Jenny's Links
kids-space.org - commercial free web sites for learning and collaboration among students and teachers
afonline.artistsspace.org - digitized image database and artist registry open to the public
moma.org/exhibitions/2008/elasticmind/ - An online exhibition which highlights designers’ ability to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and history—changes that demand or reflect major adjustments in human behavior—and translate them into objects that people can actually understand and use. This Web site presents over three hundred of these works, including fifty projects that are not featured in the gallery exhibition.
uic.edu/classes/ad/ad382/ - teachers sharing curriculum for 6-12 art
http://www.getty.edu/education/ - lesson plans based on works in the Getty
gaggle.net - safe student e-mail
starfall.com - reading and writing games using technology
abcya.com - educational computer games for K-5
ap.accuweather.com - Associated Press Photo Archive, replaces the restricted Google images: Login: username - kcsd33 password - photo
mowa.org - museum of web art
jennyraynor.com - if you know anyone who is getting married and needs a photographer :)
Spanish Web Sites
By Sugglis Chinchilla de Morante
http://www.spanishspanish.com this website with the Spanish Flashcards it good for students here in this web students can move the mouse over the pictures to hear the Spanish pronunciation for each word and then repeat it.
http://www.casadejoanna.com/ This web has a links in English, French and Spanish. Also this page was designed to be a jumping off point for Middle School and High School folks, teachers and students alike, who are exploring the Web as part of their language-learning.
http://www.fodors.com/language Learn lots of useful phrases in Spanish. Just click the little circle next to Spanish and pick the topic you would like to learn about.
http://www.todo-claro.com/e_index.php offers interactive Spanish exercises for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Grammar exercises vary with daily situations and vocabulary exercises.
http://www.spanishromance.com/ Provides information about study abroad opportunities, Spanish schools directory ... also lots of free resources to learn Spanish online.
Tim Dial's Educational Websites....
Ok, I'm still new to this so I'll add as I find things I like...
1. www.sciencedaily.com -- This website provides up to date articles revolving around the scientific community. I currently use it weekly for weekend reading assignments for my junior-level science class.
2. http://www.character-education.info -- Character Education lessons. Specific theme lessons can be created by request for FREE.
3. http://www.doverpublications.com/teacher -- Dover publications FREE WEEKLY sampler for activities, brain teasers, science projects, etc. based upon your subject and grade level.
4. www.classroomzoom.com -- Although you can pay for lessons, they do offer FREE lesson ideas for all topics.
5. www.ethemes.com -- This website has many offerings for lessons and connections to other websites that offer free lessons. It is Christian based, but can be used in the public school system.
6. www.ChildGraphics.com -- Although they are for purchase, this website provides lesson UNITS for books. Lessons are available for all student demographics.
7. www.lessonplanet.com -- Again, more lessons. FREE trial for 10 days, but do have to pay.
8. www.sitesforteachers.com -- Multiple websites at your fingertips! Based upon topic and most include free printable worksheets, lessons, etc.
9. www.shakespeare.palomar.edu -- The website of Shakespeare. This includes his works, criticism, life and times, theatre, and other sites dealing with the works of Shakespeare.
10. www.instech.tusd.k12.az.us/resource/resource.htm -- Dedicated to ESL websites and resources for bilingual education. this includes activities, Spanish lessons, language lessons, and multiple links to websites that will help in educating ESL students.
11. www.bestedsites.com -- This links you to multiple sites for educators.
12. www.totallyfreestuff.com -- uh...hello... totally free stuff.
13. www.webenglishteacher.com -- Sites for English teachers.
Great Web Sites for Spanish Teachers
by Jacqueline V Chávez
http://emporia.edu/biosci/span/flshcrd.htm Electronic flashcards for Spanish. This website provides a lot of exercises Spanish to English translations of vocabulary words, conjugations, and other grammar topics.
http://www.cnn.com/espanol This web site provides news in Spanish.
http://www.monografias.com This web site provide a lot of monographs in Spanish about different topics. I will recommend to visit the subject that says: Lengua y Literatura ( Language and literature).
http://www.spanishspanish.com It contains good practices in which students can move the mouse over pictures to hear the Spanish pronunciation for each word and then repeat it.
