Graphic+Organizer+Page+Jan+2009

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[|Four Blocks Graphic Organizers] http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/graphic_organizers.htm (Elizabeth Alderton) This site offers graphic related mostly to the language arts. One useful feature is that the organizers are in both PDF and Word format which allows you as a teacher the ability to "personalize" the graphic organizer.

[|Freeology.com] [|www.freeology.com] (Sarah Nelsen) Freeology.com is a great website for more than just graphic organizers. It also gives lists of ideas for journal or quickwrite topics, quotes for inspiration or deep thinking, as well as games, worksheet creations, and more. This website would be useful for any teacher, any grade, any subject or content.

[|Region 15 Graphic Organizers] http://www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html (Amie Heinzelman) This website was designed by a school district in Connecticut and includes many ideas for different subjects. They have graphic organizer examples for Social Studies, math, writing, vocabulary, math and art. The best part about this website is that all the graphic organizers are uploaded to a word document so you can change each one to fit your content area. Also, each graphic organizer can be downloaded in two languages, English and Spanish, which is a great asset to have for any English language learners or Spanish speaking students in your classroom.

Kevin Murphy http://www.writesite.org/html/organize.html This website offers a variety of graphic organizers used to organize a students thoughts before they plan to write. I think using some of the organizers they give you such as organization of a paragraph, five steps to a successful story, and expressing an opinion are very helpful to students. The thing I like most about this website is it has good information for the content area and is very easy to follow. Every graphic organizer is in PDF form and may be printed.

Nick McFadden

 [|www.graphicorganizers.com] This website gives a variety of graphic organizers in a PDF format. One aspect of this site that i like is that it give the organizers in different areas, such as: cause and effect and comparison. There is also links to workshop resources that are full power-point presentations using graphic organizers and you can copy this and modify them to your fit your needs.

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/graphic.html (Dave Riley) This website is a great graphic organizer resource. It has links to all kinds of graphic organizers and to other sites which describe which graphic organizers are best for a specific situation. It shows what the completed organizer will look like which lets teachers see the finished product and make a decision based on that instead of a bunch of empty bubbles. Although the link has English teacher, the site is not just for English teachers at all, all content areas can benefit just as easily, so don't fret.

[|Education place] (Abby Lewitzke) This is a great site for finding graphic organizers. I like it because it is not content areas specific for most of the organizers. It’s a very simple site to navigate, which is great for those of us who don’t have the patience to search all over the place for what we want. The site gives permission to print off and copy and of the organizers that we want, and it’s nice because it does have organizers for many different levels of students, there are some that will go more in depth and others that are really basic and easy to use.

[|Masterminds Publishing http://www.graphicorganizers.com/index.htm] (Lindsey Cordes) This is a great website to use in your classroom because it has free examples and downloads in many different subjects. You can use it in literature, social studies, science, mathematics, and writing. You can choose from different categories in each subject to help you find a proper graphic organizer for what you are teaching. There is also teacher feedback that shows how it worked for their classroom. It also helps you with ideas on how to make your own graphic organizers.

[|Teacher Vision] http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html (Amanda Huck) This website has a variety of free and easy to access graphic organizers for many different areas of learning. There are language arts, science, math, venn diagrams, problem and solution, KWL charts, and customizable graphic organizers. If you click on whatever subject area that you are using the graphic organizer for, it then gives a description of how it is used, as well as displays the grades that it is valid for.

http://www.edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm (Val Yost) This website provides many printable graphic organizers to be used in many different class settings. It also provides examples of how to use these graphic organizers and a feedback option if you feel there is anything that could be improved. Very Useful Stuff.

http://www.havefunteaching.com/printableworksheetsgraphicorganizers.html ( Pierce Geffers) This website provides many graphic organizers which can be printed off. The site includes organizers such as; cause and effect, compare and contrast and sequencing. It would be a very good website for literacy skills in any level of education.

Graphic.org http://www.graphic.org/ Graphic.org provides a variety of graphic organizers fora multitude of learners. A student can draw out concept maps, subject layering, as well as a brainstorming application. Ina ddition their are links on this page to toher website to design graphic organizers including graphic novels. This asset will definitely be helpful with modern trend of manga and capture students' interests.

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/graphic-organizers.html (Mathew Lawniczak) This website is called ‘Super Teacher Worksheets.” In this website you are able to print graphic organizers that can be used in multiple subjects. It contains basic student helper sheets like T-charts to Venn Diagrams. The site is great for all teachers who need worksheets for multiple subjects. http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/graphic/ (Christina Mann) This website has multiple free graphic organizers available to print. You can chose from concept webs, calenders, graphic organizer lesson plans, KWL worksheets, Language organizers, vocabulary organizers, math organizers, and venn diagrams, just to name a few. And if you click on one of the organizers, it also offers other teacher resources like, worksheets, lesson plans, teacher templates, and webquest. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/geography/ (Spencer Schulz) This web site has a plethora of choices for graphic organizers. You pick from one of the many topics on the main page and then it gives you a choice of organizers from that topic. From venn diagram to KWL to geography to math this site has it all.

 http://themes.pppst.com/graphic-organizers.html (Traci Behnke) This site can be used for free graphic organizers. They come in powerpoint format and are easy to use. There are links for teachers and their are also links for students to learn what graphic organizers really are. The subjects are science, math, language arts, creative arts, family and consumer science, and physical education. There are alos tutorials to help you out if you have not used graphic organizers before. I really like this site and think it would be easy to use.

