Technology in the Classroom for the Busy Instructor

Several resources are listed below that may help you to search for the perfect "already- made" online lessons and ideas for technology and learning.

The sites below can save countless hours of project preparation, while using classroom technology.

TEACHER RESOURCES
(lesson plans, curriculum, and general information)

Lesson Plans - http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Over 2000+Free Lesson Plans for PreK-12 - Making Teaching Easier!

Discovery Channel School - http://discoveryschool.com/
This site provides video and online activities. Assignment Discovery is commercial-free, and it has a liberal copyright policy. Various theme weeks are broadcast each semester.  In addition, each theme has a subject area mentor who can guide teachers who have questions or want to share ideas about projects. Discovery also includes a listserv to which teachers can subscribe and share various teaching questions and ideas. 

Global Schoolhouse - http://www.gsh.org
The Global Schoolhouse encourages the use of classroom technology and provides many resources, including mailing lists, project links, and products available at special prices.   

Well Connected Educator and Technology and Learning - http://www.techlearning.com/
This site provides teachers and education professionals with a forum to share their ideas and projects. It also provides several contests that award teachers for developing projects and investigating technology concepts and then sharing them with others.  

Kids Domain Brain Builders - http://funschool.kaboose.com/

Use the News - http://www.usethenews.com
This is a popular program bringing local newspapers to the classroom. Teachers will find guides for using newspapers to enhance current events curriculum, and tools for evaluation news articles.  

New York Times Learning Center - http://www.nytimes.com/learning/

This is a daily newspaper geared toward 6th-12th grade.  It includes a daily lesson plan guide for teachers, links for students and parents, and news related activities.

I Love That Teaching Idea - http://ilovethatteachingidea.com/ - we inspire teachers with practical, teacher created ideas and resources that you can use in your classroom immediately.

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/index.html

 

www.noodletools.com

 

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Hot Pick  Kids Click! -- This site will get you to information and activities for any subject.  It also guides you by reading level: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!

ProTeacher—Offers lesson plans by subject in an easy to use format:
http://www.proteacher.com

Funbrain—grammar games, spelling games, math baseball, making
change, reading maps and more (1-5):
http://www.funbrain.com

Houghton Mifflin—classroom activities, lesson plans:
http://www.eduplace.com/search/activity.html

Worksheets:  www.freeworksheets.com  and www.worksheetfactory.com

Atlas:  www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Homework Helper:  www.bjpinchbeck.com

Collaborative Curriculum Archive:  http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/resources.html

Education for Kids - http://www.edu4kids.com

Scholastic—Timely classroom activities, reproducibles, tips and strategies; also, companion activities for Scholastic books:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp  

NEA page—teacher tips:
http://www.nea.org/helpfrom/growing/works4me/library.html

Los Angeles Public Library (books can be put on hold using this site):
http://www.lapl.org/index.html

Fact Monster – www.factmonster.com

 Brain Pop – www.brainpop.com

 

MythWeb – www.mythweb.com

 

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

 

http://www.starfall.com/

 

National Geographic – Geography Expeditions - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

 

PBS Teachers - http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

 

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/parentsteachers/index.html

 

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm

 

http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml

 

Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory
Awesome Library Ratings
ENC Online: The best selection of K-12 mathematics and science...
 Explorer: Math & Science

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RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR KIDS & TEACHERS
Yahooligans—Kids’ version of Yahoo!; a research tool, search by
topic: http://www.yahooligans.com
Kids’ almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary: http://kids.infoplease.com
Ask Jeeves for Kids! -- type in a question, it gives you the source(s) for the answer: www.askjeeves.com
Dictionary.com
Perdue Grammar & Language - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ 
Google Scholar - http://scholar.google.com/ 
Berkley Guide for MLA Citations - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html 
Citation Machine - http://citationmachine.net/ 
Columbia Style Guide - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos2006/basic.html 
Easy Bibliography Site - http://www.easybib.com/ 
Plagiarism - http://www.plagiarism.com/

Math Resources Science Resources Language Arts Resources History/Social Science Resources
Arts & Music Resources Physical Education Resources Special Needs  

Math Resources
 Algebra Buster - http://www.algebra-online.com/
Algebra Help - http://www.algebrahelp.com/
Free Math Help - http://www.freemathhelp.com/geometry.html
Mega Mathematics (Los Alamos National Laboratory) - http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/index.html
US Treasury - http://www.ustreas.gov/

MathStories—Thousands of math story problems organized by grade
level and topic.  Worksheets can be printed and used free of charge (1-5):
http://www.mathstories.com

Hot Pick Weekly Brain Teaser—Each Wednesday evening this site provides you with one new Brain Teaser at three grade ranges (3-4,5-6, 7+).  Solutions are posted the following Wednesday:
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain

Math Forum—math resources by subject:
http://mathforum.org/

Ask Dr. Math—get math questions answered:
http://mathforum.org/dr.math

A+ Math—exercises, puzzles, games (1-5):
http://www.aplusmath.com

Math Baseball (1-5):
http://www.funbrain.com/math

Houghton Mifflin Math page:
http://www.eduplace.com/math/index.html

Everyday Mathematics Center - http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/students/index.shtml


Illuminations (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)

Interactive math activities online

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

Spanning the entire K-12 range, this resource includes:

1) i-Maths: online, interactive, multimedia math investigations. All i-Maths are built around interactive math applets, and some also include video clips.

