Below you
will find an alphabetized list of links to web pages that contain resources for
teachers. Each site has been screened and reviewed by the Technology Office and
is followed by a brief description of the site and what it has to offer
teachers. The number at the end of each description is the estimated time in
minutes it will take the average teacher to become familiar with the web site.
- A -
 Alabama Education. - Not
directly associated with the SDE but a great site with many links to everything
related to Education and Alabama. A menu of links are located on the left of the
screen and featured links are in the middle of the screen. Be sure to check out
the AHSGE exam links for a downloadable sample test. A very extensive site with
lots of good stuff. 15 min.
Alabama Public Television - APT Classrooom
(Alabama Public Television) web site for teachers is a fantastic web site full
of resources for teachers. Many of use APT in the classroom and even record
programs for use in our classrooms. Now APT has a web site for teachers.
Teaching a lesson plan about Science, The War Between the States, or Math? Click
on Calendar&Programs for program listing related to what you are teaching.
Typing in Science, 8th Grade, and selecting search will give you a list of
programs, dates and time of broadcast of programs related to science (Great
LIST!). Teacher resources is a links page to other sites of educational value
most of which are right here in Alabama. Teacher Guides lists things for
teachers to go along with programs they broadcast. The site is well organized,
simple to use and has a lot of resources for the busy teacher and all of it
related to what is boradcast on Alabama Public Television. Make this site a high
priority to visit often. 20min.
The Amazing Picture Machine. -
Search for pictures of almost anything to use with activities, lesson plans, or
assignments. Complete with lesson ideas, search tips and instructions, this site
is simple to use, fast and an excellent source for anything related to pictures.
10 min.
Awesome Library - This site contains
links to good information. The Awesome Library organizes the Web with 14,000
carefully reviewed resources,including the top 5 percent in education. A simple
site to use you just click on topic and you're carried to a page with subtopics.
For example I clicked on Teacher and then on accessment and arrived at a web
page that offered detailed information of various student accessment methods.
The page even had resources to I could down load for use in the classroom. 10
min.
- B -
BAM! Body and Mind - Elementary and Middle School students will love this educational site by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. Health and Physical Exercise are the focus in an attractive and colorful format. Menu options are on the left side of the page with interactive activites, quizes, and surveys. Teachers should look at the "Teacher Center" at the bottom for downloadable activties and suggestions for site use. Best of all NO advertisements, NO popups, and NO questionable content! Well worth the time. 20min
Ben's Guide to the U.S.
Government - The koolest site for Social Studies and History on the web.
Users can choose a grade range for educational information about our government
(click on the grade range on the kite). There are some really neat features like
the Preamble Scramble and the Presidential Line up found under Games and
Activities. Teachers be sure to click on the Parents and TEachers box for links
to other Government sites and many other resources for your classroom. Easy to
navigate, no advertisements, very colorful - don't miss this site!
20min
Blackboard.com - Blackboard.com is an
educational site for teachers in all levels of education. Have plenty of time to
review the site before logging on. Go to ABOUT BLACKBOARD.COM first to see the
available resources then follow the instructions. One area allows teachers to
set up lessons,practice tests, and activities for students and the information
is made available online to students. It would be a large task to put your
lessons online but you could start and add to it as time permitted. I would
start with the critical things like SAT9 objectives and ALHSGE objectives and
then build on that. The down side to this site is your information is available
to everyone on the net. Take a look at what others have posted. The site is
worthyour time and has a great potential but is a time consumer. Don't put
anything up unless youintend to follow up and use it with students for
educational experiences. 45min.
Book Adventure - A web site by Houghton
Mifflin to promote reading at the elementary level. There are sections for
students, parents, and teachers. You MUST register to use the resources which
means giving them your e-mail address. Choose "Tour the Site" on the left side
of the screen for all the details of how to register as a teacher, student or
parent. This means another password to keep up with but the site looks like it
would be very benefitial to students and can involve parents. Registeration
takes about 5 min then 30 min to become familiar with the site.
