Cross-Curricular Digital Content & Primary Sources, CCSS Resources

(lectures, videos, websites, texts, lessons)

(Subject-specific resources - see Curriculum Resources page)

Academic Earth (video courses from universities)

Awesome Stories (primary source materials and lesson plans on a wide variety of topics: movies, historical events, biographies; sign up for a free newsletter)

Big Think (lectures and discussions by experts on a wide variety of topics: e.g., Global Economics, Shakespeare, Autism)

C-SPAN Video Archives

Charlie Rose (interviews and discussions with newsmakers and experts)

CLRN (CA Learning Resource Network - many web based education tools and resources, including OER resources: videos, curriculum related sites; CCSS)

Common Core Conversation (lesson plans, resources and strategies for Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Languages, ESL, Library, Art & Music, Business & Technology, PE & Health)

Connexions (multi-disciplinary educational content repository)

Curriki.org (curriculum wikis)

DeweyBrowse (school-related websites categorized by dewey number)

Documentary Heaven (multi-disciplinary content)

DocumentaryTube (documentaries about various topics)

DocumentaryZ (documentaries about various topics)

edX (MIT and Harvard University site for online learning)

Explore (documentary films and photographs about global topics, policies, and organizations; funded by Annenberg Foundation.)

FlatWorld Knowledge (open college textbooks)

FlexBooks (web-based, downloadable, curriculum-aligned digital textbooks: math, science, engineering, SAT prep and other)

Folkstreams (documentaries about American life and regional cultures; subject list)

Forum Network (WBGH public media; video and audio lectures from scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policymakers, and community leaders)

FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence)

Glean (search tool for educational videos - particularly science and math topics)

HippoCampus (multimedia content on high school subjects, designed as part of Open Education Resources)

ID Public TV (streaming video content; Scout Classroom Edition - lesson plans and contenet; browse by subject, then refine by grade level, media type, accessibility)

iTunes University (university and K-12 education videos, lectures, museum resources, NPR resources ; requires download of iTunes; you can create and store content here as well)

Khan Academy (video tutorials for math and science; TED talk about using Khan Academy)

Kideos (sorted by age, videos compiled from YouTube)

KnowItAll (interactive educational resources, organized by subject, grade level)

Library of Congress (extensive primary source documents, lessons, digital collections, themed classroom collections)

MediaStorm (multimedia storytelling about a variety of issues and topics; list of projects)

MIT OpenCourseware

MIT+K-12 (STEM content developed by MIT students)

NASA eClips (videos, lessons on real-world science, math, problem-solving, etc.)

National Archives  (primary sources; use DocsTeach for lesson plans and learning activities; Digital Vaults for a student-friendly curated collection to make quizzes, posters, and videos); also- National Archives YouTube Channel)

National Geographic

Nobel Prize Productions (educational games and links for students about Nobel Prize topics)

OER Commons (Open Education Resources for K-12 and university)

* Open Culture (free web-based cultural and educational media; ebooks, audiobooks, movies, online courses, language lessons; e.g.,  Intelligent YouTube videos, Animated Classics)

PBS Learning Media (lessons, activities, documentaries, etc.)

Research Channel (free educational videos)

Snag Learning (videos, organized by grade level, discussion questions)

Solve for X (lectures about technology-based solutions to global problems)

Sophia (video tutorials, quizzes, playlists; can post tutorials and/or create a private group)

Stanford eCorner

Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber-hero - David Kapuler's blog has great resources

TED (lectures by experts on a wide range of topics; teaching resources at Ted-ED; blog post about TED-ED; TeachingWithTED)

TotLOL (videos for young children)

Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources (Lexile resources; links and Lexile levels)

VideoLectures.net (lectures by world experts)

WatchKnowLearn (directory of educational videos from a wide variety of source websites)

Wikiversity (open educational resources)

Wolfram Demonstrations (interactive data visualizations - requires Windows7 & a download)

World Digital Library (United Nations; international database of primary source documents, maps and images; search by topic, era, country

YouTube.edu (YouTube's educational channel; Tips for Using YouTube - blogpost by Bill Bass) 

 Teacher Tools

(flashcards, rubrics, assessments, teaching tools)

26 Ways to Use Comics in the Classroom (Blog post from Richard Byrne)

Assessment Rubrics (Kathy Schrock's guide - rubrics for 2.0 type projects)

Bloom's Taxonomy Tool (use this to develop questions and learning objectives)

Book Adventure (reading suggestions, quizzes, etc.)

