"The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy." (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2012, p.1)

"The George Lucas Educational Foundation is dedicated to improving the K-12 learning process by documenting, disseminating, and advocating for innovative, replicable, and evidence-based strategies that prepare students to thrive in their future education, careers, and adult lives." (Edutopia, 2012, p.1)

"Safely Connect With Classrooms Around the World for Collaborative, Project-Based Learning" (ePals, 2012, p.1)

"Even though Lakeshore has grown quite a bit since the 1950s, our passion for high-quality education has remained the same, and we are still dedicated to the teachers, children and parents we serve. Whether you walk into one of our retail stores, browse our catalogs, visit our website or speak with one of our local representatives, you’ll see our enthusiasm for education in everything we do. Stores from coast to coast The first Lakeshore Learning Store opened in 1958…and we now have stores from coast to coast with plans to open more every year! Stop by one of our store locations for free teacher workshops, free children’s crafts and more! Early Childhood and Elementary catalogs Browse our catalogs for age-appropriate, standards-based materials that span the curriculum—from music, art and dramatic play to language, math and science. Full-service website In addition to all of the items you’ll find in our catalogs, our website offers free tools and resources that teachers can instantly use in their classrooms—with new materials added every month!" (Lakeshore, 2012, p.1)

"Multimedia resources & Professional Development for America's PreK-12 educators." (PBS, 2012, p.1)

"Find Lesson Plans for Your SMART Board and Connect with Teachers" (Smart Exchange, 2012, p.1)

"SOPHIA is the perfect place for anyone to share what they know. Whether an educator, tutor, professor, parent or subject expert, SOPHIA makes it easy to share your knowledge and make it available to anyone, anywhere, at anytime." (Sophia, 2012, p.1)

"XtraMath is a free web program that teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts which are critical to success in mathematics." (XtraMath, 2012, p.1). This website allows students to practice math, and adapts to the students mistakes. As the students get questions wrong, those questions will become more frequent. Teachers can monitor student progress.

"ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn. (ABCya, 2012, p.1)"

"Since 1991, JumpStart® has set the standard in kids’ gaming by creating the finest educational products for use in the home and classroom. Today, JumpStart designs and produces games under two primary brands, JumpStart® and Math Blaster®. Each of these brands boasts hundreds of awards and an impressive twenty year history of quality products that have earned the trust of millions of parents. With games available online, on the Nintendo DS™, Nintendo Wii™, iPad™ and by mobile download, JumpStart games are offered on the platforms today’s kids love most." (Jump Start, 2012, p.1) This website is directed towards students, and contains sections which help both educators and parents.

"Welcome to theKidzpage.com free website for kids! Hundreds of free kids games, puzzles, activities, coloring pages, clip art & more for children, families, parents, teachers... Kids of all ages are invited to play! We also have free online games, puzzles and kids printables in the kids games & activities sections! New educational and fun games, activities and printables added on a regular basis for kids, schools and family fun." (The Kids Page, 2012, p.1)

"Parents can trust Funbrain to deliver a fun and safe experience for even the youngest children. The Playground helps parents introduce their preschoolers to the Internet and teaches them how to manipulate the mouse and keyboard. " (FunBrain, 2012, p.1). This website also includes math, reading, and fun arcades that allow parents to help their children to learn concepts. Resources are provided for grade K-8.

"The corporate mission of Scholastic is to encourage the intellectual and personal growth of all children, beginning with literacy, the cornerstone of all learning. With more than 90 years of experience supporting the learning lives of children, today Scholastic remains committed to providing quality, engaging educational content in digital and print formats for the next generation of learners, and the families and educators who guide them." (Scholastic, 2012, p.1). Provides resources for parents to help their children to learn to love to read.

"We design educational software and online games with these goals: 1) To add sound and visual effects to make learning fun and more memorable. 2) To design games with many difficulty levels so that players will continue to be challenged no matter how far they progress. 3) To provide games that will exercise players' brains." (Sheppard Software, 2012, p.1)