Sheppard's Useful Links
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Too many web resources can be overwhelming.
I have consolidated some of the Web's best for you!
The
Basics
The Digital Divide
- PBS
Evaluating Web Resources - Printable sheet and rubric
George Lucas Educational
Foundation - Teaching in the Digital Age.
Global Connections
Online - Free Web based training for K-12
teachers.
International Society for Technology and Education - ISTE
Integrating Web Resources into the Curriculum
Internet Use by Teachers
Plagiarism - and way to stop it!
Power Point - A great tool for education
Portical - Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership
Untangling the Web Power Point Presentation
Untangling the Web Tip Sheet
The Best Search Engines for Teachers and Students
Why is the Web such a valuable teaching tool? - Teaching and Learning on the Web.
S.C.O.R.E -Schools of California Online Resources for Educators
S.C.O.R.E. History / Social Science Resources
S.C.O.R.E. Language Arts
S.C.O.R.E. Mathematics | Also check WebMath
S.C.O.R.E. Science | Also check Sheppard's Science Resources
C.I.T.C. California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse
C.I.T.C. Links
Curriculum Links - Extensive List. Listed by subjest. Searchable.
5,000 Web Links reviewed for Teachers.
Digital High School
Links
Technical Proficiency for
California Teachers - really useful information and planning tools for
the staff development components of Digital High School.
Online - Teacher Technology
Survey for Digital High Schools - Orange County, CA
Orange
County Department of Education - Lessons and Resources
California Digital High School
Grant
California High School Exit Exam Teacher Resources
C-Smart -Cost Effective Technology for
Classrooms -Bulk Discounts
On-Line Training
CTAP - Virtual Online Training
for basic applications - Fee Based, requires user name and
password
MERLOT.org is a free and open resource
designed primarily for faculty and students in higher education. With a
continually growing collection of online learning materials, assignments
and reviews, MERLOT helps faculty enhance instruction. MERLOT is also a community
of people who strive to enrich teaching and learning experiences.
Crosswords, Puzzles and Educational
Games
Big Chalk
Brain gamez - Intelligent Online
games.
Hoadworks Puzzles
Matching
Game -From the FBI's educational page.
FUNBRAIN -Educational, interactive kids
games for learning grades K-8
Jigzone - the place on the internet
for free online jigsaw puzzles.
MazePuzzle
Puzzle Maker -
Create puzzles and games for your newsletters, flyers, handouts.
Rat Maze
- From the artificial intelligence lab of Carleton University, Canada
Superkids - Includes worksheets and
educatiional online games.
School History
.co.uk - online History lessons, worksheets, quizzes and
links
Surfing the Net with
Kids - Websites, Activities, Printable word searches
educational Games and More!
Surfing
the the net with kids - Includes
Word Games |
Print an Play
Games | Daily Vocabulary
Activities
Zeeks Educational Games -Educational
Games Fun and Games. Free, safe place for kids ages 6–13
Worksheets
On-line
Aplusmath.com
- Free Worksheets and answers. Worksheets can be graded for you on line.
K-10 grade level.
Free Work sheets in English, Math
and Science - Grades 1-6
Kiddyhouse.com Resources
for teachers - Worksheets
Math and Language Arts
Worksheets - Elementary grades
On-Line Calculators &
worksheets. iFigure provides links to online calculators and
worksheets.
On-Line
Worksheets Contains a variety of topics to explore for elementary
students. Each Online Worksheets has a printable worksheet Print it, and
photocopy it, so the students can write their answers onto the sheet.
Puzzle Maker -
Create puzzles and games for your newsletters, flyers, handouts.
School History
.co.uk - online History lessons, worksheets, quizzes and
links
Surfing the Net with
Kids - Websites, Activities, Printable word searches
educational Games and More!
Thousands of free mathematical
worksheets!
Math Worksheets - Algebra, Decimals, Fractions, Ratios, Measurement, Probability,
Statistics, Trigonometry, Polynomials! Plus Puzzles, Spelling, and
Vocabulary!
Answers can be emailed to the teacher.
Worksheets for Teachers
The Educators Network Inc. is based in Ontario, Canada. Originally founded
on the principle that teachers are a great asset to society and deserve better
online services, we have proceeded to create an online environment which
places the needs of individual teachers at the forefront.
Annenberg /CPB Project -Interactive learning exhibits.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids -Created by the Government Printing Office, this well-designed site introduces children to how the government works. It covers the U.S.Constitution, how laws are made, the branches of government, and citizenship.
