"I touch the future, I teach." - Christa McAuliffe

 

Professional Resources

 

Search Engines for Kids

Altavista Family Filter (http://www.altavista.com) - Click on Settings link to setup Family Filter for elimination of objectionable search results.

AOL @ School (http://www.aolatschool.com/elementary/search/browse.adp) Search directory that links only to sites that are safe for kids.

Ask Jeeves for Kids (http://www.ajkids.com) - Ask questions in plain English; links to kid safe partner sites.

Awesome Library for Kids (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html) - Site references 19,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5% in education.

Awesome Library for Teens (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student5.html) Listings by subject.  Site also has games and activities.

Awesome Library for College Students (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/college.html) Listings by subject.  Site also has collegiate references.

Berit's Best Sites for Children (http://www.beritsbest.com) - A directory of safe, reviewed, Web sites for children up to age 12.

FactMonster (http://www.factmonster.com) - Encompasses an encyclopedia, an almanac, and a dictionary. Site also houses a homework center, geography center, U S information center, and people center.

First Gov for Kids (http://www.kids.gov/) - Provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject, plus a search tool.

KidsClick! (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/) - A listing of about 6,400 Web sites, compiled by media specialists.

Lycos SearchGuard (http://searchguard.lycos.com) - Just fill out a small form (with password) and turn on SearchGuard to allow only age appropriate sites.

MadSci.org (http://madsci.org) - Billed as "The laboratory that never sleeps."  Answers provided by scientists to scientific questions.

ThinkQuest Library (http://www.thinkquest.org/library/) - A library of 5,000 Web sites built by kids for kids.

 

Yahooligans (http://www.yahooligans.com) - Designed for ages 7 to 12; a good first site to visit.

Research

Student Guide to Research on the World Wide Web (http://www.slu.edu/departments/english/research/) - Lessons to help students understand research on
the www.

Bullying

Cyberbullying (http://cyberbully.org/) Website dedicated to mobilizing educators, parents, students, and others to combat online social cruelty.

Catharton (http://www.catharton.com/) A guide for artists, authors, directors, and musicians providing internet links.

K-12 Resources For Music Educators (http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html) Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels.

MIDI and Music Technology Resources for Teachers(http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/midi.html) Site links to hundreds of midi files and teacher resources.

New York Philharmonic (http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml?) Great site for kids to learn about the symphony orchestra, instruments, composition, and composers.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Hall of Fame (http://www.rockhall.com/timeline/)  This site is an interactive, animated compendium of rock and popular music history.

Songs 4 Teachers (http://www.songs4teachers.com/) Site features over 125 themed songs and poems.

Science

A Look Inside the Human Body (http://users.tpg.com.au/users/amcgann/body/esigned) Designed to help children learn about how our body works. The information is presented in an easy to read format with colourful diagrams to assist understanding.

BBC - Schools Science Clips (http://bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml) Science clips for children 5-11 years old.

Best website For Kids, Educational Websites selected by KBears, in Fun interactive online worlds (http://www.kbears.com) Science and geography activities for children 5-12 years old.

Cool Science and Technology Jobs--Girl Power! Science and Technology Section (http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/sciencetech/jobs/) This site can help girls can learn about science or technology careers.

ENC Online a K-12 Math and ScienceTeacher Center (http://www.goenc.com/) The largest most comprehensive  resource for K-12 math and science for educators.

EPA Environmental Kids Club Home Page (http://www.epa.gov/kids/) Environmental activities for kids of all ages.

Games for the Science Classroom (http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/ref/games/) The sourcebook for teaching science.

Hundreds of Science Fair Projects For Students (http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/) The site is just what the title says.

KidsHealth - Kids (http://kidshealth.org/kid/) This site deals with current kids health issues (english/spanish).
 
MBGnet (http://mbgnet.mobot.org/) Missouri Botanical Garden site.  Resources on biomes, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and plant biology.

Miami Museum of Science - The Atoms Family (http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/)  Really clever site for science! 

Morse code (http://users.scoutnet.nl/~inter/morse/morseform.html) Site converts text to Morse and Morse to text.
 

NASA Brain Bites - Munchies For Your Mind (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/brainbite/home.html) If you're hungry for knowledge, NASA has brain bites to munch on.

National Park Guide (http://www.nps.gov/parks.html) Information and pictures of US National Parks.

NOVA Mars PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/) Chronicle of journey to Mars for evidence of past water.

The Butterfly School (http://www.butterflyschool.org/) A division of the Missouri Botanical Garden providing virtual field trips, species guide, and classroom activities.

The Butterfly WebSite (http://butterflywebsite.com/)  Butterfly photos, butterfly clipart, education, butterfly zoos and more!

The Eyes of Nye (http://www.eyesofnye.org/) Take another look a science through the "Eyes of Nye."

 

The Franklin Institute (http://sln.fi.edu/) An onlile science museum with lots of interactive science activities.

The Living Desert (http://www.livingdesert.org/about_us/default.asp) This website tour through The Living Desert and the deserts of the world will show you how language has misled everyone into thinking of the desert as a surly, outlaw landscape instead of a fragile, interesting ecosystem.

Welcome to NASA Quest! (http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/) NASA Quest Challenges are FREE Web-based, interactive explorations designed to engage students in authentic scientific and engineering processes.

 

Social Studies

 

50states.com (http://www.50states.com/) States and Capitals.

African Studies Center K-12 Electronic GuideK-12 Electronic Guide (http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html) The aim of this web site is to assist K-12 teachers, librarians, and students in locating on-line resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom, for research and studies.The aim of this guide is to assist K-12 teachers, librarians, and students in locating on-line resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom, for research and studies.

All 50 American States Web Sites (http://www.globalcomputing.com/states.html) Links to state information.

Best website For Kids (http://www.kbears.com/) Geography activities for kids.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage! (http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/index.htm) Explore Hispanic culture through this Scholastic web site.

CIA Homepage For Kids - Games (http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/games/index.shtml) Mind challenging games from the CIA web site.

Colonial History (http://www.kathimitchell.com/colonial.htm) Web site with links to colonial web resources.

FirstGov for Kids (http://www.kids.gov/) This web site provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject.

Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps) Zoomable map of US.

 

KTG Flag Website (http://www.taliaferro.net/flag/index.html) Web site with links to resources on US flag.

Lewis & Clark The National Bicentennial Exhibition (http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/) This is a commemorative site of the Lewis and Clark expedition from the Missouri Historical Society.

Monticello Explorer (http://explorer.monticello.org/index.html) This site is a virtual field trip of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home, Monticello.

My Story Rosa Parks (http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/) This site is a Scholastic online tribute to deceased civil rights pioneer, Rosa Parks.

The Gateway Arch Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (http://www.nps.gov/jeff/arch.html) This website celebrates the 40th anniversary of the St. Louis Gateway Arch.

U.S. Maps (http://geography.about.com/msub36.htm?once=true&) An About.com geography resource web site.

Voting System (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_system) A Wikipedia US voting system resource web site.

Technology

 

BPL Kids Page- Easy Internet Tutorials (http://www.bpl.org/kids/Internettutorials.htm) Internet tutorials for kids from the Boston Public Library.

BSA Play It Cyber Safe (http://www.playitcybersafe.com/) The goal of this Web site is to empower children, parents and teachers to prevent cyber crime through knowledge of the law, their rights and how to avoid misuse of the Internet.

Burlington County Library Internet for Kids (http://www.burlco.lib.nj.us/Classes/Intforkids/) Beginning Internet Tutorial for kids.

Excel Puzzle Directions (http://www2.fultonschools.org/teacher/keithc/mywebpd/Excel Puzzle Directions.htm) Create an interactive Excel puzzle.

GirlsGoTech.org - Welcome (http://www.girlsgotech.org/) Web site to encourage girls to study technology.

First Year Teacher

 

What To Expect Your First Year of Teaching Table of Contents (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/index.html) Federal government site (.pdf files).

 

Keyboarding - Internet

 

 

Advanced Searching Techniques (http://www.dzfx.com/workshops/list/2/Advanced_Searching_Techniques/) Internet tutorial from DynamicZoneFX.com.

AskScott - Choosing the best searching tool or Web search engine for your needs. (http://www.askscott.com/) AskScott helps you find the most appropriate Internet reference tool for your search.

Better Googling Tips from SreeTips.com (http://www.sreetips.com/google.html) There’s more too Google than the simple search function. Here are some additional Googling tools.

Finding Information on the Internet Table of Contents (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html) From California Berkley University this site reflects the latest trends in search engines, directories, and evaluating web pages.

Glossary SearchTools.com (http://www.searchtools.com/info/glossary.html) A glossary of terms to aid in getting the most from the web's many search engines.
 

Google Help Cheat Sheet (http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html) From Google, a tips sheet for various functions of Google.

Internet Guide - softlookup.com (http://www.softlookup.com/tutorial/internet/index.asp) A useful Internet tutorial.

Internet Tutorials (http://library.albany.edu/internet/) Internet research tutorials from the University of Albany, New York.

Kidz Privacy (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/) Information on kids privacy for teachers, students, and parents from the FTC.

Ohio State University Libraries net.TUTOR (http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/) A great tutorial site from Ohio State University with categories such as, tools, search skills, research techniques, and special topics.

