Resource Page
Sites for Teachers
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/t-rex-running-dinosaur/hklcgjcljkpbpkaammpdgajgoejolfmm
- T-Rex dinosaur game
http://www.cyberbee.org For K-12 teachers; encourages engaged learning and problem solving skills through a variety of activities.
http://www.thinkfinity.org Lesson plans, professional development and more; there are areas for students, parents and educators.
http://www.learnnc.org For K-12 teachers; lesson plans, teaching strategies, online courses and more; everything is correlated to the NCSCOS.
http://www.readwritethink.org/ Provides educators and students with high quality resources in the areas of reading and language arts.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp 10,000+ teaching ideas; student activities; books and authors.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com Lesson plans, clip art, Puzzlemaker, Kathy Schrock’s Guide, Science Fair ideas and more.
http://www.4teachers.org/ Here is a website that has a wealth of resources that can be used for many different facets of teaching.
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers Create your own classroom wiki-great way to communicate with grade level, with students, with parents and others.
http://pbwiki.com/adacemic.wiki Way to engage students and parents and drive collaboration.
http://voicethread.com/ Tool for having conversation around media.
http://www.free.ed.gov/ Federal Resources for Educational Excellence-all types of curriculum topics covered.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/ Lesson plans, thematic units, tips, emergent reader books and more.
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/ Lesson plans, bulletin boards, thematic units, booknook, resources, classroom mgmt & more.
http://www.teachertube.com Hundreds of instructional videos on science, health and other topics.
ALSO:
Rubistar is for creating rubrics
Trackstar allows you to collect websites, enter them, add annotations for students and then you can have an interactive online lesson called a Track
Notestar is an Internet utility to assist in preparation of research papers, way to collect notes for students.
Web Resources for Students and Parents
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/kids/default.htm
Wake County Public Library Kids' Zone-great for school and home.
Free reference site for students, parents and teachers; includes an almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary. Great site to give parents to use at home with homework.
http://www.kidsnationalgeographic.com/
Different people, animals, places are there each month; games, activities and related links.
http://www.ala.org/greatsites/
Websites that are reviewed by librarians and viewed to be the best of the best; great to share with parents to use at home.
Safe site for kids that has fun activities, focuses on curriculum areas and is free; started and maintained by a teacher.
Official portal for US Govt. websites; organized by K-5, 6-8 & Educator areas; links to 1200 websites of government agencies, schools & educational organizations.
http://www.cybersleuth-kids.com/
Internet search guide for students; covers art, music, geography, computers, recreation and other areas as well as core subjects.
http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/
The Weather Channel info on a kid's level, good for parents, too.
http://www.sitesforparents.com
Sites rated by popularity a& nd covering curriculum topics including math, science, reading & ESL.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/parentsHome.jsp
Scholastic website that focuses on parenting and helping students in school.
http://www.vtnea.org/vtnea12.htm
Vermont National Education Association’s ideas on how to create an atmosphere for learning at home.
PBS website featuring the students' favorite characters as well as parenting information.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
Has resources in the areas of math, reading, discipline, sites for kids & more.