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KeySpace™ - Touch Typing App for Kids (7+ years old)
Not being able to touch type could be costing you and your students millions of words.
KeySpace™ teaches students how to touch type fast and accurately without looking at the keyboard. This program is designed to be run on a Windows operating system.
Posted by @mykeyspace, last updated on May 29, 2013
Newsela
Daily vetted news articles for students upper elementary through high school with LEXILE levels to match your students reading proficiency. Excellent source for cultivating responses to informational text. Run by educators.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on November 8, 2013
Facing the Future
Resources and curriculum materials related to contemporary global issues.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on May 16, 2014
British Museum\'s Mesopotamia Interactive!
Fantastic information packed site with interactions for Mesopotamia cultures including contributions, location, societal structures. Attractive and intuitive in nature, this resource is a great complement to readings on the subject.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on June 5, 2014
International Alliance for Invitational Education
The International Alliance for Invitational Education® is a not-for-profit, worldwide organization of educators and allied professionals who are dedicated to creating, sustaining, and enhancing positive environments.
Posted by mikefisher821, last updated on November 1, 2014
Country Codes for Internet Research
Alan November reminds us that our search browsers tend to be specifically rooted in our own country. For more refined information add the country code. For example, CN is the code for China. Enter: site: CN economy
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on February 11, 2016
WorldMapper!
Exceptional site to take statistics on the earth and CONVERT them to a pictoral image. Really grabs student attention.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on February 12, 2019
Educating for Global Competence- free book PDF
This excellent guide written by Jackson and Boix-Mansela is based on the work of CCSSO\\\'s work group on developing global competence. PACKED with activities and ideas for classroom teachers.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on February 12, 2019
Amazing Maps - Unfolding the Earth
Here's an interesting animation by Jack van Wijk of the Eindhoven University of Technology that depicts various strategies for projecting the globe on a two dimensional surface. Some of these projections are well known while others are more experimental.
Posted by Earl Nicholas, last updated on July 6, 2011
The Green Schools Sustainability Curriculum Directory
Scroll down the page and DOWNLOAD this fantastic resource for teaching links for the study of sustainability.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on September 14, 2012