Brain gamez - Intelligent Online
games
Brain Pop
- Health, Science and Technology animated Movies Quizes and experiments
-Requires plugin - Fee based, inexpensive. 2 free movies and
quizzes per day.
CIA World
Fact Book listing data for 250 countries
Flags of the World - Get
flags for countries, states, provinces and cities. More than 6000
flags
FUNBRAIN -Educational, interactive kids
games for learning grades K-8
Harcourt
Scilinks - Lessons K-6 with resources.
Hit a Baseball
and test your reaction time!
How
Things Work -Pick a category and learn how things work
Homework
Elephant - From the UK
Land Grant Learning Alliance ltga.org
- Free Online training lessons for popular computer applications.
Learning
Shortcuts - a comprehensive set of on-line tests that cover all
subjects for grades 3 through 12.
Learning Kingdom -online learning
center covering math, science, language arts, and history, this site includes
games and three daily features for teachers, students and families:
National
Geographic - Map Machine Interactive - Zoom in to any were
in the the world. Excellent
Matching
Game -From the FBI's educational page
Nova
from PBS -Secrets of Lost Empires. Medieval Siege. Destroy
the Castle -requires shockwave.
Physical
Education Lesson Plans - Web Based Internet Lessons for P.E.?
Why not!
Puzzle Maker - Create
puzzles and games for your newsletters, flyers, handouts
Surfing the Net with kids - Guide to the best websites for kids of all ages.
Educational games, weblinks sorted by subject.
Science Resources - Grouped by Category
Shoot the Cannon - Try to hit the target adjusting variables such as angle, windspeed, and gravity.
TeacherVision is created by teachers for teachers - Our goal is to provide you with lesson plans, resources, and materials that make your professional life easier. Use our Site Map to see the exciting features on TeacherVision.
Way cool Science Scavenger Hunt
UCI Summer Science Institute -Webquests / Teacher created Web Lessons
WebMath - Interactive site that almost does you work for you.
WebQuests - Developed at the University of California, at Irvine. UCI
Webquests - An Example showing how others have used a WebQuest developed at UCI
Yuckiest Site on the Internet - lot s fun activities for kids, has a science focus. Interactive, uses Flash plugin
Zeeks Educational Games -Educational Games Fun and Games. Free, safe place for kids ages 6–13
Lessons On-line - Many of the educational Web Portals contain lesson plans. These are just a few.
Arts Education Net -sponsored
by the Getty Center - Includes Lesson Plans
About.com Educational
Resources -Sorted by Category and Topic
About School.com - School
Resources for Teachers, Students, and Parents. Sorted by grade and
subject
Apple Learning
Interchange -Lesson plans, projects and resources. Searchable
database
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
-Created by the Government Printing Office, this well-designed site introduces
children to how the government works. It covers the U.S.Constitution, how
laws are made, the branches of government, and citizenship.
EdHelper - Lesson Plans - Worksheets - Teacher's Lesson Plans - WebQuests - Primary Teacher Resources - Math Lesson Plans - Writing Lesson Plans - Reading Lesson Plans - Science Lesson Plans - Technology Lesson Plans - Social Studies Lesson Plans - ...
Fact Monster - Fact Monster imparts wisdom on a variety of subjects including politics, science and world news in an oddball fashion that kids will enjoy."
Quia Web - Online Quizzes, Flashcards etc.. - Quia Web (located at http://www.quia.com/web) is one of the world's most popular educational technology Web sites. It pioneered the "create-your-own" concept, giving instructors the ability to create customized educational software online, built around their own course materials and made available to students over the Web.
GEM -Gateway to Educational Materials and Links -contains over 1500 resources. Searchable!
Big Chalk - Includes Lesson
Plans by subject and grade.
Discovery School On-line Lessons -The Lesson Plan Library offers kindergarten, elementary, middle school and high school lesson plans.
The Educator's Toolkit -Lessons and Resources
Encarta Lesson Plan Collection
High School Science Lessons
Gateway to Educational Materials -Search for lessons by title, and grade level
Harcourt Scilinks - Lessons K-6 with resources.
IBM K-12 Lesson Plans - Hyper linked PDF format
Lesson Plans for Teachers - Part of the Educators Network
Learning Shortcuts - a comprehensive set of on-line tests that cover all subjects for grades 3 through 12.
Lesson Plans.com - Oveer 15,000 Free lesson plans. Choose your subject
Lesson Plans and reproducibles by Scholastic - Choose by grade and subject.