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~fernand4 It provides a lot of short stories from all hispanic authors around the world. It also has MP3 for listening.
http://feministpress.org This web site publish and promote women works of literature. I will recomend to visit the subject "books" and then look for " spanish literature." Good for Spanish literature courses. I will recommned to buy the book "The Answer" ( La Respuesta) printed in both languages English and Spanish in the same book.
http://spanish.about.com The theory of "por" and "para" is very difficult for Americans to understand. I will recommend to visit this website because of its good explanations and quizes about this topic.
http://practicingspanish.com/body.html It is ideal for people who wants to learn medical terminology in Spanish.
http://bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish It has a lot of activities for begginers and intermadiate level in Spanish. It provides mp3 to download different conversations and grammar activities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRq82c8Baw This is a very funny video about an American trying to catch the attention of an Mexican woman because he loves her.
*****Helpful Websites in Social Studies and Other Subjects in Education*****
By James Thorpe
http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=178 Federal Resources for Educational Excelence Website. This is a helpful website in doing research in a topic relating to any subject within Social Studies.
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/ CEC Lesson Plans. This is for teacher or a non-teaching college student looking for help on lesson planning on any subject area.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSJH.htm The Lesson Plan Page. A website that contains resources and lesson plan help any subject area. Gives examples of math and science projects and can be used to help in lesson planning
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/ Smithsonian Education Website. Contains various topics on many subject areas. Educational resources for planning, researching, and teaching K-12.
http://www.usatoday.com/educate/socialstudies/index.html USA TODAY Education ONLINE. Visual resources, activities, case studies, project-based learning, and various other tools to help in a. classroom. Can help in any subject area.
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/ The Social Studies Help Center. An interesting resource for students needing help in Social Studies. This would be a very helpful website, both as a studying guide for students and for aiding in lesson planning.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/socialstudies/ PBS Teachers. Another Great resource finder to help teachers in any subject area. Contains a huge amount of topics for each subject area and hundreds of resources under each topic. Great for looking up history, speeches, case studies, math topics, and many many other things for help in lesson planning.
http://www.educationworld.com/soc_sci/ Education World Website. Contains lesson plan resource help, educational news, classroom management tips, and many more helpful resources for teachers
http://it.pinellas.k12.fl.us/teachers4/hagant/studytips.html Belage Study Tips. This website contains various graphic organizers and note taking strategies to teach students and help in their learning
Great Websites for Math Teachers or Teachers needing general information
By Joyce Swopes
www.Successlink.org / Wide range of lessons and lesson plans for all subjects
www.Mathstories.com / Math word problems gives you information on how to solve word problems and lessons containing multiply types of word problems.
http://www.edhelper.com / Tons of information on interactive lessons, lesson plans, worksheets and hands-on-activities.
http://www.AAAmath.com / Math material for all ages, fun lessons for everyone!
http://www.AAAstudy.com / Find help on the web, kids can get the help they need.
http://www.dese.mo.gov / This site is for educators. This has all of mo. state mandated information ranging from certification to grade level expectations (GLE'S) this site cannot be overlooked.
http://www.4kids.org / Fun educational website for kids about kids written by kids.
http://www.Brainpop.com / Math games for student and teachers
http://www.math-drills.com / Free printable worksheets for teachers at all grade levels.
http://www.sitesforteachers.com / Great site for teacher material with lots of fun activties for daily classroom planning.
Great Educational Resources
Great web sites for art teachers and art lessons:
Art and Learning to Think and Feel http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/art-ed-links.html- Extensive resource of essays and lesson ideas centered around developing creativity, by Goshen College professor Marvin Bartel.
Dick Blick Art Lessons http://www.dickblick.com/lessonplans/2008lessonplans/- Art lesson plans for K-12, although most are for elementary or middle school. Updated lessons, some featuring new products and materials, are posted every year.
Incredible Art Department http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/artgames.html - Endless art lesson plans, activities, links to web sites, and games for all ages. Lesson plans often include scoring rubrics and standards.
KinderArt http://www.kinderart.com/index.html- Art lesson and cross curriculum integration ideas for K-6.
Orisinal http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/ - Lush Flash and audio production values in serene online games. A completely different interpretation of gaming.
PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials.html- Teach drawing techniques in PowerPoint, with ideas for custom animation, using examples from this web site. Suitable for fifth grade and up.
Great web sites for all teachers:
Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms http://www.newberry.org/K12maps/module_index/index.html- Themed sections of this site contain links to maps with lesson plans and resource materials for K-12.
Netsmartz Workshop http://www.netsmartz.org - For the cautious and skeptical, internet and technology safety topics are covered in this web site. There are sections for parents, teachers, law enforcers, teens, and children.
Pics4Learning http://www.pics4learning.com/- Self-described copyright-friendly images for education with a sections of lesson plans. Try this if Microsoft clip art does not have good images for your students to use.
Student Created Video Workshop http://soesk.k12.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=325- Lots of resources for using student created video in the classroom. Ideas for classroom production, assessment, storyboard templates, tutorials, software, etc., are found in this site.
The Renaissance Collection http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/index2.cfm- Renaissance period topics, including the arts, trade, science and technology, and cross curriculum lesson plans for middle school. There are two versions of the site, one in Flash and one in HTML. Students would enjoy the Flash, but the HTML is easier to navigate.
Rachel Hubbard
Art Education links:
http://arted20.ning.com/ - "Art Education 2.0 is for art educators at all levels who are interested in using digital technologies to enhance and transform art teaching and learning"
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_online_resourc.asp#related - Art related links to images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://moma.org/visit_moma/audio.html - The MoMA offers six podcasts, including audio specifically for kids and teens.
http://sfmoma.org/education/edu_podcasts.html - The SFMoMA provides a podcast called Artcasts and $2 off admission if you show your mp3 player loaded with the current Artcast.
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/lessons.html - Great resource for lesson plans
http://www.kcai.edu/spce/ - The Kansas City Art Institute has great resources and classes for art educators, including free Saturday workshop for high school art teachers!
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/education/ERC.cfm - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has an Educator Resource Center. They also have Curriculum Connection Workshops, PDC workshops, classes for credit, and Teacher Thursdays.
http://www.getty.edu/education/search/ - Visual arts and cross-curricular lesson plans based on the Getty's collection.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com/ - Links to current art news, resources, journals, magazines, webzines, and more
http://carrotrevolution.blogspot.com/ - "The Carrot Revolution is an art education weblog and a resource page for art educators, art students, and artists in the digital age. Our goal is to fight the tyranny of the ordinary and to liberate from the status quo."
* Sarah Williams *
http://www.eduhound.com provides a listing of a wide range of educational websites.
http://smithsonianimages.si.edu/siphoto/siphoto.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=home offers a large collection of pictures available for free download for use in the classroom.
http://www.dicoveryeducation.com a melting pot of educational sources and ideas.
http://www.getworksheets.com download and print worksheets for every subject area for 8 cents a day.
http://www.factmonster.com fun website for students. almanac, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesauras, games, quizzes, trivia...all on one page.
http://www.songsforteaching.com a collection of songs used for teaching. lyrics/music available for download for a small fee.
http://www.favoritepoem.org videos of people reciting their favorite poems, and what the poems mean to them. i love this site.
http://www.grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar this page is ALL about grammar. very informative for the english teacher, as well as the student.
http://www.freerice.com vocabulary test. for each word you get correct, 20 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Food program.
http://www.kevin.spleck.net/smack_the_penguin for moments of frustration when you just want to hit something...spare your students and visit this site instead.
Kari Soule
Okay, I really hope I'm doing this right. I found a lot of interesting articles within some of these sites, so I'm posting links to the articles.
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4143 Many Ways to Reach Parents
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4109 Establishing Friendly Partnerships
http://www.4teachers.org/testimony/sumner/index.shtml Parent Communication? Try a Classroom Webpage
http://education-world.com/a_admin/admin421.shtml Planning for Parent Involvement
http://thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/familycommunity/explor_sub2.html Making Family and Community Connections
www.highschooljournalism.org The American Society of Newspaper Editors high school site
www.180techtips.com 180 Technology Tips for Teachers
www.splc.org The Student Press Law Center site
www.nytimes.com/learningstudents/index.html The NY Times student connections
www.lessonplanz.com A site with a ton of lesson plans for all content areas
Mary Anne Denning’s 10 websites to try:
http://climate.weather.com/video/------ archive of video clips from the Weather Channel that highlight weather and environmental issues that can be used as a lead in for a lesson on a related topic (conservation, water, rain, etc.)
http://www.billnye.com/---- a science related website with cool facts and do it yourself experiments. (Science is often where math concepts come to life --- so this can be handy for both science and math teachers).
http://www.mathgoodies.com --- website with interactive math lessons and ideas.
