about cause-and-effect motion of objects, graphs and more. Don't miss
the For Teachers section where teachers can browse all existing activities by
simulations, types, grade levels or translated languages with detailed lessons
for incorporating these simulations into the math and science curriculum.
Web: http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/
Bring the excitement of the space shuttle launch into your classroom
with the free Kennedy Launch Academy Simulation System (KLASS)
developed and funded by NASA. The KLASS program consists of three
components that can be downloaded in full or in part. The curriculum
contains more than 40 hours of lesson plans and interactive materials that
can be used with or without the simulation software. A video promotion
provides an overview of the program.
Web: http://www.nasa-klass.coml
ENGINEERING
Explore large structures and what it takes to build them at Building Big,
a WBGH TV Web site, and try the interactive labs for hands-on physical
science experiments. The Forces Lab explores squeezing, stretching, sliding,
twisting and bending to test structural forces. The Materials Lab tests the
materials engineers use to build" big." The Loads Lab tests the loads the
big structures must withstand. The Shapes Lab uses students' simple shapes
to form "big" buildings. The text version of each lab provides a mini
teacher guide explaining how the lab works.
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/bui,dingbig/'ab/
Plus: Browse the free Web version of the Building Big Educators' Guide.
The guide supports hands-on activities related to bridges, domes,
skyscrapers, dams and tunnels using inquiry learning.
Web: http://www.pbs.orglwgbhlbuildingbigleducatorlindex.html
Browse Engineer Your Life, an informative guide to engineering for high
school girls. The guide details information about choosing a career as an
engineer and making the dream a reality. Find Your Dream Job explores the
fields of engineering through the eyes of a female engineer and examines the
job, salary and work projects.
Web: http://www.engineeryourlife.org/
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Investigate the Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
with this Top 20 list from the National Academy of Engineering. Students
can choose one of the engineering achievements from the list to uncover the
timeline of discoveries in that topical field, study the early years and learn
more about subsequent inventions in that engineering field.
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Find something for everyone with an interest in engineering at eGFI,
Engineering, Go For It! The American Society for Engineering Education
(ASEE) is committed to promoting and enhancing K-12 STEM and
engineering education. Students can explore their path to engineering with
the interactive eGFI: Dream Up the Future Web page. They can research
engineering fields, such as environmental engineering, aerospace
engineering, agricultural engineering and biomedical engineering. And they
can get advice and strategies for getting into an engineering school from
engineering students.
Web: http://egfi-k12.orgl
Plus: Don't miss the For Teachers section, which includes lesson plans and
projects for the K-12 classroom.
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Practice the engineering design process using On Your Own: A STEM
Project from Math by Design to create a fitness trail for the town of
Topston. Students will implement all of the steps of the process as they
problem-solve the creation of the fitness trail. Throughout the process,
students identify the question (using the population data and available
space in the community), gather information (using the given research links
for Web resources), brainstorm solutions, choose a solution, try it out and
revIse.
Web: http://mathbydesign.thinkport.orglstemldefault.aspx
Plus: Download the free Topston Fitness Trail Workbook, which provides
complete instructions for working on the engineering design process to
complete the community fitness trail.
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MATHEMATICS
Take off on an interactive math adventure in Escape from Knab for
middle and high school students. Educational Stuff contains a summary of
the financial decision-making experiences in the simulation, lessons for each
month in the simulation, a Simulation Log and calculation and reasoning
practice sheets to be used after the simulation is completed. The simulation
is different every time, so it can be used throughout the year to reinforce
different calculations. The Handy Pocket Translator defines relevant
financial terminology presented in the simulation.
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LEARNING TOOLS
Are your students' wish lists bigger than their allowance? Use
SmartStart's free interactive Allowance Room and Money Machine
sponsored by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce to learn more
about economics and figure out how to get an item students want. Students
just enter their Weekly Contribution and any Parent Contribution there
might be and click Submit to use the money calculator. There are 15 items
ready to buy in the Money Machine, but students can personalize their
purchases by entering the retail price of a New Item to calculate how long
it will take to save for the item.
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Get a fresh look at this year's classroom arrangement by using the
interactive Design Your Classroom from Into the Book. Everything in this
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360 classroom is selected based on research and recommendations from
experienced teachers and reading scholars. Just click and drag the mouse to
explore the room. Double-click items of interest and get information and
details about the research behind your selections. Get realistic help with
bookshelves, lamps, newsstands, learning centers, desks, puppet theaters
and a reading loft. Tips and suggestions will help you design a classroom to
fit your students' needs and the available research. Have fun setting up the
classroom this year and go for the research models that work.