Microsoft Learning Connection -Search by Grade and Subject
Micrsoft in Education -Lesson Plans
Physics zone - some lessons require shockwave. An excellent resource.
Physical Education Lesson Plans - Web Based Internet Lessons for P.E.? Why not!
School History .co.uk - online History lessons, worksheets, quizzes and links
Teacher's Corner - Lesson plans and resources for most subject area for most subject areas
Teacher Vision - lesson plans and quizzes
Theme Related Resources
Created by Greg Sheppard This web based project includes links to augment the curriculum from the the Discovery Lab. The Discovery Lab is a fusion of Art and Technology with modules including ; Animation, Ecology, Flight Simulation, Health and Weather. This model can be applied to all curricular areas.
Also check WebQuests developed by teacher's attending the UCI Summer Science Institute.
Find out about Howard Gardners's "Multiple Intelligences" and how it can affect teaching learning and assessment.
Try taking the "Keirsey Temperament Personality Test"
Web activities using the newspaper
Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles,
California
Orange County
Register - Orange County, California
PowerPoint - A great tool for
students and teachers
Acadia's PowerPoint
Resource Center
In
and out of the classroom - Microsoft PowerePoint 2000 learning
guide.
Introduction
to Microsoft's PowerPoint - Uses a PowerPoint Slide show to show
you what to do.
Getting
Started with Microsoft's PowerPoint - Univresity of Texas
Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators: PowerPoint Presentations - also in .PDF format
Land Grant Learning Alliance ltga.org
- Free Online training lessons for popular computer applications, including
PowerPoint.
Microsoft
PowerPoint Tutorials for PowerPoint for Windowsand Mac, 97, 98, 2,000
Office 97 PowerPoint
Tutorial
PowerPoint in the Classroom - A fun
Interactive tutorial.
PowerPoint
Links II
PowerPoint
Tutorial
PowerPoint Tutorials
- A small collection.
Tutorials
for FrontPage, Power Point, WebPages, and Word.
Reference:
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Britannica online -The world's best
Web sites, plus the complete Encyclopedia Britannica
Compton's
Encyclopedia
Columbia Encyclopedia
Encarta Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia.com
Fact Monster - Science,
Math, Quizzes, Cool Stuff and much more ...
Find it Quick - Finditquick.com gives you all the information you need to know on dozens of popular education and entertainment topics.
Funk and Wagnalls
Merrian-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Reference Desk - Single best source of facts on the net!
Other Search Tools and Resources
Vocabulary
Ethnologue -Languages
of the World
Learn Spanish - Free Online free
tutorial.
Maven's word of the day
- Includes a vocabulary quiz, new words, and much more.
Merrian-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary |
Merrian Webster's Word
Puzzles
Online Translations
-Altavista - Paste text or any URL into the window and
voila!
Origin Of
Languages - From San Francisco's Exploratorium
Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias - Very Extensive, Includes games
and speciality words.
Pedro's
Dictionaries - Just about everything you need.
Quotation Page - Quotes
of the day
Roget's
Thesaurus
Surfing
the the net with kids - Includes
Word Games |
Print an Play
Games | Daily Vocabulary
Activities
Travlang's
Translating Dictionaries - Translate words or phrases or learn
Foreign Languages
for Travelers - includes audible pronunciations.
Internet Resources, Lessons,
Librarys and Education Portals
1001 Best
Websites -ZDnet - Too many websites. Get to the good stuff
About.com Educational
Resources -Sorted by Category and Topic
About School.com - School Resources
for Teachers, Students, and Parents. Sorted by grade and subject
Apple
Learning Interchange -Lesson plans, projects and resources. Searchable
database
AOL School - Many Excellent
resources - Free
Arts Education Net -sponsored
by the Getty Center -Includes Lesson Plans
ATT Network Resources for
Teachers
Awesome Library - More
than12,000 Carefully Reviewed Resources
Biology Education -a place in cyber
space for Biology education and learning
BlueWeb'n Application
Library
Busy Teacher's WebSites
K-12
Education World - Super
site. This is a must see for all educators.
Curriculum
Links - Extensive List. Listed by subjest.
Searchable.
Curricular Resources and
Networking Projects
Classroom Connect - Best on the web
Cyber Schoolbus
Digital Librarian
Discovery Channel School - Search by subject and grade level and much more!
Education Index -Organized by by Subject
Educational Hot Lists -Organized by Subject. From the Franklin Institute.
EduNet -Organized by Learning Categories "Check out the Time Machine"
Education Planet -The education web guide Over 100,000 quality resources
Education World - 500,000+ SafeLinks -Searchable Data Base and much more.
