TEACHER RESOURCES
WEBSITES for NEW
TEACHERS!
Here are some web sites dedicated
just to new teachers - but the helpful hints and advice seem like they would be
helpful even to seasoned veterans! Inspirational, helpful, and comforting. Who
doesn't need that?! Take a look - many excellent articles.
From the Blue Web'n Site:
Joyce Valenza's Site for New Teachers:
TEACHER VISION.COM "What I Wish I'd Known When I Was a New Teacher"
TEACHER VISION.COM - LESSON PLAN HELP
MIGHTY MENTORS:
OUTSTANDING
EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
FOR TEACHERS:
These are
the "BIG GUNS" - web sites so rich in content they will leave your head
spinning. I am often overwhelmed by the sheer amounts of information available
in these databases. Try choosing ONE, and pick and browse your way through it to
find the parts that address some of YOUR needs - it will be well worth your
while. Try bookmarking to help you find your way back to those sites that are
calling out your name!
A to Z TEACHER STUFF
A great place to look for and share
teaching ideas. The site contains original lesson plans, tips, ideas, and
indexes to more than 1,000 lesson planning resources.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/
BLUE WEB'N:
(Lesson plans, hotlists, Resource links, reference tool links). They have
chosen the BEST for you. Take a look...trust me on this.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
BRARYDOG:
This is a library site for people living in.... It does offer some good free
reference links, BUT... the thing that makes this worth checking out is the
ability to buy a membership for $25 that basically gives you access to databases
worth thousands of dollars.
http://www.brarydog.net/
BUSY TEACHERS WEBSITE
Fast resources for teachers - web links) for all subjects.
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
BUSY TEACHER'S WEBSITE: "Internet Search Tools for the Surfing Educator."
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/refs_ist.html
CREATIVE TEACHING WEBSITE
If you are looking for something that will add some spark to your lessons, try
this site for a collection of ideas, articles, essays, and tips for making your
teaching more creative.
http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/index.html
CYBERLIBRARIAN'S RESTSTOP
A site to help you brush up on your searching skills. A six lesson tutorial that
benefits students and teachers.
http://www.thelearningsite.net/cyberlibrarian/reststop.html
ED'S OASIS:
Good resources for teachers:
http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/default.htm?_requestid=74346
EDUCATION WORLD - TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS WEBSITE (includes, themes, tutorials,
lesson plans, links, and state and national standards. Main theme: "Using the
Internet to help you teach.
http://www.education-world.com/technology/tec_teacher.shtml
ERIC, The Educational Resource Center
This is the world's largest source of educational information with over 850,000
documentabstracts and journalarticles, plus a extensive list of links to other
educational web sites.
http://ericir.sunsite.syr.edu/
FIND TUTORIALS
An index of free, Web-based tutorials on almost any subject you may want to
explore.
http://www.findtutorials.com/
JOYCE VALENZA'S TECHLIFE SCHOOL LINKS
This will take your breath away (not by it's "beauty" or gimmicks, but by the
sheer depth of her website listings)
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/inqlinks.html
JOYCE VALENZA'S FAVORITE TEACHING RESOURCES:
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/resources.html
KATHY SCHROCK'S site is SOOOOO good.
(I avoided it, thinking it was geared more to elementary...not true. Includes
great subject sites, links, lesson plans, slide shows,clip art, homework
helpers, and more).
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
KATHY SCHOCK'S GUIDE TO EDUCATION RESOURCES
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/edres.html
MARCOPOLO: (Edcitement webpage by National Endowment for the Humanities)
(A standards based link to K-12 internet based content selected by nationwide
experts. This is only the BEST. Rich, deep content and subject links of the
highest quality. Take the time to explore this amazing site.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/subject_categories_all.asp
MICH. DEPT.OF ED. HOME PAGE
Includes links to reports and statistics (Meap results, legislation, educational
resources, grants, and Internet resources.)
http://www.mde.state.mi.us/
MICHIGAN ELECTRONIC LIBRARY - Education Link (MEL has served teachers well with
this site)
http://mel.org/education/education-index.html
MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY - good resource links for all subjects:
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/index.html
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO:
Realtime audio transcripts of the day's breaking stories and features.
http://www.npr.org/
NETLIBRARY : (from ACCESS MICHIGAN): full text online books.(Great
possibilities: you can "check out books online fro 2 hour time periods).
