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Tutpup is a suite of multiplayer academic games. You can sign up a classroom and track student progress on the site.

tutpup.com - Preview

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This is a handy tool to check the copyright status of different items.

librarycopyright.net/digitalslider - Preview

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Track My T lets you track the pathway your t-shirt took from the field where the natural resources that were used to make it were grown all the way to your closet.

www.trackmyt.com - Preview

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The EcoMUVE project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is a recently funded project of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The goal of EcoMUVE is to develop a Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE)-based ecosystems science curriculum for middle school, and to conduct feasibility studies on the practicality, integration, and acceptance of the MUVE-based curriculum for student engagement and learning in classroom settings. MUVEs enable multiple participants to access virtual worlds simultaneously, interacting with other students and with computer-based agents to facilitate collaborative learning activities of various types.

www.ecomuve.org - Preview

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Skoolaborate is a virtual learning space that connects students and teachers together to work on global initiatives. It is an invite only service so getting involved may take a bit of work.

www.skoolaborate.com/about_skoolaborate - Preview

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This is a great resource to use with kids to help reinforce the importance of online safety and give them a chance to practice their own skills and knowledge.

www.onguardonline.gov - Preview

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This is a great mash-up between a timeline and Google Maps. You can search different wars and conflicts throughout history as they appear on a timeline and then see those conflicts plotted on the map. Additional information on each conflict is also available to read.

conflicthistory.com/#/period/1856-1864/conflict/+en+john_browns_raid_on_harpers_ferry - Preview

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This site allows you to search for alternatives to software applications. Some of the suggested alternatives are free and some are not. Either way, it's a helpful way to get ideas.

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This site has a variety of tutorials for Office products.

www.learningelectric.com/word.htm - Preview

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This is an animation tool geared largely towards school age kids. It is fairly comprehensive and could be a fun way to engage students in learning.

domo.goanimate.com - Preview

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ctools.umich.edu/...viewPresentation.osp - Preview

These electronic fieldtrips allow you to make a virtual visit to some of the many national parks around the US.

www.efieldtrips.org/index.cfm - Preview

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This game helps kids learn more about carbon by becoming a carbon atom and traveling through the atmosphere to see all the places where carbon is stored.

www.windows.ucar.edu/...carbon_cycle.html - Preview

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Science Bob has a lot of resources for the elementary science classroom. You can watch videos, do experiments and get science fair ideas just to name a few.

www.sciencebob.com/index.php - Preview

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This is a great collaborative writing site where you can use pre-made artwork and images to create your story and work with other authors while you write.

storybird.com - Preview

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A UMD page for future students.

www.umd.umich.edu/687070 - Preview

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The Smithsonian National Museum has put together a great collection of panoramic tours that you can view online.

www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas - Preview

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This site has a great collection of maps that can be added to Google Earth as new layers.

www.davidrumsey.com - Preview

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This is another slideshow tool that allows you to easily create shows by uploading your pictures, adding some music and titles and sharing it with the world.

photopeach.com - Preview

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This is another collaborative graphic arts creator. You can make diagrams, mindmaps, concept maps and many other types of visual representation of your thinking and ideas.

creately.com - Preview

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