Catch of the Day - Brain Nook - 11/5/2010

Brain Nook is a virtual world where children ages 6-10 can develop their mathematics and English skills. Brain Nook is a safe, fun, free educational playground featuring fun games that children from around the world can play with each other.

BrainNook currently has more than a hundred educational games based on important concepts in math and English grammar. These games are based on the content standards prescribed by the California State Board of Education.

While exploring colorful virtual worlds, children play games and solve puzzles, competing and  interacting safely with other children. All newly created user accounts in Brain Nook must be activated by a parent.

Nunook Interactive, the developer of Brain Nook, is a leading creator and publisher of high-quality games for children and teenagers. They are headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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Catch of the Day - Examville - 11/4/2010

Examville is an online education platform where students and teachers can connect and interact with others from around the world.

At an affordable cost, Examville facilitates online collaborative learning with an innovative platform that creates an open meeting place that allows for "learning without borders." The goal of Examville is "to democratize education and ensure equal access to learning content and great teachers."

Examville combines adaptive learning technologies with quality educational content in interactive, dynamic, and engaging ways. Using the Examville platform, users can connect, learn, teach, sell, and earn.

Any student at any level, with Internet access, can use Examville to learn. In open virtual classrooms, students can connect with qualified tutors, share study guides, review materials, submit questions for expert response, and participate in live online classes.

Teachers can share their knowledge with millions of students globally and also create income by hosting their own online classes and selling study documents on Examville.

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Catch of the Day - Picturing America - 11/3/2010

Picturing America makes the nation's artistic heritage – paintings, sculpture, architecture, crafts, and photography – accessible to everyone.

Picturing America strives to give visitors the opportunity to learn about America's history and culture in a new, engaging way. The program uses art as a stimulus for  the study of the cultural, political, and historical strands of America's foundation.

Using high-quality reproductions of significant American art together with the Teachers Resource Book and the website, Picturing America can help students understand the human aspects of American history.

The benefits of Picturing America Include ...

• A free resource that provides educators with an engaging way to teach American history, culture, and other subjects through the use of art
• Educational entities and public libraries in the US may receive up to 40 high-quality, laminated reproductions
• An illustrated Teachers Resource Book with activities organized by elementary, middle and high school levels
• Access to the Picturing America site which contains additional information and resources, including innovative lesson plans

Picturing America is a program of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.

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Catch of the Day - Sites for Teachers - 11/2/2010

Sites for Teachers is a free directory of teacher's resources and educational sites on the Internet.

Sites for Teachers only includes links to sites that contain teacher resources and materials. The sites are ranked by popularity, and Sites for Teachers has strict rules for the listed sites.

At Sites for Teachers you can find lesson plans, worksheets, clip art, activities, and more in all subject areas. If you manage such a site, you can get it listed, too.

Sites for Teachers is completely free, both for the visitor and for the sites being listed.

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Catch of the Day - Teachers' Domain - 11/1/2010

Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educators from PBS and its partners.

Thousands of media resources, supporting materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and professional development can be found at Teachers' Domain.

Browse Teachers' Domain according to commonly taught topics. Subjects, topics, and subtopics are based upon national and state standards and curricula.

These K-12 subject areas are included in Teachers' Domain …

• Arts
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies

The professional development content offered by Teachers' Domain includes online courses sorted by duration, grade, or subject. Teaching strategies are grouped by subject or type.

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