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of rich content: |
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Flag site: http://www.theodora.com/flags/ |
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Enchanted Learning coloring:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com |
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The Inuit:
http://www.athropolis.com/links/inuit.htm |
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Maps:
http://maps.google.com/ |
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Cells Alive:
http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm |
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Froguts:
http://www.froguts.com |
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Digital Frog:
http://www.digitalfrog.com/ |
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Cow's Eye dissection:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.html |
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America's Story from America's Library:
http://www.americaslibrary.gov |
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Celestia:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ space simulation program |
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Stellarium:
http://www.stellarium.org/ free open source planetarium program |
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Colonial House:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/index.html
interactive history |
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Colonial Williamsburg:
http://www.history.org/visit/tourTheTown/flash.cfm virtual tour |
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Encyclopedia of Life:
http://www.eol.org/home.html |
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| 2.2 Educational Portals: |
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Thinkfinity
(formally
MarcoPolo)
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/ - access to the high-quality,
standards-based lesson plans, student activities, reviewed Web sites and
other resources for K-12 teachers and students. |
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Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org/ - access
to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources
on the Internet. |
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Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ - an online library of
outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format
(tools, references, lessons, hot-lists, resources, tutorials, activities,
projects). |
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Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://free.ed.gov/
- a collection of free educational materials available in the areas
of science, math, history, and language arts. |
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Teachers-First.com
http://www.teachersfirst.com/ -
a rich collection of lessons and web resources for K-12 classroom teachers,
their students, and even students' families. |
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Sites For Teachers
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/ -
hundreds of educational websites rated by popularity (lesson plans,
worksheets, activities, clipart). |
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Teaching and Learning on the Web
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tl/ - contains some subject-specific
examples of course materials. |
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Internet4Classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/ - helping teachers use the
internet effectively. |
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edHelper.com
http://edhelper.com/
- teacher materials for use in the classroom |
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PBS Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ - resources for the classroom |
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High School Ace
http://highschoolace.com - academic homepage for high school
students |
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| 2.3 Digital Video Content on Demand: |
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The History Channel, Video and Speeches:
http://www.historychannel.com/broadband/home/index.jsp |
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United Streaming:
http://unitedstreaming.com
A source of high quality video content.
Username: edu8514sum07
Password: edu851
(Note: The 30-day free
trial period expires on June 30, 2007)
The discounted
subscription cost for WELS schools through the CPS office
is $3.00 per student and a $25.00 administrative fee for the 2007-08
academic year. Enrollment will be conducted in July 2007 through an
online payment center which is currently being developed by the WELS
web office. |
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Storyline Online:
http://www.storylineonline.net/ - Children's books read aloud by
Screen Actors Guild members. Each book includes activities and
lesson ideas. |
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| 2.4 Lesson Plans: |
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Lesson Planet
http://www.lessonplanet.com/ - (7-day free trial)
searchable guide of over 65,000 online lesson plans |
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History Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edhist.htm |
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Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/ |
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Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/ancienthis.html |
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Kidz Online - Lesson Plans
http://www.kidzonline.org/LessonPlans/
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Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com - contains learning activities,
lesson plans, etc. |
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South Dakota Ed Web:
http://www.state.sd.us/deca/themes/index.htm
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Google Earth Lessons:
http://gelessons.com/ - tools teachers
can use to enhance their instruction using Google Earth® |
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| 2.5 Misc. Resources: |
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Quia!
http://www.quia.com/
- a collection of online activities (30-day free
trial available) |
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Worksheet Library
http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/ - source of printable
worksheets K-6 for classroom/home use (some
free, yearly subscription for others)
Site includes link to "teaching tips". |
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SRA Tech Knowledge
http://www.sratechknowledge.com/ - an interactive program for grades
PreK-6 that develops computer and technology literacy. |
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WCRIS
http://wcris.info/14.html - offers guidance to schools as they develop technology plans. |
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Emanuel, New London http://emanuelnl.org/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=6539&sec_id=2772
(includes Technology/curriculum plan links in right column) |
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St. Matthew's, Oconomowoc (Elem. Computer Curriculum)
http://www.smls.org/ECC/index.html |
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PBS TeacherLine
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/ - online courses for
PreK-12 teachers for professional development |
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TrackStar
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp - a tool for
teachers to use to create a listing of websites for students to
visit |
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PowerPoint Games
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/ppt-games/ - links to
downloadable game templates for use in PowerPoint |
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FreeMind
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/ - free concept mapping (mind
mapping) software, similar to Inspiration |
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2.6 Free K-12 Technology Periodicals |
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EdTech: Focus on K-12 periodical
http://edtech.texterity.com
(one year free) |
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T.H.E. Journal (Technology Horizons in K-12
Education)
http://subscribe.101com.com/THE/default.asp (free subscription) |
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| 2.7 Free Clipart
/ Music: |
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Awesome Clipart for Educators!:
http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com |
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Image After:
http://www.imageafter.com/ |
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Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/ |
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Bible Picture Gallery:
http://www.biblepicturegallery.com/free/Screen-sized pictures.htm |
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Bible Revival (Free Clipart):
http://www.thebiblerevival.com/clipart.htm |
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WELS Clipart Collection:
http://www.wels.net/sab/clipart.html |
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World Missions Collection Clipart Graphics:
http://www.wels.net/wmc/html/clip_art_graphics.html |
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Clip-Art.com: http://www.clip-art.com/ |
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Royalty Free Music:
http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/ (free music downloads for
educational & non-profit use) |
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