Fun+tools!

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 * ~ ISTE NETS STANDARDS ||~  ||
 * For students || Standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge students need to know. ||
 * For teachers || Standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge educators need to teach. ||
 * ~ BRAINSTORMING ||
 * Adventures in Thought || Fast animations explain famous thought experiments that've changed the world. ||
 * [|Bubbl.us] || Brainstorm and Mind Mapping Tool. ||
 * Ever Note || Remember everything, everywhere, all the time. ||
 * Popplet || A platform to collect and brainstorm your writing ideas. ||
 * Notemaking || Great list of organizers for note taking and brainstorming. ||
 * 100th Day || Activities galore for celebrating and integrating 100 days of school. ||


 * ~ **VOCABULARY** ||~  ||
 * ABC Teach || Create shaped word searches with vocabulary words. ||
 * [|Learning Games For Kids] || Cool games that build skills in all subjects areas. ||
 * [|Order Me Around] || Reinforces sequencing skills in science, vocabulary, and geography. ||
 * [|Paint By Idiom] || Matching idioms with their correct definition is the goal of this game. ||
 * PuzzleMaker || Make your own word search or crossword puzzle for free. ||
 * RhymeZone Dictionary || Find rhymes, synonyms, definitions and more. ||
 * [|Rooting Out Words] || Identify the roots of words. ||
 * [|Scramble-Saurus] || Students unscramble words in many curriculum areas. ||
 * [|Spell Check] || Recognize and correct misspelled words. ||
 * [|Spellaroo] || Recognize misspelled words. ||
 * [|Snappy Words] || Free Online Visual English Dictionary and Thesaurus. ||
 * [|Spelling City] || Spelling and Vocabulary games and activities. ||
 * [|Subtangent] || Letters, Anagrams and Mathematics Games. ||
 * [|Stay Afloat] || This version of Hangman tests kids' vocabulary in all areas. ||
 * Thesaurus.com || Find synonyms and antonyms of words. ||
 * Tutpup || Spelling and math games that let competitors play others from around the world. ||
 * Urban Dictionary || Contemporary, spicy resourceful online thesaurus and dictionary. ||
 * [|Vocabulary Games] || A fun way to build vocabulary and test preparation made fun. ||
 * [|Word Confusion] || Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. ||
 * Word Search || Word search on the SmartBoard. ||
 * Word Puzzles || Capstone Kids word search puzzles by categories. ||
 * ~ GRAMMAR ||~  ||
 * [|Grammar Gorillas] || The parts of speech reinforced. ||
 * [|Plural Girls] || Practice recognizing the correct forms of plurals. ||
 * Punctuation Is Important || A video emphasizing the importance of punctuation. ||
 * School House Rock || Rock on with these classic videos on grammar. ||
 * The Oatmeal || Comic, quizzes and stories - funny grammar lessons. ||
 * ~ READING ||~  ||
 * Alternative Book Reports || 50 ways to leave the traditional book report and share your story. ||
 * Audiobooks || Free audio books online. ||
 * Book Chomper || Blog by middle school English teacher who devours young adult books. ||
 * Bookfessions || Confessions, thoughts and recommendations from a serial book reader. ||
 * [|Fun Brain] || More fun with these reading and writing games and activities. ||
 * Free Books Online || Free children's books for reading and listening to online. ||
 * From the Mixed-Up Files || This top-notch blog features news about the latest middle-grade books**.** ||
 * Kid Litosphere Central || A comprehensive list of children's book blogs including recent published books**.** ||
 * [|Learning Games For Kids] || Cool games that build skills in all subjects areas. ||
 * [|RIF Game Station] || Have some fun with these reading and writing games and activities. ||
 * [|Sign the Alphabet] || American Sign Language letters and numbers are reviewed. ||
 * Tumblebooks || ebooks for kids: read-aloud and audio book cloud. ||
 * Wonderopolis || Happy healthy reading endorsed by the National Center for Family Literacy ||
 * Young Adult Books Central || Featuring teen book reviews for in young adult literature. ||
 * ~ WRITING ||~  ||
 * Edublog || Write on! This student, teacher friendly blog site doesn't require an email address to create the blog site. ||
 * BitStrips || Introduce yourself through comic strips and create stories. ||
 * Flubaroo || Write and create tests using Google Docs. Easy grading for teachers and students. ||
 * [|Fun Brain] || More fun with these reading and writing games and activities. ||
 * 100 Word Challenge || Annual creative writing challenge and contest. ||
 * [|Learning Games For Kids] || Cool games that build skills in all subjects areas. ||
 * Lego City Comic Creator || Creative writing using Lego City Comic builder. ||
 * [|RIF Game Station] || Have some fun with these reading and writing games and activities. ||
 * Tagxedo || Create cool word clouds and shapes to print or embed into your wiki or blog ||
 * Turn It In || Find out if people are plagiarizing others' work. ||
 * Typing Adventure || Learn and practice typing in a fun way. ||
 * [|Wacky Tales] || Type in parts of speech to finish the story. ||
 * Wallwisher || Online notice board and wall maker. ||
 * [|Wordle] || A  toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. ||
 * Words of Wisdom Quote || Quote writing activity. ||
 * ~ **RESEARCH** ||~  ||
 * Compfight || Photo search engine with Creative Commons filter. ||
 * Documentary Tube || Watch full-length documentaries online for free. Hundreds to choose from in searchable categories. ||
 * [|Encyclopedia.com] || Search over a 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries. ||
 * Encyclopedia of Philosophy || Information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. ||
 * instaGrok || Educational search engine that helps find quality information, images and video. ||
 * KidRex || Kid friendly search engine built by kids. Great for finding kids' drawings. ||
 * Photo Pin || Creative Commons (free) photo search engine. ||
 * [|Those Were the Days] || Historical events that happened on the current date. ||
 * [|Today in History] || Library of Congress collection of events that happened on current date. ||
 * Twurdy || Search engine that sorts material by the appropriate readability level. ||
 * [|Where to Do Research] || Lists of categories of what you websites for research. ||
 * ~ PRESENTING ||~  ||
 * Animoto || Create stunning slideshow presentations, including book trailers. ||
 * Compfight || Locate photos and images for visual inspiration. ||
 * [|Creative Commons] || Share, remix and reuse photos legally, especially for research papers. ||
 * Creative Compositions || A collection of student created videos that would be useful for video ideas. ||
 * Draw a Stick Man || Draw a stick character and watch them come to life. ||
 * Documentary Tube || Free educational video documentaries. ||
 * Fake Facebook || Create a fake Facebook profile for a biography or book character. ||
 * Glogster || Poster yourself with text, images, music, and video. ||
 * Google Tricks || 100+ Google Tricks for Education ||
 * Issuu || Snazzy way to publish documents. ||
 * Prezi || Creating amazing presentations online. ||
 * Splashup || Photo image editing tools. ||
 * Squrl || A clever way to collect and manage your video tutorial collection. ||
 * Ted Talks || Ideas worth spreading in 20 minutes or less. ||
 * [|View Pure] || Allows to display YouTube videos without seeing the "related videos" and advertisements. ||
 * Voicethread || Great for storytelling. Group conversations around images, documents, and videos. ||
 * Watch Know Learn || Free educational videos organized for educators. ||
 * [|Wordle] || A  toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. ||
 * ~ TECH TOOLS ||~  ||
 * Add This || Sharing social widgets like Twitter, Facebook, Blogger. ||
 * Big Huge Labs || Helping you do cool stuff with photos. ||
 * [|Bitly] || Take a complicated URL and shorten it down to something much more manageable. ||
 * Easy Test Maker || Free online test generator to help you create your tests. ||
 * Family Lobby || Find snazzy widgets for your welcome message and tagline. ||
 * Google Tricks || 100+ Google Tricks for Teachers ||
 * QR Codes || 12 Ways to use QR codes in the classroom. ||
 * Smart Board Goodies || Blog dedicated to SmartBoard resources. ||
 * Smart Board Tools || Smart Board resources, tips and tutorials. ||
 * Tagxedo || Create cool word clouds and shapes to print or embed into your wiki or blog ||
 * Web Tool Wiki || Web 2.0 How to for teachers ||
 * [|Word Turtle] || Students can design their own word searches. ||
 * Tricked Out Wiki || How to trick out your wikispaces. ||
 * iPad Apps || ScreenChomp ShowMe SoundDrop 40 Apps for Science ||
 * iPad Apps || ScreenChomp ShowMe SoundDrop 40 Apps for Science ||


