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- Adventures of Cyberbee
- http://www.cyberbee.com/
- Created by a school librarian, this site provides a wealth of resources for the school librarian including especially helpful resources for creating a school Web site, evaluating Web resources, and enhancing the curriculum with the Internet.
- Author: Linda C. Joseph (ljoseph@iwaynet.net)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: school media resources; K-12 education
- African-American Mosaic
- http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
- Resource guide to the Library of Congress's African-American Collection. "Covering the nearly 500 years of the black experience in the Western hemisphere, the Mosaic surveys the full range size, and variety of the Library's collections, including books, periodicals, prints, photographs, music, film, and recorded sound."
- Author: Library of Congress, Irene Burnham, Gene Roberts (lcweb@loc.gov)
- Subjects:
- Arts & Humanities--History--Africa
- Social Sciences--Ethnic, Cultural, Immigration, and Racial Issues--African/African-American
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: resource guide
- Africana.com - The Digital Bridge
- http://www.africana.com/
- Site includes content from Microsoft's Encarta Africana, African history, heritage and culture, educational lesson plans, chat rooms, email service, art and world news. Editors are Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the editors of Encarta Africana. The intent is "to present accurate, interesting, entertaining, and socially constructive information and commentary reflecting the diverse concerns of people of African descent" and to "promoting technological literacy and work-readiness for people of African descent."
- Author: Harry M. Lasker, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Anthony Appiah (info@koret.com)
- Subjects:
- Arts & Humanities--History--Africa
- Social Sciences--Ethnic, Cultural, Immigration, and Racial Issues--African/African-American
- Education--K-12
- All Together Now!
- http://www.alltogethernow.org/
- "All Together Now (ATN) offers Internet-based resources and services to K-12 librarians and the people they serveÑstudents and their parents, teachers, staff, administrators, and homeschoolers, worldwide."
- Author: Dale Copps (dcopps@together.net)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: School libraries; Resources; Internet
- The Amazing Picture Machine
- http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
- "One of the advantages of having computers and an Internet connection in schools is that it allows teachers and students to make use of the resources available on the Internet. Since teachers have not always had access to large numbers of pictures and other graphic resources, the NCRTEC is providing some lesson plans created by teachers that demonstrate some ways in which pictures and other graphic resources might be useful in a classroom. The intent is not to provide lessons that other teachers would use straight "out of the box", but to provide some ideas about how pictures might be effective in their own lessons. "
- Author: Jim Mikoda (jmikoda@ncrel.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: lesson plans; graphics
- The American School Directory
- http://www.asd.com/
- A searchable database of "each of America's 106,000 K-12 schools. Each site is loaded with pages of information, including number of students, number of homerooms, grades, phone and fax numbers, url's, school calendars, administrators, and even a local street map."
- Author: Computers For Education, Inc.
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Schools
- Armadillo's K-12 WWW Resources
- http://chico.rice.edu/armadillo/Rice/K12resources.html
- "This directory of K-12 WWW Educational Resources has been developed for teachers and students of the K-12 community. It is to intended to be a list where teachers can quickly access resource materials for direct use in their lesson plans or as additional resources for students to explore." Resources are organized by subject area, and are well annotated."
- Author: Donald Perkins and Dalta S. Kumari (armadillo@rice.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources; World-Wide Web
- Artsedge: The National Arts and Information Network
- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html
- ArtsEdge is a cooperative effort among the Kennedy Center, the U.S. Dept. of Education and the National Endowment for the Arts. Its stated mission is "to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K12 curriculum." The site has information about standards for arts education and the national Goals 2000 effort. Teachers will find curriculum and evaluation guidelines, lesson plans, "cue sheets" which explain some of the performances at the Kennedy Center and links to other resources such as "African Odyssey Interactive," an initiative on African arts, and a categorized list of arts sites on the Web.
- Author: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (editor@artsedge.kennedy-center.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts
- Keywords: Arts Education; Goals 2000; Standards
- AskERIC Lesson Plans
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- This site is browsable by these subjects: Arts, Mathematics, Educational technology, Physical education, Foreign language, Science, Health, Social studies, Interdisciplinary, Vocational education, Language arts. Educators are also encouraged to submit lesson plans to be included.
- Author: Syracuse University, Sun, and the U.S. Dept. of Education
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Lesson Plans; Teaching
- Aztec
- http://northcoast.com/~spdtom/aztec.html
- Aztec is intended to be used as a student teacher resource center. The site contains information about Aztec leaders, religion, medicine and codices as well as other resources of information. Other features include a graphics library section, links to Aztec, Mesoamerican, and student educational research sites, suggested reading, an Aztec gift shop and chat room.
- Author: Thomas H. Frederiksen (spdtom@northcoast.com)
- Subjects:
- Social Sciences
- Arts & Humanities--History
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Aztecs; Religion; Medicine
- The Big6.com: Teaching Technology & Information Skills
- http://www.Big6.com/body.html
- For school media specialists and other educators, the Big6 skills information problem-solving approach can be used to teach students information skills and help educators design information instruction curriculum. It includes instruction in the six skill areas necessary for information problem solving. Here you will find a detailed overview of the entire program.