Classroom Timers (a variety of timeers to use in the classroom)

Collaboration Rubric

Common Core Rubric Creation Tool

Educaplay (create multimedia components to link to or embed: crosswords, puzzles, quizzes, maps, dictation, wordsearch)

Google Earth User Guide

Google LitTrips help documents - helpful for LitTrips OR using Google Maps; Google LitTrip help

Graphic Organizers

Ideas to Inspire (excellent collection of ideas and links about using websites and ICT tools in the classroom)

Infographics as Creative Assessment (Kathy Schrock's resources)

Jeopardy Labs (create or use pre-made web-based Jeopardy games for classroom topics)

QR codes... (What is a QR code? from BSU library; Using QR codes in student projects from Simple K12; Interesting ways to use QR codes in the classroom; YouTube video; QR Code Livebinder; Education uses for QR Codes; Make a QR code with Delivr; QR Codes in the Classroom (Kathy Schrock) QR Codes for K-12; Diigo links; TagMyDocs (upload your document, then grab the QR code); QR code Quiz Generator (lesson plan);

Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Pete's PowerPoint Station (PP presentations on a wide variety of school topics, holidays and concepts; also has templates, clip art and games)

PowerPoint Collection (Jefferson County Schools, TN; organized by curriculuar area)

ProProfs Flashcards (create your own or use flashcards from the site's library)

Quizlet (flashcards)

Rubistar (collection of rubrics to use or customize)

Songs For Teaching (lyrics and downloads)

Studychamps (activities, stories, worksheets, tutorials)

Teaching with InfoGraphics (New York Times)

Tube Chop (select just a section of a YouTube video to show)

View Pure (view Youtube videos without the related videos or comments)

SchoolSparks (worksheets and school readiness activities for young children)

Teacher Tools (Dillon School District, SC; teacher resource collection)

Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools

Wissahickon School District's eToolBox

Lesson Plans & Activities

AMSER (Applied Math and Science Education Repository; lesson plans activities)

Artifacts and Fiction (Annenberg; tool that pairs literature topics with artifacts (paintings, maps, sound recordings, advertisements, etc.); works for both fiction and nonfiction)

Education World (lesson plans, websites, Eric Baylin's songs for teachers)

EduHound (directory of subject links, lesson plans; partner with Time For Kids)

EDSITEment (lesson plans for Art, Literature, Social Studies, World Languages)

Gateway (National Education Association)

HeidiSongs (kindergarten resources)

Irresistable Ideas for Play-based Learning (preschool/early elementary)

Learning Network (New York Times)

Mixing In Math (integrate numeracy into many different topics)

NeoK12 (videos, games and activities, organized by subject)

OxFam (global citizenship)

PreKinders (custom Google search for PreK-K activities)

ReadWriteThink (lesson plans, student activities, professional development)

Rockingham Public Schools (dig into this deep Standards of Learning directory to find websites that support curriculum areas)

Study Ladder (free -- curriculum activities, printables & online inter-actives, includes materials especially for interactive boards; teachers can set up classes or just use the activities)

Teacher's Domain (free digital media resources & lesson plans for K-12 and Professional Development)

Thinkfinity (lesson plans, interactive games)

Webquests (links to standards-based webquest activities)

Instead of AR

103 Things to Do Before/During/After Reading (Jim Burke)

Classroom Strategies (Reading Rockets)

Free Voluntary reading: New Research, Applications, and Controversies (research paper by Stephen Krashen)

Reading Projects (document from Laura Gilchrist, LA Coordinator)

- reading journals

- genre-of-the-month

- letter to a character

- postcards to/from characters

- song/story/poem/alternative ending/interview

-diary entries, Dear-Abby letters

- book talks, 30 second commercials

- book trailer with Animoto or other web-based application

- podcast book review or other multimedia book review posted on the library catalog (ask librarian for details)

- cartoon strip

- dust jacket

- Read-a-thon

- mobile, puppets, mysterious box, collage

- paired discussion

- Young Readers' Choice award, mock Newbery awards, mock Caldecott award