Lesson Resources

• 4teachers.org http://4teachers.org/ 
  • TrackStar is part of the 4Teachers web site.  It is a terrific way to collect and store web sites on a particular topic or theme. 
• Education Atlas  http://www.educationatlas.com 
  • In additional to providing information about education programs of study, this site includes a K-12 lesson plan section. 
• American Memory Lesson Plan Page http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
  • This site was created by the Library of Congress and includes classroom materials and lesson plans on subjects such as civics and government, literature and poetry, US primary sources, and much more!
• BBC Schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools 
• CyberSmart Curriculum http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/home/
• Education World Teacher Resources http://www.educationworld.com
• Discovery School Lesson Plan Library http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
• Disccovery School Teacher Tools http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html 
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
• Math Forum http://mathforum.org
• NARA Digital Classroom http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
• S.C.O.R.E. Cyberguides http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
  • Cyberguides are supplementary standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature .
• Teach with Movies: A New Tool for Parents and Teachers http://teachwithmovies.org/
• WebEnglish Teacher.com http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
• Poetry 180 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-home.html Access to superb poetry from the Library of Congress.  Receive one poem per school day.
• Google Literature Trips www.googlelittrips.com - Use Google Earth for literary travels.
• Writing Prompts http://writingfix.com/classroom_tools/dailypromptgenerator.htm.  Database of teacher created writing prompts. 
• New York Times Learning Network www.nytimes.com/learning - Find lesson plans here.  Includes the The Daily 6 about the news - asks 6 questions about articles found in the NY Times (who, what, where, when, why, and how).
• National Geographic Picture of the Day http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day - The pictures found here can be used as writing prompts. 
• Daily Lit www.dailylit.com

Teachers Using Blogs  

• Blogs on Educational Blogging http://www.supportblogging.com/links+to+school+bloggers
• 100 Most Inspiring and Innovative Blogs for Educators http://www.universityreviewsonline.com/2005/10/100-most-inspiring-and-innovative-blogs-for-educators.html
• E-Blogger www.blogger.com/start
• Edublogs www.edublogs.com This site is for studenets and teachers.  Includes reasons to use blogs in education. 
• Class Blogmeister http://classblogmeister.com/index.php Developed specifically for classroom use. 

Primary Source Material Sites

• Academy of Achievement Interviews http://achievement.org
• Images of American Political History http://bill.ballpaul.net/iaph/main.php

Assessment

• Professional Development for Educators Rubrics http://uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/rubrics.shtml
• Rubistar http://rubistar.4teachers.org - Easy to use rubric creation site.  Registration is required if you wish to save the rubrics for future use.
• Teach-nology http://teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ - Free membership allows access to already created rubrics. 
• Snopes, Urban Legend Hoaxes http://www.snopes.com - This web site helps you determine which emails are really urban legends.

More Sites for Lessons!

• Flickr Toys www.bighugelabs.com/flickr - Flickr Toys at Big Huge Labs has options ranging from making magazine covers, trading cards, photo cubes, dialog boxes, and more.  Ideas for using Flickr in the classroom:
  • Create a picture cube for a test review.
  • Craft trading cards for various literary characters, math operations, etc.
  • Use the thought bubble feature to practice writing dialog.
  • Gather a set of pictures to use as writing prompts or questions for quizzes.
  • Create CD covers.
• ArtsEdge http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/les.cfm
• Educator's Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org
• CNN SF Learning Resources http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/
• Educational Cyberplayground http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/TOC.asp
• EconEdLink http://www.economicsamerica.org/econedlink
• Federal Resources for Academic Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free
• Holocaust Teacher Resource Center Lesson Plans http://www.holocaust-trc.org/lesson.htm
• Education @ National Geographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
• New York Times Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning
• Newspapers in Education http://nieonline.com
• PBS TeacherSource http://pbs.org/teachersource
• Smithsonian Lesson Plans http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/lessons.html
• Virtual Field Trips http://www.field-guides.com

Sites To Help With ESL Learners

• Google Translator Toolkit - click here.
• Shahi is a visual dictionary that combines definitions with Flickr images. http://blachan.com/shahi/
• Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab can be found at http://www.esl-lab.com.  It provides high-quality listening exercises on the web.  It's even better with the addition of videos. 
• Kindersay - Although this site is geared toward a preschool audience, it may help those beginning English learners.  Go to http://kindersay.com/englishwords/?gclid=
• Vocab Sushi - Bitesize Learning - It's a new (and free) vocabulary learning site.  It includes assessments, audio, learning words in context, and games.  http://vocabsushi.com. 
• Spoken Skills provides good, clear listening practice.  It also provides users the ability to easily record what they hear and play it back for comparison.  http://www.spokenskills.com/index.cfm?type=15&content=studentactivites
• Language Guide - English at http://www.languageguide.org/english/ is the best dictionary on the web for beginning English Language Learners.  It's easy to navigate, and has excellent images, audio, and text.