Check out these amazing websites!
UPDATED on 12/18/18
Kahoot!
Kahoot! makes it easy to create, share and play fun learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes.
UPDATED on 12/18/18
Kahoot!
Kahoot! makes it easy to create, share and play fun learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes.
https://kahoot.com/
Read Works
Choose from 1000's of nonfiction & fiction passages with curriculum and supports designed to improve comprehension.
Read Works
Choose from 1000's of nonfiction & fiction passages with curriculum and supports designed to improve comprehension.
FREE content, curriculum, and tools to power teaching and learning from Kindergarten to 12th Grade.
Dolch Sight Word Lists
The Dolch words are commonly divided into groups by grade level, ranging from pre-kindergarten to third grade, with a separate list of nouns. There are a total of 315 Dolch Sight Words.
Free Phonics Lessons
These lessons are designed to teach new learners to read by building a phonics based foundation. The beginning reader can use the consonant charts and the vowel charts to learn the basic sounds and spelling of letter combinations. The lessons are arranged in a format that can be easily used by parents and teachers as instructional materials for the purpose of developing basic reading and spelling skills. They would also work well for homeschool and tutoring.
Online Timer
Lailio
Lalilo is a literacy web-based app for K-2 teachers.
Using Artificial Intelligence, Lalilo customizes reading exercises depending on each student’s needs, prepares individualized printable worksheets, and helps you organize centers.
Language Arts Games
Word Families
DIBELS Testing Materials
Vocaroo
The premier voice recording service
Record your voice and save the audio clips.
https://vocaroo.com/
Read the Words - Convert Text to Speech
Why read when you can listen? Create speech recordings in English, French, and Spanish in seconds...
http://www.readthewords.com/Default.aspx
Wise Old Sayings
Record your voice and save the audio clips.
https://vocaroo.com/
Read the Words - Convert Text to Speech
Why read when you can listen? Create speech recordings in English, French, and Spanish in seconds...
http://www.readthewords.com/Default.aspx
Wise Old Sayings
One of the oldest collections of wise quotes, proverbs and sayings gathered from all over the world. Since 2000, we have been providing curious visitors with hundreds of hand-picked humorous, informational, and inspirational sayings.
NAEIR
NAEIR offers organizations access to thousands of brand new, high-quality products for a fraction of retail cost. Office supplies, clothes, toys, toiletries, electronics, books… and all the merchandise is free. Yes. Free! And it’s available to help you make a bigger difference in your community. Merchandise is free. Members only pay for handling and a small processing fee.
https://catalog.naeir.org/Member/TeacherApplication
Leslie Fisher
Leslie Fisher is an informative technology presenter. Her website has lots of great ideas!
http://lesliefisher.com/
ReadTheory
Accompany your students on a journey through our vast library of reading comprehension content. Read Theory's adaptive approach fosters improvement by automatically meeting learners at their own, individual ability levels. Signup takes seconds and no time is spent vetting assignments. Progress is shown on an intuitive report, replete with actionable, meaningful insights. Our program is completely free.
https://readtheory.org/
Showbie
Showbie combines all of the essential tools for assignments, feedback and communication in one beautiful, easy-to-use app. This means less time spent struggling with your tech setup, and more time for teaching and learning.
https://www.showbie.com/
Epic! - Books for Kid
Completely free for all verified educators.
Unlimited access to thousands of high-quality titles.
Create unique student profiles.
Track students reading progress.
Available on the iPad, iPhone and in any web browser.
https://www.getepic.com/
Matt Miller - Ditch That Textbook
http://ditchthattextbook.com/
OpenEd
OpenEd is the largest K-12 educational resource library, offering over a million assessments, homework assignments, videos, games and lesson plans for every Common Core Math, Language Arts, Literacy and Next Generation Science standard. OpenEd lets you assign quizzes and homework to your students and automatically grades them, recommending videos for whatever they have problems with. The result is truly personalized learning for each student.
https://www.opened.com/
Quizlet
Create flashcards based on any vocabulary that you use in the classroom. Quizlet's flashcards, tests, and study games make learning fun and engaging for students of all ages.
https://quizlet.com/
Explain Everything
Explain Everything is a unique interactive screencasting whiteboard app that allows students and teachers to create interactive video lessons and record their voice presenting on any topic.
