Links to Resources on the Internet
These links have been selected in order to
provide access to educational resources on the Internet and World Wide
Web for easier integration into Morgan Local's Curriculum. We hope you
will find these links productive in your endeavors to educate students
and to share knowledge and ideas with others. If you find a link that doesn't
work, please email Todd Spence (mc-spencet@seovec.org) with the link name.
More
Educational Links by grade level (Thanks to Northern Local for this link).
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Art and Music
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ArtsEdge
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ArtsEdNet
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Arts Education Partnership
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Art Libraries of North America -
Founded in 1972, the Art Libraries Society of North America represents
a creative diversity of expertise and interests. Producers, purveyors,
and users of all types of art information join in dynamic collaboration!
Through its many works and activities -- conferences, publications, awards,
ARLIS-L, and its web site -- ARLIS/NA plays a leadership role in providing
resources and services for the worldwide arts information community.
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Crayola Art Education - In the hands
of children, crayons, pencils, markers, paint, and modeling compounds transform
thoughts into messages and ideas into actions. By expressing their ideas
in writing and art, children find new ways of exploring their world and
making important connections with others. The lessons plans in our site
will help you guide students in recognizing that creative communication
involves not only language and visual arts, but social studies,
science and math. The lessons work best when you adapt them to fit your
students' interests and abilities. Use them as models for incorporating
personal expression across the curriculum. This site includes great information
for teachers of all subjects and levels. Take some time to explore this
site!
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Louvre Museum
- Visit this site! Take a virtual field trip, explore the collections,
or find out about the history of this fantastic museum.
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Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
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The American Music Conference -
promotes music, music making and music education
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The Art Teacher Connection
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- View more than 3,500 works of art online, take a virtual field trip,
an excellent site.
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The Puppetry Home Page
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The Virtual Music
Classroom - Music Activities and Resources for Kids and Teachers, features
a "composer of the month".
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World Wide Arts Resources - This websites
offers the definitive, interactive gateway to all exemplars of qualitative
arts information and culture on the Internet. Artists, museums, galleries,
art history, arts education, antiques, performing arts ranging from
dance to opera, classified ads, resume postings and more.
Company
Curriculum Collections - Many companies and organizations
that provide educational products and services offer online curriculum
resources such as the examples below.
Communications
Media - The sites below offer communications resources including
online newspapers, radio, television and teaching and learning materials.
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Educational
Technology
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Adobe
Tips and Techniques - Create paintings
from photographs, learn how to apply special effects to bring out photo
highlights, eliminate red eye from your your pictures, and more. Dozens
of helpful digital image-editing tips for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe PhotoDeluxe
are available for reading or downloading directly from Adobe's Web Site.
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Blackboard.com
- At Blackboard.com, you can teach online for free, take distance-learning
courses, utilize 253 discipline-specific resource centers and customize
them to match your own classes, share tips and information with other teachers
and students, and much more.
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Classroom Connect
- Great source for tips on using the Internet as a classroom resource in
K-12!
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Computer
Dictionary - good website!
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Computer
Learning Foundation - The Computer Learning Foundation is an international
nonprofit educational foundation, dedicated to improving the quality of
education and preparation of youth for the workplace through the use of
technology. To accomplish its mission, the Foundation provides numerous
projects and materials to help parents and educators use technology effectively
with children.
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Computer
Lessons for Kids and Small Adults
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Computer
Literacy & Vocabulary - Website sponsored by ADITA Video Inc.
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Consortium for
School Networking
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Digital Camera
Resource Page - Everything you ever wanted to know about digital cameras
is available here.
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Intel
in Education
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National
Semiconductor's Internet Training Initiative - A Free Web-based Internet
course for Teachers
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NSF
Systemic Initiative Technical Assistance
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North
Central Regional Educational Laboratory - Curriculum, technology, and
training resources.
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Help:
Tools (Novice Training - OSN) - Thirty-five K-12 Region 10 teachers
designed and constructed this section as an Ohio SchoolNet project. The
purpose of this section is to provide information to Ohio teachers on how
to integrate various technology tools in their classrooms.