BookList for Librarians - The
popular magazine for librarians is online. Used for reviewing newly published
books for all ages, the web site is designed for librarians. Once you log on to
the site you'll know what to do. Librarians take a look at this page.
10min.
- C -
Chemistry Links - Not an
instructional site by a current list of links to sites related to anything
CHEMISTRY. If you teach high school chemistry this site could save you time
searching for student sites to use or resources you could use in your classroom.
Even elementary teachers can find links to sites with graphic rich information
related to matter or atomic structure. Big list well organized by topics in
Chemistry. 10 min.
Civil War Center
- A new American Civil War site with lots of research material. The power of this site is the "Search Site" feature that asks you what you are looking for and then finds it for you. Easy to use and NO advertisements. 10 min.
Civil War
Photos - The Selected Civil War Photographs Collection contains 1,118
photographs. Most of the images were made under the supervision of Mathew B.
Brady, and include scenes of military personnel, preparations for battle, and
battle after-effects. The collection also includes portraits of both Confederate
and Union officers, and a selection of enlisted men. If you are teaching civil
war history assigning students to find and analyze these photographs would be a
good curriculum integration effort. 20min.
History Civil War
Official Records. - They finally put the "official" records of the American
Civil War on line. If you're a Civil War buff or if you have students interested
in the great American conflict use this site to the official information. It may
take a little work (research)but the information is there in over 128,000 pages
of records. 30min.
Class
Projects! - An extensive site packed-full of quality K-12 resources for
teachers in all curricular areas including Internet tutorials, lesson plans,
creative ideas, online projects, and thousands of helpful links. One computer in
your classroom and too many students to use it? This site links you to class
projects that require use of the net as a class. 15min.
CNNfyi.com - CNN's addition to the web for
education has a lot to offer although you have to spend a little time learning
the navigation of the site. It has something for both students and teachers with
links to all of CNN's resources and others outside the are of news, sports and
weather. The student page has a "Game Room" that had several games. The only one
I found educational was the word search puzzle which is questionable. Worth a
look site. 15min.
Coloring.com - A site for the
preschool and kindergarten teacher. An online coloring book forkids and no
crayons needed. This site could teach the NETS objectives for K-2just by letting
a student access it. The site asks for each student to registerand the teacher
would probably need to assist the student in doing this. However I colored an
alien without registering and had fun doing it. Thepicture is reloaded each time
a color is selected and placed so it takes alittle patience if your connection
is slow. I didn't take time to see ifthe picture could be printed but I'm sure
it could by selecting File andPrint from the browser menu. 20min.
The One Computer
Classroom. - This page has several documents that will help you develope
ideas for one computer and 25 students. Some very practical ideas and advice for
management of your resources for just one computer. Features links to course of
study objectives for all class projects they suggest. Worth a visit. 20
min.
Computer Literacy - Behind in
computer knowledge? Computer Literacy is a neat site with basic information
about computers, their parts and what they do, and software. All you ever wanted
to know about a computer but were afraid to ask is here and it's written in
plain language for the teacher.10 min. Bookmark the page and refer to it as
needed.
Learn About the U.S.Congress - Visit
this great site to learn exactly how the U.S Congress works, its Constitutional
underpinnings, its leaders and members, and the public policy it produces. This
site skillfully incorporates technology into the study of Congress, the
Constitution and how they work. You can find out who your congressional
representative is, what congressional district you are in, and tips on
contacting your representative, all with a click of your mouse. You'll find more
than 20 lesson plans, a resource library, an annotated version of the
Constitution with hyperlinks, and related web sites that have been carefully
chosen for their educational value. Plus you can collaborate through online
conferences and eMail exchanges. This site is geared for educators and students
of government, civics, and history or anybody who wants to know more about
Congress. Check out this site to get the facts on Congress. 20
minutes
Curriculum
Integration LINKS - not an educatioal page by itself but it contains links
to pages with good ideas, activities, lesson plans, and assignments related to
integrating technology into your curriculum.(like the card catalog it sends your
browser to a specific page with what you're looking for.) 10min.