http://explaineverything.com/
Class Messenger
Class Messenger makes it effortless for teachers to send home important notes and updates about the day’s learning experiences. They can even see exactly which parents have read each note. And whether via app, text or email, communication through Class Messenger is always private.
https://www.classmessenger.com/
EDpuzzle
EDpuzzle allows you to take certain videos and embed questions directly into the video. Students can rewatch certain parts of the video to be able to go back and answer questions.
https://edpuzzle.com/
QR Code Generator
Another website to create QR codes for your classroom
http://www.qr-code-generator.com/
Remind
Use this website to set up a way to text families without giving out personal information.
https://www.remind.com/
How to Make a Blog Button
http://teacherbloggingbasics.blogspot.com/
Let Me Google That For You
Send a snarky reply when someone asks you a “silly question” or a question they could have looked up themselves
http://lmgtfy.com/
Zaption
Add images, text, quizzes and discussions to private videos as well as those from YouTube, Vimeo, etc. to create a "learning tour."
http://www.zaption.com/
Hour of Code
Awesome program that kids love and can help increase their problem solving and test taking skills.
http://hourofcode.com/us
How to Add a TpT Widget to Your Blog
http://www.adventuresinkindergarten.com/2013/01/how-to-add-tpt-gadget-to-your-blog.html
80 Interesting Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/80-interesting-ways-to-use-google-forms-in-the-classroom/
4teachers.org
This website provides online tools and resources and helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use.
http://www.4teachers.org/
Kathy Shrock
Kathy Shrock's guide to everything - be sure to check out her info on Bloom's Taxonomy and iPads!
http://www.schrockguide.net/
Edutopia
From the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Videos of real teachers using technology in their classes. See how it's done!
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-to-learn-classroom-technology-resources
Jerry Blumengarten
If you are on Twitter, make sure you are following +Jerry Blumengarten (@cybraryman1). He has so many Twitter resources! Here are a few of his website resources below:
http://cybraryman.com/socialmedia.html
http://cybraryman.com/facebook.html
http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html
Free Technology for Teachers
This site is written by Richard Byrne, who best known in the educational technology community for my award-winning blog Free Technology for Teachers and includes all sorts of iPad resources!
http://ipadapps4school.com/
The Teacher's Guide to Twitter
http://www.edudemic.com/guides/guide-to-twitter/
Social Media in the Classroom
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1R4T7UwNRtIjIVew9V6xyYQWeGr_xyfX08Uz3BZTM0AE/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00
Education Twitter Chat Calendar
https://sites.google.com/site/twittereducationchats/education-chat-calendar
Creating a Discussion Board with Google
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2015/07/16/google-classroom-creating-a-discussion-board/
Google Tutorials on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtx-qUNKJwDz6b_3NaGTkGXaTPrLCpacY
Google Apps, Extensions, and Add-Ons
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ufKGa7CtgqNfLgGsnkWWEDOYaPQN-gbEv7-XJLUutXc/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00
Grading from The Cloud
https://docs.google.com/presentation /d/1FDafgcTAKTl31yyub7sRjWvm9gWHU57lXXBuGlztaDU/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00
Top Chrome Extensions
http://laughinglearningleading.blogspot.com/2015/05/my-top-six-cant-live-without-chrome.html
Google Cheat Sheets
http://www.shakeuplearning.com/google-cheat-sheets.html
Bright Loop
Document learning, plan based on student need and communicate progress to families. All in one place!
http://www.brightlooplearning.com/
Tammy Worcester Tang
A former classroom teacher, she specializes in finding unique and creative, but most of all, effective ways to use technology in the classroom.
http://tammyworcester.com/
Mitch Mosbey
This website by Mitch Mosbey is a resource for teachers looking for creative ways to help enhance student learning.
http://www.primarytechteaching.com/
Indiana Department of Education eLearning Blog
http://inelearn.blogspot.com/
Making Thinking Visible
https://app.nearpod.com/#/presentation?pin=DBTRW
Accommodations on the iPad
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g7lr7UTp4IvbjQw_s-ttgWub4hkhOLcypnvFsKYhsS4/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p35
Progress Monitoring with Google Forms
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13HwL2_-3J5NTVyCMlAw-kvbqmW3v5JJccqSHxpp8lBk/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00
QR Stuff
Create your own QR Codes
http://www.qrstuff.com/
Padlet
Padlet is an Internet application that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily. It works like an online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images, videos, documents, text) anywhere on the page, together with anyone, from any device.
