Web Resources For Teachers
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
Classroom 2.0 the social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and Social Media in education
Internet4Classrooms educational and technology information to help you use the internet effectively
Learner.org Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Read Write Think Lesson Plans, Student Interactives and Professional Development
4Teachers Teach with technology
A to Z Teacher Stuff for Teachers
EDSITEment "The Best of the Humanities on the Web"
Bob’s Place of Educational Links
K-12: Teachers’ Reference Section
Enchanted Learning [paid membership required]
Learner.org Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
In-Service Training from Terry and Jonathan Shrout:
Ideas for Utilizing a 90-min Block
Gooru Gooru is a search engine for learning that allows you to explore and study over 2,600 standards-aligned and personalized study guides. Study guides cover 5th-12th grade math and science topics, and resources include digital textbooks, animations, instructor videos and more. All resources are vetted and organized by teachers or Gooru's content experts...
CK12 Flexbooks Free downloadable textbooks
Khan Academy With over 3,200 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, we're on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
bubbl.us Easy-to-use brainstorm and mind map online (can be saved or printed)
Webspiration Idea Mapping Brainstorm and idea map online (a little harder to use, but more choices; free account required)
Essay Map at ReadWriteThink Interactive Essay organizer which students can submit to their teacher online.
Persuasion Map at ReadWriteThink Interactive organizer for a persuasive essay (can be printed when finished)
Notetaker at ReadWriteThink A hierarchical outlining tool that allows students to organize up to five levels of information for reading and writing activities
Timeline at ReadWriteThink A handy tool for classroom use that guides students through the process of organizing information in timeline form and results in a polished finished product
Venn Diagram (2 circles) at ReadWriteThink A handy tool for classroom use that guides students through the process of organizing information in Venn diagram form (especially good for comparison/contrast projects)
Venn Diagram (3 circles) at ReadWriteThink
MISCELLANEOUS
Rubistar Find or make rubrics
Discovery School’s Puzzlemaker
Printing Press at ReadWriteThink An interactive Printing Press which assists students in creating newspapers, brochures, flyers, and booklets
Essenburg tutorial Target student application of a biblical perspective to course content
SchoolNotes Make a class website
Storybird Collaborative storytelling using art (great for language classes)
Mobile Study Create quizzes that can be downloaded to mobile phones
Books Should Be Free Free audio books from the public domain
Lulu Self-publishing, Book Printing and Publishing Online
Create Space Self-publishing and Free Distribution for Books
CLIP ART & IMAGES (public domain)
RESEARCH, PLAGIARISM AND EVALUATING WEBSITES
OWL: Handouts Research and Documenting Sources
Turnitin plagiarism check and other tools--membership required
Plagiarism.org Definitions and plans to help prevent student plagiarism
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Teaching students to evaluate web sites
Fair Use and Copyright for Teachers A clear treatment of this issue
In the News: New Teacher Tips (some resources focused on science teachers)
On the Web: New Teacher Tips (some resources focused on science teachers)
Articles from the Science Scope Archives: New Teacher Tips (some resources focused on science teachers)
English Companion "where English teachers meet to help each other"
The OWL at Purdue online writing lab; MLA resources
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Literary Elements Map at ReadWriteThink Interactive mapping of characters, conflict, resolution and setting
Plot Diagram at ReadWriteThink Interactive plot diagram to be filled in and printed
Scirus a science search engine
Movies, Flash Animations & Essential Study Partner Links
How stuff works Science Channel
Online Conversions – Convert Units at Asknumbers.com
Daily Nature & Science News @ National Geographic
Biology
Access Excellence at the National Health Museum
Access Excellence Graphics Gallery a series of labeled diagrams with explanations representing the important processes of biotechnology
Biology Education Online an interactive, online, peer reviewed, electronic journal
Biology Electronic Encyclopedia (BEE)
Biodidac a bank of digital resources for teaching biology
Awesome Science Teacher Resources
AP Environmental Science
APES Notes Mrs. Sealy's Environmental Science Course notes
APES Labs and Activities also from Mrs. Sealy's course
Companion Site to Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, 7th Edition
Course Notes: AP Environmental Science
Dr. E's Science Page AP Environmental Science and Physics
Maryland Sea Grant Marine Education: Biofilms & Biodiversity
APES sample AP test questions and scoring guides
The Habitable Planet Interactive labs
Environmental Literacy Council: Environmental Science Course Material
Integrated Science 8
Daily Weather Map downloadable pdf files
AWEKAS Automatic Weather Map System
The Science Spot middle school science ideas and resources
The Physics Classroom or Integrated Science 8
Primary Science Resources: Electricity for Integrated Science 8
Event-Based Science for Integrated Science 8
Dr. Carlson's Science Theater "home of the best science demonstrations on the web"
Life Science
Christianity Today: How to Teach Sex
Nobel Prize.org: The Immune System
Med Myst : RICE Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning: Infectious Diseases
Foundation for a Drug-Free World
Answers in Genesis Young Earth Creationists
Xpeditions @ National Geographic (lesson plans, activities, atlas maps, news & more -- grades K-12)
A Chronology of US Historical Documents (by the University of Oklahoma College of Law)
History Link 101 (lots of historical/cultural information and links by period and place)
National Geographic Online (maps, photography, travel, more)
New York Times Learning Network
BBC History (of Britain)
The National [British] Archives (collected over a 1000 years of British history)
KidsNumbers.com Addition For Kids!
Algebra.help Calculators, Lessons, and Worksheets
Graphing Vector Calculator an interactive Java applet
Study Skills
Web Site Directory: Teaching Social Skills
In Time: Teaching Students Cooperative Skills
Cooperative Learning Techniques
Tools for Teaching: Collaborative Learning Group work and study skills
Suite 101.com: Articles for college preparation Listening, note-taking, etc.
The Middle School Student's Guide to Ruling the World
EdTech: 5 Elements of Cooperative Learning
Learning Styles and the Online Environment
Study Skills Toolkit How to take good notes while listening