TEACHER SITES:
Kentucky Department of Education
School districts address & maps, available jobs, Virtual Library (locate & evaluate quality web information resources), and more
Ask Eric
Lesson plans, questions database, & more
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
Teacher helpers (WebQuests, lesson plans, rubrics…), web sites, citing formats…
CyberBee
Curriculum, research, treasure hunts, links, articles, reference citing, copyright info, etc.
Education World
Lessons, articles, resources, references, teacher templates
International Society for Technology in Education
Projects, resources, and research
OzLine
Sponsored by Pacific Bell to assist teachers with finding quality sites. WebQuests
Knowledge Network Explorer by Pacific Bell
Links to Blue Web’n, Filamentality, lessons, & more
BOBCAT – Best Of The Best Computer-Aided Teaching
Lessons on the Net – searchable by grade level & subject matter
MarcoPolo
Standards-based Internet content for the K-12. Developed by content experts in areas of economics, geography, humanities, language arts, math, science, & the arts
PuzzleMaker
Create puzzles with your information: crossword, word search, cryptogram, fallen letter, number blocks, math square, & more
EduHound EduPuppy
Specialized educational directory by T.H.E. Journal helping teachers harness the web. Contains recommended sites by subject matter, software purchase information, clip art, certificate maker, & more
Houghton Mifflin’s EduPlace
Resources for elementary-school teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies Centers, Intervention, Professional Development, searchable activity database, & educational games
Harcourt Publishers
Learning activities and resources
CIESE Online Classroom Projects
Real time data, collaborative data collection, primary source, & archived collection proj.
Landmark Project –
Citation Machine & Rubric Builder
NoodleTools –
Research tools (search & bibliography creator)
– WWW 4Teachers
RubiStar–rubric generator, QuizStar-create quizzes & tests, and more teacher tools
RESEARCH & INFORMATION:
RefDesk – links to more than 500 online reference resources
FactMonster – info. on many topics - math, science, soc. studies
Britannica Encyclopedia
Electric Library Encyclopedia
The Old Farmer’s Almanac
The Weather Channel
The History Channel
WordSmith – word a day, anagram server, & more
RhymeZone – find rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, etc.
MapQuest - maps and driving directions
Lonely Planet – information on foreign countries
Countries – information on foreign countries
CIA Factbook – information on foreign countries
411 Directory Assistance
Switchboard Directory Assistance
How Far is It? Calculate distance between any two cities
Earthquake Information - real time data
Volcano World
The Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math, weekly brain teasers, etc.
– National Library of Virtual (Math) Manipulatives
Visual Fractions – fraction practice
50 States information
NASA’s StarChild site
Windows to the Universe – earth & space science site
Chem4Kids
National Geographic – MapMachine
NetLingo – an Internet dictionary (technology terms)
- On-line Microsoft software tutorials
GREAT KID SITES:
FunBrain – educational games, quiz lab, flash cards, etc.
Enchanted Learning
Miss Maggie - lesson plans, activity packets, games, etc.
Seussville - games
CoolMath –games
A+Math
– KeeBook – create online books
WEB PAGE DESIGN SITES:
Free Graphics – a searchable database of free web art
Best Animations – a collection of free animated gifs
Barry’s Clipart – collection of free animated gifs and clipart
Animation Factory – over 15,000 animated gifs
Flaming Text ClipArt – clipart, text, & more
Over the Edge Animations – animated gifs
Media Builder – free images for webpages & email
WebMonkey – color codes, HTML cheatsheet, & more
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