Teacher - Specific
BBC
Schools (great Flash interactive lessons, but watch the
British accent!)
Brain Pop
Carl's Corner (Literacy activities galore! --
JoDee Dotson)
Eduscapes
Education World
Electric Teacher
Great Web Sites for Kids (American Library Association's
links)
Tech4Learning
Digital Photography Sites
iKnowthat.com
(Learning Skills for Life)
ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
Teacher Resources (an excellent resource!)
Interactive Resources (great "smartboard" resources for
math, science, and reading)
Kathy Schrock's Guide for
Educators
Kid's Psych (an interactive adventure for kids; great
use of Flash)
LessonCorner
Virtual Stop Watch
Web English Teacher (lots of lesson plans)
Tons of interactive lessons that kids love. Note: You must sign up for a user-name and password.
Sequenced Lesson Plans (State of Georgia)
Find a year's worth of lesson plans for a variety of grades
and subjects. The GLC staff is working hard to increase the
number of sequences published on the site; keep checking
back to see what we've added!
Net
Trekker
A comprehensive site with specific skills, games, and links
to state standards.
Teach Space (If you want to increase your "hands-on"
teaching practices, this is a great site. -- Mr. Scott).
Using the grandeur of space to teach hands-on, standards-based lessons to teachers to impact the next generation.
TrackStar
"TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and
activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into
TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have
an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your
own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already
made by other educators. Search the database by subject,
grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity.
There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year,
too! "
Quia
"Quia Web is one of the world's most popular educational technology Web sites. It pioneered the
'create-your-own' concept, giving instructors the ability to create customized educational software online, built around their own course materials and made available to students over the Web. The idea proved so popular that more than 300,000 educators have registered to use the service. Today, Quia Web offers much more, including assessment and analysis tools and classroom management features, like class pages, calendars, and grade books. All features are intuitive and learn-as-you-go—no special training is ever required."
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General Tools
Classroom Materials Generator
Create awards certificates, progress reports, student
learning contract forms, and more, right over the web.
Source: Teach-nology.com
GoalView@School
A revolutionary achievement tracking system for K-12,
Special Education, Title I and other educational programs
that nurtures achievement, ensures accountability and offers
the limitless accessibility of Web-based Internet software.
Source: Learning Tools International, Inc.
NoteStar
Designed for 4th thru 12th grade students, NoteStar assists
in taking notes from online sources using an account created
by the teacher. Once a teacher has assigned a NoteStar
project to their students, they may return to monitor their
student's progress at any time.
Source: HPR Tec
RubiStar
Create Rubrics for your project-based learning activities.
RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use
rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from
scratch.
Source: HPRTec
Rubric Generators
Use this tool to produce and print rubrics for use in the
classroom, for grading and evaluating a variety of
assignment types, to behavior change and teamwork
assessment. There's even a general rubric that you can
customize yourself.
Source: Teach-nology.com
Clip Art and Photos
Clip Art Review
Whether it's buttons, backgrounds or photos that you are
looking for, this site provides an easy-to-use directory of
free graphics on the Internet.
Source: WebPlaces.com
Discovery School's Clip Art Gallery
Choose from hundreds of original clip art images and
animations designed just for teachers and students.
Source: DiscoverySchool.com
Internet Coach Clip Art
Add graphics to your next project, newsletter or worksheet
with a click of the mouse. Created by and for educators, and
updated monthly.
Source: Internetcoach.com
LearningPage Clip Art and Photos
Everything from dinosaurs, oceans, reptiles, amphibians,
insects and spiders is included here. All clip art is free,
but registration is required.
Source: The Learning Page
Pics4Learning
A copyright-friendly photo library for school use. Unlike
many Internet sites, permission has been granted for
teachers and students to use all of the images donated to
the collection.
Source: Tech4Learning, Inc.
