WEB SITES FOR TEACHERS (General)

The following is a list of links to help teachers enhance curriculum and expand their professional growth. It also includes slide shows dealing with content-rich home pages, information about directories vs. search engines, and WebQuests, a model for class- room Internet integration. Too, there is a set of evaluation tools to help students evaluate web sites: http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/

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Alphabetical Listing:

Academy for Educational Development

http://www.aed.org

Adolescence Directory On Line (for teens and counselors)

http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html

Aesop's Net is an interactive idea-sharing network for first and second grade teachers.

http://members.aol.com/aesopnet/index.html (e-mail address AesopNet@aol.com)

American History (Smithsonian Institution)

http://www.si.edu/nmah

Archiving Early America, historic documents from 18th century America.

http://earlyamerica.com/

Argos - Limited area search of ancient and medieval internet

http://argos.evansville.edu/search.cgi?Roman+mythology

Art Around the World - Display your students’ artwork on the internet for free

http://www.hugginghands.org/

Artful Minds (Think Quest)

http://library.advanced.org/50072/

Ask a Scientist (an interactive web for science students)

http://www.holidaylectures.org

Ask an Expert (The Virtual Reference Desk)

http://www.vrd.org

AskERIC on the web:

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/ (or send email questions to: AskERIC@ericir.syr.edu)

AT&T Learning Network & AskLN:

http://www.att.com/learningnetwork/

http://www.att.com/learningnetwork/AskLN

Busy Teachers' WebSite K-12

http://www.gatech.edu/lcc/idt/Students/Cole/Proj/K-12/TOC.html

California Department of Education

http://www.cde.ca.gov

California Web Project (Students creating their own web pages)

http://199.106.67.200/calweb/

Charter Schools

http://www.canec.org/about.html

Children's Books

http://www.cbcbooks.org

http//www.parentsplace.com/readroom/childnew/index/html

Children's Literature Web Guide

http://ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Children's Software Press

http://www.childsoftpress.com

Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents

http://www.law.uoknor.edu/ushist.html

Civnet - Civic Education and History Resources

http://civnet.org/

Classics Technology Center - Information, instructional ideas, and resources for teachers

http://www.ablemedia.com/ctcweb

Classroom Connect

http://www.classroom.net

Classroom Internet Projects

http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/melissa/projects.html

http://www.oise.on.ca/~mfryatt/sstudies/project.htm

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/home.html

http://www.4teachers.org/

http://www.thejournal.com/past/june/inonline.html (Getting Started With Online Learning Projects)

Collaborative Planning Time

http://www.scsd.k12.ny.us/levy/colab.html

College admissions, careers, fiancial aid (Kaplan)

http://www.kaplan.com

College Guide - FishNet (questions and answers about financial aid, college life)

http://www.jayi.com/index.html

Community Education (National Community Education Association) – Community Learning Centers

http://www.ncea.com

Community Learning Center Program (21st Century)

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/21stCCLC/

Comprehensive List of Internet Resources (including social sciences)

http://lib-www.ucr.edu

Computer Curriculum Corporation (provides K-8 curriculum extensions in math, science, reading, and social studies that enhance classroom learning

http://www.cccnet.com

Computers in the Social Studies - CSS Journal (ISSN 1090-8595)

http://www.cssjournal.com/journal

E-mail:Journal@CSSjournal.com Voice/Fax 918-584-0833

Connections+ (lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources)

http://www.mcrel.org/connect/plus/

Consider the Source: Historical Records in the Classroom (26 records and ready-to-use lesson plans/worksheets--1790-1960) - all grade levels (518) 473-8037

http://www.sara.nysed.gov/services/teachers/ctspromo.htm

Cool School Tools (odds and ends)

http://199.76.61.8:80/cooltools/

Country-by-country Information (Virtual Library-United Nations Association)

http://www.unac-wpg.org/

Country-specific Information

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95facts/sg.htm

Court Cases-Education Lesson Plans:

