Favorite
Starting Points
Librarians' Index to the Internet -
"searchable, annotated subject directory of
more than 12,000 Internet resources selected
and evaluated by librarians for their
usefulness to users of public libraries. LII
is used by both librarians and the general
public as a reliable and efficient guide to
Internet resources." --text taken from their
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The Educator's Reference Desk -
ERIC
access, lesson plans, Web site links, and
resource guides are all contained in this
"one-stop-shopping" site for teachers and
librarians in all levels of education.
GEM
(Gateway to Educational Materials) -
GEM is a " Consortium effort to provide
educators with quick and easy access to
thousands of educational resources found on
various federal, state, university,
non-profit, and commercial Internet sites."
Other
General Education Sites
AIMS-
A database of the AIMS activities can be
found by going to the "activities" tab and
then going to the AIMS Activities Database
link.
Annenberg
Media- Free teacher resources from
Annenberg Media - This site includes video streaming for
you and your classroom!
Awesome
Library - "Awesome library organizes
the Web with 24,000 carefully reviewed
resources, including the top 5 percent in
education."--according to the site itself.
It is organized by subjects and topics, and
it is also searchable.
The
National Archives - A great place to
find archival documents for the classroom,
the National Archives offers
digital documents, lessons, and training for
teachers as well as links for students.
ED
Pubs Web - Free education
publications are available from ED Pubs, the
U.S. Department of Education's Publications
Center. To order free books, brochures,
videos, and more, visit the ED Pubs Web
site.
EDSITEment
- This government site is created by "the
National Endowment for the Humanities in
partnership with the National Trust for the
Humanities, and the MarcoPolo Education
Foundation." It provides "online humanities
resources from some of the world's great
museums, libraries, cultural institutions,
and universities" to educators.
Eduhound
- T-H-E journal (an education magazine)
sponsors this "highly specialized
educational directory with built-in resource
links offered free to educators, students
and parents". It covers so many aspects of
education that just about anyone can find
something in their area (administration,
teachers, parents, students, etc.).
Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence
- This site serves as a great starting point
when looking for federal sites dealing with
each subject area or free resources. Many of
the links lead to government homepages and
resources that can be used in lessons.
RUBRICS
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston offers this web
page full of sample rubrics that can be used
as is or as examples for creating assessment
devices.
Kathy
Schrock's Home Page - According to
the site, "a portal of possibilities for
effective infusion of technology into the
curriculum." This is a great site for ALL
educators. It includes links to
Web evaluations, a
Guide for Educators, and a variety of
other useful information.
MERLOT
- The Multimedia Educational Resource for
Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) site
has linked a wide variety of indexed and
searchable web sites for all subject areas.
The
New York Times Learning Network -
The popular newspaper has created a site for
educators and students in grades 3-12 that
includes the latest education news as well
as lesson ideas, activities, and Web links.
Pathways
to School Improvement - NCREL has
developed this site to include links to the
latest critical issues in many academic
areas. Information, resources, and online
links are provided under each section or
subject area.
PBS
Home site - A great starting place
for all kinds of information. From science
to history to technology, the PBS site can
get you quality information in a very nice
format. Be sure to check out the Teacher
Source area (lessons and activities) and the
PBS Kids area (for kids) of this site.
Pennsylvania
Department of Education - The
homepage for the PDE contains information
for current teachers and education majors.
It includes information for K-12, higher
education, libraries, standards, etc.
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