Where to Find Online Resources

There is a wealth of high quality resources online that you can make use of in your blended classroom. A number of companies offer comprehensive curricula using sophisticated software that adapts to the student. If you are not planning to purchase these, there are still many free resources you can use. Indeed it may make sense to start with free resources and only after you determine the value of the approach consider purchasing a program.

You will want to vet these before giving them to your students, and you will want to figure out just how they fit into your curriculum. This listing is by no means exhaustive - there are always new sources coming online - but it is a good start.


The following resources and websites are free.

Content Name URL
ELA Sophia https://www.sophia.org/
ELA Elementary Skoolbo http://skoolbo.com/
ELA K12 SAS https://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/
ELA, ELL, Sciecne, Spanish Achieve3000 http://www.achieve3000.com/
English Course The Lake Poets: an online unit http://school.demo.moodle.net/course/view.php?id=54
ESL Elementary Skoolbo http://skoolbo.com/
Free Courses (College level) UMass Boston Open Courseware http://ocw.umb.edu/
Free Courses (College level) Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/
Free Courses (College level) MIT Open Courseware http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
Free Courses (College level) Free-Ed http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/
Free Courses (College level) Learning Space: The Open University http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/
Free Courses (College level) Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative http://oli.cmu.edu/
Free Courses (College level) Tufts Open Courseware http://ocw.tufts.edu/
Free Courses (College level) Stanford on iTunes U http://itunes.stanford.edu/
Free Courses (College level) Utah State Open Courseware http://ocw.usu.edu/
Free Courses (College level) Kutztown On-Demand Online Learning http://www.kutztownsbdc.org/course_listing.asp
Free Courses (College level) USQ Australia Open Courseware http://ocw.usq.edu.au/
Free Courses (College level) University of California Irvine Courseware http://ocw.uci.edu/Welcome.aspx
Free Courses (College level) EdX https://www.edx.org/
Free Courses (College level) Coursera https://www.coursera.org/
Free Courses (College level) Udemy http://www.udemy.com/
Free Courses (College level) Connections Academy http://www.connectionsacademy.com/home.aspx
Free Courses (College level) K-12 http://www.k12.com/schools-programs/online-public-schools
Free Courses (College level) GED for Free http://www.gedforfree.com/
Free Courses (College level) Free World U http://www.freeworldu.org/static/index.aspx
Free Courses (College level) CosmoLearning http://www.cosmolearning.com/
Free Courses (College level) OpenCulture http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses
Free Courses (College level) New York University https://files.nyu.edu/jmg336/public/html/mathematics.html
Free Courses (College level) Open Yale Courses http://oyc.yale.edu/
Free Courses (College level) Gresham College http://www.gresham.ac.uk/
Free Courses (College level) Notre Dame Open Courseware http://ocw.nd.edu/
Free Courses (College level) JHSPHOpen http://ocw.jhsph.edu/
Free Courses (College level) Open UW http://www.outreach.washington.edu/openuw/
Free Courses (College level) Udacity http://www.udacity.com/
Free Courses (College level) University of the People http://www.uopeople.org/groups/tuition-free-online-degree
Free Courses (College level) Textbook Revolution http://www.textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page
Free Courses (College level) The Library of Congress Files http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Free Courses (College level) Alison http://alison.com/
Free Courses (College level) Webcast Berkeley http://webcast.berkeley.edu/
Free Courses (College level) GCF LearnFree http://www.gcflearnfree.org/
Free Courses (College level) Google Code University http://code.google.com/edu/courses.html
Free Courses (College level) e-Learning Center http://www.e-learningcenter.com/free.htm
Free Courses (College level) Saylor http://www.saylor.org/
Free Courses (College level) Brigham Young Free Online Courseware http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/free.cfm
Free Courses (College level) University of Michigan Open https://open.umich.edu/education
Free Courses (College level) NLC Open Learning Courses http://www.nlc.edu/cait/olc/home_page.html
Free Courses (College level) FlexiLearn http://www.ignouflexilearn.ac.in/flexilearn/
Free Courses (College level) Nixty http://nixty.com/
Free Courses (College level) Capilano University http://ocw.capilanou.ca/courselist
Free Courses (College level) TU Delft http://ocw.tudelft.nl/
Free Courses (College level) United Nations University http://www.ocw.unu.edu/ocw/Courses_listing
Free Courses (College level) Weber State University http://ocw.weber.edu/courselist
Free Courses (College level) Kendal College http://www.kendal.ac.uk/campaign120516_free_distance_learning_courses.php
General Open Textbooks http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/
General Global Textbooks http://globaltext.terry.uga.edu/home
General Open Educational Resources https://www.oercommons.org/
General Free Textbooks http://www.textbooksfree.org/Free%20HS%20Textbooks.htm
General Textbook Revolution http://textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page
General Curriki http://www.curriki.org/
Grammar No Red Ink https://www.noredink.com/
History Best History Websites http://besthistorysites.net/
Math Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/
Math Elementary Skoolbo http://skoolbo.com/
Math 6-8, Alg 1,2 Knewton https://www.knewton.com/
Math HS Sophia https://www.sophia.org/
Math K-8 Sophia https://www.sophia.org/
Math K12 SAS https://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/
Math; Science The Open Resource Bank for Interactive Teaching http://oer.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/ORBIT
Math; Science Interactive Simulations for Math and Science http://phet.colorado.edu/
Reading 4-12 Read 180 http://www.scholastic.com/read180/
Science Sophia https://www.sophia.org/
Science Course Biome Study: an online unit http://school.demo.moodle.net/course/view.php?id=40
Science K12 SAS https://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/
Science; Math The Open Resource Bank for Interactive Teaching http://oer.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/ORBIT
Science; Math Interactive Simulations for Math and Science http://phet.colorado.edu/
Social Studies K12 SAS https://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/
Spanish SAS https://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/
STEM CK12 http://www.ck12.org/teacher/

The following resources and websites charge a fee for their services.

