We’ve compiled the resources from each of the issues in
volume
31 (September 2003–May 2004) of L&L and listed them
here in
one, easy-to-browse place, sorted by topic or subject area. By
clicking on a
resource, you'll jump to the Web site listed. Of course, ISTE and
L&L
can't vouch for the accuracy, usefulness, or even the availability of
these
links although they were functioning at the time of
publication.
Assessment/Rubrics
Associations
Curriculum
Art
Computer Science
Language Arts/Reading
Mathematics
Multidisciplinary/PBL
Music
Science
Social Studies
Government/Legislative
Grants
Miscellaneous
Professional Development
Research
Search Strategies
Software Tools
Databases
Mobile Software
Open Source
Web Page Creation
Video & Imaging
Standards
Assessment/Rubrics
Cooperative Learning Center: http://www.co-operation.org
Discovery School: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html
Palm Education Success Stories: http://www.palmone.com/us/education/studies
RubiStar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org
University of Northern Iowa's Professional Development Rubrics: http://www.uni.edu/profdev/rubrics.html
TAGLIT assessment tool: http://www.taglit.org/taglit/Assessment/PreviewAssessment.asp
Associations
Buck Institute for Education: http://bie.org/
Davidson County Schools: http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us
Education World Administrators Center: The Grants Center: http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/
Enhancing Education Through Technology Grant-Projects and Lessons
created
by Davidson County Teachers: http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/pbl/eett/eett.htm
Enhancing Education Through Technology State Program: http://www.ed.gov/programs/edtech/
The Foundation Center: http://fdncenter.org/
GLEF: http://www.glef.org
Grants & Contracts-ED.gov: http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt
Intel's Teach to the Future: http://www.intel.com/education/sections/section1/
Multimedia Mania: http://www.ncsu.edu/mmania/
Project-Based Learning in Davidson County Schools: http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/pbl/pbl.htm
TAGLIT: http://www.taglit.org/
Web Authoring Across the Curriculum-A Course for High School
Students in
Davidson County Schools, North Carolina: http://techcenter.davidson.k12.nc.us/web.htm
CAST: http://www.cast.org
NoteStar: http://notestar.4teachers.org
Buck Institute for Education: http://www.bie.org
Chard's Project Approach: http://www.project-approach.com/default.htm
Co-Nect: http://www.co-nect.net
Co-necting to Kids conference: http://www.co-nectingtokids.net
George Lucas Educational Foundation: http://www.glef.org
Moursund's PBL site: http://www.uoregon.edu/~moursund/PBL/
NECC: http://www.neccsite.org
Simkins' online workshop: http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/pblmm/
WestEd: http://www.wested.org/cs/wew/view/rs/608
Pew Foundation: http://www.pewinternet.org
Northwest Council for Computer Education: http://www.ncce.org
Oregon Council of Teachers of English: http://www.octe.org
Southern Oregon ESD Instructional Technology Dept.: http://www.soesd.k12.or.us/it
Alliance for Technology Access: http://www.ataccess.org
ALLTech: http://www.alltech-tsi.org
CARET: http://caret.iste.org
Foundation Finder: http://lnp.fdncenter.org/finder
Handspring Foundation: http://www.handspring.com/company/foundation/
ISTE Bookstore: http://www.iste.org/bookstore/
Omnova Solutions: http://www.omnova.com/commfr.htm
SchoolGrants: http://www.schoolgrants.org/
Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education: http://www.hi-ce.org
Creative Learning Exchange: http://www.clexchange.org
Illuminations: http://illuminations.nctm.org
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics: http://www.nctm.org
Art
BugMe!: http://www.bugme.net/bugme
Center for Global Environmental Education: http://cgee.hamline.edu/see/goldsworthy/see_an_andy.html
DrawIt: http://www.freewarepalm.com/graphics/drawit.html
Hemenway’s Goldsworthy project site: http://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/hemenway/andy_goldsworthy_project.htm
TealPaint: http://www.tealpoint.com/softpnt.htm
Computer Science
A Model Curriculum for K-12 Computer Science-Report of the ACM
K-12 Task
Force Curriculum Committee: http://www.acm.org/education/k12
AP Course Description-Computer Science: http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/students/compsci/
Computer Science Unplugged: http://www.unplugged.canterbury.ac.nz
NETS•T: http://www.iste.org/standards/
State of Maine Learning Results: http://www.state.me.us/education/lres/lres.htm
National Research Council, Committee on Information Technology
Literacy,