- D -
Daily Grammar - A free
service, sends you e-mail messages with a writing lesson five days of the week
and a quiz on the sixth day. The really kool thing about this page is that
teachers can use the pre-created lessons on grammar at no charge. Students could
work at their own pace and if teacher follow up is done, this could be an
effective technology teaching strategy. Be sure to read the introductory page
for all details. 12min.
Digging
up Dino Bones - (Activity) This is a hands on team project created by a
classroom teacher. This activity integrates technology, reading, writing, and
creativity into one assignment. An excellent activity for 4th through 6th
graders. It will take some planning and guidance but the educational results are
worth it. 30 min.
Dinosaur
Data Base - On this site you will find information and many pictures on
dinosaurs. Click on a dino name and picture plus summary information is
displayed. The really cool feature is the " Click here to go to a picture of a
dinosaur that you can print out and color yourself." 1st through 3rd grade
students could access the site and get technology training as well as science.
Easy to use and good instructions. 10min.
Dinosaurs!
- Great interactive web site with puzzles, print-outs, and educational
activities for all ages. One of the best online Geological Time Scales I've
seen. It will take time because there is simply so much good information at this
site. 45min.
Discovery Channel School - Discovery
Channel School has so many good resources for teachers and administrators that
it's hard to decide where to begin! Using the resources of the Discovery
Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, and the Travel Channel, this site
links you to great online materials like lesson plans, classroom activities,
online expeditions, and special features to support curriculum commonly taught
in schools. Highlights include a Learning Adventure section, where you can take
interactive learning to a new level. For your school's video and software
libraries, the School Store offers great multimedia products to help grab your
students' attention. You'll find plenty of unique ideas for reaching out to
students with each click of your mouse! 30 min
Discovery.com's Clip Art
Gallery - Free clipart by category for educators. Nuf said. 10min.
11 Techniques for Better
Classroom Discipline - Short and to the point. A list of things to try when
everything else has failed. 5 min.
Dole Nutrition Page
- The Dole 5-a-Day site is colorful and easy to navigate for even the youngest
web surfers. You can go to the Fruit & Vegetable Encyclopedia and learn
about the nutritional value of a pear, the four major varieties of potatoes, how
the mango was introduced to Florida farmers in 1860, and how farmers grow and
harvest broccoli. Cartoon characters like Annie and Arthur Asparagus, and
Courtney Cauliflower will be your hosts for each fruit or vegetable's page. Then
you can surf to the Classroom Fun portion of the extensive Dole site, and
explore environmental and nutritional activities and lessons. You'll also find
several curriculum ideas using Dole's online resources. Eat right with this
nutrition packed site and look for a FREE CD ROM offer for elementary teachers.
15 min.
Dr.Seuss Online - The
famous characters of Dr.Seuss come alive online. Be sure to check out the Grinch
Quiz and the printable Dr. Seuss Cross-Word Search puzzle. If you read Seuss to
your classes these activities go along with the stories. 15min.
- E -
Education Planet - You may find
something that you can use in all the advertisements but the KOOL stuff in under
the STUDENT tab and labeled Cool Tools. There are some really neat web links to
calculators, converterts, dictionaries and online references. Worth a look.
20min.
EPA for Kids - Environmental
educational activities for kids of all ages. 20 min.
Exam Builder .COM. - The .com should be a
clue that it may cost something in the future, but right now it's advertised as
a FREE site for teachers. YOu have to join/register to have access but it's
worth a look. 30 min.
Eyewitness - Witness History
Through The Eyes of Those Who Lived It. Good site history teachers could assign
to a student. Caution, it's a commercial site. The bottom part of the page has
links to other commercial sites. The "select game" site is a deception. When
clicked on will carry the user to a site that sells computer games - a natural
trap for students. The history sites at the top are good and have pictures. Be
careful if you choose the "history in sound" icon, it requires real player be
installed to use the files that download automatically. Both real player and the
sound files from history take up a LOT of drive space and there is no easy way
to delete them from your hard drive. It can be done but you have to know what
you are doing. Study the page and then make a spicific assignment for a student
or group of students to look at one thing for a report to the class on a history
topic. (i.e. What happend at Appomattox?) The menu of history is across the top
just below Eye Witness. 15 Min.
