Great Websites for Teachers

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Classroom Helpers

Puzzle Maker

make your own online crosswords, word searches, math squares, cryptograms, etc.

Teaching and the Internet

Filamentality	Filamentality helps you create a Web-based learning page, create Web pages without having to bother learning HTML, and immediately post your Web page on the Internet (that's right, you'll get your very own "www-dot" thingy!).  Warning:  bring your sense of humor!  A super easy-to-use site
Track Star	TrackStar helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) for use in lessons. The resource list remains visible allowing the user to easily stay on track.
Worksheet Wizard	This web-based utility will allow you to create a lesson, worksheet or class page on the World Wide Web. All you need to use this utility is your browser and some time.
Xcursioncentral	Make and take Internet field trips.

Subject Links

LANGUAGE ARTS
Find Guides for teaching information literacy skills	Big6- An information problem solving process http://www.big6.com/
	Noodle Tools & Other  Resources http://www.noodletools.com
	So You Have to Do a Research Project http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/research.html
Locate tips on writing skills and places to publish students' work	For Kids- How to Write a Story http://brucehale.com/how2write.html
	MidLink Magazine http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/
	Newspapers in Education-Middle School Writing http://www.nwanews.com/nie/educators/teachingideas.php
	The Write Site http://www.writesite.org/
Find middle school language arts lessons and Web resources	Blue Web'N http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
	DMOZ Open Directory Project:  Follow this path: Kids and Teens/School Time/English http://www.dmoz.org/
	EvaluTech http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/InstResources/index.asp
	GRITS http://www.gritsonline.org/
	Language Arts WebQuests http://www.middleschool.net/less_tut/webquests/lawq.htm
	MiddleSchool.net-English http://www.middleschool.net/curlink/englit/engmain.htm
	ON Librarians Information Network for Essential Curriculum http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/middle/eng.html
	Awesome Library-English http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
	Gateway to Educational Materials http://www.thegateway.org/
	Georgia Learning Connections http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/ (select QCC Standards & Resources/subject/grade level )
	MarcoPolo http://www.marcopolosearch.org/mpsearch/basic_search.htm (Choose lesson plans and resources by grade level and subject.)
Find good reading lists and instructional units on core works of literature	The Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
	Choices Booklists http://www.reading.org/choices/
	Database of Award Winning Children's Literature http://www.dawcl.com/
	International Children's Digital Library http://www.icdlbooks.org/
	Louisville Free Public Library's Teen Pages-Good Reads http://www.lfpl.org/teenpages/teenread.htm
	SCORE-CyberGuides http://www.sdcoe,k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
Find ideas for good reading strategies	The Knowledge Loom http://knowledgeloom.org/index.jsp
	Literacy Matters http://www2.edc.org/literacymatters/adlit/intro.htm
	Practical Teaching Ideas on Reading http://serv1.ncte.org/teach/read.shtml
	The Reading Wars http://www.middleweb.com/Reading.html
MATH
Find good math assessment instruments	Rubrician.com-Math Rubrics http://www.rubrician.com/math.htm
Find an eclectic collection of math topics	EvaluTech http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/InstResources/index.asp
	Math and Computer Science Hotlist http://www.fi.edu/tif/hotlists/math.html
	Math Forum Library http://mathforum.org/library/levels/middle/
	Mathematics Lessons that are Fun! Fun! Fun! http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
	Thirteen/Ed Online-Best Lessons http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/index.html
Find problem-solving activities	Educational Card Games http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/Cardboard/CardTOC.html
	Get Ready, Get Set-Open Ended Math Problems http://www.fi.edu/school/math2/
	Math Counts http://www.mathcounts.org/
	Middle School Madness http://www.olemiss.edu/mathed/middle/
	Word Problems for Kids http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/
Find a site that boasts a single topic that is just too good to miss	Create a Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing
	Fractals http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
	Math in Daily Life http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/
Find standards-based middle school math lessons and resources	Awesome Library-Middle & High School Math http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ (follow this path: Mathematics/Middle-High School Math)
	Computing Technology for Math Excellence http://www.ct4me.net/
	Daily Lesson Plan http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/mathematics.html
	Illuminations-NCTM http://illuminations.nctm.org/index.html
	MarcoPolo http://www.marcopolosearch.org/mpsearch/basic_search.asp (Choose lesson plans and resources by grade level and subject.)
	McREL-K-12 Standards http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/activities/
	Project Interactive http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/
	SCORE Mathematics Lessons http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons.html