 * ~ DRAWING ||
 * Art Pad || Blank slate drawing utilities allow users to select from a variety of drawing and painting tools. ||
 * Bomomo || Drawing utility that creates images out of controlled chaos. ||
 * Coloring 4 All || Offers free printable coloring pages, online puzzles, and an online drawing board . ||
 * Crayola Canvas || Provides a blank canvas on which they can draw using virtual markers, crayons, pencils, and paints. ||
 * Draw Island || Free online tool for creating drawings and simple GIF animations. ||
 * Draw It Live || Offers a free space for you to instantly create a collaborative whiteboard to use with anyone you like. ||
 * FlockDraw || Simple service that allows people to quickly and easily collaborate on the creation of a drawing. ||
 * Famous People Painting || Hover and click on the famous to learn about who they are and their history. ||
 * Simple Whiteboard || This Chrome Web App can be used offline. ||
 * Sketchpad || A free, feature-rich, online drawing tablet. ||


 * ~ LITERACY ||
 * **Resources** || * Reading Strategies
 * Independent Reading Process
 * Example Mini-lessons
 * Making the Difference w/ Reading Instruction
 * Alternative Book Reports
 * Middle Grades Book Lists
 * Summer Reading List
 * Looking for Evidence
 * Webinar: Enhancing Language Arts Through Google Apps
 * Webinar Slideshow
 * Teaching Historical Fiction & Video ||
 * **Forms** || * Teacher / Student Conference
 * Reading Conference Notes
 * Workshop Self-Evaluation
 * Peer Conference Strategy
 * Behavior & Attitude Checklist
 * Fiction Comprehension Questions
 * Responding to Literature Questions
 * Reading Response Letter
 * Continuum Correlation Chart
 * Independent Reading Assignment
 * Analyzing Character Traits
 * Family Reading Support
 * Reading Self-Evaluation Checklist
 * Key Benchmarks Books by Continuum
 * Teacher Reading Continuum Charts ||
 * **Just Right Reading** || * Independent Reading Book Assessment Tool
 * Independent Reading Benchmarks
 * My Daily Reading Log
 * Book Log Summary Sheet
 * Oral Reading Rate Benchmarks
 * Oral Reading Rate Benchmarks