- F -
FEMA for Kids. - A website for
elementary level kids by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Deals with
disasters and preparation for a disaster. Very user friendly with some really
cute graphics. Lots of insightful information that could be used with kids. Be
sure to visit the "Get Ready Get Set" button for a home planning list of
preparedness items. The games icon has some need games but they are not very
educational unless you are teaching the NETS objectives. 20 min.
"Find Out Why" Appeals To
Inquiring Minds - Produced by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in
partnership with Time for Kids, "Find Out Why" lets you discover the science
behind news stories and events in your daily life. Find answers to questions
like: "Why do rainbows happen?" and "Why does a baseball bat have a sweet spot
where every home run slugger wants to hit the ball?" Each month's questions
include activities to help you discover the answers, as well as a "cool science
book of the month" that invites you to further explore this topic. Take a look
today!
Fire Ants
- Everything you ever want to know about these dangerous little creatures that inhabit our yards, playgrounds, pastures, and gardens. Students can find a lot of useful information from this kool site. An excellent project idea and the resources are on this site. Simple to navigate and easy for 6 through 12 students to understand. 10 min.
- G -
The Gateway for Educational
Materials - a great site for the more experienced teacher user. The site
actually searches the web for what ever criteria you put in the search blanks. I
searched for computers and science and The Gateway listed over 600 web sites
that relate to computers and science. With a little time a teacher could find
just about anything their looking for at this site. Easy to use and user
friendly, the site tell you up front if the link to a site is free or if you
have to join. 15 minutes.
Get Fit With PE Central - PE
Central calls itself the ultimate web site for health and physical education
teachers, parents, and students. You'll find the latest information about
contemporary, developmentally appropriate physical education programs for
children and youth. Plus you'll find information about assessments, health and
physical education lesson ideas, job announcements, links to the top sport and
instructional sites on the web, wellness tips, and instant activities that
change on a weekly basis. The lesson plans you'll see include ideas for instant
activities to get classes off to a good start. You may also use the site for
reference in teaching health, nutrition, hygiene, growth and development,
environmental health, and first aid.
Global School House - The Global School House
the site for interactive projects with other schools in other parts of the
country or world. Membership is free but you have to register. Under projects I
clicked the Field Trip button. Virtual field trips are listed that are conducted
by a teacher and their class. The Washington D.C. trip is being done by a 6th
grade class in the D.C. area. I assume there will be pictures and descriptions
by students that can be shared with your class. This would make a great ongoing
project for a small group of students if managed correctly and reported to the
entire class. 30 min
GovSpot - Great site for
Government teachers Secondary. You'll find a high-quality collection of top
government and civic resources along with insightful, non-partisan editorial in
one user-friendly spot. GovSpot links you to thousands of sites, from online
government sites covering the executive, judicial, and legislative branches, to
local, state, and world government sites, to the arts, historic documents,
museums, libraries, education sites, defense, transportation, policy issues,
political debate, news, and all forms of media. If you're interested in finding
out more about any aspect of American government, including Election 2000, we
suggest you check out this site! 30min
Grammar Guide to Writing - Excellent
site by a college professor. Practice tests, lessons on grammar mechanics,
powerpoint presentations and more, all related to English Grammar. With a little
planning any 8 through 12 teachers could use this site to effectively teach
grammar to students. 20min.
Gray's Anatomy - Bartleby.com has been
adapting classic books for the web, and has just added the 20th Edition (1918)
addition of Gray's Anatomy. Don't let the date of the edition fool you. This
resource includes beautiful illustrations and is searchable by keyword. 25
min.
- H -
How Stuff Works - Koolest of the
Kool sites. I could spend hours here finding answers to questions. Great for
secondary level students with questions about how something works. The site has
catagories of topics or can be searched using one or two works. If yor ever
wondered what a BIT or BYTE was look here. You'll find page after page of "plain
language" explaination complete with illustrations. This site has some real
potential for student assignments. Be sure to spend some time at the site first
then get creative. 20 min. (but you'll wind up spending hours!)