Find web sites you can recommend for enrichment to parents and students	Ask Dr. Math-Middle School Archive http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.middle.html
	The Excellent Adventure http://www.curriculumunits.com/Adventure/
	Figure This! Math Challenges for Families http://www.figurethis.org/index.html
SCIENCE
Find middle school science lessons and resources	Awesome Library-Science http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
	DMOZ Open Directory Project-Science http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/
	Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) http://www.enc.org/weblinks/science/
	EvaluTech http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/InstResources/index.asp
	Middle Web- Science http://www.middleweb.com/CurrScience.html
	National Science Digital Library http://nsdl.org/
Find good teaching strategies and resources for inquiry based learning	The Action Reflection Process-Inquiry Based Teaching http://www.edc.org/ARProcess/strat.htm
	ENC Online-Inquiry and Problem Solving http://www.enc.org/topics/inquiry
	The Inquiry Page http://inquiry.uiuc.edu/
	Noodle Tools-Scientific Literacy-Resources http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/resources/sciencefair.htm
	SEDL-Math and Science Online Mentoring http://www.sedl.org/scimast/archives/lists/s-teachingstrategies.html
	WISE: the Web-based Inquiry Science Environment http://wise.berkeley.edu/
Find web sites for locating a variety of good science projects	Bunsen Bob's Science Hunt http://www.sciencehunt.com/hunthow.nsf/9th_Higher?openframeset
	Kidspace-IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/kidspace/projectguide/
	Science Fair Handbook http://www.school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/handbook/ index.html
	Science Fair Projects: Ideas and Organization http://emints.more.net/ethemes/resources/S00000252.html
	ScienzFair Project Ideas http://members.aol.com/ScienzFair/ideas.htm
	Step by Step Science Fair Success! http://www.accessexcellence.org/21st/TL/scifair/index.html
Browse some other really good science resources	Cool science for Curious Kids http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
	The Electronic Zoo http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
	Middle School Physical Science Resource Center http://www.science-house.org/middleschool/
	Mousetrap Action! http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Stu/ppoggio/ewebquest/frames.html
	The New Way Things Work http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/davidmacaulay/gallery.shtml
	ONLINE-Middle School Science http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/middle/sci.html
	Terrific Web Sites for Middle School Kids- Science http://www.westnet.com/~rickd/kids/science.html
	The Why Files http://whyfiles.org/index.html
SOCIAL STUDIES
Find social studies lessons and web resources	Awesome Library-Social Studies http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
	Gateway to Educational Materials http://thegateway.org
	Georgia Learning Connections http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/ (select QCC Standards and Resources/subject/grade level)
	The Learning Page-American Memory (Library of Congress) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
	MarcoPolo http://www.marcopolosearch.org/mpsearch/basic_search.asp (Choose lesson plans and resources by grade level and subject)
	SCORE- History/Social Studies http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
	Social Studies WebQuests http://www.middleschool.net/less_tut/webquests/sswq.htm
Find resources on civics and government	Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
	Civics Online http://civics-online.org/
	Congress Link http://www.congresslink.org/
	Justice for Kids and Youth http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/
Find resources about economics	EcEdWeb Economic Education Web http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/
	The Mint Makes Sense http://www.themint.org/
Find good ideas for current events	The Newseum-The Interactive Museum of News http://www.newseum.org/
	NewsHour Extra-for Teachers http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/social_studies.html
	Teaching Current Events via Newspapers, Magazines, and TV http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/cevents.html
Find information on geography and world cultures	Country Reports http://www.countryreports.org/
	Middle School Social Studies-World Culture http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/middle/socst.html
	National Geographic Maps and Geography http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
	Teachers First http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.htm
Find a few sites that are too good to miss	American Folklore http://www.americanfolklore.net/
	Best of History Web Sites http://www.besthistorysites.net/
	Improving Writing Skills in an American History Classroom http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/2002/4/02.04.07.x.html
	K-12 Teacher Resources for Food History Lessons http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food2.html
Find social studies lessons and Web resources	AOLatSchool-Middle School http://school.aol.com/middleschool/subjects/social_studies/index.adp
	DMOZ Open Directory Project http://dmoz.org/
	EvaluTech http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/InstResources/index.asp
	MiddleSchool.Net http://www.middleschool.net/curlink/ss/ssmain.htm
	MiddleWeb Social Studies http://www.middleweb.com/CurrSocStud.html
	Terrific Web Sites for Middle School Kids http://www.westnet.com/~rickd/kids/social.html