Web Search Guide (http://www.websearchguide.ca/) A Canadian site that deals with searching strategies and tools.

Keyboarding - MS Publisher

Make and Take Classroom Projects with Desktop Publishing  (http://www.pwcs.edu/i-tech/summer2003/mtdtp/mtdtp.htm) Ideas and resources for integrating Desktop Publishing with content objectives.
 

Microsoft Office Assistance Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/CH790018091033.aspx) Microsoft site that gives tips for using and getting the most from MS Publisher 2003.

Microsoft Office Online Publisher 2003 Home Page (http://www2.fultonschools.org/teacher/keithc/mywebpd/Publisher.htm) Microsoft site that features tips and discussion groups.

Microsoft Office Training Get started designing your own professional publications (http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC010362681033) Learn how you can start with and modify a pre-designed publication in Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 to create your own professional-looking newsletters, brochures, business cards, Web sites, and more. (45-50 minutes)

Microsoft Office (http://www.bcschools.net/staff/MicrosoftOffice.htm) MS Office 2000 tutorial.

MS Publisher Tutorial - Chalksoft (http://www.chalksoft.com/school/mspub/) Tips arranged by topics.

NCES Technology (http://www.coweta.k12.ga.us/nces/NCES technology.htm) Tech tips from an elementary school in Georgia.

Publisher (http://www.coweta.k12.ga.us/nces/publisher.htm) Publisher tips and tricks from another Georgia elementary school.

Teacher's Info-Port to Technology - Page Layout (http://tipt3.utoledo.edu/dtp.html) Desktop publishing tips from the University of Toledo.

Technology Microsoft Publisher eThemes eMINTS (http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001100.shtml) These sites focus on the Microsoft Publisher software and include online tutorials and templates. There are suggested classroom activities and lesson plans. Learn how to make a flyer or a classroom newsletter.

 

Keyboarding - MS Word

 

Microsoft Word - Office 2000 (http://www.dzfx.com/workshops/list/2/Microsoft_Word-Office-XP/) MS Word tutorial from DynamicZoneFX.com.

Baycon Tutorials (http://www.baycongroup.com/tutorials.htm) Free online tutorials.

MS Word Training Manuals (http://www.seattleu.edu/it/training/Manuals/wrd003a.pdf) Manual for MS Word forms from Seattle University.

LearningElectric.com (http://www.learningelectric.com/word.htm) Video tutorials; high speed connection needed.

Learnthat.com (http://www.learnthat.com/computers/category-29) Free MS Word tutorials, articles, and online courses.

Microsoft Word - Free Tutorial (http://www.nailitnow.com.au/word/free2002/tocheadings.html) Microsoft Word step-by-step tutorial online for computer novices.

On-Line Technology Tutorials From Around the World Wide Web (http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htm#wd) Several links to web tutorials on MS Word.

Tutorials (http://word.mvps.org/Tutorials/index.htm) Site which has articles that contains lots of helpful hints and tips.

Word Tutorial from Canada (http://www.saskschools.ca/~ehs/HeiseIntra/word.html) Heavy on fundamentals.

 

Keyboarding

A Keyboarding Page (http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/keyboarding/index.htm) Keyboarding rules, tools, and many resources.

Advanced Surfing Tips and Tricks Introduction (http://www.botos.com/train/tips3a.html) This page has evolved over time to incorporate new tips and tricks as new browser versions arrive.

Curriculum (http://www.awrsd.org/oms_computers/curriculum.htm) The curriculum consists of a variety of activities, assignments and projects that offer students challenge and the opportunity to experience authentic tasks they would find in the real world.
 

Games and Links (http://wmms.net/walters/bus_ed/computer_student_1.htm) Fun way to reinforce classroom lessons.

Word Processing Using Core Knowledge (http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/01_Tech_WordProcess.pdf) This unit is comprised using the sixth grade Core Knowledge sequence. It is intended to incorporate the Core Knowledge curriculum to students who are learning basic text manipulation, editing skills, and other word processing applications (.pdf format).

Computer_Science (http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Computer_Science) Lessons for all grade levels.

Information_Literacy (http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Information_Literacy) Lessons for all grade levels.

K-12 Keyboarding - USOE (http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/ate/keyboarding/key.htm) Utah K-12 computer keyboarding site for grades 2-12.

Keyboarding - Appendices (http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/midlkey/compapp.html) Large list of ideas for keyboarding instruction projects.

Keyboarding - Shelbyville Central Schools (http://www.shelbycs.org/technology/keyboarding.html) Keyboarding lessons and ideas from right here in Indiana!

Keyboarding 1 (http://www.hccsc.k12.in.us/Roanoke/Roanoke/computerlab/keyboarding.htm) Provides links to elementary keyboarding games.

Keyboarding Research and Resources (http://ci.coe.uni.edu/facstaff/zeitz/web/general/keyboardingresearch.html) Links to keyboard research sites at bottom of page.

Keyboarding Resources Lesson Plans and Activities (http://www.tcet.unt.edu/START/instruct/general/kb-lp.htm) Lesson plans, activities, and resources for elementary school keyboarding.

Keyboarding Skills Junior and High School eThemes eMINTS (http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000748.shtml) These sites have information on keyboarding for junior and high school students. Includes lesson plans, online typing practice programs, and information on ergonomics and the history of typing. There is also a link to an eThemes Resource on keyboarding skills for elementary students.

Keyboarding (http://www.gamequarium.com/keyboarding.htm) Links to elementary keyboarding games.

Preparing for the Computer Skills Test (http://wmms.net/walters/student/skillstest.htm) List of skills students must learn in North Carolina.

Teacher Resources (http://www.sau16.org/teacherresources/teacherres.htm) Teacher resource links on a number of areas of technology.

Teacher Tap Computer and Information Technology (http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/taptech.html) Use these resources to learn more about computers and technology.

Teachers Network (http://teachersnetwork.org/lessonplans/lessonplans_technology.htm) Technology lessons for elementary, junior high school, and high school students.

TechTrekers, Power Point Ideas (http://www.techtrekers.com/PP/) Ideas for PowerPoint classroom projects.

TechTrekers, Web Page Tools (http://www.techtrekers.com/web.htm) Web page tools for students and teachers.

ThinkQuest Library Computers & the Internet (http://thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=4&cid=1) Web sites on various aspects of technology created by students.

Tips & Tricks (http://www.onecomputerguy.com/tips.htm) A list of Windows tips and tricks.

TrackStar Home (http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp) TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity. There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year, too!

Web Publishing Curriculum Resources (http://libweb.uoregon.edu/it/webpub/) A great number of resources to aid in the creation of web pages. 

WebQuest Examples Grades 6-8 Technology (http://webquest.org/) Searchable WebQuests with a brief description of each venture.

WebQuest Examples - More (http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/
projects/) More WebQuests listed by subject.

 

Reference

 

ALA Great Web Sites for Kids (http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm) Website listing by the American Library Association.

Alexa Web Search - Top 500 (http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_500) The world's 500 most popular web sites, listed by subject.

America's Library (http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi) America's story, presented by the Library of Congress.

Answers.com (http://www.answers.com/) Online dictionary, encyclopedia, and much more.

Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/) Awesome Library organizes the Web with 28,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.

BBC - Search (http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/webguide.shtml) This site uses a combination of technology and regular human checks to block offensive websites. Its aim is to be the safest search engine in the UK.

Biography.com (http://www.biography.com/) First place to start for a biography search.

Career Exploration Guides and Resources for Younger Students (http://www.khake.com/page64.html) Categorized career guide links.

CIA - The World Factbook (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/) Great comprehensive data on all countries.

CIM Copyright Resources on the Internet (http://groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a.htm) Learn about the copyright laws.

Citation Machine -- The Landmark Project (http://citationmachine.net/) Generate standard MLA & APA citations.

CNN.com - Education (http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION/) Education edition of CNN.com. 

Current time around the World (http://www.worldtimezone.com/) Standard time zone chart of the world.

Education Index (http://www.educationindex.com/) An annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web

Educational Web Directory (http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REVwebdirect.htm) An educational subject directory of the Web.

Enchanted Learning (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html) Activity pages by subject area.

Exploratorium Digital Library (http://www.exploratorium.edu/educate/dl.html) The different collections in the library include digital media and digitized museum materials related to interactive exhibits and scientific phenomena, including images, educational activities in PDF and html formats, QuickTime movies, streaming media, and audio files.

Exploratorium the museum of science (http://www.exploratorium.edu/) Loads of interactive exhibits on numerous scientific topics.

Explore Career Options The Riley Guide (http://www.rileyguide.com/careers.html) Advice on careers, career planning, and career management.

Famous Quotes and Quotations at BrainyQuote (http://www.brainyquote.com/) A vast and comprehensive quotation site.

Federal Reserve Education Home (http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/FRED/) The Federal Reserve System is committed to economic and personal financial education. Here you can find links to instructional materials and tools that can increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics and financial education.  All of the Fed web sites, curriculum, newsletters, booklets and other resources are free.  

Foodtechcareers.org (http://www.foodtechcareers.org/html/frameset.htm) Food Science technology careers, careers and courses, guidance, career choices, qualifications, and jobs.