Edsitement -Great for the Humanities
ENC -Some the best Math and Science K-12 Resources on the Internet
ENC -Some the best Math and Science K-12 Resources on the Internet
Encarta Lesson Plan Collection
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Kids Click - Teaches students how to search the web for the information they need.
Land Grant Learning Alliance ltga.org - Free Online training lessons for popular computer applications.
Librarian's Internet Index
Library in the Sky - Up to date resources.
Internet Library for Librarians
Internet Public Library
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kids Web -Digital Library K-12
K12 - online -Register for free!
Librarians' Index to the Internet
LA Times Launch Pad - Check out the best Web sites for getting your schoolwork done or for just having fun.
Microsoft Learning Connection -Search by Grade and Subject
Micrsoft in Education -Lesson Plans
Newton's Apple - The popular PBS series. Tons of Activities
Nasa's Quest Project: -Online Interactive Projects
Poetry Express - 15 Poems You Can Write Now is a great resource for teachers looking forpoetry activities. Most of the activities had good examples for students, while leaving room for creativity spirit
Resources for Internet Connected Parents
Safe Sites for Parents, Care givers, Teachers and Others
Study Web 100,000 sites reviewed
TeacherVision is created by
teachers for teachers - Our goal is to provide you with lesson
plans, resources, and materials that make your professional life easier.
Use our Site Map
to see the exciting features on TeacherVision.
Theme Related Resources
Virtual
Reference: Education -over 2,500 web sites
Virtual Web Surfers Guide
-Over 300 pages with more than 10,000 useful links
Web 66 - International
School Web Registry
World Wide Art Resources - gateway to
museums, galleries and art sites
World Wide Web Virtual
library - Education
WWW Virtual
Library
Annenberg /CPB Project -Interactive learning exhibits.
Brain gamez - Intelligent Online games
Brainpop - Entertaining, educational animations covering areas of Health, Science and Technology.
Cool interactive activities - for mind, body and color play. From the Ontario Science Centre - Toronto, Ontario
Cyber Surfari -designed to provide ideas that help teachers incorporate the their daily curriculum.
Interactive Hot List - From the Fanklin Institute
Interactive Science Interactive Science Resources - Earth, atomosphere, space, general science
Fema for kids - This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and how you can prevent disaster damage. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games
Grammar Online - review English grammar on the World Wide Web. grammar ONLINE uses the WWW to bring helpful grammar lessons to you. These lessons include explanations, exercises, and answers.
Funology - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Weather Experiments and more...
Hit a Baseball and test your reaction time!
Matching Game -From the FBI's educational page
Nova from PBS -Secrets of Lost Empires. Medieval Siege. Destroy the Castle -requires shockwave
PowerPoint Jeopardy Templates - Great for all subject areas
PowerPoint Template - download template from can-do.com
Puzzle Maker -Create puzzles , flyers, handouts
Scientific Slugger imitates a ball being hit perfectly by a major league player - Exploratorium, San Francisco.
Science Vocabulary
Hangman - Part of a the Jefferson Lab Games and Puzzles section, Science
Vocabulary Hangman offers a stunning array of choices. Vocabulary areas include:
6th, 7th and 8th Grade Science, 5th Grade Math, Geometry Basics, 2nd Grade
Matter, Basic Atomic Structure, Machines and Force, Electric Circuits,
Meteorology Basics, Basic Astronomy, Cell Basics, Seed Plants, Difficult
Medical Terms, and many more. You can even send in your own word list and
they will create a game for you!
Shoot the Cannon
Surfing the Net with
Kids - Websites, Activities, Printable word searches
educational Games and More!
Test Your
Reaction Time -Hit a baseball (Requires shockwave)
WebMath -
Interactive site that almost does you work for you.
Zeeks.com - Educational
Games, Puzzles, for Math , Science, Language Arts, Board Games, Brain Teasers
...
New Entries
Science Vocabulary Word
Games - Hangman - Sorted by topic and grade.
Jefferson Labs -
Games and
puzzles for Science and math
Teachervision
- Lesson Plans, Online activities and more...
Quia - Online games for fun and
understanding of content
High School Hub - Interactive
games, quizzes, reference material.
List of Interactive Games
that teach content in a fun way
Kids Health.org - Interactive activities
for kids and teens. Doctor approved
Help with homework and much more!
