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Graduate Program in Education: Web Sites For Educators

Guide to resources in these subjects.
Subjects: Education, Psychology

Recommended Web Sites

Here are a list of website recommended by the Librarians for this subject area.

Web Sites

List of web sites useful for KENTUCKY educators

Teaching Tools & Other Suggested Sites

CHROME Apps for the classroom:

Socrative Teacherhttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/socrative-teacher/ofajgnplnindhnhnconjocimijjifaln?hl=en  

Educators can initiate formative assessments through quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets and space races all with their Socrative Chrome app. Socrative will instantly grade, aggregate and provide visuals of results to help you identify opportunities for further instruction. Save time and visualize student understanding when it matters, now!

POWToon - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/powtoon/aomfhbjiekjcbeefclbidjgnikfbooem?hl=en  

Powtoon is a video animation software and a presentation animation software. You can easily create a simple animated video and then convert it into an animated presentation!

RealTime Board (Whiteboard) - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/realtimeboard-whiteboard/opfmbdmhambgleempeofcjjhjclimccg  

RealtimeBoard is your online whiteboard for visual team collaboration. Add pictures, mockups, drawings, videos, sticky notes, office documents and Google Drive files on an endless canvas, discuss it with your colleagues, and enjoy the smoothest real time visual collaboration without emails.

PadLet - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/padlet/ppckapbnfhikdajgehibjapcohbaomhd?hl=en   

Padlet is the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world. It works like a sheet of paper where you can put anything (images, videos, documents, text) anywhere, from any device (pcs, tablets, phones), together with anyone.

States Certifications

Whether you are looking to stay here in Kentucky or work in another state, these sites should be an excellent resource for you. These sites have attempted to collect the fifty states' teacher certification requirements and keep them up to date.

U.S. Department of Education: Certification Requirements for 50 States

Teach.com: Certification Requirements for 50 States

Lesson Planning, Professional Development, and Media

Check out these sites for thousands of free, expert-created P-12 instructional support materials, classroom-ready media, and professional development resources across the curriculum.  Many of these sites include content that is aligned to state and national standards. 

Recommended Web Sites

Below are links to pages where there are many images to use for education.  They are freely available.