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Free Worksheets and Printables for Teachers We have recently started publishing a series of posts about free educational web resources for teachers and educators.These posts provide some freebies relevant to different content areas and subject matters. We want teachers to have an instant access to technology resources they might need in their teaching . Up till now we have covered free resources on the teaching of : Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies , Music Education , Economics, and Physical Education and Health. . Today we are adding a list of another useful set of resources but this time on worksheet and printables. As you know worksheets and printables are very important elements in the learning-teaching process and sometimes we feel stucked when looking for worksheets to use with our students. 1- Free Teachers Printables This website provides free teachers and classroom printables that you can download, customize, and print. 2- Discovery Education Worksheets 3- Have Fun Teaching 4- Personal Educational Press
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Teaching ideas and resources For Elementary School Teachers Great Web Sites for Middle-School Educators Major sites, and smaller teacher-created sites too ... they're all here -- sites that every middle-level educator should explore! These sites represent some of the best resources the Web has to offer, a virtual survival kit for middle-level educators. The Web is home to dozens of sites devoted to the interests of middle-level educators and students. We don't ignore the big middle-school sites; where one of those sites is mentioned, we focus on a single valuable feature offered there. Read more below about each of the sites. Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk Find teacher-created materials for teaching writing, literature and reading. ERIC Digests Web page Do a quick search for expert reports on middle-school issues. Middle School Survival Guide This downloadable guide is for parents of middle-school youngsters. Middle School Diaries Eavesdrop on the exploits of two middle-school principals and a teacher. MiddleSchool.Net Bunches of resources "from teachers, by teachers."
Video Toolbox: 150+ Online Video Tools and Resources Online video is a huge trend - so huge that's it's proving hard to keep track. From video sharing sites to video mixers, mashups and converters, we've brought together more than 150 of our favorite sites in this category. Enjoy. Live Video Communications Stickam - The best site for live video communications with multiple people. There is no major competition for Stickam just yet.Blogtv - Blogtv is a recent discovery to the public. Online Video How-to Online Video Editors Online Video Converters Zamzar - converts all sorts of file formats, including several video formats.Media Convert - a media converter with a huge amount of options; resulting videos can sometimes be out of sync with audio.Vixy - a simple converter that can only convert Flash apps from the web to several other video formats.Hey Watch! Video sharing YouTube - YouTube is the king of the video sharing sites, it has more users and videos than the others. Video hosting Video organization and management Vidcasts & vlogging