Webliography

1. Online Stopwatch
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
This online stopwatch is a great resource to use during transitions. I use this website daily to time my students and reward my class when they are able to complete the transition in the given time. It is a great management tool.

2. Positive Behavior Supports
http://pbis.org/
This website lists information about positive behavior supports and the interventions and preventions to use with positive reinforcement. There are great resources listed for teachers to help with management in the classroom.

3. Brainpop and Brainpop Jr.
http://www.brainpop.com/
http://www.brainpopjr.com/
Brainpop and Brainpop Jr. are wonderful resources for students. I use these websites daily in my classroom to reinforce what we are learning for the day. Students can watch videos about a certain topic and answer questions about the video. There are videos on hundreds of topics. There is also a closed captioning option and an ELL section to help a variety of students.

4. Fun 4 the Brain
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/
Fun 4 the Brain is a great resource for math instruction. Students can work on math facts during independent practice during math. Students have so much fun playing games while practicing math, too!

5. Smart Exchange
http://exchange.smarttech.com/
Interactive white boards are a wonderful tool for students with disabilities. They are able to interact with the lesson and learn by doing. The Smart Exchange website is full of already-made Smart Board lessons to use in your classroom.

6. Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/home/
The Scholastic website is full of wonderful activities for students. There are wonderful resources for teachers to use to teach social studies. There is also a list of books and their levels for students. Scholastic provides multiple worksheets to use and a Scholastic News section to discuss current issues each week.

7. Wordle
http://www.wordle.net/
This site provides students with an opportunity to brainstorm and make thinking maps with any topic they are studying. Students can enter words to help review a certain subject and the website will create a fun map.

8. Storyline Online
http://www.storylineonline.net/
Storyline online is a website full of books read aloud to students by different adults. This website would be great for students with LD or students with cultural differences. Students could listen to the stories being read and follow along with the text.

9. Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/
Time for Kids is a great resource for teaching social studies. Teachers can use the website with the class to review current issues and research other topics. The class can also discuss magazine articles and how to research.

10. Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.org/
Reading Rockets is a wonderful website for helping with reading and writing instruction. There are tons of resources and strategies for teachers and parents. Great for struggling readers!

11. I Can Write Online
http://www.icanwriteonline.com/
This website gives students an opportunity to write online. Students type their stories using the writing process and the six traits of writing. This website encourages students to write and learn how to type.

12. Multicultural Literature
http://www.multiculturalchildrenslit.com/
This website provides children's literature and websites for many different cultures. There are lists of great resources to include while teaching about cultural differences.

13. Educate Autism
http://www.educateautism.com
Educate Autism is a website full of articles and information on Autism and Functional Behavioral Analysis. There are tons of resources for teachers to use that teach students with autism and lots of freebies to print.

14. BBC Kids Bitesize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/
BBC Bitesize offers so many games and interactive website activities to go along with all subject areas. Students are able to interact and use the activities on a Smart Board.

15. Learning Style
http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz
This website is a questionnaire for students to complete to determine a student's learning style. Teachers can use this information to help with their instruction.

16. Sheppard Software
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
This website is full of games, resources, and websites for every subject and every grade level. There are wonderful videos and pictures to enhance your instruction.

17. Progress Monitoring
http://www.studentprogress.org/
This website discusses the definition of progress monitoring and frequently asked questions. It also offers many resources and tools to help teachers and students with progress monitoring.

18. Songs for Teaching
http://www.songsforteaching.com/index.html
Songs for Teaching is a website with hundreds of songs that can be used to help teach a specific topic. The songs can help students learn and/or memorize what they are learning in class. The students can also read the lyrics while they are learning the song.

19. Giggle Poetry
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
Giggle Poetry is a website full of poems for students to read or listen to on many different topics.

20. Prep Dog
http://www.prepdog.com/
Prep Dog offers test preparation for students in grades 2-10. Students are able to take multiple assessments to help prepare for standardized tests. The website is also great whole class practice to prepare for tests.