SOME
OF GINA'S FAVORITE STUFF*
AAA -
WEBHOUND'S HOME
- http://www.maricopa.edu/webhound/index.html
THIS IS THE SITE YOU NEED IF YOU ARE DOING TRAINING, OR ARE JUST NEW
ON THE WEB! Have no fear, the webhound is here to show you how to
use different types of web search tools. You will be able to identify
key
elements of a topic search, decide the most appropriate approach, and
then...
do it!
ABC TEACH
- http://www.abcteach.com/
Fortunately, there are 5,000 free printable samples of mazes, puzzles,
research cards, coloring pages--This is a great
site
for teachers of young children with many ideas for classroom use. For
creating
books, there are shapes that can be printed, copied, and cut out for
shape
books where students can write a story. Printable research cards are
available
for students to use when they are Learning basic research skills.
Memberships are $25 a year
BIO CLASSROOM -
http://www.biography.com/classroom/
Great resources for educators, lesson plans and study guides from the
Arts and Entertainment Channel. Check it out -- the calendar http://www.aetv.com/class/classcal/root.cgi
for
viewing
has links to lessons.
ALL EXPERTS
-
http://www.allexperts.com/
From About.com, Ask the Experts allows people to list themselves with a
description
of their expertise and then gives you the option of submitting a
question
to a specific expert. There are experts on
everything from classroom management and education law to technology
integration
and physical education. This is worth a try if you're looking for
practical,
real-world expertise.
AOL@SCHOOL
-
http://kids.aol.com/KOL/1/HomeworkHelp
AOLSchool is now found in several sections. The above link is homework
help. Check out the junior version at http://kids.aol.com/homework-help/junior.
ARE YOU
SURE THAT ALL YOUR IS
HOMEWORK
COMPLETE? - http://www.geocities.com/mrsscienceteacher/Homework_is_done/links.html
A page of links to games and comics that kids could use interactively
when “Their homework is finished.”
ASK A
LINGUIST -
http://linguistlist.org/~ask-ling/
Sponsored by the Linguist List, these dedicated experts offer this
servic to answer questions about linguistics and language to anyone who
asks. There are links on languages, etymologies and grammar and there
is
also a link to past questions and answers. The question submission form
makes it easy to use.
ASK AN EXPERT - http://www.askanexpert.com
Ask an expert about a topic at Pitsco's website. Just pick a
category.
ASK AN EXPERT PAGE - http://www.k12science.org/askanexpert.html
A great site to find an expert in any field, including: science,
medicine,
technology and computers, history, economics and others. Most
interesting
is "Just Out of Curiosity". Be sure to bookmark this site!! There
are also links to other Ask An Expert pages.
ASK ERIC- EDUCATOR'S REFERENCE DESK -
http://www.eduref.org/
This new site includes the 2000 lesson plans, 3000 value-added pointers
to education information & organizations, and 200 question archives
you have been accessing at askeric.org for over 10 years. Access the
ERIC database at the Educator's Reference Desk.
ASK FOR KIDS
- http://www.askkids.com/
Kids write a question and Jeeves will find an answer that will link
to student appropriate websites.
BEGINNING
TEACHERS'
TOOL BOX - http://www.inspiringteachers.com/
Time saving tips, survival kit for new teachers, message boards, ask
a mentor and archives for prior pages, this site is updated weekly.
BIBLIOCAT
WEBPAGE
NEWSLETTER - http://www.
bibliocat.org
Sign up for this wonderful newsletter. You get a weekly
newsletter
from Sheryl, (or the link to it) with great new sites. You will
love
it.
BLUE
WEB'N - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Web-based tutorials, activities and projects, Lesson plans, Hotlists,
Resources and Reference tools for the Arts, English, Health and P.E.,
history
and Social Science, Math, Science, Technology and others. Find
the
content table JOIN THE LISTSERV!
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COOLTEXT.COM
- http://cooltext.com
Cooltext.com
is an online graphics
generator for web pages and anywhere else you might need an impressive
logo without a lot of work. Simply choose what
kind of image you would like to create. Then fill out a form and
you'll have your own image created on the fly. ABSOLUTELY
FREE!
DISCOVERY
CHANNEL
- http://school.discovery.com
Lessons and matching Discovery Channel programming. Links to
The Learning Channel as well.
DITTO.COM - http://ditto.com
The premier way to search for pictures. If there is a picture
on the web, Ditto will find it. Just enter a term and search for
pictures
of it like Pokemon, James Bond, etc. Or by topic like Holidays,
Animals,
Sports, etc.
