The K-12 Instructional Media Center, has over 2,200 carefully selected and annotated resources that provide you with the tools you need to create exciting, topical lesson plans and curriculum. Is used as a professional development by the Stanford School of Education and the Exploratorium, K12IMC.org is a non-profit resource, maintained by Dr. Bonnie Tenenbaum.
The sixth International Edublogs Awards where a huge success. The 2009 awards, recognize the best edublogs out there.
See the complete list here!
Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for making his best lists the best for us to browse through know by categories.
The Jefferson County Schools has a website with a list of interactive websites for Reading, Math, Science,Social Studies etc.
Copyright Friendly is a wiki with copyright resources to use in media projects, web pages, blogs, wikis etc.
Most of the media in these collections are attached to generous copyright licensing. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified! If you see any copyright notices on these pages, read them for further instructions.
While reading this months digital edition of Learning and Leading with Technology from ISTE, I found out that TeachersFirst Website is offering free access to 10,000 online learning websites containing a wide variety of content for all subjects for grades K-12. About two dozen new resources are added each week.
Johnnie's Math Page is the site to find fun math for kids, math games, and even a little math homework help.
Interactive math activities from across the web have been organized by topic to make math learning enjoyable and interesting.
For parents and teachers, you will find math lessons and math worksheets as well as links to other math teaching resources.
For those who like a challenge, you will find free math games in the math puzzles section.
These resources for teachers just getting started include strategies, advice, and lots of ideas!
Learning the Language is a blog sponsored by Education Week and written by Mary Ann Zehr. The blog tackles difficult policy questions surrounding English-language learning, explores learning innovations, and shares stories about different cultural groups.
Larry Ferlazzo maintains an award-winning educational blog and free monthly newsletter where he disseminates links to innovative Web sites for teaching ESL.
The free hELLo Newsletter, produced by the Big Deal Book, is available by email subscription and online. It specifically targets K-12 and Adult ELL educators, program directors, and media specialists by providing access to imaginative and interactive Web environments and free materials.
A wealth of links to creative first day activities, including ideas such as an "I Can't Funeral" and "Dear Me" letters.
Links to many back-to-school resources, including examples of welcome letters.
Article providing ideas for many first day activities to start the year in an exciting way.
This website has many original "first day of school" ideas submitted by classroom teachers, and many are grade level specific.
A list of activities, lesson preparation tips, ice breakers and classroom organization from Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk.
First day of school ideas submitted by teachers, categorized by grade levels and subject areas.
An article that includes 14 creative first day of school activity ideas.
This is a very popular book that can be found in many new teacher orientation programs to help teachers get off to a good star in the new school year. This link goes to the book's Amazon page.
The American Federation of Teachers offers tools for teachers in this section of its website, including tips for planning and managing the first day of school.
The Colorín Colorado "Starter Kit" has many helpful forms to help educators keep better records of their students’ literacy and language skills, a list of Spanish-English cognates, and helpful phrases and words in Spanish.
Lots of links to helpful resources for new as well as experienced teachers and other educators who are looking for more information on how to start the year right with their ELL students.
On About.com's Secondary Education website, you can find many icebreaker ideas for starting the school year and new classes. Many activities can be used for the elementary level, as well.
Larry Ferlazzon shared Mrs. Alline's Website on his Best collections of educational links.
Mrs. Alline's site is a directory of educational resources on the web.
This is a free resource from Richard Byrne author of Free Technology for Teachers.
Check out this 2 sites your students can explore during the summer.
Whether your want to create something, ignite new learning, or hold on to what you already know, you will savor these safe, reviewer-recommended resources. Be sure to share with your friends, neighbors, and family. Teachers will want to share this page with students departing for summer break.
It is critical for us to take control of our own learning ... lifelong learning ... we owe it to ourselves not only as a survival strategy but one that contributes to the quality of our own life and also those whose lives we touch and who, in turn, touch us.
Chris Smith is the Shamble's website guru. His website is nothing more than great. You can find almost anything about technology in education.
He created this page visualize and identify his own Personal Learning Network
Browsing around the Web to find interesting links:
Browsing around the Web to find interesting links:
