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=General=
 * 1) Elementary School
 * 2) Middle School
 * 3) High School
 * 4) General
 * 5) Parent Sites
 * 6) Personal Productivity
 * 7) Administrators and Technology Coordinators
 * 1) [|My Tech Desk]- click here and login as a requestor to make an IT help request or check on an existing ticket.
 * 2) [|Technology FAQs for OC's Network, grading, etc.] - This is your first stop if you can't remember how to do something with Gradequick or Edline, or a variety of other network-specifics
 * 3) [|DocStoc]- Find and share free educational documents, free term papers (yikes!) and class notes
 * 4) [|Free teaching resources from the US department of education]
 * 5) [|Office 2007 Compatibility Pack] - Users of previous versions of Microsoft Office should download and install this so that they can open and edit documents originally created in Microsoft Office 2007
 * 6) [|Online File Storage] - Who needs a flash drive in the age of high speed internet? Just upload your files here and download them whenever you need to use them. You can even edit some files right on their server. At the very least, it is a great place to back things up or store them when you need to move data.
 * 7) [|Cobocards] - Cobocards are virtually created flashcards. You can print them and study offline, edit them again and again, compare with older versions, check the status of your knowledge, upload pictures and graphs, include formula with LaTeX, share your flashcards with friends, set a deadline for exams,...
 * 8) [|cramberry] - free online flashcard creator. Includes thousands of pre-made cards, create your own lists, print out the cards, etc. As the user studies, Cramberry tracks their progress and tells them when to study each card, reducing wasted effort and letting them focus on studying
 * 9) [|Jigsaw Planet] - a website where you can create your own puzzles, play your own and common puzzles. (if you save the URL, your students can get to it), send puzzles to friends, and put created puzzles on your web pages. To create a new puzzle use the easy-to-use form on their home page. Free and fun!
 * 10) [|Jeopardy Labs] - this site lets you (without downloading anything or creating an account) create a customized Jeopardy game online for free. You put in a password and start creating it. Then the game board lets you choose the number of teams, etc. When you're finished playing it in class, give your students the web address so they can play it at home!
 * 11) [|Ideas to Inspire] - a collection of collaborative presentations, which offer a large number of ideas for engaging lesson activities. They are the result of the collaboration of teachers from all around the world.
 * 12) Collaboration tools:
 * 13) [|Voxopop] - a message board system which lets you create talk groups that you can talk, discuss and collaborate using your own voice. Some of you may remember Voxopop as Chinswing in the past. You can listen to public discussions though you need to join to create yours.You can easily send group invitations, keep your discussion private, open or restricted.You can delete it whenever you want. You can explore public talk groups on Education, Learning and Language
 * 14) [|DabbleBoard] is a whiteboard that enables you to visualize, explore and collaborate. You draw as you are drawing on a whiteboard and you can easily share your ideas. It also lets you conduct presentation and chat though you can not share files. You can read [|10 reasons why to use Dabbleboard].
 * 15) [|Dweeber.com] is a social networking site for student homework collaboration. Dweeber enables students to solve problems together, participate in virtual study sessions, and communicate with friends around schoolwork in a number of ways. The collaborative whiteboard can be used to solve math and science problems or to create joint drawings and diagrams. Dweeber allows students to create a SMART profile and discover how they learn best and then apply this knowledge to improve their schoolwork and ultimately their self esteem. It is targeted towards students aged 13 and up, and is free to use.
 * 16) [|Bubbl.us]- Create colorful mind maps online, Share and work with friends, Embed your mind map in your blog or website, Email and print your mind map, Save your mind map as an image - all for free!
 * 17) [|Mindmeister] is an online collaborative mind mapping tool that you can brainstorm with others real-time. You can create your own mind maps on an award winning interface or share them with your friends or collaborate with others to create a collaborative map.
 * 18) [|WebCanvas] is a collaborative painting project. You can paint using different basic tools, upload or post professionally drawn images or you can watch others paint live. This is an interesting project for artists though we can still give a try.
 * 19) [|AwesomeHighlighter] is the easiest way to highlight texts on web pages. When you finish highlighting, you get a link and share it with others. If you like this, you should also try [|Markkit].
 * 20) [|Crocodoc] - mark up and highlight web pages and then you get a URL (web address) that people can visit to see your marked up version
 * 21) [|Protagonize] is a community that writes collaborative, interactive fiction. One person starts the story, the others post chapters to your story that will lead it to different directions. At the end, it becomes an evolving story which everyone can participate.