http://www.wa.gov/courts/educate/lessons/lpmiddle.htm

http://www.wa.gov/features/kidscrts.html

Court Cases--Mock Trials

http://www.courttv.com/cases/

Crossroads

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/index.html

Cyber High School (possible shape of high schools in the future)

http://www.webcom.com/~cyberhi

Cyber-School Magazine (check the "Surfin' Librarian" section which links to more than 1,000 learning sites)

http://www.cyberschoolmag.com

Directory of history/social studies listservs in specialized areas

http://www.h-net.msu.edu

Discovery Channel

http://school.discovery.com

Economics Education

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach.htm

Ed.Net Briefs (a free weekly on-line education newsletter)

http://www.edbriefs.com

Ed Resources

http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/

ED's Oasis - teacher resources:

http://www.EdsOasis.org/

Education World

http://www.education-world.com

Education Sites

http://cciweb.com/iway500/educat.html

Education Sites and Resources (Ed.Net Briefs)

http://www.edbriefs.com

Educational Materials

http://thegateway.org/

Educational Online Sources

http://www.netspace.org/eos/webs_image.html

Educational Resources for K-12 Educators on the Internet

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/ulib/ERC/Edweb.html

Environment

http://www.econet.apc.org/green/index.html

http://www.web.net/~greentea/ (Green Teacher, magazine by and for teachers)

Encyclopedia Brittanica (free)

http://brittanica.com

Encyclopedia Smithsonian (anthropology, archaeology, sciences, textiles, zoology)

http://www.si.edu/welcome/faq/start.htm

ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education (ERIC/ChESS)

http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric_chess.htm

EDSITEment--the best of the humanities on the web (National Endowment for the Humanities)

http://edsitement.neh.gov

Family Education Network - geography quizzes, science experiements

http://www.families.com

Family-School-Community Partnerships (a 60-page online booklet with activity sheets and 5-step process for developing and using compacts)

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Compact/

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)--quick access to hundreds of teaching & learning resources--a treasure trove of historical documents, scientific experiments, mathematical challenges, famous paintings, and other tools for teachers and students

http://www.ed.gov/free

Games (Geography and History)

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/torpedo/

Gateway (lesson plans and resources for the classroom, arranged by grade level or topic)

http://www.thegateway.org/

http://www.asaenet.org/Gateway/GatewayHP.html

Geography - Enlightened Educational Endeavours

http://www.edenhance.com/

Global Schoolhouse

http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/

Globalearn (international online expeditions)

http://www.globalearn.org

Globe Program (3,000 K-12 science classes around the world exchanging environmental data, with research scientists' feedback)

http://www.globe.gov

GovSpot

www.govspot.com (VERY comprehensive)

Grant Writing and Grant Opportunities

http://www.schoolgrants.org/grant_opps.htm

Great Books of Western Civilization, The

http://www.ilinks.net/~lnoles/grtbks.html

History (Helping Your Child Learn, ages 4-11)

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/History/index.html

History Channel

http://www.historychannel/com

History of the 1960s

http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/docs_us.html

History Matters (Useful and innovative teaching materials, valuable primary documents, and discussions with leading historians on teaching U.S. history.)

http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu

History/Social Studies

http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html

History Teaching

http://www.history.org/nche

Home Education Resources Center (list of links to educational resources, lesson plans)

http://www.hsrc.com

Home Room Teacher (Free clip art, links, resources)

http://www.homeroomteacher.com/

Homework

http://www.startribune.com/stonline/html/special/homework

http://lonestar.texas.net

Homework (BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper)

http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinch13/

Hot Links - Favorite Places

http://www.emg.com/ravenweb/hotlinks/hotlinks.html

Humanities (top humanities websites, featured site of the month)

http://www.edsitement.neh.gov/

Incredible Art Department (teachers' most creative lessons and student art)

http://www.in.net/~kenroar/

Index of Resources for Historians

http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/history/index.html

Interact (role-playing and simulations)

http://www.inter-cat.com/~jason

Interactive Communications and Simulations, including 'virtual' field trips in other countries

http://ics.soe.umich.edu/ICS/ICS

Internet (lesson plans, resource guide, research materials - Education World)

http://www.educationworld.com

Issues-centered or thematic-teaching (Paul Hewitt)

http://www.davison.k12.mi.us/academic/hewitt3.htm

KidsConnect - the Q&A service for kids!

