Teacher Tools
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Assessment
- Abiator's Online Learning Style Inventories Great way for kids to find out about their learning preferences. http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Assessment and Rubric Information Rubrics and other types of assessments http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html
- Problem-Based Learning Checklists Helps you to fill in the blanks to make your own checklist. http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/
- Rubistar You select the labels and the program selects the "insides" of the rubric. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
- Rubric Generator Slick little tool to help you create rubrics http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
- Rubrics for Regina Public Schools Some different rubrics like drama, dance, music, etc. http://web.rbe.sk.ca/assessment/Rubrics/
- Rubrics, Rubrics--Teacher Rubric Maker http://www.teachnology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
Cool-Cool-Cool
- Graph Paper Lots of types http://www.mathematicshelpcentral.com/graph_paper.htm
- GaggleNet--This is a totally free and monitored internet email service for kids. Teachers can sign up their whole class. http://www.gaggle.net/learn.html
- KnowPlay? Allows you to search for finance information, local information, maps, reference material, people finder, media finder, product searches and more http://www.kplay.cc
- Government Guide to Online Resources Extensive list of free government resources. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/databases.html More educational government resources at http://www.free.ed.gov/
- Ohio Treasure Chest of Technology Resources A REAL treasure http://www.ohiotreasurechest.org/
- Ohio Digital Classroom Teacher Domain This on-line, media on demand resource offers streaming video, multimedia learning tools, and corresponding lesson plans from NOVA and other award-winning PBS programs. http://www.ohiodigitalclassroom.org/media/teacherdomain.php
- Online Learning Games http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_menu.htm
- PBSkids Activities, lesson plans, games for pre-school http://pbskids.org
- PBSkids Go! Activities, lesson plans, games for K-4 http://pbskids.org/go
- PortaPortal Have your links available everywhere. http://portaportal.com/ See a great site by Andrea Catazaro from Perry. http://guest.portaportal.com/perry1
- Printable Crafts for Kids Make lots of things for or with your students. http://www.dltk-kids.com/
- Student Material Generator Lots of hands-on templates for students http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
- 3-D Paper Crafts Has scrap book material, clip arts and a photo gallery as well as the paper crafts http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/index.html
Graphic Organizers
- Gliffy A free online graphic organizer http://www.gliffy.com/
- Graphic Organizers Some links are dead but some are still working. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/page/6293.html?detoured=1&for_printing=1
- Education Oasis (PDF files of graphic organizers and much more) http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm
- Inspiration Templates and Ideas http://www.cape.k12.mo.us/blanchard/hicks/Teacher%20Pages/Inspiration.htm
Language Arts
- Alphabet Organizer Make up your own pages for an alphabet chart or book. http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/alphabet/
- Bib Builder Makes bibliography citations using a template http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic/bib_builder/index.html
- Citation Machine Template for correct form for citations http://citationmachine.net/index.php
- Citation Maker Elementary http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/elementary/index.php?page=citeSources
- Citation Maker Secondary http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/secondary/index.php?page=citeSources
- E. L. Easton English Online LOTS of tools you can create. http://eleaston.com/quizzes.html
- Fry Readability Test Determine the readability of a piece of writing http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/fry/fry.html
- Instant Poetry Forms Templates for creating poetry http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/poemlist.htm
- The Online Book List Search by author or title for books that can be read or printed on line http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
- Research Cards Can be used when doing a variety or types of research http://www.abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/
- Vocabulary Drill Maker http://clear.msu.edu/dennie/matic/vocab/
- Doucette Index K-12 index to books and Websites: Teaching ideas http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
- SCORE CyberGuides Web resources on novels http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
- Spark Notes http://www.sparknotes.com/
Templates
- Award Certificate Maker You plan the award. http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/certificates/
- Bingo Card Generator You put in the words and it makes a flash card that can be scrambled. http://www.bestteachersites.com/web_tools/materials/bingo/
- Book Cover Creator Maybe the kids will really use one if they create it themselves http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/bookcover/
- Book Mark Maker http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bookmarks/
- Classroom Material Generator-- Make awards, bingo sheets, bookmarks, passes and much more http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/
- Comic Creator Really slick way to make your own comic strips. http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html
- Easy Test Maker--Makes true-false, multiple choice, short answer, matching and fill in the blank tests http://www.easytestmaker.com/
- Eclipse Crosswords.com (PC only) http://www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/
- Forms and Letters http://www.teachertools.org/forms_dynam.asp
- Jeopardy Games Play them or create one http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm
- Kids Certificates http://www.kidscerts.com/free.php
- MakeBeliefsComix.com Really easy program to make comic strips. http://www.makebeliefscomix.com
- Microsoft Template Page Lots of templates in a variety of areas http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx
- My First Resume Template for creating a resume (Elementary) http://www.careerkids.com/resume.html
- Personal Education Plan (IEP) Generator http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/goals/
- Puzzlemaker http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