Being Fluent with Information Technology: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6482.html
Program for Initial Preparation of Teachers of Educational
Computing and
Technological Literacy, and Secondary Computer Science Education:
http://www.ncate.org/standard/programstds.htm
Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas, and more
information:
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/products/books.html#learn
2000-2001 Taulbee Survey: http://www.cra.org/CRN/articles/march02/bryant.vardi.html
Digi-Walker: http://www.digiwalker.com
Scalar: http://www.scalaramerica.com/USB.htm
Texas Instruments: http://www.ti.com
Vernier: http://www.vernier.com
Dell Student Technology Leadership Teams: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/dellstl2003.htm
First LEGO League North America: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/sitemod/design/layouts/default/index.asp?pid=70
Kids Learning Engineering Science Using LEGO and the Programmable Brick:
http://web.media.mit.edu/~fredm/papers/aera96/
Kids Online Resources—Science, Robots and Robotics: http://www.kidsolr.com/science/page1c.html
LEGO Mindstorms Internals: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics/
LEGO.com Mindstorms Home: http://mindstorms.lego.com
Robotics: http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/
Robotics Education Project: http://robotics.nasa.gov/
Robotics Learning Home: http://www.roboticslearning.com/
Unofficial Questions and Answers about MIT Programmable Bricks and
LEGO
Mindstorms: http://fredm.www.media.mit.edu/people/fredm/mindstorms/
The Robot League at Kansas State University: http://www.educ.ksu.edu/robots/
Language Arts/Reading
9-11 Digital Archives: http://www.911digitalarchive.org
Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By: http://www.storiestogrowby.com
Accelerated Reader: http://www.renlearn.com/ar/default.htm
Author! Author! Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators on the Web:
http://www.bethanyroberts.com/childrensbookauthors.htm
"Authors in Residence"-Lois Szymanski: http://www.globalclassroom.org/authors/authors2002.html
"Authors in Residence"-Sarah Weeks: http://www.intercom.net/~bettyryall/AuthInRes_2004.html
Delmar's "Authors in Residence" program presented at a
national
conference in Florida, January 24-26, 2002: http://www.globalclassroom.org/authors/florida/
Barahona Center: http://www.csusm.edu/csb/
Berenstain Bears: http://www.berenstainbears.com
Between the Lions: http://pbskids.org/lions
Blogger: http://www.blogger.com
Book Adventure: http://www.bookadventure.org
The Bookhive: http://www.bookhive.org
Candlelight Stories: http://www.candlelightstories.com
e-poets: An Incomplete History of Slam: http://www.e-poets.net/library/slam
Heard, G. (2003). The revision toolbox. Portsmouth, NH:
Heinemann.
Photoblogs.org: Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.photoblogs.org/faq
The Secret Life of Bees discussion page: http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees/
A Thousand Words Photography: http://a.thousandwords.nu/photos/
Will Richardson’s Blog: http://www.Weblogg-ed.com
Children’s Storybooks Online: http://www.magickeys.com/books
Cooperative Children’s Book Center, Books for Beginning Readers:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/jensen2.html
Disney: http://asp.disney.go.com/DisneyBooks/StoryTime.asp?id=2462
Duke University ’s Resources for Writers: http://www.ctlw.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/handouts/
Guiding Literacy Learners (chapter 4): http://www.stenhouse.com/0327samp.htm
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide
Kid’s Corner: http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
Leveled Books: http://www.Leveledbooks.com
Lil’ Fingers Storybooks: http://www.lil-fingers.com
Live Journal: http://www.livejournal.com
Matching Books to Readers (introduction and chapter 1): http://www.heinemann.com/shared/products/E00193.asp
Meg Hourihan,“What We ’re Doing When We Blog ”: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/06/13/megnut.html
Merriam Webster OnLine: http://www.m-w.com
MIT Online Writing and Communication Center: http://web.mit.edu/writing/Writing_Process/ideageneration.html
Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/archive/litinst_creatingtext.htm
Ongoing Tales: Literature from the Past: http://www.ongoing-tales.com
Portland (Oregon) Public Schools Level Book List: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/curriculum/literacy/leveled_books/
Project Gutenberg: http://gutenberg.net
Project LITT: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/SPED/ProjectLitt/LITT
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL): http://owl.english.purdue.edu
