The sites below represent some of the best resources for educators as well as some of my favorites.
Global SchoolNet
Foundation
The New Global Schoolhouse is a partnership between the Global SchoolNet
Foundation and Microsoft Corp. that focuses on projects for "life-long
learning" and
uses the most powerful Internet tools, including live desktop video, to link K12
classrooms to their communities and to other children around the world.
Smithsonian
Institution Home Page
This site truly is a national treasure house. It is an enormous network
of people and
activity, museums and art galleries, research projects, and special
performances.
Whether you go to explore art, history, science or human cultures, all the
exhibitions
and activities there are for your discovery and enjoyment. It includes
links to all the
Smithsonian museums, offices and research centers.
ERIC, The
Educational
Resources Information Center
A federally funded national information system that provides the
world's largest
source of education information. The ERIC database contains over
850,000abstracts
of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. The
ERIC Web site also
contains an extensive list of links to other educational sites. An excellent
starting place.
Math Forum
The Math Forum is an NSF-funded project housed at Swathmore College
near Philadelphia.
The Math Forum has sections for students, teachers, parents and
researchers. Extensive math
resources, ranging from Arithmetic to Differential Equations, are listed by
subject.
The forum provides a helpful section covering key issues in math education.
In the
student center, there are activities such as the Math Problem of the Week
or Ask Dr. Math.
US Department of
Education
The US Department of Education's Web site offers wide variety of
information to
educators and researchers. It gives a comprehensive overview of the
services and resources
available through the department. It has extensive information about grants
and special
educational initiatives as well as an excellent list of links to other
educational sites.
NASA
The science, space and technical information on NASA's many Web sites
are presented in a
manner that make it accessible even to an elementary student. Many
educational projects
designed by NASA scientists are also available at their sites. The image
archives are amazing--
both in terms of scoope and quality. NASA is at the leading edge of educational
resources on the Web.
Web66
Web66 has three goals:
1. To help K-12 educators learn how to set up their own Internet servers.
2. To link K-12 Web servers and the educators and students at those schools.
3. To help K-12 educators find and use appropriate resources on the Web.
This site presents great information to educators just getting started on the Web and for those
seeking to improve their use of it. Literally, a "virtual cookbook" for
K-12 success on the Web.
The Whitehouse
A beautifully designed Web site packed full of useful information about
the White House and
its residents. It includes an interactive citizen's handbook, which serves
as a guide
to information and services from the Federal govenment. It also offers a virtual
library that allows you to search White House documents, listen to speeches and
view photos.
UC Berkeley
Instructional
Technology Program
The program was founded to support faculty memebers seeking creative
ways to use computers and other
technologies for instruction. The site has two main focus areas, Humanities and
Math/Science/Engineering. Both of these areas are loaded with resources for
teachers. They
maintain an excellent listing of resources for Foreign Language, Literature and
Writing Resources on the Web.
Pathfinder
Time Warner's Pathfinder plans to be the future home of the largest
collection of
news and entertainment producers, among them TIME, Warner Brothers, Sports
Illustrated,
HBO, Fortune, People, Elektra Records, Southern Living, Entertainment Weekly and
dozens of others. This is the place to go to catch up ont he latest news or
simply
be entertained.
The Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library has many links to reference sources. Take a look at
POTUS (Presidents of the United States).
Clip Art and Other Readymades
A wonderful site that is filled with links to clip art and multimedia web resrouces.
EDSITEment
The best of Humanities on the Web.
Many of these sites are from "Gems on the Web" from An Educator's Guide to the Internet in the Classroom a supplement to T.H.E. Journal Magazine.
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