Teacher Resources

General | Reference | Databases, Magazines, Newspapers | Library Catalogs

General
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educator
100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know - Recommended reading list from the New York Public Library.
Trackstar - Helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) for use in lessons. The resource list remains visible allowing the user to easily stay on track.
Busy Teacher's Web site
MarcoPolo- Provides standards-based Internet content and professional development to K-12 teachers and students. Access lesson plans, student activities and reviewed Web sites.
Blue Web 'N - Online library of 1800+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format.
Big6- A way to teach information and technology skills by using a problem-solving model.
Collaborative Lesson Archive
Education World
Filamentality- A fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into learning activities.

Reference
InfoPlease                                   Quotations
Landform Atlas of the U.S.          Encyclopedia
Dictionary                                    Thesaurus

Databases, Newspapers, Magazines
Online Databases - Research resources for teachers and students. Includes SIRS Discoverer, ProQuest, Learn A Test, and Electric Library Elementary.
Video Streaming - A collection of educational videos that can be downloaded or streamed and used with your students.
Time For Kids National Geographic
Detroit Free Press Redford Observer

Library Catalogs
Redford Township District Library
Michigan Library Exchange - A virtual library that allows you to borrow
books from over 160 Michigan Libraries.