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65 Free Interactive whiteboard resources [|**By: Danny Nicholson**]

** TeacherLED ** – TeacherLED is a site dedicated to making the use of Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) easier and more productive. This comprehensive site features resources to use with IWBs in math, English, and geometry. There are over 4000 K-12 games located on [|http://www.bubbabrain.com] . These games are perfect for interactive white boards. ** Topmarks ** – With some of the best free educational materials for IWBs, Topmarks is a great resource for finding IWB lesson plans and activities. This educational site also features teacher resources, educational sites for classroom, and homework help. ** Interactive Whiteboard in the Classroom ** – This site for whiteboard users features tutorials, interactive websites, and software. ** Eduscapes ** – This guide to interactive whiteboards explains different activities and resources that can be used with IWBs. Eduscapes is a good starting place for teachers who are just beginning to use this technology in the classroom. ** Promethean Planet Teaching Resources ** – Promethean also invites members of their community to share their lessons and activities for their whiteboards. ** Mimio Connect Lesson Plans ** – If your classroom has a Mimio system, find lessons by searching keywords, sorting by grade or choosing your preferred subject.
 * General Teacher Resources for Interactive Whiteboards **
 *  SMART Exchange **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This SMART Board interactive whiteboard site provides several lesson plans and activities for teachers to use in the classroom. SMART lessons are available for a variety of ages and subjects.

**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> PBS **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – PBS provides a collection of fun, interactive SMART Board games. All of the games featured on this site are age appropriate and screened by educators. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">**MathFrame.co.uk** – This site, created by a school teacher, houses several interactive math games specifically designed for IWBs. All activities are aimed at reinforcing mathematical concepts and skills. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">**BBC History Game** – BBC offers several interactive activities that can be used with interactive whiteboards. This Famous People history game is a great way to teach elementary children about historical figures. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">**Scholastic** – Scholastic provides interactive whiteboard lessons for phonics, math, science, and history. This site also features a search engine for finding more lessons across North America. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">**Crickweb.co.uk** – Crickweb.co.uk provides 15 free resources for use with interactive whiteboards. These math activities are designed to teach elementary students the basics of math. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">**Math Playground** – The Math Playground offers interactive math activities for middle schoolers. These games and activities work well for teachers who want to engage the entire class. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">**Classbrain** – This game site features several interactive math games that work with IWBs. A fun game worth trying with students is Regrouping. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Funbrain **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Funbrain offers several interactive educational games for use with IWBs. These fun games cover a range of subjects and grades. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Kerpoof **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Kerpoof is an educational interactive website from the Walt Disney Company that can be used with IWBs. This site is a great way for children to create, discover, and learn. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Skeleton of the Beast **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This interactive game from Discovery Education is a useful learning tool for IWBs. Skeleton of the Beast features four skill level timed games that teach children about prehistoric animals. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Xpeditions **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Xpeditions from National Geographic provides an atlas that can be used on interactive whiteboards. This atlas explores every region of the world. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Periodic Table **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This interactive periodic table site was designed for educational use by elementary to high school students. The site works with interactive whiteboards to introduce and engage children in learning the element table. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Archiving Early America **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Archiving Early America features a range of short videos on American history that are perfect for use on IWBs. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> ** Memorial Hall Museum ** – This free online museum features a complete interactive website for teachers. IWB teachers can view collections, online exhibits, and games. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Place the State **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Place the State is an interactive geography game from Bensguide.gpo.gov. This resource can be used with IWBs to teach students about U.S. states.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Interactive Whiteboard Games & Activities **