Web: http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/design_c1assroom.htm/
From the first day of the new school year to the last day of the year,
students can write letters. The Letter Generator from ReadWriteThink,
an International Reading Association education site, is a perfect tool for
creating personal and business letters. Students follow the step-by-step
process through the heading, salutation, body and signature of a letter, and
get a printed copy at the end.
Web: http://www.readwritethink.orglfiles/resources/interactivesf
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Plus: Use this interactive tool in recurring lessons for K-2 that use
technology integration. Start the year off with the lesson, "What's in a
Name?" Do weekly reflective letter writing with the lesson "Involving
Students and Families in Ongoing Reflection and Assessment."
Web: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/
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When engaging in Web quests and project-based learning, students
need to know the process strategies for completing assignments
effectively. The Process Guides: Student Guides provide step-by-step guid-
ance Brainstorming, Building Consensus, Evaluating Web Page Content,
Using Primary Source Documents, Viewing a Photograph, Interview
Techniques, Time Management and Persuasive Arguments. There are also
teacher guides for Evaluating Web Page Content and Using Photographs in
the Classroom. .
Web: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/
processguidesfindex.htm
Who needs a lab when The Virtual Body from MEDtropolis is
available? Bring your science curriculum to life with an interactive study of
these four major systems in the body: Human Brain, Skeleton, Heart and
Digestive Tract. Each section has an interactive learning tutorial, animations
with audio support and interactive game. Build a Skeleton after learning
about the bones in the human body; Organize Your Organs and take a
narrated tour of selected favorites in The Virtual Body.
Web: http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Create beautiful word pictures with the Wordle text tool. Creating your
personalized word cloud is easy. Paste in text from any writing source or
enter the URL of a page of text that has an RSS feed or Atom, click Go or
Submit and print the finished word picture. Words used more frequently are
larger in the created picture. Users can edit each Wordle to personalize it by
changing the font, select a different layout or choosing a new color palette.
It is easy to randomize how the words appear and even put the words
in alphabetical order. Finished Wordle clouds can be saved to the public
Gallery, so users should not include any personal data if any creations are
saved.
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MANIPULATIVES
Learning math concepts while playing games with math manipulatives is
the goal for Calculation Nation from NCTM Illuminations. Registration is
free for students to become citizens of Calculation Nation and play online
math strategy games organized around the math curriculum for grades 4-8.
They can manipulate perimeter and area to capture area for alien
spaceships in Square Off, make a fraction that is greater than or less than
an opponent's in Fraction Feud and use angles and symmetry to identify
high-scoring pathways in Slam Ball.
Web: http://calculationnation.nctm.orgf
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A home is more than just a house. Tap into your students' creativity and
design a house with Frank Lloyd Wright using the Architect Studio 3D from
the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. With the famous architect as an
online guide, users choose a client and a location and use their imagination
with architectural design. Once the online home is completed, it is possible
to do a virtual 3-D walk-through. Designs can be saved and returned to
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Chocolate kisses are a favorite anytime with youngsters, and the
Hershey's Chocolate World has several opportunities for a virtual tour.
Students can take the Great American Chocolate Tour ride to see how
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can also take a virtual walk-through of the new Create Your Own Candy
Bar Hershey plant.
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Begin an artifacts study with a virtual visit to OLogy, the American
Museum of Natural History science Web site for youth, and select
Archaeology: Clues from the Past. Two interactive explorations-"Explore
the Evidence-Inca Investigation" and "Up Close with a Zapotec Urn"
-present artifacts from ancient cultures. "What's the Big Idea...About
Archaeology" helps students learn about how archaeologists study artifacts.
The "Matching Game...Tools of the Trade" lets students work with
archaeology tools. Archaeology is just one of the in-depth science
collections from the American Museum of Natural History.
Web: http://www.amnh. orglologylindex.php ?channel=archaeology
Dr. Saul's Biology in Motion is an entertaining collection of
animations, simulations and cartoons designed to motivate students to
explore biology. Get background information from the colorful one-page
Cartoon Mini lectures. Organize-It is an interactive quiz in which students
manipulate vocabulary to demonstrate understanding. Simulations include
Evolution Lab, ATP and Energy Storage, Cell Division Exercise and The
Cardiovascular System.
Web: http://www.BiologylnMotion.coml
Get ready for weather changes with Weather from EdHeads' Activate
Your Mind! The Weather quest challenges students to Report the Weather
using the Weather-Tron 3030 simulation to identify temperature, fronts
and precipitation on a regional map of the United States. Students can then
Predict the Weather using the Predict-o-Matic tool which makes a three-day
prediction of future weather using how fast fronts travel. Both simulation
tools offer three difficulty levels for easy differentiation.