2) Internet-Based Lesson Plans: examples of how the Internet can be used to help create effective Standards-based mathematics lessons.

3) Math-lets: math applets you can download and use to explore math and create interactive lessons on your own.

4) Inquiry on Practice:  video vignettes, research reports, and articles designed to encourage thinking and discussion about how to improve the teaching and learning

5) Selected Web Resources: use the dynamic table to selectively search over 1040 carefully reviewed resources.

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Science Resources
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute - http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience
U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program - http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
Franklin Institute Science Museum - http://sln.fi.edu/
I Can Do That! - http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/index.htm
Kinetic City - http://www.kineticcity.com/
PBS Kids - http://www.pbs.org/kratts
MadSci Network  - http://www.madsci.org/
University of California Museum of Paleontology - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
San Diego Zoo - http://www.sandiegozoo.org/
ARS' Sci4Kids - http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research - http://www.ucar.edu/
Web Elements Periodic Table - http://www.webelements.com/
Rader's Biology 4 Kids - http://www.biology4kids.com/
The Nine Planets Solar System - http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp
Virtual Frog Dissection - http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html
Butterfly Collection at the Field Museum - http://www.fmnh.org/butterfly/default.htm
Bill Nye the Science Guy - http://illuminations.nctm.org/
Deep Space 2 - Mars Microprobe (3-5): http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds2

NASA Homepage—Information and pictures on Mars Global Surveyor, Earth Observatory, Space Flight, Women & NASA, and more.  Also click on “NASA for Kids” to find information on Airplanes, Earth, Planets, Space Travel, Stars & Galaxies, and more (2-5): http://www.nasa.gov

San Francisco Exploratorium—Rotating exhibits and activities such as photos from Solar Eclipse, Sheep Brain Dissection, Science of Sports.  You may want to check this site periodically since exhibits change (2-5): http://www.exploratorium.edu

Bill Nye the Science Guy - http://illuminations.nctm.org/

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Language Arts Resources
 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
Palomar Shakespeare Site - http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/  
Shakespeare Online - http://www.shakespeare-online.com/
Kids Pub - http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub
 Dreamhouse: Nursery Rhymes for all ages - http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes.html
Vocabulary University - http://www.vocabulary.com/
Grammar Now - http://www.grammarnow.com/
Poetry for the Elementary Classroom - http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1991/4/91.04.06.x.html
The Young Writers Club - http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html 
 Biographical Dictionary - http://www.s9.com/biography/
Biography.com - http://www.biography.com/
Harlem Renaissance - http://www.levity.com/corduroy/harlem.htm
The Academy of American Poetry - http://www.poets.org/index.php
Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color - http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/index.htm

Hot Pick  Children’s Literature Web Guide—Spend time browsing through this site!  Check out “More Links”  as “Authors on the Web”, where you can contact authors, get information on how they work, see pictures of them, and more.  Among the authors included are Eric Carle, Tomie DePaola, Crockett Johnson, Ezra Jack Keats, Dr. Seuss, Chris Van Allsburg, Audrey Wood, Jan Brett, Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Roald Dahl, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Betsy Byars, Jean George, and Katherine Paterson: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown

The Author’s Page—Link to specific authors’ web sites, email addresses: http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/askauthor/
Grammar Gorillas—games identifying parts of speech (1-5): http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Spellaroo—spelling games (1-5): http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo/index.html
Reading Rainbow site—web site for PBS educational series designed to encourage and motivate young children to read good books and visit their local libraries (K-2): http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/
Reading games from White House literacy program (could be sent home to
parents) (K,1): http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/begin.html
White House Literacy Program—reading homework activities (3-6): http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/young.html  

Hero’s Journey:

CAL online (hero's journey summary) - http://www.cusd.com/calonline/americanlit/module02/02lessons/0202a1herojourneysteps.htm

Intro to the Hero's Journey - http://www.loyno.edu/~MidAges/sdemers.html

The Hero's Journey - http://www.yourheroicjourney.com/Journey.shtml

 

Recommended Reading Lists:

California's List of Recommended Reading - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/

DSUSD Advanced Placement Reading List - http://www.dsusd.k12.ca.us/ds1/edservices/publish/page4.html

