Websites for Teachers:
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Bill Nye - Science Guy - Bill Nye, scientist, engineer, comedian, author, and inventor, is a man with a mission: to help foster a scientifically literate society, to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Making science entertaining and accessible is something Bill has been doing most of his life. Site includes videos and video links to his shows. (edshelf.com)
DK Find Out - DK Find Out! Includes subject-based, curriculum-linked articles to support learning and teaching, and up-to-date resources for homework and project help. With a teacher and parent portal available, this website helps link classroom and home learning in a powerful way! For K-6th grade, this site can also be easily used by middle school students for background information and to promote inquiry. Contains videos, quizzes, interesting facts of the day and more. (AASL Best Websites)
Epic - Epic! for Educators, a subscription ebook service targeting elementary readers, is just that-- epic. Thousands of books from major publishers are available through free educator accounts available to all American elementary librarians and teachers. Epic! is full of features like read-aloud, customized reader advisory, ad-free environment, and reading logs. Free educator accounts include up to 36 associated free student profiles. Appropriate for all grade levels. (AASL Best Websites)
Google Expedtions - Google Expeditions is a virtual reality teaching tool that lets you lead or join immersive virtual trips all over the world — get up close with historical landmarks, dive underwater with sharks, even visit outer space! Built for the classroom and small group use, Google Expeditions allows a teacher acting as a “guide” to lead classroom-sized groups of “explorers” through collections of 360° and 3D images while pointing out interesting sights along the way. (edshelf.com)
Library of Congress - Search millions of items in many formats and languages. Explore a growing treasury of digitized materials. Consult with staff online or in one of the research centers to find what you're looking for. (loc.gov)
Pinterest Create connections, encourage collaboration, ignite discussions, or simply share mutual interests through Pinterest. Uploaded or “pin” images and videos from websites, blogs, or your own computer, smartphone, or tablet to create boards. These boards can be private or public, and others can be invited to pin on any of your boards. Any “pin” can be "repinned", and all pins will link back to their source. Grades 6-12.
Tip: Have students work in groups to create research projects and share their sources visually. (AASL Best Websites)
Quizzlet - Quizlet makes it easy to create and share study materials, to study with a few friends or an entire class. And Quizlet is good for studying almost any subject, from languages and vocabulary to history to science and the arts. (edshelf.com)
Rivet Reading - It offers more than 2,000 books ranked by difficulty, and uses speech technology to coach kids on their pronunciation. Rivet can read words or whole pages, highlighting words as it goes along, but it can also listen to a child's own reading and offer feedback on the words they didn't get right. (engadget.com)
Seesaw – This tool helps teachers improve parent communication and makes formative assessment easy, while students can use the platform to document their learning. (NWEA -75 Digital Tools and Apps Teachers Can Use to Support Formative Assessment in the Classroom)
TED ED - TED is a remarkable Website sharing ideas from the world's most innovative thinkers and experts related to technology, entertainment, design, business, science, and global issues. Watch, listen to, learn, discuss and spread TED. (AASL Best Websites)