Mental Math Skills

Ambleweb Function Machine -
This site provides students the skills to develop the proper strategies on how to learn to predict, or mentally calculate, the proper answers to basic math questions. The“Function Machine Ideas” page offers a “human calculator” excercise that is perfect for small group instruction!

Harcourt Math Advantage grades K-8

Harcourt publishing provides fastloading online Flash and Shockwave math programs.  These activities could be used on your teacher station as a whole class activity or in the computer lab to provide individual students extra practice.  Also, check out the E-lab which is a specific collection of concept-based activities for grades 3-6 that include printable answer [...]

Google Maps Mashups

Mashups, a web application that combines content from more than one source, is becoming more popular on the Internet. Google maps is one application that is getting quite a bit of attention…
Gmaps pedometer – Allows you to map out the mileage you run/walk by clicking your route on a map. A great tool for [...]

How to Make a Podcast

A Vodcast (Video Podcast) given by 3rd and 4th grade students in Bob Sprankle's class.

Answers.com – Free Poster Center

Answers.com offers teachers free poster downloads on the following topics -

Bibliographies (Citing Sources)
Student Jounalists for High School & College (Write Right)
Etymology (Breakin' it Down)

Why Americans are doomed

Interesting commentary on why Americans are falling behind other countries (China, India, Pakistan, and Singapore) when in comes to technology, politics and education.
Time magazine's April 2006 issue examines why increasing numbers of students are dropping out of high school.

IMAGES

IMAGES Improving Measurement and Geometry in Elementary Schools (IMAGES) is an initiative of the Pennsylvania State Team of the Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education at Research for Better Schools (RBS).
This web site provides information and resources that are designed to help teachers develop a deeper understanding of geometry and measurement concepts and [...]

Answers.com – Teachers

Answers.com – Teachers
Give your students instant access to the reference material they need for papers and research. Add Answers.com to your classroom, media center and home computers to give you and your students free, instant access to reliable facts, definitions and information on over three million topics.

Chew on This!

Chew on This is book written for tweens (ages 9-13) on the truth of what really goes into into their favorite hamburgers, fries, and fried chicken pieces. Author Eric Schlosser uncovers the facts about where fast food comes from, who makes it, what’s in it, and what happens when you eat it. This is [...]

Son of Citation Machine

Landmark Project offers an online APA and MLA citation generator.  This online tool was originally created by David Warlick of The Landmark Project on October 29, 2000
and is part of the Landmarks for Schools Web site for teachers.  A great tool to assist students on the proper way to cite sources in both [...]