Resources for Teachers
Contents:
Search Engines....................................search the WEB
Curriculum Materials:............................curriculum ideas for the classroom
Educational Sites for kids:.......................sites designed specifically for kids
Sites Not to Miss:.................................educational and reference sites
Reference:..........................................research on the web
Virtual Field Trips:.................................takes your class on a tour of a site
Free Clip Art on the WEB:........................lots of free clip art, animations, & web page art
Sounds, movies, AVI, Quick Time:.............free files to use in multimedia presentations
Librarians' Links:.................................. access librarians' pages of links
Rubrics, electronic portfolios, and assessment ....... ready made & sites to develop your own
Tools for educators ..................... quizzes online, webquests, homework postings, learning activities
Grammar Practices...............................online grammar practices for students
Study Guides .................................... how to study and prepare for tests
Online Books......................full texts of books which have been placed in the public domain
Online dictionaries & encyclopedias ............refrence materials online
Helping Students with Homework ................................... guides for educators
Project Based Lessons .......................... ideas for project based lessons, including multimedia
| Alta Vista...................... All Search Engines.com..... All the WEB.com............. AskJeeves..................... clnet search.com.............. Dogpile......................... Excite........................... Google......................... InfoSeek....................... Lycos........................... Meta-web search engine...... MSN........................... Northern Light................ Search Listservs.............. Search newsgroups.......... Search Engines Worldwide.. Search.com.................... Virtual Search Engines....... WebCrawler.................. Yahoo......................... |
http://www.altavista.com
http://.www.allsearchengines.com/ http://www.alltheweb.com http://www.askjeeves.com http://www.search.com http://www.dogpile.com http://www.excite.com http://www.google.com http://www.infoseek.com http://www.lycos.com http://www.ixquick.com http://go.msn.com http://www.northernlight.com/ http://www.liszt.com/ http://www.dejanews.com http://www.twics.com/~takakuwa/search/search.html http://www.search.com/ http://www.dreamscape.com/frankvad/search.html http://www.webcrawler.com http://www.yahoo.com |
Search Engines for Kids:
Middle School Students:
| Kids Search Tools |
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm |
Elementary Students:
| EduHound Kids Click - Web Search for Kids by Librarians EduPuppy - Everything for Early Childhood Education, Preschool to Grade 2 |
http://www.eduhound.com/mainpage.cfm http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/kidsclick!/ http://www.edupuppy.com/default.cfm |
K-12 Resources - educational project ideas and other resources..http://school.discovery.com/shrockguide/edres.html
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators............................. http://kathyschrock.net/
The History Channel.........................................................http://www.historychannel.com/
Historical documents.................................................. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/mdbquery.html
Fun with Math..... http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/scavenger_hunts/spring2000/fun_math/default.html
The Math Forum..........http://forum.swarthmore.edu/
Math Teacher to Teacher site.......... http://forum.swarthmore.edu/t2t/
The Geometry Center........http://www.geom.umn.edu
MegaMath................http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math
Math Archives...........http://archives.math.utk.edu/
Kid Link Projects........http://www.kidlink.org/english/general/intro.html
NASA Space Link..........http://www.spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
One Sky Many Voices............http://groundhog.sprl.umich.edu/
Free Weather Lessons, NASA......................http://fife.ivv.nasa.gov/freeless.htm
The Weather Visualizer...............http://covis.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/
Online Globes..............http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm
MapQuest, home of the interactive atlas............http://www.mapquest.com
Information about 5,000+ cities worldwide...........http://www.city.net
Children's Literature............http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
On-Line Books Page..........http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Web/books.html
Multicultural Book Review..........http://www.isomedia.com/homes/jmele/ homepage.html
Poetry.............http://www.english-www.hss.cmu.edu/poetry
Resources for English teachers........... http://jawbone.clarkston.wednet.edu/pages/English.html
Sites for teachers ................ http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
50 States & Capitals.............http://www.scvol.com/States/
Bookmark collection/resources for teachers including links to search engines........http://www.academyonline.com/
How Far is It? (find distance between two cities)... ..............http://www.indo.com/distance
Mapmaker..........http://www.loki.ur.utk.edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html
Early American information; source documents.....http://earlyamerica.com/
Teachers helping Teachers ...................... http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
Survival Guide for New Teachers .............. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/survivalguide/
Social Studies, Lesson Plans......http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/ index.html
Great Writers and Poets............http://www.xs4all.nl/~pwessel/writers.html
Ask Dr. Science........http://www.drscience.com
