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The following links are for use only by Spring Cove students, parents and staff members due to acceptable use agreements with some of the providers.
Links last checked 6/14/2004.
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Resource for teachers, librarians, parents and students to find information on art history, art museums, etc. |
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Great site for kids. |
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Comprehensive site. |
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Teacher resources -- K-12 Web-centered curriculum units, lessons, activities and resources grouped by grade level for integrating the arts into every content area. |
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Links for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels. |
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Children's games; teacher resources; more. |
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July 2009 Free image editing program used to create and edit images and photos online. |
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November 2004 Information you need to find a career, choose a college, university or career school, apply and pay for postsecondary education, then move into the working world. |
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November 2004 Job search plus career tools such as resume writing assistance, personality test and resource center. |
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November 2004 Student services website representing the statewide and independent colleges and universities of Pennsylvania. |
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November 2004 Search for careers by name, type, salary or educational requirement. |
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May 2009 Free images for non-commercial and educational use. |
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May 2009 The Library of Congress does not charge permission fees for use of such material and generally does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Permission and possible fees may be required from the copyright owner independently of the Library. |
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July 2005 FREE educator clipart, coloring pages, banners, backgrounds, fonts, icons, lines, worksheets and wallpaper with aliens, animals, cats, creatures, dogs, education, holidays, robots, sports, toys, weather & more - updated weekly. |
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Huge web site with hundreds of FREE graphics. |
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Oct. 2008 Links to several sites that offer free, copyright friendly images. |
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May 2009 Free educational clip art. |
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July 2007 Largest free teacher clipart collection on the web. |
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May 2009 Free use for commercial and non-commercial alike providing attribution to the image and a link back to FreeFoto.com (either the image or the main site) is provided. |
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Clips for teachers and students. Please follow site rules and directions. |
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May 2009 NASA should be acknowledged as the source of the material. |
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July 2008 Creative Commons licensed photos - permission granted for use on web pages or in other documents. |
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June 2007 Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. |
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Clip art for teachers. Please follow site rules and directions. |
Computer and Technology Education Links
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May 2007 Offers free tech tips that you can browse and read or sign up to receive tech tips by email. |
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July 2005 This not only provides a list of skills but also provides links to online tutorials for each skill. |
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FREE online tools and resources to help you integrate technology into your classroom. Locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. |
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July 2005 Links to a wide variety of web resources grouped by content area. |
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April 2008 Tips on talking to your child openly and honestly about cyberbullying. |
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Tech news, educator's resource center, email newsletters. FREE subscriptions to both eSchool News and Classroom News are available to teachers. |
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March 2005 PA Department of Educational Technology web site which provides examples of how teachers and students are using technology in the classroom. |
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March 2005 - Global SchoolNet combines smart teaching ideas with web publishing, video conferencing and other online tools that bridge geographic gaps, allowing young people around the world to learn together. Global SchoolNet is a growing international network of 90,000+ online educators, who engage in online project-based learning activities. |
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The ISTE is dedicated to providing leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in K–12 education and teacher education. |
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July 2005 Information for students, parents and teachers regarding safe and responsible use of the Internet. |
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Categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. |
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December 2005 Online presentation support pages with resources, teaching and learning information, handouts, and much more. |
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Classroom learning resources (lesson plans, tutorials, case studies).
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Tutorials, lesson plans, clip art, faculty development, resources for students and parents.
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April 2008 Free resources for students, parents and teachers regarding online safety. |
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April 2008 Comics and videos for students to learn safer online practices. Free resources are also available for parents and teachers. |
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Flexible, activities-based program that makes it easy to integrate technology into the classroom. User Name=national Password=connect1 |
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Tech news, success stories, how-to articles, lesson ideas, and links to education resources. Also offers FREE subscriptions to monthly print magazine. |
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Sept. 2007 This site provides an A-Z listing of abbreviations and acronyms used in text messaging. |
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Excellent summary of copyright and fair use guidelines related to education. |
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Test your copyright knowledge with a 20 question True or False quiz from Technology & Learning Magazine. |
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May 2008 Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. |
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Oct. 2008 Copyright information and links to free resources for digital media content.