GO.HRW.COM (http://go.hrw.com/gopages/index.html) This site links students to a vast collection of educational online materials directly related to chapter content.

Science of California Online Resources for Education (S.C.O.R.E.) (http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/new/index.html) Online resources for grades K-12, a teachers resource area, and a mystery "cool" site.

InfoQuest! Educational and Training Resources (http://www.tbchad.com/educ.html) Educational and training resources.

Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org/) Lots of resources by category; sponsored by the University of Michigan.

Kids Search Engines (http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156191) Search engines, filtering, and blocking resources.

LibrarySpot.com (http://www.libraryspot.com/) Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries and more.

Link to Government Web Sites (http://www.fedworld.gov/gov-links.html) Link to top government web sites.

Main Page - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) Free encyclopedia anyone can edit.

Maps & Geography Online Maps, Games, Information (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/) National Geographic map site.

Museums and the Web 2004 Best of the Web (http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/best/) These site links are recognized for the outstanding nature of the site and its overall contribution to the institution, museum profession and cultural informatics community.

National Association for Pupil Transportation (http://www.napt.org/) Information and
links for the NAPT.

NYPL, Books & Materials (http://www.nypl.org/books/) New York Public Library web site.  Collection, digital collection, archives, and manuscripts.

Online Encyclopedia - LoveToKnow (http://1911encyclopedia.org/) The LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia is based on what many consider to be the best encyclopedia ever written: the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in 1911. 

OurTimeLines.com - Home Page (http://www.ourtimelines.com/) This web site generates truly fascinating personalized web pages for you. They show how your life (or the life of anyone else you choose - for instance, your descendants and ancestors) fits into history as we know it.

PrimaryGames.com - The Fun Place to Learn! (http://www.primarygames.com/) Interactive puzzles and games organized by subject; for elementary students.

Reference, Facts, News ... Free and Family-friendly Resources (http://www.refdesk.com/) On the Internet since 1995, refdesk indexes and reviews quality, credible, and timely reference resources that are free and family-friendly.

SchoolExpress.com (http://www.schoolexpress.com/) Free lesson plans, free worksheets, free software, online math, educational store.

Soople (http://soople.com/) Easy search in Google; advanced calculator.

Speegle Speak Perfect Web Search (http://www.speegle.co.uk/) This new search engine was developed for the visually impaired/blind. Speegle lets you select from three voices while searching/surfing, the web based text is read aloud.

TIME For Kids (http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/) Online version of Time Magazine for Kids.

World Lecture Hall (http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/) Your entry point to free online course materials from around the world.

Secondary

 

Art

 

Art Education Internet Resources for K12 (http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/arteducation.htm) A meta-site for teachers, librarians, parents and students to preview selected links.

Catharton (http://www.catharton.com/) A guide for artists, authors, directors, and musicians providing internet links.

Joseph Wu's Origami Page (http://www.origami.as/home.html) Origami is the art of paper folding. The word is Japanese, literally meaning to fold (oru) paper (kami). Check out the gallery, instructions, and diagrams.

Kurt Wenner Master Street Painter (http://www.kurtwenner.com/) Interesting examples of sidewalk chalk art.

NGA Exploring Themes in American Art (http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm) National Gallery of Art teaching resources.

Business

 

Identity Theft (http://www.ou.edu/oupd/idtheft.htm) The purpose of this OUPD web presentation is to draw together and link identity-theft, Internet-fraud, and related scam-prevention information, gleaned from over a hundred government websites and online publications, into a single, useful online-primer that's educational, easy to navigate and graphically stimulating.

Take Charge Fighting Back Against Identity Theft (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm) FTC site to fight identity theft.

FACS

 

Allrecipes Recipes (http://allrecipes.com/) Looking for recipes? You've come to the right place. Allrecipes has over 30,000 free recipes -- all created, tested, reviewed and approved by home cooks worldwide.

Chowbaby's (http://www.chowbaby.com/fastfood/fast_food_nutrition.asp)  Fast Food Calories and Calorie Counter.

GourmetSleuth.com (http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/index.asp) The Gourmet Food and Cooking Resource

The Meaning of Food PBS (http://www.pbs.org/opb/meaningoffood/) The Meaning of Food is an exploration of culture through food. What we consume, how we acquire it, who prepares it, who’s at the table, and who eats first is a form of communication that is rich with meaning.

Weight loss Reviews (http://diets.marketassociate.com/) Dieting information on how to lose weight with common diets.

Foreign Language

 

BBC - Languages (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/) Learn a new language online.

FSU, Web-MC, Web Mediated Course Assistant- resources.html (http://bol1200-01.k12.fsu.edu/resources.html) Links to Spanish web sites and other resources.

Language Arts

 

ALA Challenged and Banned Books (http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/challengedbanned/challengedbanned.htm) The top three reasons, in order, for challenging material are the material is considered to be “sexually explicit” contain “offensive language,” and be “unsuited to age group.”

http--www.eduref.org-cgi-bin-lessons.cgi-Language_Arts (http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts) Language Arts lesson plans.

LitLinks (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/home.htm) After reading a great story, poem, play, essay, or critical article, you may want to know more. The Internet provides all kinds of information to aid your research, so we've compiled LitLinks — annotated to show you what kinds of information about a work, its author, or period you'll find on each site.  LitLinks are organized alphabetically by author within five genres.

National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) (http://www.nifl.gov/) National Institute for Literacy resources.

Poetry 180 - Home Page (http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/) Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year.

Robert Burns Country (http://www.robertburns.org/) The official Robert Burns web site. 

Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/) Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is a 3,700-page compendium of 19th century classical scholarship. The Dictionary covers a dazzling array of historical characters, authors, gods and heroes in great detail and depth.

TeacherSource . Arts & Literature PBS (http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/arts_lit.htm) Teacher resources for Language Arts and other studies.

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation (http://www.grammarbook.com/) Grammatic rules, quizzes, and tests.

The World of Dante (http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/dante/) The World of Dante offers a hypermedia environment for the study of the Inferno.

Vocabulary.com (http://syndicate.com/) Vocabulary puzzules and activities.

WordThink - Word of The Day (http://www.wordthink.com/) WordThink provides insightful and persuasive words one can use every day.

Math

 

AAA Math (http://www.aaamath.com/) Random problems on Basic Skills, Interactive Practice, Topic Explanation, and Challenge Games.

Cool math 4 kids (http://www.coolmath4kids.com/) Math games, math puzzles, math lessons - designed for kids and fun!

E-Examples Index (http://standards.nctm.org/document/chapter1/index.htm) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics principles and standards for school mathematics.

Gomath.com (http://www.gomath.com/) Online math help.

Math Forum K-12 Algebra (http://mathforum.org/math.topics.html)  Resources of the Drexel Math Forum.

MathWorld (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/) Billed as the Web's most extensive math resource.

Regents Prep Math A (http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/math-a.cfm) Math prep for the Regents exam.

SELECT Math (http://boston.k12.ma.us/teach/technology/select/index.html) This web site provides teachers and students access to virtual manipulatives.

Music

 

BAROQUE MUSIC PAGE (http://www.baroquemusic.org/) Baroque era biographies, pictures, music samples.

Catharton (http://www.catharton.com/) A guide for artists, authors, directors, and musicians providing internet links.

Folk-Songs of America The Robert Winslow Gordon Collection, 1922-1932 (http://www.loc.gov/folklife/Gordon/) The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

MIDI and Music Technology Resources for Teachers (http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/midi.html) Site links to hundreds of midi files and teacher resources.

New York Philharmonic (http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml?) Great site for kids to learn about the symphony orchestra, instruments, composition, and composers.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Hall of Fame (http://www.rockhall.com/timeline/)  This site is an interactive, animated compendium of rock and popular music history.

Science of Music Exploratorium's Accidental Scientist (http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/) Explore the science of music, through these online exhibits, movies, and questions. Along the way, you can compose, mix, dance, drum, experiment, and above all…listen.

The Alan Lomax Database (http://www.lomaxarchive.com/index.html) Welcome to the Alan Lomax Database, a multimedia archive of documentation and scientific research by folklorist and musical anthropologist, Alan Lomax.

Reference

 

Career Browser (http://www.collegeboard.com/html/careerbrowser.html) Includes dynamic new content on college majors and careers.

CareerZone (http://www.nycareerzone.org/flash/index.jsp) Learn about your skills and talents and explore exciting careers.

CIA - The World Factbook (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/) Great comprehensive data on all countries.

Yahoo! Education (http://education.yahoo.com/) Reference, K12, College, HomeworkHelp.

SAT

SAT Preparation Center (http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html) SAT test preparation.

Science - Energy

 

Alternative Fuels Data Center (http://afdcmap.nrel.gov/locator/LocatePane.asp) The Alternative Fuel Station Locator can search our database of refueling stations for the entire country to find stations offering alternative fuels.

Alternative Fuels Home Page (http://www.eia.doe.gov/) Energy statistics from the US government.

Ask an Energy Expert (http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ask/asknexpert.asp) FAQ's list or ask your own question.

Ask Gross Energy Questions (http://faculty.washington.edu/crowther/KidsZone/ask.html) FAQ's list or ask your own question by e-mail (from the Department of Energy).

