Professional Development
Top 10 Sites on the Web
The Arts
Heart and Soul: A Celebration of African American Music
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/aamusic/html/intro.htm
This site from World Book features articles, sound files and links that examine African American music.
What is a Print?
http://www.moma.org/whatisaprint/noflash.html
Find out how prints are made at this site from MOMA. You will need Macromedia Flash.
The @rt Room
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html
This site from Dr. Craig Roland, Associate Professor of Art Education, at the University of Florida encourages kids to explore art.
Arts Workshop
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/index.html
Kids can explore sculpture, puppets or try some home art projects at this site from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
Essentials of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/main.html
Online "encylopedia" of music and music styles.
The Experience Music Project
http://www.emplive.com/
Site for the Seattle Music Museum.
A. Pintura: Art Detective
http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html
See if you can solve the case using art knowledge!
Inside Art
http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/index.html
This site lets you enter a painting!
National Museum of American Art
http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/
Leonardo
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/index.html
A look at the life and art of DaVinci.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/DSO_Intro.html
Explore the symphony at this site for kids. Their is a companion teacher section.
Jazz Kids
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/index.html
Companion site for kids from Ken Burn's Jazz series.
ArtsAlive
http://www.artsalive.ca/english/
Learn about music with games, articles and more at this site from the National Arts Center in Canada.
Living Colour
http://www.austmus.gov.au/colour/
Learn about color at this site from the Australian Museum
Surrounded by Beauty: The Arts of Native America
http://www.artsmia.org/surrounded-by-beauty/
A look at Native American Art form the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
ArtTales: Telling Stories with Wildlife Art
http://www.wildlifeart.org/ArtTales/
Students can create stories, make a field guide or curate their own exhibit at his site from the National Museum of Wildlife Art
Global Children's Art Gallery
http://www.naturalchild.com/gallery/
Art from children around the world.
Haring Kids
http://www.haringkids.com/
Interactive site for kids based on the work of Keith Haring. There are also lesson plans.
The International Theater Design Archive
http://www.siue.edu/PROJECT2000/
The aim of this project is to have 2000 theater designs in costuming, sets, and lighting. You can search the archives by title, playwright, producer, or designer.
Playbill Online
http://www.playbill.com/
News and information about plays in production on Broadway and across the country.
National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/home.htm
Images and information for the 100,000 works in the permanent collection. You can search the collection by artist, title, or subject.
CGFA: Artist Index
http://sunsite.auc.dk/cgfa/index.html
Large index of artwork by American and European artists, includes images of art and biographical information.
The NHPTV Knowledge Network: The Arts
https://nhpbs.org/kn/vs/artlab.asp
Indexed directory of links and resources aligned to NH curriculum standards.
Top
Guidance
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Find out nature of the work, working conditions employment training, qualifications, advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations and sources of additional information for a wide variety of jobs.
College View
http://www.collegeview.com/
Take virtual tours of campuses, request information from colleges, submit electronic applications, do a criteria-based search of colleges, or find answers to your financial aid questions.
FinAid
http://www.finaid.org/
This page provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid. It was created by Mark Kantrowitz, author of The Prentice Hall Guide to Scholarships and Fellowships for Math and Science Students.
Princeton Review Career Quiz
http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/default.asp
Take this 24 question survey and create a career profile.
Exploring Careers
http://www.explore.cornell.edu/careers/home.htm
Directory of resources for parents, students, and teachers.
Job Smart
http://jobsmart.org
Lots of info about a variety of careers, tips about job searching, and lots more.
Jobs for Kids Who Like...
http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm
This site from the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics helps kids learn about the kinds of jobs they might like based on their interests.
School Psychology Resources Online
http://mail.bcpl.lib.md.us/~sandyste/school_psych.html
School Psychology Resources Online for the school psychology community. Information on learning disabilities, ADHD, gifted, autism, adolescence, parenting, psychological assessment, classroom management, special education, k-12, mental health, reading, research, and more.
NHPTV Knowledge Network Guidance
https://nhpbs.org/kn/vs/guid.asp
Indexed directory of links and resources for NH teachers and students.
Top
Health/PE
Game Central Station
http://www.gamecentralstation.com/
Loads of activities, ideas, and games for Pre K-12 PE teachers. You can search a database by game, skill, age or related sport to find activities just right for your kids or you can submit your own great ideas! You'll also find lesson plan links, warm-up activities, and a message board!
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
http://www.health.org/
NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse prevention. The site includes online forums, research and statistics, databases, news, and a publications catalog.
