Professional Development
Tools for Teachers
Daily/Weekly Sites
General Questions135,000 Questions
http://www.greatauk.com/
This site's name says it all! You will find a new question every day.
The Old Farmers Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/
This site has a question of the day, a Today in Weather History section, Daily Advice, and a Word of the Day.
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SAT Prep
SAT Question of the Day
http://www.collegeboard.com/apps/qotd/question
This site from the College Board features a new SAT sample question every day.
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Science
Physics Question of the Week
http://www.physics.umd.edu/lecdem/outreach/QOTW/active/questions.htm
Check out these weekly questions from the University of Maryland Department of Physics.
Ask Dr. Universe
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html
Dr. Universe (a team of various experts at Washington State University) has the answers to lots of science questions posted daily by students.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
This site from NASA features a new image every day.
Science Question of the Week
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/science.html
This site from the Goddard Space Flight Center features one student question a week.
The SERCC Weather Quiz
http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/cgi-bin/sercc/wx-quiz.cgi
This site from the Southeast Regional Climate Center features a daily weather quiz.
Tonight's Sky
http://www.earthsky.org/
You can find out what is going on in the night sky at this site from Earth and Sky.
Inventor of the Week
http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-main.html
Learn about a new inventor every week at this site from MIT.
Bird of the Week
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/
Check out the bird of the week at this site from Cornell University.
Braindrops
http://www.fi.edu/braindrops/
This site from the Franklin Institute features a new science fact every day.
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Current Events
Who's Who and What's What
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/quiz/index.html
Test your knowledge of the day's news at this site for students from the NY Times. You should also check out the Daily News Quiz, the Word of the Day and the Test Prep Question of the Day.
Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index
http://cagle.slate.msn.com/
You will find daily editorial cartoons from newspapers around the world at this site.
National Geographic Photo of the Day
http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/cgi-bin/pod/PhotoOfTheDay.cgi
Discover the wonders of the world at this site from National Geographic.
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Geography
Geobee Challenge
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
Test your geography knowledge at this site from National Geographic. You will find five new questions every day.
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History
This Day in History
http://www.historychannel.com/today/
Find out what happened in Civil War history, automotive history, general history, Old West history, crime history, entertainment history and more at this site from the History Channel.
History Net
http://www.thehistorynet.com/
This site has a This Day in History section, a picture of the day and a daily history quiz.
Biography of the Day
http://www.anb.org/biooftheday.html
This site features daily biographies of influential Americans.
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Music
This Day in Music History
http://datadragon.com/day/
Find out what songs topped the charts, who was born, and what Broadway shows and play opened.
This Day in Music
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/
This site looks at events in recent music history.
Billboard This Day in Music
http://www.billboard.com/bb/thisday/thisday.jsp
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Language Arts
Poetry 180
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
This site from the Library of Congress features a poem a day for the school year.
Merriam Webster Word A Day
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl
You will find a word a day here with an audio pronunciation.
Merriam Webster Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/
You will find a daily BuzzWord section here with a word a day for younger students.
Dictionary.com Word a Day
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/
Here's another site with a daily word.
A Word a Day
http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
This site features a new word every day and includes an audio pronunciation.
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MathematicsPlatonic Realms
http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/index.asp
Try your had at a daily math problem, or check out a daily math quote.
Math Problem of the Week
http://mathforum.org/pow/
This site from the Math Forum at Drexel University features weekly pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, and general math problems.
EduPlace Brain Teasers
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/
Weekly math problems from Houghton Mifflin for grades 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8.
White House for Kids Math Challenge
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/math/index.html
This site has weekly math problems for Elementary, Middle, and High school students.
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QuotesCool Quote of the Day
http://www.coolquotes.com/
This site from Cool Quotes features a daily quote.
Random Mathematical Quotation
http://math.furman.edu/cgi-bin/randquote.pl
You can generate random math quotes here.
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MiscellaneousGame a Day
http://www.agameaday.com/
This site has a new word game, word search, brainteaser, trivia game, anagram, cryptogram, or crossword and each weekday.
Daily Trivia Fix
http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/
This site has daily facts, quotes and more.
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Award Makers
Alfy's Award Maker
http://www.alfy.com/teachers/communicate/Award_Maker/index.asp
You can make Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts Awards for younger students at this site.
Award Maker
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/awardmaker/index.tem
Here is another site that lets you create awards for younger students.
Certificate Maker
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/certificates/
Student Award Certificates
http://208.183.128.8/read/certificates.html
Pre-made certificates.
Teachnet Certificates
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/endofyear/certificates060399.html
Collection of downloadable certificates for younger and older students.
Awards and Certificates
http://www.in2edu.com/downloads/awards.htm
Collection of PDF certificates that you can customize.
Microsoft Office Online
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
You will find templates and graphics at this site.
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Calendar Printouts
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/calendar/
You will find 2004 and 2005 biomes, dinosaur, butterfly, holiday, endangered animals, music, solar system, French, Spanish, weather, mammals and other printable calendars here.
