Favorite+Teacher+Links

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[] This site has a multitude of websites for your use!
 * Favorite Teacher Links **

*Rubistar** Teahers:K-12A easy to use website to help teachers create rubrics for various subject areas.

**BabelFish** Teachers:PreK-12A great website that translates text into another language.

**Zoomerang** Grades:K-12 the World #1 site for creating online surveys.
 * ** Copyright Friendly Files ** ||
 * **Free_Play_Music** Grades:K-12 Large library of free music files to use in the classroom.

**Pics4Learning** Grades:K-12 Copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. || CPSeInstruction CPS is a wireless student response system used for K-12 student assessment.
 * ** Formative and Summative Assessment Resourc **

Activotes (Promethean) Activotes are a wire-free, hand held voting device - designed specifically to work with the Promethean Activboard to incorporate formative assessment into your lessons.

ActivExpression (Promethean) Promethean's new Activexpression learner response system allows students to express themselves in a variety of ways -through words, phrases, symbols, and numbers-and instantly share with the entire class. ||
 * = Interactive Whiteboards =

Mimio (Equipment) Mimio Teacher Resources

Promethean Activboard (Equipment) Promethean Activboard Teacher Resources

SMARTBoard (Equipment) SMARTBoard Teacher Resources ||
 * = Professional Online Resources =

**NC_WiseOwl** Teachers:PreK-12 An excellent resource funded by the NC legislature for students, teachers, administrators and parents with periodical databases and other subscription-only reference materials are available. Great clearinghouse when performing internet searches. //Ask your Media Coordinator or Instructional Technology Facilitator for passwords to access this at home.//

**Discovery_Collection** Reference library on many disciplines. This is a subscription service. //Ask your Media Coordinator or Instructional Technology Facilitator for the password information.// **MarcoPolo** Teachers:K-12 A nonprofit consortium of premier national and international education organizations dedicated to providing the highest quality internet content and professional development to teachers and students.

**LearnNC** Teachers:K-12 LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K-12 education and provides them to teacher and students. **Eduscapes** Teachers:PreK-12 An information-rich website effectively integrating technology into teaching and learning environments. || Google Docs Blogger (Individual Use) eduBlogger (Classroom Use) Gaggle
 * =** Online Collaboration **=
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 * __ Wikis __** Wiki Spaces PBWiki


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 * __ OnlineCommunication __** Skype Elluminate ||