- Author: Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz (calowe@ericir.syr.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: school libraries; K-12 education; information instruction
- Blue Web'n
- http://pomo.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
- "Blue Web'n is a searchable database of outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog all educational sites, but only the most useful sites -- especially online activities targeted at learners.."
- Author: Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Canada's SchoolNet
- http://www.schoolnet.ca/
- Annotated guide to resources for K-12 educators, with a Canadian slant. Available in French and English.
- Author: The SchoolNet Support Group (schoolnet-admin@schoolnet.ca)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources; Canada; French
- Canadian Communities Atlas
- http://cgdi.gc.ca/ccatlas/atlas.htm
- A searchable site providing access to Canadian geographical information. Broad subject areas are physical, economic, and human geography, with more specific categories in each subject area. Search for sites within the Atlas itself and for resources of the National Atlas of Canada, Statistics Canada and other related geographical resources. This project is being done in conjunction with schools across Canada.
- Author: Canadian Communities Atlas Project (GeoAccess & Canadian Council for Geographic Education)
- Subjects:
- Reference--Geography
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Canada
- Canadian Teacher-Librarians Resource Pages
- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/1333/resource.htm
- "This site provides an annotated list of Canadian places to visit on the Web that would be of interest to elementary school teacher-librarians and others interested in children's books. "
- Author: Alan L. Brown (alanbrown@sympatico.ca)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: School libraries; Children's literature
- Community Learning Network (CLN)
- http://www.cln.org/
- "The Community Learning Network WWW home page is designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. It has over 265 menu pages with more than 5,800 annotated links to free resources on educational WWW sites -- all organized within an intuitive structure. Since September of 1996, visitors from 165 different countries have made over 16 million hits on the CLN Web site."
- Author:
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Computers & Internet--Internet
- Keywords: teachers; educational resources
- Computer Pals Across the World (CPAW)
- http://reach.ucf.edu/~cpaw/
- "Computer Pals Across the World (CPAW) is a non profit global educational electronic network which was co-founded in 1983 by Malcolm Beazley AM, an Australian educator, and James Erwin a computer consultant from the USA."
"CPAW provides opportunities for people in educational and community institutions to share their experiences, ideas and knowledge in a variety of collaborative learning environments to enhance global understanding. It is operated and managed in over twenty countries by dedicated educators and citizens who donate their voluntary services and expertise. "
- Author: Dr. Larry Hudson (International President) Webmaster: Tom Bayston Jr. (lrhudson@magicnet.net Webmaster: bayston@iag.net)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: penpals; writing; education
- Computers in Elementary Education
- http://nimbus.temple.edu/~jallis00/
- "This page was designed for the Elementary School Computer Teacher, who may be called upon to teach a computer class, maintain a computer lab or provide guidance to other teachers. Our goal is to collect Internet links to sites that can be used in creating exciting classroom projects for every subject in the elementary currriculum. We also offer links to educational research sites, Web design tools and software resources." You can search by subjects such as computers in art or music education.
- Author: (jallison@netreach.net)
- Subjects:
- Computers & Internet
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Elementary School
- Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
- http://www.ccsso.org/
- This site contains information primarily of interest to policy makers. It contains information on curricular standards and assessment, various projects for disadvantaged students and links to all existing state education agency websites.
- Author: Council of Chief State School Officers (info@ccsso.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Educational Policy; Standards
- Council of Great City Schools (CGCS)
- http://www.cgcs.org/
- CGCS is an information and advocacy organization of K-12 schools in 50 large U.S. cities, promoting inner-city urban education. The site contains information about education in larg city school districts, including descriptions of successful urban education programs and links to other sites such as an online directory of urban education resources.
- Author: Council of Great City Schools (webmaster@cgcs.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: urban education; inner city schools
- Course Materials from the Geometry Center
- http://www.geom.umn.edu/docs/education
- The course materials include a Teacher's Guide to Building an Icosahedron as a Class Project, notes and handouts from a course developed at Princeton and the Geometry Center called Geometry and the Imagination, and the CHANCE database, by the CHANCE consortium (Middlebury, Grinnell, Spelman, UCSD, Dartmouth). CHANCE is an introductory course in probability and statistics based upon current chance events as reported in the daily newspapers.
- Author: (webmaster@geom.umn.edu)
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology--Mathematics
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Course Materials
- Cyberspace Middle School Teacher Resource Center
- http://www.scri.fsu.edu/~dennisl/CMS/resources/resources.html
- "This area contains helpful information for teachers who are trying to make the World Wide Web a part of their classroom."
- Author: Larry Dennis, Terry Smith and Bill Weldon (larry@fsulcd.physics.fsu.edu; terry@nucmar.physics.fsu.edu; weldon@nucmar.physics.fsu.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Middle School; Resources; World-Wide Web
- Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index
- http://www.cagle.com/
- Site devised by syndicated editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle and his wife, a middle school teacher, with contributions from other editorial cartoonists. Updated regularly, the site is intended to provide material for teachers to use with students in discussion of current events. Lesson plans include scavenger hunts, tic tac toe and cartoon bingo, along with a teacher guide.