Scavenger Hunts....... http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/scavengerhunts/scavengerhunts.htm
Crossword Puzzles online......http://www.puzzlemaker.com
The Kids and Computers.....http://www2.magmacom.com/~dsleeth/sitetoc.htm
Library of Congress..............http://lcweb.loc.gov/
Smithsonian Institution................http://www.si.edu
NASA..............http://www.nasa.gov
National Gallery of Art..............http://www.nga.gov/home.htm
Works of Shakespeare........http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
A list of Hot Lists..........http://www.clearinghouse.net/
Best Education Sites Today........http://www.eytecatchers.com/eyecat/ BEST/sub-lit.html
Internet Connections....http://mcrel.org/connect
Schoolhouse......http://www.nwrel.org/schoolhouse
Web Sites and Resources for Teachers.....http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009
World Education Exchange.....http://www.hamline.edu/~kjmaier
Abraham Lincoln......http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/lincoln/home.htm
Filamentality 2.0.......http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil
Educational Hotlist.....http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html
The pH Factor...........http://www.miamisci.org/ph/
The Exploratorium in San Francisco........http://www.exploratorium.edu
Diary of the Planet...........http://www.earthweek.com
PacBell's Blue Web'n.........http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Ask an Expert.......http://www.askanexpert.com/askanexpert/
Kids' Money...........http://pages.prodigy.com/kidsmoney/
Physical Education........http://infoserver.etl.vt.edu/~/PE.Central/
The Animal Diversity Web.......http://www.oit.itd.umich.edu/projects/ADW/
The Nine Planets........http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
K-12 Resources for Educators... http://it.uwp.edu/rainbow/links.html
Educational Links and Lesson Plans.....http://www.ket.org/Education/in/linkpages.html
Rainforest........http://www.ran.org/ran/
Virtual Frog Disscetion Kid..........http://george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html
Classroom Connect.....................http://www.classroom.net/classweb/
Global SchoolNet Foundation .........http://www.gsn.org/
Science Museums.............http://www.ncsu.edu/imse/3/museums.htm
Science Junction..............http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/
SchoolNotes.com
Filamentality
Apple's .Mac
Hot Potatoes Software
Yahoo Briefcase
RubiStar
FunBrain.com
Quia
Quiz Center
Quiz Star
WebQuest Generator
12teach.com
The Quiz Factory
More Productivity Sites:
| Busy Teacher's Website............................. Classroom Connect.................................. K-12 Curriculum and Lesson Plan Sources...... Webquest Generator................................. |
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/ http://www.classroom.net/ http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/k-12.html http://www.bsu.edu/CTT/webquest.html |
Design your own rubrics:
| Developing Rubrics for Middle School... How to Create a Rubric from Scratch.... Online Resources for Assessment........ Oral Presentation Rubric................... Power Point Rubric......................... Rubistar...................................... Rubric Builder.............................. Rubric Generator........................... |
http://www.middleweb.com/rubricsHG.html http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Create_Rubric/create_rubric.html http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/assessme/online.htm http://www.ncsu.edu:80/midlink/rub.pres.html http://www.uni.edu/profdev/rubrics/pptrubric.html http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3 http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ |
Other rubrics:
| Project Based Learning Scoring Rubric............ Kathy Schrock's Guide for Assessment Rubrics.. |
http://pblmn.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/MMrubric.htm http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/asses.html |
Electronic Portfolios:
| Digital Portfolios....................................... Electronic Teaching Portfolios....................... Alternative Assessment & Electronic Portfolios.... |
http://www.essentialschools.org/pubs/exhib_schdes/dp/dpframe.htm http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/class/edlf/589_004/resource.html http://electronicportfolios.com/portfolios.html |
Awesome Library.................http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
Berit's Best Sites for Children....... http://www.beritsbest.com/
Book Nook...................... http://www.jps.net/gmreed/lit/lit.htm
Especially for K-12 Students ...... http://tiger.coe.missouri.edu/~wwwcoe/kids.html
Global Show and Tell...........http://www.telenaut.com/gst
Kids Did This..................... http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/kid-lang.html
Kids Korner.............http://www.kids-korner.com/
Kidstuff............ http://www.kidstuff.org/
Kid Pub.............http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/
Kids WEB..........http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb/
Kid News.........................http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/news/
Kids News, Create a Newsletter....... http://www.kidsnewsdigital.com/
Mid Link Magazine............... http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu:80/~MidLink
MLA Works Cited Format......... http://wwwshs1.bham.wednet.edu/curric/cool/mla.htm
NASA K-12 Internet Initiative............http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
The Franklin Institute Online .......... http://sln.fi.edu/learning.html
The Kids' Web...................http://www.lws.com/kidsweb/links.htm
The Kids on the Web.................http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids.html
Weather Dude.........................http://www.wxdude.com/
Yahooligans....................... http://www.yahooligans.com
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Virtual Museums.............
