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Teachers, Parents & Student Resources:
Check out the Alabama Virtual Library: This is the research tool I encourage all students to use. We are blessed in Alabama to have state officials that provides this site to its citizens free. You need to get a card and password from an Alabama public library. See me for more details. We are working on getting all our students a card. www.avl.lib.al.us
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mypyramid.gov/kids/index.
www.biocourse.com
www.janbrett.com
www.Discovery.com
www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Blog with Kathy Schrock: kathyschrock.net/blog/
www.surfnetkids.com
www.scholastic.com
www.seussville.com
www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade/
www.coolmath4parents.com/
www.coolmath4teachers.com/
www.coolmathalgebra.com/
To give your Kindergarteners and 1st graders some exciting reading games to play visit: www.starfall.com
For high school students who want to research college choices:
www.auburn.edu
www.uga.edu
www.ua.edu
Check Out These Great Sites!
WebQuest Page http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html Quality WebQuests categorized by grade level and subject area ------------------------------------------ WebQuest Central http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/tools/webquests.htm Links to collections of webquests from all over the Internet ------------------------------------------- The Educators Network http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/ This extensive network of teacher resources contains links to lesson plans, work sheets, theme units, teacher tols, and rubrics -------------------------------------------- Tennille's Technology Tips http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/ Exemplary educator site features teacher, student, and parent links. Check out the Student Launch Page for research links by topic and the teacher's WebQuest pages. -------------------------------------------- Teachnet.com http://www.teachnet.com/ Lesson plans compiled by subject area, web tools, and bulletin boards -------------------------------------------- TeacherVision http://www.teachervision.fen.com/ Created by teachers for teachers, this site's goal is to provide lesson plans, resources, classroom management tips, and other that make your professional life easier. --------------------------------------------- TeachersFirst http://www.teachersfirst.com/ Teaching tips, professional development resources, tech tutorials, and content links by subject and grade level make this a varied and useful site for teachers. ---------------------------------------------- Teachers Helping Teachers http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/ Links, lesson plans, and laughs! What else does a teacher need? ----------------------------------------------- Teacher Resources on the Web http://info.csd.org/schools/bayless/Elem/teacher.html Hotlitst of helpful sites. ------------------------------------------------ Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers http://www.essdack.org/tips/index.html Lesson plans, student instructions, and rubrics for assessment of classroom computer projects help teachers new to integrating technology into daily classroom activities. -------------------------------------------------- Surfing the Net w/ Kids http://www.surfnetkids.com/ Educational links listed topically or by date as appeared on weekly newsletter. Includes games and puzzles dealing with topics. ------------------------------------------------- Sites for Teachers http://www.sitesforteachers.com/ Contains links to sites ranked by popularity that contain teacher's resource and educational material. ------------------------------------------------- SEIR*TEC Grants and Funding http://www.seirtec.org/grants.html Links to grant and funding information sources ------------------------------------------------- S.C.O.R.E. Science Resources and Lessons http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/ Lists recommended links to science activities for kids, lesson plans, and "Ask a Scientist" contact information by content speciality -------------------------------------------------- S.C.O.R.E. History/Social Science Resources http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/ Online Resources and Lesson Plans for K-12 history and social science ------------------------------------------------- Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com/ Thousands of links to online reference material, including language translator, global statistics, reverse address and phone number lookup, classical music archives, electronic texts, and many, many more ------------------------------------------------- Math Forum Teacher's Place http://mathforum.org/teachers/ Math links by grade level ------------------------------------------------- Mary K. Breeze - The Breezeway http://welcome.to/breezeway Exemplary educator site includes links for teachers and students, training guides, and a "Free Stuff" area ------------------------------------------------- Laura Turner's Education Web Portal http://www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/edportal.htm Exemplary educator site features web resources by subject area, tech tips, and deep web search tools --------------------------------------------------- Landmarks for Schools http://landmark-project.com Annotated website links by subject with tips for classroom use --------------------------------------------------- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning --------------------------------------------------- K-12 Connection - Where Educators Explore http://k12connection.org/ Extensive annotated web resources categorized by subject and grade level -------------------------------------------------- International Society for Technology in Education http://www.iste.org Find the national technology standards, web resources, and lessons and units which integrate technology --------------------------------------------------- Integrating Technology into the Curriculum http://www.valdosta.edu/~djudd/tools.html Features 200 fun and educational topic pages for elementary students --------------------------------------------------- Highlights' TeacherNet http://www.teachernet.com/ Bulletin boards and discussion groups, along with links to lesson plans and