- Author: Daryl Cagle (daryl@cagle.com)
- Subjects:
- Reference--News
- Education--K-12
- Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics--News
- Developing Educational Standards
- http://putwest.boces.org/standards.html
- "An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks documents." Listed by source, subject, and state.
- Author: (chill@putwest.boces.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Curriculum; Resources
- Developing Educational Standards
- http://putwest.boces.org/standards.html
- This site contains a huge annotated list of sites with educational and curriculum standards documents prepared by various states and professional organizations. Links organized by state and by subject; also links to research on standards, standards related legislation, and more.
- Author: Putnam Valley Central Schools (New York) (chill@putwest.boces.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Discovery Channel School
- http://school.discovery.com/
- The Discovery Channel School includes a resource finder and index of lesson plans, guides for Discovery's TV programs, program-related e-mail lists and bulletin boards, a "store" where you can order videos, a calendar of what's airing on the Discovery Channel and the Learning Channel, and some featured school web pages, as well as resources for technical help.
- Author: Discovery Channel Online
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources; Television; Curriculum; Lesson Plans; African American
- EconomicsAmerica
- http://www.economicsamerica.org/
- This site offers many lessons and activities for K-12 students. For example, one lesson--"Hey, Mom, What's for Breakfast?"--has students choose their favorite breakfast foods and investigate costs associated with those foods. "Do You Always Own Your Own Private Property?" addresses eminent domain and the rights of property owneers. Lessons include links to teacher notes, and the web resources included in lesson plans are carefully chosen.
- Author: National Council on Economic Education
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Business & Economics--Economics
- Education Place
- http://www.hmco.com:80/school/
- K-8 instructional materials focusing on Math, Social Studies, and Reading/Language Arts. Includes special sections for parents and for kids, as well as Internet guides to projects and curriculum links.
- Author: Houghton Mifflin Company
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Educational Vital Signs
- http://www.asbj.com/evs/
- "Education Vital Signs is a compendium of key education statistics and trends for public K-12 schools nationwide. It is published each December as a print and online supplement to The American School Board Journal. You'll find in these pages reports on many important indicators of school and student success, such as parent involvement... academic coursework... high school completion... technology use... achievement test scores... and student performance on reading, math, and science assessments. You'll also find state-by-state statistics on such resource issues as teacher salaries, per-pupil expenditures, and capital outlay, plus an analysis of significant events that shaped education policy at the federal, state, and local levels this year. And you'll find a statistical portrait of American school board members--experienced, professional, and committed to the fiscal and academic soundness of their local public schools."
- Author: National School Boards Association (asbj@nsba.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Statistics; United States
- EdWeb: Exploring Technology and School Reform (EdWeb)
- http://edweb.gsn.org/
- "The purpose of this hyperbook is to explore the worlds of educational reform and information technology. With EdWeb, you can hunt down on-line educational resources around the world, learn about trends in education policy and information infrastructure development, examine success stories of computers in the classroom, and much, much more." Includes a very nice annotated K-12 resource guide which covers gophers, listservs, and Usenet in addition to WWW.
- Author: Andy Carvin (acarvin@gsn.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources; Computers; Policy
- Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Digital Curriculum Lab
- http://www.enc.org/
- Provides "information about all types of instructional resources including books, videos, software, CD-ROMs, kits, and online resources" with an emphasis on science and mathematics.
- Author: Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (web@enc.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources; Science; Mathematics
- Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Resource Finder
- http://www.enc.org/rf/nf_index.htm#rf
- Large, searchable collection of math and science resources for K-12 instruction. Part of The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education.
- Author: ENC Digital Curriculum Lab Advisory Group (web@enc.org)
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Mathematics; Education; K-12
- Elementary Educators
- http://k-6educators.miningco.com/
- This Mining Company guide contains annotated listings of Web sites of interest to elementary school teachers and educators. Topics covered are mostly divided up by curriculum subject.
- Author: Andrea Mulder-Slater (k-6educators.guide@miningco.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Elementary; K-6; Resources
- Epidemic: The World of Infectious Disease
- http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/epidemic/
- "Our goal is to explain how a complex mix of ecology, evolution, and culture produce conditions in which disease-causing microbesÑmicroscopic organisms that live in our environmentÑcan thrive... Our comprehensive resources section will to help you understand what measures have and can be taken to overcome these diseases." Site includes a glossary, selected resources, a kids magazine, and a teachers guide, plus selected features from other disease-related Web sites.
- Author: American Museum of Natural History
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes
- Sciences & Technology--Biological Sciences
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: microbes; virus; bacteria; infectious disease; vaccine; epidemic
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
- http://ericae.net/
- This site contains a variety of articles on assessment and evaluation, a database of assessment instruments and links to internet sites on the same subject. Like other ERIC sites, some of the articles must be purchased, and information is provided for contacting the vendors.