Virtual Studio.......... Mars Pathfinder...... Visit the "Eye of a Hurricane......... Cyberflight into The eye of Hurricane Opal Visit Hawaii ...... Virtual Field Trips on Yahoo........... |
http://www.icom.org/vlmp http://www.virtualstudio.com.hk/samples.htm http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/mars/default.html http://www.doorcounty.org/ http://www.hurricanehunters.com/ cyberfly.htm http://planet-hawaii.com/ph/byisland.html http://www.yahoo.com/ |
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..............Follow this path.........Yahoo ---> Education ---> K-12 ---> Resources ---> Links for Kids ---> Virtual Field Trips Live From Antarctica.............Passport to Knowledge project designed to allow students and teachers the opportunity to experience what life is like in the coldest place on the planet. Virtual Field Trips...................a tour through different web sites in order to learn about subjects like saltmarshes or volcanoes. Includes lesson plans and teacher resources. White House for Kids.............visit the White House in our nation's capital Odyssey in Egypt..................interactive Egyptian archaeological excavation for middle school students. Electronic Field Trip to the United Nations...............includes classroom activities, the UN in action, background on the UN, links and other resources, electronic field trip subscription information. |
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Animated Gifs:
Fonts:
Helping Students with Homework
| Algebra and Homework Help.............................................. Helping Students with Homework........................................ Homework Help............................................................. Homework Help Page ...................................................... School or Homework Help................................................. |
http://www.algebra.com/ http://www.ed.gov/pubs/HelpingStudents/index.html http://www.thwww.com/misterwizard/homework.htm http://www.expage.com/homeworkhelppage/ http://www.indianchild.com/project_or_homework_help.htm |
| Project Based Learning, Classroom Resources................. Project Based Lessons with Multimedia......................... Project Based Learning for middle & high school students... The Project Approach and Examples............................ |
http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/pbl.htm http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/topics_main.htm http://www.project-approach.com/default.htm http://www.bie.org/pbl/index.html |
| Course in English Grammar............... Big Dog's Grammar........................ Online Writing Lab......................... Parts of Speech Quiz....................... Pop-Up Grammar.......................... Self- Quizzes................................ |
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/home.htm http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/quiz/ http://www.brownlee.org/durk/grammar/ http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/grammar.html |
| Preparing for a Test......................... Collection of Study Sites.................. Study Skills Guides........................ Study Guides and Test Taking Tips...... Study Strategies............................. |
http://www.su.edu/studaffs/as1K.htm http://www.howtostudy.com http://www.csbsju.edu/advising/helplist.html http://www.eop.mu.edu/study/ http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/ |
| Bibliomania: Fiction Collection............ Bibliomania: Short Story Collection...... Online Books Page......................... The Complete Works of Shakespeare.... |
http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/frameset.html http://www.bibliomania.com/0/5/frameset.htm http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/lists.html http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/ |
Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
| Bartleby...................................... Encyclopedia Brittanica.................... Dictionary.com.............................. Merriam-Webster........................... Microsoft Encarta........................... MSN Encarta Dictionary................... YourDictionary.com........................ |
http://www.bartleby.com/61/ http://www.britanica.com http://www.dictionary.com http://www.m-w.com/ http://www.encarta.com http://dictionary.msn.com/ http://www.yourdictionary.com/ |
| Awesome Library................................. Librarians' Index to the Internet................. Librarians' Links.................................. Librarians' Links 2............................... The Heckman Digital Library.................... Young Adult Librarians' Help Homepage...... |
| Web 66............................................. NASA.............................................. Apple Computer Information Page............. The Planets........................................ Earthquakes....................................... Weather Map...................................... Texas Educational Network..................... Vose School Educational Resources........... What's Hot and Cool............................ MapQuest, interactive atlas...................... CIA Factbook..................................... |
http://web66.coled.umn.edu/
http://www.nasa.gov/ http://education.apple.com http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/QUAKES/CURRENT/current.html http://home.ucar.edu/wx.html http://www.tnet.edu/ http://www.teleport.com:80/~vincer/ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/reviews.html http://www.mapquest.com http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/nsolo/wfb-all.htm |
| Researchpaper.com.............................. Internet Public Library .......................... AskEric (Virtual Library)........................ Yanoff’s Palm Newsreader How-To's........ Internet Public Library........................... Library of Congress.............................. Smithsonian Institution........................... United States Senate.............................. House of Representatives........................ Learning to Use a Browser...................... Self-paced tutorial for educators................. Web Teacher....................................... Tutorial for Teachers for Applying Technology in the Classroom.................... |
http://www.researchpaper.com/
http://www.ipl.org/ http://ericir.syr.edu http://www.steelbreeze.fsnet.co.uk/palm-yanoff.html http://ipl.sils.umich.edu http://lcweb.loc.gov http://www.si.edu http://www.senate.gov http://www.house.gov http://www.learnthenet.com/ - an Internet guide and tutorial http://muttley.ucdavis.edu/SPIT/ http://www.webteacher.org/winnet/indextc.html http://www.byu.edu/acd1/ed/InSci/286/Welcome.html |