web resources and idea-a-day activities -------------------------------------------------- Helen Teague's Overnight Planning System http://www.oops.bizland.com/ Exemplary educator site geared to creative teaching ideas and resources --------------------------------------------------- Greece Schools Educational Links http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/noframes/links/links.htm Educational links in all major subject areas. --------------------------------------------------- Encarta Online Educator Links http://www.microsoft.com/education/LessonPlans.mspx Online resources for educators seeking innovative Internet projects, lesson plan ideas, source materials, and opportunities to collaborate with other schools and teachers. ---------------------------------------------------- EduFly http://www.edufly.com Search for web resources by grade level and subject --------------------------------------------------- EduScapes http://www.eduscapes.com/ Articles and teaching stratgies for the one-computer classroom, literature circles, interactive projects, and other educational resources for life-long learners --------------------------------------------------- Education Planet http://www.educationplanet.com/ Search 100,000+ educator-approved educational sites. Includes web based tools for teachers. --------------------------------------------------- Education World http://www.education-world.com/ Contains curriculum projects, featured lesson plans, webquests, tools and templates, educators message boards, and web resources safe search --------------------------------------------------- Cool Teaching Lessons and Units http://www.coollessons.org/coolunits.htm Resources for teachers K-12 include ready-made units and lessons for all subjects, emphasizing engaged learning models such as WebQuests, Research Modules and Problem-Based Learning. Also included are other forms of lessons and tutorials, sites to help you build your own units, and sources for student research. ---------------------------------------------------- Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ Links to authors and stories on the web, resources for storytelling, lists of recommended books, and children's book awards links ----------------------------------------------------- Book Units http://members.aol.com/sskufca/bookunits.htm Hundreds of links to lesson plans centered around children's literature, in addition to lists of links for all subject areas ---------------------------------------------------- Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ Blue Web'n is a searchable library of1200+ outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). ---------------------------------------------------- BiblioCat Webpage http://members.aol.com/sskufca/ Categorized links especially for school librarians. Be sure to check out the Book Units centered around popular children's literature and check to see if your favorite author's website is listed ---------------------------------------------------- Ask the Expert http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/askanexpert.html Lists of experts by subject area so that students can email questions. ---------------------------------------------------- Alabama Schools Online http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/guide/student_teacher/k_college/schools_online.html Links to school web pages ---------------------------------------------------- Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School Students http://orosha.org/cergos/ Computer Ergonomics is about things that you can do to make working on a computer more comfortable and better for your body. For example, wearing a bike helmet when riding a bike and a seatbelt when riding in a car are two simple things that you do to be safe. The Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School Students (CergoS) Web site will show you some simple and affordable ways to make sure that your body is safe and comfortable while using a computer. ----------------------------------------------------- School Ergonomics Programs: Guidelines for Parents http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/MBergo/intro.html With the number of computers in classrooms increasing every day, many schools are beginning to institute ergonomics programs to show students, teachers, and parents how to reduce the risks of computer-related injuries. What follows is part of such an ergonomics program, in the form of guidelines that have been developed for the parents of school children, from the needs identified by a project with Blackwell Elementary School in Redmond, Washington. The guidelines have been included in the "Get Techfit" program developed by Diane Tien and her class at this school. ----------------------------------------------------- Computer Glossary http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/docs/info/glossary1.html Yahooligan's Computer Glossary ----------------------------------------------------- The Journey Inside http://www.intel.com/education/journey/ The Journey Inside is a series of online lessons for learning about technology, computers, and society. This interactive resource uses Web-delivered video, audio, and other activities to guide students to an increased understanding of the world of technology. ------------------------------------------------------ Alabama Technology Course of Study -Correlations to http://thecopyrightsite.org http://thecopyrightsite.org/teaching/correlations.html ------------------------------------------------------ Cyberethics for Teachers - Lesson plan http://www.cybercrime.gov/rules/lessonplan1.htm ------------------------------------------------------ The Electronic E.L.F. http://www.lauriefowler.com/elfpage.html Technology integration activities for grades K-12 that are aligned with the Alabama Course of Study. Created by Laurie Fowler, Technology in Motion, University of Alabama ----------------------------------------------------- TRIP for Teachers/Webquests http://www.tripforteachers.org/Webquests/WQ.htm Provides links to WebQuests adapted for Alabama Course of Study content standards by Mobile County teachers.
---------------------------------------------------- Middle School Math for middle school families http://www.figurethis.org A fun tool for middle school math challenges and remediation.
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