- Author: U.S. Department of Education
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: educational testing; grading
- Family.com Education
- http://family.disney.com/Categories/Education/
- Part of an online magazine for parents published by the Walt Disney Co., with original articles about issues affecting children's education--how to help with homework, dealing with dyslexia, school policies, and so on. Searchable by the age of the child.
- Author: Disney Company
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: homework help
- Genesis Mission - Search for Origins
- http://www.genesismission.org/
- "This site contains consistently updated mission and science information pertaining pertaining to NASA's Genesis mission. Billed as a 'search for origins,' the mission will collect solar wind particles in an attempt to determine conditions at the time of our solar system's formation. Launch is in January 2001, and mission milestones can be checked to ascertain the status of the mission at any time." The site contains information for teachers and students, including interactive modules to learn about the scientific aspects of the mission.
- Author: (genesisepo@mcrel.org)
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology--Astronomy--Solar System (Planetary)
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Sun
- The Global Schoolhouse (GSH)
- http://www.gsn.org/
- The Global SchoolNet Foundation is a nonprofit organization and "a major contributor to the philosophy, design, culture and content of Internet-based learning. Our mission is to "harness the power of the Internet" to provide ongoing opportunities to support learners both in and outside of the school environment." They provide many resources including helpful introductory guides to using the Internet in education.
- Author: Global Schoolnet Foundtation (helper@gsn.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Computers & Internet--Internet
- Great Educational Web Sites
- http://home.computer.net/~dibianco/
- Phyllis DiBianco, library media specialist at Scarsdale High School in New York has greated a catalog of Web resources for educators. Find information on using the Internet, subject organized educational Websites, and much more.
- Author: Phyllis DiBianco (dibianco@computer.net)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: curriculum; Internet
- Harnessing the Power of the Web
- http://www.gsn.org/web/
- Global SchoolNet is a non-profit, public service organization that focuses on using communications technologies to support learning. This site gives K-12 teachers suggestions on how to incorporate the Web into student-centered, project-based learning.
- Author: Global SchoolNet Foundation
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- The Helping Hands School
- http://www.helpinghands.org/
- The Helping Hands School has helped "developmentally delayed" preschoolers prepare for school for fifteen years. This online databases gives parents, teachers, health care professionals, others access to information about young children with disabilities.
- Author: The Helping Hands School (dross@albany.net)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Disabilities
- High School Chemistry
- http://schmidel.com/hub/chem.htm
- Chemistry resources for high school students. Sections include: Introduction to Chemistry; Periodic Tables; Molecular Structures; Chemical References; Questions, Quizzes, Exam Prep; and Laboratory Experiments. Also has other fun and interesting sites and interactive flash cards games (good for practicing for tests) for matching chemical element symbols, ions, and chemical names.
- Author: Dyann K. Schmidel
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology--Chemical Sciences (Chemistry)
- Education--K-12
- HotList of K-12 Internet School Sites
- http://rrnet.com/~gleason/k12.html
- Listing of Web and gopher sites for K-12 schools and school districts, organized by state.
- Author: Gleason Sackman (gleason@rrnet.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Schools; Resources
- ICONNect: Curriculum Connections
- http://www.ala.org/ICONN/curricu2.html
- Subtitled "Integrating Internet Resources into the Curriculum" this site links to K-12 internet sites evaluated by the American Association of School Librarians. Links to reference sources and discipline-specific sites, sites about telecollaboration and keypals, topical or seasonal sites and sites about intellectual freedom and acceptable use (copyright).
- Author: American Association of School Librarians (AASL) (ICONnect@ala.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: WWW; World Wide Web
- ICONNect: Curriculum Connections
- http://www.ala.org/ICONN/curricu2.html
- Subtitled "Integrating Internet Resources into the Curriculum" this site links to K-12 internet sites evaluated by the American Association of School Librarians. Links to reference sources and discipline-specific sites, sites about telecollaboration and keypals, topical or seasonal sites and sites about intellectual freedom and acceptable use (copyright).
- Author: American Association of School Librarians (AASL) (ICONnect@ala.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: WWW; World Wide Web
- INFOMINE - K-12 Instructional Resources
- http://infomine.ucr.edu/search/k12search.phtml
- Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to K-12 education. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activites at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.
- Author: Julie Mason (jmason@ucrac1.ucr.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
- http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/
- "The Schrock guide is an a fine mix of onsite instruction on learning and using the web along with dozens of links to site specifics to subject-areas, content. Organized in three sections; search engines, subject access, and links to real life examples of using the internet in the classroom."
- Author: Kathy Schrock (kschrock@capecod.net)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Education resources; educators; K-12
- Keep Schools Safe
- http://www.keepschoolssafe.org/
- The site seeks to "provide up-to-date information on successful programs and ideas in order to help communities work toward safer schools and devise the most appropriate response to reducing youth violence." There is a safe school plan with sample policies. The information is mostly geared towards educators, but there are sections for parents as well.
