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Online Resources for Teachers

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There are countless resources available online to help teachers present curriculum and engage students.  The following resources can be used in computer labs, on mobile laptop carts, and with mobile devices.



Uses
  1. Provide multiple resources for student learning
  2. Increase student engagement

Limitations
  1. Students need access to internet
  2. Some resources might not work on all devices


Websites

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UEN (Utah Education Network) provides wonderful resources for Utah teachers. They collect links, activities, lesson ideas, multimedia, and so much more. The K-12 Educators Resources  and the UEN Core Curriculum page has multiple links for you to explore.  

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Pioneer Library is Utah’s Online Library of electronic resources. It provides statewide access to newspaper articles, magazines, professional journals, encyclopedias, video, photographs, maps, charts, and graphics.  Resources at Pioneer Library include eMedia, CultureGrams, World Book Encyclopedia and much, much more.  Learn more about Pioneer Library....
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Thinkfinity is a great tool for all subject areas. Thinkfinity is the Verizon Foundations's free online professional learning community, providing access to over 60,000 educators and experts in curriculum enhancement, along with thousands of award-winning digital resources for K-12 - aligned to state standards and the common core. Here educators connect and collaborate through themed groups, blogs, and discussions, sharing resources and best practices that support 21st century teaching and learning.
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Illuminations is NCTM's (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) resource collection  is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students. With 100,000 members and 250 affiliates, NCTM is the world’s largest organization dedicated to improving math education in preK‑12.
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Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. 

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UTIPS is an internet-based assessment engine for public education institutions in the state of Utah. It includes an item bank of questions.  UTIPS is managed by the Assessment and Accountability Section of the Utah State Office of Education.
  • create classes and assign tests
  • Canyons UTIPS resource page

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ReadWriteThink has the mission is to provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.
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Elementary Technology Lessons  is a collection of lesson plans, programs and websites collected by a computer lab teachers.  

Curriculum Related Websites

Reading
  • Starfall
  • ReadWriteThink
  • GameGoo
  • Sesame Street
  • Arthur
  • Play Kids Games
  • Toon University
  • Primary Games
  • Apples 4 the Teacher
  • Surweb
  • Pioneer Library
  • Utah History Encyclopedia
  • Puzzlemaker
  • Language Arts at pppst.com
  • Storyline Online
  • Free Rice
  • Poisson Rouge
  • Spelling City
  • Puzzlemaker

ESL:
  • RIF Reading Planet - Reading Is Fundamental - reading activities for kids
  • Kidspiration - software that can help build vocabulary with picture support
  • MES English - "free printables for teachers"
  • Boardmaker - software - "symbol-based printed activities for students with special needs"
Math
  • National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
  • Pattern Dots / Polka Dot Shorts / Patterns Shape Our World
  • Toon University
  • Primary Games
  • 2 minute warning
  • Rainforest Maths
  • Elementary Math
  • Mathematics at pppst.com
  • Apples 4 the Teacher
  • Free Rice
  • Amelia Earhart Elementary Computer Lab
  • Illuminations
Science
  • BBC's Science Clips
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Toon University
  • BBC's Bitesize Science
  • Simple Machines
  • Weather Maker
  • The Water Cycle
  • Wolfram Demonstrations Project
  • Black Holes
  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • The Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • NASA Science for Kids
  • Science NetLinks
  • Science Online
  • Harcourt School Science
  • Science With Tom
  • Medical Mysteries
Social Studies
  • Utah History Encyclopedia
  • Utah.com
  • County, State, & Country Reports
  • The History Channel
  • If You Were President
  • Gilbert Stuart Making Faces
  • The Underground Railroad
  • Lizardpoint Geography
  • Ancient Rome
  • Pearson Social Studies Library
  • Smithsonian's History Explorer
  • National Geographic's Xpeditions
  • EconEdLink
  • EDSITEment
  • The Kennedy Center's ARTSEDGE


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