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Free Databases and Websites Rebecca James, Area Manager, Nashville Public Library Site names followed by a provide use and/or registration options that do not require a student e-mail address. If a is displayed after the site name, the website has a related app and/or is device-friendly.

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ReadWriteThinkReadWriteThink K-12 ReadWriteThink

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K-12 Literacy Skills and Word Study Free and Premium Activitie s Free and Premium Activitie s Easy online comic creation

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Grades 2 - 12 Story Ideas, Conflict and Title Generators Conflicts from the Internet PL list of Basic Plots in LiteratureInternet PL list of Basic Plots in Literature Readability Analyzer and Clich Buster

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Titan Pad Primary Pad Pirate Pad

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The Founding College of the University of Toronto Writing at Colorado State University (CSU) Capital Community College

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Citation Wizard - Offers three Citation Styles: APA, CSE, formerly known as CBE, and MLA. All feature specific templates for citing online Journals, Web pages with and without authors, electronic Books and Databases Citation Wizard

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The material in the STEM Center is based on research sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

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The University of Utah: Learn.GeneticsLearn.Genetics

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Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Experiments & how to activities, Body Depot, Bird Finder, Puzzles, Quizzes, Ask a Biologist

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K 12 manga math games Lesson plans User guides Teachers create school accounts and logins for students

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Backpack Games Collection of flash games from the web that develop STEM skills for students in grades 3 8. Games focus on Math, Science, Problem Solving Vocabulary Games are searchable by Subject Cognitive Development skills Game Genre Grade Level Common Core Next Generation Science Standards

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To review lower grade math facts IXLK-12 Math National Science Digital Library National Science Digital Library Funbrain Funbrain Exploratorium Exploratorium Rhyme & Learn Rhyme & Learn Newtons Apple Newtons Apple

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Smithsonian Sites Primary sources to teach American History Primary sources Historical topics, DBQs and lesson plans Civil Rights Civil Rights Colonial America Colonial America Invention Invention Native American History Native American History Transportation Transportation Westward Expansion Westward Expansion

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The U.S. National Archives Digital Vaults The U.S. National Archives Digital Vaults Curated collection of 1,200 items Activities designed to help students discover connections between primary sources Pathways Challenges provides quizzes

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National Archives related resource Docs Teach Docs Teach Seven tools to create interactive learning activities based on primary sources in the National Archives

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Hosted by the University of William & Mary School of Education Students analyze primary source clues and form conclusions

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Database of more than 7,000 worldwide primary source documents and images Sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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VoiceThread VoiceThread Link to Free Account Details Link to Free Account Details Slideshare Classroom use of VoiceThread Slideshare Classroom use of VoiceThread

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Poll Everywhere Class/audience participates in real time using browser, mobile phone, twitter Response can be viewed live online or added to a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation

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Students privately communicate with the teacher throughout the lesson. Question and answer features built into Geddit for comprehension check

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Curious.com Online site launched last summer More recently released iPhone app and iPad version Includes For Kids Only category

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FIND LESSONS Browse through thousands of teachers videos on Glean, organized by topic, Common Core standard, and teaching style LEARN WITH OTHERS Ask questions for peers, teachers, and experts to answer when youre stuck ALWAYS LEARNING ABOUT YOU Glean is adaptable. The more you use Glean, the better it gets at identifying lessons for you

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Computes answers from the Wolfram Alpha store of expert- level knowledge and algorithms to automatically answer questions, do analysis, and generate reports, rather than searching the web

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Over 12,000 educator-reviewed web resources K-12; most subjects For use with students in the classroom

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National Science Digital Library Pre-K through Higher Ed Search by educational level, resource and subject NSDL does not hold content directly; lists other sites Provides national educational standards including Common Core.

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The Last Backpack: Mobile lessons The Last Backpack Ed Tech Muse: Tech ideas from teachers Ed Tech Muse Richard Byrnes Free Technology for TeachersFree Technology for Teachers EdShelf: A discovery engine of websites, apps EdShelf The Curious Librarian Holly Whitt The Curious Librarian David Kapulars blog Technology TidbitsTechnology Tidbits Educational Technology Guy David Andrade Educational Technology Guy Tek Ninja; Musings on Assistive Technology, Occupational Therapy, Education by Jim Tignor Tek Ninja

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Lesson Paths Lesson Paths An educator site for sharing and curating web content

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Rebecca James Area Manager, Nashville Public Library 615.880.3957 x229 rebecca.james@nashville.gov http://www.slideshare.net/rejam/free- educator-tech-tools-ppt