4 Teachers - This site works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources. Can help teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Also available are professional development resources including issues for ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.

60 Second Science - Created to inspire families to explore the natural world together!

ASSESSMENT LINKS - Links for teachers in USD259

Atomic Learning - Tutorials about United Streaming Video
 
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Black Dog's Time - Practice telling time with time worksheets

Blogger - Interested in knowing what a Blog is? Checkout this site to find out that it is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A breaking news outlet... and much more.

Blue Web'n is an online library of several outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects).

Brain Breaks - http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~geoffo/humour/flattery.html ;  http://kozo.apparitiondesigns.com/ ; http://www.twilightbridge.com/humor/shockwave/bushdance.htm ;  http://www.mysticalball.com/ ;  http://www.snapbubbles.com/ ;   http://www.crazythoughts.com/

The Brainwaves Center - provides the general public with practical applications of current research in the neurosciences, to help our readers improve and maintain mental skills. In addition, it provides interactive brain teasing puzzles. Have fun!

Brainy Betty PowerPoint Templates - Brainy Betty is a site with graphic resources and  free PowerPoint templates. The site has been expanded  to include teacher's resources and other templates, scrapbooking layouts, sounds, templates and stencils, dingbats, icons, flash files, and much much more. There are thousands of free downloads on this site.
  
Busy Teachers Cafe - A K-3 teacher website for Busy Teachers.

CETE - Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation

Color - Color Chart - Color Deficiencies - More ways to be sure students with vision deficiencies can see what you create.

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Computer lab for kids  - Summer Activities and more for kids and teachers! Mrs. Cannon's Computer Lab -  is an awesome site for teachers to use to aid in computer instruction.

Common Sense Media - Site that allows you to check TV shows, movies, and more for appropriate content for children.

Connect for Kids - Connect for Kids utilizes the Internet, to give adults – parents, grandparents, guardians, educators, advocates, policymakers, elected officials and others – the tools and information they need to improve the lives of children, youth and families.

Discipline Help - A discipline model for handling over one hundred different misbehaviors at school and at home.

Discovery Education - Lesson plans, puzzle maker, teachers store and more.

Discovery Education Streaming - Great resource for over 4,000 videos. Can view short clips.

Discover Writing Resources to help Teachers and Students discover writing. Lesson Plans are available.

Discovery School - School links

District Resources - Links for USD259 Employees

Dr. Jean A great early childhood resource with songs activities and movements Dr. Jean suggested website links - list of helpful websites for you to visit.

Edcompass (SMARTBoard) - To help you get started on your SMARTBoard, Edcompass has developed and gathered educator-created lesson activities that you can use in your classroom right away. Links to other SMART board resources; 1) SmartBoard Resources 2) NCTM Interactive Math Manipulatives for the SmartBoard 3) PowerPoint Teaching Presentations 4) More PowerPoint Teaching Presentations 5) Great PowerPoint Lesson for Students Using the Internet 6) SmartBoard Ideas 7) Great Sites for SmartBoard Activities 8) EdCompass Notebook Activities 9) Kidpiration Notebook Templates 10) More Notebook Templates 11) SmartBoard Lesson Plans and Templates 12) General Education Notebook Templates
Link to New SmartBoard software download - click on Install Now.

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Education World – An outstanding resource. Find many things from lesson plans to worksheets to other websites.

Electronic Themes - eMINTS philosophy is based on transforming teaching using inquiry-based methods and strategies powered by technology.

eSIS - You can get eSIS from home at this link.

ESL Lounge gives free access to hundreds of ESL lesson plans and materials that can be used for communicative English lessons in the classroom. The emphasis on this site is on communication.

Famous Quotes from the famous and the not so famous.
 
 
Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles  - The Jig Zone is the place on the internet for free online jigsaw puzzles. Works great on the Smart Board!

Free Fonts - Fonts are free. All you need to do is download.

Full Text Books Online

Full Text Short Stories Online

Game Sites and Downloadable - PowerPoint templates - Interactive games.

Grants From Smarter Kids - The SMARTer Kids Foundation is a private organization that provides opportunities for students and teachers to learn new skills, receive and apply for grants and programs at their service.

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Geometric Shapes - Videos and directions on ways to create geometric shapes.

Half - Half Priced Books for teachers.

Hand Held - Graffiti -Posters and Tutorials. Palm Software download for display.

Handbook of Kindergarten-Primary Assessment Tools  - A reference example of Kg-Primary assessment tools created by the Chicago Public Schools.

Handwriting Worksheets - Create your own handwriting worksheets.

HPR*TEC - High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium - HPR*TEC is a free site. It can help teachers create, share, or find solutions to problems when integrating technology into the classroom.