EARTH AND
MOON VIEWER
- http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night
regions
at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night
side
of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude,
longitude
and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities
around the globe. Images can be generated based on a full-colour image
of the Earth by day and night, a topographical map of the Earth,
up-to-date
weather satellite imagery, or a composite image of cloud cover
superimposed
on a map of the Earth, or a color composite which shows clouds, land
and
sea temperatures, and ice.
EARTHKAM
-
http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/
ISS EarthKam is a NASA education program which enables students,
teachers, and the public to learn about Earth from the perspective of
space. There is a spectacular collection of digital images of Earth
with learning guides and activities to support classes in Earth
science, space science, geography, social studies, mathematics,
communications, and art.
EDUSCAPES:
A SITE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNERS - http://eduscapes.com
Collaborative learning/distance learning? Each week they explore
a different topic in 42eXplore. There is an index for past topics
and activities for the first timers. Internet sources are
included.
Check this out and explore!
5/6
CONNECTION WEBSITES
- http://kiwiyert.tripod.com/connection/
A great website collection submitted by the members of the 5/6
Connection
which is one of the best teachers' mailing lists on the WWW, with
approx.
400 members worldwide. It's specifically for teachers of Grades 5 and
6.
Interested in joining? There’s a place to click on to join.
FOREIGN
LANGUAGES
FOR TRAVELERS - http://www.travlang.com/languages/
Not only does this site allow students to select a language and
translate
phrases, they also hear the language being spoken, join a chat room
using
that language, and they can even examine exchange rates with U.S.
currency.
LOTS OF POP UP WINDOWS.
GOOGLE IMAGES SEARCH - http://images.google.com/
Just type in what you want to find image-wise and up will come great
sites.
THE HISTORY
CHANNEL
-
http://www.historychannel.com
THE IDEA BOX - http://www.theideabox.com
Early childhood education and activity resources are found in the Idea
Box which gives parents and teachers a free database of thousands of
crafts,
activities, games, songs, kids recipes and holiday ideas. With the
"Idea
of the Day", Seasonal Ideas and Craft Recipes, you and your children
will
never be bored again!
INTERNET
COACH
PUZZLEMAKER - http://puzzles.apte.com/
This is an activity site for teachers and kids and includes
puzzlemaking.
The Internet Coach is a tutorial which walks you through downloads,
emails,
plug-ins and more.
THE INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE - http://imdb.com/
A free, easy to search database of just about everything you will ever
want to know about plots, actors, you name it on every TV series or
movie
ever made.
KATHY
SCHROCK'S
GUIDE
FOR EDUCATORS - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Kathy Schrock is now on Discovery Channel. Schrock's Guide for
Educators is a categorized list of sites on the Internet which are
useful
for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated
daily to keep up with the tremendous number of new World Wide Web
sites.
KIDSCLICK
-
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
A web search for Kids by librarians, includes topics like Weird &
Mysterious, the Arts, Math and Science and Literature.
KID'S HUB - http://kidshub.org
2,000 free games at Kids Hub for elementary and
middle
school students. It features free online interactive learning games,
puzzles,
and quizzes.
KIDSNET - http://www.kidsnet.org.
A national resource for children's television and radio. You
can search the Kidsnet Media Guide by grade level, title, special
needs,
rating, curriculum area or program description to find programs and
support
materials from preschool to high school. Only program that
reflect
the Kidsnet philosophy and meet educational criteria are
included.
They even have off-air taping rights for each network
KINDERCORNER
-
http://www.kinderkorner.com/
A resource site for the K-2 teacher!!
LAURA
CANDLER'S
FILE CABINET - http://www.lcandler.web.aplus.net/
In the file drawers, you will find all sorts of activity sheets and
blackline masters created for the classroom. All of them are in PDF
format,
so you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in to view and
print
the files.
You can sign up for a free membership to her newsletter. Also a blog.
THE
LEARNING
CHANNEL
-
http://tlc.discovery.com/
On line lessons, broadcast information and fun things to do. Also
Discovery Channel.
LESSON
BANK FOR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - http://www.teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm=Elementary
From magnets to paper plate fun and 100s of sites in between, there
is a lot of stuff for you here! From TeachersNet.
LESSON PLANS 4 TEACHERS. COM - http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/lessonfeature.htm
The place where teachers find their lessons. YOU CAN SEARCH FOR
MICROSOFT TUTORIALS HERE TOO.
LINKS TO LEARN - http://www.mikids.com/
An interesting listing of K-5 links and links by subject. Also
calendars, games. blogs.
MARC'S LESSON PLAN PAGE - http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/lessons.html
Regularly updated page of original lessons and links to other lesson
archives online; add this to your growing arsenal of lesson plan
resources.
