Blue
Web'n
http://www.bluewebn.com/wired/bluewebn/index.html
an online library of 1700+
outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format
(lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). You can
search by grade level (Refined Search), broad subject area (Content Areas), or
specific subcategorizes (Subject Area). Each week 5 new sites are added. You can
get a list and description of these additions sent to you by signing up below
for free weekly updates!
For
Teachers Only (Kaleidoscope)
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscope/TeacherHut/TableofContents/index.html
Index
of tooks, survival kits, classroom management, and much more!
Fulbright Teacher and
Administrator Exchange Program http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org/
Information on applying to teach abroad for periods from six weeks to a
year. Most of the time, you would be exchanging positions with a teacher from
another country while continuing to be paid your salary at home.
Grade Level Gold
http://www.gradelevelgold.com/
Free, teacher-selected online curriculum
sites and materials targeted for each K-12 grade level and subject area.
Resources for teachers and parents. You can sign up for weekly e-mails on
grade-specific curriculum -rich online resource.
NCCAT- The North Carolina Center for the
Advancement of Teaching http://www.nccat.org
Free renewal
seminars for teachers, as well as special seminars for new teachers and also
those seeking national board certification. Most involve a week in the
mountains at Cullowhee, although others are scheduled at special sites such as
the beach. Must apply, write a 200-word essay, and get principal's
approval. Seminar topics change each semester.
RubiStar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
A site that will help you create rubrics for all types of student assignments.
Teacher
Resources
This list from the DPI site has links to everything teachers
may want from the Web or other sources.
Kathy Schrock's Site-of-the-School
Day http://www.discoveryschool.com/
A daily update to
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Arts
Artsonia
www.artsonia.com
Calling itself "the largest art museum in the world,"
its mission is to unleash the creative potential of young artists throughout the
world, and empower them with a voice. There is an online art gallery where
students can display their work electronically for audiences worldwide.
Exhibits are searchable by school name or zip code. There are also art
contests and weekly awards for students and teachers.
Crayola Creativity
Central http://www.crayola.com
This free
multimedia site presents art resources that are applicable to every curriculum
area from pre-K through high school. Craft and project ideas, lesson
plans, games, quizzes, a calendar, and an online gallery are features of the
page. The site has search engines to help you locate ideas for specific
topics.
K-12
Resources for Music Education Teachers
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
A
hotlist of links for band, chorus, and music teachers.
Music Education Online
Music Links
http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/links.html
MUSIC EDUCATION
RESOURCES,Woodwind Instruments, String Instruments, Piano/Percussion & Jazz
Links, Orchestras, Bands & Classical Music ,Vocal Music, Music Schools and
Institutes, Brass Instruments, Music Retailers,
Organizations/Societies/Coalitions
National Association for Music Education (MENC)Links http://www.menc.org/connect/links.html
Computer Skills
Activity, Curriculum, and
Technology (Guilford County Public Schools)
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/act/
Health and PE
KidsHealth
http://www.kidshealth.com/
Accurate, doctor-approved jargon-free health
information about children from birth to adolescence. Separate area for parents,
teens, and kids. Many original articles, animations, interactive
activities, games and resources developed by health experts.
Medline Plus
http://www.medlineplus.gov/
Up to date health
information from the National Library of Medicine that is usable by health
professionals and consumes alike. Includes health news, presentations on
more than 500 wellness topics, multimedia tutorials, drug information, a medical
encyclopedia, dictionaries, and a research tool for locating specific
content.
PE Central
http://www.pecentral.org/
A Web site for
health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. Their goal is to
provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical
education programs for children and youth. Lots of lesson ideas.
Sports Media
www.sports-media.org
If you click on "Database," there are excellent
pages of links for PE sites, and for lesson plans.
Lesson Plans
Learn-NC www.learnnc.org
See Standard Course of Study and lesson plans
Buddy Project
Teacher Resources http://www.buddyproject.org/teach/explore/default.asp
Links to many sites for lesson plans and more.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for
Educators: http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
This site brims over
with an incredible amount of information and has won many awards.
Discovery Channel School
http://discoveryschool.com/
The Thrill of
Discovery in Your Classroom
Discovery School Lesson
Plans
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
Lesson plan
database, searchable by subject and grade.
Teachers.net Lesson Plan Exchange: This site contains extensive lesson plans and resources that are categorized by curricular area and student age level.
KET's Internet Education Index
http://www.ket.org/Education/IN/
This Kentucky education site is a great
source for information on special holidays each month, electronic field trips,
classroom projects, teacher resources, online electronic journals, cool pages
for kids, and a very good search engine for education topics.
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
This is a huge education-oriented search
engine. It has many feature articles related to technology in schools and
other education issues.
Education Links
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/k-12.html
Hundreds of education-specific
links.