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October 2007 Frequently asked questions and information regarding copyright and fair use. |
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Feb. 2008 Activity suggestions and resources for celebrating the 100th day of school. |
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Links to games for students. Some are educational and some are just for fun. |
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FamilyEdge provides valuable online content and resources that facilitate children's academic achievement, parenting tools and resources along with a vast collection of articles written by acknowledged experts in their fields. |
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June 2009 - Interactive review game. Subjects include art, chemistry, English, geography, world languages and math. Correct answers earn rice for UN World Food Program |
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Self-paced learning in reading, science, social studies, math, and writing. Username=testuser Password=testuser |
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April 2005 Lesson plans and resources for Palms. |
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April 2005 Free software downloads for Palms. |
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April 2005 Resources for teachers from Palm. |
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April 2005 101 Uses, Free Downloads, and Links for using handhelds in the classroom. |
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April 2005 Lesson plans for handhelds created by graduate students. |
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Provides teachers and coaches with information on how to introduce sport skills and activities. |
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October 2007 Health and wellness resources for teachers and school nurses. Email tech@scsd.k12pen.com for a login. |
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Designed to provide accurate, up-to-date and jargon-free health information for kids, teenagers and parents. Offers thousands of original articles, animations, interactive activities, games and resources developed by health experts on topics that include growth and development, first aid, allergies, nutrition and medical care. |
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Sponsored by Runner's World magazine, this site promotes the sport of running and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle for kids. Originally started by an elementary school teacher. |
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April 2007 Interactive web site that students can use to play cool games, explore interactive webquests, and learn ways to make your body strong and healthy. |
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May 2005 Find diet and nutritional information, resources and tips. |
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Program supported by the United States Navy to enhance physical fitness and health for students grades 1-12. |
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Premier web site for health and physical education teachers, parents and students. Links to online lessons, interactive instructional materials, best practices, assessment ideas and professional resources. Also maintains a Top Web Sites section for content areas including a variety of sports and information on grants and fundraising. |
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October 2007 Curriculum based activity program designed for middle school students in cooperation with the PA Department of Health, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. Students can participate in classroom activities to earn points so that they can compete with other classrooms across the state. Participants can earn prizes including game tickets, autographed merchandise, player visits to their school and more – simply for being physically active. |
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700+ great sites for kids, teachers and parents. |
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Free resources for teachers, parents and students. |
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Companion web site to the televised Cable in the Classroom. |
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Up to the minute news stories. |
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This site was created to assist you in your pursuit of a drivers' license, a motorcycle license or CDL. Each section contains practice questions that will help you prepare for your test. |
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Pennsylvania Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology. |
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Learn about education in Pennsylvania. |
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A public awareness tool and a "take action" plan for parents and others involved in the supervision of children. |
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The non-profit SeniorNet provides adults 50+ access to and education about technology...... |
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A variety of web sites for teachers. Sites are ranked by voter tabulation every 30 minutes. |
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Pennsylvania's official web portal. |
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More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. The result of that work is the FREE web site. Each month new teaching and learning resources are added. |
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Self-assessments. With Getsmarter.org, students, parents, educators, business leaders and all that use the web site can see how the math and science skills of U.S. students measure up against others worldwide. |
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Useful and contribute useful links the IU8 Bank of sites |
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Hundreds of educational web sites rated by popularity. |
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Provides educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a central and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education. |
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December 2005 These tools aim to help you understand and implement enjoyable afterschool practices that build academic skills. The content is based on research, including site visits to effective programs. |
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Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. |
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Online biographies of authors and links to their work. A list of 75 authors/illustrators that everyone should know. Related resources including recommended reading activities. |
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May 2008 Citation Machine is an interactive web tool used to generate citations in formats including MLA and APA. |
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Key concepts, practice quizzes, links and other resources for Literature and Composition & Grammar books published by McDougal Little. |
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June 2009 Interactive vocabulary practice. Correct answers earn rice for UN World Food Program |
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Literacy Links: Resources for Teachers and Parents |
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June 2007 Free reproducible language and early literacy activities in English and Spanish (pdf format). |
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March 2005 Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that looks at how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. |
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Includes interactive book-related activities, news, surveys, online discussions and author profiles for students; a parents section, and teacher resources. |
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December 2005 Eight steps to take to ensure your child receives the help he or she needs to succeed. |
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Each time you play, you will be able to choose a partner and play a word game with them. It's fun! You can even call up a friend and play Spellbee with them! |
