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STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS
Education World http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/toc/index.shtml National Standards
State Standards www.statestandards.com State standards linked to lesson plans and resources
National Education Technology Standards http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/ National Technology Standards
Alabama Technology Standards http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections /doc_download.asp?section=54&id=1069 Alabama Course of Study for Technology Education K-8
     
REFERENCE SITES
Alabama Virtual Library www.avl.lib.al.us Encyclopedias, Professional Journals, Library and information resources
APT Plus http://www.aptv.org/APTPLUS/index.asp Online resource for Alabama Public Television
Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.com Searchable database of over 12,000 carefully reviewed resources, classified by content area
The Educator’s Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org/ Searchable database of educational resources on every topic
KidsClick! http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ Searchable database on every topic for kids
Discovery Streaming(United Streaming) http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/# Part of APT Plus; use same login and password as APT Plus account
AcademicInfo http://www.academicinfo.net/eddist.html Resources, References & Online Degree Information
     
LESSON PLANS, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, ACTIVITIES, ETC.
Thinkfinity (Marco Polo) www.wcom.com/marcopolo Lesson Plans, Classroom Activities, Classroom Planning
Alabama Learning Exchange www.alex.state.al.us Courses of Study, Lesson Plans, Instructional Resources
Discovery Channel School http://school.discovery.com
Teachnet-The Teachers’ Network http://www.teachnet.org
Teach-nology http://www.teach-nology.com/
Busy Teachers’ Website http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
Educator’s Toolkit http://marlo.eagle.ca/~matink/
Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum http://www.sumter17.k12.sc.us/alicemiddle /integrating/links.html Great resources, including a Jeopardy template
Toolbox Source http://www.ed.sc.edu/caw
/toolboxsource.html

Lesson Pro www.lessonpro.org Create online lessons with links and an optional quiz
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
EdHelper http://www.edhelper.com
4Teachers http://4teachers.org
Puzzle Makers http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW/
http://edhelper.com/crossword_free.htm http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/crossword /crosswordpuzzlemaker.html http://www.meadowthorpe.fcps.net /powerpoint_jeopardy_template.htm
     
OTHER HELPFUL TEACHER TOOLS
Gaggle Free Student E-mail www.gaggle.net/ Student e-mail projects
Backflip www.backflip.com/ Save and organize favorite links on the web
FormSite www.formsite.com Create surveys, order forms, registration forms
Discipline Help www.disciplinehelp.com Suggestions on how to handle almost any kind of behavior problem
Eduhound Hotlist Creator www.eduhound.com/hotlist/ Create a hotlist of links for a student activity
School Wishes www.schoolwishes.org Create an account for your school and match your schools “wishes” with businesses willing to donate
     
CLIPART
Classroom Clipart http://www.classroomclipart.com
Kid’s Image Search Tools http://www.kidsclick.org/psearch.html Searchable database of pictures and photos by content area
GRSites www.grsites.com Links to websites for backgrounds, buttons, bars, banners, etc.
Microsoft Clipart Gallery http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx
Awesome ClipArt for Kids http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/ Also includes links to create puzzles, crosswords, etc.
     
WEBQUESTS
Filamentality www.filamentality.com/wired/fil/ Hotlists, Treasure Hunts, Scrapbooks, Webquests
Web Quest Creator http://teachers.teach-nology.com
/web_tools/web_quest/

San Diego State Template http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html Create a web quest
     
DISCUSSION GROUPS & LIST SERVES
Southern Indiana Education Center http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/edu/list.htm Links to educational list serves, chat rooms, mailings, etc.
EDInfo http://www.ed.gov/MailingLists/EDInfo/ei-annou.html This free information service delivers 2-3 messages per week from the U.S. Department of Education to your e-mail account.
Teachers.net http://www.teachers.net/ Links to chatboards, mailings, etc.
Teacher Mailings http://www.theteachersguide.com/listservs.html Several listserves for educators covering various content areas
Tapped In http://tappedin.org/tappedin
     
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Inspiration / Kidspiration www.inspiration.com BEST software for creating graphic organizers
S.C.O.R.E. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm California’s collection of examples for educators
TeacherVision Printables http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html?s2 Good variety of blackline masters
NcRel’s Graphic Organizer Page http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm
Write Design’s Organizer Page http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/ Good examples and background information
Library of Graphic Organizers http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/notes/graphicorganizers/graphic/ Student-created samples
Kanakee Illinois http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/graphic_organizers.htm Teacher-created website with examples
Graphic Organizers.com http://www.graphicorganizers.com/samples.html
EdHelper http://www.edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm
Concept Maps http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Mind/c-m2.html
     
RUBRICS
Kathy Schrock’s Rubrics http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html#web
Rona’s Rubrics http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/
RubiStar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Rubric Builder http://landmark-project.com/index.php
Rubric Generator http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
     
ONLINE GRADE BOOKS
Grade Connect http://www.gradeconnect.com/front/
EnGrade http://www.engrade.com
     
MISCELLANEOUS
Education Library http://library3.samford.edu/ Click on the drop down box “View all Libraries” and select “Curriculum and Technology”
Math Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html Online math manipulatives for every grade level from geoboards to tangrams
CuteWriter http://www.cutepdf.com Free software to convert into a .pdf file
Curriculum Materials & Technology Center
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