Resources


General K- 12 Education

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/

     Kathy Schrock's Guide to Educators is great for any subject area and grade level. Her website is a collection of websites broken down by subject. Each website has a short      synopsis for your review. 

http://www.kidsclick.org/

     Kids Click: "Annotated searchable directory of websites created for kids by librarians. Searchable by subject, reading level and degree of picture content."

 

Rubric Building

http://rubistar.4teachers.org

     All educators need a place to build and share project rubrics. Our students need the guidelines for success! 

 

Public Domain Music & ClipArt:

     Available for student use, with proper citation of course!

http://derekaudette.ottawaarts.com/music.php (music: please read Creative Commons link)

http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html (great clipart collection)

 

Project Based Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning 

     Why teach with project based learning? Articles and video clips discussing the benefits of PBL approach.

 

Web 2.0

 http://www.techsoup.org/toolkits/web2/

          What is Web 2.0 and a toolkit on how to utilize its resources.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDqGQ59jw_Y&feature=related

             Creative video to re-think the way we approach digital media

http://www.go2web20.net/

          A comprehensive list of the multitude of Web 2.0 applications available on the web. Ever thought about using Google Earth in the classroom? Make sure to use the tag      directory on the right hand side of the website.

http://www.youtube.com/user/leelefever

          Common Craft "In Plain English" This series of youtube videos explains complex issues in plain english. Great for the beginner or the elementary education level.

 

Interactive PowerPoints using ActiveX Controls

http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppactivex.html 

     Want to know how to create interactive textboxes and buttons? Follow the easy directions provided on this website!