FREE Common Core, digital resources

Okay, you know how much we like FREE or in this case Federal Registry for Education Excellence (FREE) ---- check out the resources listed by subject (Arts & Music, Health and Physical Education, Language Arts, Math, Science, U.S. History topics, U.S. time periods, World Studies) or by standards (Common Core Mathematics, Geography Education Standards, Science Education Standards) ---- activities, games, curriculum, lessons plans, professional development, challenges, and more ---- check out the article below which was featured in MY eSchool News on July 16th, 2013: 

The Federal Registry for Educational Excellence (FREE) makes it easier to find digital teaching and learning resources created and maintained by the federal government and public and private organizations.

About the new Beta version

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has introduced a new version of FREE, which is powered by the Learning Registry—an open database for sharing digital learning resources. It runs on a custom version of WordPress, an open source content management system. The new FREE incorporates a responsive design to best serve customers who access FREE from mobile devices.

The new FREE is a work in progress, as the DOE is mapping more and more resources to national and state standards and envisions adding more social features to the site in the future.

The DOE welcomes your feedback and ideas! Contact the Department at FREE@ed.gov or on Twitter @FreeResources.

Background on FREE

FREE was conceived in 1997 by a federal working group in response to a memo from the President. The site was launched a year later. It was redesigned and relaunched for the first time in November 2006 and again in June 2013.

Federal agencies, if you’re looking to involve teachers in developing teaching resources, see  lessons learned.

FREE is maintained by the Office of Communications and Outreach and the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education in partnership with the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative.