Thinkfinity

Thinkfinity is part of the Verizon Foundation's literacy, education and technology initiatives to improve student achievement. Content is provided by various partners - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Council for Economic Education, The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science are just a few. The database can be searched by keyword, subject, grade level, resources type and content partners - individually or any combination of those areas.

The site is broken up into 4 tabbed resource areas - Educator, Student, Parent, and Afterschool. There are standard-based lesson plans for the educators and access to free training opportunities. The student area contains a homework help area with online maps (including an interactive map of Marco Polo's route to China and back), and a letter generator to practice letter writing skills. The parent area has resources that will help them help their children, including free online courses on selecting and sharing books with their kids. The afterschool tab showcases selected activities, organized by grade level, with descriptions and tips written especially for the afterschool educators.

Right now they are featuring lessons on Black History Month, the Olympics, and earthquake resources.

I couldn't find anything I didn't like about this site even though I was skeptical when I saw the Verizon logo - corporation sites make me suspicious. It's a highly useful site. Give it a try!