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SchoolNet
- Ohio's K-12 technology initiative
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Shortcourses
in Digital Photography - Packed with information about digital cameras
and the digital process.
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The Learning Resource
Center - Maintained by the University of Illinois, links to some of
the most exciting uses of technologies for learning on the Internet.
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WebServer Magazine
Online - For Managers of World Wide Web Sites.
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Especially
for Kids
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Foreign Language
General
Education Related Links
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Awesome Library - organizes
the Web with 14,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent
in education.
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B.J.Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
- Unbelievable site! You have to visit it!
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Bonus.com - This is a great "SuperSite
for Kids." Sections are divided into "Play," "Dissect," "Explore," "Color,"
and "Imagine", and provide games and educational information.
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Curricular Resources and
Networking Projects
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Education World
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EdWeb
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Enchanted Learning
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Food and Drug Administration's
Kid's Website - Students can meet Yorick the bionic skeleton. learn
about food safety and what FDA inspectors look for, and discover how vaccines
work.
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FunBrain.com - "The Internet #1
site for K-8 teachers and kids". Offers a directory of interactive educational
games for kids. Games emphasize math, spelling, and writing skills.
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Global School House - "Linking Kids, Teachers,
and Parents around the World".
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Homework Heaven - This site
has an incredibly extensive database of linked sites to search. The area
for students is broken into three sections: Kids, Teens, and College and
Beyond. While you must still search to locate your answer, the site does
an excellent job of breaking down the subject areas into manageable sections.
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Joan Berger's Windows
to the World Website - A Resource for Students, Teachers, & Parents
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K-12 Arts &
Social Sciences Gateway (Cornell)
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Library in the Sky
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National Institutes of
Health - This site offers kids activities including story books, riddles,
environmental art and poetry, and a science spelling bee.
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Partnership for Family Involvement In Education
- A website to strengthen family involvement in education.
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Public Broadcasting (PBS)
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Smithsonian Institution
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Star Tribune
- This is a homework helper online from a Minneapolis newspaper. All you
have to do is click on a subject, ask a question, and get help from teacher
volunteers.
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U.S. Dept. of Education
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USA Today Education
Web Site
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Weather Forecast (Intellicast)
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Guidance Office
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Health/Nutrition/Physical
Education
Information
Indexes - An information index is a set of topic menus and submenus
where searches are narrowed to find what users need. Yahoo is the most
popular, but there are other choices, including indexes customized for
students.
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Language Arts and Literature
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African Pen Pals http://www.woub.org/penpals
- (English Language Arts, Social Studies, Family & Consumer Science;
Grades 4-9)
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Alaphabet Superhighway - Sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Education. Helps students create, communicate,
and locate information, Includes active learning, guided discovery, mentoring,
competitions, and also has great search tips.
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APA &
MLA citation (U. of TX)
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Biography Maker
- This site walks you through all the important steps of writing a biography,
including questioning, learning, and storytelling. This site will help
the user develop the skills necessary to becoming a better writer, which
can transfer to all subject areas.
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CyberGuides
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Grammar and Style
Notes (U. of Penn)
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Haiku - (WordDance
Magazine) - This web site provides the history of Haiku, form, essence,
using capitalization and punctuation, an explanation of how to begin writing
this style of poetry, as well as examples of Haiku.
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ICONnect's KidsConnect
- Posted by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of
the American Library Association. This is a question and answer type-site
that provides help and referral services for students. Lists nearly 100
sites in all sorts of topics, most of which are school-related.
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Links to Educational
Resources
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OH! Kids Language Arts:
Writing - Published by the Ohio Public Library Information Network.
The Subject Index covers such important topics as grammar, spelling, and
writing.
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Project Bartleby (Columbia
University)
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The Children's Book Council Online
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The Children's Literature Web
Guide
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The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare
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The On-Line Books Page
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WhiteHouse
Correspondence - This web site's purpose is to provide correspondence
between students and President Clinton, Vice President Gore, Mrs. Clinton,
or Mrs. Gore. This site would be useful for social studies, when introducing
the Executive Branch of the United States Government, or language arts,
letter writing is a proficiency skill outcome; therefore, this site wouls
lend itself to development of that skill as well.
