Links for Teachers - Van Antwerp Media Center

Productivity Tools:

Calendar Server
Go here to make calendars for classrooms, students or schools.  Post the URL for your calendar on the school web site.

Discovery School:  Puzzlemaker
Create and print customized word searches, crossword puzzles, and math puzzles.

Okapi
Dale-Chall and Spache readability formulas.

Readability Formula
Fry readability directions and graphs along with links to other readability formulas for use in the classroom.

RubiStar
Templates of rubrics you can edit and print.  Save time and get terrific rubrics here.

Schoolnotes.com
Create notes and assignments here and post them easily to the internet.

Copyright Information:

Copyright and K-12: Who Pays in the Network Era?

Plagiarism and the Web

Plagiarism:  What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid it

10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained

U. S. Copyright Office

Associations:

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language

MENC:  The National Association for Music Education

National Art Education Association

National Association for Sport & Physical Education

National Council for the Social Studies

National Council of Teachers of English

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

National Middle School Association

National Science Teachers Association

General Teacher Sites:

Child Safety on the Information Highway
Read this and share with your students.  Know the do's and don't's of internet safety.

Cyberbee
Curriculum ideas, research tools, treasure hunts, web links, how-to's.  Want your students to do something with the internet, but you're not sure what?  Check this site for ideas.

ERIC
Education Resources Information Center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.  The world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.  1.1 million citations back to 1966.  107,000 full-text documents available free.

Gateway to Educational Materials
Lesson plans, curriculum units, and other research information in a searchable database.  Great for curriculum writing and lesson development. 

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Well-organized list of Internet sites useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth.

Science Learning Network
Links to science museums and lots of great science sites for research. Educational Hotlinks section has more than just science.  Email your science questions to "Science Whatzit?"

Teacher LINK
Online teacher resource center including links to education resources, lesson plans, classroom activities, NASA educational materials and more.

Librarian Stuff:

Capital Region BOCES School Library System

Children's and YA Literature

Current Library News

Curriculum

Middle Jr/Sr HS Library Catalog

New York State Resources

Online Journals for Librarians

Organizations

Research Results

Resources for School Librarians

School Media Programs

Sunlink Weed of the Month Club

Web Site Development Tools

Writing School Library Web Pages


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