Vocabulary
Virtual Tour
Airpano - 360 degree aerial panoramas and virtual tours of famous places in the world
Puzzle maker
Teach with Portals - Includes two programs: designing puzzles and a universe simulator. The website includes lesson plans for how to use this tool effectively in class, subject areas include maths, science and language arts.
Lesson plans
Educade - A searchable database of lesson plans and web tools
National Geographic Education - Lesson plans and resources for a variety of content areas
NuSkool - Lessons and lesson topics related to the modern world. Really interesting ideas to make learning relevant, for example: Using Algebra to Analyze going Viral or The Leadeers of the Civil Rights Movement related to XMen. Be certain to screen all the lesson content before using with students as some videos, etc might not be appropriate for middle school students.
National Geographic Education - Lesson plans and resources for a variety of content areas
NuSkool - Lessons and lesson topics related to the modern world. Really interesting ideas to make learning relevant, for example: Using Algebra to Analyze going Viral or The Leadeers of the Civil Rights Movement related to XMen. Be certain to screen all the lesson content before using with students as some videos, etc might not be appropriate for middle school students.
Videos
Watch Know Learn - Free educational videos organized by subject
Show Me - Tutorial videos written on a whiteboard created using an ipad. Find videos on specific subject areas or download the app and create your own tutorials
Educreations - Similar to Show Me with tutorial videos written on a whiteboard program. Find videos on specific subject areas or download the app and create your own.
Khan Academy - Educational Videos on a variety of subjects, especially useful for math and science
HippoCampus - Open educational resources for a variety of subjects
Talk Miner - Video lectures and talks about a variety of subjects
Mobento - Talks on a variety of subjects
Project Ed - Crowd sourced videos on grammar, science and acting out vocabulary words. Regular video contests, with cash prizes, to create videos for specified topics.
Coursmos - Short lessons on a wide variety of topics. Many are free, some require a small fee. I would suggest giving students just the link to the lesson you want them to view rather than directing them to search the site as there are many lessons which are not relevant to any academic subjects.
Show Me - Tutorial videos written on a whiteboard created using an ipad. Find videos on specific subject areas or download the app and create your own tutorials
Educreations - Similar to Show Me with tutorial videos written on a whiteboard program. Find videos on specific subject areas or download the app and create your own.
Khan Academy - Educational Videos on a variety of subjects, especially useful for math and science
HippoCampus - Open educational resources for a variety of subjects
Talk Miner - Video lectures and talks about a variety of subjects
Mobento - Talks on a variety of subjects
Project Ed - Crowd sourced videos on grammar, science and acting out vocabulary words. Regular video contests, with cash prizes, to create videos for specified topics.
Coursmos - Short lessons on a wide variety of topics. Many are free, some require a small fee. I would suggest giving students just the link to the lesson you want them to view rather than directing them to search the site as there are many lessons which are not relevant to any academic subjects.
Text sources
The Free Library - Full text digital copies of classic literary works as well as periodicals and articles on a variety of subjects
Moving Image Source - A vast repository of information on the history of moving images as well as current articles related to moving images. Includes access to digital copies of moving images including film and television from around the world
Wonderopolis - Short texts on a variety of topics with accompanying audio
Inanimate Alice - A multimedia story about a girl who is homeschooled and moves around the world with her parents. A reading from the screen, episodic, digital story.
Moving Image Source - A vast repository of information on the history of moving images as well as current articles related to moving images. Includes access to digital copies of moving images including film and television from around the world
Wonderopolis - Short texts on a variety of topics with accompanying audio
Inanimate Alice - A multimedia story about a girl who is homeschooled and moves around the world with her parents. A reading from the screen, episodic, digital story.