http://www.ala.org/ICONN/AskKC.html (just for K12 students)

http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html (just for educators)

- or send email questions to: AskKC@iconnect.syr.edu

Kids' Links (Social Studies, such as 'Middle School Archaeology' and 'Africa Online-Kids Only')

http://volvo.gslis.utexas.edu/~kidnet/social.html

Kids' Web (digital library)

http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/

Kindness and Justice Challenge

http://www.dosomething.org

Language and Culture (ESL Teachers)

http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/eslcafe.html

Lesson Plan Page

http://www.LessonPlansPage.com

http://libits.library.ualberta.ca/library_html/libraries/coutts/lessons.html

Library in the Sky (includes lesson plans in conjunction with the California Social Studies Framework)

http://www.nwrel.org/sky/Library/Materials_Search/Lesson_Plans/Lesson_Plans.html

Library of Congress

http://rs6.loc.gov/amhome.html

Literature (for secondary teachers)

http://www.realtime.net/~megan/litcon.html

Los Angeles Learning Exchange

http://lalc.k12.ca.us

Making Hearts Sing (Fables from China, Russia, Japan, Korea, and France)

http://www.wildgear.com/stories/

Maps

http://www.tiac.net/users/nca/neweagle/home.htm

MATH (E-Math: A Guide to E-mail Based Volunteer Programs to Help with Math, Science, & Technology

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/emath/

Math and Science - the Smart Catalog with articles on math and science

http://www.lalc.k12.ca.us/catalog/home.html

Mathematics

http://unite2.tisl.ukans.edu/Browser/UNITEResource/Layer_Mathematics.html

Mathematics and Science--Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)--curriculum & resources

http://www.enc.org

Mathematics Hub - For Math, Science, and Technology Educators

http://hub.terc.edu

Mexico and Central America (Resource Center of the Americas--curriculum materials)

http://www.americas.org/rcta/

Multicultural Alliance (recruitment of people of color)

http://www.mca.net/alliance

NASA's Regional Educator Resource Centers (science education)

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/

National Council for the Social Studies

http://www.ncss.org

National Council of Teachers of English (lesson plans, curriculum resources for English and language arts)

http://www.ncte.org/

New Teacher Page

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/7862

News (daily news and lesson plans based on the day's news)

www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html

http://www.csmonitor.com/learning/collegeAdultEd.html

http://www.csmonitor.com/learning/k12.html

http://www.cnn.com/fyi/teachers.edunews/

http://www.time.com/time/education (and for students, www.timeforkids.com/TFK)

www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm

http://www.slate.msn.com/ (online magazine)

http://www.foreignaffairs.org

News (others)

http://www.worldpress.org/

http://www.zmag.org/zmag/

Odysse http://www.economist.com/ in Egypt (an interactive archeology dig)

http://www.thenation.com/

http://www.scriptorium.org/odyssey

http://www.nyu.edu/pubs/socialtext/

Online:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/Educator

http://www.worldpolicy.org/journal

http://www.ole.net/ole

http://www.currenthistory.com/

Pacifica Radio

http://www.pacifica.org

Parent Soup (iVillage)

http://www.parentsoup.com

Pathways for School Improvement

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/pathways.htm

Peace Corps for Kids

http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/index.html

Peacenet

http://www.igc.org/peacenet

Pen Pals (students from around the world correspond by e-mail)

www.epals.com (English and Spanish)

www.goal.com (World's Pen Pal Program)

www.worldlink2000.org (Cyber Pals in 189 U.N. nations)