Flashcard & Worksheet Generators
DiscoverySchool Worksheet Generator
Need a worksheet to go along with a lesson? Make your own
customized worksheet or choose from more than 300 ready-made
worksheets in a variety of subjects.
Source: Discovery School
EdHelper Math Worksheet Printables
Select sample printouts for a variety of math skills.
Registration is required to build your own worksheets.
Source: EdHelper.com
ESL Flashcards
Print out visually-appealing flashcards on animals, days,
seasons, ABCs, word parts and more. Suggested activities are
included.
Source: Boggle's World ESL
Flashcard Exchange
Choose from a directory of ready-made card sets, or create
your own. Study online, print, or download.
Source: FlashcardExchange.com
Graphic Organizer Generators
Instantly create printable worksheets using such formats as
KWL, Timelines and Venn Diagrams.
Source: Teach-nology.com
Super Teacher Worksheets
Has
high-quality printables for reading, writing, and math. And
they're all totally free!
Source: http://www.superteacherworksheets.com
Gradebooks
OnlineSchoolReports.com
This online tool enables teachers to not only maintain
excellent records, but also provide their students and
parents with limited access to daily progress reports and
class assignments.
Source: OnlineSchoolReports.com
Lesson Plan Builders
Five Common Mistakes in Writing Lesson Plans (And How To
Avoid Them)
Find out the most common mistakes in writing lesson plans
and learn to write lesson plans that communicate exactly
what you're trying to say.
Source: Ad Prima
Lesson Plan Builder
Create and store lesson plans in your own customized
account.
Source: DiscoverySchool.com
NCRTEC Lesson Planner
This Web site is intended to help teachers write focused
lesson plans.
Source: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Teacher Universe Lesson Planner
The TU Lesson Planner guides you through the process of
building standards-based, technology-rich lessons.
Source: Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited.
Puzzle Makers
AOL@SCHOOL Puzzle Library
View, print or download Science, Math, Language Arts and
Socials Studies puzzles. Make sure to check out the featured
puzzle aligned to AOL@SCHOOL’s monthly theme.
Source: DiscoverySchool.com
Crossword Puzzle Builder
Create and print your own crossword puzzle! Just type the
clues and words, and edHelper will do the rest!
Source: EdHelper.com
Internet Coach Puzzle Center
Put the Internet to work in every subject. Create, print or
e-mail crosswords, word searches, word scrambles, anagrams
and more. Plus archive your collection in the Coach's online
puzzle library.
Source: Internetcoach.com
Math Box Puzzles
Addition Math Box, Negative and Positive Numbers, Decimal
Numbers, Multiplication Math Box, Fraction Math Box.
Source: EdHelper.com
Number Puzzle Generators
Create crossword puzzles -- using numbers! You can choose a
grade level, focus on money, even use word problems as clues
that lead to numerical answers that go into the puzzle.
Hundreds of choices.
Source: EdHelper.com
Quiz Builders
Easy Test Maker
This is a free, online test generator. Create
multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer,
and true and false questions all on the same test. You can
also insert instructions and divide your test into multiple
sections.
Source = EasyTestMaker.com
Hot Potatoes
Six applications are available that enable you to create
interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence,
crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the
World Wide Web.
Source = Half-Baked Software
Quiz Center
Create, administer and grade quizzes online.
Source: DiscoverySchool.com
QuizStar
This Web-based utility allows you to generate online
quizzes.
Source: HPRTEC
Web Quest Builders
Building Blocks of a WebQuest
Understand the essential sections of a WebQuest. See a
template, an explanation for each section and examples.
Source: San Diego City Schools
Filamentality
A fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that helps you pick
a topic, search the Web, gather good Internet sites, and
turn Web resources into learning activities for the
classroom.
Source: Pacific Bell
WebQuest 101
Create your own Internet-based activity for your students.
Need help on your own Internet skills first? Check out the
links to online tutorials.
Source: TeachersFirst.com
WebQuest Builder
Use this easy tool to generate neatly formatted WebQuest
instructions, with text to help you each step of the way,
and graphics to add visual interest.