SAIC's Ed Resources Links
http://la.saic.com/edu.html#LIBRARIES
Many educational resources for K-12
and higher education.
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WebQuests
Template:
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuestTemplate/webquesttemp.htm
Explanation of Web Quests
Disney Concept 2 class: Web Quests
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month8/
A Web Quest About Web Quests
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestwebquest-ms.html
Leading
and Learning with Technology: The Student Web Quest (ISTE)
http://www.iste.org/L&L/archive/vol26/no7/features/yoder/index.html
Examples of Web Quests
San
Diego City Schools
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/projects/literature.html
Spartanburg, SC Web Quests
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
Iredell County Teacher-Created K-12
Web Quests
http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/webquests/summer.htm
Web
Quests http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/month8/
If you want to
try an existing Web Quest or create your own, you will probably find what you
need here.
Assessment/Evaluation of Web Quests
A Rubric for Evaluating Web Quests
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuestTemplate/webquesttemp.htm
Web Quest Rubric
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/webquestrubric.htm
The Webquest Page
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
Looking for a Webquest already created?
Start here with this searchable Webquest page from San Diego State University.
You can search by keyword, or in the Examples section you can search by subject
and grade level.
Writing Your Own Web Quest
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/webquest/buildingblocks.html
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuestTemplate/webquesttemp.htm
Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
Assessments
and Rubrics http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html#cards
Information about creating rubrics for general use and also for Web site and
Web quest evaluation.
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Math
Math
Mystery.com http://www.mathmastery.com/index.cfm
This site has some
online courses that you can subscribe to, with Brittney Spears, Justin
Timberlake, and Elton Brand as the featured stars. But Cyber Challenge
offers free online math facts flashcards, Daily Brain has a problem of the
day to solve, and Family Fun features a math activity for families of students
in grades 3-5 or 6-8.
Multiple
Intelligences
http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/w1-resources.html
A great
list of resources, both print and electronic, for researching the use of
multiple intelligences with instruction. From the Disney Learning Partnership
workshop series.
Kathy Schrock's Math
Teachers References http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/math.html
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Language Arts
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
Many resources to support the teaching of
English, including links, e-text, lesson plans, biographies, critiques, videos,
even puzzles and jokes.
Kathy Schrock's
Literature/Language Arts Teachers' References
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artlit.html
Links to many
sources for Language teachers.
Plagiarism
Stoppers: A Teacher's Guide
http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/where/plagiarism_stoppers.html
A list
of Web pages that will help teach students to cite references and observe
copyright law, and will help teachers recognize how to identify plagiarism, what
to do when it happens, how to prevent it.
Motivating Low
Performing Adolescent Readers
http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/digests/d112.html
An
excellent article on how to help remedial readers at the secondary level.
School-to-Work
Transition in Language Arts Classrooms: School-Based Learning Approaches
and Practices http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/digests/d134.html
An
excellent article about integrating school-to-career practices into the
classroom.
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Science
eNature.com
http://www.enature.com
Sponsored by
National Wildlife Federation, this site offers free illustrated field guides to
more than 4,800 plants and animals. You can also ask experts, receive e-mail
newsletters, hear bird songs, and more.
For Teachers Only- Mineral
Information Institute http://www.mii.org/teacherhelpersa.php
Free
resources, including five packets to download. Minerals, earth, natural
resources, and more.
Geology Animations http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/animate/mpegs.html
These are large files but have great animations illustrating greenhouse effect, planet formation, and lots more.
ParkNet: Teacher Resources for teaching Geology with National Park examples. http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/education/index.htm
Science Netlinks
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/
Free resources to support K-12 science,
include standards-based lesson plans, recommended resources by gradelevels, and
curriculum "benchmarks." Also has multimedia technologies, such as radio
updates on science topics.
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Technology 
Gateway
Computer Discount Program
http://www.gateway.com/stealth/sales/wakecosch/wakecosch.htm
Gateway has a
website and a toll free 1-800 number for Wake County Public School System.
The website contains information on all current models. Systems can
be configured as desired. Call 1-800-779-2000 extension 55044.
Middle Grade Business and
Information Technology Connections Educator Resources
http://dwalters.homestead.com/MGResources.html
Created by a teacher at
West Millbrook Middle School, this page has lots of resources about business
education, computer skills, references, and more.
Tek-Mom
http://www.tekmom.com/treasures/index.html
For the K-8 Technology Teacher-
ideas, resources and tools to help you do your job.
Landmark for Schools: David Warlick from Raleigh has thoughtful ideas about technology and education. David received his masters from NCSU in technology and was a teacher for many years.
The Well Connected Educator : Part of the Global Schoolhouse, this site contains articles about schools and the wise use of technology.
Kathy Schrock's Home Page
http://kathyschrock.net/
All about
integration of technology into the curriculum.