- Author: National Association of Attorneys General and National School Boards Association (rbruno@hastingsgroup.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: school violence; drugs; discipline
- Kidport
- http://www.kidport.com/
- "Kidport provides a unique, multi-step program to teach K-8 students thinking and learning skills. Kidport also provides math, science, social studies and language arts interactive education modules and reference materials."
- Author: KidPort, Inc. (bryan@kidport.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Children & Parenting
- Keywords: Learning skills; Lessons; Music; Resources for Cbildren
- Kids Web: A World Wide Web Digital Library for Schoolkids
- http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb/
- This is a Web site with materials specially selected for kids. It has attractive menus and a good balance between art, science, social science, and fun sources. It provides a good index of educational Web sites that will appeal to children.
- Author: Paul Coddington, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Kids; Children; Resources; Digital Library
- KidsGardening.com
- http://www.kidsgardening.com
- This site supplies many creative ideas for teachers and parents to use while gardening with children. Ideas are provided for theme gardens and users can participate in activities or connect with other "garden" teachers.
- Author: National Gardening Association (webmanagers@kidsgardening.com)
- Subjects:
- Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Gardening
- Learning@Web.Sites
- http://www.ecnet.net/users/gdlevin/home.html
- "Learning@Web.Sites is intended primarily for senior high school educators who would like to enhance their curriculum and instruction using the internet. High school students will also find Learning@Web.Sites to be a rich on-line resource guide." Resources are annotated and divided into categories that follow traditional high school departments and curricula.
- Author: David Levin (d-levin@govst.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Learning@Web.Sites
- http://www.ecnet.net/users/gdlevin/home.html
- "Learning@Web.Sites is an award-winning guide intended primarily for senior high school educators who would like to enhance their curriculum and instruction using the internet. High school students will also find Learning@Web.Sites to be a rich on-line resource guide."
- Author: David Levin (d-levin@govst.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: technology; curriculum
- Leonardo da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist
- http://www.mos.org/leonardo/
- Biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci. Includes lessons for teachers. There are also video and audio pieces available using the Quicktime plug-in.
- Author: Museum of Science, Boston (information@mos.org)
- Subjects:
- Reference--Biographies--Artists & Architects
- Reference--Biographies--Scientists & Inventors
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: da Vinci; Leonardo; biography
- The Lesson Plans Page
- http://www.LessonPlansPage.com/
- The Lesson Plans Page is a free educational resource that allows teachers, education majors, and home schoolers to find and share lesson plans. There are hundreds of lesson plans available, organized by subject and grade level. You can browse or search for plans on specific topics. Users can also submit their own plans to the site.
- Author: Kyle Austin Yamnitz (webmaster@lessonplanspage.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Lesson Plans; Teachers; Homeschooling; Education students
- The Library in the Sky
- http://www.nwrel.org/sky/
- "With over 7,000 links to some of the best educational resources on the Internet, The Library in the Sky guides teachers, students, parents, librarians, and members of the community on their journeys through cyberspace." Search the site or browse by category (students, teachers, parents, librarians, community).
- Author: Kevin Rankin (rankink@nwrel.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- M&M Software
- http://www.mm-soft.com/
- "A library of shareware / freeware / public domain software for education. Our collection includes software for every grade level (pre K - 12th grade) and subject matter. Operating systems include Windows, Macintosh, Apple II and MS DOS."
- Author: M&M Software (mmsoft@aol.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Computers & Internet--Computer Software
- Keywords: educational software
- MarcoPolo
- http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo/
- Focusing on "Internet Content in the Classroom," this site offers a variety of educational links and lesson plans covering an array of topics and subjects. By means of the Teacher Training Kit , educators learn how to use Internet resources in the classroom. Topics include economics, geography, humanities, mathematics, and science.
- Author: MCI WorldCom and six leading educational organizations
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: teachers
- Mars Team Online
- http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/
- In 1996 NASA launched two missions to Mars. The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft took off in November and reached the orbit of Mars on September 11, 1997 to begin an orbital mission that will provide detailed mapping and weather information. The Mars Pathfinder spacecraft blasted away in December and landed on the Red Planet on July 4, 1997. The micro-rover Sojourner has wandered its way around the Martian terrain, returning a wealth of new science data."
"By participating in the Mars Team Online project, you and your students can join the Mars team in their exploration of the Red Planet! The project is targeted at the middle school grade levels, but will have appeal above and below that range. "
- Author: Karen Traicoff (ktraicoff@mail.arc.nasa.gov)
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology--Astronomy--Solar System (Planetary)
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Mars; space travel
- Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects
- http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/mathproject.html
- Part of Swarthmore College's Math Forum, this website takes an interactive look at math. Included are a "problem of the week," a "student center," and a "teachers' place. The site also provides a useful list of resources.
- Author: Roya Salehi (roya@forum.swarthmore.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Sciences & Technology--Mathematics
- MI-Net: Marine Institute Network of Educational Topics
- http://www.mi.mun.ca/minet.htm
- A site featuring marine science educational topics for K-12. "MI-Net is intended to provide a variety of information about the fisheries and marine sectors to students throughout the school system. Through access to WWW resources and Marine Institute expertise, MI-Net will enhance students' knowledge of marine industries." Includes lesson plans for teachers.