https://padlet.com/
Today's Meet
Online discussion board, similar to Padlet, that lets everyone have a chance to be heard.
https://todaysmeet.com/
Newsela
Newsela makes it easy for an entire class to read the same content, but at a level that’s just right for each student.
https://newsela.com/
ReadWorks
ReadWorks provides research-based units, lessons, and authentic, leveled non-fiction and literary passages directly to educators online, for free, to be shared broadly.
http://www.readworks.org/
Kristen Ziemke
Kristin Ziemke is the co-author of Connecting Comprehension and Technology.
She has spent the past few years pairing best practice instruction with digital tools to capture thinking, foster creativity, differentiate instruction and increase collaboration in the classroom and beyond.
http://www.kristinziemke.com/
Symbaloo
Symbaloo is a personal startpage that allows you to easily navigate the web and compile your favorite site all in to one visual interface. Save your bookmarks in the cloud and access them from anywhere with any device.
http://www.symbaloo.com
Wonderopolis
Make wonder and inquiry a part of your weekly routine. Follow along as they ask questions, post a blog and share photo and video resources about a variety of topics. If you make a comment Wonderopolis almost always responds to students and teachers.
http://wonderopolis.org/home
Go Noodle
Free brain breaks kids love!
https://www.gonoodle.com/
Pixabay
Access over 100,000 free public domain images.
https://pixabay.com/
Project Noah
Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
http://www.projectnoah.org/
IXL
IXL provides comprehensive, standards-aligned math and language arts practice for K–12. The free site only allows a certain number of questions students can do each day unless you become a member.
https://www.ixl.com/
Multiplication.com
A great website for students to practice their multiplication facts - include lots of fun games!
http://www.multiplication.com/
Starfall
Starfall.com teaches children to read with phonics, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice. It is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development.
http://www.starfall.com/
Read, Write, Think
ReadWriteThink's mission is to provide educators, parents, and after school professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
Spelling City
Teachers can register their class to take online customized spelling tests. The site also includes spelling and vocab activities.
http://www.spellingcity.com
We Video
Free simple online video editing program.
https://www.wevideo.com/
Florida Center for Reading Research
From 2004 to 2007, a team of teachers at FCRR collected ideas and created Student Center Activities for use in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms.
http://www.fcrr.org/for-educators/sca.asp
http://lmgtfy.com/
Zaption
Add images, text, quizzes and discussions to private videos as well as those from YouTube, Vimeo, etc. to create a "learning tour."
http://www.zaption.com/
Hour of Code
Awesome program that kids love and can help increase their problem solving and test taking skills.
http://hourofcode.com/us
How to Add a TpT Widget to Your Blog
http://www.adventuresinkindergarten.com/2013/01/how-to-add-tpt-gadget-to-your-blog.html
80 Interesting Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/80-interesting-ways-to-use-google-forms-in-the-classroom/
4teachers.org
This website provides online tools and resources and helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use.
http://www.4teachers.org/
Kathy Shrock
Kathy Shrock's guide to everything - be sure to check out her info on Bloom's Taxonomy and iPads!
http://www.schrockguide.net/
Edutopia
From the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Videos of real teachers using technology in their classes. See how it's done!
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-to-learn-classroom-technology-resources
Jerry Blumengarten
If you are on Twitter, make sure you are following +Jerry Blumengarten (@cybraryman1). He has so many Twitter resources! Here are a few of his website resources below:
http://cybraryman.com/socialmedia.html
http://cybraryman.com/facebook.html
http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html
Free Technology for Teachers
This site is written by Richard Byrne, who best known in the educational technology community for my award-winning blog Free Technology for Teachers and includes all sorts of iPad resources!