Hubble Space Telescope. - The
public information site for the Hubble space telescope. Features latest news
about Hubble and wonderful pictures, movies and images from Hubble. Great
student site easy to navigate simple to use. 10 min.
The Human Genome Project - This site is
for advanced science classes and is excellent for research into advanced
genetics. If you teach an advanced or basic biology, chemistry, or human anatomy
class be sure to use this site with your students. 20min.
- I -
Intel Education
Destination - Intel the maker of processors for computers Great Education
Site. A high quality site for teachers that offers a great deal of relevant
information. I liked the "best practices" section that offered some great ideas
for teachers who need help in managing technology in their classroom. The site
menu is on the left in lime green. These broad categories are then broken down
into sub pages. Get a quick introduction to all the valuable information and
resources on the Intel(r) Education Destination site. This one-page guide covers
the five main sections, letting you zero in on the things that interest you
most. 20 min.
Intel Innovation in Education -
For the more advanced user, Intel's education site was informative but I found
little substance here that a teacher could use. I list the site here for the
simple reason that it provides a look into the future of education. 10
min
International Society for Technology in Education
-ISTE is the largest
teacher-based, nonprofit organization in the field of educational technology.
This group helps you share effective methods for enhancing student learning
through the use of new classroom technologies. The ISTE web site is overflowing
with great information on the organization's publications, professional
development and teacher resources. You'll find a great variety of resources
about distance learning, grants information, software and hardware. Best of all,
the site is well structured and easy to navigate. 30 min
Internet Essay Exposer - For the
language arts teacher to help prevent plagiarism. Technology savvystudents can
find almost anything they need from essays to term papers on theInternet to
submit as their own to a teacher. This site maintains a database ofknown essays
found on the web for teachers to check titles against thosesubmitted by
students. Encourages honesty and moral standards. 20min. Be sureto read and
follow the instructions to check a title.
PBS Teacher Source - PBS Teacher
Source is the all in one stop for teacher access to the PublicBroadcasting
system resources. See a good program on PBS and wish you had acopy for classroom
use? Order it here and get free teacher materials andresources. Lesson plans,
activities, broadcast schedules, and all things PBS atone site. A little
difficult to navigate but lots of resources for thepersistent user. 20
min.
- J -
Jim
Reed's 7th Grade Science links - This teacher took the 7th grade science
course of study and found links for every topic and objective to be covered.
They are organized by major topics to be covered in 7th grade science. Each link
on his page connects you to another page with informatioin about that topic in
7th grade science. 10 min.
NASA JPL MARS Rover Mission - NASA's Mars Rover Mission 2004 can be found at this site. Great resources for teachers including pictures for free download. 5 minutes.
- K -
Kindergarten Only! -
This site offers free printable activity pages for pre-school and early
elementary kids, babysitters, teachers, and parents. Included are color pages,
mazes, word puzzles, forms, holiday activities and many craft projects. Great
for home and school use. Made by the creator of abcteach. Check out the
Babysitting section for excellent kindergarden stuff. 15min.
- L -
The Learning Space - An
excellent site for resources and ideas for curriculum integration. Be sure to
look at the tab labeled Teaching and Learning this is where the beef is located.
Resources for teachers with little technology experience and for the more
advanced teacher; this site is easy to navigate and has examples in graphic form
for the visual learner. 30min.
LookSmart Science Multimedia -
The folks at LookSmart have grouped together some of the best multimedia sources
for science and mathematics students, teachers and enthusiasts. Don't expect too
much when you first click this site but if you learn the process of the
looksmart selections it will carry you to sites that have multimedia (pictures,
sounds, video) all related to science. Just continue to make selections from the
lists that are presented (narrow down the search)until a list of sites is
presented. The make a selection for the resources. 30min.
