Super Sites
These are educational web sites of the highest quality. Some were stolen from +Richard Byrne and +Cory Tressler. And a few from Chris Craft, too.
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| Academic Earth | Online course lectures from the world's top scholars. |
| Academic Skill Builders | Competitive, online gaming that is fun and engaging. |
| Animoto | Produce video clips from your photos, video clips and music. |
| BBC Learning | The resources of the BBC in an educational site. |
| Build Your Own Jeopardy! | Create an online jeopardy game. Great review tool. |
| Calculation Nation | Students can compete with kids from around the world in stimulating math games. |
| COSI | Center of Science & Industry site with terrific activities. |
| Create a Graph | Design, create, and print or save sophisticated graphs. |
| Discover Engineering | Click the 'Cool Stuff' tab for lots of activities, resources, etc. |
| Doing What Works | Excellent compendium of research-based practices and practical tools. |
| Edmodo | Free, secure, social network for classroom use. Awesome. |
| Edsitement! | The best of the humanities on the web. |
| Edutopia | All things K12. Packed with superior content. |
| Engineering Go For It | A STEM goldmine. Lesson plans of the highest quality. |
| FREE | Teaching and learning resources from federal agencies nicely organized. |
| Free Tech 4 Teachers | Richard Byrne teaches history and civics in Maine - when it comes to Ed Tech, he's Batman. |
| Google Code University | A motivated self-starter can learn the latest code here. |
| Google Earth: LatLong Blog | The ultimate authority on all things Google Earth. |
| Google Science Fair | An online science competition open to all students aged 13 to 18 from around the world. |
| How to Smile | Exceptional math & science resources and community. |
| Gravity Launch | Engaging interactive. Set thrust, angle, then LAUNCH! |
| How to Smile | Experiments, activities, and clever resources to teach kids math and science. |
| I Love That Idea! | Quick, bite-size tips. Most useful for elementary. |
| Intel Education | Prodigious collection of superior resources. STEM paradise. |
| Jason Project | Excellent site for scientific exploration and discovery. |
| Kerpoof Scholastics! | Disney site to create artwork, animated movies, stories, greeting cards and more. |
| Khan Academy | Great lessons on many subjects, especially math. |
| Library of Congress - Teachers | Section of the LOC dedicated to teaching with primary sources. |
| Masher | Mix, mash, and share video projects on the web. |
| Online Math Resources | Comprehensive collection of free, online math resources from basic math to Calculus. |
| National Science Digital Library | Library for education and research in STEM. |
| PBS Teachers | Terrific source for lesson plans of the highest quality. |
| Pixlr | Online photo editor and graphics application. |
| Poll Anywhere | Create online polls and surveys in real time. |
| Read, Write, Think | The best ELA resources and PD online. |
| Prezi | Create online presentations with cool effects. |
| Quizlet | Online flash cards, quizzes, and learning aids. |
| SAS Curriculum Pathways | High quality, interactive, standards-based resources for core curriculum Grades 6 - 12. Another gold mine. |
| Science Netlinks | Great STEM resource list nicely organized by themes. |
| Scitable | High wow factor. Serious science. Learn and collaborate with scientists. |
| ScratchEd | MIT's programming language for school kids. Great stuff. |
| SketchUp for Educators | Tools and resources for using Google SketchUp in the classroom. |
| Siemens STEM Academy | A world of STEM by Discovery Education & the Siemens Foundation. |
| Storybird | Great fusion of art & literacy. |
| Teachers' Domain | Free digital media service from public broadcasting and its partners. |
| Teachnology | Thousands of great teacher resources. |
| TED Talks on Education | A collection of TED talks pertaining to Education. |
| Testmoz | An impressive online testing system. Remarkably easy. |
| That Quiz | Test activities for students and teachers of all grade levels |
| Thinkfinity | Perhaps the best educational web site in the K12 world. |
| ToonDoo | Create cartoons and cartoon strips online. |
| Type With Me | Instant online document collaboration. |
| W3 Schools | A motivated person could learn everything about web programming here. |
| Wolfram Alpha | STEM meets Search. |
| Zamzar | File conversion tool for video, audio, images, and docs. |
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