Teacher's Room

How to View Lab Calendars & Request Labs

Using Primary Sources

 Learn @ Web Lesson Plans Assistive Technology Resources
Plagiarism Miscellaneous Integrating Technology The One Computer Classroom
National Standards Professional Development Differentiated Instruction WebQuests
Streaming Video Resources Media Literacy Links Rubrics Westport Public Library Assignment Alert

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search Tips & Where to Find Web Sites for Class Use

Some Tips On Searching the Internet & Evaluating Sites The Kathy Schrock Guide Searching the Internet: Recommended Sites & Search Techniques
Michael's Internet
Finding Tips		 Internet for Kids:
Search Tips		 ADAM:
Boolean Search Tips
Kids Click! Yahooligans LMC Page
Safe Kids Search Searchopolis Blue Web'n Learning
Internet Sites for Classroom Web 4 Kids Internet Public Library - Youth Division
Kids Web Internet School LMC Smithsonian Education
Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms Online Resources from the American Museum of Natural History The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

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Learn About the Web

Werner Liepolt's On-Line Help Page About Search Engines Effective Searching
Strategies 
Kathy Schrock's Guide
for Educators		 Kids Connect Essential Skills for
Information Literacy
EdWeb Exploring Technology & School Reform A Little History of WWW Mankato Schools Information Literacy Curriculum
Digital Education Network Learning Through Technology Advice Engine
Internet Safety Netiquette Worlds of Searching

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Lesson Plans

NEW!
Using Political Cartoons in the Classroom
 
Freedom: A History of Us - Teacher Guides by Webisode Smithsonian Education Talking With Kids About the News
Economics Education Economic Resources
for K-12 Teachers		 Integrating the Internet
New York  Times
Learning Network		 Aaron Shepard's Readers Theatre Page Columbia Education Center
The Reading Village English-to-Go (ESL) NASA Connect
Ask ERIC Lesson Plans CyberSmart! Gateway to Educational Materials
Drama Teachers Lesson Plans US History -Middle School  NY Times Lesson Plans 
Smithsonian Lesson Plans Lesson Plans Search Engine TV Lesson Plans (CNN Newsroom, etc.)
Fun School Bizarre Stuff
( Science Experiments)		 Figure This - Math Challenges for Families
The Lesson Plans Page Teacher's Corner Critical Thinking
Math in My World Learning Adventures in Citizenship The Lesson Plans Page
Science Lesson Plans Literature CyberGuides Microsoft's Computer Lesson Plans
Scholastic's Lesson Plans & Reproducibles Reading Tutor Outline Maps
Teach With Movies
(see LMC staff for username and password)		 Teachers@Random History Channel Teacher Guides

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Web Resources for National Standards

National Science
Teachers Association		 National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics		 National Council of
Teachers of English
National Council for
the Social Studies		 National Council on
Economic Education		 National Standards for History
American Association for the Advancement of Science National Educational
Goals Panel		 National Educational Technology Standards

 Standards/ Benchmarks  Search 

 Achieve.org's Standards Database Life Skills Standards

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Professional Development

 Professional Development Grantwriting Tips Cooperative Educational Services
Communication Skills Presentations Presentation Skills
  Cable In the Classroom NEA's Works for Me Get More Done
Reading Group Guides Misunderstood Minds ALAN Review

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Assistive Technology Resources

Special Education Resource Center Ed Tech Tools Complete Disability Network
Special Education Resources on the Internet Alliance for Technology Access Closing the Gap: Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation
Virtual Assistive Technology Center IDEA Practices Intellitools
Disability Resources on the Net Inclusive Education Resources  Ability Hub: Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology in K-12 Schools Learning Disabilities  

 

 

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Miscellaneous

Multiple Intelligences Meyers-Briggs Type Inventory Online Puzzle Maker
Free Educational Software to Download Middle Web: Exploring Middle School Reform Math Goodies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubrics

Rubistar Ruminating on Rubrics Student Assessment
Music Rubrics  Rubrics Download the Rubricator
The Rubric Bank  Assessment w/ Rubrics Writing Standards, Rubrics, etc.

 

 

 

 

The One Computer Classroom

Tip Sheet: Strategies for Managing Students on One Computer One Computer Classroom: Project Based Learning The One Computer Classroom: From Reward to Treasure
Shelby County Schools: Ideas for the One Computer Classroom
 		 Hotlist On the One-Computer Classroom Class PDA's / Handhelds in Education

 

 

 

Differentiating Instruction

DI for Advanced Learners in Mixed Ability Classroom Differentiated Instruction Differentiated Instruction: Effective Classroom Practices
Teach-nology:
Differentiated Instruction 		DI Unit Planning Template DI Strategies
Professional Development Online: DI Getting Started with DI Layered Curriculum
  DI Hotlist of Websites  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrating Technology

NETS for Students: Profiles for Technology Literate Students
 		 Computer Skills Checklist
 		 Education World: Teaching Keyboarding
 
Computer Labs: Why Have Them at the Elementary School Level?
 		 Computers and Young Children  

 

 

WebQuests

Introduction to WebQuests

The WebQuest Page Why WebQuests? Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests
WebQuests in the Middle School Curriculum Building Blocks of a WebQuest WebQuest Templates
The Last Mission & B-17's A Chance to Stop War: The American Revolution  Music WebQuest
Holst & The Planets: A Music & Science WebQuest Tejano Music WebQuest Music Theory & Composition WebQuest

Other

Creating Educational Games

Bernie Dodge Page

 

Streaming Video Sources

Archaelogy Channel NOVA Online National Geographic WebCasts
CNN Special Reports History Channel Video Clip Archive CNN Iraq Sights and Sounds Archive
PBS NewsHour Annenberg Teacher Resources American Memory: Motion Pictures
Kennedy Center Archives Eduscapes CyberLC--Cybercasts from the Library of Congress
NASA TV NASA Multimedia Archive Science Goes to the Movies
MSNBC Voice of America Bates College: Language Learning and Technology
C-SPAN American Writers Video Archive BooksTV Ovation Arts Programming
Internet Archive AP News Penn Video Productions
E3 Electronic Field Trip Series Yahoo! Video Search ResearchChannel

 

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Updated October 9, 2006 by Rita Hennessey, Media Specialist.