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Lesson
Plan Sources - Lesson plans can be found at many of the Web
sites listed under other categories. The following collections are grouped
by level and content area and can be searched easily by topic.
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Libraries
and Museums
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Math and Science
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Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative
(ARSI) - McConnelsville School and Morgan Local is a part of this grant
funded by the National Science Foundation to improve math and science education
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ARCHNET: WWW
Virtual Library - Archaeology - if it relates to archaeology you'll
find it here
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Ask-A-Geologist
(Dept. of Interior)
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Ask Dr. Math
- Dr. Math can answer your questions about math.
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Bill
Nye The Science Guy!
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Brain Teasers - Solve
these weekly math puzzles
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Calculators
On-Line Center
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CELLS Alive! - features
on-screen animated graphics of parasites and bacteria
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Clouds
- This site describes all types of clouds. Gives many facts about each
type of cloud along with photographs.
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Cornell Math
and Science Gateway
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Discover
Magazine - highlights the wonders of all scientific discoveries and
their impact on our lives
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EE-Link -
site for helping explore environmental education on the Web
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EPA Student Center
- Students in Middle grades and High School can learn about conservation,
ecosystems, air, water, recycling, and human health.
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Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
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Exploratorium -
San Francisco's Museum of Science
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Explorer's Club -
Site sponsored by the EPA. includes stories, activities and environmental
information for younger students.
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Explore Science
- A fun site that actively demonstrates scientific principles in an easy-to-understand
manner. (Need Shockwave Plugin).
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FEMA for Kids - Sponsored
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has games, personal stories,
safety tips amd other information about floods, wildfires, hurricanes,
tornadoes, earthquakes, and winter storms.
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Find
Out Why - Students can solve science mysteries, discover the best place
on a bat to hit a ball, or find what happens when a meteor hits and more.
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
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Frank Potter's Science
Gems
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GLOBE
- Is an international environmental project in which students make observations
at or near their schools and share data via the Internet.
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Go Figure? http://www.woub.org/gofigure
- (Mathematics; Grades 5-7)
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Graphing Calculators in Math (maintained
by Texas Instruments)
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Great Lakes Science
Center - Cleveland's interactive science museum
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History of
Mathematics - includes mathematician biographies, chronologies and
more.
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Learning Web -
a collection of educational resources for the teaching of earth science
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Mad Scientist
Network - this is the place to go for answers to any questions
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Mars Millennium Project
- Challenges K-12 students to design a livable community for 100 earthlings
on the planet Mars in the year 2030.
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Math
and Science Gateway for High School
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Math Center
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Math.com
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Math Forum - lots of math here
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Math Resources
and Databases
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MegaMathematics! - Mathematicians
experiment and play with creative and imaginative ideas everyday, and so
can you!
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Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies
- Interactive math lessons with aproblem-solving approach! This site provides
math lessons for grades 5-8.
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NASA - featuring NASA information,
aeronatical space program, technology development and human space flight
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NASA
Hubble Images
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NASA's Observatorium Public
Access Site for Earth and Space Data - Contains photos of the earth,
planets, and stars, as well as in-depth stories about each of the images.
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NASA Shuttle Web -
detailed information about US manned space program
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NASA Spacelink
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National Science Foundation
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Natural
Perspective - this site is dedicated to the beauty and diversity of
science and nature
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Nick Walker - The "Weather
Dude" - Welcome to the weather page especially for kids, arents and
teachers from Nick Walker of The Weather Channel.
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Nine
Planets
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Ohio EPA - The Ohio EPA mission:
To protect human health and the environment through responsible regulation
supported by sound science, quality service, and comprehensive environmental
education.
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Ohio Division
of Wildlife
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Online Guide to
Meteorology
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Recycle City - Examples and
information on hundreds of ways a town can reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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Saxon - This web site provides online
activities and exercises for reinforcement and enrichment of math skills
from the Saxon textbook.