Reading A to Z: http://www.readinga-z.com/newfiles/preview.html
Reading First: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/readingfirst/
ReadWriteSite: http://www.readwritesite.com
Scholastic’s Reading Counts!: http://src.scholastic.com/ecatalog/readingcounts/
Stories of the Dreaming: http://www.dreamtime.net.au/dreaming/
Story Place: http://www.storyplace.org
Storybox: http://www.dreambox.com/storybox/
University of Kansas Writer ’s Roosts: http://www.writing.ku.edu/students/docs/thesis.html
University of North Carolina ’s (at Chapel Hill) Writing Center:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/introductions.htm and http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/conclusions.html
Will Richardson ’s Blog: http://www.Weblogg-ed.com
Xanga: http://www.xanga.com
Mathematics
Lab Write at North Carolina State University: http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite
LT Technologies: Spreadsheets: http://lttechno.com/links/spreadsheets.html
Multidisciplinary/PBL
Bugscope: http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/
CCProbeware from the Concord Consortium: http://www.concord.org
Doing History Virtual Tours: http://hewit.unco.edu/dohist/vftrips/themes.htm
Inspiration: http://www.inspiration.com
NASA Telerobotics Program: http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/realrobots.htm
PicoMap: http://www.freewarepalm.com/educational/picomap.shtml
Progress Portfolio: http://www.progressportfolio.northwestern.edu/general/
Seeing Reason: Mindful Mapping of Cause and Effect: http://www97.intel.com/scripts-seeingreason/
StorySpace: http://www.eastgate.com
SubEthaEdit: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/productivity_tools/subethaedit.html
WorldWatcher and MyWorld: http://www.worldwatcher.northwestern.edu/software.htm
Classrooms that Excel: http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/class/
Co-nect Teleprojects (follow the link to Faculty,and then to Teleprojects):
http://www.co-nect.net
Diane McGrath ’s Web site for the latest links associated with L&L’s
PBL column, along with archives of previous column links and annotations: http://coe.ksu.edu/pbl/
Global Schoolhouse: http://www.gsn.org
iEARN: http://www.iearn.org
Music
Band-in-a-Box: http://www.bandinabox.com
Cakewalk Home Studio: http://www.cakewalk.com
Metasynth: http://www.uisoftware.com
Mixman Software and Hardware: http://www.mixman.com
Pro Tools|HD: http://www.digidesign.com
Science
ArcView: http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcview/
NatureMapping: http://www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/
Waterville Elementary School Short-Horned Lizard Taskforce: http://www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/waterville/intro.html
Butterfly Project: http://www.teacherlink.org/content/science/class_examples/Bflypages/
Butterfly Project Timeline Days 10-12: http://www.teacherlink.org/content/science/class_examples/Bflypages/
timlinepages/day10_12.htm
Butterfly Research: http://www.k12albemarle.org/AlbemarleHS/ClassPages/Otis/
butterflypages/butterflypage.htm
Natural Disaster Sites
American Red Cross Disaster Safety: http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_501_00.html
BBC Natural Disasters: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/naturaldisasters/
Division of Public Safety Emergency Preparedness: http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/dps/emb/preparedness.htm
FEMA for Kids-Resources for Teachers: http://www.fema.gov/kids/tch_links.htm
FEMA for Kids-The Disaster Area: http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm
Miami Museum of Science-Hurricane: http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane0.html
NASA Natural Hazards Research Web Links: http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Resources/pointers/hazards.html
National Weather Service National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
National Weather Service-Playtime for Kids: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/reachout/kidspage.shtml
Tornadoes: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/researchitems/tornadoes.html
USGS TerraWeb for Kids-Links to Other Cool Web sites: http://terraweb.wr.usgs.gov/TRS/kids/links.html
Weather Sites
CNN.com Weather: http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/
Weather.com: http://www.weather.com/
Weather Online!: http://www.weatheronline.com/localwx/
Fractal Terrains: http://www.profantasy.com
World Builders: http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/
Unit 2: http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les2/Vles2.html