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Plus: Download the Weather Teacher's Guide with Tips for Using the Site
with Kids, Printable Activities for use in the classroom and modifications of
the activities for grades 4-8.
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Do you think your students have what it takes to run a business? Test
their economic skills with this highly interactive Disney simulation. Hot
Shot Business is a quick-paced simulation game for budding entrepreneurs
aged 9-12. Student business owners open their own pet spa, skateboard
fac~ory or comIC shop and must keep their business growing by making
deCISions on marketmg campaigns, product redeSign, service and price to
respond to demand. Click the Business Guides button and then the Teachers
tab to download the free Teacher's Notebook, Student Lessons and
Interviews of real-life entrepreneurs in PDF format to support the
simulation game. Register to save games and collect points and badges for
each business success.
Web: http://disney.go.comldxdlindex.html?channel=108602#1
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Kids Next Door is an interactive citizenship Web resource for primary
~tudents from U.S. Depart.ment of Housing and Urban Development. Using
mteractlve media and audiO support, students learn about community
workers and their jobs and find out how to volunteer. Students can take
virtual field trips to learn about the park, the library and city hall. Students
can even complete a Build a Community simulation to demonstrate what
they have learned about citizenship.
Web: http://www.hud.govlkidsl
Learning and keeping good dental hygiene is easy with the MouthPower
Laboratory, an interactive game from the National Museum of Dentistry.
When the game starts, players get a game code so they can return to their
same game.. They explore the laboratory to run an experiment, make a
tooth tlmelme and learn about dentist visits. For each activity they will
earn a tooth, and at the end of the game they will get a Certificate of
A~hievement. Inside the lab, they can visit the Creativity Corner, Dental
Time Warp, Your Tooth Story and complete experiments on tobacco, food
and c1eamng to finish all six activities to win the game. This will be a great
Web resource to return to in February for Dental Health Month.
Web: http://www.mouthpower.orfllmouthpower.cfm
Take your students on an intergalactic journey to the Museum of
Modern Art simulation. Students explore the exhibits in the virtual museum
by clicking on online artwork. Each piece of modern artwork features
information about the artist, interactive learning to explore the art and
tools to examine the art technique. An idea bulb gives students online and
offline activities to extend the learning. The online museum is easy to
navigate and provides full audio support for all directions and activities.
Visit the Garden to learn about art sculptures or travel up the escalator
to study paintings and make a personal etching. Students can even take a
virtual tour of the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center to see the artwork found
in unusual locations throughout what was once a public school.
Web: http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/
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Students in grades 6-12 can travel into the future and solve medicinal
mysteries related to teen use of pain medication, club drugs and toxic
vapors of household products. The Reconstructors is a series of
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Atlantis Quest is a comprehensive English and social studies Web quest
for grades 9-12. The product of the completed quest is a group multimedia
presentation on Atlantis. The collections of Web resources for research
are well vetted, and research phases are supported by Process Guides and
templates to help students with interviews and note taking. The Research
Rubric also acts as a guide for student research.
Web: http://drb.lifestreamcenter.netILessonsIAtlantislindex.htm

NSF and the Birth of the Internet is an interactive, multimedia

exploration of the Internet story from its beginnings in the 1960s to the Best Practices
present. The site features an interactive timeline of Internet growth divided
by decade, from 1960 to the present. A Sequential Map of Internet Growth for Using Games
shows the network as it expanded to today and counts the number of
computers and the baud rate during each period of time. Students learn
about the first Internet message on October 29, 1969, and the first Web
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page created on August 6, 1991. The site also presents experts' predictions
about the future of the Internet. in the Classroom
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/news/special]eports/nsf-net/
Guidelines for K-12 Educators
Whether you start with an energy quiz or just go straight to the glossary
and source library to begin an energy unit, What You Need to Know About
Energy by The National Academies offers an overview of our current
energy system for middle school and high school students. The four
interactive topics cover energy uses, sources of energy, the cost of energy (to
the environment, national security and sustainability) and energy efficiency.
Curriculum-based materials will soon be added for middle and high school
classrooms. Try the Understanding Efficiency simulation to compare energy
efficiency use for items at home and on the road.
Web: http://www.needtoknow.nas.edu/energy/interactive/
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the National Endowment for the Humanities. The 10 one-hour lessons in
Marco Polo Takes a Trip feature activities on the history and art of Marco
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