Setting up an email account and why it is a good idea www.hotmail.com Many freebie sites collect email addresses and will send out SPAM (junk email). Using a free account makes sure your personal account does not become cluttered Register for an account and note your email username and password
Different file types you may enounter and how to save Some freebies are in the forms of files. Some files are easy to download (move from the web site to your computer) and some are not. Also, some file types require a specific program. There are many different ways to save a file. Usually a file will have a link - visit this page to see an example.
If you left click on the link, it may take you to another web page with the file or a download prompt may appear. If the download prompt appears, follow the instructions on the screen to download.
If no download window appears, you can try right-clicking on the link and selecting save target as and that should save the file the link opens. EXAMPLE ACTIVITY - Using a File - http://www.lr.k12.nj.us/ETTC/pictureprompt/intro.html
Some useful File types (extensions) Web Page - .HTM or .HTML Adobe Acrobat = .PDF PowerPoint Presentation = .PPT MS Word Document - .DOC Zipped file(s) = .ZIP
Searching Searching for freebies can be tricky. You need to keep in mind when going to a free site it may be commercial or more educational in nature. Commercial sites tend to have lots of ads, are slower, open new windows and have many menus to click through. You may also find commercial sites are biased or not really listing frrebies as much as collecting email addresses. Some search words to include with
the word freebie might be: teacher, classroom, education, educational,
your subject area (such as science or biology) or the type of
freebie like worksheet, kits, etc. Check our online course Tips and Tricks for Surfing the Internet for more seach tips or check edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/searching/fournets.htm and edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/searching/specialized.html ALSO - check out NEWSGROUPS - many groups form to discuss freebies and such - ask me how to register and find groups if interested. http://groups-beta.google.com/ http://www.edwebproject.org/usenets.html
Some Sites to Check 1. http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr109.shtml and http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr110.shtml - From Education World good reviewed sites 2. http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/freebies.html - TheHomeschoolMom Newsletter 3. http://www.wannalearn.com/Educational_Freebies/ - Educational Freebies - from WannaLearn.com 4. http://www.killerfreebies.com/education.shtml - Killer Freebies: Free Educational Stuff 5. http://teacherszine.tripod.com/teacherszine/id17.html 6. http://freebies.about.com/od/teacherfreebies/ - good collection of links and other 7. http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/freebies/ - good site 8. http://www.weac.org/Resource/freebies.htm 9. http://www.thefrugalshopper.com/directory/links36_3.html 10. http://www.freebies.com/teacher.html 11. http://www.schoolhousedoor.com/bulletin/freebies-thinkwave.htm 12. http://www.nsta.org/resourcesgrabbag&c=1 13. www.preschooleducation.com/free.shtml - links to a preschool education newsletter which will have freebies 14. http://www.theteachersguide.com/Freebies.html - From the teacher's guide 15. http://www.im4kidz.org/freebies.html - list of links 16. lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/copyright/resources_for_teachers.html - resources page has some freebie links 17. http://nicholasacademy.com/ - links from Nicolas Academy school 18. http://www.educationalfreedom.com/heart/pages/free.html - Homeschooling Educational Freebies - HEART 19. http://education.bjbarton.com/links/Teacher_Resources/Teacher_Freebies/ - has links and also good link to newsgroups 20. http://www.stringtown.k12.ok.us/shoptools/freebies.htm - A list of links 21. http://www.alphabet-soup.net/cgi-bin/ilink/ilink.cgi?Category=Teaching_Resources%7CFreebies - list of resources 22. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/stuff/freebies.shtml -A to Z Teacher web site - freebie section 23. http://www.thecaliforniateacher.com/freebies.html - list of freebies 24. http://sitesforteachers.com/ - sites for teacher list of links 25. http://www.wheatland.k12.ca.us/lonetree/curriculum_sites02.html - list of resources 26. http://www.timesaversforteachers.com/ - great site - not all is free 27. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html - Enchanted Learning - nice but not all free
A. http://www.cnn.com/fyi/index.html - CNN B. http://www.saveourhistory.com/home.htm - History Channel C. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cable_classroom/article/0,,FOOD_9789_1844237,00.html - Food Network D. http://sportsfigures.espn.com/sportsfigures/classroomcable.htm - ESPN E. http://web.fvdes.com/teacher_resources/Web_Eval_TL/NewHartford/WW356.html - Cable in Classroom F. http://school.discovery.com/ - Discovery Channel G. http://www.aetv.com/class/ - A & E Channel H. http://psc.disney.go.com/disneychannel/cableintheclassroom/index.html - Disney Channel Lesson PLans
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