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Click here for a PDF version of Fire Up 2005 

Click here for a PDF version of Fire Up 2004  

Click for a PDF version of the TC Conference 2004

Click here for a PDF version of Fire Up 2003  

Anagram and Quiz Creators

Quizlab $ Worth the money!
http://www.quizlab.com/

Create your own online quizzes or select from. our huge library of teacher-created quizzes, Save time with automatic scoring and recording...There is a 30-day trial with this site after that it becomes a pay site but worth the money.

Quiz Builder 
http://www.unc.edu/cit/quizbuilder/index.html

The CASTLE Quiz Toolkit 
http://www.le.ac.uk/castle/

Homemade (Java - for all platforms).  This great offering is actually a suite of free applications from the Learning Technology Group at Leicester University (UK).

Wordsmith.Org 
http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html
A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For example, Elvis to Lives.

Book marking

BackFlip 
http://www.backflip.com/

 BackFlip is a free book marking tool.  Check out more links at <http://www.backflip.com/members/Technteach> in the Public Directory 

MyBookmarks 
http://www.mybookmarks.com/

MyBookmarks is a free Internet service that allows you to keep your browser bookmarks and favorites online so you can access them from anywhere.

MyHQ  
http://www.myhq.com/

"Easily manage your bookmarks in a banner ad FREE environment. Import/Export, create public pages (password protected if you wish), share bookmarks. All for FREE. Register now!"

ikeepbookmarks.com (A TechnTeach Favorite)
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com

Technteach currently has an account and the link will be posted here with updated links.

Clip Art/Sound/Media

United Streaming $
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/logins/login_www.cfm
This sites has a 30-Day trail after which it has a fee. 

Encyclogram
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/encyclo/encyclogram.html

Explore harmonograms, spirographs, and lissajous figures

Pics4learning 
http://pics4learning.com

Learning Pages.com 
http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/clip_preview.html

Amazing Picture Machine 
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm

Find Sounds
http://www.findsounds.com/

Letter TV Audio Alphabet
http://www.lettertv.net/pages/audioalpha.htm

Communication Stuff

Teachers.Net Chatboards 
http://www.teachers.net/mentors/

Great teacher resource for all grades, curricula, & interests 

IncrediMail  
http://www.incredimail.com/english/splash.html

For fun - FREE download program to spice up your email with backgrounds, sounds, animations, etc.

ePals 
http://www.epals.com

GaggleNet-Free
http://gaggle.net

Blogger (A TechnTeach Favorite)
http://new.blogger.com/home.pyra

Blogger offers you instant communication power by letting you post your thoughts to the web whenever the urge strikes.

TypePad
http://www.typepad.com/splash/

Calendars

Calendar.Net  
http://www.calendars.net

Create your classroom online calendar

Assign-A-Day  
http://assignaday.4teachers.org/

Create your own online calendar

LoCalendar 
http://www.localendar.com/elsie

Add a free calendar to your website

 

Course Development Tools

eboard.com $
http://www3.eboard.com/eboard/servlet/IndexLoginServlet

There is a 30-day trail after which there is a fee.

Myprojectspages.com
http://www.myprojectpages.com/

With myprojectpages.com, create as many learning documents as you like and build your own library of projects-Free

Copyright Stuff

Copyright Bay 
http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/
Self-guided 'tour' of copyright issues

Copyright for Kids-Easy to navigate
http://www.copyrightkids.org/

Movie Licensing USA-Keep it legal! 
http://www.movlic.com/

EasyBib $(Only 7.99 for a year)
http://www.easybib.com/

MLA format free - APA $6/year 

QuickCite 
http://www.noodletools.com/quickcite/
Quickly generate an MLA-style citation for a single source (simplified for younger students).

Citation Machine (A Techn'teach Favorite)
http://landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php
Creates MLA and APA citations.

 

Survey Creators

CreateSurvey  
http://www.createsurvey.com/

Create your own surveys

Zoomerang    
http://www.zoomerang.com/Login/index.zgi
Create your own surveys

 

Curriculum Stuff

MEAP Lesson Plans   
http://www.statestandards.com/showstate.asp?st=mi

Locate lesson plans based on Mi Curriculum Framework Benchmarks

Teach-nology    
http://www.teach-nology.com/

Lesson Plans, worksheets, teacher resources, rubrics & Motivators

TWICE
<http://www.twice.cc/fieldtrips.html>
Video Conference field trip database - connected to Michigan Frameworks!

4 2 Explore 
<http://www.42explore.com/index.htm>
Definitions, activities, the 4 good starting points, and many more links and resources for the thematic topic for over 200 themes. 

 

Lesson Plans

Ask Eric Lesson Plans 
<http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/
1,000+ lesson plans from teachers across the USA

Sites for Teachers 
<http://www.sitesforteachers.com/>
TechnTeach is list as one of its top sites.  TechnTeach is currently listed with this site.

Teacher Vision 
<http://www.teachervision.fen.com/lessonplans/0,2606,,00.html>

LessonPlansPage.com 
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/

 

Rubric Makers

What is a rubric?  
<http://www.middleweb.com/CSLB2rubric.html>

Understanding Rubrics Heidi Goodrich Andrade-
<http://www.middleweb.com/rubricsHG.html>

Rubric Builder-by David Warlick
<http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3>

Rubistar 
<http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Make your own Rubrics!
 

Rubric Builder 
<http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php>3>  
This sites contains other resources i.e. bibliography creator.

Teach-nology 
<http://www.teach-nology.com>

Rubrics.com 
<http://www.rubrics.com/>

 

Organizations

Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) 
<http://www.macul.org>

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 
<http://www.iste.org>

Michigan Alliance for Gifted Education (MAGE)

Michigan Association for Bilingual Education

Michigan Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (MASCD)

Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA)

Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA)

Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB)

Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP)

Michigan Education Association (MEA)

Michigan Elementary & Middle School Principals Association (MEMSPA)

Michigan for Public Education (MPE) -- a grassroots advocacy group with great fact sheets and tips for getting involved in your own local school.

Michigan Indian Education Council

Michigan Institute for Educational Management

Michigan NCA Home Page

Michigan PTA

Michigan Schools in the Middle -- 
middle school research center at Central Michigan University.

 

New Teacher Survival

Survival Guide from the US Government 
< http://www.ed.gov/pubs/survivalguide/>-How New Teachers 
Can Work Effectively with Veteran Teachers, Parents, Principals, 
and Teacher Educators

North Central Regional Education Laboratory (NCREL) <http://www.ncrel.org/he/tot/index.html>

You Can Handle Them All…
<http://www.disciplinehelp.com/>

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