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April Basch

July 16, 2010

Web 1.0:

A listing of Internet resources available to educators to support the development of learning and teaching in an educational setting.

1. Education World, Inc., 2010. Education World. Retrieved on July 12, 2010 from .

A website for teachers that focuses on lesson plans, professional development, administration, technological integration in the classroom, and current issues in schools. I would definitely use this site in my curriculum planning because of the great lesson plans and ideas it features.

2. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2010. Education Place. Retrieved on July 12, 2010 from .

This website would be an excellent resource for curriculum building. It offers graphic organizers, monthly themes, and even tools for use with bilingual students. Topics are easy to research and organized well.

3. Brain POP, 2010. Brain POP. Retrieved on July 12, 2010 from .

This educational website features animated movies that focus on science, health, technology, math, social studies, and arts & music. There are also quizzes, activity pages, and homework assistance links for children grades K-12.

4. , 2009, . Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

offers various resources to educators such as lesson plans and tips and tools to organize and manage a classroom. I particularly like the site’s suggestions on classroom décor that coordinates with common curriculum themes and bulletin board displays.

5. Scholastic, Inc., 2010. Scholastic: Teachers. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

American book publisher Scholastic offers an innovative website for educators that focus on fostering a love for literacy within students. Great features include links to new and noteworthy texts and book-based lesson plans.

6. ABC Teach, 2010. ABC Teach. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

ABC Teach has numerous resources available to teachers including clip art, activities, and flash cards. The site also has great ideas for holidays and theme units. There are great ideas for learning centers in the classroom with detailed information on to construct them along with printable signs and images.

7. Knowledge Share, LLC, 2010. Super Kids. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

I think that students could benefit from this resourceful website. It features information on new educational software that might be of interest to them, along with reviews. It also has vocabulary builders, math worksheets, and games such as hangman and brain teasers.

8. Study Island, 2010. Study Island. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

This site has been recommended to me by several educators. Study Island is a great tool to use with students in the classroom or in one-on-one tutoring sessions. It is Web-based instruction, practice, assessment and reporting built from a specified state‘s standards.

9. Guterba, L., 2009. Teacher TidBytes. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

Teacher TidBytes features web resources in all subject areas. It has a variety of good PowerPoint presentations for classroom use as well as educational videos.

10. , 2010. Enchanted Learning. Retrieved July 12, 2010 form .

Enchanted Learning features educational tools for use by students and teachers. I would use the services offered by this site to locate themed printouts, pages, and activities. The site seems to cover nearly every topic imaginable.

11. Starfall Education, 2007. . Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

This is a great site for a child that motivates them to read with phonics. Primarily geared towards children in grades PreK-2, the site offers games and stories for children and themed resources for educators.

12. Horace Mann Educators Corporation, 2002. Reach Every Child. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

Reach Every Child offers educational resources for teachers and students. It includes lesson plans to make reaching students and using technology easier. There is a helpful section on special education that I have found helpful. It recommends supplies and resources for special needs and preschool students with disorders such as ADD and hearing impairments.

13. Busy Teacher’s Café, 2010. Busy Teachers Café. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

Though a relatively new site that is still under construction, this site shows promise to be a great resource for educators. The layout and organization of this site is extremely appealing and it is easy to locate what you are seeking. It offers activities for thematic units, printable documents, and recommended strategies in the classroom among other things.

14. Discovery Education, 2010. Discovery Education. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

This site is a great resource for professional development geared at technology in the classroom. The site consists mostly of math and science videos that kids will definitely find interesting. I would recommend this for use in the classroom as well as at home.

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The National Archives’ Digital Classroom offers a multitude of resources for the use of primary sources in the classroom. With access to copies of documents from the National Archives of the United States, teachers can develop their own activities and lesson plans that make historical periods come alive for their students or choose from dozens of resources that are featured here.

