Great Websites for Educators

Originally Compiled by Barbara Lohse

Updated October 2007 by Doris D’Elia

 

Great Teacher Sites

 

Teacher Tools

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

           

General Education Sites

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

ALA Great Websites for Kids

            http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm&CFID=19768156&CFTOKEN=40526868

 

 

Online Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Smithsonian                        http://www.si.edu/

Information Please  http://www.infoplease.com/

 

 

Study Skills

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

 

 

Online News for Students

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!

www.discovery.com 

http://kids.discovery.com

http://school.discovery.com

 

 


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

 

 
 
 
 

 

Games, Puzzles, and More
 
Puzzles and Mazes

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/

 

Fun Sites For Everyone

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

White House for Kids