Ask Professor Quester - Energy Q&A (http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/ask_quester/#general) Choose a topic. Then look over the questions. Click on the question, and you'll find the answer! If you need more information, check out Energy Story or How Stuff Works at http://www.howstuffworks.com/. You can also do an internet search using your favorite search engine.

Build a Solar Hydrogen Fuel Cell System by Phillip Hurley (http://www.goodideacreative.com/shfc_sys.html) Learn how to construct and operate the components of a solar hydrogen fuel cell system: the fuel cell stack.

CaliforniaConnected.org Stories (http://www.californiaconnected.org/wp/archives/244) About solar-hydrogen fuel cells with video and other references.

EERE Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page (http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/index.html) Alternative fuels data from the US Department of Energy.

New Energy Report (http://www.newenergyreport.org/) News and commentary covering solar power, renewable energy, hydrogen power, fuel cells and more.

RenewableEnergyAccess.com (http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/home) News on renewable energy sources.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov/) EPA celebrates 35th anniversary - Since its creation by President Richard Nixon on December 2, 1970, EPA has been instrumental in creating a cleaner environment and protecting the health of all Americans.

 

Science

A Look Inside the Human Body (http://users.tpg.com.au/users/amcgann/body/) This site was designed to help students learn about how our body works. The information is presented in an easy to read format with colourful diagrams to assist understanding.

Best Sites (http://www.ahpcc.unm.edu/~aroberts/main/top5%.htm) Links to great biotech web sites.

BioChemHub - Biology & Chemistry Education (http://www.biochemhub.com/biochem/biochemhub.cfm) An online biology and chemistry education center with many links.

Causes of Colors - Why are things colored (Home) (http://webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/0.html) These fifteen causes of color derived from a variety of physical and chemical mechanisms are summarized in five groups in this exhibit.

CNN.com Specials (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/hurricanes/index.html) CNN site on hurricanes and hurricane science.

Color In Motion - Main (http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/#) Interactive color, communication, and color symbolism (in English and Spanish).

Deep Impact (http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov/sendyourname/) Clues to the formation of the solar system and more about the structure and composition of comets.

Discovery Channel When Dinos Roamed America Dino Lookup (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dinos/lookup.html) No one knows exactly, but we have some pretty good ideas. We've talked with dinosaur researchers, scoured the latest findings in the United States and identified a bunch of ancient neighbors for you to meet.

Exploring Earth Visualizations (http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/visualization.cfm) Great resources including some videos.

Games for the Science Classroom (http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/ref/games/) Games for science class such as Science Jeopardy, Science Bingo, and Science Pictionary.

GBS Physics Home Page (http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/phys.html) Resources from an Illinois high school site.

GeologyLink (http://college.hmco.com/geology/resources/geologylink/index.html) Houghton Mifflin - the publisher of Geology and Essentials of Geology - is pleased to present a public forum for all matters geological. This area is open to students, university instructors, professional geologists, and anyone else who seeks insight into the world’s daily geological rumblings.

Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body (http://www.bartleby.com/107/) The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.

Hundreds of Science Fair Projects For Students (http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/) Science Fair Projects for all levels. There are hundreds of ideas for every science topic, from Astronomy to Zoology!

Insects on the Web (http://www.insects.org/) This site aims to help you really see insects for the miniature marvels they represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become with these alien creatures.

Mars Exploration Home (http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/) Provides links to Mars for Kids, Mars for Students, and Mars for Educators.  This is a NASA sponsored site.

MBGnet (http://mbgnet.mobot.org/) Missouri Botanical Garden site.  Resources on biomes, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and plant biology.

Miami Museum of Science - The Atoms Family (http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/)  Really clever site for science! 

Morse code (http://users.scoutnet.nl/~inter/morse/morseform.html) Site converts text to Morse and Morse to text.

Nanotechnology Encyclopedia (http://www.nanoword.net/) Site has several reference links and a section for Word of the Week.

NASA Brain Bites - Munchies For Your Mind (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/brainbite/home.html) If you're hungry for knowledge, NASA has brain bites to munch on. 

National Park Guide (http://www.nps.gov/parks.html) Information and pictures of US National Parks.

NOAA National Ocean Service Education Geodesy (http://www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/geodesy/welcome.htmlGeodesy is the science of measuring and monitoring the size and shape of the Earth and the location of points on its surface.  This site provides lesson plans and resources for study.

NOVA Mars PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/) Chronicle of journey to Mars for evidence of past water.

NOVA Orchid Hunter Great Amateurs in Science PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orchid/amateurs.html) Here, in no particular order, meet ten amateur scientists who secured such an enviable place in the history of science.

NOVA scienceNOW PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/) Here, find activity ideas for before and after viewing episodes of NOVA scienceNOW. For other useful educator resources, including science cafes, science news, and research projects, go to Get Involved.

Rader's BIOLOGY4KIDS.COM (http://www.biology4kids.com/) At the bottom of each page you will find links to our other science sites that cover chemistry, geography, and physics.

Rader's CHEM4KIDS.COM (http://www.chem4kids.com/) At the bottom of each page you will find links to our other science sites that cover biology, geography, and physics.

Science of Music (http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/) Exploratorium's Accidental Scientist.

SciPeeps.com (http://www.scipeeps.com/) SciPeeps.com, your one-stop shop for information on sciences' most prominent people. Here, you will find information about astronomers, biologists, chemists, engineers, inventors, physicists, and radiologists.

Spiked-science  (http://www.spiked-online.com/Sections/science/sciencesurvey/) 2005, announced as Einstein Year, marks the centenary of the publication of Albert Einstein's equation E = mc². To mark this occasion, Sandy Starr at Spiked and science communicator Alom Shaha have conducted a survey of over 250 renowned scientists, science communicators, and educators - including 11 Nobel laureates - asking what they would teach the world about science and why, if they could pick just one thing.

TeacherSource . Science and Technology PBS (http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/sci_tech.htm) Over 3,000 lesson plans and activities for science.

The Butterfly School (http://www.butterflyschool.org/) A division of the Missouri Botanical Garden providing virtual field trips, species guide, and classroom activities.

The Butterfly WebSite (http://butterflywebsite.com/)  Butterfly photos, butterfly clipart, education, butterfly zoos and more!

The Eyes of Nye (http://www.eyesofnye.org/) Take another look a science through the "Eyes of Nye."

The Franklin Institute (http://sln.fi.edu/) An onlile science museum with lots of interactive science activities.

The Hubble Space Telescope (http://www.spacetelescope.org/index.html) The European Homepage For The NASA-ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Site has videos, images, educational materials, and fun activities.

The Living Desert (http://www.livingdesert.org/about_us/default.asp) This website tour through The Living Desert and the deserts of the world will show you how language has misled everyone into thinking of the desert as a surly, outlaw landscape instead of a fragile, interesting ecosystem.

The Web’s Best Government-Educational Resources (http://www.sla.org/division/dche/Web-Notes.html) Online courseware and subject tutorial links.

The Why Files (http://whyfiles.org/) The science behind the news.

Welcome to NASA Quest! (http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/) NASA Quest Challenges are FREE Web-based, interactive explorations designed to engage students in authentic scientific and engineering processes.

Your Amazing Brain (http://www.youramazingbrain.org/) Explore your brain, take part in real-life experiments and test yourself with our games, illusions and brain-benders.

Social Studies - Colonies

 

EnchantedLearning.com (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/13colonies/13colonies.shtml) 13 Colonies Map-Quiz Printout.

13 Colonies-United States (http://www.wintektx.com/freeman/13colonies.htm) Listing of colonies and a synopsis of historical fact for each.

13 Original Colonies (http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teachers/dtewhey/webquest/colonial/13_original_colonies.htm) Listing of colonies and a synopsis of historical fact for each.

13 Originals (http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html) Listing of colonies with brief history and links.

Archiving Early America (http://earlyamerica.com/) Here at Archiving Early America, you will discover a wealth of resources -- a unique array of primary source material from 18th Century America. Scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to this country's forebears more than two centuries ago.

Chart of the Thirteen Original Colonies (http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blcolonial13.htm) Basic information on the founding of the 13 colonies.

Colonial America (http://americanhistory.about.com/od/colonialamerica/) Links about the thirteen original colonies.

Colonial America 1600-1775 (http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm) K12 Resources on the 13 colonies (many links). 

Colonial Connecticut Records (http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/) The public records of the colony of Connecticut (1636-1776)

Connecticut History (http://www.kids.state.ct.us/history.htm) State of Connecticut historic site for kids.

Declaration of Independence (http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/declaration.html) Declaration of Independence presented by the Indiana University School of Law.

Declaration of Independence (http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/) This site provides a wealth of information about the signers of the Declaration, the history of the Declaration, and an online version of the Declaration for you to read.  The site also provides links to other Declaration-related biographies and histories.

Education World (http://www.education-world.com/a_special/life_in_colonies2000.shtml) Education World travels to the New World to explore life in the 13 original colonies. In the stories told you'll have the opportunity to "discover" colonial America during the 1700s, and compare the lives of the country's earliest citizens to the lives of citizens today!

First Thirteen Colonies (http://www.mapletreelearning.com/stamphistory/first13colonies.html) Learn about the first 13 colonies through a game maze. 