Cooperative Learning Groups Center for Improved Engineering and
Science
Education:
http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/training/projectmgtv3/cooperativegroups.html
Digital Media Lab: http://dml.larc.nasa.gov
Distance Learning Outpost Schedule page: http://learningoutpost.jsc.nasa.gov/schedule.html
Earth According to WORF: http://learningoutpost.jsc.nasa.gov/expeditions/geog5-8.html
Explorer Schools: http://www.explorerschools.nasa.gov
Monarch Watch: http://www.monarchwatch.org/
Mystery Animals: http://www.faculty.smsu.edu/c/ckj271f/mysteryanimalppt.html
National Geographic Kids Magazine: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids
NASA Education Home Page: http://education.nasa.gov/
NASA Electronic Field Trips: http://education.nasa.gov/fieldtrip.html
NASA Live: http://live.larc.nasa.gov
NASA Quest: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/calendar/
NASA Virtual Visits: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/CoE/Coemain.html
NASA Virtual Visits-Asteroids: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/CoE/asteroidsvideocon2.htm
RealOne Player: http://www.real.com
STAR Web site: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/STAR/
TakingITGlobal: http://www.takingitglobal.org/
Digital Blue: http://playdigitalblue.com/products/qx3/info/
Neo/Sci: http://www.neosci.com
Scopetronix: http://www.scopetronix.com
Social Studies
Holsinger Collection: http://www.lib.Virginia.edu/speccol/collections/holsinger/
Kodak's Powerful Days in Black and White: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/powerfulFrame.shtml
Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov
National Archives: http://www.archives.gov
National Archives and Records Administration: http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/analysis_worksheets/photo.html
University of South Florida College of Education: http://www.coedu.usf.edu/sse4313/history.htm
Virginia Center for Digital History: http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu
Telling Their Stories: Oral History of the Holocaust: http://www.tellingstories.org
The Urban School of San Francisco: http://www.urbanschool.org
The Urban School Laptop Program: http://inside.urbanschool.org/laptops
Geocaching: http://www.geocaching.com/
Geocaching: Guide to Purchasing a GPS Unit: http://www.geocaching.com/articles/gps_buying.asp
Lane ESD Virtual Training Center: Global Positioning System:
http://www.lane.k12.or.us/insttech/vtc/gps.html
Louisiana INTECH 2 Social Studies Project: http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/lcet/Intech2SS/frameset.htm
Native American History Lesson: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b6204975-bdd6-46d9-bfb2-34110b440eaf
Tour of Duchesne: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=21876
Travel Bugs: http://www.geocaching.com/track/
Morrissey Oral History Workshop: http://ohp.fullerton.edu/morrissey_workshop.htm
Professional Development from the Inside: Teacher Collaboration in the Independent
Secondary School: http://www.urbanschool.org/docs/professional.pdf
Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation: http://www.vhf.org
Telling Their Stories: Oral History of the Holocaust: http://www.tellingstories.org
U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.: http://www.ushmm.org
The Urban School of San Francisco: http://www.urbanschool.org
Creative Connections Project:Let ’s Go! Around the World: http://www.ccph.com/
Journey North: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
PBS Genetically Modified Foods project: http://www.pbs.org/now/printable/classroom_genes_print.html
Get Carried Away to Canada: http://k12.albemarle.org/MurrayElem/White/Canada/canada.html
KidsClick! Advanced Search: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick%21/search.html
Let's Find Out About Benjamin Franklin: http://k12.albemarle.org/MurrayElem/White/Franklin/home.html
Nielsen, J. (1997). How users read on the Web: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html
Teacher Helpers-Fry's Readability Graph: Directions for Use:
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/fry/fry.html
Who Wants to be a Pioneer?: http://k12.albemarle.org/MurrayElem/White/Frontier/
AWS Convergence Technologies (weather station): http://www.aws.com
Nation's Report Card: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
Onset Computer Corporation: http://www.iScienceProject.com
UPS Tracking: http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html
The Weather Channel: http://www.weather.com
Lewis & Clark Resources
Discovering Lewis & Clark: http://www.lewis-clark.org/-This
huge site
is well-organized and offers many different paths through lots of
information.
