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QuizStar

With this web-based utility, you will be able to create a custom quiz that others can take online! If you have a lesson plan centered around Internet websites, or if you want students to be able to do take-home assignments over the Internet, then QuizStar is for you!

  • Create quizzes for your students to use for review
  • Include Multiple Choice, True/False, and Short Answer questions
  • Group your students by Class Name (e.g. Ancient Civilization 201)
  • Activate and deactivate quizzes so they are available to students only on certain dates.

Web Worksheet Wizard

This web-based utility will allow you to create a lesson, worksheet or class page on the World Wide Web.

  • What you can do with the Web Worksheet Wizard:
  • Create a unique web document
  • Personalize article / page content
  • Include an Image
  • Add hyperlinks to other sites on the web
  • Include an e-mail link to allow others to contact you

DiscoverySchool Teaching Tools

Create puzzles, lesson plans, quizzes and more with the fantastic tools offered by Discovery School. Puzzlemaker, Lesson Planner, Quiz Center, and Worksheet Generator are just a sampling of the tools offered.

Scholastic Teacher Toolkit

Build your own standards-aligned resources with these great tools.

  • Lesson Plan Maker
  • Test & Quiz Maker
  • Presentation Maker
Lesson Generators

Filamentality

Filamentality allows you to create hotlists, treasure hunts, WebQuest, and more, and immediately posts them to the web. It does not allow you to add graphics.

TrackStar

TrackStar is an on-line interface that helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) into lessons. The list of resources acts like a table of contents and remains visible throughout the lesson allowing the user/student to easily browse through the lesson and stay on track.

SLATE

SLATE is a web tool that helps teachers construct web pages designed to help their students achieve one or more specific instructional objectives.

SURWEB

SURWEB allows people to create multimedia presentations in minutes using images, sounds & movies provided by SURWEB or other digital sources.

My Project Pages

This site is a tool that allows you to create structured online inquiry-based learning activities for the courses you teach.

 
Scoring Guide Generators

Rubric Generators

The generators on this site will allow you to make grading rubrics by filling out a simple form. The materials are made instantly and can be printed directly from your computer. Your creations are exclusive to you. If you would like to keep your creations, save them when you make them.

Rubric Builder-Landmark Project

This is another site to create rubrics online.

RubiStar

RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch. RubiStar provides generic rubrics that can simply be printed and used for many typical projects and research assignments. The unique thing about RubiStar, however, is that it provides these generic rubrics in a format that can be customized. The teacher can change almost all suggested text in the rubric to make it fit his or her own project.

Project Based Learning Checklists

These checklists keep students on track and allow them to take responsibility for their own learning through peer- and self-evaluation.

Calendar Creators

Assign-a-Day

This tool is designed to enhance teacher and student communication through an on-line, teacher-managed calendar.

localendar

  • Add a free calendar to your web site
  • Create a Personal or Group web calendar
  • Search for (and announce!) events near you
  • Let visitors create their own calendars

Sample school calendar:
http://www.localendar.com/public/ses

Sample homework calendar:
http://www.localendar.com/public/sesgr6

Miscellaneous Tools

FindSounds.com

FindSounds.com lets you search the Web for sound effects and sample sounds.

Free Translation

FreeTranslation.com is an easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages.

Nicenet

Free web-based learning environment for classrooms, distance learning programs and collaborative academic projects

Class Timer

Use this java-based timer to help keep yourself and your students on track during group projects.

Advanced Survey

Allows you to create online surveys for data gathering.

To see a sample survey, enter survey number 14295 in the Take A Survey box to provide feedback on this session.

 
Printables & Reproducibles

Teachervision Graphic Organizers

These graphic organizers will help you and your students organize ideas and concepts

Houghton Mifflin Graphic Organizers

A variety of printable graphic organizers to use in your classroom.

Printable Maps

Browse through a selection of printable maps of the U.S. states, U.S. regions, continents, and more and print them for use in your classroom.

The Print Zone

Print out stationery, award certificates, bookmarks, coloring pages, and activity sheets.

ABC Teach

Printable activity sheets and project helpers

 

Just Downright Nifty

Fonts for Kids

Lots of great fonts for use in the classroom

T.H.E. Conference Calendar

A directory of education conferences around the country. Search by location, target audience, attendees by job responsibility, conference size, etc.

Book Adventure

Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 5,400 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes.

National Geographic's Map Machine

Create and print a variety of maps to use in the classroom.

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