THE ABC'S OF WEB RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS

CONNECTING CURRICULUM AND TECHNOLOGY

The web contains a vast storehouse of resources to help educators find and use materials for teaching and learning our curriculum. The one major problem, however, is how do we find the time to locate those resources which would be most useful. This web page is an attempt to link you to resources which are robust and widely used. Below is a sampling of sites we have put together. The plan is that each site will then be linked to other sites. Please forward your comments and any additions you would like to add to this list

Happy Surfing!

AIMS: Association of Illinois Middle-Level Schools

AOL School: Teacher resources from one of the most popular web service provider

Art Institute of Chicago: Visit the Web Site and take a look

AVID: Audio Visual Institute of Dupage. Contains a listing of movies as well as software, hardware, and professional journals which can be checked out to the teacher

Blue Web'N Educational Web Sites: See some of the best in all subject areas

Brainpop: Health science and technology animations and educational site for kids

Character Counts: Working to advance character education by teaching the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship
 
Cooperative Learning: Link to the Cooperative Learning Network

Copyright for Educators: Learn all you need to know about copyright and fair use laws. Let's be legal

Developmentally Appropriate Practices: A page of best practices web sites

Differentiated Instruction: A guide for differentiation based upon Carol Ann Tomlinson's work

Discovery School: Find a broad range of resources for students, teachers, and parents to enhance learning. Check out their teacher newsletter

Education World: Claimed to be the educator's best friend, take a look at the wealth of resources

Epals: The world's largest online community, expand your classroom to reach others all over the world

Frog Dissection: The interactive frog dissection tutorial

Funderstanding: Engaging "kids" in learning can be fun

Glendale Heights: Visit the Village's Web Site

Global School House: Please use the links on this page to find Global Schoolhouse content and tools

History Channel: Helpful history links as well as a feature about what happened today in years past

Houghton Mifflin: Houghton Mifflin's education center for all subjects and professional development
Illinois: State Web Site

Illinois Standards: Get a "bird's eye view of the state's learning standards and available resources

Illinois History: The Illinois State Museum

Journey North: A web site devoted to the study of wildlife migration in North America
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: A categorized list of links by curriculum content area
Languages: Link to this site to get information about different languages

Learning Styles: This site provides a simple test to determine student learning styles.(offered by M. Peterka as an aide to differeniating instruction)

Lesson Plan Developer: This is an excellent source for lesson plans across all subjects. It also includes ideas for special events, legal holidays, and seasonal activities. This site has a wealth of ideas worth exploring.

Library of Congress: This day in history

Local Assessments in Math and Reading: Quick access to local tests and results

Marco Polo: Internet content for the classroom

Mathematics: Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Math Illuminations: Find National math standards, Internet lesson plans and math activities

Museums in Chicago: Get a listing of their web sites

National Geographic: This popular magazine now has articles online.
Oceans and other bodies of water: Searchable web site by oceans as well as links to other related sites
PBS: Public Broadcasting System Educational Resources

Puzzlemaker: Create and print customized word search, crossword math puzzles using your word lists

Quizzes: Here is a great source to find geography, history, English and math quizzes to be taken online
Reading: Illinois Reading Council

Illinois READS: State programs and resources

Reference Desk: Find a listing of many sites as well as encyclopedias, almanacs as well as primary source literature

Regional Office of Education: Dupage County ROE

Scholastic School: Visit one of the top rated sites for teacher resources

School Improvement: See how our schools compare to others on state tests

Science: Illinois State Academy of Science

Skills Connection Tips: Get some helpful hints right from Scantron on how to use Skills Connection

Social Studies in Illinois: Illinois Council for the Social Studies

Space: See the latest in space exploration

Technology and Engaged Learning: Links to using technology to "engage" learners
United States History: Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

United States History: Visit the National Archives

United States History: A "kid's" view

Virtual Newspapers: A listing of newspapers from around the country as well as some links to foreign press
Web Quest Page: A Web Quest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web

Web Site Design: Designing subject area web sites to expand the walls of the classroom

Web Worksheet Wizard: Beth Buchler's workshop on the Web with tools to use for tomorrow's lesson plan

White House: Visit the nation's executive branch

Write On Illinois: Get firsthand information on state writing expectations

Xpeditions@nationalgeographic.com: This site contains a virtual museum filled with interactive exhibits and resources for curriculum implementation
Yahooligans Teachers Guide: Learn how to use the www.yahooligans.com with your students
Zip Code Look-up: Complete listing of all zip codes

Zoo: Visit the Brookfield Zoo web site and see what is available

Zoo: See Lincoln Park Zoo like you never saw it before

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