[|Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers]**:** [|**http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm**] **(Zach Johnson)** This graphic organizer website is very user friendly. Visual representations of each graphic organizer are displayed on the main page, making it fast and easy to find an appropriate graphic organizer. The following organizers are included in this website: **Generating, Identifying, and Organizing Details; Determining Main Idea and Drawing Conclusions; Order and Sequence; Comparison-Contrast and Cause and Effect; Process and Cycle Diagrams; Evaluating and Making Decisions; Persuasive and Supporting a Position; Vocabulary; Miscellaneous Organizers.

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=2983 (Maggie King) This graphic organizer website allows for teachers to download templates of various kinds. The website allows for different kinds of organizers such as organizer patterns, reading comprehension, story elements, and assesments. There are also related links that allow for teachers to purchase books on graphic organizers.**

http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter/graphicorganizers/ Graphic Organizer Links (Sarah Kichefski) This website is very easy to use, all you need to do it click on the graphic organizer that you would like to print and it will come up in a word document. With the document opening as a word doc, gives the teacher the opportunity to add or delete directions/words/etc. before printing the sheet and using it for class. Some of the printable sheets are: KWL, Venn Diagram 2 or 3 circles, what matters most, event map, and historical timeline. Each of the organizers can be used for any content area being taught. This site also has activities for many holidays celebrated that teachers can use in their classroom. Lastly, there is a section for kids. This section has coloring pages, facts about each state, and links to interactive educational websites, plus lots more!

http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm - Graphic Organizers (Chelsea Ruff) This is a great resource that has 58 free graphic organizers to choose from. They're available in PDF form. They're easy to open and then you can simply print them off. The graphic organizers on this page can be used across multiple content areas. The graphic organizers featured on this site fall under the categories of cause and effect organizers, character and story organizers, compare and contrast organizers, sequence, cycle, timeline, and chain of events organizers, and vocabulary and development organizers. Overall I think this is a valuable resource for future teachers.

Jessie Scheer http://abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/graphic_organizers/ This is a good site to get a basic template for a graphic organizer in pdf form. The site also has Venn diagrams, KWL charts and web organizers that are available for anyone. If you are a member of ABC teach there are many more organizers that are available to you. Even though the organizers are in pdf form there are a lot of examples for new teachers to get the idea of when to use graphic organizers and how to make their own.

Tim Czajka http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ There are three on here I really liked: The describing wheel, the spider map, and the sandwich. The describing wheel and the spider map are good for something like what we were doing with one of our assignments where you put down ideas and topics and later came up with a general theme or vice versa where you put down a theme and then things about the theme. The sandwich is more like a flow chart where you put down a topic, then some descriptors about the topic, and finally a concluding sentence. Those were my favorites, but this site has a bunch of others to look at and I am sure you can find one you like for each activity you are doing.

Danielle Schneider http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic73.htm This website tells you the advantages of graphic organizers, and then gives you examples of ones that can be used. There are also links to many different types of graphic organizers that you can print off and use in your classroom, and links to show teachers how to make their own.

Trina Hopfensperger http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/printables/graphicorganizers.htm This website contains a variety of blank graphic organizers that can be used in a multitude of content areas. Some of the graphic organizers included on this site are a Venn diagram, a cause and effect organizer, vocabulary concept maps, character maps, and a story sequence map. This site also includes link to a variety of other graphic organizer resources.

[|PE Links 4 U - http://www.pelinks4u.org/archives/technology/050103.htm] (Kevin Maher) This website has a wealth of information including over 40 printable graphic organizers for all subjects including Physical Education. In addition, there are tabs that take you to pages with information on several PE topics including adapted PE, coaching, elementary PE, health, nutrition and fitness, interdisciplinary PE and Secondary PE. There is also a forum to discuss with other people interested in your field of study. There is a store where you can browse popular products.

North Central Regional Education Laboratory- http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm ( Ben Herland) This site contains nine different types of graphic organizers that can be used in a variety of subject matters. They not only show a useful diagram, but they also provide a description of how to use the organizer and when it should be used. The organizers seam to be most useful for reading assignments.

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/actbank/torganiz.htm Ben Lancour I really liked this website because it offered much more than the graphic organizers. It offered rubrics, journaling information along with literature. They have useful diagrams that can be used for a variety of subject matter.

Arthur Long- http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/tvsearch.php?sort_on=created&filter_type=graphic-organizer&filter_grade=109&keywords=graphic+organizers+for+physicaleducation&sitesearch=1&go_x=13&go_y=11 This site is has great examples of graphic organizers for all grades and content areas. The best feature this site has is you can customize some of them for your own use for free and then print them off. The site has many organizers for different topics. I would for sure recommend this site to any upcoming teacher from any content area.

Chris Mayer http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml This site has all the typical fixings with dowload, print as-is, or edit and change options for all the graphic organizers, but it also has a lot of other nifty templates to use for other classroom activities. There are loads and loads of them; awards, election templates, assessments, calenders, themed ones, as well as a variety tailored to different content areas.

Derek Malcore http://www.teacherprintables.net/free-printable-organizers.html This site offers many free graphic organizers which are easily adapted to fit into any and all topics desired. They also provide links to pages where teachers can create their own personal worksheets and handouts. They also offer a few ideas on improving reading and writing skills which complements the graphic organizers well.

Mike Schmitt http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/ This site is a good review of the different types of graphic organizers. Although there are many different kinds of organizers here, the are all pictures (GIF), and cannot be used effectively other than as a reference for what type of organizer you might want to look elsewhere for. The site does have a lot of definitions and terms, so it serves more as a site for educating people about graphic organizers rather than a source of downloads.