 * 22) [|LucidChart] is another way to collaborate on a document simultaneously. Everyone can see the changes that have been made on the document .The difference between the other word processors is that it has an built-in group chat that makes it easier for you to collaborate.
 * 23) [|Wridea] is an online idea management service and a collection of brainstorming tools. You store, manage,organize and share your ideas to improve them with others. You use the web interface or you write an email to your wridea address to keep your ideas organized. You have pages and categories that lets you improve your ideas easily and collaboratively.
 * 24) [|CoSketch] is another whiteboard that you can collaborate to visualize your ideas and share them as images. The good thing is that, you don't have to register or install anything. It works in all browsers, it's real time and you can get an embed code for your drawing after you finish.
 * 25) [|__Webnote__] is a tool for taking notes on your computer and you can share your notes with others giving the workspace name or the URL.
 * 26) [|Creately] lets you create professional looking online diagrams with your colleagues.
 * 27) [|Mixed Ink] - free website that allows groups to collaborate on a single text.
 * 28) [|ooVoo]- free video chat and video conferencing
 * 29) [|TitanPad] - with this site, anyone (or multiple people) can instantly create a collaborative word processing document. You don't even have to create an account (in fact, you can't). When you're finished editing together, you can export it as a Word document, a web page, a pdf, and more.
 * 30) [|Quizlet]- Browse and use millions of flashcards created by other students and teachers, or create your own. Depending on your mood and needs, choose from five different learning modes:
 * 31) **Familiarize Mode** gives you a taste of the material before diving in.
 * 32) **Learn Mode** is the most powerful study mode, keeping track of your scores, retesting incorrect answers, and letting you pause and resume study sessions.
 * 33) **Test Mode** is the most versatile study mode, supporting short-answer, matching, multiple choice and true/false testing, or any combination. It also scores your answers with easy-to-read corrections.
 * 34) **Scatter** is a fun matching game which lets you drag and drop questions and answers with your mouse while racing against the clock.
 * 35) **Space Race** is the ultimate video game study simulation. Racing the clock, you type in answers to questions flying overhead before they evade your grasp.
 * 36) [|Learning Tools Directory]- 2081 (and counting) free learning tools online
 * 37) [|SAS Curriculum Pathways]- free online curriculum resources for core curricular courses
 * 38) [|PBS Teachers]- free lesson plans and many other resources split by subject area and grade level
 * 39) [|Simple K12]- Virtual Field Trips - free (most of the stuff)
 * 40) [|Gliffy]- With Gliffy online diagram software, you can easily create professional-looking flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more. Our online diagram editor makes it easier than ever to create great looking drawings.
 * 41) [|Educational Website Directory -] Hosted by the Discovery Channel, this site is a great directory for online resources arranged by subject area
 * 42) [|Online Bible] - With several versions in a wide variety of languages, this online Bible site has become recognized as the standard for online Bible sites. It is searchable by book/chapter/verse, topic, and more.
 * 43) [|Classroom Timer] - If you need a timer for an activity in your classroom, this online timer is perfect. Just click the numbers on the clock and change the number of minutes and/or seconds to match what you'd like. You can also go with one of their canned "soundtrack" timers that has a set amount of time but plays a song in the background. This timer's background color also changes to indicate the amount of time left.
 * 44) [|Newseum] - Front pages of newspapers from around the country and around the world - TODAY!
 * 45) [|Speed Reading Tool] - The site offers a few different settings and the ability to enter customized text information. The text is flashed back on the screen at varying speeds (you decide) to hone your speed reading skills.
 * 46) [|Sheppard Software] - Hundreds of educational games, activities, quizzes, articles and more for kids and everyone to use online - for free!
 * 47) [|TimeLeft]- TimeLeft is a versatile desktop utility - it can be used as a countdown clock, reminder, clock, alarm clock, tray clock, stopwatch, timer, sticker, auction watch, work days/hours countdown clock and time synchronization utility.
 * 48) [|Newspaper Clipping Image Generator] - create realistic-looking fake headlines and articles
 * 49) [|NTEQ Lesson Plans]- search existing lesson plans or build your own using their click-through wizard
 * 50) [|Free Rice to Developing Countries] - Interactive educational games. For every answer you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Food Program to end hunger. The number of subjects that are covered grows periodically.
