Educational
Web Portals
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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/
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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/
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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
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- 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/
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- 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/
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Classroom
Connect
- Conferences, contests,
training, academic links, e-pals, lessons; a treasure trove for educators.
http://www.classroom.com/home.asp
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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
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- 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/
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- 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
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- 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/
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- 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
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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/
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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/
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- 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
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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/
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- 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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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- 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/
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- 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/
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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/
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- Great
Online Tools for Teachers (GOT)
- Resources by subject and
professional development information. http://teachers.gotschool.com/
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- 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/
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- 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/
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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/
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- 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 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!/
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- K-12
World
- Resources for students
and educators, divided by subject. Http://www.k-12world.com/
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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/
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- Librarian's
Index to the Internet
- Another wonderful tool
for librarians. http://lii.org/
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- 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/
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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/
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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/
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- 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
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- NCREL
- North Central Regional
Educational Laboratory offers outstanding educator and administrator
resources. Check
the curriculum, instruction and assessment link. http://www.ncrel.org/
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- PBS
Teacher Source
- Lesson plans, teacher
guides, online projects that use the resources of the Public Broadcasting
System. http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
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- Sites
for Teachers
- An enormous list of links
to teacher web sites from two professors at Cal State Northridge.
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
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- Teachers
First
- Professional and classroom
resources, Internet tutorial, teacher's lounge, professional matrix,
from the Network for Instructional TV, Inc. http://www.teachersfirst.com/
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- 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
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- 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/
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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
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- Teachers
Networking
- Grants, resources, lesson
plans, chat. http://www.teachnet.org/
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- TEAMS
Distance Learning
- Resources from the LA
County Office of Education. http://teams.lacoe.edu/welcome.html
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- 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
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- The
Virtual Schoolhouse
- Online resources, magazines,
news, search tools. http://www.ibiblio.org/cisco/schoolhouse/
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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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