Internet Resources
Recommended Websites
1) Best Websites for Teaching and Learning – American Association of School Librarianshttp://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25
Review these "Top 25" Websites that foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.
2) Library of Congress for Teachers http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching. Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations
3) Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://free.ed.gov/
Animations, documents, photos and videos that are organized by content areas.
4) Interactive Websites by Content Areas (K-12) http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm
A large collection of interactive websites, organized by content areas.
5) Smithsonian Quests - http://smithsonianquests.org/
A unique and interdisciplinary learning experience. Teachers will need to register.
6) National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - http://www.nlvm.usu.edu/
A digital library containing Java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics.
7) Khan Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org/
A library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice.
8) Create-A-Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
An easy to use website that provides your students the opportunity to easily create charts and graphs.
9) Smithsonian Education - http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
An excellent collection of lesson plans and digital resources. It can be searched by keyword or by standards. (“Think” Google for teachers.)
1) Best Websites for Teaching and Learning – American Association of School Librarianshttp://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25
Review these "Top 25" Websites that foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.
2) Library of Congress for Teachers http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching. Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations
3) Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://free.ed.gov/
Animations, documents, photos and videos that are organized by content areas.
4) Interactive Websites by Content Areas (K-12) http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm
A large collection of interactive websites, organized by content areas.
5) Smithsonian Quests - http://smithsonianquests.org/
A unique and interdisciplinary learning experience. Teachers will need to register.
6) National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - http://www.nlvm.usu.edu/
A digital library containing Java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics.
7) Khan Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org/
A library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice.
8) Create-A-Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
An easy to use website that provides your students the opportunity to easily create charts and graphs.
9) Smithsonian Education - http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
An excellent collection of lesson plans and digital resources. It can be searched by keyword or by standards. (“Think” Google for teachers.)