Lesson Planning Web Links
Staff: Please share sites you use for your curriculum unit through our library staff.
BBC Learning: Quick Links sample below: (News in Spanish and French)
Blue Web'n-Blue Ribbon Learning Sites
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Blue Web'n is a searchable library of about 1200 outstanding Internet learning
sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities,
projects, resources, references, & tools). Blue Web'n does not attempt to
catalog all educational sites, but only the most useful sites -- especially
online activities targeted at learners.
CIESE Online Projects
http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html
"CIESE sponsors interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the
world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the
Internet. The projects utilize real-time data available from the Internet, and
collaborative projects that utilize the Internet's potential to reach peers
and experts around the world." Each project links to the standards it
supports.
Discovery Education with link to Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org/
The Gateway to Educational Materials is a Consortium effort to provide
educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources
found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial
Internet sites. The Gateway is sponsered by the US Department of Education.
Library of Congress: American Memory Page: http://memory.loc.gov/
An enormous site that aims to digitize the vast holdings of the Library of
Congress into a "National Digital Library." This browsable, searchable
site includes a Learning Page for students and educators, the weekly Featured
Collection, and Today in History.
Learning
Page especially for Teachers
MarcoPolo Search Engine
http://www.marcopolosearch.org
The MarcoPolo program is a partnership with several credible educational
organizations that provide a seal of approval on site content from experts in
the field. Because the search engine only accesses information from the
MarcoPolo partner sites and partner-reviewed sites, it could save time locating
and evaluating sites. Kid-Friendly
National Geographic Xpeditions: "Xpeditions is home to the U.S. National Geography Standards- and to thousands of ideas, tools, and interactive adventures that bring them to life." Focus on geography, natural science, culture, environment.
Newzcrew "The Newz Crew is a place where high school students can connect with each other in small Youth Circles and learn about the current events that are affecting your lives." Current site devoted to issues stemming from the 9/11 terrorism.
PBS Teacher Source (Browse by subject) "Teacher lesson plans, online activities, classroom resources, and professional development projects are available at the public PBS education Web site."
United Streaming Video Library and Lesson Plans: "4,000 videos, 40,000 video clips, Thousand of Images." Get your log-in, password set up information from the library if you don't have an account.
WebQuests
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html
This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest
model to teach with the web. Bernie Dodge is the founder of this site. Essential
questions are explained in detail.
WISE The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment
http://wise.berkeley.edu/welcome.php
The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment offers teachers and students ways to
engage in real science: "WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment
where students examine real-world evidence and analyze current scientific
controversies. Our curriculum projects are designed to meet standards and
complement your current science curriculum, and your grade 5-12 students will
find them exciting and engaging. A Web browser is all they need to take notes,
discuss theories, and organize their arguments..."
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