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[|MathGames] This site offers a wide variety of elementary math activities ranging from simple addition and subtraction to multiplication table practice, word problems and even some basic geometry. A good site for setting up drills for kids or even some games for competition. [|Autocad drawing site]This site offers many of the same features and tools that are used in professional computer assisted drafting programs. A great site for aspiring engineers of any sort. It can also be used to illustrate geometric shapes problems and equations, or as a simple artistic drawing site. [|Animation for kids] This site has many animated shorts for young children from infant to five or six years old. A useful site for relaxing stimulation and exposure for young children to computers. It has many interactive components ranging from puzzles to music to basic letter and number identification to simple animations. A great pre-school site. [|Graphing Calculator] Online graphing calculator. A great site for kids in higher math classes who possibly can't afford to pay the hundred bucks to buy a graphing calculator. The site also has instructions for use and some basic equation solving help. There are numerous links to other math resources on the tool-bars of the site. [|Wordle] This site would be great for a first day of school project. Just as we did at the beginning of our technology class, a teacher could solicit key words or themes for the year and make a poster with all of the student suggested themes for the year. This would be a good forum to discuss and display classroom principles like respect and tolerance. [|Aplusmath] Great site for math teachers. It has flashcards, worksheets, math games, homework help and links to math related products. This site would be good for kids through eighth grade. [|Phonics] A good site for beginning readers. It has interactive animated exercises that will keep younger kids and even a little older kids engaged. Great for beginning readers or remediation for kids with reading difficulties. Includes pages for more advanced readers up to third grade level and has other interactive language arts activities such as sentence construction. [|reading for kids] Another good site for beginning readers. Sponsored by PBS so you know its reputable. Has some interactive games as well. Good for preschool kids with Clifford, Elmo and other familiar characters. [|Adaptive Pyh Ed] Site for adaptive phy ed teachers. Has many links and helpful sites both private and governmental including para and special oiympics and links to many other advocacy groups. Includes descriptions of various disabilities and many suggested adaptations to use. [|kids java] SunMicrosystem's site for downloads of development environments for java computer programming. Great resource for aspiring programmers. The site has downloads and tutorials suited for high-school aged students.