LGFNET

Exercise Your Brain

Below you will find links to free web resources for both students staff. The name of the staff member who submitted each resource is in parentheses.

Free Rice - Basic Math and Multiplication Table (Melissa Graham)
http://www.freerice.com/subjects.php?t=34826993612

Multiplication Baloon Pop - Multiplcation Game (Melissa Graham)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/numberballoons/NumberBalloons_times_level1.htm

Decimal Scooter - Decimal math game (Melissa Graham)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/scooterQuest.htm

Fraction Balls - Fraction math game (Melissa Graham)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/Numberballs_fractions_I/numberballsFractionsI.htm

GeoMetrip - Free geometric coloring designs (Jon-Mychal Bowman)
http://geometrip.com/

Math is Fun! - Great math and puzzle maker site. (Chris Godfrey)
http://mathisfun.com/

MCAS Practice with the Boston Pulbic Library (Matt Ebert)
http://www.bpl.org/teens/mcas/index.htm

Math Moves U! - A fun interactive math website where users can create & personalize an avatar to navigate the math world. (Chris Godfrey)
www.mathmovesu.com

Math Manipulatives (Jermaine Newman)
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

AAAMath - AAAMath gives students quick practive on math skills. (Jermaine Newman)
www.aaamath.com

Online Graphing - Easy way for students to create graphs online (Jermaine Newman)
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

iKnowthat.com - Online educational games (Maureen Miller)
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_Math

Jeopardy Games (Maureen Miller)
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm

Free Rice - Chemistry (Melissa Graham)
http://www.freerice.com/subjects.php?t=34826993612

Animal Characteristics - Animal characteristic game (Melissa Graham)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm

Encyclopedia of Life - "Imagine an electronic page for each species of organism on Earth..." (Dan Noyes)
http://www.eol.org

Kids Konnect - "Kids homework and education help" (Jon-Mychal Bowman)
http://www.kidskonnect.com/

MCAS Practice with the Boston Pulbic Library (Matt Ebert)
http://www.bpl.org/teens/mcas/index.htm

iKnowthat.com - Online education games (Maureen Miller)
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_Science

Jeopardy Games (Maureen Miller)
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm

Free Rice - Vocabulary and Grammar Learning Tool (Melissa Graham)
http://www.freerice.com

Free Rice - Geography and Art (Melissa Graham)
http://www.freerice.com/subjects.php?t=34826993612

Road to Grammar - Grammar quizzes and puzzles (Meissa Graham)
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/

Where in the World - Map games (Melissa Graham)
World Maps - http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF#
World Maps - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/world-features-puzzle.html
US Maps - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-features-puzzle.html#Map
World Monuments - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/world-monuments-puzzle.html

MCAS Practice with the Boston Pulbic Library (Matt Ebert)
http://www.bpl.org/teens/mcas/index.htm

GreatScott.com - A great site for teaching hieroglyphics (Dave Mastrovich)
http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/

Sila - Great website dedicated to the Inuit Culture (Marie-Julie Murray)
http://www.sila.nu/home?l=en

Spelling City - Great site where you can create spelling lists with spoken words and spoken sentences.
http://www.spellingcity.com/

Read-Write-Think - Reading practices and resources (Molly Dallaire)
http://www.readwritethink.org/

iKnowthat.com - Online educational games (Maureen Miller)
http://www.iknowthat.com/com

Jeopardy Games (Maureen Miller)
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm

Free Rice - Language Learning (Melissa Graham)
http://www.freerice.com/subjects.php?t=34826993612

ESLpdf.com - Free ESL Worksheets, handouts, and printables for students and teachers.
http://www.eslpdf.com

Jeopardy Games (Maureen Miller)
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm

Ms. Dallaire's Assistive Tech Blog - Fantastic resources for all teachers. (Molly Dallaire)
http://www.missionofexploration.blogspot.com/

Jeopardy Games (Maureen Miller)
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm

NGA Kids The Art Zone - "Interactive Art that you can make online."
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm

Arts Edge - Free, standards based art curriculum.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/

PhilTulga.com - Music Activities and Arts Integration Lessons (Maureen Miller)
http://www.philtulga.com/resources.html

XTimeline - "Explore and Create Online Timelines"
http://www.xtimeline.com/

Chartle.net - "Simple and interactive charts online"
http://www.chartle.net/

Webspiration.com - "Interactive diagram and outline tool"
http://mywebspiration.com/

Bubbl.us - "Free web application for brainstorming online"
http://bubbl.us/

Assign-A-Day - "Teacher-created calendars to manage classes and assignments"
http://assignaday.4teachers.org/

Thinkature - Site for graphical brainstorming, including a great drawing feature.
http://thinkature.com

Typing Games
http://www.jonmiles.co.uk/games/fingerjig/
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/typing_spell/typing.htm
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_super_hyper_spider_typer.html

Wordle - Create "word clouds" (Jamila Mitchell)
http://www.wordle.net/

Ted - "Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world" (Dan Noyes)
http://www.ted.com

Vimeo - Video upload site that can used to embed videos on your site. (Dan Noyes)
http://www.vimeo.com

GapMinder - "Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view." (Dan Noyes)
http://www.gapminder.com

Teachers.tv - "Thousands of education progams on TV and online." (Dan Noyes)
http://www.teachers.tv

Select Math - Select Math is from Boston Public Schools and aligns curriculum with online tools. (Jermaine Newman)
http://boston.k12.ma.us/teach/technology/select/

WorksheetWorks.com - "Hundreds of worksheets.  Millions of combinations.  Educational materials made right now, to your specifications." (Dave Mastrovich)
http://www.worksheetworks.com/

Online Stop Watch - Can be used to replace those costly overhead timers. (Chris Godfrey)
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/

Active Giving - Online fundraising tool. (Maureen Miller)
http://www.active.com

Internet4Classrooms - "Helping you use the Internet effectively..." Includes training for teachers, assessment assistance, practice modules, and MCAS resources. (Dave Mastovich)
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm

Ed Tech Magazine - Magazine with and education and technology focus. (Molly Dallaire)
http://www.edtechmag.com

Delicious - Web-based Bookmarking (Molly Dallaire)
http://delicious.com/

Animoto - Exciting slideshow and video site for your classroom. (Molly Dallaire)
http://animoto.com/education

Rubistar - One stop place to create rubrics or get ideas as to how one can improve exisitng ones. (Chris Godfrey)
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

Blip.Tv - "Website that allows you to upload videos to stream on your site - you can also have your own channel." (James Jones)
http://www.blip.tv

Kidzone.com - Worksheet generation (Marie-Julie Murray)
http://www.kidzone.ws/

Star Fall - Literacy site for lower level readers. (Marie-Julie Murray)
www.starfall.com

VoiceThread - Group converations around images, documents, and videos (Molly Dallaire)
http://voicethread.com