Websites Worth Checking Out

The internet has a lot of stuff on it.  I would argue that a large percentage is irrelevant (to me) or is worthless.   However, amongst all of that stuff lie some real gems.

Here are some websites and programs I like and the reasons why.

http://quia.com   This site is great because it contains tons of teacher created online activities.  You don't need an account to use anything that has already been created. But if you get a membership, then it's extra cool. One of the features is the ability to copy an activity someone else has made over to your account. Once you've done that, you can edit and change it any way.  Plus, you can create classes and keep track of what your students are doing along with online quizzes and surveys.  It really is a cool site.  I fell in love with it during my 30-day free trial.  I suggest you give it a whirl!

http://spelllingcity.com  This is a site which has really cool spelling games that students can use online.  For free, you can create and save spelling lists for your students to use.  Some of the activities even have a print option, making worksheets.  How cool is that.   You can join the site and pay a fee... but I'm not sure what the benefits are as I've been happy with all of the free stuff.

Crosswordforge    This is a program that allows you to make crosswords and word searches.  I LOVE this program.  They have a free demo you can download.   For its price, it's a bargain.  I've had it for about two years now and use it all the time.

http://Bighugelabs.com  This website allows you to use your own photos to make motivatinal posters, trading cards, puzzles and more.  Check it out.

http://aviary.com   This site I haven't used much, but it is an online suite of photo/picture editing software.  There are some amazing things you can do here.  Just see what people have done.

This is all for now.