Includes essays, excerpts of the journals, and excellent resources, a
few of
which are in Spanish.
Dog Breeds in Alphabetical Order: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/abc.htm
In the Wake of Discovery-Lewis and Clark 2004: http://www.lewisandclark-2004.com/
The Journals of Lewis and Clark: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial: http://www.lewisandclark200.gov/-This
U.S. government site was built to commemorate the bicentennial and
offers a
boatload of resources and lesson plans in this growing portal.
Lewis and Clark Education Center: http://www.lewisandclarkeducationcenter.com/-Sponsored
by NASA and the University of Montana, this high-tech site offers a
new way
to look at the trail.
Lewis and Clark Information System: http://yoda.cec.umt.edu/lewisclark/
Lewis & Clark Journey of Discovery: http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/HomePage/HomePage.htm
Lewis and Clark Mapping the West: http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/
Lewis and Clark Trail: Re-live the Adventure: http://lewisandclarktrail.com/
PBS Online-Lewis and Clark: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/-PBS
provides an excellent Web site and a video worth purchasing. This site
offers
this day in the history of Lewis and Clark, lists of what they packed,
and many
historians telling of the expedition and the history of the time. One
of the
best sites!
"Sacajawea?-Sakakawea?-Sacagawea? Spelling-Pronunciation-Meaning"
by Irving W. Anderson: http://www.lewisandclark.org/pubart.htm
The Importance of the Scientific Work
The Academy of Natural Sciences-Museum-Saving America's Treasures:
Lewis
& Clark: http://www.acnatsci.org/museum/lewisclark/-The
Academy of Natural Sciences focuses on the botany (and also hosts
information
about the National Bicentennial Exhibition which will be touring the
country)
Lewis and Clark as Naturalists: http://web4.si.edu/lewisandclark/index.html?loc=/lewisandclark/
WebQuests
Adventure into the Unknown: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/
WebQuests/lewisclark/tindex.htm
Explore the West: http://www.lmu.edu/education/courses/Ed528/sum00/casey.htm
Go West, Young Men: http://bayless.mints.more.net/Miller/gowest/LessonTemplate.html
Lewis and Clark Explore America: http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/lewisclark/
Lewis and Clark Scavenger Hunt: http://www.bethel.k12.or.us/lewisandclark/msscavenger.html
Lewis and Clark Teacher Page: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kroc/lewis_clark/lcteacher-page.htm
On the Trail with Lewis and Clark: http://panorama.harrison.k12.co.us/mcdowell/Webpage/WebQuest.htm
Interactive Activities for Students
Go West across America with Lewis & Clark: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/
Historic Steps of Lewis & Clark: http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/971102/lewis_and_clark/971102trail_intro.html
An Online Time Machine: http://www.usmint.gov/kids/timemachine/E3/erastory.html
Artifacts and Primary Sources
The Ethnography of Lewis and Clark at thePeabody Museum: http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/Lewis_and_Clark/-This
site includes native artifacts such as painted hides to examine.
The Library of Congress American Memory Collection: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html-Do
a search on Lewis and Clark to see maps and other documents related to
their
lives and journey.
North Dakota Lewis and Clark Resource Collection: http://www.lnc.k12.nd.us/-My
favorite thing
on this site is the "Thingamajig," a picture of an artifact
or place
with hints about the identity-a great spur to research or wonder.
Images and Photos
Aerial Photos of the Lewis and Clark Trail: http://www.airphotona.com/Stock/Images.asp?
catnum=11000&catname=Lewis%20%26%20Clark
Native American Image Collection: http://www.csulb.edu/projects/ais/nae/
Curriculum Guides/Lesson Plans
The Discovery Continues: http://www.umt.edu/discovery/-The University
of Montana has developed interesting materials with essential questions, activities
and more. Looks at history from different perspectives-including the demise
of the bison, the effects on native people and more. Excellent!
Join the Corps of Discovery with Lewis and Clark: http://www.successlink.org/great2/g1624.html
Language Chain: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/class/idx_lan.html
Lewis and Clark: Rediscovering Our Past: http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lpnew_bin/UI_Metadata/public/4152
Lewis & Clark-U.S. History lesson plan (Grades 6-8): http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/lewisclark/
Lewis & Clark Curriculum Guide: http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/Education/CurriculumGuideMain.htm-The
National Park Service provides detailed plans for kindergarten through
seventh
grade. Some nice ideas here to adapt or adopt.
