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| ALL SUBJECTS | 4Teachers | Lessons, quiz makers, rubric maker, calendar makers, classroom designer (draw layout of your classroom furniture) and more. “4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources....There are also tools for student use.... [and] resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.' |
| Awesome Library | "organizes the Web with 35,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education." |
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| Blue Web’N | “Blue Web'n is an online library of 1923 outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects). You can search by grade level (Refined Search), broad subject area (Content Areas), or specific sub-categories (Subject Area). Includes a technology section.” | |
| ClassroomConnect | ||
| Education Index | Sites selected by a publisher of educational materials. Search by lifestage, from prenatal and infant all the way to college and continuing education or subject. |
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| Gateway to Educational Materials | All subjects
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| Graphic Organizers | ||
Create your own graphic organizers online. This site includes concept maps, KWL charts, SQ3R organizers, timelines, and Venn diagram generators. |
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For grades K-4; graphic organizer software is available on 6 computers in Milne's Teacher Education Resource Center (TERC); online Demo and free 30 Day download ; borrow CD-ROM from Teacher Education Resource Center For grades 4 and up; graphic organizer software version 8 is on 6 public computers in Milne's Teacher Education Resource Center; version 7 is available on all public computers on campus; online demo and free 30 Day Web Download |
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| IPL Pathfinder: Resources for Teachers | Internet Public Library special page for teachers. Lesson plan links, national teaching organizations, sites for connecting with other teachers and more |
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| K-12 Sources, Curriculum, Lesson Plans | Extensive links. |
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| Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators | Provides extensive resources for K-12 students and teachers covering 20 major categories of curriculum subject matter, background material and curriculum content as well as teaching activities. |
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| Lesson Plans and Activities | ||
| Lesson Plan Search | This is a search engine for lesson plan sites. Most topics covered. Use search box to find lesson on a specific topic such as 'inventions.' |
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| LessonPlanZ.com | Internet Public Library special page for teachers. Lesson plan links, national teaching organizations, sites for connecting with other teachers and more |
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| MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resource for Online Teaching | Links to online learning materials with annotations such as peer reviews (reviewed by other teachers) and assignments. | |
| Road Map to the Web | Compiled by T.H.E. Journal (Technological Horizons in Education) Covers all school subjects with links to sites concerned with standards and assessment, clip art, lesson plans, reference works, virtual field trips, web projects, maps, primary sources and much more. |
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| Thinkfinity | Lesson plans, webquest guides, interactives and more. |
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| QuizStar | Manage all of your classes and quizzes from one place; Allow your students to take and review quizzes outside the classroom; Access QuizStar from any Internet-connected computer; Attach media files to questions! Make quizzes in multiple languages. | |
| Quia | "Web-based learning activities and assessments." | |
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| Annenberg/CPB http://www.learner.org | Videos about teaching and learning | |
| Discovery Education Streaming | Streaming videos for preK-12, may be viewed online or downloaded for classroom use. Still images, audio, teacher's guides, student activity handouts, quiz maker and more. Videos searchable by keyword, subject area, grade level or NYS Learning Standards. SUNY Geneseo subscribes to this database; when you are teaching you may obtain a FREE account from local PBS station (check details in your school for this Video On Demand service) | |
| FindSounds | Search for all types of sounds you might use to enrich lesson and unit plans | |
| intime (integrating technologies into the methods of education | ||
| Teacher's Network | ||
| TeacherTube | ||
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/READING/LITERACY | Provides reviews, graded and thematic lists and more. |
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Comprehensive humanities resource site with lesson plans for literature and links to other sites. |
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Teachers' guides, interviews, and author and illustrator profiles. |
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Includes lesson plans, stage setting tips and more. |
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Articles, poetry, fiction, nonfiction and more. |
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Contains thematic book lists. |
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To encourage young authors, contains discussion, forum, resource links, market information, advice from pros, articles |
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Also see Internet Public Library Teens |
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Lists of recently published books for children and young adults recommended by teachers, librarians and young readers. |
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Lesson plans, links, books, resources. |
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Children's book lists and sites. |
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National Council of Teachers of English Teaching Ideas |
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National Science Teachers Association recommended non-fiction books about science. See orange bar on right side of page for links to each year’s list. |
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Recommended reading lists and other information for children, parents and teachers. |