HistoryWiz The Thirteen Colonies (http://www.historywiz.com/colonies.htm) Maps,links, and exhibits take you through the 13 original colonies.

Jamestown Rediscovery (http://www.apva.org/jr.html) Through a virtual field trip to Jamestown you can explore the past through the ongoing acheological dig.

Official Web Site of Colonial Williamsburg (http://www.history.org/) Learn about colonial life through a trip to old colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.

Puzzle--Thirteen Colonies (http://members.aol.com/kidcross/13colo.htm) Printable puzzle of the 13 colonies.

The 13 Colonies of America (http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm)  A clickable study map.

The 13 Colonies (http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/tbeckner/WebQuest/13colonies.html) A 13 colony WebQuest.

The Thirteen Colonies (http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/colonies.htm) Links and resources from a K12 school in Virginia.

Thirteen Colonies (http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/colonies.html) Biographies, historical places, teacher resources, and games about the 13 colonies.

Thirteen Original Colonies (http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/13colonies.php) This is an ESL website. The study of the colonization of the United States provides an excellent opportunity to introduce the concepts of American culture which may be unfamiliar to your student population. This lesson includes downloadable handouts.

WebQuest (http://teachers.emints.org/FY03/chases/socialstudies/colonyquest/process.html) An emints WebQuest about the 13 colonies.

Social Studies - Egypt

 

Eternal Egypt (http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_ website_action_key=action.display.splash&ee_messages=0001.clientrequired.text) Eternal Egypt is a living record of a land rich in art and history, people and places, myths and religions. The stories of Eternal Egypt are told using the latest interactive technologies, high-resolution imagery, animations, virtual environments, remote cameras, three-dimensional models and more.

King Tut Exhibition (http://www.kingtut.org/) National Geographic, AEG Exhibitions and Arts and Exhibitions International, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, have brought an extensive exhibition of more than 130 treasures from the tomb of the celebrated pharaoh Tutankhamun (King Tut), other Valley of the Kings tombs and additional ancient sites to the United States.

The US King Tut Exhibit Tour (http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/tutexhibit.htm) A review site with images and links for futher exploration.

Theban Mapping Project (http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/) Atlases, images, articles, links and resources.

Social Studies 
 

50states.com (http://www.50states.com/) States and Capitals.

African Studies Center K-12 Electronic GuideK-12 Electronic Guide (http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html) The aim of this web site is to
assist K-12 teachers, librarians, and students in locating on-line resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom, for research and studies.The aim of this guide is to assist K-12 teachers, librarians, and students in locating on-line resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom, for research and studies.

Alexander Hamilton The New-York Historical Society (http://www.alexanderhamiltonexhibition.org/) Many resources dealing with the life of Alexander Hamilton.  Site is sponsored by the New York Historical Society.

All 50 American States Web Sites (http://www.globalcomputing.com/states.html) Links to state information.

American Community Survey (http://www.census.gov/acs/www/) The American Community Survey is a new nationwide survey designed to provide communities a fresh look at how they are changing.  Site is sponsored by the US Census Bureau.

American Experience Reconstruction The Second Civil War PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/) Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
offers insights into topics in American history including the Civil War, slavery, abolition, race relations, definitions of freedom and citizenship, civil rights, black suffrage and election to political office, impeachment, regional political differences, nationbuilding after war, the cotton economy, sharecropping, federal government intervention in the states, and more.

Battle of Normandy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Normandy) Resources from Wickipedia concerning the WWII Battle of Normandy.

Best History Websites - About (http://www.besthistorysites.net/about.shtml) Best of History Web Sites contains links to over 1000 history-related web sites that have been reviewed for quality, accuracy, and usefulness. Included are links to K-12 history lesson plans, teacher guides, activities, games, quizzes, and more.

Beyond Brown Pursuing the Promise PBS (http://www.pbs.org/beyondbrown/) On May 17, 1954, in its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the doctrine of “separate but equal,” ending legal segregation in American education. Fifty years later, how close is America to fulfilling the promise of Brown?

Born in Slavery Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html) Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and assembled and microfilmed in 1941 as the seventeen-volume Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves.

CIA Homepage For Kids - Games (http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/games/index.shtml) Mind challenging games from the CIA web site.

Colonial History (http://www.kathimitchell.com/colonial.htm) Web site with links to colonial web resources.

Constitution Resources--Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (http://www.ed.gov/free/constitution/index.html) A great number of quality resources on the US Constitution. 

Douglas W. Jones on Voting and Elections (http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/voting/) Resources on voting and elections from the University of Iowa Computer Science Department.

EconEdLink (http://www.econedlink.org/) A premier source of classroom-tested, Internet-based economic education lesson plans for K-12 teachers.

EyeWitness to History (http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/index.html) History through the eyes of those who lived it.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html) Hundreds of photos of the earth, planets, stars, and other celestial bodies, as well as stories behind the images.

This American Life (http://www.thisamericanlife.org/) Public radio from WBEZ in Chicago.

Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps) Zoomable map of US.

Independent Lens . THE LAST LETTER PBS (http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/lastletter/) Personal testament to the memory of the Holocaust.

KTG Flag Website (http://www.taliaferro.net/flag/index.html) Web site with links to resources on US flag.

Lewis & Clark The National Bicentennial Exhibition (http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/) This is a commemorative site of the Lewis and Clark expedition from the Missouri Historical Society.

Maps & Geography Online Maps, Games, Information (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/) Interactive maps to help develop and improve map skills.

Monticello Explorer (http://explorer.monticello.org/index.html) This site is a virtual field trip of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home, Monticello.

Mundo Maya (http://www.mayadiscovery.com/) Resources for study of the Mayan culture.  Site is available for exploration through the English or Spanish language.

My Story Rosa Parks (http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/) This site is a Scholastic online tribute to deceased civil rights pioneer, Rosa Parks.

National Atlas home page (http://nationalatlas.gov/) The single best Federal source for national maps and geographic information on the Web.

National Geographic (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/) Online (maps, photography, travel, and more.

Lost King of the Maya PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2804_maya.html) NOVA Online Teachers Classroom Activity about Mayan culture.

NPR On the Road in China (http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2004/aug/china_road/) Set out on a 3,000-mile, 14-day trek across China, and discover just how far the world's most populous nation has to go to catch up with its potential.

Plimoth Plantation (http://www.plimoth.org/) A virtual field trip to the Plimoth Plantation sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Affiliates Program.

Spy Letters of the American Revolution (http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/) Meet the people, read the letters, and check out the stories associated with spies of the American Revolution.

Teacher Resources - Elections the American Way (http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/election/home.html) Study candidates, voters, the party system, the election process, and the issues.  This is a Library of Congress page. 

The American Package Museum (http://www.packagemuseum.com/) The primary objective of this web site is to preserve and display specimens of American package design from the early decades of the 20th century.

The Gateway Arch Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (http://www.nps.gov/jeff/arch.html) This website celebrates the 40th anniversary of the St. Louis Gateway Arch.

THE NEW AMERICANS (http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/index.html) Follow a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their home and families behind and learn what it means to be new Americans in the 21st century.

The World War I Document Archive (http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/) This archive of primary documents from World War I has been assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List. The archive is international in focus and intends to present in one location primary documents concerning the Great War.

U.S. Maps (http://geography.about.com/msub36.htm?once=true&) An About.com geography resource web site.

Voting system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_system) A Wikipedia US voting system resource web site.

Watching Washington (http://watchingwashington.blogspot.com/) A website that examines the current events of Washington D.C.

Teacher Resources

 

HTML

 

Basics - Flash Tutorial (http://www.echoecho.com/flashbasics.htm) A flash tutorial.

Contact HTML Basic Tutor (http://htmlbasictutor.ca/contactform.htm) HTML tutorial for beginners.

Cool Page Web Page Creation Software (http://www.coolpage.com/cpg.html?aid=GOTOhtml_tutor&test=y&off=y) Easiest software for non-programmers to publish professional web pages and e-books.

Free Online Web Tutorials (http://www.softlookup.com/tutorial/internet.asp) You will be taken step by step through those tasks that you will most often use on the Internet.   

HTML Codes (http://www.createafreewebsite.net/html_tutorial/htmltoc.htm) The tutorial covers simple website design and web page building from the basic HTML tag, all the way to uploading your pages to the internet. Even includes a free FTP tool and instructions for putting your website on the internet.

HTML Links and Anchors (http://www.wcisel.com/web/links/index.htm) Information for placement of links and anchors in HTML code.

HTML Tags (http://html-tags.info/) Tutorial for the use of HTML tags.

HTML Tutor Information (http://www.december.com/html/tutor/) HTML tutorial listed by tasks.

HTML Tutorials & Javascript - Basic HTML Tutorial (http://www.pagetutor.com/pagetutor/makapage/index.html) Build a web page using Notepad and this tutorial.

HTMLSource HTML Tutorials (http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/) Don’t be overwhelmed by the ample bounty of HTML tutorials available, each packed with in-depth expert advice and full diagrams.

IE 6.0 - QuirksMode - for all your browser quirks (http://www.quirksmode.org/) It contains more than 150 pages with CSS and JavaScript tips and tricks, and is one of the best sources on the WWW for studying and defeating browser incompatibilities. It is free of charge and ads, and largely free of copyrights.

Imagemap Help Page -- Instruction (http://www.ihip.com/) This page is an educational resource intended to provide assistance with the implementation of imagemaps.

Interactive HTML Tutor, HTML Tutorial Lessons, Guide Utilizing HTML Area (http://www.htmlguide.us/) An interactive HTML tutorial that will teach you how to create a web site. In simple, straight forward lessons and quizzes tutor you'll find out all about the code used to write HTML, and how simple it really is.

Online Journals (http://www.wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/magazines.html) Popular magazines, newspapers, and online news sources.

WebCom Guide - HTML Guide (http://www.webcom.com/html/tutor/) This is the top level entry point for the WebCom HTML Guide. Topics covered include commonly used tags (with examples, and code used to produce them), as well as stylistic and technical issues.

Xara Online web service applications for your website (http://www.xaraonline.com/) Xara Online offers a unique set of tools for webmasters. Invaluable to the professional or the home page builder alike, these web page add-ons range from the simple hit counter to powerful database web applications to enhance any website.  Compatible with just about all web authoring tools, they require no programming, no downloads and can be added to any web page in seconds.

Miscellaneous

Filamentality Homepage SBC Knowledge Network Explorer (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/) Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into activities appropriate for learners. So it helps you combine the Filaments of the Web with a learner's mentality (get it?).

25 Great WebSites for Teachers (http://www3.dist214.k12.il.us/25best/) Just what it says; great sites for teacher resources.

2Learn.ca - Multimedia Teacher Tools Overview (http://www.2learn.ca/teachertools/teachertools.html) Tools for multimedia, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and much, much more.

4Teachers Home Page (http://www.4teachers.org/) 4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.

A Student's Guide to WWW Research (http://www.slu.edu/departments/english/research/) This guide will help you explore the resources of the World Wide Web for your research, and introduce you to some strategies for evaluating Web sites.

abcteach (http://www.abcteach.com/) 5000 free printable pages and worksheets.

Advanced Surfing Tips and Tricks Introduction (http://www.botos.com/train/tips3a.html) A lesson on tips and tricks to make web surfing easier.

AEL Edvantia (http://www.edvantia.org/home.cfm?ion=home&area=home) A vast array of web resources for self-guided professional development.

ALA Best (http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/bestofthebestbus/bestbestbusiness.htm) Business categories that provide a listing of significant sites that are themselves content rich in nature.

Annenberg - CPB (http://www.learner.org/resources/browse.html) Great site for professional development teacher resources.

AOL@School Archives B12 (http://www.aolatschool.com/archives/b/archivesb12.adp) Summer learning subject enhancement marked by school grade level.

AOL@SCHOOL Teachers - Classroom Tools (http://www.aolatschool.com/teachers/tools/index.adp) Teacher tools and tips for the classroom.

Awesome Clipart for Educators - Category Index! (http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/cat.cfm?cat=Americana&sec=General) The list is composed of keywords relating to your chosen category -- and is arranged in alphabetical order. By simply by clicking on a keyword, a search for that particular topic will be activated and results presented.

Best Education Website Awards (http://www.webaward.org/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&award_level=best&category=Education)  Best websites are selected by judging the entered websites using seven criteria - design, ease of use, copywriting, interactivity, use of technology, innovation and content. 

Best Educational Sites (http://www.bestedsites.com/) Best educational sites listed by subject area.

Best of the Web Directory (http://botw.org/) Founded in 1994 at the University of Buffalo, Best of the Web has been a pioneer in recognizing the best sites online. From the initial concept of Web Awards, the site has transformed into a directory spotlighting the web's premier destinations.  All sites listed in the directory are examined by a team of editors, and only if qualified are granted inclusion. Editorial review ensures that all sites are appropriately listed in their most relevant category; all sites included must contain substantive unique content, navigate in a user-friendly manner, contain no broken links or pictures, be up and running 24/7, and conform to universally accepted web standards.

Beyond Brown Pursuing the Promise PBS (http://www.pbs.org/beyondbrown/) On May 17, 1954, in its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the doctrine of “separate but equal,” ending legal segregation in American education. Fifty years later, this site examines how close is America to fulfilling the promise of the Brown decision.

Bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com/) A site containing blogs, websites, and newsgroups on numerous subjects.

Busy Teachers' Web site (http:\\www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/) A web site that is a directory of other educational web sites arranged by subject.

Certificate Creator (http://www.certificatecreator.com/) Customize and print your own certificates.

CIESE - Curriculum K-12 CIESE Online Classroom Projects (http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html) CIESE sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the Internet. We focus on projects that utilize real time data available from the Internet, and collaborative projects that utilize the Internet's potential to reach peers and experts around the world.

CIM Copyright Resources on the Internet (http://groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a.htm) Copyright resources on the web, listed by a K-12 school in Connecticut.

College of Education Web Links (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/links/) The sites listed are good starting points for exploration. Each leads to a huge number of interesting and useful lessons, resources and activities for teachers, administrators, instructional designers, trainers, counselors and other educators.

DiscoverySchool (http:\\school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html) The site offers teachers classroom tools such as, puzzlemaker, worksheet generator, quiz center, lesson planner, and clip art gallery.

Do Something Young People Changing Their World (http://www.dosomething.org/about/index.php) Do Something provides monthly “challenges” in 3 areas: community building, health, and the environment.  Challenges can be after-school activities or in-school class projects, undertaken in groups or alone, and they never require any money to execute.  Over 4 million kids have tackled these challenges.

DonorsChoose Amazon Challenge (http://donorschoose.org/) DonorsChoose is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund.  NEA is working with DonorsChoose for Hurricane relief aimed at schools in the Gulf region.

Download details Office Classroom Tools (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=634A9212-8162-4485-996E-6E525EB4A369) Incorporating new tools into the classroom can be a challenge for educators. These tools are designed to help teachers, students, and administrators integrate Microsoft Office into everyday instruction, learning, and classroom management.

Download Fonts - 1001 Free Fonts (http://www.1001freefonts.com/) 1001 free fonts first opened its doors in December 1998 and has since grown to become the most popular free fonts archive online.

Drive of Your Life (https://www.driveofyourlife.org/launch.html) Drive of Your Life is a fun online career exploration game that helps middle-school students learn more about themselves, higher education and careers. This free educational tool lets kids answer a series of questions about themselves to learn what careers could interest them and then go on a virtual drive to learn more about each of those careers – all in their own customized car.

edHelper.com (http://www.edhelper.com/) Biographies, theme units, puzzles, and many other resources categorized by subject and grade.

EDSITEment - The Best of the Humanities on the Web (http://edsitement.neh.gov/) The Best of the Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the MCI Foundation. This educational partnership brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom.

Education America Network - Teaching jobs from all over the United States (http://educationamerica.net/) Education America Network users are able to find information and employment opportunities specifically related to the education industry quickly by using our easy-to-use interface.

Education World Curriculum Sites Every Middle School Educator Should Know! (http:\\www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr174.shtml) Education World has selected ten of the best of those sites to create a sort of middle school survival kit for you! The list is different from many others in that it doesn't concentrate on the big sites; highlighted are a handful of smaller sites too, including some great resources created by middle school teachers.

Education World Teacher Tools & Templates (http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml) Templates can be downloaded from this site, saved to your hard drive, edited as necessary, and then printed. Or they can be downloaded, printed, and used as is.

Education World The Educator's Best Friend (http:\\www.education-world.com) Education World's goal is to make it easy for educators to integrate the Internet into the classroom. With 98 percent of the nation's public schools connected to the Internet, the need for a complete online educational guide is evident.

Educational Web Adventures (Eduweb) Adventures (http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/adventure.php) Eduweb’s mission is to create exciting and effective learning experiences that hit the sweet spot where learning theory, Web technology, and fun meet.

EduHound.com - Everything for Education K-12! (http://www.eduhound.com/) EduHound.com: Is a highly specialized educational directory with built-in resource links offered free to educators, students and parents. EduHound.com seeks to harness the vast information resources of the Web, while enabling educators to use the Internet as a classroom tool.

Edumatch.com (http://www.edumatch.com/index_flash.cfm) Educational software matched to your curriculum standards in math, science, language arts and special needs!

Elementary Educators (http://k-6educators.about.com/) Lesson plans, units and worksheets for teachers and parents.

eMINTS (http://www.emints.org/index.shtml) eMINTS changes how teachers teach and students learn. Its instructional model provides a research-based approach to organizing instruction and can be implemented in any subject area at any level.

Evaluating Internet Sources & Sites a Tutorial (http://www.lib.purdue.edu/ugrl/staff/sharkey/interneteval/index.html) A brief tutorial highlights the criteria for evaluating sources and sites on the Internet and Web. Additionally, the tutorial provides example sites to apply what is learned. The tutorial takes about 20 minutes.

Excelsior Software - Software Solutions (http://www.excelsiorsoftware.com/) You can download a FREE single-user version of our Gradebook2 software!

FanFiction.Net (http://www.fanfiction.net/dc/202/1/) Stories in the styles of a number of authors written by their fans. 

Free Teacher Tools (http://www.njaet.org/ettc/teacher_tools.htm) Templates, rubrics, lesson plans, and more!

Free Tools For Teachers (http://www.suelebeau.com/freetools.htm) Websites compiled by Sue LeBeau with many resource tools.

