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Websites and Apps to manage the Ohio Learning Standards.

Websites

INFOhio
Many offerings in this collection of vetted resources for Ohio students K-12 are searchable by lexile level.

INFOhio's Tech Skills for Online Testing
This Pearltree is a collection of tools students may use to practice online tech skills found in PARCC and AIR assessments.  No account necessary.

​State Testing Blueprints
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Test blueprints provide an outline of the content and skills to be measured on the test.

​Kahn Academy
Find free instruction for K-12 in Math, Science, Arts and Humanities.  Learn at your own pace or assign to students for extra support.  Also provides practice for the ACT and other college entrance exams.

Newsela
Current news articles may be adjusted by lexile range. Some articles have accompanying quizzes for teachers to assign to students. Students don't need email.

LearnZillion
Common Core resource for ALL educators, including coaches and principals. Easy to create a class code for student quizzes and practice sessions.

Prepdog
Common Core practice assessments for 2nd - 9th grade students.

Shmoop
Practice AP/ACT/SAT resources and literature guides.
Common Core and teacher support links. Note: includes some advertising.

Quiz-Tree.com
Flash required.  Quiz game covering many content areas including Spanish and SAT, GRE, GMAT and more.
Free log-in required.

iPad Apps

Educations Interactive Whiteboards
Turn your iPad into an interactive whiteboard. Create video tutorials and diagrams. Add comments to an uploaded image.

Apps Gone Free
Get the app, check it daily and save $ on high quality apps that have  "Gone Free" for a limited time.  

Smartots
Large collection of teacher approved apps for students/parents. Some free.

TechChef4U
iPhone app that lets you search for free quality apps for children and students. Categorize by grade level, category or platform.

Book Creator
$4.99 app.  Create books and upload to iBooks to share.

MeeGenius!
Free app for Apple/Android.  Can also use on laptop/computer.  Provides some free/some paid books that students may listen to/read along or read independently.

Rover App for Education
Install this free app to open Flash-enabled resources on your iPad. Available from iTunes.


English Language Arts

Practice Tests and Scoring Guides
Model Curriculum and Practice tests for High School and 3rd grade

Litcharts

Classic Literature guides for Apple and Android. New from the editors of Sparknotes. Guides are 10 pages or less and free.

Storyline Online
Hear celebrities read books.  Find related activity guides.

Spin and Spell
K-3 spelling practice.  A voice reads the words.

Comicmaster
Create and print short graphic novels.  Also contains ideas for using GNs in the classroom.

Science

Explore
Live webcams of animals around the world.  **May be addicting**

Chemicool
Interactive periodic table with detailed information about each of the elements.

Edheads
Gaming website.  Students can replace a hip, design a cell phone, etc.

Shedd Educational Adventures
Aquatic science resources for K-12 from Shedd Aquarium.

Health

Solve the Outbreak
Free app.  Game.  Students become trainers who must manage a situation/scenario so that as many people as possible are saved.

Social Studies/History

ICivics
Gaming website teaching students about a representative democracy.  Debate issues, vote and be Obama for a day.

IfItWereMyHome.com   
Compare information about different countries.   

Family and Consumer Sciences

Playspent.org
This role-playing game teaches financial literacy. Students must find a minimum wage job and make payments on housing, transportation and other bills.                                                                              
Technology

Gamestar Mechanic
Students learn about game design and create games. Lesson plans included.

Media Smarts
Digital and media literacy toolkits.  Teach youth the thinking skills they need to engage with media as an informed citizen.

STEM

HowToSmile.org
Award winning website with Science and Math activities.
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Lesson Planning

Reading A-Z
Online guided reading program
See Mrs. Stump or Mrs. Fourman for username and password.

Discovery Education Streaming
Educational videos-see Mrs. Obringer for the passcode to create an account

Pete's PowerPoint Station
PowerPoint lessons in a wide variety of content areas

Sites For Teachers
A collection of over 500 lesson plans and ideas


Teachers.net
Collection of lesson plans, blogs, projects, ideas and resources.  Search by content area, grade level or state.
 
Educator's Reference Desk
2000+ lesson plans and resources

Lesson Planet
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Collection of lesson plans, complete with downloadable materials

Teaching Tolerance
Articles and lessons about diversity and culture

Website Evaluation WebQuest
a webquest created at a SOITA workshop for high school students

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