National Health Information Center
http://www.health.gov/nhic/
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. The site contains online publications, and a searchable Health Information Resource Database with 1,100 organizations and government offices that provide health information upon request. Also check out HealthFinder, this site from NHIC provides additional consumer information about a wide-variety of heath topics.
PE Central
http://www.pecentral.org/
Designed for physical educators, classroom teachers, and parents. The site provides the latest information about contemporary developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth. Resources on the site include: physical education, health, and classroom lesson ideas; ready-to-print assessments; links to top instructional Sport Websites; and weekly kids quotes and wellness ideas.
The PE Zone
http://reach.ucf.edu/~pezone/
Games, ideas and activities for the PE teacher.
Physical Education Lesson Plans and Resources
http://schools.eastnet.ecu.edu/pitt/ayden/physed.htm
This site from John William's, a PE teacher in Aden, NC, features PE links and lesson plans and activities.
Sport Science
http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/index.html
Learn all about the science behind sports.
The NHPTV Knowledge Network: Health/PE
https://nhpbs.org/kn/vs/health.asp
Indexed directory of links and resources aligned to NH curriculum standards.
Top
Language Arts
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site- http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html
Reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
CyberGuides - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
CyberGuides are supplementary, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature from the San Diego County Office of Education. They are designed for the classroom with one online computer. Activity: Find a cyberguide for a book you are currently using in your curriculum.
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
http://www.dawcl.com/
Create a list of award-winning books to meet your specifications.
The Doucette Index to K-12 Teaching Ideas for Literature
http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
Searchable index to books and websites with teaching suggestions and ideas. Activity: Do a search for resources for a book you are currently using in your curriculum.
Book a Minute
www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute
For when even the condensed version is too long!
Top
Mathematics
The Math Forum @ Drexel
This comprehensive math education site from Drexel University features reviewed links to math sites on the web, discussion groups, a teacher exchange, an Ask Dr. Math section, and a Problems of the Week section.
Math Central
This site from The University of Regina in Canada is designed for K-12 math teachers and contains lesson plans, teaching ideas, indexed links to other sites and resources, a section where you can post questions, and a problem of the month.
WebMath
Stuck on a math problem? This site has "fill-in-forms" where you can type the math problem you're working on. The site then analyzes your problem, and when possible, provides you with a step-by-step solution. You can also browse a collection of close to 2,000 problems that have already been solved. Problems range from calculating a tip to solving problems using trigonometric identities. The site also features an autoassign section where teachers can create an account and then post interactive assignment for their students.
MathTV
This site features video segments that demonstrate math concepts. Students can view the videos and then try to solve problems based on what they viewed. The site has a section for grades 3-5 that focuses on computation, a section for grades 6+ that focuses on problem solving, and a section for grades 8+ that focuses on SAT prep.
NCTM Illuminations
You'll find a large collection of lessons at this site from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics along with online activities and web links.
Brain Teasers
Challenge your students with these weekly word problems for grades 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8.
Numbers
This site from the BBC has lots of activities for students to practice their number skills! They can practice their times tables, learn how to write big numbers, round numbers, learn about negative numbers, learn about place values and more with fact sheets, games, worksheets, and quizzes.
Count On
Play Who Wants to be a Mathonaire? or Shape Invaders. Visit Numberland and discover cool facts about the numbers 1-100. Go to the Randomiser and generate dice rolls, coin tosses and loads more at this fun math site from kids!
Top
Science
Earth and Moon Viewer
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
Visit this site to view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe.
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.umich.edu
This NASA funded Earth and Space sciences site at the University of Michigan includes multimedia exhibits on the Earth, the Solar System, stars, space missions, and mythology; art, music, literature, mythology and film relating to space; images and biographies of scientists; news stories; a teacher's guide; and a "Kids Space".
ChemCenter
http://www.ChemCenter.org
This site from the American Chemical Society features chemistry news, databases, links, education resources, chemical literature on the web, laboratory products and more
Chemicool Periodic Table
http://wild-turkey.mit.edu/Chemicool
Type in or click on an element and get general information, articles, reactions, states, and more.
The Weather Underground
http://blueskies.sprl.umich.edu
The University of Michigan's Weather Underground contains weather information, current weather conditions around the world, and . One Sky, Many Voices, a collaborative study of current weather events for K-12 classrooms, after school groups and at-home learning.
Access Excellence
http://www.gene.com/ae
This Biology resource center for teachers contains: news and science updates, a media watch, an activities exchange, issues and ethics, a graphics gallery, online projects, AP Biology information, and information on science education reform.
Animal Omnibus
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/ao
Looking for information about an animals, check here first! at this comprehensive list of web sources indexed by the name of the animal from the Birmingham Zoo.
