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LESSON PLANS AND TEACHER SOURCES |
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sample of paraphrasing) |
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(links to lessons by subject and grade
level, including ERIC and exemplary plans) |
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(first divided by subjects, then grade
level) |
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(Divided into curriculum, then grade levels
are intermingled—with a plethora of interdisciplinary lessons) |
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(lesson plans divided by elementary, middle,
and high school levels) |
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(Cyberbee--this site helps teachers
integrate technology into their lesson plans) |
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(besides content matrix with links to lesson
plan sites, this has special hot topics—like Harry Potter activities—both for
elementary and secondary) |
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(SPECIAL ED -- these lesson plans are
divided by thematic units for special education) |
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(language
arts, science, social studies, and math—includes a category for current
events—elementary focused) |
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CLIPART SITES
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(free and easy to use—includes animated
gifs—may not download to clipart file) |
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(Discovery
-- free and divided into convenient categories, including holidays and music
logos—also has animated gifs |
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(free and includes a directory to the side
that layers hundreds of choices for the larger categories) |
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FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND KIDS |
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(sponsored
by the American Library Association, this site starts out with a link to 700 safe and
educational sites for kids) |
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(well-known
among kids with computers, Jeeves answers questions by serving as a kind of search engine
to find answers. He also provides activities
for kids to do. The questions can come from
all levels.) |
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(a
place to enter children’s art work—focuses on nature) |
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(creative
sites and activities for kids with active imaginations—upper elementary and middle
school levels) |
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(Middle
School Research Resources in all the curriculum areas—includes dictionaries, maps,
and biographies) |
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(composed
by a journalist mother, this site features contemporary topics of interest to kids, as
well as links to numerous standard sites—includes jokes—probably for grades3-5)
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(a software review for anyone wanting to purchase
software for kids—includes review and price) |
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(Weekly
Reader isn’t just for kids anymore. It
has a teen section and current events category that includes quizzes) |
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(a categorized list of sites useful for
enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated daily to include the best
sites for teaching and learning) |
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Take a tour of the White House |
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Yahooligans--great source for assignments and
information |
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MATH |
Each of these Swathmore cites
is a specific level from the main portal—which besides also leads to Dr. Math and
places to display work. |
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Elementary--K-2 |
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Grades 3-5 |
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More elementary math--including Dr. Math |
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Math tips K-12 |
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Middle School Math |
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High School Math |
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College Math |
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Graduate Level Math |
FUN PLACES FOR KIDS |
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(wonderful
– interactive activities based on programs such as Teletubbies and Mr. Rogers,
includes coloring books) |
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(crazy, fun guy, who makes science fun and
exciting for kids of all ages) |
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(a great reading motivator for reluctant
readers—good examples of dialogue, too) |
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(kids who have a hamster or are planning on
getting one– or a pet of any kind – can find out many things about pet care |
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(kids love this site—hand talk on 3rd
and 4th grade level—K through 6 level. |
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(paper
folding—step by step—great for older elementary or middle school when you need a
fun activity |
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SCIENCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION |
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(for astronomy buffs—daily star watch
and moon phases) |
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(place to get info on the planets—as
well as pictures) |
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(more
satellite, maps, international weather, as well as a side directory to other CNN hotspots |
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(for
advanced biology students—has interactive diagnosis for heart murmurs and cool stuff
like that |
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(
interactive periodic table, clicking on the element brings another screen with info about
the element) |
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(the health and disease category is the
best—defining major diseases) |
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(the
premier site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. Our goal
is to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education
programs for children and youth.) |
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Endangered Animals |
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The Element Song |
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MUSIC |
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(a
place to find music clips—often need to be recorded on your computer to make a .WAV) |
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(another
source for music clips) |
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(music education resource with hundreds of
links) |
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valuable
resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels |
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LIBRARY/GENERAL REFERENCE |
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(replete
with wonderful reference tools) |
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Librarian's
Everything |
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(thesaurus for synonyms, rhyming words,
translations) |
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(encyclopedia available for free) |
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(Merriam-Webster
Dictionary--includes word games, thesaurus, vocabulary builders) |
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(electronic document citation examples) |
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(countless
facts about everything) |
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(free encyclopedia online – secondary
level) |
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(place for downloads from
Microsoft—mostly demos) |
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CYBERMUSEUMS |
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(interactive science activities from San
Francisco Science Museum) |
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(best part is the learning resources
category—several activities) |
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(interesting photos and facts of places such as Mt. Everest, topics such as
robotics) |
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(Smithsonian Museums online—samples of
exhibits and lots of other stuff) |
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(Holocaust Museum in DC—many photos and
journals tell the story objectively) |
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(National Air and Space Museum in DC |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES |
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(popular portal for history buff—about
everything) |
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(good resource for teachers—divided
into historical categories and time periods—as well as special features) |
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(political and physical maps for the world) |
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(map and directions for a trip) |
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(in
addition to maps and directions, this site gives you current information on road
construction and what freeways to avoid) |
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NEWS |
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(unaffected by sensationalism, this is good
journalism, giving in depth coverage about current events, as well as special interest
stories) |
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(this is the AP site, the source for many
local newspapers) |
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(the oldest station in SD has a website—can see those
Doppler weather maps of SD that they are always talking about) |
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(national news—like the paper, it is
good for travelers who fly around the country and want to know the news of the places they
are going) |
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\These next three are sneak previews of the
coming evening news on the network stations—only more in depth |
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CBS |
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NBC |
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ABC |
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(interactive
features, archives, highlights from current issues, demographic maps, lots of stuff} |
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CAREER |
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(money
matters, careers) |
SPECIAL ED |
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(portal to hundreds of links for special
education) |
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(a registry for school home pages) |
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BOOK REVIEWS, LISTS/LITERATURE
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(source
for classic books online) |
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(resources for teaching writing) |
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(recommended reading for young adults) |
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(full list of Newbery winners with review of
current ones) |
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(many resources for teachers—summer
book recommendations—or current recommendations) |
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(wonderful
site for teachers and parents who are always having to recommend books to
students—gives synopsis) |
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LANGUAGES |
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(many
curriculum resources, but extensive lesson plans and activities for foreign language
classes) |
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(more foreign language
activities, but with more exotic languages) |
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