The Lewis & Clark Dilemma: Good or Bad?: http://www.idahohistory.net/LessonDilemma.pdf
Lewis and Clark Expedition: http://www.sandwich.k12.ma.us/el/i-gr4.pdf
Lewis and Clark's Expedition-Curriculum Ideas: http://www.nwrel.org/teachlewisandclark/home.html-The
Northwest Regional Educational Lab shares several student projects on
Lewis
and Clark. Be sure to check out their newsletter on Lewis and Clark.
It discusses
many issues to think about when teaching about Lewis and Clark,
including how
to use Lewis and Clark as a reading tool.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial: http://www.bethel.k12.or.us/lewisandclark/-Bethel
School District in Oregon has collected resources, WebQuests, and
created lessons-a
great resource!
Lewis and Clark and the Language of Discovery: http://educate.si.edu/lessons/lewisandclark/start.html
Lewis and Clark in Your Local Park: http://www.keene.edu/orgs/geogranite/lessons/X0113_325rtf.html
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory: Opportunities for
Teaching Reading
Comes with Observation Of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial: http://www.nwrac.org/pub/schoolwide/fall01/2opportunities.html
Search edSITEment and Marco Polo: http://marcopolosearch.org/MPSearch/Basic_Search.asp?orgn_id=5
(search for "lewis and clark")
Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The Lewis and Clark
Expedition:
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/lewis_and_clark/lewis_and_clark.html
The West, "The People": The Lewis and Clark
Expedition: http://www.idahoptv.org/ntti/nttilessons/lessons2002/vaughn.htm
From a Native American Perspective "Beyond 'Discovery,' Lewis
&
Clark from an Indigenous Perspective" By Dr. Richard
Littlebear: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org/themag/backissues/spring2003/littlebear.html
Compendia of Links
Lewis & Clark on the Information Superhighway: http://www.lcarchive.org/
Lewis & Clark: http://www.mtnhomesd.org/links/lewis__clark.htm
Lewis & Clark 200: http://www.lewisandclark200.com
Government/Legislative
BBC: http://www.co.uk
Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov
Model United Nations: http://www.nmun.org/
NCLB: http://www.nclb.gov
Reapportioning Congress (select the Reapportioning Congress link): http://www.southcentralrtec.org/alt/alt.html
SCOPE: http://scope.educ.washington.edu
U.S. Census: http://www.census.gov
U.S. Constitution Article 1, Section 2: http://memory.loc.gov/const/const.html
or http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov
YouthCaN: http://www.youthcanworld.org/
Youth Voices in Democracy: http://www.iearn.org/projects/youthvoices.html
Grants
Connecticut State University's Federal Grant Finder: http://www.ctstateu.edu/chancoff/grants/teacher_training.html
ISTE's Funding Resources page: Educator Resources > Funding >
Grant
Sources
SBC Grant Opportunities—Locating Grants: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/grants/locate.html
Technology Innovation Challenge Grants: http://www.ed.gov/Technology/challenge/grants1.html
Miscellaneous
Bernie Dodge's WebQuest Page: http://Webquest.sdsu.edu
Apple-Special Needs: http://www.apple.com/disability/
Microsoft Accessibility: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/
Anytime, Anywhere Learning: http://www.microsoft.com/education/aal
Apple 1:1 Learning Solutions: Profiles in Success: http://www.apple.com/education/onetoone/
Susan Brooks-Young's Resources: http://sjbrooks_young.tripod.com/sjbrooksyoungconsulting/id13.html
Desaparecidos: http://www.desaparecidos.org
Greenpeace Great Bear Rainforest: http://www.greenpeace.org/greatbear/site.html
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching: http://www.merlot.org
Rose Education Foundation: http://www.rosed.org
Tucows, Inc. (The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software): http://www.tucows.com
University of Texas System Crash Course in Copyright: http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
Discovery School’s PuzzleMaker: http://www.puzzlemaker.com
Education Place: http://www.eduplace.com
Fact Monster: http://www.factmonster.com
FunBrain.com: http://www.funbrain.com
Harcourt, Inc.: http://www.harcourt.com
How Stuff Works: http://www.howstuffworks.com