Explore Science
http://www.explorescience.com
Chock full of interactive learning module (you'll need Shockwave) like: Inclined Plane - This let's you alter the initial velocity, mass, and angle of a frictionless inclined plane; golf RANGE!-Let's you study the range equation in a "golf" like setting; and See-Saw Torque -Put several masses on a see-saw in an effort to balance the system.
The Science of Hockey
http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey
Find out the science behind the game of hockey. You'll hear from NHL players and coaches from the San Jose Sharks, as well as leading physicists and chemists.
The Bunny Survival Tests (BST)
http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~irving/bunnies
Check out the latest research into the marshmallow bunny and its ability to survive.
The NHPTV Knowledge Network: Science
https://nhpbs.org/kn/vs/scilab.asp
Indexed directory of links and resources aligned to NH curriculum standards.
Top
Social Studies
CIA World Fact Book
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
This is the place to go when you need to know land use statistics for Antarctica (98% ice, 2% barren rock) this is the place to go. You'll find detailed geographic, economic, and political information for the world's countries, and territories. The site includes maps and flags. The Factbook is in the public domain. So you can use the information and images freely! (except for the CIA seal. Oh, well)
Library of Congress Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
This online series presently contains studies of 100 countries. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. The authors seek to provide a basic understanding of the observed society, striving for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov
Legislative information from the Library of Congress including text of current bills along with summaries and status reports, committee reports and home page as well as historical documents.
Terraserver
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com
Satellite images of places all over the world!
American Memory Collection from the National Digital Library
http://rs6.loc.gov:80/amhome.html
Wide collection of online exhibits on American history including images, sound recordings, movies, maps, and documents from the Library of Congress.
Douglass: Archives of American Public Address
http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu
Searchable archive of American oratory and related documents. Speeches are organized by speaker, title, chronologically and by controversy/movement.
History Net
http://www.thehistorynet.com
Articles, interviews, first-person accounts and more.
NH Community Profiles
http://webster.state.nh.us./soiccnh/idxcompr.htm
This site has information on all 234 of New Hampshire's communities. Each profile has data on population, climate, distance to major cities and airports, schools, hospitals, taxes, utilities, major employers, municipal and community services, housing, local economic development contact, nearest colleges, golf courses, libraries, educational facilities, home page URLs, cellular telephone coverage, libraries, and more.
Find-A-Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/
Find out where famous dead people are buried. You can look up graves by names or by places so you can check out who's buried in your area. Sometimes there's even a photo of the grave.
The NHPTV Knowledge Network: Social Studies
https://nhpbs.org/kn/vs/soclab.asp
Indexed directory of links and resources aligned to NH curriculum standards.
Top
Vocational Education
Aunt Edna's Kitchen
http://www.auntedna.com
Home life skills site which includes measurement conversions, recipes, nutrition information, and links to other resources.
Automotive Learning Online
http://www.innerauto.com/
Interactive and educational view of the automobile. This site contains over one hundred illustrations of the automobile with animations and thousands of descriptive links.
McREL : School-to-Work Resources
http://www.mcrel.org/connect/stw.html
Directory of links to School to Work sites and resources.
National Center for Research in Vocational Education
http://vocserve.berkeley.edu
Nation's largest center engaged in research, development, dissemination and outreach in work-related education.
Technology and Industry Education Resource Links
http://www.missouri.edu/~pavtwww/resource.html
Indexed directory of links and resources.
Top
World Languages
ARTFL: Project for American and French Research on the French Language
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/ARTFL/ARTFL.html
Cooperative project by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the University of Chicago to transcribe original French texts onto the computer.
Chateau de Versailles
http://www.chateauversailles.fr
Take a virtual of Versailles. This site features panoramic views of the Court of the Château, the Hall of Mirrors, and the King's Chamber, biographies of people who lived in Versailles, a look at some of the masterpieces in Versailles, and printable student pages. In English and French.
Festivals and Traditions of Spain
http://www.spain-info.com/Culture/festivals.htm
Find out about traditions and festivals of Spain
Recetas de España
http://www.xmission.com/~dderhak/recetas.html
Large collection of Spanish recipes. In Spanish and English.
Foreign Languages for Travelers
http://www.travlang.com/languages/index.html
Learn how to ask where the bathroom is in over 70 languages!
The Amazing French Translator
http://www.gurlpages.com/nolabel/evilgrl/french.html
Make mistakes in French without even trying!
The Dialectizer
http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect
Convert any Website to Redneck, Jive, Cockney, Elmer Fudd, Swedish Chef, Moron, or Pig Latin.
|