DSUSD Recommended Reading - http://www.dsusd.k12.ca.us/ds1/edservices/publish/page5.html

 

Persuasive Essays:

Fallacies - http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/index.html#index

The Persuasive Appeals - http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Persuasive%20Appeals/Logos.htm

 

Essay Contests for Students & Teachers:

Ayn Rand Essay Contests - http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_index

Kenyon Review - http://www.kenyonreview.org/programs/ywpp.php

Poetic Power - http://www.poeticpower.com/

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History / Social Science Resources
ArchNet Home Page (Virtual Library of Archeology)- http://www.lib.uconn.edu/ArchNet
CIA Kids - https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/index.html
How Far Is It? - http://www.indo.com/distance
The Creative Connections Project - http://www.ccph.com/
Library of Congress - Thomas - http://thomas.loc.gov/
United Nations Cyber School Bus - http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
The White House Kids Page - http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
Empires Past - http://library.advanced.org/16325/indexie.shtml
The Greatest Places - http://www.greatestplaces.org/
CNN Online - http://www.cnn.com/
The New York Times Learning Network - http://www.nytimes.com/learning
Time Magazine for Kids & Teachers - http://www.pathfinder.com/TFK
Times Online Global - http://www.the-times.co.uk/
Chicago Tribune - http://www.chicagotribune.com/
MSNBC - http://www.msnbc.com/
History Course Models - http://www.history.ctaponline.org/

CIA Web Site - Fact book shows maps and gives information by country on population, military, economy, transnational issues (1-5):
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook

Global SchoolNet Foundation - Online game in which students use maps & clues to determine hidden location (3-5): http://gsn.org/project/gg

SCORE: History/Social Science -  http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/

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Arts & Music Resources
 Art Museum - http://www.artmuseum.net/
Kennedy Center Artsedge - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Minneapolis Institute of Arts - http://www.artsmia.org/
Mr. Holland's Opus Forum - http://www.mhopus.org/
Music Education Online - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2405/index.html
Music Studio Direct - http://www.mtlc.net/
National Museum of African Art - http://www.si.edu/nmafa/exhibits/currexhb.htm
Virtual Library Museums Page - http://www.icom.org/vlmp
Americans for the Arts - http://www.artsusa.org/
Art Talk - http://www.arttalk.com
Jacobs School of Music - http://www.music.indiana.edu
Strings in the Mountains (Mozart) - http://www.stringsinthemountains.org/m2m/1once.htm
Web Museum, Paris - Hot Pick List of artists, biographies, sample works [including Mondrian, Monet, Van Gogh, Cassatt, Klee, Matisse, Michelangelo]: http://metalab.unc.edu/louvre/paint/auth
Joan Miro: http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Miro.html
Claude Monet: http://giverny.org/monet/welcome.htm
Georgia O’Keeffe: http://sunsite.auc.dk/cgfa/okeeffe  
Paul Klee: http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Klee.html 
Henri Matisse: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/matisse_henri.html 
Pablo Picasso: http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Pablo.html 
Diego Rivera: http://www.diegorivera.com 
Andy Warhol: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/ftptoc/warhol_ext.html
Getty Museum—lesson plans broken down by grade: http://www.getty.edu/education/search/
Sousa: http://www.dws.org/sousa
Scott Joplin - Biography and other links: http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Joplin.html
Bach: http://www.jsbach.org
George Gershwin, biography, musical selections: http://www.gershwinfan.com
Brahms: http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/brahms.html
Art Adventures—Go “into” a painting to learn color theory, glossary of art terms, artist biographies, teachers’ resources, hands-on activities: http://www.sanford-artedventures.com

A mystery-solving activity that teaches about artists and contrasting painting styles (2-5): http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html

Los Angeles County Art Museum: http://www.lacma.org/

Classical MIDI Archives - Extensive selection of composers and their compositions; you can hear musical selections [including Mozart, Sousa, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Scott Joplin, Handel, Bach, Brahms]: http://www.prs.net/midi.html

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Physical Education
Elementary Physical Education—Description of various elementary level P.E. games & principles: http://www.ops.org/pe/elem.html

Special Needs
 Attention Deficit Disorder Association - http://www.add.org/
Sighted Electronics - http://www.sighted.com/
Web Accessibility Initiative - http://www.w3.org/WAI
Access-Ability Mobility Aid (UK) - http://www.access-ability.co.uk/
A Basic Guide to ASL - http://www.masterstech-home.com/ASLDict.html
Wall Street Journal Article - http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/1999JulSep/0031.html
National Federation of the Blind - http://www.nfb.org/
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - http://www.ed.gov/pubs/TeachersGuide/osers.html
LD Online - http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/teaching-1.html
Access to Disability Data - http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/guidelines98.html

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