FunBrain.com (http://www.funbrain.com/) The Internet's #1 education site for K-8 kids and teachers.

Gaggle.Net - Free Filtered E-mail for Schools and Students (http://gaggle.net/gen?_template=/templates/gaggle/html/index.jsp) Gaggle has a built in monitoring system to watch for suspicious mail. Any student e-mail that looks questionable will be sent to the teacher's "Blocked" folder. The teacher has the opportunity to review the message before deleting it or allowing the message to be sent.  

GetTech.org (http://www.gettech.org/default2.asp) GetTech, through its gettech.org web site and collateral materials, will help you prepare students (in fun ways) for tomorrow's great jobs. Every element of the GetTech campaign, from the upbeat television and radio spots, to the posters, flyers and specialty items we urge you to distribute to the kids, is designed to introduce them to the many "cool" career opportunities they otherwise might overlook.

Give your class a Daily Dose of the Web  (http://www.internet4classrooms.com/daily_dose.htm) Start each day with a visit to one of these Internet sites.

Great Educational Web Sites (http://home.computer.net/~dibianco/) This site has a
resource list organized by subject.

Great Sites For Kids! (http://www.kidsbookshelf.com/gsfk/index.asp) Great Sites For Kids is a weekly column that was created to help parents and teachers find fun and educational web sites for kids to use at home and in the classroom, and to help kids of all ages find great sites to visit. Web sites are reviewed that feature the following categories: biography/history, geography, language arts, math, music, science/nature, and entertainment/amusement. 

Great Sites for Middle Grades Teachers (http://www.middleweb.com/10TeachingSites.html) 10 great web sites for teachers.

Great Technology Sites (http://web.bsu.edu/00smtancock/EDRDG430/430greattechsites.html) A large number of great technology sites. 

Grolier Online Passport (http://auth.grolier.com/cgi-bin/authV2?bffs=N) Grolier Online is an educational portal providing access to information from many electronic sources. This online suite consists of seven databases. Site has a free section. 

Hot Potatoes Home Page (http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/hotpot/) The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is not freeware, but it is free of charge for those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions, who make their pages available on the web.

http--ali.apple.com-presentation-novemberpreso.html (http://ali.apple.com/presentation/novemberpreso.html) A great presentation that every educator should see. 

http--www.kn.pacbell.com-wired-bluewebn (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/) Blue Web'n is an online library of 2008 outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, and projects).

I Love That Teaching Idea! (http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/index.htm) This site is meant to inspire teachers with practical, teacher-created ideas and resources that you can use in your classroom immediately.

ibiblio - Sights and Sounds (http://www.ibiblio.org/) The public's library and digital archive. 

Identity Theft - Part 1 - Introduction to Identity Theft - The Police Notebook (http://www.ou.edu/oupd/idtheft.htm) The purpose of this web presentation is to draw together and link identity-theft, Internet-fraud, and related scam-prevention information, gleaned from over a hundred government websites and online publications, into a single, useful online-primer that's educational, easy to navigate and graphically stimulating.
 

Indiana Web Academy (http://www.inelearning.org/) Indiana E-Learning Academy has a variety of programs to assist K-12 teachers and students. All of our current program offerings are FREE.

INNOVIA Driven by Ideas. Powered by Technology (http://innovia.mindgate.net/) Site demonstrates strategic and innovative online solutions.

Instructional Technology in the Yahoo! Directory (http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Instructional_Technology/) Yahoo directory list of technology resources.

Internet Tools Which Make a Teacher's Life Easier (http://www.internet4classrooms.com/teachertools.htm) Site has many tools for teachers to use in helping students succeed!

Internet4Classrooms - Helping Teachers Use the Internet Effectively (http://www.internet4classrooms.com/) Applications, links, assessment preparation tools, and professional development. 

Julie Gunning - Mastery Club (http://northern.in.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5727) This is a club for students who are interested in achieving "above and beyond" the normal classroom expectations.

K-100 BEST Curriculum Resources (http://lone-eagles.com/curric.htm) An expandable list of top resources for the classroom.

K-12 Education in the Yahoo! Directory (http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/K_12) Yahoo education resources listed by categories. 

K-12 Resources For Music Educators (http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html) Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels. Regularly updated. For over ten years, the most visited and valued music education resource website available internationally. Carefully researched and commercial free.

K-12 Resources (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/museum/k-12.html) This on-line branch of the California University Museum of Paleontology provides a wide array of information and resources. 

K-12 SCIENCE EDUCATION RESOURCES (Bill Beaty's Homepages) (http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/edu.html) A vast collection of K-12 science resources for education. 

K12 Education Resources Page (http://eksl-www.cs.umass.edu/k12-resources.html) This page is an informal and growing list of K12 educational resources we have visited and found interesting. Some references are from oganizations that conduct educational outreach and research while others are activities provided explicitely for K12 children, or are of interest to them.

K12 Educator Resource Center - Utah Education Network (http://www.uen.org/k12educator/) A great site with curriculum resources, online library, and student interactive activities.

K12online.com (http://www.k12online.com/) Educator links and a kid"s corner. 

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators (http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/) A teacher's resource offering ideas to enhance curriculum.  

Kidzone - Fun Facts for Kids! (http://www.kidzone.ws/index.htm) Fun activities for elementary students. 

Maddux List of Special Education and Disability-Related Sites (http://unr.edu/homepage/maddux/splinks.html) A page with numerous special education resource links. 

MarcoPolo - Internet Content for the Classroom (http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx) Marco Polo is dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content and professional development to teachers and students throughout the United States. It is a collection of standards-based, discipline-specific educational Web sites for K-12 teachers.

MegaSkills Online Education Center (http://www.megaskillshsi.org/) The MegaSkills Education Center is dedicated to building achievement, developing within each student--Confidence, Motivation, Effort, Responsibility, Initiative, Perseverance, Caring, Teamwork,Common Sense, Problem Solving, and Focus. Discover on this website how to learn and teach these MegaSkills. 

Microsoft Office Templates Home Page (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx) Microsoft site with online templates.

Microsoft technology and software resources (http://www.microsoft.com/education/Schools.mspx) Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office provides students and educators with new education-specific tools such as customizable toolbars, templates, and tutorials.

Middle School Zone (http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/middle/index.htm) Great resources on this North Carolina DPI site. 

Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Links to Our Site Page (http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/patrick/renz/links.htm#northcarolina) Teacher ideas shared at this elementary school website.

Multiply (http://multiply.com) Multiply is a web site that makes it easy to share photos, blogs, videos, music, and other kinds of digital content with your friends and family.

MUSEE (http://www.musee-online.org/) MUSE links you to 37,000 museums around the world. 

NCTM Illuminations (http://illuminations.nctm.org/) The Illuminations Project is designed to illuminate the vision for school mathematics described in NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Illuminations is a partner in the prestigious MarcoPolo Internet Content for the Classroom program.

NEA Archive Works 4 Me (http://www.nea.org/works4me/archive.html) An NEA website that shares tools that have worked for other teachers across the country.

NetLingo.com Dictionary of Internet Terms Online Definitions & Text Messaging (http://www.netlingo.com/) NetLingo contains thousands of definitions that easily explain the Internet and the online world of business, technology, and communication. 

NetOp School - Software for Networked Classrooms & Instruction (http://www.crossteccorp.com/netopschool/) Features NetOp software where students
located in your computer lab, across campus or anywhere in the world can log into a NetOp classroom over their network or via the new NetOp Class Server. Using NetOp School, a teacher can broadcast their screen, multimedia files, or any student's screen to other participants; record and playback screen sessions; markup or magnify a portion of the featured screen to highlight a lesson; monitor students as they work; restrict the use of applications and web sites; carry on bidirectional text or audio conversations and lectures; create, administer, monitor and automatically grade IMS compliant tests; or remote control a student PC for one-on-one instruction.

Nobelprize.org (http://nobelprize.org/) Read about the Prizes and listen to the Winners! 

OpenOffice.org 2 Product Description (http://www.openoffice.org/product2/) An alternative to Microsoft Office is this open-source software.

Parents For Public Schools (http://www.parents4publicschools.com/) Parents for Public Schools is a National organization of community-based chapters working in public schools through broad-based enrollment.

Playing With Time (http://www.playingwithtime.org/) Playing With Time is an exciting, new project that looks at how the world around you is changing over many different time periods. The project consists of two major parts: this web site and a traveling museum exhibit. The site is being developed by Red Hill Studios. The exhibit is a collaboration between Red Hill and the Science Museum of Minnesota.

Preschoolers Websites (http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/preschoolers.websites.html) A list of KidSource approved and rated websites! Each website has been reviewed by the KidSource staff for its content, overall quality and ease of use. We've sorted them by age group or by category.

Rubric, Rubrics, Teacher Rubric Makers (http://teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/) A large list of ruberics from Teachnology, the web portal for educators.

Rubrics 4 Teachers (http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/) A complete guide for educational rubrics.

Scholastic.com Teacher Tools (http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/) Classroom management materials, teaching templates, power teaching tools, and more.

Search eThemes Resources eThemes eMINTS (http://www.emints.org/ethemes/search.shtml) eThemes is an extensive database of content-rich, age-appropriate resources organized around specific themes. These resources are created for educators to use in their classrooms.