- Author: Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology--Biological Sciences--Marine Biology
- Business & Economics--Business & Industry
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: marine; fishery; fishing industry; commericial fishing; environment; ecology
- Michigan Teacher Network (MTN)
- http://mtn.merit.edu/
- "The Michigan Teacher Network is an online resource base created for Michigan educators to provide information on best practices in technology-centered learning, teaching, and educational administration."
- Author: Merit Network, Inc. (kate@merit.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: teaching; teacher resources
- The Middle Ages
- http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
- An online exhibit discussing the nature of daily life in the Middle Ages. Includes both a list of related Web sites and a brief bibliography. An excellent resource for students.
- Author: The Annenberg/CPB Project (exhibits@learner.org)
- Subjects:
- Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Medieval
- NASA Observatorium Aeronautics Planes
- http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/planes/planes_0.html
- This contains links to educational projects (sponsored by NASA) to get children interested in flying in order to learn about technology, physics, chemistry and math. There is an easy experiment to demonstrate how planes fly. There is also a link to NASA's Internet in the classroom page.
- Author: NASA Observatorium (curator@rspac.ivv.nasa.gov)
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology--Transportation--Planes
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Aeronautics
- National Network of Regional Educational Laboratories
- http://www.nwrel.org/national/
- This site links to the websites of the ten regional educational laboratories that operate under the U.S. Dept. of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Those websites are rich with resources for educators and results of research - topics such as School to Work, Urban Education, Rural Education, site-based management, governance, leadership.
- Author: Office of Educational Research and Improvement
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: educational research; school improvement
- National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
- http://www.nicsl.coled.umn.edu/default.html
- Resources on kindergarten through 12th grade service-learning. "The Introduction section includes information on our Consortium Members, our status as an Adjunct Eric Clearinghouse, and the professional Staff of the Learn & Serve America National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. The Databases section includes searchable databases of Contacts, service-learning related Events, our NSLCK-12 Service-Learning Nationwide ListServ, the Literature in our library collection, and Program Information. You may also enter your own Program or Event information. The Resources section includes information about the NSLCK-12 Service-Learning Nationwide ListServ, as well as several on-line and downloadable publications, including Bibliographies, Monographs, Newsletters, State Reports and Videos."
- Author: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (serve@tc.umn.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Service-Learning; Service Learning; Bibliographies
- National Standards for Arts and Music Education
- http://amc-music.com/nsaef.htm
- Information about the national standards for arts and music education which came out of Goals 2000: Educate America Act. Ideas for implementation by schools. Link to entire text of Goals 2000.
- Author: American Music Conference (info@amc-music.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts
- Keywords: national standards; Goals 2000; arts education
- Newton's Apple Index
- http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/
- Newton's apple is family science program on PBS that offers educational materials for teachers. "The science disciplines dealt with in the NEWTON'S APPLE lesson pages, incorporating the National Science Teachers Association's Scope, Sequence, and Coordination of Secondary School Science model." Easy to use with topics in alphabetical order for teachers to access and use in their science curriculum.
- Author: KTCA-TV's The Tube and PBS ONLINE.
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Sciences & Technology
- Keywords: science educational materials
- NickNacks: Telecollaborative Learning Around the World
- http://www1.minn.net:80/~schubert/NickNacks.html
- "Complete information on managing collaborative educational internet projects, including strategies for developers and coordinators, and practical tips and resources for participants. Find projects, tools, resources, examples and plans, special information on collaborating with HyperStudio and cross-platform applications. Innovative instructional technology telecollaborations are developed and featured."
- Author: Nancy Schubert (schubert@minn.net)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources
- Oceanography for K-12: A Study of Our Oceans
- http://www.mi.mun.ca/mi-net/ocean/index.htm
- A site featuring educational resources as well as general information about oceanography. Includes teacher activities, many related links, and information for academics.
- Author: Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology--Oceanography/Hydrology
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: environment; ecology
- Online Schoolyard - Comcast
- http://www.onlineschoolyard.com/default.asp
- This site contains annotated, subject classified links to a number of sites for children K-8, which have been reviewed for quality and safety. Subjects are arts, computers, English, languages, health and PE, math, science, social sciences. Also includes a virtual auditorium, library and playground. Attractive, easy to use interface.
- Author: Comcast Online Communications, Inc.
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: childrens sites
- Online Schoolyard - Comcast
- http://www.onlineschoolyard.com/default.asp
- This site contains annotated, subject classified links to a number of sites for children K-8, which have been reviewed for quality and safety. Subjects are arts, computers, English, languages, health and PE, math, science, social sciences. Also includes a virtual auditorium, library and playground. Attractive, easy to use interface.
- Author: Comcast Online Communications, Inc.