http://ipadapps4school.com/
The Teacher's Guide to Twitter
http://www.edudemic.com/guides/guide-to-twitter/
Social Media in the Classroom
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1R4T7UwNRtIjIVew9V6xyYQWeGr_xyfX08Uz3BZTM0AE/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00
Education Twitter Chat Calendar
https://sites.google.com/site/twittereducationchats/education-chat-calendar
Creating a Discussion Board with Google
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2015/07/16/google-classroom-creating-a-discussion-board/
Google Tutorials on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtx-qUNKJwDz6b_3NaGTkGXaTPrLCpacY
Google Apps, Extensions, and Add-Ons
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ufKGa7CtgqNfLgGsnkWWEDOYaPQN-gbEv7-XJLUutXc/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00
Grading from The Cloud
https://docs.google.com/presentation /d/1FDafgcTAKTl31yyub7sRjWvm9gWHU57lXXBuGlztaDU/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00
Top Chrome Extensions
http://laughinglearningleading.blogspot.com/2015/05/my-top-six-cant-live-without-chrome.html
Google Cheat Sheets
http://www.shakeuplearning.com/google-cheat-sheets.html
Bright Loop
Document learning, plan based on student need and communicate progress to families. All in one place!
http://www.brightlooplearning.com/
Tammy Worcester Tang
A former classroom teacher, she specializes in finding unique and creative, but most of all, effective ways to use technology in the classroom.
http://tammyworcester.com/
Mitch Mosbey
This website by Mitch Mosbey is a resource for teachers looking for creative ways to help enhance student learning.
http://www.primarytechteaching.com/
Indiana Department of Education eLearning Blog
http://inelearn.blogspot.com/
Making Thinking Visible
https://app.nearpod.com/#/presentation?pin=DBTRW
Accommodations on the iPad
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g7lr7UTp4IvbjQw_s-ttgWub4hkhOLcypnvFsKYhsS4/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p35
Progress Monitoring with Google Forms
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13HwL2_-3J5NTVyCMlAw-kvbqmW3v5JJccqSHxpp8lBk/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00
QR Stuff
Create your own QR Codes
http://www.qrstuff.com/
Padlet
Padlet is an Internet application that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily. It works like an online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images, videos, documents, text) anywhere on the page, together with anyone, from any device.
https://padlet.com/
Today's Meet
Online discussion board, similar to Padlet, that lets everyone have a chance to be heard.
https://todaysmeet.com/
Newsela
Newsela makes it easy for an entire class to read the same content, but at a level that’s just right for each student.
https://newsela.com/
ReadWorks
ReadWorks provides research-based units, lessons, and authentic, leveled non-fiction and literary passages directly to educators online, for free, to be shared broadly.
http://www.readworks.org/
Kristen Ziemke
Kristin Ziemke is the co-author of Connecting Comprehension and Technology.
She has spent the past few years pairing best practice instruction with digital tools to capture thinking, foster creativity, differentiate instruction and increase collaboration in the classroom and beyond.
http://www.kristinziemke.com/
Symbaloo
Symbaloo is a personal startpage that allows you to easily navigate the web and compile your favorite site all in to one visual interface. Save your bookmarks in the cloud and access them from anywhere with any device.
http://www.symbaloo.com
Wonderopolis
Make wonder and inquiry a part of your weekly routine. Follow along as they ask questions, post a blog and share photo and video resources about a variety of topics. If you make a comment Wonderopolis almost always responds to students and teachers.
http://wonderopolis.org/home
Go Noodle
Free brain breaks kids love!
https://www.gonoodle.com/
Pixabay
Access over 100,000 free public domain images.
https://pixabay.com/
Project Noah
Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
http://www.projectnoah.org/
IXL
IXL provides comprehensive, standards-aligned math and language arts practice for K–12. The free site only allows a certain number of questions students can do each day unless you become a member.
https://www.ixl.com/
Multiplication.com
A great website for students to practice their multiplication facts - include lots of fun games!
http://www.multiplication.com/
Starfall
Starfall.com teaches children to read with phonics, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice. It is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development.
http://www.starfall.com/
Read, Write, Think
ReadWriteThink's mission is to provide educators, parents, and after school professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
Spelling City
Teachers can register their class to take online customized spelling tests. The site also includes spelling and vocab activities.
http://www.spellingcity.com
We Video
Free simple online video editing program.
https://www.wevideo.com/
Florida Center for Reading Research
From 2004 to 2007, a team of teachers at FCRR collected ideas and created Student Center Activities for use in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms.
http://www.fcrr.org/for-educators/sca.asp
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