Teacher Sites
Bibliomania
At this site, you can read the entire texts of works of
drama, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, articles, essays, religious texts, short
stories, biographies and more from such noted authors as Henrik Ibsen, Edgar
Alan Poe, the Bronte sisters, Lewis Carroll, Omar Khayyam, O Henry, Herodotus,
Ovid and so many more.
http://www.bibliomania.com/
Blue Web'n
This is a fantastic site with many helpful topics including
Reference and tools, Unit and lesson plans, Web-based activities, Web-based
projects and more.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Complete Planet
Claims to be the largest compilation of
"surface web" search tools as well as "deep web" resources,
with nearly 40,000 searchable resources.
http://www.completeplanet.com/
Concept to Classroom
This is a site for educators with many topics and workshops
on various concepts in teaching. It includes Constructivism, teaching to
academic standards, assessment, evaluation and redesigning curriculum, Webquests,
Inquiry-based learning, and much more. You can get credits for taking the
workshops.
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html
Discoveryschool.com
A site for a multitude of lesson plans by
grade level with adaptations for older students. Many curriculum helps
also.
http://school.discovery.com/teachers/
EDSITEment
This comprehensive humanities resource
site features lesson plans for literature and links to the best resource sites
on the web.
http://edsitement.neh.gov
4Teachers
This is a really good site for teachers with information on
rubrics, project-based teaching, technology assessment, and more.
http://www.4teachers.org
Freeworksheets.com
The Free Worksheets on this site are for
anyone to use. Teachers may make as many copies of them as necessary for
their students.
http://www.freeworksheets.com
Internet4Classrooms
A great site that provides teachers with links to
high-quality and free Internet resources. It includes hundreds of links
for each grade level and subject area, assessment assistance, and online
practice modules.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm
Landmarks for Schools
This Web site is dedicated to the idea
that the very nature of information is changing, practically before our eyes. It
is changing in what it looks like,
where we find it, what we look at to view it, what we can do with it, and how we
communicate it. Here you will find information
and tools designed to help us redefine literacy for the 21st Century.
http://landmark-project.com/
Lesson Plan Search
Find great lesson plans, teacher
resources, thematic units, seasonal/subject activities and more.
http://www.lessonplansearch.com
LessonPlanZ
Search or browse thousands of
preschool-12 lesson plans and resources in all subjects.
http://www.lessonplanz.com
LibrarySpot
A great online library and reference
portal. Find top dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, genealogy
tools, and more.
http://www.libraryspot.com
NCES Kids Zone
The National Center for Educational
Statistics has outstanding materials and activities. Click Graph and
create a bar, line, area, or pie, or XY graph. At Dare to Compare,
students can measure themselves against others from around the world by
answering civics, math, or science questions for their grade level. Grab
Bag offers an assortment of math teasers, short videos, quizzes, and new
education data.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp?flash=false
NewsHour Extra Teacher Resources
This companion Web site to Jim Lehrer's
PBS TV program has an outstanding collection of multidisciplinary lesson plans
designed to develop critical analysis skills. Lessons are organized by
subject: Arts/English; Science; Math/Economics; World; U.S. History/government;
Health/Fitness; and Media studies.
www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/index.html
Onelook
A database of dictionaries (general,
subject-specific, foreign, etc.)
http://www.onelook.com/
PubMed
National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides
access to more than 11 million citations from MEDLINE.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Quizstar
This site allows teachers to create custom quizzes that
students can take online.
http://quizstar.4teachers.org
Refdesk.com
This portal site contains almanacs,
books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, news, maps and more.
http://www.refdesk.com
Rubistar
This site lets teachers create, save, and
publish rubrics with easy-to-follow directions and it's free. There are
templates for creating rubrics for oral presentations, research and writing,
multimedia presentations, work skills, math, science, art, music and more.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
SearchGov.com
Here's a good way to search scores of
U.S. federal and state government Web sites with just one click of your
mouse. SearchGov offers quick access to the official Web sites of all 50
states and all federal government cabinet departments and agencies as well as a
broad array of independent agencies, including Amtrak.
http://www.searchgov.com
The Webquest Page
This site gives examples and tools for Webquests by subject
and grade level. Very helpful if you are interested in creating Webquests
in your subject.
http://webquest.sdsu.edu
World Wide School
This site is dedicated to the collection,
preservation, and presentation of educational reading material. The
library database comprises literature featuring numerous classics, fairy tales,
and poetry. Subjects include history, geography, philosophy, and social
sciences. Materials are organized alphabetically by subject, title, or
author.
www.worldwideschool.org