Time and Date
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/custommenu.html
You can make a customized calendar at this site.
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Forms, Letters and Notes
Casa Notes
http://casanotes.4teachers.org/
Create notes to parents or students in English and Spanish.
Forms and Letters
http://www.teachertools.org/forms_dynam.asp
Save some time and use these letters and forms created by teachers.
Forms and Charts
http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/cook/forms/forms.htm
This site from a group of sixth grade teachers features forms, lesson plan templates, story maps and more.
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Printables
Animal Print Games
http://www.waterfordpress.com/game1.html
This site from Waterford Press has a large collection of animal based mazes, word scrambles, and coloring sheets.
Classroom Materials Makers
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/
This site lets you create awards, progress reports, bingo cards, book marks, learning contracts and more.
Writing Paper
http://www.dltk-cards.com/writingpaper/cpaper1.asp
Create your own custom made writing paper for students.
PreSchool Printables
http://www.preschoolprintables.com/
This site features bulletin board boarders, center signs, bingo and memory games masters, and lots more items for printing.
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Puzzlemakers
Discovery Schools Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com
Create word search, math, and other puzzles.
Online Crossword Puzzlemaker
http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW/
Create custom crossword puzzles.
Eclipse Crossword
http://www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/
Another site that lets you create crossword puzzles.
Crossword Maker
http://www.edhelper.com/crossword.htm
Create a crossword puzzle with up to 20 words.
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Flashcards
A+ Math Flashcard Creator
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/Flashcard_Creator.html
You can create addition, subtraction, multiplication and division flash cards at this site.
Flashcard Math
http://www.flashcardmath.com/flashcards/flashcards.htm
You will find pre-created math flashcards here.
Flashcard Exchange
http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://www.flashcardexchange.com
You can create, study, print, download and share flashcards at this site. You will find flashcards in topics as diverse as Latin, art, astronomy, and more. Some features of the site are reserved for members only.
ABC Teach Flashcards
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/flashcards/
This site has flashcards for young students including A-Z cards, emotions, numbers, colors, and senses.
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Multiple Tools
Discovery School Teacher Center
http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html
Quiz makers, lesson plan creators, a clip art gallery and worksheet generators! Wow!
GEM
http://www.thegateway.org/
This site has lesson ideas, Websites and more.
PiNet Library
http://pinetlibrary.com/
Create your own personal internet library.
TrackStar
http://trackstar.hprtec.org/
Helps instructors organize and annotate Websites (URLs) for use in lessons.
Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
Fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into learning activities
WWW4Teachers
http://www.4teachers.org/
Lots of tools for the teacher including Think Tank, designed to help students (grades 3-8) develop a Research Organizer for reports and projects and Assign-A-Day, a tool that lets teachers create a calendar for each of their classes and add assignments for the students to view.
Teacher Tools
http://www.teachertools.org/index.html
Ideas and tools created by teachers for teachers.
Personal Educational Press
http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/
Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes to print directly from your browser.
Internet Coach
http://puzzles.apte.com/index.cfm?action=dsp_home&CFID=232641&CFTOKEN=92912751
Create on lien anagrams, word searches and more.
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Lesson Plan and Rubric Generators
Web Worksheet Wizard
http://wizard.hprtec.org/
This web-based utility will allow you to create a lesson, worksheet or class page on the World Wide Web.
Project Based Learning Checklists
http://www.4teachers.org/projectbased/checklist.shtml
Create checklist for project-based learning projects.
Lesson Plan Maker
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/lesson_plan/
Fill in the blanks and create a lesson plan.
Rubistar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Rubric Builder
http://www.landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3
Online Lesson Plans
https://nhpbs.org/kn/profdev/edconlessonplans.htm
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Quizzes
Encarta Quizzes
Try your had at one of over 50 quizzes at this site from Encarta.
Quiz Star
http://quizstar.4teachers.org/
Create your own online quizzes for students! Cool!
Discovery School Quizmaker
http://school.discovery.com/quizcenter/quizcenter.html
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Graphics Generators
Cool Text
Online graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you might need an impressive logo without a lot of work.
The Picture Playground
http://playground.kodak.com/
This site from Kodak lets you upload an image and add cool effects.
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Video/Audio
Yahooligans TV
You'll find online clips from National Geographic, Liberty's Kids, and Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego here.
BrainPop
This subscription site features flash movies covering a wide-variety of K-12 subjects. There is always a limited collection of free movies.
BBC Languages
Learn language basics for French, German, Spanish, Italian and more at this site from the BBC.
BBC Motion Gallery
The BBC has put clips of over 300,000 hours of video footage on the web. You can view the footage and also downloads it.
AOL Video
You can search for online video clips at AOL.
Frontline
You can view selected Frontline episodes online.
Internet Archive
You'll find a collection of open source movies and advertising, educational, and industrial films at this site.
Lost Remote
This blog track media news and includes a section on Online TV.
MASSIVE Radio
All science and math songs, all the time from DJ Greg Crowther, biologist at the University of Washington in Seattle. Cool!
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