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Child & Family Web Guide
The goal of the Tufts University Child
and Family WebGuide is "to give the public easy access to the
best child development information on the Web."
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/
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Children's Partnership
The emerging information society will
profoundly affect how the nation's children learn, play, communicate
and prepare for the future. Since 1994, The Children's Partnership
has been in the forefront of defining the interests of children in
the digital age and advocating for effective solutions. The issues
of quality and safety of the new digital media for children and equal
access for all children are the focus for The Children's Partnership.
TCP has defined a major initiative to advance a children's agenda
and ensure that the building momentum will yield tangible benefits
for children. Elements include research and publishing, coalition-building
and public awareness, writing consumer and parent guides, and building
local partnerships which demonstrate the power of community-based
technology.
http://www.childrenspartnership.org
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Internet Resources for Special
Children
This site was set up by the family of a young man who was born with
several disabilities. His family found it difficult to find information
on the web, so started their own website. They particularly look at
the medical, educational and legal rights of disabled children.
http://www.irsc.org/
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Keyfriend
- K12 News
To ameliorate communications between educators
and researchers, and to facilitate the dissemination of educational
material, we link educators to past and current statistics from government
and private resources that offer simple, realistic and cost effective
solutions to every area of school management.
http://www.k12news.com/
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Youth Learn
YouthLearn provides information and resources
for those involved in out-of-school programs for youths.
http://www.youthlearn.org/index.html
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An Educator's Guide
to School Networks
Learn the basics of school computer networks by visiting the "Educators
Guide to School Networks." This site will help you understand
what it takes to become a networked school by providing you with an
online tutorial on computer networks
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/network/
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Building a School
Web Site
Here's a Web resource describing how to build a school Web site. This
would make a great project for summer, either in class or as an individual
project.
http://www.wigglebits.com/
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Classroom Connect Quest
Channel
Teachers and students are members of an extended
community. The Community section of The Quest Channel allows students
and teachers opportunities for collaboration. Expert teachers, students,
and classrooms around the world guide first-time Questers to maximize
Quest learning opportunities, during the live Quest and beyond. Unraveling
mysteries is so much easier when you can share your experience with
students and teachers around the world.
http://quest.classroom.com/
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Creative
Teachers Site
Veteran teacher Robert Morgan has put together this Web site to "help
teachers develop more creative teaching ideas and to help teachers
more thoroughly enjoy their profession."
http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/index.html
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Dragonfly Webpages
Project Dragonfly is a joint venture of the
School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)
and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), funded by a
grant by the National Science Foundation, with the assistance of the
Center for Human Development, Learning, and Teaching.
http://www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/
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Early Childhood
Educators and Family Web Corner
I guess you all are thinking about a
new school year as September approaches. You will find a new page
on the "Hot Topics" section that should ease you out of
summer and back into the school swing. "The First Day of School"
seemed a good topic to welcome August/September. There are helpful
links there for teachers and families.
http://users.sgi.net/~cokids/new.htm
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EASI's
K to 12 Education Technology Centre HomePage
What EASI STRIVES to develop here on our K-12 Education Technology
Page, is an accurate, up-to-date Internet location where a complete
library of information on Adaptive
Technology and Education and related topics can be found, in one place
for ease of access and conservation of time.
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/#nav
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Education World ®
- Reviews
The Educator's Best Friend
http://www.education-world.com/
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Fiction:
Snowmen Tales
This site has fictional stories listed by grade
level with reading comprehension questions. The stories can be printed
for classroom use.