16. National Endowment for the Humanities, 2010. EdSITEment. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

Check out this site for great educational material, suggested Websites and lesson plans in literature/language arts, art/culture, social studies/history and foreign language. A great feature of this website is the literary glossary where children can look up common terms used in famous literature or history.

17. , 2010. EdHelper. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

EdHelper is a wonderful site designed to help teachers.  This site offers organized lesson plans and activities by subject and grade level.  This site is unique in that it offers activities and lesson plans to prepare students for the SAT test.

18. Pearson Education, 2009. Fact Monster. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from

A great resource that teacher’s should introduce to their students. This website investigates many common asked questions and offers quizzes and games for various grade levels. Key features that make this site great include the encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, and thesaurus.

19. , 2010. . Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

As the name suggests, this website is a great resource for researching and practicing math concepts. Students and teachers would find this site helpful and easy to use. It shows great examples of how to apply math concepts.

20. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2010. Encyclopedia Britannica: Kids. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

Encyclopedia Britannica Kids is a great way for students to conduct research during class time or use as a homework tool. This site has news, activities, and tools that focus on language arts, math, science, and social studies.

21. Academic , 2010. Academic . Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

is an easy to navigate website that offers children a variety of educational experiences. It features free clip art, games, and an encyclopedia. One of my favorite components is the animal library, which features videos, photos, and clip art of animals from all over the world.

22. Smithsonian Institution, 2010. Smithsonian Education. Retrieved July 12, 2010 from .

This website is broken down into three clear sections for educators, students, and families. For educators it offers comprehensive lesson plans in language arts, science, technology, history, culture, and art. It also has some great professional development resources and information about Smithsonian field trips.

23. Andrew Rader Studios, 2009. Rader’s Chem 4 Kids. Retrieved July 13, 2010 from .

This website is slightly encyclopedic in its approach to chemistry, touching on subjects such as matter, atoms, and the periodic table. A great aspect of this site is the section labeled real world examples. In this section one can access a variety of term and find illustrations to go along with a given concept.

24. TIME, Inc., 2010. TIME for Kids. Retrieved July 13, 2010 from .

TIME for kids is a great teacher resource to find worksheets, quizzes, and graphic organizers that involve current events and geography. The site is broken down into two sections, one for teachers and one for students. Students can play games and answer trivia. It is geared toward grades K-6.

25. National Geographic Society, 2003. National Geographic Xpeditions. Retrieved July 13, 2010 from .

National Geographic Xpeditions features printable maps, lesson plans, and classroom activity suggestions that are centered on geography concepts. It is a well organized site that I am sure anyone would find easy and useful in teaching geography.

26. Ease History, 2004. Ease History. Retrieved July 13, 2010 from .

Ease History supports the teaching of US History through the numerous photos, videos, and documents that one can access related to the subject matter. It features an extensive glossary and historical event lesson plans.

27. A to Z Teacher Stuff, LLC, 2010. Lesson . Retrieved July 13, 2010 from .

It should be no surprise that this site offers a multitude of lesson plans on a variety of subjects. Plans are conveniently broken down by topic and grade level. I also enjoy its special education resources and selection of songs and finger plays.

28. The Teacher’s Corner, 2010. The Teachers Corner. Retrieved July 13, 2010 from .

This site has a clearly organized assortment of tools that all teachers could use. From job listings, to worksheets, bulletin boards, thematic units, and lesson plans, this site has it all. I love the section entitled “Book Nook”, where one can research recommended titles for a variety of grade levels.

29. Hot Chalk, Inc., 2010. Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page. Retrieved July 13, 2010 from .

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page offers lesson plan suggestions broken down by grade, theme, and date. The search feature on this site returns relevant results and there are printable worksheets to go along with the curriculum.

30. Teacnology, 2010. Teachnology. Retrieved July 13, 2010 from .

boasts that it contains over 30,000 lesson plans for teachers that focus on nearly every topic. I like the features that allow teachers to create their own crossword puzzles/word searches (perhaps you could use this for spelling lists), rubrics, and graphic organizers.

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