Websites

=Useful Websites​ = =The following websites have been recommended by participants who have attended the Dealing with Differences training. =

=A website that allows teachers to post and view videos created for use in the classroom. [|www.teachertube.com] = =A free online stop watch. = =[|www.online-stopwatch.com] =

=A website for Educational Toys by Wikki Stix - the twistable, stickable, buildable, playable one-of-a-kind creatables! No glue, no stains, no mess. = =[|www.wikkistix.com] = =Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams. = =[|www.classtools.net] = =A website that provides teachers with thematic units; printable worksheets; extensive math,writing and language resources. Annual fees. Basic subscription $19.99 a year. Everything subscription $39.98 a year. = =[|www.edhelper.com] = =A website that provides teachers with movies and activities that deliver hands on, real world math and science lessons to a classroom. = =[|www.thefutureschannel.com] = =A web site that provides elementary and middle school lessons and worksheets for math, science, social studies, spelling, reading and language arts(free stuff and subscriptions). = =[|www.myschoolhouse.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">A website that provides teachers with printable free worksheets, free academic resources, organization & planning materials, creative thinking & problem solving activities and much more. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.superteacherworksheets.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">A website for teachers, by teachers. The site provides a huge collection of thousands of ideas, activities, lesson plans, tips and inspiration for teachers. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.superteacherideas.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Strategy instruction is one of the most effective ways of improving academic performance for children with learning difficulties. This site will show you how to do it, will provide examples or strategies, and provide a forum to discuss your experiences and questions. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.unl.edu/csi] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Free presentations in PowerPoint format and free interactive activities for kids. This site also has many teacher resources to access. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.pppst.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The ultimate art education website for art students, parents, teachers, homeschoolers and administrators. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.princetonol.com/group/iad/] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Create your own jeopardy template online, without PowerPoint. Or browse the pre- made templates created by other people! = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.jeopardylabs.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">A website sponsored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Free events and signature programs with fun educational opportunities for students and teachers. Check out all that the Rock Hall has to offer. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.rockhall.com/education/] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">A website that produces educational hip-hop music to teach vocabulary, reading, social studies, math and science. Preview free music, activities, lesson plans, etc.... = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.flocabulary.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">An educational portal with free resources for teachers and their classrooms as well as students and parents. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.internet4classrooms.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">A free website to teach children to read with phonics. For preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. Exciting phonics games and online interactive books. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.starfall] .com = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Portaportal is a web based bookmarking utility that lets you store links to your favorite websites online. Now your bookmarks are no longer limited to any one machine. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.portaportal.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Softschools.com provides Free Math worksheets and games and Phonics worksheets and phonics games which includes counting, addition, subtraction, etc**...** [|www.softschools.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Powered by the number 1 non-fiction media brand in the world, Discovery Education transforms classrooms and inspires teachers with engaging content and many valuable resources. Many free resources for teachers and parents to access. = = <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.discoveryeducation.com]﻿ = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">﻿A complete reading program with affordable books, lesson plans, worksheets and assessments to teach leveled reading, phonics, phonemic awareness, alphabet, etc. Free samples and materials are also available. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.readinga-z.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Writing A–Z is a dynamic site that provides teachers with all the resources necessary to teach the common process writing genres. Free samples and materials are available. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.writinga-z.com] = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Download affordable science curriculumâ€”science books, science labs, science projects--at three levels of difficulty per elementary grade. Free samples and materials are available. = =<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.sciencea-z.com] <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The National Geographic Kids website features different people, animals, and places each month with facts, games, activities, and related links. <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.kids.nationalgeographic.com] <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch. <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.rubistar4teachers.org] <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Enchanted learning is a website for K-3rd grade students includes both online and printable activities for all subject areas. <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.enchantedlearning.com] <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Coolmath has a ton of cool math games and puzzles, lots of really clear math lessons (arithmetic, fractions, decimals, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, pre-calculus etc.) <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|www.coolmath.com] =

=<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Florida EOC Assessments are part of [|Florida's Next Generation Strategic Plan] for the purpose of increasing student achievement and improving college and career readiness. EOCs will be computer-based, criterion-referenced assessments that measure the [|Next Generation Sunshine State Standards] for specific high-school level courses, as outlined in the course description. The first assessment to begin the transition to end-of-course testing in Florida is the Algebra 1 EOC, which will be administered for the first time in May 2011. = =<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[] =