Websites+and+Apps

=**Websites:**=

**For Students:**

 * 1. http://www.pebblego.com/login.php**
 * -Students can use this to research any topic that they may be learning about it. I like it because it is super easy to use.**
 * 2. http://www.mathplayground.com/**
 * -This site has tons of games that students can play to work on their math skills. You can choose games appropriate to grade level. Kids love this site because it is fun and can be used during Math Centers.**
 * 3. http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/customer_login.asp**
 * -This website is a great recourse for online books that the children can listen to.**
 * 4. http://www.storylineonline.net/**
 * -This website is also a great recourse for e-books for the student to listen to being read aloud.**
 * 5. http://www.ixl.com/**
 * -This website is great practice for both math and language arts. This site does require a membership, but is so good that a lot of schools purchase it for their classes to use.**
 * 6. http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/**
 * -This website has links for students to help practice and learn about a number of different courses.**
 * 7. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/**
 * -This site is awesome. It provides a number of different things that kids to learn about all different subjects.**
 * 8. http://wonderopolis.org/**
 * -On this site d****iscover a new wonder each day. Wonders are amazing facts and intriguing questions such as: Why are they called Lava Lamps? What Badger has a sweet tooth?**
 * 9. http://pbskids.org/**
 * -This is a great website to use in the younger grades during reading.**
 * 10. http://www.funbrain.com/**
 * -Kids love this site to work on math and language arts because there are so many things to do to choose from. They can play games and even read online books such as __Diary of a Wimpy Kid__.**

**For Teachers:**

 * 1. http://www.curriculummapper.com/cmapnet/guest/DistrictOverview.aspx?cid=tmRH8NMHbS0^&P=e0r4VDz8QhBh%2b0mu5%2fwJLw^^&UTC=HSbWEb4WENgUh6MZWimgRlDUPaP%2bWJBJ**
 * -This site lists curriculum maps for the whole year of what you can focus on based on the standards in each month. It provides every subject in each grade from 1st Grade through 12th Grade.**
 * 2. https://www.teachingchannel.org/**
 * -This site provide tons of videos that are great for any teacher to watch to continue learning and improving themselves in the classroom.**
 * 3. http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/index.html**
 * -This is an index off of funbrain.com that provides guides to help teachers find games on the website that go along with the curriculum they are working on.**
 * 4. http://www.resources-teachers.com/**
 * -This is a great recourse teachers to have to find worksheets. This would also be a good recourse for handouts to go in a substitute folder.**
 * 5.http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/**
 * -This is an amazing website where teachers sell their own materials. You can find anything on here for low prices, many are even free. You download over your own computer and print when needed.**
 * 6. http://www.abcteach.com/**
 * -This site include tons of free printable and education clip-art! You can be a member and receive even more.**
 * 7. http://www.teachersn.com/**
 * -This seems like a really cool website that is a social network just for teachers. You can find awesome ideas that teachers have used and show off your own.**
 * 8. http://www.qrhacker.com/**
 * -Use this website to create QR codes for anything!**
 * 9. http://www.classdojo.com/**
 * -A cool new way to improve behavior and engagement in your classroom. You can give instant time feedback to your students using your iPhone--very cool! If you're creative, there are many ways to use this tool starting today!**
 * 10. http://www.mindmeister.com/**
 * -This is a really cool website that can be used to brainstorm. This would also be a great tool to use for teaching how to use graphic organizers.**

=**Apps:**=
 * 1. BrainPOP - Developer Description: “…explore more than 750 Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Engineering & Tech, Arts & Music, and Health subjects right on their mobile devices. All movies are close captioned, so it’s easy for them to read along.” **


 * 2. Sight Words for Reading HD -** D**eveloper Description: “This app helps students learn sight words, the most common words in children’s literature. It covers a few words from both the Fry’s and Dolch lists. Words are presented in context in fun videos. This helps learners understand the meaning of the words, which aids in reading comprehension.”**
 * 3. Twitter - Students can use twitter to do tons of different activities. For ideas refer to #1 on "Picture Ideas" tab. **
 * 4. Phrasal Verbs Machine - This App is really cool for teacher phrasal verbs. Would be a good recourse to use with ELL students.**


 * 5. Virtual Manipulatives** **- This app would be great for math centers. Students can work with easy to use manipulatives without the mess!**

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 * 6. Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries - This website takes you through the universe to see tons of different discoveries. This would be great use during science in one of the higher grades.**
 * 7. Fill The Cup - Developer Description: “Four math games allow children to experience math concepts through manipulation. Rods is an addition/subtraction game that uses different sized rods side by side to show how two numbers make up another one. The child selects the rod that makes up the missing piece.”**
 * 8. ABC Magic Phonics - Developer Description: “This app will help your child learn the sounds of the letters of the alphabet, which are necessary for reading. Learning the sounds of the letters gives your child the tools for reading and helps them become better readers. A matching phonetic photo image is matched with each letter to help your child learn the sound of each letter.” **
 * 9. Motion Math Zoom - **** Developer Description: “Motion Math Zoom’s zoomable, stretchable number line is missing some numbers – it’s up to your child to put the numbers back where they belong. The new game uses concrete objects to represent abstract numbers: from dinosaurs in the thousands down to amoebas in the thousandths. Fun animal animations and sound effects help elementary school children master the number line.” **


 * 10. Numbler - Math Game - This app lets students create math problems on a board like a Words With Friends board. Student can play against each other.**