Unfortunately, can only be accessed from school or a public library.
http://www.netlibrary.com/
NEW YORK TIMES TEACHER CONNECTION:
Lesson plans, education news,etc. Good.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/index.html
NEW YORK TIMES LESSON PLANS ARCHIVE:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html
SCHOLASTIC.COM:
(lesson plans & reproducables, professional resources, authors, books, news, and
more. Also offers the ability to search by grade level - up to 8th grade.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.htm
SHORT COURSES in DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY:
Instruction on using, choosing, and getting the most out of your digital camera.
http://www.shortcourses.com/index.htm
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SIRS WEB GUIDE for TEACHERS:
Not a "flashy" site, but rich in links for teachers, students, librarians. Also
gives information BY STATE for curriculum standards.
http://www.sirs.com/wrc/teachers.html
SPECTRUM HOME and SCHOOL MAGAZINE:
A wonderful source for teachhing materials and curriculum planning.
http://www.incwell.com/Spectrum.html
STUDY ISLAND
A collection of over 84,000 research-quality
URL's (K-12)
http://www.studyisland.com/
TEACHNET.COM
Information on lesson plans, bulletin board ideas and classroom themes and
projects. Provides sources for keypals to make a classroom to classroom
connection.
http://www.teachnet.com
TEACH-NOLOGY.COM
The "web portal for educators." This site provides teachers and administrators
with a comprehensive listing of available resources on many educational topics.
http://www.teach-nology.com/
TEACHERS FIRST:
Web resources for K-12 classroom teachers who want useful resources andlesson
plans.
http://www.teachersfirst.com
TEACHING and LEARNING on the WWW
Links to more than 640 sites demonstrating justhow effective the Web can be as a
learning tool.
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tl
TEACH WITH MOVIES
A well thought-out guide to using mainstream movies as a teaching tool. Learning
guides to over 180 recommended films are provided.
http://www.teachwithmovies.org
U.S. DEPT. of EDUCATION
A site full of important materials,links, and resources for teachers and
parents.
http://www.ed.gov
WEEKLY BOOKMARK: Forty new online sites for educators are offered weekly with
in-depth reviews. You can subscribe through e-mail,or just check out the back
issues.
http://www.bookmarkz.com
WWF GLOBAL DIRECTORY
This is the "mother of all lists" on environmental resources. Fact sheets will
make you an instant expert on 34 different topics.
http://www.panda.org
WWW4TEACHERS
Find out how other teachers are using technology in their classrooms. Also get
advice from technology experts and research technology based lesson plans.
http://www.4teachers.org/home/index.shtml
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COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES:
Cornell University - Copyright: An Overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/copyright.html
COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES - information and updates on copyright and Fair Use
legislation:
http://www.benedict.com/info/info.asp
PLAGIARISM DETECTION and INSTRUCTION WEBSITES:
Safety Net - Plagiarism website : responsible use, sample policies, etc.
http://www.2learn.ca/mapset/SafetyNet/plagiarism/plagiarismframes.htm
Plagiarism.org (30-day trial)
http://plagiarism.org/
Chico High
School Library...Plagiarism websites - with information and links:
http://melvil.chicousd.org/plagiarism.html
GREAT LINKS!!!!
FULL TEXT EDUCATIONAL JOURNALS:
Info
Trac K-12 Professional Collection (This is a GREAT resource for full text
articles from educational journals)
http://web5.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/0/1/1/purl=rc6_SP05?sw_aep=lom_accessmich
NOTE: If you log in from home, you will need a password (Get this from Chris
Chambers) , OR simple log in with your driver's license at:
http://mel.org , go the
"EDUCATIONAL" heading and click on the link.
ERIC (Educational Resources Education Center
http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/FSPrefs?entityjsdetect=:javascript=true:screensize=large:sessionid=sp03sw05-63836-drbe1wp9-rmxqp4:entitypagenum=1:0
(Not everything offered here is in full text. If you want ONLY full text
articles, you must click on the "FULL TEXT" box.
HOME USE? Click on http://mel.org
and log in using your driver's license number! Then select ERIC under the
"EDUCATIONAL" heading.
MEL
(Michigan Electronic Library) Education Links:
http://web.mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=10
PROQUEST
Professional Full Text Collection: (this takes a login and password - ask Chris
Chambers for both)
http://www.umi.com/proquest
