Mrs. Bernadette Edwards

Teacher Resources:

• ALEX:  http://alex.state.al.us

• AVL: http://www.avl.lib.al.us

• Digital Curriculum:  http://www.digitalcurriculum.com

• PuzzleMaker:  http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

• RubricMaker: 

• http://rubistar.4teachers.org

• http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php

• Module Maker:  http://questioning.org/module/module.html

• Online Quizzes:  http://school.discovery.com/quizcenter/quizcenter.html

• Tools & Templates:  http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml

• Graphs:  http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing

• Venn Diagrams: http://www.venndiagram.com

• Crayola for Educators:  http://www.crayola.com/educators

• Art Teacher on the Net:  http://www.artmuseums.com

• Dictionary:  http://www.yourdictionary.com

• Digital Gadgets:  http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/gadgets.html

• Lesson plans

• http://www.lessonplansearch.com/

• http://www.teacheruniverse.com/tools/projects.html

• http://www97.intel.com/education/exemplary_planning/SelectPlans.asp

• Write your own focused lesson plans:  http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/lp

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• Clipart and images – search for free clip art and check the terms of use

• US Census Information:  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

• Technology Tutorials

• Mouserobics:  http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html

• Typing Test - http://javascript.internet.com/games/typing-test.html

• English, Writing, Grammar Resources:  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/sourceofinfo.html

• Theme Pages:  http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/themes.html

WebQuests

• http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/wired.html

• http://webquest.sdsu.edu

• http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/webquest.htm

• http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html

• http://www.ozline.com/learning

CyberTrips (Virtual Tours/Online Field Trips)

*Note: some virtual trips require lots of technology resources – you need newer computer with lots of memory and sometimes special plug-ins.

• http://www.rightinclass.com/connections/virtual_tours.htm

• http://www.field-trips.org/trips.htm

• http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr057.shtml

• http://oops.bizland.com/vtours.htm

Online Research Skills

• Search Engines

• Google Help Center:  http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/index.html

• Ask Jeeves:  http://www.ask.com

• Ask Jeeves for Kids:  http://www.ajkids.com

• TekMom’s Search Tools for Students:  http://www.tekmom.com/search

• Yahoo! Help Central:  http://help.yahoo.com

• Search Engine Watch:  http://searchenginewatch.com

• Alta Vista:  http://www.altavista.com

• Lycos:  http://www.lycos.com

• User’s Guide to Web Searching:  http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/

• International Directory of Search Engines:  http://www.searchenginecolossus.com

• Research sites –

• Dictionary search:  http://www.onelook.com

• Word of the Day:  http://www.onelook.com/wotd.shtml

• Noodle Tools:  http://www.noodletools.com

• iTools:  http://www.itools.com

• Research Modules:  http://www.bcpl.net/~sullivan/modules

• Research and Documentation:  http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc

• Valid Sources/Quality Information

• Quality Information Checklist:  http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm

• Research Guide for Students:  http://www.aresearchguide.com

• Ten C's For Evaluating Internet Sources:  http://www.uwec.edu/library/Guides/tencs.html

• Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources:  http://library.usm.maine.edu/research/researchguides/webevaluating.html

• Information Literacy:  http://www.oit.umd.edu/units/web/literacy

• Evaluation Criteria:  http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html

• Plagiarism

• What is Plagiarism?:  http://www.georgetown.edu/honor/plagiarism.html

• Avoiding Plagiarism:  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html

• Internet plagiarism:  http://www.plagiarism.org

• Anti-Plagiarism Strategies:  http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm

• Copyright

• Copyright Basics:  http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html

• Ten Myths about Copyright:  http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

• Fair Use:  http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm

• Five Ways to Stay Out of Trouble:  http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter6/6-a.html

• Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom:  http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html

• Citing Sources

• Landmarks Citation Machine:  http://citationmachine.net

• NoodleBib Starter:  http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

• Permission Request

Ask permission in writing so you have a hard copy for your records.  Give yourself plenty of time to receive permission.  Give all your information (name, title, organization, how you plan to use the information, number of copies you will need for duplication, the date it will be used, and why you need permission.)  Use the title, author, and other pertinent information of any materials for presentation or duplication.  You may be asked to pay a fee.

o        http://landmark-project.com/permission1.php

o        http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/permissn.htm

• Internet Tutorials for Students

o        Do Spiders Live on the World Wide Web?  http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/storyhour/spiders

o        Internet for Kids:  http://www.burlco.lib.nj.us/Classes/Intforkids

o        Get Your Web License:  http://pbskids.org/license/?next=1

o        Learn the Net:  http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html