Educational Web Portals

A portal is an entryway...a front door to helpful information.
These portals are designed specifically for educators; * indicates a super-site.
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AIMS
Activities Integrating Math and Science. Site includes lesson plans, ideas, workshop information and other teacher resources. http://www.aimsedu.org/
* AskERIC
Educational Resources Information Network is a federally funded clearinghouse for all sorts of educational information: lesson plans, rubrics, test locator, conference calendar, and other educational resources.http://ericir.syr.edu/
* AT&T Learning Network's Online Resources for Educators
Grants, resources, listservs, classroom management tips, AUPs, projects and contests, school reform, how to use technology and more. http://www.att.com/edresources/index2.html
Awesome Library
Internet resources organized by subject, each divided into very specific categories to help you find EXACTLY what you need for your grade level. http://www.neat-schoolhouse.org/
California Learning Interchange
"Best practice" videos, chat rooms, message boards, professional development resources, staff development, curriculum resources, classroom tips. http://www.gse.uci.edu/cli/
* Classroom Connect
Conferences, contests, training, academic links, e-pals, lessons; a treasure trove for educators. http://www.classroom.com/home.asp
* Copernicus
Information for educators, students and parents. Curriculum links, lessons, newsletters, grants, professional development, post lessons, look for a job. http://www.edgate.com/index.html
Cornell Theory Center Math Science Gateway
All sorts of math and science links for 9-12 teachers. Good stuff for students, too. http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/
Curriculum Subject Library
Site is divided by academic subject and each subject has databases, lesson plans, activities, projects and museums. From Brigham Young University. http://www.byu.edu/ipt/vlibrary/curriculum/index.html
CyberBee
A multitude of articles, ideas for integrating the web into classroom activities, conference notes, how-to's (how to add music to a web page, create a Virtual Reality movie or animated gif, how to put sound and animation in a Power Point presentation), Internet treasure hunts, research tools, and lessons plans, from the author of Net Curriculum: An Educator's Guide to Using the Internet. A very helpful site. http://www.cyberbee.com/
Cyberlibrarian's Rest Stop
Information on searching, sleuthing and sifting on the web. How to search, where to search, how to stay current. All sorts of tools for the web searcher (isn't that everyone, these days?) http://www.angelfire.com/in/virtuallibrarian/index.html
* DiscoverySchool
Resources for teachers, students and families, from the Discovery channel. Teachers will discover lesson plans, puzzles, clip art, conversations, teaching tools, Science Fair Central and more. http://school.discovery.com/
* EdHelper
Site has more than 9000 lesson plans, 100 webquests, worksheet generators, links to hundreds of web sites. Equally helpful, you can download free Teacher's Toolbox software for Mac and PC. Program allows you to create tests, a gradebook, reports and lesson plans. Furthermore, the teacher may, if desired, post the entire class on the web, allow students to take their tests online and submit them. Teacher can download the exams, grade them, and upload the results, which students can retrieve with a personal password. http://www.edhelper.com/
EdIndex
Web resources for teachers and students in all areas: elementary, secondary, instructional design, job search, courseware downloads, and MUCH more. Site is maintained by Prof. Bernie Poole at the University of Pittsburgh, and includes a link to his book for pre-service teachers: Education for an Information Age. http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/edmenu.html
* EdNow
News of interest to teachers, librarians and administrators. Links to professional associations, scholarship information, foundations, stats, jobs, grants, listservs, maps, school supplies, and academic resources by subject and/or age. http://ednow.com/
Education Index
An annotated guide to the best education-related web sites available , (includes K-12 and post-high school information), sorted by subject and lifestage, plus message and discussion areas and education-related news. http://www.educationindex.com/
* Education World
News, issues, administration, fundraising, reference, message boards, school issues, books, themes and resources linked by age and academic discipline. http://www.education-world.com/
* Educational Cyberplayground
Links to lesson plans and other education resources by topic, plus web and search tutorials, how to build a web page, mailing lists, educational vendors, digital divide, gender divide and lots of other relevant topics. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/
* Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Science and Math
Very up to date links to the best information on the web including lesson plans, news and professional development. http://enc.org/
EmTech
Home page of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education provides a seemingly endless assortment of resources, from Action Research through Multiple Intelligences to WebQuests. If it's education related on the net, it's probably here. http://www.emTech.net/
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
Numerous federal teaching and learning resources including lesson plans, primary documents and more in arts, educational technology, foreign languages, health and safety, language arts, mathematics, physical educational, science, social studies and vocational education. Also has a special set of links for kids. http://www.ed.gov/free/
* The Gateway to Educational Materials
GEM allows you to search by subject, age, state, standard, for the information you need. Don't miss the new and noteworthy link. http://www.thegateway.org/
Great Online Tools for Teachers (GOT)
Resources by subject and professional development information. http://teachers.gotschool.com/
 Infomine
Maintained by the University of California, this site offers scholarly Internet resources including including instructional resources for k-university, maps, government information, Internet tools, electronic journals, and database searching. Be sure to check the K-12 instructional resources. http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Internet Library for Librarians
A home on the web for librarians, to help them find the information they need to help the rest of us. http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/
* Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
How to evaluate a web site, how to build one, ideas for the one computer classroom and the Shrockguide list of valuable links for educators. http://kathyschrock.net/
KidsClick
This is a young person's web searcher. Maintained by librarians at the University of California at Berkeley, it is designed to help kids find intellectually stimulating and socially redeeming web content. They even give you their code so you can put the search engine on your web page, like this:

