Educational Websites
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
This site is a collection of
educational curriculum based web sites for supporting teaching and learning in
the classroom and on the internet. There is a mailing list available for a
different educational web site to be sent to an e-mail address for each school
day.
(example topics: News Sources/Magazines, History and Social Studies, Special Ed
Resources, Weather Info/Maps)
WebQuest Portal
This site contains
educational news, resources, and links to hundreds of WebQuests (structured
online lessons).
Teaching Internet Literacy
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/tg/litintro.html
This site is for teachers to
get ideas of how to teach students about Internet Literacy. It discusses what
it is and how to test the teacher and student literacy levels.
Teaching Directory Search Strategies
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/tg/search.html
This site discusses using the
Yahooligans directory categories to find specific information. This is different
from just searching the web for keywords.
Boolean Search Tips
http://www.lscc.cc.fl.us/library/guides/boolsea.htm
This is an advanced way to
search for keywords on the internet.
Evaluating Websites
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/tg/evaluatingwebsites.html
This site discussed the four
A’s (Accessible, Accurate, Appropriate, and Appealing)
for using websites
in an educational setting.
Internet Smileys
http://members.aol.com/bearpage/smileys.htm
This is a listing of various
smileys used in e-mail and chat rooms. (examples: :-) happy or :-( sad).
Connected University
http://www.cu.classroom.com/logon.asp
This site is one of the online
learning sites for teachers to assist with using technology in the classroom.
Welcome to the Web
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/welcome/
This site is a web site that
talks about different Internet terms and offers a fun quiz at the end. The
activities are geared for children to walk themselves through the activities to
learn more about the Internet. As a special bonus, there are teaching aides for
elementary school teachers provided at the bottom of the page. Keep in mind
that this is a
Kids on the Net
http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/index.htm
This site is a web site where
kids can post their writing from school or from home. There are collaborative
writing projects and book reviews posted by kids. This is a
KeyPals Club
http://www.teaching.com/keypals/
This site is a place for
students and teachers to sign up to have an electronic pen pal. Classes can
contact classes through the teacher's e-mail account or individual students can
contact each other. Many different countries are represented.
Project Gutenberg
This site provides online
versions of books. Connect to the site for more information on this ongoing
project. These books are not in copyright anymore, so not all books can be
found on this web site. But if the library does not have some of these titles,
this could be another way to have students read them.
Word a Day
http://www.wordsmith.org/words/today.html
This site provides a
different word for each day with the definition. There is usually a sentence
using the word.
What is MLA Style?
This site is an article put
together by the Modern Language Association. It has a link to the online
version of the MLA style guide for high school students.
Citing Internet Resources
http://www.classroom.com/community/connection/howto/citeresources.jhtml
This site is provided by
Classroom Connect and has links to other articles of interest.
Funbrain.com
This site provides
educational games to help motivate students to want to learn. This site is
targeted towards younger students and their parents, but there are also some
good resources for older students.
Educator’s Reference Desk
This site contains the Ask
Eric educational database, as well as other educational resources.
Awesome Library
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
This site organizes the Web
with 25,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in
education (as stated by this web site).
Internet Projects Registry
http://gsh.lightspan.com/GSH/pr/_cfm/index.cfm
This site is a listing of
many different kinds of projects done by students on the Internet. Projects can
be listed by age level (preschool through high school) or searched by age
level. Some projects are an archive of what has been done in the past and
others are current and ongoing. Over 1,000 projects listed.
Blue Webn
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
This site contains a listing
of Blue Ribbon learning sites on the web.
Aesop’s Fables
This sit is an online
collection of Aesop’s Fables. There is also a link to Hans Christian Anderson’s
Fairy Tales.
Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html
This site contains reviews of
children’s books and lessons to go along with some of the books reviewed. It
also contains detailed information on selected authors.
Funny Children’s Poetry
These poems and the site is
directed to children and even gives the kids a chance to review the poetry on
the site.
Lessons for using the free Gamemaker program
http://www.newtown.tased.edu.au/computingweb/gamemaker/
This site contains a link to
the Gamemaker website where the software is located to use with these lessons.
Gamemaker is an easy to use program to help students learn how to make their
own games. The strategy and planning involved with the process is worth the
time spent on these activities.
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
This is a free online
encyclopedia. The articles contain links to other articles, so it is very
interactive.
Mr. Donn’s History Lesson Website
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/
This site contains many
lesson plans for various parts of history.
Quia Web
This site is a collection of
educational web activities, including games and quizzes.
Michelle Stimpson High Interest Low Vocabulary Stories
http://www.michellestimpson.com/Index.html
This site contains stories
with pre and post questions using low level vocabulary. The stories are meant
to appeal to high school level students.
The Best on the Web for Teachers
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.html
This site contains a listing
of various other educational sites.
What Do They Do?
This site contains short,
easy to read summaries of different jobs with questions about the articles.
This is a good way to introduce career exploration to young students.
Writing Prompts or Story Starters
http://www.angelfire.com/ks/teachme/prompts.html
This site is a collection of
writing prompt web sites. There are more than enough to cover every day of the
school year.
HyperHistory Online
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
This site contains a visual
way to look at history with related links to specific information on each part
of the timeline.
EdHelper.com
This site has links for math,
science, health and geography, as well as English. There are both free and paid
worksheets. There are enough free worksheets to let you decide if you want to
pay the yearly fee. The listing of worksheets is very extensive.
Mind Extend
This website has links to
educational games and resources. Students can submit their poetry and have it
posted. There are online crossword puzzles with a way to submit ideas for new
crossword puzzles.