Math Blaster: http://sunburst-store.com/ (search
for Math
Blaster)
Reader Rabbit: http://www.readerrabbit.com
Scholastic.com: http://www.scholastic.com
The WebQuest Page at San Diego State University: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html
Jan Brett: http://www.janbrett.com
Eric Carle: http://www.eric-carle.com
Distance Learning Outpost Schedule page: http://learningoutpost.jsc.nasa.gov/schedule.html
Jason Project: http://www.jasonproject.org
Mem Fox: http://www.memfox.com
RealOne Player: http://www.real.com
WISE: http://www.berkeley.edu/welcome.php
Professional Development
Bellingham Public Schools Staff Use of Technology Self-Evaluation
Rubric:
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/technology/technology.htm
The Gale Group: http://www.gale.com/
GradeQuick: http://www.jacksonsoftware.com/
LEADTech (Louisiana Educational Advancement and Development with
Technology):
http://www.lcet.doe.state.la.us/leadtech/
SchoolNotes: http://www.schoolnotes.com/
TAP into Learning: Using What Learners Know: http://www.southcentralrtec.org/tap.html
(scroll to Using What Learners Know/Spreadsheets: They’re Not Just for
Math Anymore)
My eCoach: http://www.my-ecoach.com
Research
Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET): http://caret.iste.org
Dictionary.com: http://dictionary.reference.com
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Museums Online 1000’s of Educational Art History Science Links:
http://www.museumstuff.com
Second Information Technology in Education Study: http://www.sitesm2.org
Smithsonian: Kids: http://www.si.edu/kids
Virtual Field Trips
Fly Me to the Moon: http://www.lauriefowler.com/moon.htm
Historical Tour of the White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/
Science in the Rainforest: Take a Walk in the Rainforest: http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/rainwalk.html
Webcams and Webcam Directories
Eagles Online—Northeast Utilities: http://www.nu.com/eagles/default.asp
Earth and Moon Viewer: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
Earthcam—Webcam Network: http://www.earthcam.com/
Leonard’s CamWorld: http://www.leonardsworlds.com/camera.html
Webcam Central: http://www.camcentral.com
Search Strategies
Ask Jeeves for Kids: http://www.ajkids.com
CIA World Factbook: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Discovery.com: http://www.discovery.com
Online Newspaper Directory: http://www.onlinenewspapers.com
Semantic Feature Analysis: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/guides/SFA.html
and http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/sfa.html
Time for Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com
Zoobooks: http://www.zoobooks.com
Video & Imaging
Alliance for Technology Access: http://www.ataccess.org
ALLTech: http://www.alltech-tsi.org
Apple-Special Needs: http://www.apple.com/disability/
Apple Digital Video Showcase: http://www.apple.com/education/dv/showcase
Apple Learning Interchange: http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/ilife.shtml
Microsoft Accessibility: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/
Databases
High Performance System: http://www.hps-inc.com
HyperStudio: http://www.hyperstudio.com
Mobile Software
Boxer: http://dewey.soe.berkeley.edu/boxer.html
Cabri: http://www.cabri.com/en/
DataStudio: http://www.pasco.com/datastudio/
Fathom: http://www.keypress.com/fathom/
FirstClass: http://www.firstclass.com
Interactive Physics: http://www.interactivephysics.com
Open Source
Linux: http://www.linux.org
Open Source Foundation: http;//www.opensource.org
Poetry Forge: http://www.poetryforge.edu
Web Page Creation
Online Survey Tool Product links: http://tps.dpi.state.nc.us/ncd/surveyweb/survey_products.html
Security Versus Privacy Lesson Plan: http://tps.dpi.state.nc.us/ncd/surveyweb/survey%20lessonplans/surveylessons.html
SurveyBuilder: http://Surveybuilder.edmin.com
SRI International's Center for Technology in Learning: http://ctl.sri.com
Tapped In 2: http://ti2.sri.com
Standards
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational
Achievement:
http://www.iea.nl
NETS: http://www.iste.org/standards
Copyright © 2004, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
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