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/index.php - movies, ideas to connect math, science, and real life careers.
http://www.dialogueonlearning.tc3.edu/default.htm - site with ideas on how to utilize brain-based learning in the classroom to maximize the learning experience. (targeted to community-college, but useable info is mixed in).
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php - website for help in creating rubrics.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters – brain boosters or warmup question ideas.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html - a “best practice” webquest (a lesson designed for students to follow links on the web and do a group cooperative project).
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ - actually it is a site referenced in the webquest above that calculates the current (as of this minute) national debt. Very enlightening.
http://www.epa.gov/kids/ - EPA environmental website for kids -- including educational activities and resources for teachers related to helping our planet.
Michael Gier's Thinky Links:
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080404_004650.html ------ A columnist I like talking about the importance of web 2.0 communication/collaboration tools to education, but more importantly how digital gaming is the model that education must embrace. "If you play a Beowulf game for 20 hours and it includes all the characters and narrative of the book, will you have mastered the material well enough to pass a test? Probably."
Public School Review Site has a remarkable volume of information about demographics and performance of public schools throughout the U.S. Personally, I find it most useful to help identify and compare potential employers, but it also helps parents make school choices, and can help educators find what's working to emulate. Example: the page on Oak Park High School.
MathGen is a for-pay software that creates custom math worksheets, specifically geared toward the individualized needs of special needs students. The site also has these free worksheets (http://www.mathgen.com/free.htm) available.
There are several sources online for "fun" math lessons, which try to make math more real. Here is one:
http://math.rice.edu/%7Elanius/Lessons/ For example, here's one that demonstrates simple algebra with a calendar trick. Here's another site: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
For those who find "academic" studies amusing, here's The History of Pi. The explanation of how Archimedes figured the ratio of the circumference to diameter of a circle (pi) is at once simple and frighteningly complex.
Have your students practice their math skills in a fun baseball metaphor:
Math in Daily Life: a series of everyday relevant math examples put together by the Annenberg Foundation.
"When are we ever going to use this in real life?"
I found most of the above by surfing down from
this index of many good math sites.
Here's an article on "How and why to integrate technology into the classroom." Degree of difficulty: without even trying, I stumbled upon an article that references Mr. Langhorst.
BONUS LINK! "Romantic misconceptions about the nature of mathematics" -- Why Math Matters.
BONUS LINK! Twelve reasons why you should choose math in high school.
BONUS LINK! Do you spend more of your own money on your class than "the average?" (It's $475, if you're wondering).
BONUS LINK! A pithy quote about education, one a day for a year.
*** {end Michael Gier's links section} ***
Sara Bradley's Ten Educational Sites of the Night
*Geared towards high school English*
African American Women Writers of the 19th Century - Database of text, biographies and other references for these writers.
American Library Association - Banned Books - The site in general is a good tool to have on hand, but this section in particular always generates student interest.
Collection of Short Stories - A database of great, classic short stories.
Online Literature Library - Broader based database of classic literature.
English 110 - Poetry exercise uses different pages to analyze a poem.
Judy Blume's Website - Probably more appropriate for middle school English, very kid friendly. Provides advice on writing, references, a section for kids and a section on censorship. (Could tie in well the above ALA site.)
Cartoons - If you like to include cartoons on worksheets, etc., this is a searchable database of comics. The link takes you to a search for "William Shakespeare".
Online Writing Lab The OWL at Purdue is a great resource for upper level students to refer back to on research, citations, grammar, mechanics, and other composition topics.
To Kill a Mockingbird Lesson Plan This lesson plan was of particular interest to me, but you can search the site for lesson plans in all content areas and grade levels which have connections to character education.
FreeRice.Com UN's World Food Program donates twenty grains of rice for every word for which you choose the correct definition.
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