Original plans are for K-4
MIDDLESCHOOLTEACHER.NET
- http://www.middleschoolteacher.net/
The site is set up like a place for surfing and contains links to
professional
development beaches, teacher timesaver beaches, school improvement
beaches
and integrating technology beaches. The "Free Tutorials Beaches" is, I
believe, the best portal to free tutorials for teachers anywhere on the
net. Get your board and surf--
MIDDLEWEB
-
http://middleweb.com/
World Wide Web site exploring the challenges of middle school reform,
and brimming with resources for educators and parents!
MR.
ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD
- http://www.pbs.org/rogers/
Won't you be his neighbor? You can still visit Mr. Rogers' House,
his Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and take a tour or check out the Song
List.
NICKELODEON
ONLINE
-
http://www.nick.com/
For a cool site with fun games and great animation, look to Nickelodeon
Online. Whap the digital piñata, help CatDog grab the tacos, and
browse the Nicktionary, filled with words made up by kids. THEY ASK FOR
A SIGN IN - IGNORE IT.
PBS TEACHER
SOURCE
-
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
A growing inventory of more than 1,300 free lesson plans, teacher
guides
and online student activities. This expanded PBS Teacher Source offers
a profusion of new content and features, including easier access to
curriculum,
and professional development and community resources provided by PBS
stations
across the country. The first Web site to correlate each of its
classroom
activities to national and state curriculum standards.
PERSONAL
EDUCATIONAL
PRESS - http://www.educationalpress.org/
Forms, study sheets, puzzles, flashcards, game boards at no cost.
No plug-ins to install, no software to buy. Check it out.
PUZZLE CENTER - http://puzzles.apte.com/
Designed specifically for educators, the Puzzle Center allows teachers
to create interactive puzzles, include hyperlinks for researching
answers,
build their own customized puzzle libraries, and print out puzzles too.
You need Shockwave and Flash plug-ins to run this.
RESOURCES FOR 5th GRADE TEACHERS -
http://www.lcandler.web.aplus.net/
This is Laura Candler's site. Included are worksheets and
activities
in several areas. Check the file cabinet, the reference section,
the Book Shelf, etc. Lots of ideas. You can even sign up
for
a monthly update (listserv).
ROGER
EBERT'S MOVIE
REVIEWS - http://suntimes.com/ebert
Search the Ebert archives. Fifteen years of Roger's
reviews.
So, if you want to show a movie, find out more about it here.
RONA'S
TEACHER TOOLS
- http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/toolfeature.htm
This simple tools will help you create printable awards for your
students:
choose a border, subject and enter specific details. MAKE A GRAPH is a
good tool.
ROOM 108
PUZZLES
- http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/Puzzle/puzzles108.html
Page full of fun games like Rush Hour, tic tac toe.
RUBRICS4TEACHERS.COM
- http://www.rubrics4teachers.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about Rubrics in one location.
Choose
from hundreds of ready-made rubrics for dozens of subject areas, or
create
your own using a rubric template or software.
SAVINGTEACHERSMONEY.COM
- http://www.savings4teachers.com/
Saving teachers both time and money, this redesigned site will have
many more savings opportunities specifically designed for teachers.
Check
it out. You need to sign up for free of course.
SCHOOL NOTES -
http://schoolnotes.com/
Set up your own classroom page where you can post announcements or
homework assignments without having to know HTML; you register for a
free
account and then you're ready to begin posting for your
colleagues/parents/students
/community - check out the new 'flashcards' link. You need to
register.
Know the address of your school! Check mine at
http://schoolnotes.com/90604/mrsotto.html
SITES FOR TEACHERS - http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
THE Net’s best resources for teachers, this site has many links to
lessons, worksheets, what have you. SMALL PRINT BUT check it out.
SMITHSONIAN
LESSON
PLANS - http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
This is the Smithsonian site for teachers. Great classroom ready
lessons and activities for arts, language arts, science and social
studies. Great searches.
THE
SPORTING NEWS
- http://www.sportingnews.com/
The Sporting News is
different because, in addition to all of the
scores,
schedules and statistics you could want, they feature more than thirty
columnists providing in-depth analysis and commentary. A great weekly
sports magazine which also has a cool TV screen
flashing
up-to-the-minute scores. Since TCN covers nearly 700 pro and college
teams,
you can even customize the site to feature your favorite teams.
SUPERTHINKERS
- http://www.superpages.com/enlightenme/superthinkers/pages/
FUN! Original interactive mysteries designed
to foster literacy and problem-solving. A featured game, The Peetnik
Mysteries,
is a challenging mystery game where students use common tools, like
maps,
phones, and phone directories to follow up on hunches and solve the
mystery.