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SeaWorld / Busch Gardens: Animal Information
Database - This web site provides animal bytes about creatures found
in the animal kingdom. Scientific classification, fun facts, and biological
value are included. Students can choose mammals, reptiles, amphibians,
fish, insects, birds, or invertebrates. This site would be useful for providing
expository information about animals from which the students could glean
information for writing a report for science.
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SciCentral K-12 Science
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SciEd:
Science and Mathematics Education Resources
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Science Learning Network
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Space Educator's Handbook
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The Electronic Zoo
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The Environmental Education Network
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The Geometry Center
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The Math Tutor - Get
help understanding math or with that difficult math problem
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The Science Page
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The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
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Tornado Project Online-
contains facts about twisters, tornado safety tips, and more
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UC's Museum of Paleontology
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explores the history of life on Earth
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U.S. Department
of Education's Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
- offers a vast array of online resources including a list of great links
for kids. This is an awsome site!
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Views of the Solar
System - lots of information as well as images
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Visible
Human Project - a detailed account of the human body
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Volcano World-
everything you always wanted to know about volcanos
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Weather:
Collaborative Thematic Unit (K-2) - The lesson has a focus on rain.
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WebDirectory -
Earth's Biggest Environment Search Engine
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Web
Elements
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What's the Problem? http://www.woub.org/wtp
- (Mathematics; Grades 8-10)
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WeatherNet
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just what the name implies
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Why Files -
learn about the exciting effects of science, math, and technology on everyday
life
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World Environment (Resource Renewal
Inst.)
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Online
Project Sources
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Professional
Resources
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Reference and
Research
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Digital's Altavista
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Funk and Wagnall's Knowledge
Center
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Kate Love Simpson
Library, McConnelsville, OH
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Library of Congress
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MetaCrawler
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My Virtual Reference Desk - There's
a ton of search engines as well as a 50-volume encyclopedia. Also included
is current news.
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OneLook Dictionaries - Lets you search
more than 430 dictionaries at one time. Just type in your word, hit Search,
and it consults 29 general dictionaries, including Webster's and WorldNet
Vocabulary Helper, and then gives you a link to each dictionary's definition.
You can request searches of pronunciation and spelling dictionaries, as
well as special dictionaries for a particular topic such as medical, business,
technological, slang, or sports.
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Roget's Online Thesaurus - You
can browse the thesaurus alphabetically or by using the six classifications
the Roget outlined. First, type in the word that you are requesting synonyms
for. If your word is listed in more than one category, you'll be asked
to select the general definition that matches your needs.
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The Internet Encyclopedia
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The Internet Public Library
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WWWebster Online Dictionary
- The user simply types in the word and click Search. Along with the word's
meaning, also included in the word's pronunciation, part of speech, and
how to change its form. Also included are links to entries for similar
words. This dictionary even gives you the history and date of creation
of the word you look up.
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Yahoo
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Information Please
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Schools
On The Web
Search
Engines - Search engines are tools that find Web pages containing
words or phrases that you specify - put phrases in quotes. Because each
example has unique strengths, it makes sense to try several .
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Social Studies
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Special Education
Assistive Technology Resource Alliance
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
- Founded in 1984, CAST is an educational, not-for-profit organization
that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people, including
those with disabilities.
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Technology - gives ideas about using technology with gifted and disabled
students.
Famous People With Disabilities
- Use this convenient list to initiate classroom discussions about learning
disabilities. Compiled by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted
Children.
Indie,
The Integrated Network of Disability Information & Education -
Use the database to look for disability information by category or keyword
search.
LD Online - a guide to learning
disabilities for parents, teachers and children
NCIP - National Center to Improve Practice
in Special Education Through Technology, Media, and Materials - You
will find a library of information about special education technology resources,
video clips of learning disabled students benefiting from assistive technology,
exemplary early childhood classrooms, information about the benefits of
voice recognition software, plus links to other special education and technology
resources.