Holidays & Celebrations - Links to monthy Holiday Celebrations

Houghton Mifflin - Houghton Mifflin reading activities website.

Human body - An interactive human body website. Challenging for children and adults.

Hurricane Katrina - A page of websites filled with up to date links about current events surrounding the hurricane and its devastation. Please preview prior to looking or showing these sites. Live news broadcast and pictures of the Hurricane Devastation. CNN videos and pictures.

Hurricanes - Interactive website for tracking hurricanes. Home page.

Information Age Consultants - Tutorials for using many types of Microsoft products.

I Keep Safe - An Internet safety source for kids and parents.

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I Know That - Website with multiple interactive activities for all grade levels.

Interactive Elementary Math Websites - Interactive sites that can be used on the SMARTBoard.

Interactive Whiteboard Resources - More interactive sites that can be used on the SMARTBoard.

International E-Mail Classroom Connections(IECC) - free service to help teachers link with partners in other countries and cultures for email penpals and other project sharing.

Internet4Teachers - Excellent resources that can be used on SmartBoards! Check out these K-12 links and activities.

Internet Safety - For teachers, parents, and students.

Jan Brett - Author Jan Brett has an awesome site filled with 2,224 pages of free activities, flashcards, teacher resources and so much more!

The Kansas State Department of Education - The Kansas State Department of Education has a website that was developed to assist educators in knowing, understanding and using the Kansas curriculum standards, especially as they align with the Kansas state assessments.  Specifically, the website provides quality lesson plans aligned to the state standards.

Kansas Library Card - This site has online books (e-books), recordings of books, and other services. You can go to the site and sign on using your library card or you can sign up for a temporary card.

K-3 Interactive Web Sites  Multiple Smart Board links.

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Kenton County School - District interactive learning and games with power point.

Kevin Honeycutt - Online Safety Site.

KSDE - The Kansas State Department of Education homepage. KSDE Math Examples This link takes you to sample state assessment problems (sorted by math standard and grade level)  KSDE Science Standards and Information Great science information at the state level.

Learner.org - Teacher professional development programming for K-12 teachers

Lesson Plans for Teachers - Lesson Plans by subject and grade level

Lexile Framework for reading - Matching readers to text.

Lindbergh School District - Tech Tips  

Looksmart - Plays and skits for kids

MACE - Provides a place for sharing and exchanging ideas, techniques, materials and procedures for groups now using or planning to use technology in an educational environment.

MAP - See NWEA - MAP

MacMillan / McGraw Reading series - MacMillan / McGraw District Reading series website and online activities.

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Marco Polo - provides high quality Standards based Internet content for the classroom and professional development to K-12 teachers and students. It has now been bought out by Thinkfinity. Both links work at this time.

Math Activities - Online math activities.

Math Investigations - Pearson Scott Foresman online teaching center for Investigations Math series. These resources are available to help you simplify your teaching and planning, and to support your students' learning.

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/activities/elemmath.htm

Math Dictionary - Contains math terms for kids and their definitions.

Math Play Ground - This is a site for students grades K - 6. Students can practice math skills and play logic games.

The Milky Way - View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude.

Multiple Intelligence Assessment - Test your intelligence rating.

NCLB - Government website all about No Child Left Behind law.

NCTM Illuminations - Has links to 726 math resources on the web. Click on a Standard to find the resources you want to use. Click here to get activities you can use with your SMARTBoard.

Net Lingo - A list of acronyms used in text messaging.

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Net Files - Teachers using technology to teach kids. There are video lessons to learn from these educators, great links and more! They also have videos on United Streaming Video!

NWEA-MAP - Report site for 3rd-5th grade students. Contact your STS for password.

NWEA - MAP District Resource Page - USD259 District resource page for the NWEA-MAP assessment package.

NWEA-MAP Library - Find documents relevant to your Data needs.

NWEA-MAP Resources- Tools Information and Resources to use with MAP data. Created by the Idaho school district.
NWEA-Curriculum Ladders - Idaho teacher created ladders that include pre-created lessons using the NWEA-MAP Des Cartes information.

OREO site - another OREO site

Parent Teacher Resource - Link to the district PTR resource room.

Parents -  Sites for parents to find educational resources

Parent Tips For Assessments - Go to find tips you can help your child succeed on assessments.

PBS Public Television - Games and educational activities based on PBS shows including, Arthur, Backyard Jungle, Cyberchase, Don't Buy It, DragonflyTV, EekoWorld, It's My Life, Maya & Miguel, Postcards from Buster, ZOOM & more. Additional PBS Links

Primary Resources - This is an awesome resource. It is geared toward primary grades. There are flash files that you download and can used with The SMART Board.