Content Name URL
ELA Study Island http://www.studyisland.com/
ELA Apex Learning http://www.apexlearning.com/
ELA K-8 MobyMax http://www.mobymax.com/
ELA PreK-8 ScootPad https://www.scootpad.com
ELA/ELD StudySync http://www.studysync.com/
English 4-6 Knewton https://www.knewton.com/
Entertainment Tech Zulama http://zulama.com/our-program/overview/#.Vli7vd-rTdQ
Languages Apex Learning http://www.apexlearning.com/
Math Apex Learning http://www.apexlearning.com/
Math 2-12 Manga High https://www.mangahigh.com/en-us/
Math 2-6 Reasoning Mind http://www.reasoningmind.org/
Math K-12 Study Island http://www.studyisland.com/
Math k-8 Dreambox http://www.dreambox.com/
Math K-8 MobyMax http://www.mobymax.com/
Math K12 Mind Research Institute ST Math http://www.mindresearch.org/stmath/
Math K12 IXL https://www.ixl.com/
Math K12 iReady http://www.curriculumassociates.com/lp/i-ready-takethetour-track.aspx
Math K12 Think Through Math http://www.thinkthroughmath.com/
Math PreK-8 ScootPad https://www.scootpad.com
Math: Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, Integrated Math: Math I, Math II, and Math III Discovery Education http://www.discoveryeducation.com//what-we-offer/techbook-digital-textbooks/
Math: Grades 6, 7, and 8 Discovery Education http://www.discoveryeducation.com//what-we-offer/techbook-digital-textbooks/
Online Courses Pearson Gradpoint http://www.pearsonschool.com/
Online Public School Michigan Virtual School http://www.mivhs.org/courses
Online Public School Florida Virtual School https://www.flvs.net/
Reading K12 iReady http://www.curriculumassociates.com/lp/i-ready-takethetour-track.aspx
Reading K12 Lexia http://www.lexialearning.com/
Science Study Island http://www.studyisland.com/
Science Apex Learning http://www.apexlearning.com/
Science Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth & Space Science Discovery Education http://www.discoveryeducation.com//what-we-offer/techbook-digital-textbooks/
Science K-8 MobyMax http://www.mobymax.com/
Science: Biology Knewton https://www.knewton.com/
Science: ES; MS Discovery Education http://www.discoveryeducation.com//what-we-offer/techbook-digital-textbooks/
Social Studies Study Island http://www.studyisland.com/
Social Studies Apex Learning http://www.apexlearning.com/
Tool NWEA https://www.nwea.org/assessments/
World Geography and Cultures, World History, U.S. History series that covers Prehistory to Present Discovery Education http://www.discoveryeducation.com//what-we-offer/techbook-digital-textbooks/

Bill Nye: The Science Guy
Bill Nye, scientist, engineer, comedian, author, and inventor, is a man with a mission: to help foster a scientifically literate society, to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Making science entertaining and accessible is something Bill has been doing most of his life. BillNye.com hosts a variety of media content and segments from the popular show.
Crash Course YouTube
Crash Course is an educational YouTube channel with videos grouped by subject area.
Educreations
Videos on all subject areas.
Khan Academy
Students can make use of our extensive library of content, including interactive challenges, assessments, and videos from any computer with access to the web. Covers math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history.
Mathtrain TV
Mathtrain.TV is a free educational "kids teaching kids" project from Mr. Marcos & his students at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA.
National Geographic Education
National Geographic Education is responsible for creating and disseminating educational programs for schools, out-of-school settings, and the home.
Open Educational Resources Commons
We are a dynamic digital content hub offering a suite of OER supports. From roadmaps to training to tools, we'll get the right OER to your students.
OpenEd
More Than A Million Common Core Videos, Games, Assessments and Courses.
SchoolTube
The best videos from schools everywhere. Students: use video to get ahead in school & at home. Teachers: inspire students in your classroom & around the world.
TED Ed
You can adapt and edit any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch around any YouTube video.
Vimeo
Vimeo is a U.S.-based video-sharing website on which users can upload, share and view videos.
YouTube EDU
YouTube EDU brings learners and educators together in a global video classroom. On YouTube EDU, you have access to a broad set of educational videos that range from academic lectures to inspirational speeches and everything in between.
YouTube Teachers
YouTube.com/Teachers was created to help teachers use educational YouTube videos to educate, engage and inspire their students. We know how busy teachers can be so we've worked with a group of teachers to put together playlists of partner videos that align with common core standards.

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