- Read, Write and Think Student Materials Index Lots of helpful tools http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
- Super Kids Math Worksheet Creator (Elementary) http://superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
- Teacher Tools and Templates Awards, calendars, graphic organizers, and more http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml
- TimeLine Maker Holds a limited number of items http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/
- Word Game Boards http://wneo.org/game/boardgametemplate.htm
- Worksheets Generator Create your own or use ready-made worksheets http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/worksheetgenerator/index.html
Test Prep
- CollegeBoard.com More review for SAT test http://www.collegeboard.com/?student
- 4Tests.com--Free online test for the GED, ACT, SAT, TOEFL and Windows Professional http://www.4tests.com
- Number2.com--Was rated as one of the best online study guides. (Rated higher than paid services) http://number2.com/
- Top SAT Words http://www.vocabulary.com/top144satwords.html
- Your SAT Prep Plan Free practice for taking the SAT. http://www.satprepplan.com/
- BrainPop-Videos about a variety of topics (only 6 free videos in each area) http://www.brainpop.com
- Career Toolbox Has work interest quiz, personality test, resume help. http://www.myfuture.com/t2_ctoolbox.html
- Concept to Classroom A series of tutorials on inquiry teaching, WebQuests, Constructivism and MUCH more. http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/description.html
- CyberSmart! Free curriculum guide for teaching Internet safety to K-8 students. http://www.cybersmart.org/home/ http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/home/
- Digital Workshops Offers free online professional development for teachers in math, science, language arts and others. From US. Dept. of Education http://www.paec.org/teacher2teacher/
- Earth Calendar http://earthcalendar.net
- EdReform.net This site offers information in just about every area of education reform issues. http://edreform.net/
- Eduhound Hotlist Lets you make a hotlist online http://www.eduhound.com/hotlist
- eThemes Sites for hundreds of themes http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/by-title.shtml
- Guides and Tutorials.com Free technology guides, tutorials and how-to's. http://www.guidesandtutorials.com
- National Archives Free online access to over 100 historic videos http://video.google.com/nara.html
- Free Teacher Resources http://freebies.about.com/cs/teacherfreebies/a/resources.htm
- Games and Puzzles Math games and more http://www.teachertools.org/index.html
- NetSmartz Interactive, age-appropriate games and more about Internet safety for children http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexfl.htm
- Stoutland Search Page Huge hotlist of teacher resources http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/stoutland/SEARCH.html
- Teacher Links--Hotlinks to many teacher tools like puzzles, certificates, worksheets, and more. http://www.netrox.net/~labush/tchlinks.html
- Teacher Tools Tools for the science teacher http://www.educatorscorner.com/index.cgi?CONTENT_ID=6&SESSION_ID=1058618629-67601
- SchoolNotes.com Create your own free Web page. Pretty easy to use. http://schoolnotes.com/
- Teacher Reference Center Great way to search for education-related articles http://www.teacherreference.com
Lesson Plan Sites
- 4 2 eXplore--Combination of search engine and lesson plan guide. Gives only four sources to start your search http://www.42explore.com/index.htm
- Awesome Library--13-14,000 links to all subject areas, clip art, hot topics, and much, much more! http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
- Blue Web/n--This site has a tutorial, activities, projects, unit lesson plans, a "hotlist," and a "content table" listed by subject http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/search.cfm
- Curriculum Archive http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/home.html
- Education Index Has hotlists on many areas outside of the major subject areas http://www.educationindex.com/education_resources.html
- Free Teacher Tools http://www.suelebeau.com/freetools.htm
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators--Lesson plans are categorized by subject area. http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
- Marco Polo Excellent site that links topics to the standards http://www.marcopolo-education.com
- Microsoft Lesson Plans Uses Office products to create plans. http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=LessonPlans
- NCRTEC Lesson Planner Template that links your lesson plans with the standards. http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/lp/
- PBS Teacher 3500 Lesson plans and activities http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
- Quia--Links for many foreign language activities, vocational activities as well as subjects in general. http://www.quia.com/dir/
- Read, Write and Think--K-12 lesson plans with handouts. Standards and research based. http://www.readwritethink.org
- Sharing Lesson Plans--This site gives you a listing of other sites to go to find lesson plans. Specific units are listed, like the Holocaust, Insects, etc. http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/share.htm
- Smithsonian in Your Classroom Lesson plans and links to hundreds of resources in the arts, social studies, science/technology and language arts. http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
- Thinkfinity From Verizon--has taken over Marco Polo site and added a lot of literacy elements plus lots of help sites. http://www.thinkfinity.org/teacher/interactive_content_index.aspx
- Diagnostic Test Support K-3 (from ODE) Has an overview, tools that are used and activities http://portal.success-ode-state-oh-us.info/
- ODE Academic Content Standards http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ode/ims/rrt/Resources/Default.asp
- ODE Instructional Management System Lesson plans and assessments http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ode/ims/Default.asp?bhcp=1
- ODE Lesson Template Use to write a lesson plan using ODE format. http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Backpack/LessonPlans/LessonPlan_Template_RTF.rtf
- Ohio Department of Education Home Page http://ilrc.ode.state.oh.us/Default.asp
- ODE State Testing Web Page http://portal.success-ode-state-oh-us.info/
- Ohio Digital Classroom http://www.ohiodigitalclassroom.org/
- Ohio Ed Techs http://ohioedtechs.org/
- Ohio Resource Center If you want "juried" lessons to fit the standards, select instruction and browse. GREAT SITE http://www.ohiorc.org/
- eTech Ohio https://www.etech.ohio.gov/jcore/portal/Home.jsp
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