What's the best site from which you can download free lessons and materials?
by Edutopia Staff
May 23, 2008
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Nomenclature has always mattered in the ever-more-crowded universe of the Internet, and some of the sites readers suggested for this category have great names, even if they didn't make the final three.
MERLOT [2] might give one an instant thirst (for knowledge, of course), but there's not a drop of vino to be found, just a lot of good ideas. And you won't find merlot or Merlin at EnchantedLearning [3], but the name makes us dream of a serenity rarely found in school. Then there's BrainPOP [4], which sounds like a late-in-the-day condition common among teachers. But pop the site does, with nifty graphics and an easy-to-navigate setup.
Now, onto the reader favorites, less fancifully named perhaps but well liked nevertheless: Thinkfinity [5], ReadWriteThink [6], and Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators [7]. The envelope, please.What do you think? Weigh in on the results.
Links:
[1] http://www.edutopia.org/edutopia-staff
[2] http://taste.merlot.org
[3] http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
[4] http://www.brainpop.com
[5] http://www.thinkfinity.org
[6] http://www.readwritethink.org
[7] http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide
[8] http://www.edutopia.org/node/5509/results
[9] http://www.edutopia.org/readers-survey-2008
[10] http://www.edutopia.org/best-blog-educators-2008
[11] http://www.edutopia.org/best-educational-podcast-2008
[12] http://www.edutopia.org/best-virtual-field-trip-2008
[13] http://www.edutopia.org/best-site-grant-information-2008
[14] http://www.edutopia.org/best-technology-product-less-100-2008
[15] http://www.edutopia.org/best-technology-tool-students-2008
[16] http://www.edutopia.org/best-education-software-2008
[17] http://www.edutopia.org/amount-spend-classroom-supplies-2008
[18] http://www.edutopia.org/best-way-get-need-classroom-2008
[19] http://www.edutopia.org/best-public-advocate-education-role-model-2008
[20] http://www.edutopia.org/best-new-book-education-2008
[21] http://www.edutopia.org/top-concern-parents-2008
[22] http://www.edutopia.org/top-concern-teachers-2008
[23] http://www.edutopia.org/what-missing-degree-certification-program-2008
[24] http://www.edutopia.org/who-teach-class-day-2008
[25] http://www.edutopia.org/subject-should-be-taught-2008
[26] http://www.edutopia.org/new-teachers-burning-out-2008
[27] http://www.edutopia.org/best-way-find-inspiration-2008
[28] http://www.edutopia.org/best-way-create-educational-community-2008