The mysteries are not something that can be done quickly and might be
easier
in pairs or very small groups. The mysteries are totally Flash-driven.
TAMMY'S
TIDBITS
- http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~tbushey/educ.html
This page was designed for teachers, students, and parents as a
shortcut
to finding some of the best educational sites on the internet.
Please
allow the page to fully load before checking out all of the fantastic
links!
THE
TEACHERS' CORNER
- http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/backtoschool/index.htm
This site contains a wide range of lesson plans and activities,
organized
by subject area, for primary and middle school students.
TEACHER CREATED MATERIALS - http://www.teachercreated.com/
Free lessons and activities, products, activity cards from Teacher
Created Materials. Free stuff - http://www.teachercreated.com/free/
TEACHER
FILES
- AN EDUCATOR'S RESOURCE - http://www.teacherfiles.com/
The pages are full of resources, ideas, activities, lesson plans and
educational clip art for teachers. Educators are encouraged
to use this site and contribute to it as well. By sharing
our
ideas and activities with colleagues, we can work together to develop
and
expand on effective curriculum.
TEACHER FREEBIES - http://freebies.about.com/od/teacherfreebies/Teacher_Freebies.htm
This is a website with lists of places for teachers to get free
resources
like an Arbor Day Booklet or Arithmetic worksheets, or Health
brochures.
Listed in alphabetical order, this is an easy way to check for free
stuff
on the web.
TEACHER LESSON PLANS - http://teachervision.com
Another great source for lessons, including links to on-line student
quizzes, a lesson planning center, places to sign up for free stuff and
newsletters. Check it out.
TEACHERS FIRST - http://www.teachersfirst.com/index.htm
A collection of Internet resources and lesson plans on topics which
relate to classroom instruction and teaching issues, selected by staff
reviewers; has a content matrix and a color coded grade level indicator
system for ease of use
TEACHERS NET - http://www.teachers.net/lessons/search.html
This is a very interesting site with lesson plans for everyone written
by teachers who use them ( a lesson plan exchange). Search the
site
for lessons or click on the topic or pre-school, elementary, middle,
high
or advanced. Then choose your subject and check them out.
some
are wonderful!!
TEACHER
SANITY
SAVERS - http://www.teachersfirst.com/sanity.shtml
A list of great ideas to save your sanity like how to handle tattlers,
or hall passes or conferences. Great ideas!
TEACHING
ONLINE
LESSONS LIBRARY - http://www.teachingonline.org/lessons.html
Some really interesting lessons on this "website for educators",
including
arts, web projects, technoloby, social studies, language arts. math,
science,
health and p.e., and study skills.
TEACHNET - http://www.teachnet.com/
How -tos, micro activities, resources and links, lesson plans and a
daily brainstorm. Join the Listserv http://www.teachnet.com/t2t/
- A daily listing of new topics or new posts which you access on the
web
page.
THUNK.COM - http://www.thunk.com/
Thunk.com presents kids with a fun and educational web based activity
where they make their own secret messages. Kids also learn about secret
codes cryptography and how secret codes are used in real life. Grade
Level:
Elementary.
TIME FOR KIDS
- http://www.timeforkids.com/
TIME MAGAZINE - Entertainment, news, games -- a great site. Even
a research site
for homework. Close the subscribe to the magazine pop-up that comes up
when you first get to the site.
UNITS4TEACHERS.COM
- http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/unitindex.htm
IGNORE THE SIGN IN. CLICK GO TO MENU ON THE UPPER LEFT. Each week
units4teachers features a new site or unit that can be used
as
is, or adapted to fit your specific needs.
VIRTUAL REFERENCE DESK - http://www.refdesk.com/facts.html
Everything you wanted to know about everything, with a search function.
WHODOYOULOVE - LOVE TRANSLATIONS -
http://www.whodoyoulove.com/lovetranslations/
How to translate I love you into most spoken languages. Just
click on map, or continent, or country and you will find it!
WORKSHEETS4TEACHERS.COM
- http://www.worksheets4teachers.com
Do you need printable worksheets for your students? Get ready-made
worksheets or Create-Your-Own using a variety of easy to use tools and
generators. They will soon be adding puzzles and tests.
Can you believe, a Barack Obama crossword puzzle.
THE
YUCKIEST SITE
ON THE INTERNET - http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
The kids often wonder why we burp, hiccup, poop, and vomit? Find
out
why the body needs to do this stuff (even if it does gross you
out)
and get your science questions answered, learn bug and worm secrets,
and
explore revolting games, recipes, and crafts so you can help your kids
(and you).
* Stuff that has so many links that it only fits here with all the other great stuff!!
Last Updated April, 2009
GINA OTTO can be reached at ginak12lessons@aol.com