Teacher Tools

• 4Teachers (GREAT tools - like RubiStar)
• Free Worksheets
• Lesson Plan Page - good resource for beginning teachers, as well as those that have written thousands of lessons!
• The Teachers Corner for primary and intermediate teachers
• Educational CyberPlayground
• Lesson Plans using Technology from ISTE
• Online Lessons using Productivity Tools
• Microsoft Educators - many ideas for using Office in the classroom
• Using Productivity Tools in Elementary Classrooms
• Children's Search Engines

All-Purpose Sites

• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - resources categorized in meaningful ways, constantly updated
• PBS TeacherSource - wonderful resource for lesson plans and activities to accompany many of the PBS shows
• Pics4Learning - free pictures for educators
• Sites for Teachers hundreds of websites rated by popularity
• The New Curriculum - great online magazine with interesting articles for all educators
• Mr. Grossman's Links - teacher-made resource list for all content areas and teacher resources
• The Educator's Reference Desk - excellent site for lesson ideas
• Scholastic for Teachers - many good ideas, lesson plans, etc. by the makers of Scholastic Magazine
• Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers - excellent ideas for integrating technology into teaching

National Curriculum Sites

• National Council of Teachers of English
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Science Teachers Organization
• National Council for the Social Studies
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Curriculum and Content Standards ALL curriculum and content standards

Elementary Education

• Theme Ideas - great site from Newfoundland
• Learning Page - ideas for K-3
• CanTeach -ideas for elementary classrooms
• FunSchool - interactive games for K-5
• KinderSite games, songs and stories
• Change Maker – This game allows students to practice making change. Levels can be changed to meet needs to student.
• Make a Dollar – This is a virtual manipulative game in which students drag coins to make a dollar. Levels can be changed to meet needs to student.
• Match the Times – This memory game allows students to match the time on an analog clock with the time on a digital clock.
• Animal Weigh In! – Students practice their knowledge of equivalency between pounds and ounces. Levels can be changed to meet needs to student.
• Measure the Teddy Bears! – This interactive game teaches measurement of units.

Sites for Secondary Students

• High School Hub - free online learning center with subject guides and interactive quizzes for all subjects

Math

• Jefferson Labs - interactive science and math games
• Real Time Data Numbers in Search of a Problem...

Collaboration Ideas

• Global SchoolHouse
• KidLink (multi-language site)

Student Research Ideas

• Research Modules for K-12 Students
• Webquests
• WIP (Web Inquiry Projects)

Social Sciences

• H-Net - extensive teaching resources for history
• American Memory's Front Door for Teachers, a MUST have link for all history teachers!
• The New York Times Learning Network - current events links and lesson ideas
• The Online Reference Desk - "the single best source for facts"

SOL related information

• SOL Standards ALL
• Practice SOL Tests
• Practice SOL Tests for Science, Math & Technology
• Foreign Language SOLs
• Scope and Sequence Guide for SOLs a curriculum outline for teaching content in all grade levels

Digital Media Ideas

• Movie Maker Projects
• Digital Video "how to" (also see links to students and teachers for more ideas)
• Kathy Schrock's Gadgets page - see Digital Cameras and Camcorders in the Classroom section
• Apple's iMovie for Educators

English

• KidLink (students may post their own works)
• MidLink - digital magazine for students by students (ages 8-18)

Foreign Language Sites

• Spanish Resources

Data Sites

• School Matters - a public source for information and analysis about our nation's public schools.

Science

• NASA Quest
• Environmental Kids Club - lots of activities for K-12
• Center for Innovation in Science and Engineering Education
• Jefferson Labs - interactive science and math games