Starting Points
General Information, Lesson Plans, Teaching Tools, Tips, etc.
| 180 Technology Tips | A tip a day for the school year delivered to your inbox. Items are archived and indexed and cover a variety of topics. |
| Best Website of the Month | Selection of the top websites for various curriculum areas -- choices are archived. |
| B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper | Collection of curriculum oriented sites designed by a 9 year old & Dad. |
| CNN Interactive | Complete CNN news site with audio and video clips. |
| CNN Student Version | Teacher's edition of CNN, complete with Lesson Plans and activities. |
| Curriculum and Instruction | High quality curriculum and teaching strategies. |
| Discovery Channel Lesson Plans | Great lessons developed around Discovery Channel videos. Check out the links in each of the lessons. |
| Education World | Searchable database of over 56,000 sites useful in teaching. |
| Global Schoolhouse | Source for collaborative projects world wide |
| High School Hub | Free portal to curriculum and high interest sites. |
| Interactive Quiz Option | Math, geography, and language quizzes. Works with SmartBoards. |
| Internet Public Library | All purpose reference tool with links to thousands of resources in all subject areas. |
| Internet Scout Report | Websites for researchers and educators -- Published bi-weekly. |
| Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators | Lists of thousands of sites useful to educators. |
| Learning Event Generator | Great list of learning choices to liven up the classroom. |
| Librarians' Index to the Internet | Top sites organized by subject discovered by professional librarians. |
| Microsoft Education | Fantastic lesson plan link. |
| National Public Radio | Archives of sound files from present and past broadcasts -- REQUIRES SOUND CAPABILITIES |
| Newsweek | Magazine information and news. |
| New York Public Library Digital Images | Collection on Flickr is copyright friendly for use in student projects. |
| PBS | Information from various PBS programs -- good source for basic beginning research information. |
| PDtogo | Resources on differentiated instruction. Uses SmartBoards and other active learning tools. |
| Pictures from Time Magazine | Access picture of the day, week, and year along with many other excellent visuals. |
| Smithsonian Education Portal | Well organized access to the educational materials developed to use with Smithsonian exhibits. |
| Smithsonian Institution | Portal access to all the information available at the Smithsonian websites. |
| Study Stack | Searchable set of interactive study tools and games. |
| Teachable Moment | Lesson plans designed to promote critical thinking and work with timely events. |
| Teaching Tools | Worksheet and puzzle generators |
| Telecollaborate | Templates, Tips, and sources for Internet collaboration projects. |
| ThinkQuest Projects | Access to a variety of student projects and wonderful Internet activities in all subject areas. |
| Time Magazine | Magazine information and Time news Information. |
| The Ultimate List of Calculators | Perform almost any conversion or calculation in areas like science and math, health, finance, and more! |
| USA Today | Complete USA Today site with excellent educational links and lesson plans. |
| US News and World Report | Great website that contains almost eh complete magazine. |
| Virtual Museum Library Pages | Comprehensive listing of on-line museums and exhibits. |