A Hotlist on Teacher Resources

A Hotlist on Teacher Resources
An Internet Hotlist on Teacher Resources

created by Miss Cokain
Clearview HS Library

Introduction | Lesson Plans & Activities | Tools | Technology | Misc.

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Teacher Resources, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Clearview Library Resources -
Ohio Schoolnet / etech - A variety of resources on technology use in schools. Lesson plans are available, however you must create a user account to access them.
WVIZ Educationtional Resources - Homepage for WVIZ Educational Resources.

Lesson Plans & Activities

ADL Curriculum Quarterly - Winter 2005 - Bullying - Article, Bibliography & activities.
Awesome Library - Organizes the web by subject area for easier use. Includes lesson plans.
Best Webquests - A collection of Webquests that have been deemed best because they meet all the requirements of a true Webquest.
Discovery School - Component of Discovery Channel. Clip Art, Lesson Plans and other Teacher Resources.
Education World - Magazine format that has lesson plans, activities, and information on using technology.
Landmark Websites for Teaching and Learning - The Landmark Websites are honored due to their exemplary histories of authoritative, dynamic content and curricular relevance. They are free, web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover and provide a foundation to support 21st-century teaching and learning.
Lesson Plans Page - Home to over 2500 free lesson plans - making teaching easier. Sites are categorized by subject area. You can sign up to be on their email newsletter mailing list.
Newspapers in Education - Menu on right side of page contains subject area links for lesson plans, ideas and resources.
Ohio Treasure Chest of Tech Resources - The Ohio Treasure Chest is an online collection of thousands of websites which are high-quality, teacher-reviewed, interactive, and free. Each website is aligned directly to the Ohio Academic Content Standards in math, science, language arts, and social studies, and ready for use in your classroom.
Ohio's Statewide Testing - Sections for students, parents and teachers.
PBS Programs Teacher's Page - Lesson plans and activities tied to PBS programs. If the program is not available in the library, it may be available from the public library or Lorain County Media Center.
SCORE - Sites for lesson ideas in Science, Math, Social Sciences, and Language Arts.
Scholastic Teachers - Contains teacher links to extension activities, lesson plans and reproducible thematic units, literature and professional resources, authors and books, online activities, news events, research tools, software, book clubs and reading programs. Links are available for parents covering parenting issues, book and toy selection, and nutrition tips. Student links are available for popular scholastic educational materials and books.
Sheppard Software States Games -
Smithsonian Education - Searchable by subject and/or standards.
Storyline's bookpals - Storyline Online, an on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading childrens books aloud. (Does not work properly on the old Macs.)
Study Island - OGT test preparation. Requires a password. See the Library staff.
Teach-nology Lesson Plans -
The Gateway to Educational Materials - Lesson plans; Curriculum units; Educational resources.
Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning - The 'Top 25' Websites foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.
Verizon Thinkfinity - Standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Used to be Marco Polo. Also check links at the bottom of the page for additional sites.

Tools

About.com - Web directory.
Education Search Engines - Search engines designed specifically to search for education related teaching materials.
Filamentality - Easy method to create almost instant web pages.
For Teachers - Tools for creating quizzes, rubrics, checklists and more.
WVIZ ITV Catalog - Access to the online version of the Instructional Television Catalog. Searchable by subject & grade.
WVIZ Programs - Proficiency Correlations - Choose a standard and find the programs that supplement teaching that standard.

Technology

21st Century Learning Commons - A place to learn and share 21st century teaching and learning resources and practice ideas. Includes 21 Essential Things, a series of self-directed tutorials for Ohio educators to explore and engage in second generation Internet technologies (Web 2.0, such as social networking, wikis, video, podcasting and gaming sites) that are bringing students in touch with the world.
Lorain County Distance Learning Consortium - Includes IVDL content providers, a search engine to find programs you need and the Lorain County IVDL calendar.
Teacher's Internet Use Guide - Lesson plans and assistance based on Texas standards.
Web Site Evaluation -

Misc.

PBS Teacher Resources - Help in using public broadcasting in the curriculum.
Refdesk.com - Facts of the day; This day in history; Headline news stories.
Teach-nology - Multiple resources for teachers.
eduScapes: A Site for Life-long Learners - Contains a multitude of resources for teachers including lessons, journal articles, and more.

Content by Miss Cokain
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Last revised Wed Nov 2 7:32:43 US/Pacific 2011