- M -
Aplus Math
- Aplus Math is a free web site and does not require membership. Features, math games, flash cards, homework help, and math word find puzzles. Printable worksheets are also available free of charge. Be sure to check out the "What's New" section for the latest additions. 10min.
Marcopolo - Marcopolo is
an educational site for teachers that is probably far ahead of its time but if
you want quality lesson plans with details and net resources for them click
here. You need about 30 to 45 minutes to become familiar with the site but after
that finding what you want is a snap. The lessons are printable from the screen
in your web browser and contain links to sites that support the lesson. 30 to 45
minutes
Math in daily life. - The
title is misleading in that the site is a higher level learning experience for
the upper grade students. Excellent approach to math for those students who ask
"why do I need to know this?" They call each section an "exhibit" but it's a
cleverly disguised lesson about math. The site is a refreshing approach to math
and the playing to win option explains why playing the lottery is a waste of
your money and time. Take time to become familiar with the site then assign an
exhibit to a student for an assignment. 20 min.
Math Nerds Created by the Center for
Advancement of Teaching, Xavier University, MathNerds isn't a "problem solving"
service for all things math. What this site will do is give hints, suggestions
and explanations to help your students (or you) figure out math problems. Team
members who respond to questions are generally professional mathematicians
holding advanced degrees in mathematics. Caution: You must read and agree with
their terms and conditions before you submit a question. 20min
Mathgoodies.com - FOR MATH TEACHERS ONLY!
The best site to date for teaching math to secondarystudents. The site is
interactive with online tutorial for students. Interactive online lessons could
teach students who are behind in certain areasor as advanced studies for
students who are ahead. This math site really has itall and it's free. Be sure
to click on "math help for students"that shows the site map in a menu format. A
must see for math teachers. 20min.
Measure for Measure - A list
of sites that provide conversion of measurement from one unit to another. Here
you will find a link to almost anything you want to convert. Especially good
links to physics pages for conversion. A list of links to sites doesn't convert
anything itself. 5 min.
Microbe Zoo
- Kool science site about microbes in our daily lives. Excellent student
research site for information in biology. Assign this site to a student group
for later presentation in class. 20 min.
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NASA
Spacelink - the best NASA has to offer in education. Links to all their kool
pages for students. I tried Just for Fun and found a word find puzzle about the
space shuttle. Click on the first letter of the name and the last letter of the
name and the shuttle name turns red. A brief descripton of the shuttle and its
missions are displayed. Give a student a question sheet on the shuttles and
assign them the puzzle do and they will achieve some of the NETS objectives. 10
minutes.
NASA for KIDS. - NASA has a site for just
about everyone but this one is designed for elementary kids. Point your second
through 6th grade students to this site and let them find interesting
information about anything related to space. A little jam packed but worth the
time. 25 min.
Neuroscience for
Kids - Quality site for all grade levels. Explore the brain is a graphics
rich description of the human body nervous system and its parts. This menu item
alone can teach kids the basics of the nervous system. Experiments and
activities provides reinforcement of concepts presented in the explore the brain
with plenty of experiments, lesson plans, activities and games to help students
learn about the nervous system Planning is the key to the successful use of this
site. 30 min.
Nye Labs - NYE LABS is
the web page for Bill Nye the Science Guy program seen on PBS. A kool site for
both students and teachers with lots of stuff for fun and education. I always
envied the 2.5 million dollar budget Bill has and felt like I could dazzle em
with a budget like that for my classroom. Now you can use his stuff in your
science class using this web page. Requires Macromedia Shockwaveplugin software.
A little difficult to navigate but worth the time. 45min.
- O -
Oceanography
Information - A great resource for information about the Oceans that could
be used by teachers or students. The column on the left has menu items like
Ocean habitats, movements, marine mammals, current research, ocean regions and
many others that are links to subpages packed with useful information. The
activities page has 3 subpages called "Experiments" "Ask a Scientist" and "Ask
Archives" which contain a guide to simple oceanography experiments and e-mail
addresses of leading oceanographers that will respond to questions. The site is
simple to navigate and use. Preview the site before assigning it to a student or
group and have a specific learning objective they could achieve on your lesson
plan. 15 minutes.