 * 51) [|Phrontistery - a thinking place]- The Phrontistery (n. a thinking- place [Greek phrontisterion from phrontistes a thinker, from phroneein to think] holds the International House of Logorrhea (an online dictionary of obscure and rare words), the Compendium of Lost Words (a compilation of ultra-rare forgotten words), and many other glossaries, word lists, essays, and other language and etymology resources.
 * 52) [|World Digital Library] - Rare and ancient works online as high-quality images. This page organizes them by subject area, but you can also have them sorted by regio, time period, and type of item.
 * 53) [|Certification Map -] a new free online tool, was built to inform teachers on the varying state certification requirements through a single, comprehensive source. The website and its researched content can be less overwhelming than individual state Department of Education websites since it offers break-downs of state requirements at a glance, and is constantly updated to keep up with changing teacher certification requirements.
 * 54) [|Doc Cop] - Accurate, Fast, Free, Simple Plagiarism Detection
 * 55) [|SMILE]- This website helps you create any of the following activities without much of a learning curve: Multiple-choice, True/False, Drag/Drop, Sentence Mix, Paragraph Mix, Cloze, Multiple-Select . NOTE* - you have to create a free account to use this tool.
 * 56) [|Make Beliefs Comix]- Create your own comic strip! Good for Vocabulary, foreign language, creative writing, drama, etc.
 * 57) [|TeachersFirst]- TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. We offer our own professional and classroom-ready content along with thousands of reviewed web resources, including practical ideas for classroom use and safe classroom use of Web 2.0. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using our subject/grade level search, keyword search, or extensive menus.
 * 58) ELL (English Language Learners)
 * 59) [|English Central] - It provides listening, speaking, and reading practice — all in an extremely engaging way — and all for free!
 * 60) Powerpoints
 * 61) [|Thousands of free powerpoints]
 * 62) [|Slideshare.net -] a LOT of free powerpoints - be aware that some content can border on inappropriate (or cross the border) so preview everything.
 * 63) [|World of Teaching] - a few free powerpoints, rated by users
 * 64) [|Jefferson County Schools]- free powerpoints from a Tennessee school district, arranged by subject area
 * 65) [|Nebo School District]- free powerpoints, organized by subject and grade level, from a school district in Utah.
 * 66) [|Graves School District] - free powerpoints, organized by grade level first, from a school district in Kentucky.
 * 67) [|Gaston County, North Carolina] - free powerpoints, organized by subject area.
 * 68) [|Primary Resources]- from the UK, a wealth of resources for elementary grades, organized by subject area.
 * 69) [|Prezi] - the Powerpoint alternative. Less linear, more exciting presentations.
 * 70) Test/Quiz Makers
 * 71) [|EasyTestMaker] - **EasyTestMaker** is a FREE online test generator to help you create your tests. With **Easy Test Maker** you can create multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer and true and false questions all on the same test. You can also insert instructions and divide your test into multiple sections.**EasyTestMaker** automatically generates alternate versions entirely randomized and master answer sheets with a single click! Just click the "Generate Alternate Versions" or "Print Answer Sheet" link when you are done creating your test. It's that easy!
 * 72) [|Free Quiz Maker -]
 * 73) [|WiZiQ] - free online practice tests, you can also make tests and host them on this site for free. Then you give students the address and they can take the practice test online and it's scored for you.
 * 74) Online Educational Video Clips
 * 75) [|WatchKnow] - Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia, has launched a new web site designed to gather and organize educational videos for students ages 3 to 18. The site currently features more than 11,000 videos across 2,000 categories on subjects such as math, science, and history.
 * 76) [|Teachers.tv -] Free educational videos online
 * 77) [|SchoolWax.tv]- Free educational videos online
 * 78) [|Teachers' Domain]- website of free online videos that are arranged by subject area
 * 79) [|Tangle] - (Formerly GodTube) This site contains video files uploaded by members of the site. There is a possibility that something could slip through the moderators' supervision, so parents should monitor access to this site. However, I have only seen two types of content on this site: A)Positive or B)Silly and pointless.
 * 80) [|Teacher Tube]- like YouTube and GodTube, only specifically by teachers, for classrooms
 * 81) [|KeepVid] - Download and save YouTube (and other online) videos to your computer or network. This process helps avoid the embarrassment of your students seeing the (sometimes inappropriate) comments or other videos that are linked on the side. You just copy the URL of the YouTube video and paste it in the box on this website, then you have the choice to save it as a lower quality flash video or a higher quality .mp4 video file.