Search word(s): - or, Advanced Search
All fields Web address only

Search our 600+ subjects by letter:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P-Q R S T U-V W X-Z

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
K-12 World
Resources for students and educators, divided by subject. Http://www.k-12world.com/
* Learning Network
An enormous site, featuring resources for parents, teachers and students. This is home base for Copernicus, which bills itself as an Education Gateway. TeacherVision contains links to lesson plans, ideas for creating rubrics, teacher focused newsletters, online quizzes, a free online gradebook, professional development resources and more. Teachers who want to create a presence on the Internet, instead of just using other people's work, should check out SchoolNotes.com. http://learningnetwork.com/
Librarian's Index to the Internet
Another wonderful tool for librarians. http://lii.org/
Library In the Sky
Links to more than 15,000 of the best educational sites on the web for students, teachers and librarians, from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL). http://www.nwrel.org/sky/
* Lightspan
Resources, research tools and grade specific activities for educators, parents and students. Site is home to The Global Schoolhouse which provides professional development resources, collaborative projects, lesson plans, and curriculum resources by content area. http://www.lightspan.com/
* Marco Polo
The Teacher's Guide to Finding and Using the Best of the Net, provides links to standards-based Internet educational materials in five areas, sponsored by leaders in each area:
  • Economics (National Council on Economics Education)
  • Geography (National Geographic Society)
  • Humanities (National Endowment for the Humanities and Council of the Great City Schools, provides extensive resources for: literature and language arts, foreign language, art and culture, and history and social studies)
  • Mathematics (Gateway to Standards Based Math Education)
  • Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
  • The Arts (ArtsEdge)
Each area contains a wealth of resources, lesson plans, standards, primary source material, and helpful suggestions for improving instruction in that content area. http://www.worldcom.com/marcopolo/
Middleweb
A site devoted to middle school reform. Don't miss the index, an extensive list of helpful links. http://www.middleweb.com/index.html
NCREL
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory offers outstanding educator and administrator resources. Check the curriculum, instruction and assessment link. http://www.ncrel.org/
PBS Teacher Source
Lesson plans, teacher guides, online projects that use the resources of the Public Broadcasting System. http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Sites for Teachers
An enormous list of links to teacher web sites from two professors at Cal State Northridge. http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Teachers First
Professional and classroom resources, Internet tutorial, teacher's lounge, professional matrix, from the Network for Instructional TV, Inc. http://www.teachersfirst.com/
Teacher Information Network
Links to lessons, schools, departments of education in all 50 states, printable worksheets, and many other helpful resources. http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html
Teach the Teachers
WebQuests, lesson plans and other terrific resources from this teacher training project. Check the links to see how you can get involved. http://www.teachtheteachers.org/
* Teacher Universe
Educational links by subject plus information on professional development, grants, technology planning, instructional tools, standards, teaching and learning moments. http://www.teacheruniverse.com/home.html
Teachers Networking
Grants, resources, lesson plans, chat. http://www.teachnet.org/
TEAMS Distance Learning
Resources from the LA County Office of Education. http://teams.lacoe.edu/welcome.html
Technology Leadership Institute Library
Lesson plans and related resources, all involving the use of technology in the classroom, organized by subject and grade level. Site inclues Real Player files with lectures and demonstrations from educators and children. If you can't figure out how to integrate technology into your classroom, look here for ideas. From the University of North Texas School of Education. http://www.tli.unt.edu/library/index.html
The Virtual Schoolhouse
Online resources, magazines, news, search tools. http://www.ibiblio.org/cisco/schoolhouse/
* The Well-Connected Educator
Funding, contests, what works, reviews, articles, Teacher's Choice sites, professional development opportunities, from Technology & Learning magazine. http://www.techlearning.com/index2.html

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