Flickr.com

http://www.flickr.com/groups/freeuse

A place to copy and use photos completely free; unlike most other sites, there is permission to use these visuals without citing sources and/or asking permission. The photo above the article on authors is from this site.

Calisphere

http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/

Themed collections of primary resources that support California content standards; searchable A to Z; lesson plans and worksheets; classroom use is allowed with credit.

Visuwords

http://www.visuwords.com/

An online graphical dictionary and thesaurus; find meanings and associations; perfect for English Learners

ReadWriteThink

www.readwritethink.org

Administered by the IRA, NCATE, and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. Approximately 500 peer-reviewed K-12 lesson plans.

iTools

http://www.itools.com

A place to search and research but also of special interest to those helping English Learners; it will also translate from English into other languages. What sets this site apart is that it will translate an entire web page into another language and retain the graphics and format of the original site!

PowerPoint Games

http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/ppt-vocab.html

A site that uses TV based games to review and teach academic vocabulary across all subject areas. Comes complete with animation, familiar game show tunes and even applause!

Tumblebooks Reading Library

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp

For emergent, reluctant or EL readers. Animated, talking, picture books plus activities. Also chapter books for older readers. Outstanding library. Free 30 day trial.