Research

Structures

• Scavenger Hunts: LT Technologies by Subject Area - http://www.lttechno.com/links/hunts.html 
  
  
• Scavenger Hunts by K-2, 3-5 - http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/shunts.htm
  
  
• WebQuests - http://webquest.org/ 

Search Engines/Directories for Students

• Ask Jeeves - http://www.ajkids.com/ 
  
  
• Yahooligans - http://www.yahooligans.com/ 
  
  
• Kids Click:  Web Search for Kids by Librarians -  http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ 
  
  
• KidsKonnect - http://www.kidskonnect.com/ 
  
  
• Library Spot - http://www.libraryspot.com/ ...information portals designed to make finding the best topical information on the Internet a quick, easy and enjoyable experience.

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Communications

Teacher

• Classroom Connect Listservs - http://www.classroom.com/community/email/index.jhtml 
  
  
• Teachers.Net Chatrooms - http://teachers.net/chatroom/ ...Scheduled chats on specific topics
  
  
• Teachers.Net Chatboards - http://teachers.net/mentors/ 
  
  
  Teacher Websites
  
  
• SchoolNotes.com - http://www.schoolnotes.com
  
  
• Think.com - http://www.think.com ...Think.com is a free (by Oracle), web based environment for primary and secondary students and teachers.  Students are given the tools and space to create and share their work online.  Technology and the Internet facilitate global communication and collaboration within a learning community.  
  
  
• TeacherWeb - http://www.teacherweb.com/ ... Create your own classroom webpage.  No longer free.  Cost is $2.50/month or $25 per year.  30 day free trial. 
  http://teacherweb.com/AK/Appleton/Applebee/  
  

Student

Keypals

• ePals - http://www.epals.com/ 
  
  
• IECC - Intercultural Email Classroom Connections- http://www.iecc.org/ 

Ask an Expert

• Pitsco's Ask an Expert - http://www.askanexpert.com/
  
  
• Ask an Expert Sources - http://www.cln.org/int_expert.html ... Categorized

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Resources

Starting Points

• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/index.html  ... Excellent resources listed by subject. Alphabetic index also available.
  
  
• Elementary Theme Pages by Jim Cornish - http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.html
  
  
• Blue Web'n - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/  ...Scroll down to Search the Content table. Web sites listed by web based tutorial, activities, projects, units and lesson plans, hotlists, other references, references and tools.
  
  

Lesson Planning
"A well-planned lesson eliminates 90% of discipline problems." 
- Author unknown

• AskERIC - http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml
  
  
  

• S.C.O.R.E 

  • S.C.O.R.E Cyberguide - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html ...CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric.

  • S.C.O.R.E Mathematics - http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/ 

  • S.C.O.R.E History/Social Studies - http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/ 

  • S.C.O.R.E Science - http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/ 
    
    

• edHelper.com - http://www.edhelper.com/ ...11443 Lesson Plans, 1296 WebQuests, 5000 Free Worksheet Generators, 1600 Word and Critical Thinking Problems, Exams and Puzzles for Standardized Tests.
  
  
  
  

• Teachers.net Lesson Plans - http://teachers.net/lessons/ ...Search by Grade level or subject.
  
  
  
  

• MarcoPolo -  http://www.marcopolo-education.org/     
  Standards-based Internet content with links to six discipline-specific educational web sites.   

  • Economics - National Council on Economic Education

  • Geography - National Geographic Society

  • Humanities - National Endowment for the Humanities/ Council of the Great City Schools

  • Mathematics - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

  • Science - American Association for the Advancement of Science

  • The Arts - The Kennedy Center
    
    

• Microsoft:  Productivity in the Classroom - http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=classproductivity (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
  
  
  

• Thirteen Ed Online - http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ ...Standards based lessons.  Under Quick Links, click Lesson Plans.
  
  
  

• Steps and the Lesson Architect - http://www.ibinder.uwf.edu/steps/ ...STEPS is a web-based performance support system that teachers can access to plan lessons.  The Lesson Architect is an online lesson planning tool is aligned to Florida’s State Standards.  You can use this site to search for Internet resources appropriate for your class.
  
  
  

• Themes Resources on the Internet - http://lttechno.com/links/earlychildhood.html#Themes 
  
  
  

• Introduction to Teaching Strategies- http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/cia/framework/strategies/ ...over 30 different teaching strategies. To view a detailed description of a particular teaching strategy, its implementation steps and suggested visual organizers, click on the name or pdf image to download a pdf file to your computer.  Adobe Acrobat Reader needed to view the pdf files.
  
  

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Activities

Teacher

• Puzzlemaker - http://www.puzzlemaker.com/ ... Create puzzles
  
  
• edHelper.com - http://www.edhelper.com/ ...11443 Lesson Plans, 1296 WebQuests, 5000 Free Worksheet Generators, 1600 Word and Critical Thinking Problems, Exams and Puzzles for Standardized Tests.

Student

• Quia - http://www.quia.com/web ... Activities for students by subject area
  
  
• Virtual Field Trips - http://www.field-trips.org/trips.htm 
  
  
• Virtual Library Museums - http://vlmp.museophile.com/ ... Museums from around the World
  
  
• Fun Brain - http://www.funbrain.com/ ...online games categorized by age.
  
  
• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html ... Categorized K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

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Projects

• Internet Projects - http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/class/projects2.htm ...List of projects that your class can join
  
  
• Think Quest - http://www.thinkquest.org/ ...ThinkQuest is an international competition where student teams engage in collaborative, project-based learning to create educational websites.  You may view the  winning entries at the ThinkQuest online library.
  
  
• Global School House - http://www.gsh.org/ 
  • Project Registry - Clearinghouse of more than 750 online collaborative projects, organized by topic, grade, and project date. Find partners or join projects from around the globe.
  • Doors to Diplomacy - The U. S. Department of State is sponsoring the "Doors to Diplomacy" educational challenge - to encourage middle school and high school students around the world  to produce web projects that teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy.
  • Cyberfair - This international learning challenge, now in its 8th year, encourages students around the world  to produce an educational web site that tells a story about how education unites their local community.
    

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Publishing

• KidsBookshelf - http://www.kidsbookshelf.com/index.asp ... Submit poems and short stories
  
  
• Writing with Writers - http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm 
  
  
• Poetry.com - http://www.poetry.com/ 

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