Best Selection of K-12 WWW Resources
Check out the following resources for educators.
Tips for Planning a Successful Internet Experience for Your Students
(pdf)
Developed by Mary Alice Anderson, lead Media Specialist
Winona Area Public Schools, and Cathleen Wharton, US West.
Authentic Assessment Resources
50 Uses of Inspiration and Kidspiration
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
A 4-star site! Kathy Schrock's classified list of sites on the
Internet for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional
growth
Blue Web'n
Another 4-star searchable online library of outstanding Internet
learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and
type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references,
and tools)
The Awesome Library
Reviewed resources. Includes a directory, an
index,
and a search engine
Thinkfinity
Thinkfinity features content Web sites with lesson plans,
student interactive content, downloadable worksheets,
panel-reviewed Web sites, and additional resources
created by the nation's leading education organizations.
The Educator's Reference Desk
A national database of lesson plans, bibliographic citations
and digests. The database contains more than one million
abstracts of documents and journal articles on educational
research, theory, and practice.
Library of
Congress Educator's Page
Provides classroom ideas and professional
resources
American Memory Collection
Historical collections for the National Digital Library
New York Times Archive of Daily Lesson Plans
Gander Academy's Theme-Related Resources for Elementary
Marc Sheehan's Lesson Plans Page
Carol Gossett's Kindergarten Connection
CyberGuides
SCORE Language Arts Project provides literature-based units
and lessons for elementary, middle school and high school
Integrated Technology Lesson Plans
San Diego County K-12 Education Resources
Regional Educational Laboratories
Educational research and development organizations supported
by contracts with the U.S. Education Department, Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) (formerly known as the Office of
Educational Research and Improvement [OERI]).
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
United Nations CyberSchoolBus
Highlights current issues and topics of local and global
importance
and includes a teacher's guide with
suggestions for classroom use
Search Tools
Joyce Kasman Valenza's favorite search tools
Online News Resources
Joyce Kasman Valenza's list of current events resources
Franklin Institute
Educational hotlists
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