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This page is for resources that will help teachers in lesson planning, research and organization. Feel free to add resources to this page as you come across good ideas. Again, post on the discussion tab if you've had a good or bad experience with any of these resources.

[|www.lastpass.com] If you're like me, you have now created an endless list of accounts on various websites. Each website has its own quirks for requirements for username and password. This web application is quick and easy to download onto your computer. It will remember all you usernames and passwords for you and store them in an encrypted file online. All you need to do is click the lastpass button on your tool bar and it will autofill information in for you. It will also generate strong passwords for you if you want. I'm using it for all my web accounts but I'm hesitant to put my banking and credit card information on it.

This is a list of 100 great search engines. If you are doing research, some search engines are specific to certain areas of research. Choosing the best engine will help you get better results. This one was submitted by Bethany McMullen.



http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/ This is a wiki created for the education community.They provide provide This is a fabulous collaborative effort of the best from educators from across the nation.
 * 1) A list of articles and resources that describe how to use wikis in education
 * 2) A comprehensive list of existing educational wikis that we can learn from
 * 3) General Discussion of Wikis in Education

General teacher resources: } [|www.educationworld.com] (Grade level K-12) You will get an advertisement for Concordia University first – just close it. Great site for lesson plans, technology integration & professional development in technology. You’ll also find interactive games and activities for every subject. } [|www.internet4classrooms.com] (Grade level K-12) Great source for technology tutorials, lesson plans with technology integrated for you, grade level (k-8) skill builders for basics, Online tutorials and practice modules for commonly used computer programs (excel, Word, Publisher…), } [|www.Thinkfinity.org] (Grade level K-12) Sponsored by Verizon. Thousands of Free Lesson Plans in Math Social Studies Art Language Arts Music Physical Education Reading Writing Geography Science Projects Science Lesson. Games, interactive learning activities, } [] (Grade levlel k-12) Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. Incredible resource for teacher helps and resources listed by subject area and grade level. Anything technology related can be found here. } [] Collection of topic based educational websites. Resources of all kinds. Lesson plans, Webquests, interactive… All standards based. Also has on demand webinars } [] (grade leve K-12) Free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students. We feature [|42,000+ lesson plans], [|9,000 free printable worksheets], [|rubrics], [|teaching tips], [|worksheet makers], [|web quests], [|math worksheets], and thousands of other great [|teacher resources]. Sign up to receive new lesson plans e-mailed to you! } [] TeacherVision content is organized by subject, grade and theme. Theme pages feature cross-curricular lessons for every area of focus, making it simple for teachers to create a study unit that is inclusive and varied. Printable books are compilations of the best materials within every topic studied in today's classrooms. The uniquely powerful mix of content is drawn from trusted educational associations and the world's best children's publishers, including the Council for Exceptional Children, Educators for Social Responsibility, Houghton Mifflin Company, the National Association for Music Education, Penguin Group, Simon & Schuster, Inc., and the vast resources available within the Pearson family. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">} [] (grade level k-12) This Web site provides interactive and educational online activities and quizzes in all subject levels listed by grade level. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|}][|https://www.surveymonkey.com/]conduct, manage and analyze surveys.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Grading rubrics: some of these are easy to use templates, others are ready to use rubrics, some need to be adapted to your expectations for your classroom. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">} [|http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/] This site has both premade rubrics and rubric makers organized by subject category. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">} [] This site is the easier to use and more complete of the two. Thousands of rubrics, including ones on how to grade technology projects, group projects and web 2.0 projects.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Sponge Activities: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.internet4classrooms.com] (Grade level pre-k-12) choose tab- daily dose of the internet for brain teasers, quotes, trivia, subject area questions and more…

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/] (Grade level 3-12_ Outstanding photographs dealing with current news issues. Short news story included as well. Great for writing or discussion prompts for current events.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> (Grades 5-12) Sponsored by the NY times newspaper. Current events and news articles, corresponding lesson plans on many. Has who, when, where, what, why, how questions about the story already written for you.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Online Libraries

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">} [|www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page] you can download over 33,000 [|free] ebooks to read on your PC, [|iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device]. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">} [] The Library is where electronic versions of classic books about individual liberty are stored. These texts go back some 4,000 years and cover the disciplines of economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, political theory, religion, war and peace. They are in a variety of formats - facsimile PDFs so scholars can view the original text, HTML for ease of searching and attractive layout, and text-based PDF EBooks for personal use. The Library also contains bibliographic information about the books as well as other "metadata" about the authors and editors.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">} [] Free Online Library: Millions of news, trade publications, newspapers, magazine, journal and reference documents on business, communications ...[|Literature] - [|Psychology and mental health] - [|Health, general]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Streaming Video

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> [|http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/SqoolTube_Videos/] (grade level K-12) full length educational videos organized by subject. My favorite.. Bill Nye the Science Guy! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> (grade Level preK-12) Randy Gehman is the man on this one. DCA has a subscription – requires username and password. Full length videos and clips on every subject. Organized by subject matter and grade level. Puzzlemakers, lesson plans, Science fair tips and more. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.teachertube.com] – (Grade level - prek-12) great source for teacher created, lesson specific video, audio, photos and more. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.godtube.com] partner site is called [|www.tangle.com] (Grade level – maybe k-12) Videos with a God Godtube.com is a video sharing platform offering online Christian videos with faith-based, family friendly content. Popular video sections on Godtube include; Christian bands and singers in Christian music videos, Christian comedians and comedy skits, spoofs and parodies in funny videos, cute videos featuring kids and animals, sports videos, Christian news videos and inspirational videos. Be inspired in your walk with Jesus Christ and grow in your knowledge of the Bible with videos highlighting inspirational messages and verses