Larry Ferlazzo, Teacher

The Best Websites

(under construction)

This page lists direct links to sites that I believe are the best on the Web for learning and teaching. I have omitted sites and lists that are specifically for teachers. This page is designed for student self-access.

You can find more thorough reviews of all of these sites on my blog at Websites of the Year.

The title of each list is also a link that will take you to a complete review of all the sites on that list.

Best 2.0 Applications For Education
Best 2.0 Applications For ESL/EFL Learners
Best Online Learning Games

Best Internet Sites For English Language Learners
Best Social Studies Websites

Best Websites For Learning About Civic Participation & Citizenship
Best Websites For Students Exploring Jobs & Careers

Best Sites For Learning Economics & Practical Money Skills

Best Websites To Teach And Learn Life Skills

Best Sites For Students To Easily Create & Display Online Projects

The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education -- 2007

1. Tumblr

2. Bookr

3. VoiceThread

4. Show Beyond

5. Daft Doggy

6. Community Walk

7. One True Media

8. Fleck

9, ESL Video

10. CircaVie

11. SMILE & CLEAR

12. Footnote

13. Sketchcast

The Best Web 2.0 Applications For ESL/EFL Learners -- 2007

1.VoiceThread

2. Daft Doggy

3. Bookr

4. Scribd

5. Show Beyond

6. Imagination Cubed

7. Dvolver MovieMaker

8. One True Media

9. Sims On Stage

10. ESL Video

11. CircaVie

12. Jottit

13. Blabberize

14. Community Walk

15. SMILE & CLEAR

The Best Online Learning Games -- 2007

1. Wordmaster

2. A Break In The Road and Sound Factory

3. Yahoo English Learning

4. Launchball

5. Qtoro

6. Twenty Questions Game

7. Free Rice

8. Bitesize Literacy and Math

9. The Senses Challenge

10. Philologus

11. Class Tools

12. Line Rider 2

The Best Internet Sites For English Language Learners -- 2007

1.Online TPR Exercises

2. Starfall

3. Oxford Student Sites

4. The Everyday Life Project

5. Peace Corps Training Manuals

6. Wordbuilder

7. English Interactive

8. Hello World English

9. Raz-Kids

10. Brainpop

The Best Social Studies Websites -- 2007

1. The Virtual Smithsonian and Hippocampus (tie for first place)
2. Awesome Stories
3. ZIPskinny
4. Learn About Congress

5. The Greatest Race On Earth

6. HotPads

7. The Traveler IQ Challenge

8. Zero Footprint Kids Calculator

9. Nations Illustrated

10. Geography Challenge

11. Maps: Finding Our Place In The World

12. Consumer Consequences

13. Hot Shot Business

14. Wikijunior: Ancient Civilizations

15. I Know That

16. DirectGovKids

17. Brainpop

18. HRW Social Studies Homepage

Best Websites For Learning About Civic Participation & Citizenship

1. EL Civics For Students

2. U.S. Citizenship

3. Community Organizing Toolkit

4. U.S. Citizenship Podcast

5. Civic Participation

6. Interactive Learning Modules

7. American Epic

8. List of Questions In The New Citizenship Test

9. Online Citizenship Class

10. Ben's Guide To U.S. Government

Best Websites For Students Exploring Jobs & Careers

1. The Learning Edge

2. Career Voyages

3. Hot Shot Business

4. Career Capture

5. Penny's Search

6. Bioworks U

7. California Career Zone

8. Emurse

9. Everyday Life

10. Kids Work

11. Words Revision

12. Occupations

Best Sites For Learning Economics & Practical Money Skills

1. Everyday Life

2. Brainpop Economics Movies

3. Banking On Our Future

4. Hot Shot Business

5. Savings Quest

6. Get Real

7. Financial Fitness For Life

8. Hands On Banking

9. Lemonade Stand

10. Another Lemonade Stand

11. Coffee Shop

12. Ice Cream Stand

The Best Websites To Teach and Learn About Life Skills
1. Everyday Life
2. Learning Edge
3. English For All
4. TV 411
5. Literacy Exercises
6. Life Skills Lessons
7. Student Lessons
8. Driving Test Tutorial
9. Envelope Reading Lesson; Reading Maps; Reading Maps 2
10. Awesome Places

The Best Sites For Students To Easily Create & Display Online Projects
* Jottit
* Bookr
* Big Huge Labs Slideshow
* oSkope
* ZeeMaps
* Just Crosswords
* Snappoll
* Poll Junkie

* Go To Quiz

* Edublogs