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Curated OER

Family Search We All Came To America

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in a computer based Family Search Unit. They use multimedia resources to research their country of origin, conduct interviews, and use software to produce narratives, databases, spreadsheets and graphs in this...
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New Breed Software: Tux Paint

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource provides a free drawing program designed for elementary students.
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Museum of Web Art

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating site devoted to art and graphics used on the world wide web. Explore the best in buttons, banners, counters, and more.
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Photoshop Cafe

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that focuses on Adobe Photoshop tricks and techniques. There are many image examples, tips, and tutorials!
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Planet Photoshop

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial and resource for learning Adobe Photoshop techniques and real-world uses.
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Science U

Science U: Welcome to the Geometry Center!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site provides information and activities on various aspects of geometry, from shapes to patters and symmetry. Make your own tetra puzzle or build an icosahedron in the classroom. Interactive and fun.
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Web reference.com: 3 D Animation Workshop

For Students 9th - 10th
WebReference provides dozens of tutorials on 3D graphics.
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Web Reference: Graphics

For Students 9th - 10th
WebReference contains many tutorials on many different topics in relation to graphics. It also includes links, informative essays, and interviews.
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Adobe.com: Adobe Labs

For Students 9th - 10th
Adobe Labs organizes its presentations on its various products in a series of labs featuring technologies, highlighting Adobe's newest releases, showcasing the most popular products, and product more basic information about Adobe.
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University of Edinburgh: Glossary of Introductory Computer Graphics Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
This website, from the University of Edinburgh, provides a lengthy glossary of computer graphics terms written by Olin Lathrop, author of "The Way Computer Graphics Work". This site provides simple definitions of basic terms; no graphics...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Graphics Software

For Students 9th - 10th
Review and quiz yourself on graphics software, which includes drawing packages, painting packages, and CAD.
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Pankpages

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains free downloadable graphics such as buttons and backgrounds, as well as tutorials which focus on Photoshop.
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Gimp the Gnu Image Manipulation Program

For Students 9th - 10th
GIMP is an open source software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems and in many languages. This site provides the latest releases, information about the GIMP...
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Computer Art Using Ms Paint

For Students 3rd - 8th
A site by Diana Hunter, an educator in Indiana. This site uses common software in PCs to introduce the use of computers in making art. There are lessons on design, Tessellations, Butterflies, Piet Mondrian, Landscapes with Spraypaint,...
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Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers: Computing Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A great resource to discover fun new computer activities to bring to your classroom.
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Free Web Graphics

For Students 9th - 10th
A page full of free animation, clip art, backgrounds, and other graphics to be used on web pages. Simply download an image to use.