This website is desined to provide educators software tools and web resources.
SOFTWARE
Inspiration
http://www.inspiration.com/
Inspiration is a program that allows teachers and students to create concept maps, outlines, diagrams, and more.
Publisher
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/default.aspx
Microsoft Publisher allows you to create, personalize, and share publications and marketing materials.
DreamWeaver
http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/
DreamWeaver allows you to design, develop, and maintain websites and applications.
FREE SOFTWARE
Komposer 0.7.10
http://download.cnet.com/windows/
This site allows you to find and download various software and other programs.
FTP
http://lexi.net/files/misc/ws_ftple98.exe
FTP is the program that moves files you have created (such as a website created through DreamWeaver) onto the Internet.
Open Source Software for Windows
http://www.opensourcewindows.org/
This website lists free and open source software for Windows.
Open Source Software for Macs
http://www.opensourcemac.org/
This website lists free and open source software for Macs.
Gimpshop
http://www.gimpshop.com
This is comparable to Adobe's Photoshop.
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows
This site allows you to edit sound files and music files.
Open Office Suite
http://www.openoffice.org/
Open Office provides office software for word processing spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases, and more using free versions of Microsoft Office software.
Shareware.com
http://www.shareware.com/
This site allows you to search for and download shareware programs and other free software.
Tucows.com
http://www.tucows.com
This site provides Internet services to web hosting companies, internet services providers, and other service providers.
Download.com
http://download.cnet.com/windows/
This site allows you to find and download various software and other programs
ONLINE TOOLS
Google Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations
http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs_spreadsheets.html
This is an online word-processor, spreadsheet, and presentation editor.
Blogger
http://www.google.com/educators/p_blogger.html
A place where teachers and students can share notes, work, and pictures online.
GifWorks
http://www.gifworks.com/
This is an online image editor. All images must be saved in .gif format.
CoolText
http://www.cooltext.com/
This is a free graphics generator for web pages.
Flaming Text
http://www.flamingtext.com/
Create customizable images for free.
MediaBuilder 3D Text Maker
http://www.3dtextmaker.com/
This is a 3D text creation site.
Online Games and Puzzles
http://www.teacherworld.com/onlinegamesandpuzzles.html
This site provides links for various online games and puzzles.
Online Tools for Teachers
http://teacherworld.com/onlinetoollinks.html
This site provides links for many online tools for teachers.
Blogger
https://www.blogger.com/start
Through this site you can create a blog to share your thoughts, ideas, photos and more.
Podomatic
http://www.podomatic.com/
This site allows you to create, find, and share podcasts.
One True Media
http://www.onetruemedia.com/
On this site you can mix your photos and videos with special effects from the web site.
Motionbox
http://www.motionbox.com/
This site allows you to capture video from the web, or use your own video, and edit it.
Flickr Photo Sharing
http://www.flickr.com/
This site is an online photo management and sharing application center.
ZoHo
http://www.zoho.com/
This site has provides users with free e-mail, word-processor, spreadsheets, and more.
ZamZar
http://www.zamzar.com/
This site allows you to convert video files to make them compatible for various video players.
Google for Educators
http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
This site provides tools for the classroom, classroom activities, posters, and a teacher community.
WEB SITES
ASCD
http://www.ascd.org/
This is the website for the Association for Curriculum Design.
DisciplineHelp
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/
This site gives you ways to handle misbehaviors in school and at home.
Froguts
http://www.froguts.com/flash_content/index.html
This provides you with a virtual disection CD. It gives a free demo on disecting a frog.
DiscoverySchool.com
http://school.discovery.com
This site is a great resource for lesson plans, puzzle makers, streaming video and more.
EduHound.com
http://www.eduhound.com
This site will give you various topic-based online educational resources.
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/default.htm
This allows students to used computer based tools to tell a story.
Skype
http://www.skype.com/
This site allows you to make free calls throught Internet.
Second Life
http://secondlife.com/
This is the world's largest online virtual community.
Filamentality
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/
Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Internet, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into online learning activities.
ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org/
A place to create learning projects, participate in web competition, and look through a library of student projects.
The Big6
http://www.big6.com/
This is a literacy model and curriculum allowing students to handle any problem, assignment, decision, or task.
PowerPoint Game Downloads
http://teacherworld.com/ppgameassignment.html
This is site that provides links to games created using Power Point.
FREE SITES FOR TEACHERS TO CREATE WEB PAGES
Schoolnotes.com
http://schoolnotes.com/
This site allows teachers to create notes for homework and class and post them on the Internet.
TeacherWeb.com
http://www.teacherweb.com
This site offers website solutions for teachers, schools, and districts.
Teach-nology
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_site/
This site allows you to simply create a website.
LESSON PLAN RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Discovery School Lesson Plan Resources
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
This provides lesson plans based on Discovery VHS and DVDs.
The Educator's Reference Desk
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons
This contains various lesson plans written by teachers all over the United States.
Lesson Plans Page
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
This site provides over 3,500 free lesson plans.
Lesson Plans Search
http://www.lessonplansearch.com
This site allows you to search for lesson plans based on topics.
LessonPlanz.com
http://www.lessonplanz.com/
This is a searchable directory of free online lesson plans and lesson plan resources for all grades and subjects.