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October 2007 VisualThesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus that creates word maps of related words. |
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October 2007 Visuwords is an online graphical dictionary. Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams and learn how words associate. |
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Web site developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. Game Room, Flashcards, Homework Helper and a Math Message Board. |
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December 2005 Problem-solving activities, practices that work, ways to implement them in your afterschool program, sample lessons, and illustrative videos. |
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Self-paced math practice for grades 3-12. Free trial access is good for 24 hours. (Plugin installation and registration required.) |
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Question and answer service for K-12 math students and their teachers. |
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Math challenges for K-5 learners. |
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Key concepts, practice quizzes, links and other resources for Math books published by McDougal Little. |
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Play the 24 Game online! Guest user name=love Password=math |
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July 2009 Free, printable graph paper. |
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October 2008 Textbook specific resources for students and parents. |
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Online textbook companion. |
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Provides step-by-step solutions to homework problems in leading math textbooks in algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, and also provides links to recommended web sites. Visitors can try Hotmath guided solutions and view problems numbered 1-9 in any textbook for free. No charge for teachers and students during school hours, but full access for a homework tool requires fee based registration. |
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Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this site is designed to provide Internet resources to improve the teaching and learning of math for all students. Interactive online multimedia math investigations, Internet-based lesson plans developed by teachers, searchable NCTM standards, and links to recommended web sites for topics such as algebra, geometry and measurement. |
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December 2006 Over 100 online activities that can be used to explore a variety of mathematical concepts. |
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A list of math resource sites for both teachers and students. |
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From the University of Tennessee provides organized access to a wide variety of mathematical resources. |
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May 2008 Ideas and puzzles that will change the way you think. |
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Math site great lessons |
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October 2008 Free, step-by-step math problem solver. |
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Free online homework help. Students must register. |
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Teacher Resources - professional information and academic research. |
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Free educational web site featuring interactive math lessons. |
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October 2007 Use building blocks and other manipulatives to teach and learn math concepts from pre-K to 12th grade. |
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Six things parents can do to help their child with math. |
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Fun activities related to math and aviation. Teacher and student sections. |
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Algebra Lessons, Internet Links, Homework Guidelines, Math Study Skills Self-Survey |
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S.O.S. MATHematics is your free resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations! |
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Discover the math and science behind everyday activities. Meet people who use math and science as they work and play. |
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Resources for teachers and students. Drexel University Sponsored Math Site. |
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December 2006 Web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis). |
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December 2007 Free, high-quality, multimedia tutorials on general education subjects for high school and college students. A high-speed Internet connection is recommended. |
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Clear, straightforward information with illustrations on how things work. Organized by category. Powerful search feature. |
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November 2007 Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work. |
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AGU is a worldwide scientific community that advances, through unselfish cooperation in research, the understanding of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity. |
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Visit this famous New York City museum online. |
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Pioneering Science and Technology. A U.S. Department of Energy laboratory operated by the University of Chicago. |
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Colorful animated and narrated educational online movies in science, health and technology, on topics such as atoms, static electricity, asthma, digestion, photography and robots. |
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Key concepts, practice quizzes, links and other resources for Science books published by McDougal Little. |
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July 2009 Scientific video site for high school and college students. |
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A collection of online interactive educational resources for grades K-12. Using spectacular Hubble images, students explore the universe while learning the principles of math and science. |
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Sept. 2006 Resources for teachers and administrators provided by IU8. |
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High-Energy Physics, the science of matter, space and time.
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May 2005 Compare the nutritional value of the foods that you consume to the Dietary Reference Intakes. |
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July 2009 Site for sharing biology related videos. |
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January 2008 Free resources for sharing tools to teach science. |
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Oct. 2008 How space technology improves human health. |
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Oct. 2008 Search for free NASA resources by grade level and content area. |
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Over 100 online learning adventures that range from Trekking Nepal to Remembering Pearl Harbor, and special features such as a 3-D virtual trip through our solar system |
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FREE web-based instructional modules based on cutting-edge scientific discoveries. Topics include cell biology and cancer, infectious diseases, human genetic variation, sleep disorders, neurobiology and addiction, chemicals and the environment, alcohol, the brain and hearing, the mouth and tooth decay. Most modules are for middle and high school. |
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December 2006 National Science Foundation (NSF)'s online library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and research.