Kathy Schrock's Site-of-the-School
Day http://www.discoveryschool.com/
A daily update to
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Using the
Internet in the Classroom
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/clt/edsites/resources.html
Lots of ideas for
integrating Web projects into your curriculum from the Center for Learning
Technology at NCSU.
Integrating the
Internet http://www.indirect.com/www/dhixson/index.html
Lots of ideas
for using the Internet with students.
Internet
Hotlist http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listusingthmr.html
Explore the major types of Web sites that are available. This lesson
was created by Mrs. McBrayer for a teacher workshop on integrating the Internet
into the curriculum.
Teaching With Technology: From ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education, this site contains many resources concerning technology education.
MIDtech--Middle School Technology: This site discusses technology use in the middle grades with some input from elementary school teachers and technology specialists as well. It has a 'grass-roots' feel with vignettes from teachers in the field that are quite insightful.
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Education
Practices
Teaching
to Academic Standards
http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/w3-resources.html
Many useful sources
of information about academic standards.
Cooperative
and Collaborative Learning
http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/w5-resources.html
From Disney Learning
Partnership, a great list of resources on this topic.
Inquiry-Based
Learning
http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/w6-resources.html
Not just science,
but other subjects can benefit from inquiry-based learning using projects, the
Internet, collaboration with experts, etc.
Assessment,
Evaluation, and Curriculum Redesign
http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/w7-resources.html
Links and references
to many sources of information about portfolio assessment, testing, state
education departments, and more.
Verbs that Help to
Describe Complexity of Behavior
http://www.scs.unt.edu/classes/smhm/3500/702/bloom.htm
A well-organized
list of verbs that can be used in questions or
descriptions, tailored to
each level of Bloom's taxonomy.
Making
Family and Community Connections
http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/w9-resources.html
Many references
which deal mainly with involving parents in the educational
program.
A Questioning Toolkit
http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html
Includes descriptions of 17
different question types, such as Probing,
Sorting & Sifting,
Clarification, and Unanswerable questions.
Filling the Toolbox: Classroom Strategies
to Engender Student Questioning
http://www.fno.org/toolbox.html
Provides example strategies for creating a classroom climate conducive to
critical thinking--starting with coaching students to ask their own
questions.
Much Ado About Nothing
http://www.ael.org/rel/quilt/ql971002.htm
Discusses the importance of
"doing nothing"--in other words, waiting for
students to formulate (and
think through!) their own responses.
One means of analyzing the thinking
process is Bloom's taxonomy. This system
(developed in the 1950s)
categorizes cognitive learning into six levels:
knowledge, comprehension,
application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
The following two Web
sites incorporate these classifications.
Effective
Classroom Questioning
http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/did/booklets/question/question.html
Describes
questions appropriate for each level of Bloom's taxonomy and
includes a
method for assessing your own questioning skills.
Plagiarism
Stoppers: A Teacher's Guide
http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/where/plagiarism_stoppers.html
A list
of Web pages that will help teach students to cite references and observe
copyright law, and will help teachers recognize how to identify plagiarism, what
to do when it happens, how to prevent it.
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Freebies
It's Free, It's Free, It's
Ernest T! http://www.ashe.k12.nc.us/techsup/FREE.htm
I learned
about this site at a Technology workshop. There are links for free
software, e-mail, Internet, Web hosting, long distance telephone, tutorials,
greeting cards, and more!
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Social Studies
National Atlas (Mapmaker)
http://nationalatlas.gov/
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Vocational Computers Technology
Education Family and
Consumer Science Exploring Career
Decisions
Computers
Inventions:
Computer Technology
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/inventioncomputertechnology/
History of computer, inventions, technology.
Middle Grade Business and
Information Technology Connections Educator Resources
http://dwalters.homestead.com/MGResources.html
Created by a teacher at
West Millbrook Middle School, this page has lots of resources about business
education, computer skills, references, and more.
Tek-Mom
http://www.tekmom.com/treasures/index.html
For the K-8 Technology Teacher-
ideas, resources and tools to help you do your job.
Technology Education
Famous
Bridges
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/famousbridges/
Research
history and design of well-known bridges.
Stable
and Unstable Structures
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/stableandunstable/
What
would make a bridge collapse? Students study forces and make bridge
designs.
Family and Computer
Science 
Family and Consumer Science
Teacher Resources http://www.aafcs.org/fcs/index.html
Lesson
Plans, Purchasing Classroom Materials and Much More!
Comprehensive list of
valuable resources in Family and Consumer Sciences. Each link corresponds to the
16 National Teaching Standards in the discipline.
National Standards- Family and Consumer Science http://www.facse.org/
Family and Consumer Science
Resources http://www.educationindex.com/homeec/
A great list of
links for the home economics teacher---from recipes to information about
diabetic diets.
Exploring Career
Decisions
Career
Resources http://www.aafcs.org/fcs/pages/ccf.html
A hotlist of
sources of information on careers.
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