Big
Chalk
Bigchalk.com uses the Internet to put everyone closer to the information
they need.Teachers use bigchalk.com to shape their passion and skill into
a learning environment that breaks the barriers of classroom walls, fixed
hours, and limited school resources. bigchalk.com opens a world of information
to teachers, students, and parents — enhancing learning, helping with
homework, and offering limitless paths of exploration.
Fact Monster -Fact Monster imparts wisdom on a variety of subjects including politics, science and world news in an oddball fashion that kids will enjoy."
Home Work Elephant - From the UK
Home Work Hotline
- Many good resources listed by topic
Info Please - Home Work
Center
For fast homework help, use the search box to search all of the almanacs,
plus the Columbia Encyclopedia and Infoplease Dictionary—in just one
click. Gives you hyperlinks to websites that may answer your questions.
Similar to Ask Jeeves
The Learning
Page - provides free, downloadable worksheets
and lesson plans for teachers and parents of elementary level school children.
There are hundreds of pages in theme-based and basic skills categories. The
site is well organized, colorful, and easy to use. You must register. It
is free!
Science Fair.org
-The Ultimate Science Fair Resource
The Internet's premiere resource for science fair. Whether you are a student
trying to find an idea for a project, a parent or teacher looking for information
on building displays, or for the delight of experimentation
you'll find it here.
Math
Figure This! - Mathematics Challenges for Families
provides interesting math challenges
for elementary, middle and highschool students.
Learning Kingdom -online learning
center covering math, science, language arts, and history, this site includes
games and three daily features for teachers, students and families:
On-Line Calculators & worksheets. iFigure provides links to online calculators and worksheets.
Thousands of free mathematical
worksheets!
Math Worksheets - Algebra, Decimals, Fractions, Ratios, Measurement, Probability,
Statistics, Trigonometry, Polynomials! Plus Puzzles, Spelling, and
Vocabulary!
Answers can be emailed to the teacher.
Math.com - Offers many useful tools and resources including homework help for free!
Online Math
- Printable Worksheets and
excersices for addition subtraction multiplication and division.
WebMath
Discovery Website - Interactive site that almost does you
work for you while you learn.
EPals Classroom Exchange
KidLink: Global Networking for youth through the age of 15
Bravo
Cable in the Classroom - On-line companion offering 540 hours per month of commercial-free educational programming. Link Educational Television with Web resources.
CBC -Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CNBC
CNN
CNN Newsroom Daily Classroom
Guide
C-Span
Discovery Channel School -Activities,
Lesson Plans, Weblinks and
Themes.
History Channel
ITN-TV Online (England)
KCET -Los Angeles PBS TV
KOCE - Orange County PBS TV
KCRW
-Los Angeles NPR -National Public Radio
MSNBC -The first
time you log on you will have to furnish some information.
NPR
PBS
PBS Teacher Source -
Over 1.4000 free lesson plans, teacher guidesand online student activities
to compliment PBS programs. All instructional materials are correlated
to the national and state curriculum standards.
Weather Channel
Ask Eric Lesson Plans -Traditional by Subject
Links to various sites which have lesson plans or teaching materials
Want to find out something? Ask Jeeves'
Classroom clipart - Free and useful for webpages, and other presentations.
Educational Council for Technology and Learning
English Language Arts
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
GEM -Gateway to Educational Materials and Links -contains over 1500 resources. Searchable!
Global School House -www.gsn.org
Hands-On Science Centers World Wide
Orange County Department of Education - Lessons Plans - Check Science WebQuests
Orange County Department of Education - Resources for Educators
SAT Online Preparation and information - College Board
School Notes - Post homework assignments to the web for free!
Sheppard's Useful links
Sheppard's Science Resources - Includes Science WebQuests from the UCI and Science links by subject.
Teachers first -Extensive Resources, lessons, current news and web tutorial
Teachnet.org
Technology and Learning On-Line Magazine
Time 100 - 1900 versus Now!
The Educator's Toolkit -Lessons and Resources
Shakespeare-The Complete Works
WebQuests /
ThinkQuest
Hewitt's Webquests
and Resources for Teachers - Excellent links to WebQuests
and thir impact on learning.
Science WebQuests
- from the Summer Science Institute at the University California at
Irvine
ThinkQuest Library
The library contains unique educational web sites that have been created through ThinkQuest competitions and programs. The library currently contains
more than 5,000 web sites to search and surf. Built by kids for kids to use and learn. It is also a great place to get ideas for your own project in one
of our many programs around the world.
The WebQuest Page - from the University of San Diego
WebQuests in our future - Kathy Schrock
WebQuests Internet Resource Directroy
Last Updated
Januuary 1, 2004
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