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For K-12 teachers and students |
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May 2005 Use this site to quickly find nutritional information for a wide variety of foods. |
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December 2005 This web site includes information and interactive activities about DNA probes, using DNA to identify diseases, criminal suspects and mutant genes. |
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Comprehensive source for space science content targeted to upper-elementary and middle school students and teachers. Includes a library of inquiry lessons, themed monthly modules, online photos and movies, and links to related multimedia sites including SpaceKids, with news, virtual tours, games, activities, question-asking services and homework help. |
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Online site of the world-famous Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. Interactive activities in science, math and human perception. |
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The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) is a free on-line science learning environment for students in grades 4-12. Students learn about and respond to contemporary scientific controversies through designing, debating, and critiquing solutions — all on the World Wide Web! |
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WhaleTimes Web site offers guide to marine life for children. The simple site offers easy-to-navigate pages and Jake the SeaDog, a character who answers children's e-mailed questions about ocean animals. |
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December 2005 This site showcases the accomplishments of contemporary women in science and highlights for young people the varied and intriguing careers of some of today's most prominent scientists. |
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June 2009 Give to charity while you search the internet. |
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June 2005 Search engine that provides a visual display of search results. |
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June 2005 Reading Level appropriate search engine |
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Tips and techniques for quickly finding information using Google. |
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July 2009 Descriptions and links to a variety of search tools sorted by topic. |
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May 2009 Computational search engine designed to perform mathematical calculations and comparisons. |
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State and capital information. |
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Maintained by the Library of Congress, this site is a gateway to primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. It offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. The searchable topics include economics, geography, performing arts, social sciences and technology, with easy access to online manuscripts, maps, photos, motion pictures and sound recordings. |
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This Web site is a "portal created for students, history educators, and general history enthusiasts." Web site references are listed in 10 categories--by eras from prehistory to the present, art history, maps, and general resources. |
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December 2005 Lesson plans and instructional materials for teaching the Bill of Rights. |
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Key concepts, practice quizzes, links and other resources for Geography, American History and World History books published by McDougal Little. |
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Offered by the National Council on Economic Education, this site provides classroom-tested, standards-based educational materials for K-12 students and teachers that cover the essential principles of economics. These include: lesson plans, which can be searched by title, concept, grade level or standard; news and information on current events; case studies and data on key economic indicators; and links to related economics education sites. |
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Online world geography games. |
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December 2005 News, events and visitor information regarding the National Archives Building in Washington DC. |
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December 2005 This site includes educational resources, museum news and and visitor information. |
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An information service for educators from the National Council for the Social Studies. |
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This site is designed to make your search for National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and selected U.S. Department of Education (ED) K-12 resources fast, easy, and productive. |
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Information related to reform at the Middle School level. |
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State educational standards coupled to lesson plans and resources. |
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American Students and Math Standards |
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October 2007 Search for anchors and eligible content in PSSA assessed content areas in reading, math and science (grades 3-8, 11). Search by Grade/Subject, Assessment Anchor or Keyword. Click the search results to view descriptions and links to netTrekker resources (User names and passwords for netTrekker can be found through the netTrekker link on the SCSD Technology web page.) |
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March 2005 Online tools and resources to help you integrate technology into your classroom. Locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. |
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April 2005 A practical link between current psychological and neurological research and education (parent organization of Layered Curriculum). |
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March 2005 - Activities, thematic units and review resources for a variety of subject areas for elementary and middle school students and teachers. |
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March 2005 - Provides resources for lesson planning, professional development, school issues, administration and technology. |
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March 2005 - Printable resources on a variety of topics for the primary classroom. |
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March 2005 Searchable database of more than 24,000 education resources across more than 400 web sites for a variety of subject areas. |
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April 2005 Layered Curriculum information, tips and lesson plans.
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March 2005 - A huge collection of professionally produced instructional materials you can download and print. Lesson plans, books, worksheets, and much more |
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March 2007 OER Commons is the first comprehensive open learning network where teachers and professors (from pre-K to graduate school) can access their colleagues’ course materials, share their own, and collaborate on affecting today’s classrooms. |
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March 2005 - Free activity pages, thematic units, eworkbooks and links to a wide variety of educational resources. |
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October 2007 Free educational videos for teachers and students. |
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November 2007 TeachersFirst is a web resource for K-12 classroom teachers who want useful resources and lesson plans to use with their students.TeachersFirst is written and edited by experienced, professional educators. All our resources are reviewed by teaching professionals with relevant experience. |
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March 2005 - The place for primary and intermediate teacher resources: lesson plans, thematic units and seasonal items. |
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December 2007 Formerly known as Marco Polo, Thinkfinity contains more than 55,000 authoritative educational and literacy resources for teachers, students and community programs including standards-based K-12 lesson plans, student materials, interactive tools and web sites. |
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June 2009 Collect web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. |
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