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: childrens sites
- PBS TeacherSource
- http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
- "PBS TeacherSource includes more than 1,000 free teaching guides, as well as professional development resources like PBS MATHLINE and SCIENCELINE. To help educators find materials quickly, resources are organized into six subject areas (Arts & Literature, Health & Vocation, Math, Science, TechKnow), can be searched by subject, grade level and keyword, and are correlated to 46 sets of national and state educational standards."
- Author: PBS
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: teacher; math; science
- Private Schools
- http://privateschool.miningco.com/
- This Mining Company guide contains annotated listings of Web sites of interest to educators and primary and secondary private schools. Topics covered include: consultants; employment; evaluations; financing; teaching resources; testing and tutoring.
- Author: Robert Kennedy (privateschool.guide@miningco.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Private; Resources
- ProTeacher
- http://www.proteacher.com/
- ProTeacher is a Web directory of lesson plans and activities organized into thematic and subject areas for elementary school teachers and parents.
- Author: George Hein (ghein@proteacher.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: lesson plans; elementary education
- Renaissance
- http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/index.html
- An excellent introduction to the Renaissance, including links to related sites and suggested readings. Especialy useful for students.
- Author: The Annenberg/CPB Project (exhibits@learner.org)
- Subjects:
- Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance
- Education--K-12
- School to Work (STW)
- http://www.stw.ed.gov/
- The U.S. Dept. of Education website for dissemination of all sorts of information on school to work initiatives.
- Author: STW National Learning and Information Center (stw-lc@ed.gov)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Education--Vocational
- Schwab Foundation for Learning (SFL)
- http://www.schwablearning.org/
- Schwab Foundation for Learning is a non-profit operating foundation, founded by discount brokerage pioneer Charles R. Schwab and his wife, Helen O'Neill Schwab. In 1989, the Schwabs established a resource center as a community service to give families information and support on learning differences. The foundation is dedicated to raising awareness about learning differences and providing parents and teachers with the information, resources and support they need to improve the lives of kids with learning differences. The site includes information about learning disabilities, a newsletter, and resources for parents and teachers.
- Author: Schwab Foundation for Learning (infodesk@schwablearning.org )
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Education--Special
- Keywords: learning disability
- Science Learning Network (SLN)
- http://www.sln.org/
- If you are a science teacher or a parent who wants to link your child to excellent science resources on the Internet, this site is for you! "The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education." Funded by the National Science Foundation and Unisys Corporation, this site includes links to many excellent sites designed for children and science educators.
- Author: (webteam@www.sln.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Sciences & Technology
- Keywords: science education
- Secondary School Educators
- http://7-12educators.miningco.com/
- This Mining Company guide contains annotated listings of Web sites of interest to secondary school teachers and educators. Topics covered include: active listening; cheating; cooperative learning; critical thinking; grading systems; lesson plans; student motivation; and substitute teachers.
- Author: Diane T. Walker (7-12educators.guide@miningco.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Secondary; 7-12; Resources
- SmartFun Online
- http://www.hfmgv.org/smartfun/index.html
- "SmartFun Online is an interactive classroom resource for teachers, media specialists, and students using images, objects, and documents from the collections of Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village. "Here, students can explore an interactive timeline, go on a Model T road trip, find out what it was like to live under enslavement, investigate the lives of a colonial family, and more. Materials for teachers (including lesson plans) are also included.
- Author: Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village (webmaster@hfmgv.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Arts & Humanities--History--United States
- Keywords: colonial; slavery; timeline
- So You've Surfed the Net: Searching the Net and Integrating the Internet in your Curriculum
- http://wms.luminet.net/staffdev/handouts/Beyond_Surfing.html#Students and the Internet
- Included in this site are practical ideas and resources that will help the school librarian and educator integrate technology into their programs. Specifically helpful in the information provided on searching the Web.
- Author: Mary Alice Anderson (maryalic@wms.luminet.net)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Computers & Internet--Internet
- Keywords: school media; Internet searching; instruction
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb/opening.html
- A site dedicated the actual flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the U.S. national anthem. The site includes information on the making of the flag and efforts to preserve it. It also traces the history of the U.S. flag as a patriotic symbol. Classroom resources and ideas for teachers accompany the material presented here.
- Author: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
- Subjects:
- Arts & Humanities--History--United States
- Reference--Geography--Flags
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: U.S. flag; Lesson Plans
- Sunspace
- http://www.sunspace.com/
- Resources related to K-12 schools, focussing on demographic data for United States school districts.
- Author: Model Education Systems Associates (mesa@sunspace.com)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Demographics; United States
- Survey of International Internet and K-12 Connectivity
- http://naic.nasa.gov/nsi/survey/survey.html
- Contains a geographical listing of K-12 schools in the U.S. and worldwide that provide Internet access. It also provides statistics relating to these sites. This resource is compiled through Internet correspondence with network collaborators and systems managers in other countries.
- Author: Anthony Villasenor
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources; Schools; Connectivity
- A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
- http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/
- This site offers educators and others an excellent introduction to this very difficult historical topic. Includes a timeline of events, information on both victims and perpetrators, a guide to art, music, and literature about the Holocaust, resources for teachers, and suggested classroom activities.