Qarbon - Freeware - Download free software

Rasterizing your photos - How to create a poster out of a picture

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Reading Rockets - Information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.

Research - Research based educational strategies.

Reallussion - Edit downloaded photos.

Renwick School District USD267 Website - Numerous links to Internet activities

The Schoolbell Dolch site words - This website contains a "Dolch Kit" with many practice activities for students to use as they learn the Dolch, 220 high frequency words. Also try... The Schoolbell This website is designed to be a resource for teachers, children, and parents.

Schoolhouse Rock - Grammar, Multiplication, Science and Government - sing songs to learn.

SchoolNet - This product will give you 24/7 access to your student data and test scores in a user-friendly interface. The district will be using this product and the plan is that it will be available by the end of February.

Search Tips - A list of Internet Search tips. Learn how to limit your search so you can easily find information!

Seussville - Dr. Seuss information, books, activities.

Sites for Teachers - Many websites for free activities

Smithsonian Magazine - Kid's Castle - Science activities and much more!

Starfall - Awesome site with resources teachers can order or download for FREE! Plus, fantastic interactive activities for children.

Storyline Online - A screen actors guild online streaming video of members of the Screen actors Guild reading new literature.

State Standards by Subject & Grade level - Mathematics - Reading - Writing - Science

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STS Memory & Storage Converter

  Sub Finder - (Web Connect) - Takes you to the USD259 district online subfinder. You need your teacher I.D. number to logon. For more information or if you have questions go to Substitute Teacher Resource Center.

Synonym & Antonym - Synonym & Antonym Builder

Take charge - (Cox Communications website) makes it easy to find great educational TV shows and web sites, while creating safe boundaries for your children’s experience.  Includes safe sites and ideas for using the Internet, watching TV, and using the phone.
En Espanol.

TAKE - Technology Assistance for Kansas Educators - The Kansas State Department of Education partnered with other technology leaders throughout the state and nation to network technology and funding resources for Kansas educators.

Talk with your kids - Talking With Kids About Tough Issues has teamed up for a third year with NBC's award-winning The More You Know campaign in a national initiative to support parent-child communication. This season, The More You Know features top stars from "ER," "Law and Order," and "American Dreams" offering tips on effective communication. The PSAs are tagged with the Talking With Kids hotline 1-800-CHILD-44, where parents can request free informational materials by mail.
 
Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers - A multitude of technology tips with activities you can do in your classroom.

Teacher's Helper Computer Lab for Kids  - Printable worksheets, templates, websites & ideas.

Teaching Time - This site from the UK and has downloads for teaching time.

TRC - Technology Rich Classrooms - See how 4th & 5th grade classrooms function in a technology rich environment.

Teaching Resources - (NEW) Virtual teaching center by age and grade level. Has virtual math manipulatives and more.

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Text Structure Maps - USD259 created documents you can use with or without a SmartBoard.  The Word document can be used to print out hard copy if desired or to use as a plan sheet.  PowerPoint -  You can use your SmartBoard or SmartBoard Airliner, notes can be written directly onto the graphic organizers. Map is on the first slide. You can click on the yellow (i) icon next to the graphic organizer you want to use. Click on the red Home icon to get back to the map.

Time and Date Calendar - Find any day or any date by year. Time, Date & Hour Home Page.

Top Marks - Interactive whiteboard websites that can be used with SMARTBoard.

Treasures - MacMillan / McGraw District Reading series website and online activities for teachers and students.

Tutorials - Information age Consultants - A multitude of tutorials from Internet / Web tutorials, Teacher / Kid tutorials, computer / program tutorials, and Web Based training.

Vernier Software & Technology - Data Collection software for PALM and more

Walden Media - A site containing materials to use with children's movies based on literature. Movies include new releases!

What's the Number - All things Australian, including puzzles and games.

WPS newsletter - Wichita Public Schools Weekly Newsletter

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Words and Pictures - This website has online Language Art activities that can be leveled for each child. In addition, it includes free printable blackline activities for families and educators. FYI this is from the BBC so some word pronunciations may not be what you expect.

Project Based Learning Activities

Intel Thinking Tools - Technology training for teachers and students.

Mickey Travel Buddy - 1st grade classrooms around the world. Mickey will jet set all around the world to discover what costumes/uniforms  different community members wear.  For example, a postal worker in the US might wear something completely different from a postal worker in Malaysia. Many countries are already involved.

Monarch Butterfly Migration (Symbolic) - This is a free instructional Web site engages K-12 students and their teachers in investigations of wildlife migration and seasonal change.

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