Websites+for+Teachers

Free Websites that will be helpful to teachers 10. **__ Visual dictionary __** - interactive ** dictionary ** with an innovative approach. [|http://visualdictionaryonline.com] 11. ** __ Teacher tap __ ** - a free, professional development resource that helps educators and librarians address common questions about the use of technology in teaching and learning by providing easy access to practical, online resources and activities. [|http://eduscapes.com] 12. **__ Tagxedo __** - turns words, famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, into a visual stunning word cloud. [|http://www.tagxedo.com] 13 . ** Dafont- ** Archive of freely downloadable fonts. [|http://www.dafont.com] 14. ** Teachers net ** -hosts 4500+ free lesson plans, searchable teacher job listings, 150+ social networking forums, teacher articles, educational resources, etc. [|http://teachers.net] 15. ** Thinkfinity ** -thousands of free lesson plans in numerous subjects. [|http://www.thinkfinity.org] 16. **__ Readworks __** - lessons that are aligned to states standards and common core. [|http://www.readworks.org] 17. **__ Watchknowlearn __** -free educational videos for k-12. [|http://www.watchknowlearn.org]
 * 1) **__ Traveler __** - Most important site on this page . Click on teachers in the middle of the page. This will list all the databases we have available. Then go back and click on students resources prek-12 on the left side of the page. There are some wonderful sites for your kids to use. [|www.library.arkansas.gov/traveler]
 * 2) **__ Googledocs __** -Create an account. This site lets you save and upload any document, powerpoint, presentation or any other item. It will keep it on the web and you will be able to pull it up on any computer at any time. [|http://docs.google.com]
 * 3) **__ Livebinders __** - This is a way to organize all your documents, presentations, videos, etc. You can also check out other people’s binders to get good lessons and ideas. [|http://livebinders.com]
 * 4) **__ Netsmartz __** - offers free, multimedia Internet safety presentations tailored for specific audiences – parents and communities, teens, and younger children. [|www.netsmartz.org]
 * 5) **__ Lexile framework for reading __** -This site offers information about lexile measures. It will find books for a particular level. It will also analyze text for you and let you know what the lexile range is for that particular book. Great site to explore. [|www.lexile.com/fab/]
 * 6) **__ Federal trade commission __** -This site offers free materials you can order on internet safety and other subjects. [|http://bulkorder.ftc.gov]
 * 7) **__ Pinterest- __** a digital pinboard for things you love. Genius Idea: A bookmark that makes it easy to save photos from any webpage. There is some education things as well. __ http: ____ //pinterest.com __
 * 8) **__ Arkansas attorney general __** -This site invites you to visit our new Cyber Safety section on this web site. There you will find tips for children, parents, and teachers. [|http://www.ag.arkansas.gov]
 * 9) **__ Arkansas digital sandbox __** -The newest and safest way to collaborate, store and share multimedia. [|http://adesandbox.arkansas.gov]

=Click on the link below to access the free websites the state provides for schools.= [|Free resources for 2014-2015]

Click on link below to access the Arkansas Department of Education: [|www.arkansased.org/] Click on the following link to check the Accelerated Reader quiz store to check for book levels. [] Click on the following link to access The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument by Charlotte Instrument-TESS [] Click on the following link to access the Common Core State Standards: []