Sign in to Yahoo! (http://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.slogin=&.intl=us&.src=bookmarks&.bypass=&.partner=&.done=http://bookmarks.yahoo.com/config/set_bookmark) Access Yahoo bookmarks anywhere in the world.

Sites for Teachers (http://www.sitesforteachers.com/) Lesson plans, worksheets, activities, and clip art for reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and more.

Sites that help classroom teachers (http://www.internet4classrooms.com/teacher.htm) Discipline and classroom management, critical thinking activities, best practices, and professional development web sites are just a few of the category links on this site.

Speegle Speak Perfect Web Search (http://www.speegle.co.uk/) Web searching tool for the visually impaired.  Speegle will read the web page summary with voices of the listner's choosing.

SuccessLink (http://www.successlink.org/) A sharing of teaching resources from Missouri.  Lessons are searchable by subject and grade.

Take Charge Fighting Back Against Identity Theft (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm) Working with other government agencies and organizations, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has produced this web site to help you remedy the effects of an identity theft. It describes what steps to take, your legal rights, how to handle specific problems you may encounter on the way to clearing your name, and what to watch for in the future.

Teacher Resource Room - MidLink Magazine (http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/tch.wk.rm.htm) Use these resources to manage your Web activities, publish Web projects, and evaluate your classroom activities. 

Teacher Tools - by Teachers for Teachers (http://www.teachertools.org/index.html) Curriculum sites, bulletin board ideas, games and puzzles, lesson plans and more.

Teacher Tools 2 (http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/) Tech tools, resource tools, and curriculum tools.

Teacher Tools Puzzle, Quiz, and Activity Builders (http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic39.htm) Explore websites that help teachers and students create puzzles, worksheets, quizzes, and other online materials makers.

Teacher Tools (http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/tools.html) A strong list of categorized material for teachers.

Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative (http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/about/information.html) Focused on issues such as, professional development, the recruitment and retention of teachers, mentoring, and leadership.

TEACHERS' MENTOR - assistance for teachers PreK - 5 (http://teachersmentor.com/) Mentoring advice from an online retired teacher from Virginia.

TeachersFirst - Opening Page (http://www.teachersfirst.com/) TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons and web resources for K-12 classroom teachers, their students, and even students' families. Materials are arranged by subject area and grade level, making it easy to locate lesson plans and associated web resources quickly.

Teaching with Technology (http://www.powertolearn.com/articles/teaching_with_technology/math_equations_in_word_and_powerPoint.shtml) This web site 
looks at how anyone, whether math specialist or primary teacher or middle-school student, can use ubiquitous tools like Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to create and work with the symbolic language of mathematics.

Teachnet.com lesson plans, teaching resources, education, teacher tips (http://www.teachnet.com/) Lesson plans, power tools, sharing and more.

Technology in Education at AEL 170 Ideas and Resources for Teachers (http://www.ael.org/rtec/ideas.htm) This collection of activities and Web sites is intended to take some of the mystery out of technology and show how technology is interesting, diverse, fun, and absolutely relevant to our lives.

Technology in Education at AEL Resources for Teachers (http://www.ael.org/rtec/teacher.htm) Resources for teachers by category.

TechTrekers (http://www.techtrekers.com/) A great list of resources for teacher gathered by a teacher turned educational consultant.

The Best of the Web for Teachers (http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachtech/bestofweb.htm) This Scholastic site provides a list of some of the very best destinations for research assignments, curriculum boosters, and class activities. All are free unless otherwise indicated. Once you've visited, be sure to create Bookmarks (Netscape) or Favorite links (Internet Explorer) to ensure a speedy return!

The Best on the Web for Teachers (http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.html) A great list of teacher resource sites by Teach-nology.com.

The Educators Network Where Teachers Come First (http://theeducatorsnetwork.com/) Tremendous site for teacher resources.

The Lesson Plans Page (http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LA.htm) Language Arts lesson plans, Language Arts ideas, & Language Arts activities.

The NetSmartz Workshop (http://www.netsmartz.org/) Teaching children what to watch out for online with fun, interactive games and activities.

The Student Web Awards (http://www.studentwebawards.org/) Motivate your students to enhance their technical aptitude and their creative skills -- and help them get the recognition they deserve for their outstanding Web design work. Find out more on the contest, here.

The Technology Education Lab K12 Educational Resources (http://www.techedlab.com/k12.html) A great site for teacher resources from Teched.com.

The Top 101 Web Sites for Teachers (http://www.assortedstuff.com/top101/) The Top 101 is not intended to be a comprehensive directory of instructional web sites. These pages make up a highly personal and very opinionated list of the 101 best web sites for use by teachers and students in K-12 classrooms.

ThinkQuest (http://www.thinkquest.org/) ThinkQuest is all about students thinking and learning together. Students work in teams to create the best educational websites and compete for exciting prizes.

Tips & Tricks (http://www.onecomputerguy.com/tips.htm) A source for application information shortcuts.

Tips and Tricks (http://www.petri.co.il/tips_and_tricks.htm) This section contains a huge collection of Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Active Directory, Security, Exchange 2000 and 2003 related articles.

ToolKit (http://www.schoolnet.ca/grassroots/e/resources/toolkit/index.asp) The Teacher ToolKit is a great resource for educators, providing project tips, research publications, website resources and much more.

Tools 4 Teachers The Educators Network Rona's Featured Tool (http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/toolfeature.htm) Rubrics, encyclopedii,
almanacs, maps, and other tools.

Tools for Teachers (http://k6educators.about.com/cs/helpforteachers/a/tools4teachers.htm) A great list of teacher tools and resources for elementary teachers.

Topix.net News Front Page (http://www.topix.net/) With thousands of news sources continually releasing stories twenty-four hours a day, finding relevant news can often be a time consuming task. For complete coverage, users are forced to visit many different sites and sift through a variety of stories that may or may not be relevant to them. Topix.net alleviates this problem by creating thousands of topically driven, specific news web pages and populating each of those pages with only news about that particular topic.

TrackStar Home (http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp) TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity. There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year, too!

tutorialfind (http://www.tutorialfind.com/tutorials/) A great selection of online tutorials for various applications.

UEN Web Master Academy (http://www.uensd.org/web_acad/video/index.html) Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks video tutorials.

Utah Education Network (http://www.uen.org/development/details.do?id=429) Teacher resources from the Utah Education Network.

Virtual Tours - Utah Education Network (http://www.uen.org/tours/) Virtual field tripsfrom the Utah Education Network.

Web Sitings 70 Top Web Sites (http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/websitings/70_sites.htm) Here arelively, lesson-planning links packed with tips, activities, great reproducibles and much, much more!

Websearching for Teachers (http://www.uwec.edu/library/Guides/websrch.html) Tips on how to find things on the web.

Welcome to WebRangers! (http://nps.gov/webrangers/) This is the National Park Service’s site for kids of all ages. If you love our National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites, this site is for you. If you are new to our National Parks, we hope this site helps you experience how wonderful they can be.

WMMS Teacher Tools & Neat Links (http://wmms.net/walters/teacher.htm) Tremendous teacher resource tools.

Worksheets, Teacher Resources, and Rubrics from Teach-nology.com (http://www.teach-nology.com/) You can have exclusive access to a vast variety of resources that make teaching exciting and fun. This is in addition to the many great FREE sections.

World Lecture Hall (http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/) This site is the World Lecture Hall, your entry point to free online course materials from around the world.

Wrightslaw From Emotions To Advocacy - The Special Education Survival Guide (http://www.fetaweb.com/best.htm) These sites provide sample forms, worksheets, and useful information about special education.

wwwtools for teachers (http://magazines.fasfind.com/wwwtools/) wwwtools is designed to keep you informed and to save valuable time in tracking down information and resources on the World Wide Web.

Yahoo! Groups (http://groups.yahoo.com/) The easiest way for groups of people to communicate on the Internet. Connect with people who share your interests.

Yahooligans! Teachers' Guide (http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/tg/overview.html) This site focuses on Internet literacy as it enhances user ability to use the Internet to search for information, to find clues on web pages in order to evaluate the content, and to follow rules for gathering and presenting information.

 

Windows Tips

 

TweakXP.com (http://www.tweakxp.com/) Windows XP Tweaks, Tips, Hacks, Visual Styles, Support, and Software.

Windows XP (http://www.tipsdr.com/) Windows XP tips and tricks.

Windows XP Help and Tips (http://malektips.com/windows_xp_help_and_tips.html) Windows XP help and tips to increase your productivity and help solve computer problems. Topics include Tweak UI, account management, remote desktop connections, using printers, removing spyware, DOS and Batch Files, and more.

Windows XP Tips and Tweaks on Tune XP (http://www.tunexp.com/tips/) Give your computer a chance to show all of its potential with this new Tune XP collection of Windows XP tips and software, which will help you manage, secure, backup and tweak your system for good. This package will bulletproof your computer from many potential disasters and teach you more about your PC.

Windows XP Tips (http://www.dougknox.com/xp/xp_tips.html) Doug Knox's site of useful Windows tools.

Professional Development

eMints (http://www.emints.org/index.shtml) - The eMINTS National Center offers professional development programs created by educators for educators.