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Explore the Universe
Celestia is a free space simulation which lets you explore the universe in three dimensions. Download Celestia to your computer and navigate through the universe, from galaxy clusters to nearby objects.
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PUBLISHING
Publish your original works on Lulu, an online self publishing company. Upload your word documents and images to create hardcover or paperback books, comics, photo books, calendars, CDs, DVDs and more. The online software is free and there is no setup fee or minimum order. Fees apply towards ordering printed versions of your book or digital material.
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Painting for Kids
It’s as if you’re painting on a real canvas with ArtRage software. The free (limited) version can be downloaded to any Windows or Mac OSX computer, or purchase the full version for $20. Painting tools include oils, crayons, pencil, glitter and more. Upload any photo and use as a tracing image to create your own original masterpiece. Completed works can be saved on your computer in jpeg format for printing or inserting into documents, presentations or webpages.
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INTERACTIVE LIBRARIES
Recently I’ve been getting requests for recommendations to online reading libraries. Here is an updated list of sites recommended by the Instructional Technology coaches.
Tumblebooks are e-books for e-kids. The website can be accessed through the New York Public Library kid’s page.
Teachingbooks is a great site for author studies and book resources. There are hundreds of books to choose from and links to authors’ websites. The books readings are audio only.
Storylineonline is brought to you by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, with streaming videos of children’s books by well known celebrities. There are additional activities and downloadable activity guides for each book.
Free electronic e-books are available at The Gutenberg Project in their 20,000 online book catalog. The books are text version only, but can be downloaded to your computer or Palm using their free Plucker software.
Librivox calls itself an acoustical liberation of books in the public domain. These are audio only mp3 files which are read and recorded by volunteers.
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TrackStar
Teachers, you can now create online lessons for your students and post them to the web on TrackStar. Collect websites, add annotations and post them to the site. You now have an interactive lesson called a Track. Search other teachers’ Tracks by subject, grade, theme or standard.
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DIGITAL IMAGES
An alternative to Google images is Pics4Learning, offering free copyright-friendly images for education. Images are categorized by topic and students can post their own images to the site. Lesson plans in all four content areas are free to download.
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Starfall
Starfall’s learn-to-read website offers free interactive books for pre-kindergarten through second grade readers. Included are free printouts, phonics and puzzle activities, wordsearches, poetry activities, plays and more. Kids love it!
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BACKUP YOUR STUFF
Several weeks ago I left my laptop on while I went out to do a few errands. When I arrived home and returned to my computer, I was confronted with that dreadful blue screen. I restarted, first in normal mode, then in safe mode, but was not able to get beyone the blue screen. Frantic, I phoned my son, a systems engineer and computer programmer, begging him to stop by to check out the problem. Long story short, the only solution was to reinstall the operating system, causing me to lose all my data and applications. Lesson learned, I found the perfect, low cost, backup solution…CARBONITE. Carbonite’s automatic online backup offers unlimited storage capacity and instantly detects and backs up files. There are other backup services, but Carbonite is the most cost effective, at $50 per year, and it even offers a FREE 15 day trial.
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Assistive Technology
AbleNet’s assistive technology products empower individuals with disabilities and provide opportunities that are rewarding, enriching and educational. Enter an activity, content area and grade level, and AbelNet’s Activity Wiz will find a product tailored to match. Included are complete lesson plans for each activity and product.
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Education Place
Education Place is your complete guide to textbook support materials for teachers, students and families. Included are classroom activity searches, bilingual resources, monthly themes, shape-book patterns, graphic organizers, links to current events and other educational websites. Students can create Wacky Web Tales and solve Brainteasers using the interactive software.
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