Great Ways To Improve Rural
Education in America - Organizations Concerned about Rural Education (OCRE),
a coalition of more than two dozen education, farm, rural, technology, and
utility organizations, has created this web site devoted to informing you about
rural education issues. Visit the "News Update" section which highlights new
developments in rural education, and the "In the Spotlight" section informs you
on hot topics, like whether a census undercount is hurting rural areas. Be sure
to look at the "Take Action" section to learn ways to get involved in your
community. Throughout this site you'll find very valuable information about what
you can do to improve public schools, what your neighbors are already doing, and
what is being done throughout rural America.
- P -
Puzzle Maker -
Why spend you teacher allocation money on a puzzle making program when you can
create and print puzzles on line at this site. Just one of the many features
available at Discovery.com Be sure to read and follow the on-screen
instructions. 15 min. (have your puzzle words ready!
PBS Teacher Source - PBS Teacher
Source is the all in one stop for teacher access to the PublicBroadcasting
system resources. See a good program on PBS and wish you had acopy for classroom
use? Order it here and get free teacher materials andresources. Lesson plans,
activities, broadcast schedules, and all things PBS atone site. A little
difficult to navigate but lots of resources for thepersistent user. 20
min.
- S -
Science Answers
- Ask the Expert is a website hosted by the popular magazine Scientific American. If you're looking for answers to science questions this is the place to find them. If they don't have the answer online already by category, then send them the question and they'll answer it. Easy to navigate and NO advertisements. 15 min.
Space Day - Excellent site for
all things outer space. Be sure to check out Cosmic Recycler, an educational
game that tests student problem solving ability. Truly an educational site for
students. 30 min.
Stroh MathPage - Mr.
Stroh MathPage is an Algebra Help page for his students posted on the web so
anyone can use it. Some great step by step instructions with sample problems and
examples. His students searched the net for math help web sites and the list is
posted as icons on the Other Math Help Sites button (blue). Other features like
Math Humor, Math Just for Fun,Really, and Why Study Algebra are button that will
take you to sites related directly to algebra. For all things algebra - this is
the site. 20min.
The SUN. - Yohkoh is a project
of the Institute for Space and Astronautical Sciences. The site offers
everything you ever wanted to know about the Sun. Be sure to check out the Solar
Classroom for some great hands on activities using technology that your school
has. Science nuggets are short and to the point information pages that offer
students much information about Earth's big energy source - the SUN.
15min.
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Tammy's Technology Tips for
Teachers - Tammy's Technology Tips for TEachers is a personal web site for
teachers by a teacher. (Where she finds the time to do is unknown!) It contains
a template for student Internet projects listing the teacher steps for
development of such a project. This is a good starting point for the teacher who
wants to integrate technology into the curriculum of their classroom. Worth a
look. 10 min.
Teacher Files - An Educator's
Resource! - Welcome to TeacherFiles.com! The following pages are full of
resources, ideas, activities, lesson plans and educational clip art forteachers.
Educators are encouraged to use this site and contribute to it as well. By
sharing our ideas and activities with colleagues, we can work together to
develop and expand on effective curriculum. This is an excellent site for
educators only. Be sure to check out the FREE education clip art pages for lots
of free graphics related to education. 15 min.
Teacher Resources - If you've got
a minute this site has links to every possible site related to education.
Organized by subject (Science, Social Studies, etc.), you'll can find very
specific links to sites that would provide the information you're looking for.
15 min.
Teacher Tid Bytes
- A site for teachers by a 30 veteran of the classroom combat. Contains mostly links to quality information for teachers and students. Searchable index and a safe search engine for students are best features. A little difficult to navigate because of all the graphics but worth the time. 20 min.
Teacher
Universe - A site with a little of everything related to technology. The
best sub-page is Instructional Tools where you can download a free lesson
planner for technology curriculum integration. The document is in a WORD format
and is one page long. It’s ideal for a technology integration lesson plan with
all the information a teacher needs to plan and execute a meaningful lesson.