Source: Teachnology
The WebQuest Page
A resource for those who are using the WebQuest model to
teach with the web. Search through research and training
materials or see examples of what has already been done.
Source: San Diego State University
Working With Parents
Communicating With Parents
This resource offers simple advice and tips for
communicating with parents. It also has sample letters that
teachers can send out to parents and recommendations for
communicating with parents using the Web.
Source: Learn NC
Connect for Kids: Parent Involvement
Learn how schools, businesses and community members can play
a role in helping parents ensure their children's success in
school.
Source: Connect for Kids
A Dozen Activities to Promote Parent Involvement
Learn to bridge the gap between the over-involved parent and
the parent who feels unwelcome in their child's school.
Source: Education World
How to Have a Successful Parent-Teacher Conference
This tutorial walks you through the basic concepts you need
to focus on to make your meetings with your students'
parents productive and positive.
Source: TeAch-nology.com
Make the Most of Volunteers in Your Classroom
Learn how to manage volunteers effectively and find out new
ways they can support student learning.
Source: San Francisco School Volunteers
Legal & Policy Issues
Immigrant Education Policies and Law
This collection of essays from Urban Education Web provide
information on the history of U.S. immigration law, the
effects of laws enacted and the rights of immigrant
children.
Source: Ueweb
School Safety and the Legal Rights of Students
This essay provides information surrounding the questions of
a student's rights in connection with locker, automobile and
personal searches, as well as the use of metal detectors and
drug testing. Case law is sited to lend support to the
issues raised.
Source: ERIC
Videotaping for the Classroom
Given the widespread availability of videocassette
recorders, many teachers need to know if and when they may
legally tape educational TV programs off the air and show
them to their students.
Source: Nolo.com
Grants & Funding
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Gather information on Federal programs, projects, services
and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the
American public, including fellowships, scholarships and
technical assistance grants.
Source: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
eSchool News Funding Center
Your daily source for up-to-the-minute grant programs,
funding sources and technology funding information.
Source: eSchool News
Foundation Finder
Search for basic information about the more than 61,000
private and community foundations in the U.S., take a free
grant writing course and access other tools for funding
seekers.
Source: The Foundation Center
Grants & Contests
Search or browse a grant, contest, funding opportunity or
recognition program for which you or your students might
qualify.
Source: TechLearning
Guide to Education Programs
Information about programs and resources administered by the
U.S. Department of Education.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Classroom Management
Breaking Up a Fight
What would you do if a fight broke out in the classroom?
Find some helpful hints here.
Source: South Eastern Connecticut Gang Activities Group
Classroom Management
Find articles on effective classroom management techniques.
Learn how to establish classroom rules and routines and
handle problems such as student disinterest, disruptions,
teasing and bullying.
Source: Education World
Managing Your Classroom - Works4Me Tips Library
Tips from teachers on attendance, behavior control,
prevention, staying ahead and inclusion.
Source: National Education Association
Teaching Tips & Strategies
Research-supported methods to increase teaching
effectiveness, including teaching content, the classroom
environment and student-teacher relationships.
Source: Peak Learning Systems
What Is Your Classroom Management Profile?
Take a short quiz to discover how you manage your classroom.
Once you have your profile, you can read more about it and
learn something about your style in the classroom.
Source: Indiana University-Center for Adolescent Studies
Flashcards & Worksheets
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ESL Flashcards
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Math Fact Cafe
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DiscoverySchool Worksheets
·
Basic Worksheets
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SuperKids Math Worksheets
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More Math Worksheets
Fundraising Opportunities
Fund$Raiser Yellow Pages
Need help thinking of ideas to raise money for your small
group or school? Try this directory of free fundraising
resources.
Source: Fund$Raiser Yellow Pages
SchoolGrants.org
Looking for an alternative to grants? Find out if
fundraising is a better idea.
Source: SchoolGrants.org
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