 * 82) Digital Storytelling
 * 83) [|Download Photo Story 3 from Microsoft's site]- FREE but only useful for Windows machines. This program is for creating your own slideshows, complete with "canned" music, transitions, Ken Burns' effects, and much more.
 * 84) [|Photo Story tutorial -] PDF download & print document
 * 85) [|Download Audacity]- sound editor - also FREE
 * 86) [|Download GIMP]- free image manipulation software (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
 * 87) [|Ideas for using D.S.]- This is an initial brainstorm of various digital storytelling topics
 * 88) [|List of great interview questions]- this is a good starter list of questions for interviews, not just for D.S.
 * 89) [|Animoto]- not exactly Digital Storytelling (lack of narration), Animoto produces TV & film-quality music videos using your photos in just minutes. Simply upload your images & choose a song as the soundtrack to your video. Animoto will then analyze every nuance of the song, producing a totally unique video each time. No two videos are ever the same. Videos can then be e- mailed, downloaded, exported to your favorite social networking site, burned to DVD, and placed on your website or blog.
 * 90) Virtual Field Trips
 * 91) [|Geolover] -a new application that lets you very easily pick a destination in the world; then you’re shown key attractions at your choice; next, you pick the ones you’re most interested in seeing, and finally you’re given a unique url address showing your list.
 * 92) [|Google Lit Trips] - A Different Way to Read Great Literature! This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place...and so much more!
 * 93) [|Virtual Field Trips] - create a field trip or go on a premade trip on this site from the Utah Education Network

=Parent Sites=  =Open Textbooks= 
 * 1) [|Movie Ratings that are more helpful] - Just knowing the letter that was assigned to a movie is not that helpful to parents when deciding whether or not a movie is a good one for their child (or themselves) to see. This site gives a separate rating for: Sex & Nudity, Violence & Gore, and Profanity ...and then it gives details about each category so you know what they will see. Almost all of the most popular movies are rated, including video rentals. Take parental responsibility seriously. God wants you to be involved in raising his children!
 * 2) [|Common Sense Media -] a site with reviews for all types of media, including movies, games, websites, books, tv shows, and more.
 * 3) [|NetSmartz] - Go here for great ideas about protecting your children from the potential dangers of the Internet. It can be a great resource if it is used with proper guidance and discernment. Don't allow your children to become a victim or to begin bad habits that will be hard to break.
 * 1) [|CK-12] - Free, downloadable math & science textbooks aligned to California standards. Includes Chemistry, Earth Science, Life Science, Biology, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus
 * 2) [|Wikibooks] - free textbooks in a wide variety of subjects
 * 3) [|The Orange Grove] - free textbooks and other downloadable resources from Florida.
 * 4) [|OER Commons] - 237 free textbooks across grade levels and subjects.
 * 5) [|Flat World Knowledge] - at this point, mostly college textbooks (all free), but this initiative has plans to expand. These texts are more like full curricular resources (with activities, test makers, etc.).
 * 6) [|Community College Open Textbook Collaborative] - arranged by subject area.

=Administrators/Technology Coordinators=
 * 1) [|OSALT] - The mission of this group is to provide easy access to high quality open source alternatives to well-known commercial products. It's a possible option for schools, classroom teachers and students who find the high prices of industry software to be a challenge.
 * 2) [|openSUSE:] Licensing-free way for schools to provide authentication services, file and print services, database and Web server systems as well as application delivery services.
 * 3) [|Dan's Guardian Internet filtering and proxy services:] This projects replaces the customary subscription model filtering system with and "add on" module to the popular SQUID Internet proxy and cache system deployed with every major Linux distribution and frequently installed on commercial Web sites.
 * 4) [|Elgg:] social interaction site like Facebook, but for the purpose of schoolwork collaboration.
 * 5) [|openBiblio:] A library automation system that is flexible enough to handle DVDs, online, or e-book subscriptions and credentials, and a list of other tangible and intangeble learning assests.
 * 6) [|Joomla:] an easy-to-manage replacement for the traditionally farmed out, usually static, one -directional, Web page most schools project. It presents a very easy to understand word processor interface known as a WYSIWYG editor (What You See Is What You Get) that make it very easy for a teacher to learn to modify their Web presence with a few minutes a week, or day, to keep the public informed as to assignments and events.
 * 7) [|Moodle:] This project replaces products like "Blackboard" and makes it possible for small private and public schools to offer an online classroom. It works like many of the modern social networking sites yet is very organized and manageable like a real classroom.
 * 8) [|openSIS:] an open source student information system that costs $1 or $2 per student.