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Engaging students in some classroom topics can be difficult. But with the help of your interactive whiteboard you can get and keep your students interested in what you are trying to teach them. These activities are all especially cool. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Scale of the Universe **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This cool update to an old tool lets you scroll from the size of a person and head out into space – viewing the solar system, galaxy and eventually the entire universe. Or zoom smaller and smaller down to sub atomic particles. This new version is clickable – and tells you a litle more about the different planets and objects you can see as you drag the slider to view bigger or smaller objects. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Stellarium **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This free planetarium software is perfect for astronomy lessons. Stellarium displays a realistic 3D sky, complete with planets, major moons, more than 600,000 stars, and constellations from 10 cultures. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Illuminations **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Illumination provides more than 100 interactive math games and activities for students in grades pre-K through 12. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> FreeRice **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – FreeRice is an amazing trivia game from the United Nations World Food Program. Rice is donated to hungry people every time visitors answer trivia questions correctly. Trivia categories include art, chemistry, math, English vocabulary and grammar, geography, and language learning. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Signed Stories **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Signed Stories features videos of stories being told with sign language and subtitles. Although the site is designed primarily for deaf children it would be useful to any classroom interested in learning more about sign language. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Sheppard Software **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Sheppard Software provides a wide range of free educational web games for students. Covered topics include animals, science, chemistry, health, history, math, and vocabulary. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Fit Brains **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Designed by a clinical neuropsychologist and brain health expert, Fit Brains is an online gaming platform with puzzles and other “brain games.” Players can track their progress and win trophies and achievements when they do well. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Tutpup **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Tutpup is a competitive game site that allows students to play interactive web games with other children around the world. All of the games on Tutpup focus on math or spelling. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Spelling City **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Spelling City is a free online learning platform with 10 learning games and more than 40,000 spelling words. The site also offers how-to videos to help teachers integrate Spelling City into the curriculum. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> The Eco Zoo **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – The Eco Zoo is a 3D environment that can be used to teach students about environment, ecology, and eco-friendly living. Content can be viewed in Japanese or English. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> NASA Space Place **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This award-winning NASA website is a good place to find videos, animations, and games that teach kids about space science and technology. Nearly all of the materials on this site would work well with an interactive whiteboard.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">More Unique, Cool Whiteboard Resources Students Love **

**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Google Body Browser **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This is Google Maps for the human body! Google Body is a detailed 3D model of the body. You can peel back anatomical layers, zoom in, click to identify anatomy, or search for muscles, organs, bones and more. At the moment this won’t work in most web browsers, you will need to get the beta of the new Firefox or Chrome, but keep an eye out later this year for an update. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> The Children’s University of Manchester **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This excellent resource is aimed at KS2 and covers subjects such as electricity, health and space. There are a number of interactive Flash games that you can use, and even better they come with a “full screen” option which makes then much easier to display and use on your board. There is also information about real scientists working at the university and what research they do. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Succeeding with Science **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Created by Sellafield Nuclear Power Station, this website contains many different interactive activities and downloadable resources. There are resources here for both primary and secondary teachers on a number of different topics. There’s also information about the power station itself. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> National STEM Centre **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This site contains a wealth of resources to support the teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths in Key stages 1 – 5. There are interactive resources, but also downloadable PowerPoint presentations. There are some excellent resources produced by the Association for Science Education (ASE) as part of Science year which are now archived on the site. You need to register to download all the resources, but it is free to do so. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> BP Science Resources **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – The BP Educational Service (BPES) produces curriculum-linked teaching resources about BP and the Energy industry for 5 to 19 year olds. There are some great interactive resources on the site. Primary teachers will really like their Young Science Investigators series. Secondary teachers should check out the Science Skills unit. The online resources also come with downloadable teachers notes and worksheets. A login is required to download the full packs, but again it is free to register. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> ChemCollective Virtual Lab **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – The ChemCollective is a digital library of online activities for KS3/KS4 chemistry teachers which aims to engage students in more authentic problem-solving activities than those found in most textbooks.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Science Websites for Your Interactive Whiteboard **

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Their virtual lab will look slightly familiar to anyone who has ever used Crocodile Chemistry. It’s a free simulation which allows mixing of different chemicals and provides information such as pH and temperature as the chemical reaction takes place. Comprehensive guides are available on the site which explains what to do. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">As always, virtual simulations should not replace actually doing the experiments for real. But sometimes, for revision purposes, or for times when a lab is not available, being able to access these kind of online simulations can be very useful. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> O2 Learn **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – O2 is building a video library of great revision lessons, from teachers across the country. Teachers can submit videos of themselves delivering short guides to different topics. Students can also request help on difficult areas. Would be good for revision. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> NGFL Cymru **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – The Welsh National Grid for Learning website is a wealth of resources for all key stages and all subjects – but in particular science. Available in both English and Welsh. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> TES I-Board **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Some excellent, free, resources for KS1 science (and other subjects) which work great on an IWB. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> SnagLearning **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – SnagLearning is dedicated to bringing high quality, award-winning documentaries to an online audience around the world. The site features carefully selected films from their library of over 1,600 documentaries that are appropriate for students from KS2 upwards. Our titles cover nearly every classroom subject and many are produced by well-known educational sources, including PBS and National Geographic.

