TEACHERS-GENERAL SITES Blue Web'n Blue Blue Web'n is an online library of 1998 outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects). You can also browse by Content Areas or specific sub-categories .See "About this site" for a specfic scoring rubric. Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. CyberGuides CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric, based on California Language Arts Content Standards. In the guides, the magenta text indicates the language (or context-appropriate equivalent to the language) of the content standards. Discovery School for Teachers A must see site!!! Portal to lesson plans, worksheets, clip art, puzzle makers and more. Link to Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators The Doucette Index to K-12 Teaching Ideas for Literature Searchable index to books and wesites with teaching suggestions and ideas. edhelper Many ideas and helps for classroom teachers. The Educator's Reference Desk Includes unique lesson plans written by teachers. Also includes links to resource guides and ASK ERIC DATABASE and GEM ( Gateway to Educational Materials) Education World ANOTHER MUST SEE SITE ! Resources for teachers including lesson plans and ideas for integratio of technology. Check out the Teacher's Tools & Templates. Michigan Department of Education Click on the K-12 curriculum on the right hand side to find Curriculum and Standards. Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual Library A MUST SEE SITE! Links for teachers and students... too many links to name...you have to see for yourself, you will not be disappointed. Apples for the Teacher A good site for online games and more. National Geographic Xpeditions The lesson plans on this site were written by educators and have been tested in the classroom. Together, they address all of the U.S. National Geography Standards, the five geography skills, and the main geographic perspectives. Sites for Teachers Twenty-three pages of links useful to teachers. Clip Art Discovery School now makes it easy to add graphics to your next project, whether it is for home or school. Choose from hundreds of original clip art pieces, including animations. Web English Teacher http://www.webenglishteacher.com/grammar.html Teacher Professional Resources TEACHERS-PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REMC 7 A portal to educational services including REMC 7 media services National Council of Teachers of English http://www.ncte.org National Science Teachers Association http://www.nsta.org National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org National Council for the Social Studies http://www.ncss.org National Association for Sport and Physical Education http://www.aahperd.org/naspe National Association for Music Education http://www.menc.org National Art Education Association http://www.naea-reston.org TEACHERS- TOOLS Tournament Brackets http://crowsdarts.com/brackets/tour.html Generates brackets for both single and double elimination tournamants. Puzzlemaker http://puzzlrmaker.school.discovery.com Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists. Templates for Teachers http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech101.shtml Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html This site has pages which can be printed out both for coloring and worksheets.A must see site! Blank State Outline Maps http://www.50states.com/maps/ Blank Outline Maps States, countries and continents. Printable Certificates http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/free_printable_certificates.htm Teach Net http://www.teachnet/com/powertools/index.html Power Tools are ideas and services that simplify your job! From websites with tools to use online to simple tips that save you time, the ideas found here are kind of like the difference between putting together a bookshelf with a screwdriver or a power drill Worksheet Generator http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/worksheetgenerator Now you can create customized worksheets in less than 5 minutes! Choose from several vocabulary and math worksheet templates in the "Create a Worksheet" . Or just use a teacher-created worksheet in our library of "Worksheets to Go"! AOL Classroom Tools http://www.aolatschool.com/educators This site has the following:Classroom Tools Lesson Plan Builders Flashcards & Worksheets Puzzle Makers Clip Art and Photos Quiz Builders Rubric Generators Graphic Organizers Lesson Plans Math Science Language Arts History Arts Geography Physical EducationTech Tips Integrating Technology Creating Web Sites WebQuest Builders Online Collaborative Projects Internet Safety Digital Photo & Video Filamentality http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into online learning activities. Support is built in along the way through Mentality Tips. In the end, you'll create a Web-based activity you can share with others even if you don't know anything about HTML or serving web pages.THIS IS A MUST SEE SITE. Teacher Tools http://www.myteachertools.com This comprehensive directory of Teaching Tools is a product of years of research by Rona Martin, classroom teacher and community volunteer. A Special thanks for her effort in creating a truly useful site for teachers RubiStar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php Web based templates for creating rubrics for project-based learning activities. Pics4Learning http://www.pics4learning.com copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. Bookplates My home Library Bookplates. If you need bookplates for your home or school library this site has an interesting collection of bookplates in all sizes. TEACHERS-TECHNOLOGY Marco Polo http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx Internet content for the classroom. Webquest Page http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to teach with the web. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. If you’re a first-timer incorporating the Internet into your classroom, look no further than the WebQuest Page! ICT: One ( or few ) Computer Classroom Tips and techniques for intgrating technology into the one computer classroom. Cable in the Classroom http://www.ciconline.org/home Awesome Library Technolgy http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Technology/Technology.html Best Practices of Technology in Michigan http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan Site. This site is sponsored by the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators, the REMC Association of Michigan and the Berrien County Intermediate School district. The lesson plans that you will find here have been written by practicing teachers and have been "kid tested" to work in the classroom. All of these lessons have been aligned with the Michigan Framework Document. We hope you find these lessons helpful. They are examples of how technology can be used as a valuable tool in your classroom. Please feel free to try or adapt any of these lessons in your classroom. HAS A LINK TO MICHIGAN CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK. National Educational Technology Standards http://cnets.iste.org The primary goal of the ISTE NETS Project is to enable stakeholders in PreK-12 education to develop national standards for educational uses of technology that facilitate school improvement in the United States. The NETS Project will work to define standards for students, integrating curriculum technology, technology support, and standards for student assessment and evaluation of technology use. CyberSmart http://www.cybersmart.org/home 4Teachers http://www.4teachers.org 4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students. Nets for Students http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_profiles.html The Profiles for Technology Literate Students provide performance indicators describing the technology competence students should exhibit upon completion of the following grade ranges: Language Arts Webquests http://www.middleschool.net/less_tut/webquests/lawq.htm WebQuests are problem-based/inquiry learning experiences on the web. A WebQuest can be short or long-term. All of the resources students need to participate are available and are clearly defined. Bernie Dodge is thought to be the guru of WebQuest . If you are not familiar with Mr. Dodge, start your voyage through WebQuests with his site listed below. Be advised, many webquests incorporate more than a single subject area. 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