Online Disabilities
Information - Assistive Technology Links
The National Information Center for Children
and Youth with Disabilities
Student
Research Resources - The following resources include age-appropiate
sites to help students answer their own questions, complete homework assignments
and do focused online research.
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TAG(Talented
and Gifted)
Teacher
Links
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Blue
Web'n - A library of learning sites on the web searchable by subject
area or content table showing web-based tutorials, activities, projects,
unit and lesson plans, hotlists, resources, and reference tools.
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CCC's Corporate Site
- SuccessMaker Software
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CCCnet - Welcome to
CCCnet, the premier K-8 Education Network.
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Classroom Connect
- Dedicated to helping today's teacher create memorable learning experiences
in the K-12 classroom.
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Classroom Teacher
Network - A free, interactive online professional development community
for classroom teachers, staff development personel, instructional coordinators,
and everyone who is interested in using technology to improve teaching
and learning in the classroom.
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Discoveryschool.com
- Discoveryschool.com is the World Wide Web site from the education department
of Discovery Communications, Inc. Our goal is to provide innovative online
materials for teachers and students, using the
resources of Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, and
the Travel Channel.
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EcoQuest
- An interactive WebQuest designed for teachers in search of middle
school science curriculum. Ecoquest was structured to
introduce students to
internet research and multimedia design. This project
utilizes the vast
quantities of information the internet has to offer education.
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ESL
Lessons, Games, Ideas, and Links
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Gateway to Educational Resources -
The key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson plans,
curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet! Includes
links to vocational education as well. The Gateway to Educational Materials
Project is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's National Library
of Education, and is a special project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information
& Technology.
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Internet
Projects
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Internet
Resources for Music Teachers - has great links for instructors
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Junebox.com - Making Teaching
Easier
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Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
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Lesson
Plan Goldmines
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Library-in-the-Sky
for Teachers
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MentorNet
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Mining
the Internet: Gold Nuggets for Education
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MSTE
Mathematics Lesson Plans - From the Office for Mathematics, Science,
and Technology Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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National Education Association
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New York Times
Learning Network - Offers engaging educational tools to help teachers
of grades 3-12 link lessons learned in class to events that are changing
the world. It's interactive, easy to navigate and free.
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NCES TIMSS Website
- Includes series of reports on U.S. findings from TIMSS, synthesizing
initial findings at the fourth, eighth, and twelfth grades as well as text
of an address to the 1998 Conference of the National Science Teachers Association
on What We've Learned From TIMMS About Science Education in the United
States by: Pascal D. Forgione, U.S. Commissioner of Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics.
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ODE,
Division of Teacher Education, Certification and Professional Development
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ODE Website - You
can download practice proficiency tests and learning outcomes for the 4th,
6th, 9th, and 12th grade tests.
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Online
Learning Strategies/Web Development
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Proficiency
Web Site - Generate proficiency reports from the latest data residing
in the computer system at the Ohio Department of Education. Includes 4,
6, 9, and 12 grade tests, as well as historic data.
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Proficiency
Web Site - See learning outcomes by grade level and curriculum area.
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Proficiency Web Site - LessonLabs based on Ohio's Proficiency
Test outcomes by grade level and curriculum area.
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ProTeacher - ProTeacher
is a web directory and online community for elementary school
teachers in grades K-6.
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Puzzlemaker.com
- A site that allows you to create puzzles and games for your newsletters,
flyers, handouts, or classroom assignments.
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Social Studies
Lesson
Plans and Resources
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TeachersFirst
- A web site for K-12 teachers who want useful resources and lesson plans
to use with their students.
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Teacher
Loan Forgiveness Program - FFEL and Direct Loan Programs
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Teacher
Resource Page
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TechNet
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The
Busy Teacher's WebSite K-12 - Features links to hundreds of sites of
interest to teachers and includes an "Interactive Web Projects" section.
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The Internet Schoolhouse
- Pointers to educational curriculum resources.
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Value
Added Learning Network - Welcome to the Value-Added Learning Network—a
cutting-edge professional development
learning experience!
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Video Placement Worldwide
- Free videos for all subjects.