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcdowna.htm
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Hello Friend
The Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation
promotes public awareness of the gifts and needs of individuals with
learning differences. It supports training for K-2 teachers to recognize
children at risk for reading and learning difficulties, and how to
teach them effectively. Formed in 1997 as a public, nonprofit organization
by Drs. Bill and Camille Cosby, the foundation is dedicated to fulfilling
the goals and dreams of their son, Ennis by creating fundamental changes–in
services, attitudes, educational systems, families, and communities–in
order to support children and unlock the gifts of creative accomplishments
in learning that benefit all.
http://www.hellofriend.org
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Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators: Critical Evaluation Surveys
With the advent of the World Wide Web and the
huge amount of information that is contained there, students need
to be able to critically evaluate a Web page for authenticity, applicability,
authorship, bias, and usability. The ability to critically evaluate
information is an important skill in this information age.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
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Keyfriend
- K12 News
To ameliorate communications between educators
and researchers, and to facilitate the dissemination of educational
material, we link educators to past and current statistics from government
and private resources that offer simple, realistic and cost effective
solutions to every area of school management.
http://www.k12news.com/
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Learning
from the Dakota
This guide for a Fifth Grade Social Studies
Unit is based on the book Painting the Dakota: Seth Eastman at Fort
Snelling, published by Afton Historical Society Press. The unit can
be used as a two week unit, but resources and activities are provided
to expand the unit. Teachers are encouraged to use this guide not
as a fixed script, but rather as a foundation from which to build.
http://www.ccsmdc.org/crp/edu.html
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MarcoPolo:
Internet Content for the Classroom
The mission of the MarcoPolo program is to create
premier, standards-based Internet Content and provide the requisite
professional development to every teacher in the United States, and
to maintain the program in a way that allows it to scale throughout
the United States and be sustainable over time, so it may enrich teaching
and dramatically affect student achievement for generations to come.
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
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Midlink Magazine
The mission of MidLink Magazine is to highlight exemplary work from
the most creative classrooms around the globe. We are a non-profit
organization, supported by SAS inSchool, North Carolina State University,
and the University of Central Florida.
http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/
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Milken Family Foundation
The purpose of the Milken Family Foundation
is to discover and advance inventive and effective ways of helping
people help themselves and those around them lead productive and satisfying
lives.
http://www.mff.org/
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Quiz
Hub
The
Quiz Hub includes hundreds of fun online interactive learning quizzes
that help K-12 students enhance their core knowledge of English, languages,
math, science, and social studies.
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
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Sanford
and A Lifetime of Color's Art Education Resources and ArtEdventures
The use of color in classroom activities can stimulate the imagination
and creativity of any student—no matter what age, no matter what subject.
So include the excitement of color in your next assignment or lesson
plan, and look for a rainbow of eager participation.
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/teach/teach.html
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Sites for Teachers
Helping TEACHERS connect with students by
providing 1000s of lesson plans, 100s of worksheets, 50+ theme pages,
lesson plans & activities for over 50 books, Harry Potter CyberGuide,
Oregon Trail Adventure, etc.
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
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The
Solution Site
The Solution Site has a database of unit
plans for every major subject area. Users can search the database by
grade level, subject area, standards, and keywords. Each unit has five
lesson plans that include cross-curricular activities and an assessment
rubric aligned to national standards.
http://www.thesolutionsite.com/
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TeachersFirst
- Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans for K-12 Teachers
TeachersFirst is a web resource for K-12 classroom teachers who want
useful resources and lesson plans to use with their students.
http://www.teachersfirst.com/ushistory/american_themes.htm
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Teacher's Corner
The Teacher's Corner was launched in
1998 as an online resource for educators. As one of our valued visitors,
we hope you enjoy your visit. Please feel free to send us your favorite
lesson plan or idea.
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/
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Teacher
Serve
TeacherServe, created by the National
Humanities Center, provides instructional guides for humanities topics
for students in grades 9 to 12.
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/tserve.htm
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Teaching Tips &
Strategies-WINTER
The winter solstice marks the beginning of
winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the time when the earth is
tilted on its axis in such a way that the North Pole is slanted away
from the sun, giving us less sunlight. On the first day of winter
(either December 21st or 22nd) we experience the longest day of the
year. From then on, the days begin to get longer
http://www.umkc.edu/imc/tips1.htm
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