1. Free Web Tools for the Classroom FISD Instructional Technology Department

2. Disclaimer Please use these sites at your own discretion. It is important to check out any website before using it in class with your students.

3. Voki for Education http://www.voki.com/Voki_for_education.php Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars.

4. Google Docs o docs.google.com docs.google.com o Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Forms o Edit anytime from anywhere o Upload your files o Choose who can access your documents o Collaborate online

5. Edmodo web 2.0 environment where teachers can safely share ideas, files, and assignments with their students and other teachers http://www.edmodo.com

6. Glogster Edu http://edu.glogster.com/ A glog is an easy to use drag and drop interface containing multimedia elements including text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawings, animations and data. free for up to 50 students, free version has limited features--drawing tool not available, contains advertisements

7. Sweetsearch http://www.sweetsearch.com/ Search engine for students Every Web site in SweetSearch has been evaluated by research experts.

8. SweetSearch 2day http://2day.sweetsearch.com/ a daily curated assortment of the best content on the Web for history, language arts, science, news, culture and other topics.

9. Easy Bib http://easybib.com/ free automatic bibliography and citation maker ads

10. Bib Me http://www.bibme.org/ Can put in ISBN for books

11. PDF to Word http://www.pdftoword.com/ quickly and easily create editable DOC/RTF files re-use PDF content in applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, OpenOffice, and WordPerfect

12. Google Alerts http://www.google.com/alerts receive email updates on your favorite topics don't use a generic term like math can be used to keep a check on when someone mentions you on a website or blog good for research topics or current events

13. Egg Timer o http://e.ggtimer.com/ http://e.ggtimer.com/ o countdown timer for you and your students o Type in any unit of time (days, weeks, hours, etc.) and Egg Timer will create a simple countdown o links to specialty timers o Pomodoro technique timer o Wake up timer

14. Skype Call, video chat, instant message http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

15. Animoto for Education http://animoto.com/education create videos in minutes with images and music

16. Wallwisher http://www.wallwisher.com/ Create a digital wall where you can place and rearrange notes, photos, videos, and more.

17. Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/ easy way to store, sync, and share files online (in the cloud)

18. Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/ “facebook for readers”

19. Classic Cat http://www.classiccat.net/ index to some 6000 free classical music performances

20. Arkive http://www.arkive.org/ images of life on earth

21. Starry Night Sky Chart http://www.starrynighteducation.com/skychart

22. Using the Web and Technology in Social Studies Class http://www.sweetsearch.com/socialstudies http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

23. Sites for Teachers of Students with Learning Disabilities o http://www.greatschools.org/special- education.topic?content=1541 http://www.greatschools.org/special- education.topic?content=1541 o http://www.ncld.org/ http://www.ncld.org/

24. Video Sharing Sites TeacherTube o http://www1.teachertube.com/ http://www1.teachertube.com/ SchoolTube o http://www.schooltube.com/ http://www.schooltube.com/ Kideos: o http://www.kideos.com/ http://www.kideos.com/ o Videos for Kids--A site where kids can safely watch videos online - all videos have been screened before being published.

25. Library of Congress Teacher Site http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

26. Photo Editing Sites Pixlr o http://pixlr.com/ http://pixlr.com/ Picnik Be Funky o http://befunky.com/ http://befunky.com/ o easy to use image editor o don't need to register or log in to use the features Aviary: Edit images, design logos, find colors, collaborate, and more o http://www.aviary.com/ http://www.aviary.com/

27. Simply Noise Free white noise generator http://www.simplynoise.com/ provides white background noise to help you concentrate if other noises are distracting.