**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> MoodStream **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Moodstream is a really interesting tool. It combines images (from Getty Images) and audio tracks to suit your mood. Would be good to investigate how different sounds and tunes affect our how we feel. Choose from combinations of happy/sad, calm/lively, warm/cool etc. Is really interesting to leave running for a while and see what it does. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Shaun the Sheep’s Bleat Box **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Make music with Shaun the Sheep of Wallace and Gromit fame. Click on a sheep to make them bleat! Great fun. Includes a free play mode or a memory game. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Making Music from Help Kidz Learn **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Simply press a piano key or run your finger down the keys on a touch screen, to play the notes. Mouse users can click on the keys. The keys are in different bright colours and marked with the note they play. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Virtual Drum Kit **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">– Ken Brashear has made a giant drum kit that you play simply by hitting the different hotspots on the image. Very therapeutic. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Music Match Game **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This game helps you learn how to play the piano and read music. You can learn the notes, learn the keys or both. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Drum Machine **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">– An interactive drum machine that lets you build up different beats to create your own drum track which you can then export as a swf file. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Poisson Rouge Piano **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – A simple interactive piano that lets you produce a tune and then play it back. Will show the musical notation at the same time. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Muxicall **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – A collaborative “wall of music” Click on the notes to play a track, but other people can also be using it at the same time and play music between you! **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Toy Theatre Music **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – 4 different games here. Compose your own music, create drum beats, music maker and piano puppet. Try them out!
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Interactive Whiteboard Activities to Teach Music **

**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Pic-Lits **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">– Drag words onto photographs to describe the scene or mood. The default language is english, but could be used in other languages in freestyle mode. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Word Magnets **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – This resource from Triptico could again have uses in many different subjects since it is quite open-ended. Use it to create drag and drop sentences in your chosen language. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> MFL Sunderland **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Some excellent resources from a group of MFL teachers in Sunderland. Contains resources for all key stages in French, German, Spanish and Italian. Worth a visit. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Teachers TV MFL Resources **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – I often forget to check Teachers TV for resources, but there are quite a few on there for many different subjects. These videos are designed to be used in class and would be perfect on the IWB. Register for a free account and you can download them to your computer. Remember to play full-screen! **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> WatchKnow – videos **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Simple videos to introduce languages at Primary level. Includes pronunciation guides. Like this one:
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Basic Reading & Modern Foreign Language IWB Resources **

**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Newbury Park – Language of the month **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Short video clips that would be ideal to introduce different languages in Primary schools from Newbury Park school in Ilford. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Ashcombe School – GCSE French Videos **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">– Some very useful videos here for french teaching from Ashcombe School in Surrey. Also check out their Primary MFL resources. Videos are a little small, but come with a quiz. May be better for self-study rather than IWB use. Right click on the video to play it full-screen. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Anna Graingers – MFL Resources **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">– Visit Anna Graingers site for powerpoints, game templates and worksheets. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">CrickWeb ** **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Spanish / ** **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> French **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Crickweb has a wealth of great resources for all subjects, and that includes languages. Check out their KS2 Spanish and French resources. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Northumberland Grid MFL **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Northumberland Grid for Learning has some very good primary MFL resources that are well worth a look. Including traditional story books in different languages. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> BBC Learning Zone clips **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – The BBC is always a good place to look for video resources for classroom teaching. They have videos on all subjects, including French, German and Spanish at both Primary and Seconday level. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Bleu, Blanc, Rouge… **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">– Bleu, Blanc, Rouge is a website for teachers wishing to access resources for teaching French in the Primary School. The site contains songs & rhymes, language games, art & seasonal ideas, tongue twisters, recipes & links to French stories on the net. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> World of Teaching **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> – Lots of powerpoints to adapt and adopt for language teaching (and other subjects)