- Author: Florida Center for Instructional Technology (winkelma@typhoon.coedu.usf.edu)
- Subjects:
- Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--World War II
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Holocaust
- Teachers@Work
- http://teachers.work.co.nz/
- Reviews and ratings of "over 1,500 of the best Internet sites for educators." The excellent reviews are written with educators in mind, and sites are rated based on content, presentation, and age level. Browse by school subject, or use the search feature.
- Author: Mark Treadwell (m.treadwell@work.co.nz)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources
- The Technology Coordinator's Home Page
- http://rowlf.cc.wwu.edu:8080/~kenr/TCsite/home.html
- "This high content/low bandwidth Web site offers information to educators who play a leadership role in integrating technology in educational settings. The focus of this site is not content-based or subject-specific educational resources. The primary purpose of this site is to catalogue resources that can assist the technology coordinator or educator in integrating technology in a wider school context. While primarily oriented to K-12 schools and districts, this site also contains resources that will be of interest to technical colleges, community colleges, and some other post secondary educational institutions."
- Author: Ken Russell (kenr@cc.wwu.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Computers & Internet
- Education--Adult
- Keywords: technology
- U.S. Charter Schools
- http://www.uscharterschools.org/
- This site provides an overview of charter schools, relevant reports and research, information about starting a charter school, profiles of charter schools, information on states with charter school laws, and access to discussion groups.
- Author: WestEd, California State University Charter Schools Development Center, U.S. Department of Education (brankin@wested.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--Alternative
- Education--K-12
- Virtual Birding - Educational Materials
- http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/educational.html
- "These educational materials are part of the Illinois Birds education kit developed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The full kit contains a wealth of information to help educators present Illinois-specific information to students in grades 3-6, including full-color posters, a closed-captioned videotape, an audiotape and variety of large scale activities." This great site also has materials for a few other animals in these birds habitats and includes items such as field trips ideas, a glossary, and several class projects.
- Author: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Division of Education
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Sciences & Technology--Biological Sciences--Zoology--Birds
- Keywords: birds; educational materials; projects; lesson plans; field trips
- Virtual High School (VHS)
- http://vhs.concord.org/
- "The VHS (Virtual High School) project is a collaborative of high schools from around the country. In exchange for contributing a small amount of teaching time, a school in the collaborative can offer its students NetCourses ranging from advanced academic courses to technical and specialized courses."
- Author: Virtual High School
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: courses; student; teacher
- Virtual Teachers Centre
- http://www.timeplan.com/vtc/index.htm
- An annotated collection of Websites of interest to K-12 educators and students, arranged hierarchically by curriculum and teaching topics.
- Author: Timeplan Education (paul@pslindup.demon.co.uk)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources
- Wanniassa Hills Information Skills Project
- http://www.whps.act.edu.au/WHISP/whisp.html
- For teacher and student, "WHISP is a structured approach to teaching students information literacy skills. We have provided "step-through" strategies with limited information sources for students. The research process is the fundamental focus of the project." They provide a rationale for the project, a teachers guide, teaching resources, student tutorials, and much more.
- Author: Mike Hanley and many teachers at Wanniassa Hill Primary School (mike.hanley@whps.act.edu.au )
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: school libraries; information skill instruction
- WeatherWeb: Weather Resources for Schools
- http://www-personal.umich.edu/~kamr/
- "This website provides curriculum resources for teachers and students teaching and learning about the Weather as part of middle and high school Earth and Atmospheric Science."
- Author: Rosalind Kam (kamr@umich.edu)
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology--Meteorology/Climatology
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Weather
- Web66: A K12 World Wide Web Project
- http://web66.coled.umn.edu/
- "The Web66 project is designed to facilitate the introduction of this technology into K12 schools." Includes an International Registry of K12 Schools on the Web and information to help schools set up their own networks and Internet servers.
- Author: College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota (WebMaster@web66.coled.umn.edu)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: Resources; World-Wide Web
- World Wise Schools
- http://www.peacecorps.gov/www/dp/wws1.html
- According to the site, "The World Wise Schools program enables U.S. educators and their students in grades 3 through 12 to correspond with a Peace Corps Volunteer living and working in one of over 90 countries in which Peace Corps serves. Through our award-winning videos and teacher guides, students in the U.S. learn about the people, their cultures, and the geography of the featured countries." Some of the teacher guides are online, and a package of video and teacher guide can be purchased from the U.S. government printing office for a reasonable fee (currently $35). Volunteers are also available to speak to schoolchildren about their experiences in the Peace Corps.
- Author: Peace Corps of the United States (dpinfo@peacecorps.gov)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Keywords: peace corps; cultural exchange
- The Write Site
- http://www.writesite.org/
- "The Write Site is a multimedia language arts curriculum that makes the process of telling a story fun. Students take on the role of journalistsÑgenerating leads, gathering facts, and writing storiesÑusing the tools and techniques of real-life journalists."
- Author: ThinkTVNetwork (web_master@wptd.pbs.org)
- Subjects:
- Education--K-12
- Reference--News--Journalism
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