Great Websites for
Educators
Originally Compiled by Barbara Lohse
Updated October 2007 by Doris
D’Elia
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
Verizon
Thinkfinity (formerly Marco-Polo) http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
The
Copernicus Education Gateway http://edgate.com
7,300
Excellent Lesson Plans, Projects and Activities http://www.thegateway.org
Free Work Sheets http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/default.asp
High School Hub http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
Outstanding Resources on Discovery Channel School http://school.discovery.com/
Grade Level Guidelines for Citing Resources
http://www.yahooligans.com/tg/citation.html
Teach About The Internet? http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~burniske/cpl
Filamentality: Websites for Teachers http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil
Great Education Resource http://www.teachertidbytes.com
Interesting Educational Activities http://www.funbrain.com/
Help Raise Middle School Student's Achievement! http://www.middleweb.com
Busy Teacher’s Website http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
Lesson Plans 4 Teachers http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/lessons/step6.htm
Blue Web’N http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Web Integrated Lesson Plans http://www.teachertidbytes.com/WebLessonPlans.html
The Learning Network TeacherVision
http://www.teachervision.com/tv/curriculum/lessonplans/index.html
The Learning Page http://www.learningpage.com/
Enchanted Learning http://enchantedlearning.com
Scholastic – Teacher
Resources http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/teach.jsp?grades=912
Calculator.com http://www.calculator.com
Counterfeit Detection http://pages.prodigy.net/feast2020/count/
Brain POP http://www.brainpop.com
Fact Monster http://www.factmonster.com
MyKindaSite.com http://www.mykindasite.com
Kids Click! World of Searching http://www.worldsofsearching.org/
Great Photos for Projects http://www.webshots.com
Great Clipart Online http://dgl.microsoft.com
Encyclopedia Smithsonian http://www.si.edu/
Information Please http://www.infoplease.com/
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/
Encarta Homework Help http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/homework/
Homework Helper: Study Skills
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/studyskills1.html
How to Study http://www.how-to-study.com/
Virginia Tech: Study Skills Self Help http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
New York Times Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Online NewsHour: Extra for Students http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
These three web sites are
wonderful tools for getting students involved in lessons. The Teacher Channel has Videos that you
can copy and then use the lesson plans.
Great Stuff!
Great
General Sites for Teachers:
http://www.easytestmaker.com/default.aspx
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
http://www.rushservices.com/Inclusion/homepage.htm
http://7-12educators.about.com/
http://7-12educators.about.com/cs/specialeducation/index.htm
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/les.cfm
A Puzzle a Day /A Game a Day http://www.agameaday.com
Interactive Random Maze http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/maze.htm
Maze Word Search http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/mazes-ws.htm
Maze Word Scrambler http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/mazes-pp.htm
Send a Maze Postcard http://www.surfnetkids.com/postcards/mazes-pc.htm
Mazes http://www.surfnetkids.com/mazes.htm
Mazepuzzle.com http://www.mazepuzzle.com/
Puzzlemaker: Computer Generated Mazes
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/AdvMazeSetupForm.html
Jigzone - Online Jigsaw Puzzles http://www.jigzone.com/
FunRanch.com http://www.funranch.com
Snake Dance -- Everybody Limbo http://www.yuckles.com/snake_limbo.htm
Prongo.com http://www.prongo.com
Thinking Games for
Kids http://thinks.com
Jeopardy Online http://www.station.sony.com/jeopardy/
Wheel of Fortune Online http://www.station.sony.com/wheel/
Learning Page http://www.learningpage.com
Eyetricks.com http://www.eyetricks.com
Social Studies
Elections, Government, Presidents, and the White House
Elections-The American Way http://learning.loc.gov/learn/features/election/home.html
New Ways to Learn About Congress
http://www.congresslink.org
PBS Kids Democracy Project http://pbs.org/democracy/kids
American President Scavenger Hunt http://www.americanpresidents.org/classroom/
White House Jigsaw http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/president-js.htm
Color the Presidential Seal http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/president-cb.htm
Presidency Game Show Quiz http://www.surfnetkids.com/quiz/president/
Presidency Word Guess http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/president-cc.htm
National Geographic: Inside the White House
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/whitehouse/whhome.html
Official White House Site http://www.whitehouse.gov