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ExploreLearning.com offers the world’s largest library of interactive online simulations for math and science education in grades 3-12. They call these simulations Gizmos.

Gizmos are:

fun, easy to use, and help students develop a deep understanding of challenging concepts through inquiry and exploration.

• research-based, flexible tools used by teachers across all 50 states in a wide variety of ways. Gizmos are ideal for small group work, individual exploration, and whole class instruction using an LCD projector or interactive whiteboard.
• designed to supplement your existing curriculum. Gizmos are correlated to state curriculum standards and over 200 textbooks, making them easy to integrate into your instructional program.
• backed by first-rate training and professional development services that help maximize the value of your investment.

The site offers a free 30 days trial which is well worth playing with! Some very good interactive experiments for science and maths here.

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These are great fun. I use them with classes that need short, sharp tasks and then a reward. To break the lessons up into manageable 10 minute chunks my students sometimes get rewarded with a choice of one of these silly videos. It all helps with behaviour management

The site’s creators come from the teaching expertise of a special school so these videos are actually intended to help children to understand and generalise cause and effect (the action / reaction bond), one of the foundation stones for early learning. All of the videos can be played online or downloaded for use on a PC or Macintosh computer.

They are also links to interactive talking story books and other useful interactive activities.

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If you’re teaching the basics of electrical circuits then this free piece of software is perfect for you. On your IWB or computer pupils can pull out batteries, bulbs, wires and other circuit gadgetry and create their own virtual electrical circuits.

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Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge! Perfect for virtual learning environments and IWBs.

My favorite tool is the “Random Name Picker” fruit machine.  My students never argue over who goes first if the fruit machine chooses them!

resources also include:

• Diamond 9
• Fish Bone (Fishy Bob!!)
• Venn Diagram
• Time line
• Priority Targets
• Interactive Hamburger Diagram….  (perfect for essay writing?? )
• An interactive accelerated learning cycle
• A Jigsaw diagram
• A priority Chart

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Storybird is full of Big Books that you can use on your interactive whiteboard.  All of the books are free because they are created by their readers.  You could even have a go at creating your own class big books and sharing them with each other.  Good fun!

“Storybirds are short, visual
stories that you make with
family and friends to share
and (soon) print.”

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