Also check out the links to educational sites on the same page. 30
min.
Test Skills
- Test Skills. An excellent site for students who don't have a clue about preparing and taking tests. Offers several printable documents with detailed suggestions about how to prepare for and take standardized tests. A good site for students preparing for the SAT9 or Exit exam. 10 minutes.
Thinkwave.com - Visit ThinkWave.com to
discover a secure web community you can use to easily inform students and their
parents of their exact status in school. You can upload individual student
information to the site and then parents and students can log on to their own
personal password-protected account to check grades, homework, handouts,
announcements, class schedules, or communicate with the teacher through eMail.
Both the software and the service are free! Be sure to explore the site
throughly and plan on updating anything you put on it on a regular basis before
you subscribe to it. 30min
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USGS - Great Science
REsource Site with quality lesson plans (downloadable and printable). The U.S.
Government web sites have volumnous amounts of FREE resources for teachers. Most
of those things you use to write off for are now available online. And, the
information is up to date and most important it is FREE. The government web
sites are easy to navigate and have NO commercials or pop-up windows. Your tax
dollars are being spent to maintain these wonderful sites so why not take
advantage of the resources. This link is just one of the many listed at
www.govspot.com. 20min
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Water Science - The USGS
web site for education about all things water! Some great resources. The site
can be used for student interactive learning by having a student or group go
through each part of the site. A quiz is included and a ready made certificate
for teachers to fill in and print out for each student that completes the quiz.
Excellent site! 15 min.
Weather
Planner - Tired of only the 5 day forecast? Here's a site that predicts the
weather a year in advanced. Neat small site with great graphics and forecasts of
the weather for up to a year in the future. A kool site that students could
check the forecast for a month and then keep actual weather data for comparison
purposes. Some real educational applications for the creative science teacher.
10min (use the map - it's the easiest!)
WEB ELEMENTS - An attractive
science site about the Periodic Table of Elements. Chemistry teachers will find
a use for this site that will benefit both professionals and students. A
clickable Periodic Table takes you to the element with information about its
state of existence, melting point, boiling point, and other essential
characteristics. Why use a printed Periodic Table when this one online has all
the information you could want. 20 min.
Whales - Whales. WhaleTimes will take you
on an adventure to the ocean. Do you like whales, seals, sea lions, sharks,
penguins, and walruses? Then you're going to love WhaleTimes. Find out how your
favorite animals survive in the sea. What they eat, where they live and much
more.
FREE WORKSHEETS! - Reading Comprehension,
Math Problem Solving and Computation, Englsih Basics, and Research Skills -
Visit often for free time saving, ready to use materials. Many worksheets are
ready to use mini LESSON PLANS! And yes they have the answer keys too.
10min.
WWW4TEACHERS - A starting point for
technology curriculum integration directed toward student technology projects.
Read what other teachers are doing and collect lesson plans, check lists, and
rubrics for student technology projects. One of the best sites I’ve visited for
the more technology experienced teachers. If you’re looking for ideas and
direction this is the starting point. Simple to navigate, easy to read and
information for teachers developed by teachers. Main sub-pages include
Professional Development, Integrating Technology, Tools and Stars. 30
min.
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- Y -
Youthline USA -
Looking for lesson plans on the Web? Then STOP, you're here! Within the 7
subject area pages, you'll find about 500 links to web sites organized by topic
and grade level, which provide access to thousands of lesson plans. These pages
are updated and reviewed often, so visit frequently. I personally don't like to
teach for someone else's lesson plans but I found a lot of ideas and some good
resources to copy and paste in my on development. Because the site offered the
lesson plans free to teachers this is not copyright infringement. However, be
sure to give credit where credit is due. 10min.
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Zoo - Virtual Zoo, Animal Photo Gallery, Animal News, Animal Magazines, Animal Games, Animal Posters and Prints, Animal Web Cams, Articles and Research, Animal Quotes, Zoo and Aquarium Directory, Links. K through 6 students will enjoy this site. 10min.
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