
A Goldmine of Teacher
Recommended Websites & Resources
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| PowerSchool Teacher | School Dude | ||
| PowerSchool Admin | Staff Email Online | ||
| Ask Eric - The Educator's Reference Desk | Did You Know - video | ||
| Atomic Learning | I-Safe Educator Times | ||
| Brain Based Learning ideas for the classroom | |||
| ICUE - NBC News Learning Community | |||
| Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP | In-service - Microsoft Publisher | ||
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| Crayola
Company Tap into this rich educator
resource filled with lesson plans, art techniques, creative writing
projects, science experiments, parent involvement information and the
complete Crayolaฎ Dream-Makersฎ program. Submitted by Sherrie Fuhl Stony
Native America Lore Several stories of
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Free sounds - www.webplaces.com/html/sounds.htm www.maiermedia.com/sounds
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EFL
Web Teacher resource for ESL or EFL. Contains materials relevant
to ELT, ESOL, TESOL, TESL, and TEFL. * allows interactive voice-to-voice
communication through Global Village. Submitted by Tom Harmon Everything
ESL - It features 32 lesson plans, 103 downloadable classroom
activities, 24 teaching tips, 244 discussion topics, and 45 resource
picks. Dave's
ESL Cafe - It has all kinds of helpful hints for teachers of second
language learners. Englishtown
- This site contains a lot of free information and activities for
English language learners. Its focus is on EFL, but there are plenty of
things students and teachers can find here. Alice's
House of EFL, ESL, ETC. - Using karaoke, singing, and movies for
teaching English, essays on teaching writing, using drama in the
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Stories,
Folklore, and Fairy Tales Theme Page This page is a good teacher
and student resource for finding information on fairytales. Submitted by Beth Lasoski Poetry
For Kids Read poetry and work on rhythmic rhymes. Has poetry
examples and a how to link to use for definitions of poetry terms and an
introduction to the mechanics of verse. Poetry
Daily - Daily postings of poetry and links to their
poetry/university sites. Dictionary
Skills Learning how to use a picture dictionary to do a search.
Makes surfing the Internet very easy. A picture-dictionary format is
used to link to hundreds of carefully-chosen child-friendly sites. There
is also a Spanish, French, German, or Portugese version. The
National Council of Teachers of English Teacher resource for
English teachers. Contains many links and resources for a variety of
educational English activities from a professionally recognized
association. Carol
Hurst's Children's Literature Site -This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and
collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional
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| PBS
TeacherSource Mathline - Search the Mathline videos by math
categories and topics to find clips that match your criteria. You may
also match the clips to state and national math standards.
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Funbrain
This site has games and quizzes in a variety of subject areas for
K-8 kids. Teachers can also create customized quizzes for students to
take on-line or they can draw from an archive of quizzes designed by
educators. Submitted by Cindi Barry Puzzlemaker
By Discovery School. It allows teachers to create customized word
searches, crosswords, cryptograms, mazes, and math puzzles to supplement
their lesson plans. Today, Hooray! a page that allowed students to begin their day working on the Internet looking at current events, a word of the day, math problems etc. Bigchalk
- bigchalk.com uses the Internet to put everyone closer to the information they need. |
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PE
Central This
site provides the latest information about developmentally appropriate
P.E. programs. There are lesson plan and assessment ideas, ideas for
integrating PE with the rest of the curriculum and reviews of the latest
books and trends. Submitted by Carol Roberts PE
Links 4U This site features lots of information gathered
from workshops and conferences held around the country. Guest editors
will ask questions on various topics and ask for feedback from the
readers. |
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The
Bizarre Stuff This site offers classic home science experiments
intended for teachers who want to spice up their classrooms. Submitted by Peter Eigenfeld CNN
FYI - Ultimate news and information site for students and teachers.
Provides teachers with lesson plans and projects. Submitted by Jane Haege |
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Oriental
Institute Virtual Museum - Allows the teacher to bring dramatic
examples of ancient Near Eastern art, architecture, and everyday
belongings directly into the classroom as a way to make discussions
about the cultures of these areas more rich and rewarding for students. Submitted by Jim Mannis Exploring
Leonardo A student centered web site with multiple
opportunities for students to discover the life, discoveries and
inventions of Leonardo da Vinci. There are also games based upon these
activities that allow students to use what they have learned in an
imaginative practical way. Chicago
Convention & Tourism Bureau - Helpful information about the
history of the city and current happenings. 50
States - Good for geography/history |
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Cool Stuff - Educational Resources on the Web - The best educational sites organized by subject area. Maintained by Dr. Scott Mandel, director of Teachers Helping Teachers. Mt. Prospect Public Library This site provides information about the Library and the Mount Prospect community as well as access to some of best resources and sites available on the Internet. Answers Unlimited This service lets you ask questions and get answers in real time. Staff from twelve participating libraries in the North Suburban Library System and Night Owl are available to answer questions during the hours listed. TeAch-nology offers teachers free access to lesson plans, printable worksheets, over 150,000 reviewed web sites, rubrics, educational games, teaching / technology tips, teacher downloads, web quests, and teacher resources for creating just about anything a teacher could need. Teacher Vision another good source of free lesson plans, worksheets maps, quizzes, classroom management and much, much more. Educator's Konnect - List of resources maintained by a teacher at Willow Bend School. Submitted by Linda Kwiecinski Teacher
Resources for Elementary Teachers A wonderful list of resources
maintained by a teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School in Georgia. Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators - Terrific links for teachers to learn
to use the web & ideas to use in the classroom in all subject areas. Webquests and Resources for Teachers - This web site contains Web Quests that have been developed for teachers in all grades to use to engage students in on-line instruction in various subject areas. Lesson
Plans Page - This site allows you to search by grade level and
subject to find a lesson plan. SCORE
- The acronym
S.C.O.R.E. stands for Schools of California Online Resources for
Educators. It contains online supplemental activities in mathematics,
science, social studies, and language arts for many grade levels. |
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In
and Out of the Classroom Tutorials - These practical tutorial guides
are designed to help students, teachers, and administrators learn how to
use Microsoft software in the classroom.
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2 Explore - Thematic Internet Integration Each topic contains an
easy and more difficult description, four good web starting points, activity ideas, word lists, and many more links and
resources for students and teachers. Great ideas! KidsKonnect
- A safe Internet gateway for kids Designed and maintained by
teachers in a nearby school district. Contains an alphabetized list of
research topics with links that have already been screened for reliable
content. Also included are reference sites and info on the 50 states. Power in the Palm of Your Hand - This page provides educators with resources for effective use of the handheld computer. Skewl
Sites - This site aggregates other websites created by teachers for
teachers. The purpose is to create a portal to a large volume of
teacher-created and teacher-reviewed online material. |
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