Publishing students’ writing in paperback books

www.chapbooks.com

School-Community Involvement

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FamInvolve

School Directory, American

http://www.asd.com (offering web pages for all K-12 schools)

School Reform (an educator’s guide)

http://www.aasa.org

Science Curriculum

http://www.opnated.org

http://www.wnet.org (Original lesson plans, including software projects for students to making animations – such as with volcanoes and other science phenomena)

S.C.O.R.E. (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) has user-friendly links and layout. (History, science, math, and language arts)

http://www.score.k12.ca.us/

Social Science Education Consortium (K-12) +

http: www.ssecinc.org

Social Studies Bookmarks

http://www.fred.net/nhhs/html2/ssbook.htm

Social Studies Resources

http://www.ncss.org/resources

Stock Market Simulation

http://www.etrade.com/

http://library.advanced.org/10326/market_simulation/index.html (investSmart Stock Market Game; check ‘Educator segment’)

TeachNet (teacher-developed curricula for K-12 classrooms)

http://www.TeachNet.org

Teacher/Pathfinder - A Global Internet Education Village:

http://teacherpathfinder.org/

TeacherSource (PBS award-winning web site of over 1,200 lesson plans and activities, some of which relate to PBS classroom television programs)

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/

Teachers Helping Teachers (teaching tips and methodologies for teachers)

http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/

Teachers' Network (list of grants, awards, fellowships)

http://www.teachnet.org

Teachersplanet (news, resources, and retail store with classroom supplies)

http://www.teachersplanet.com

Teaching Resources (Links to K-12 projects and the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System

http://www.nectas.unc.edu/

Teaching Tolerance (activities to promote tolerance, interactive maps showing hate and human rights groups)

http://www.tolerance.org

Teenagers (for Parents and Teachers)

http://www.lifeinsurancequotes.org/additional-resources/parents-teenagers-resources

Tom Snyder computer program commercial productions

http://www.teachtsp.com

Treasures on the Internet

http://pen.k12.va.us/~cfifer/treasures.shtml

Twenty-first Century Teachers

http://www.21ct.org

United Nations

http://www.un.org

UNESCO Education Program (Education resources in world regions in different languages)

http://www.unesco.org/education/e_learning/index.html

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov (Technology Initiatives: http://www.ed.gov/Technology)

http://www.ed.gov/redesign/ (reform)

U.S. Historic Maps

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html

Valley of the Shadow, The: Living the Civil War in Pennsylvania and Virginia

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow/vshadow.html

Vietnam

http://www.teachvietnam.org

Virtual Reference Desk

http://www.vrd.org

Web 66 (teacher discussion group of using technology in the classroom)

http://web66.coled.umn.edu

Women's History

http://www.suite101.com/page.cfm/335

http://www.nwhp.org/month.html

http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/

http://women.eb.com/

World Civilization History (resource sites)

http://134.74.216.129/history/syllabus1b.html

World Newspapers

http://home.revealed.net/albee

World Directory to Telephone and Fax Numbers

http://www.infobel.be/infobel/infobelworld.html

World Wise Schools (country-fact files, lesson plans, activities)

http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/index.html

General Databases:

Virtual Library of Education Resources (including international sites)
http://www.csu.edu.au/education/library.html

UNESCO: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/News/Link/dbases.htm

OECD education database: http://www.oecd.org/els/stats/edu_db/edu_db.htm

General education and higher education:

Higher Education Registry: http://siu.no/heir
Pre-12, higher education, adult/continuing education: http://www.edvisors.com
All subjects, all grades: http://www.li.net/~ndonohue/teacher.html
Manhattan, N.Y. Library: http://www.nypl.org/branch/central_units/mm/ed/edresources.html
Resources for teachers and studnets: http://www.eduweb.co.uk/home.html