Websites+of+the+Week

=Websites of the Week=

Browser-based noise meters: [] Pathfinders on a variety of topics: @http://tle.fehb.org/bin/pf/pfList
 * April 21, 2014**
 * March 31, 2014**

Free classic children's eBooks from the Library of Congress: @http://read.gov/books/?123
 * March 17, 2014**

Olympics resources: http://lpquinnlibrary.wikispaces.com/Olympics
 * January 27, 2014**

Copyright-friendly resources and search tools: @http://www.edline.net/pages/L_P__Quinn_Elementary_School/Educational_Resources/Copyright_free_resources
 * January 20, 2014**

Best apps and websites for teaching and learning: []
 * January 13, 2013**

Search Google by reading level: http:// the compellededucator.blogspot.com/2013/12/google-search-by-reading-level.html
 * January 6, 2013**

Christmas around the world and holiday resources pathfinder: http://lpquinnlibrary.wikispaces.com/Holidays
 * December 16, 2013**

Planbook.com digital lesson planning tool: []
 * December 9, 2013**

Make-a-Flake digital snowflake maker: @http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/
 * December 2, 2013**

Storybird Interactive digital storytelling community: []
 * November 18, 2013**

Plimoth Plantation Interactive First Thanksgiving site: http://www.plimoth.org/learn/MRL/interact/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian
 * November 10, 2013**

National Archives digital vaults (primary source documents): []
 * June 10, 2013**

Father's Day craft ideas: []
 * June 3, 2013**

End of the Year Survival: []
 * May 28, 2013**


 * May 20, 2013**
 * Livebinders:** []

Animoto: []
 * May 13, 2013**

HistoryPin: [|http://www.historypin.com]
 * May 6, 2013**

ARKive.org: []
 * April 29, 2013**

ClassDojo: [|http://www.classdojo.com]
 * April 22, 2013**

StoryboardThat: [|http://www.storyboardthat.com]
 * April 14, 2013**

Kidblog: [|http://kidblog.org]
 * April 7, 2013**

Google world wonders: []
 * March 25, 2013**

Women's History month resources: []
 * March 18, 2013**

ePals - platform for connecting with schools around the world: [|http://www.epals.com]
 * March 11, 2013**

Awesome database of lessons and activities by teachers for teachers: []
 * March 4, 2013**

Word clouds: Wordle [] and Tagxedo []
 * February 25, 2013**

Superbowl-themed lesson ideas: @http://www.edutopia.org/blog/super-bowl-lesson-plans-matthew-davis
 * February 3, 2013**

The Macaulay Library - world's largest and oldest collection of biodiversity audio and video - hear animal sounds from all over the world: []
 * January 28, 2013**

Links to videos and photos from the Presidential Inauguration, as well as lots of other information about the President and his family and policies: []
 * January 21, 2013**

Martin Luther King Jr. explorations.http://lpquinnlibrary.wikispaces.com/Martin+Luther+King+Jr This includes biographical sites, lesson plan sites, a pdf of the I Have a Dream speech, and embedded links to both a short (less than 2 min) and long (17 min - full speech) version of the I Have a Dream speech.
 * January 14, 2013**

**January 7, 2012** The Library of Congress has just released a huge Common Core resources page for teachers that includes not only lesson plans but also accompanying resources: @http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

Wiki page with resources to help staff and parents talk to kids about tragedy: http://lpquinnlibrary.wikispaces.com/Helping+Children
 * December 17, 2012**

Educational games and resources: Slimekids [|http://www.slimekids.com], Scholastic [], PBS [|http://pbskids.org]
 * December 10, 2012**

Online Advent calendar that shows holiday traditions from around the world: []
 * December 3, 2012**

Pinterest is a digital bulletin board, designed to help users share ideas of all kinds, from decor and lesson ideas to worksheets, educational technology, and of course craft projects. http://Pinterest.com
 * November 26, 2012**

Great Thanksgiving resources, including virtual field trips: []
 * November 19, 2012**

Bubbl.us is an online mind mapping tool to help you teach outlining with graphic organizers: @https://bubbl.us/
 * November 12, 2012**

Edmodo is a Web 2.0 tool that allows teachers to post assignments, hold class discussions, give quizzes, and provide formative and summative assessment, all in a safe and secure environment. [|http://www.edmodo.com]
 * November 5, 2012**

List of free eBook and Audiobook sites: [] It’s on the library website (go to Tupperlakecsd.net -> Our Schools -> LPQuinn -> Library and Technology Resources), and is a permanent link on the right hand side.
 * October 29, 2012**

Want to explain to students how big or small things are with respect to other things in the universe? Open this link and drag the scale slider around to zoom in and out. @http://htwins.net/scale2/
 * October 22, 2012**

International Children's Digital Library: books in multiple languages: []
 * October 15, 2012**

Wallwisher digital bulletin board: [|http://www.wallwisher.com]
 * October 8, 2012**

Election resources at Meet the Candidates: [] and Scholastic: []
 * October 1, 2012**

NYC Information Fluency Continuum (research skills, benchmark assessments, printable worksheets): []
 * September 24, 2012**