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Lessons, activities and more. Joint project of National Council of Teachers of English, International Reading Association and Marco Polo K-12 Resources |
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A project of LearningPage.com, contains downloadable guided reading books, lesson plans, worksheets, flash cards. |
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S.C.O.R.E. http://www.score.k12.ca.us/ |
Contains lesson plans, language arts links, and a teacher resources section. |
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Winning Titles [for young adults] from the Young Adult Librarians Association |
More language arts links available in "All Subjects' above. |
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Bartleby.com:Great Books Online httP://www.bartleby.com |
Free online classics of literature, nonfiction and reference |
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Internet Classics Archive http://classics.mit.edu |
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| Internet Public Library Reading Room http://www.ipl.org/reading/ | ||
Shakespeare Plays Online http://www.shakespeare.com/FirstFolio/ |
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| Information Please Kids' Almanac | ||
| Thesaurus.com | ||
| Refdesk.com | ||
| Music IMPORTANT: Music education is also included in many of the websites under ALL SUBJECTS above. | ||
| National Association of Music Education My Music Class | "My Music Class is an online idea center and lesson plan library, filled with standards-aligned teaching ideas and resources, exclusively for MENC members." (description retrieved from website 10/20/08) YOU WILL NEED TO JOIN TO ACCESS LESSON PLANS | |
| Online songs and music | ||
| Social Studies IMPORTANT: Social Studies is also included in many of the websites under ALL SUBJECTS above. | American Memory | "American Memory is a gateway to
rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the |
History resources on our SUNY Geneseo College Libraries Webpage |
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Links to sites related to many history topics and containing many primary sources. |
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Primary sources, activities and training for students and educators. Click on search in left column to find a specific topic. |
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Election Teaching Resources Lesson Plans Teachable Moments Notable Social Studies Trade Books (fiction and non-fiction books for children and young adults) Also see this related book in our library: Children's literature & social studies: selecting and using notable books in the classroom Call number: curr CC 372.6 C54 1993 |
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Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation professionals, and educators, these lessons use historic sites to explore American history. |
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Opper Project on using editorial cartoons to understand history |
From the Cartoon Research Library at the Ohio State University. |
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| LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH IMPORTANT :Languages are also included in many of the websites under ALL SUBJECTS above. | ||
| OneLook Dictionary Search | Special feature: enter a word or phrase in one language and have it translated into other languages |
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| Many different languages are included. | ||
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| Best French Websites | Award-winning site created by Jim Becker, Proessor Emeritus, Univ of Northern Iowa. | |
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| Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents | ||
| Espanol | ||
| EspanOle! Pagina Principal | ||
| Excelente Biblioteca | ||
| Recursos Electronicos | ||
| Spanish language and Hispanic Cultures | Links to all types of resources in Spanish including magazines and newspapers, radio and tv information. .Especially see link to The Daily Press | |
| Spanish language newspapers (MIT) | Some links on this page require a subscription that we do not have (if you get a box requesting a password, you will not be able to view those links). | |
Includes many different aspects of spanish life and culture including links to magazines and newspapers |
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| MATH AND SCIENCE IMPORTANT: Math and Science are also included in many of the websites under ALL SUBJECTS above. | ||
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| American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)/ Marco Polo | Science NetLinks and AAAS Science Hot Links | |
| Center for Learning Technologies in Urban Schools | Curriculum units for middle school science developed in Michigan and Illinois (be sure to compare with national and New York State Standards). | |
| Center for Curriculum Materials in Science | Evolving site – check in future for information on new teaching methods and materials | |
| Dolan DNA Learning Center Programs | Instructional materials for middle and high school students | |
| National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) SCROLL DOWN ON NSTA PAGE | Teacher resources page including teaching ideas, recommended books for teachers and students, links to National Standards, position statements on national science issues, online books and bookstore. | |
| NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books Annual Lists 1996 –latest year | (National Science Teachers Association). See orange bar on right side of page for links to each year’s list. | |
| NSTA Recommends | Search for teaching materials by topic and grade level. | |
| National Science Teachers Association links to other websites. | IMPORTANT: “...The websites on this page are not "recommended by NSTA"; they are recommended by you (and others like you). NSTA makes no claims as to their accuracy, superiority to other sites,etc. | |
| NSDL- National Science Digital Library | Created by the National Science Foundation to provide organized access to high quality resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. | |
| NSDL Blog for teachers--Pat's Picks | ||
| United States Department of Education | Lessons, animations, videos, research etc. for all school subjects. | |
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This instructional page created and maintained by Barbara Clarke, Associate Librarian, Head, Teacher Education Resource Center, Milne Library
State University of New York at Geneseo
Geneseo, New York 14454
clarke@geneseo.edu
Last revised 9/2009