Lesson Plans Blue Web'n is a searchable database of over 1000 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools) Classroom Connect contains downloadable lessons and activity sheets. Kathy Schrock's page contains a searchable database for lesson plans by grade level and by content area. Busy Teacher's Web Site contains excellent links to other web sites related to the content area you choose. It also contains lesson plans and classroom activities for those content areas. AskERIC Lesson Plans- The Educational Resources Information Center Lesson Plan Collection contains more than 1000 unique lesson plans that have been written and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States. Lesson Stop has a complete list of lessons in all content areas. Lesson plan finder Lightspan.com Lesson Plans for 6-8 Grade Education World This site contains a searchable database and and extensive links to educational sites for students, teachers and administrators. Printable Material   TeachNet will lead you to other resources, lessons, classroom management and educational news. PuzzleMaker This is pretty self-explanatory. Printable Worksheets Printable Flashcards Online Reproducible worksheets for a variety of content areas.

Arizona Education Standards Content Standards Main Page Official Arizona Department of Education Standard Areas Language Arts Math Science Social Studies The Arts Comprehensive Health Technology Foreign Language Workplace Skills Functional Standards for students with significant disabilities Comprehensive Health Workplace Skills Reading Writing Listening and Speaking Viewing and Presenting Mathematics Arizona Technology in Education Alliance (AZtea) Technology Standards This page contains a hyperlink version of the AZ which links to words in the glossary and other content standards.

Technology and Learning Virtual Field Trips Online Collaborative Projects Web Quests Schools Online Acceptable Use Policies Web use in the Classroom ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education Learn how to use Flash with this tutorial   Virtual Field Trips NSTA98 & 99 Virtual Field Trips Page An incredibly well-rounded page including topics such as museums, exhibits, outdoors, science, zoos,children's sites, and plenty of virtual field trips in each category. Virtual Field Trips This site contains a list of categories with virtual field trips for those areas. The Franklin Institue Science Museum has a multitude of virtual field trips. Field Trips: A list of available field trips including one on The Desert.   Good Practices Terraquest Geology Virtual Field Trips Quick Time Virtual Field Trips Virtual Hawaii Field Trips and Museums Yahoo list of Interactive Activities  back to Technology and Learning Web Quests Check these sites to find out what WebQuests are and how to make one. Introduction to WebQuests A WebQuest about WebQuests WebQuest templates Building Blocks of a WebQuest WebQuest Taskonomy describes the different types of WebQuests. A Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests. K-3 Grade More K-3 3-6 Grade 4-5 Grade 6-9 Grade 6-8 Grade   9-12 Grade More 9-12 Grade WebQuest Matrix lists WebQuests by level and content area. Attributes of K-3 WebQuests Math web quests Designing SMART Web Tasks for EFL students Web Explorer Home page similar to Web Quests, hosted by the New York Times Learning Network. back to Technology and Learning Online Collaborative Projects LIGHTSPAN and the Global School House Houghton Mifflin Project Center has project links in the areas of Reading, Social Studies, Science and Math. Collaborative Projects Community Web Projects Schools Online Classroom Connect's Teacher Search WEb66 This is a registry of K-12 sites around the world. Check out what other schools are doing on their web sites. You can access information about schools including student handbooks, dress codes, cost for student lunch, academic programs etc.! Myschoolonline Find a school, teacher or PTA site online using E-Pals has students speaking over 100 different languages communicating. So can you! KeyPals Link up with students, teachers and join projects. Fantastic School Web Site An example of an excellent school web site.     Web Use in the Classroom Pacific Bell focuses on Filamentality which helps you use the Web in the classroom or library. Rubrics for eval. web sites. Go to Exemplary site awards and then to the hyperlink in the text (rubrics) Multimedia Rubrics for Web Page Design, Multimedia, Video Production, Presentation and Collaboration. Online guides for creating web pages   Judi Harris' Network-Based Educational Activity Collection: This Web site is designed to support and extend your use of Virtual Architecture: Designing and Directing Curriculum-Based Telecollaboration.This collection of exemplary network-based educational activities provides teachers with good ideas for K-12 classroom-based Internet projects in a variety of subject areas. It also contains a wealth of literature and discussion on Internet integration. All about CALL(computer assisted language learning) use in the ESL classroom. Claris HomePage Online tutorial for this Web design software. Make your own online web page Use this online editor to create a single web page in less than 30 minutes. Yale Style Manual: In depth guide to making web pages ClickMarks is a free online bookmarks manager.   To get an idea of how you want your Web site to look, it is a good idea to look at outstanding Web sites that other people have created. Look at these sites for good examples of Web design and organization. The United States Department of Education The United States Information Association The University of Washington Several organizations give awards for outstanding Web sites. The following two Web sites are examples of this type of Web site. Visit them for examples of what Web users like to see. Best of the Web Internet Professional Publishers Organization Customizing your web page Apple iTools: Using OS9 you can get free email, access educator approved web sites, online storage, and web site School Notes: Leave notes online for parents and students      back to Technology and Learning     Microsoft in Education Microsoft Classroom Teacher Network In and Out of the Classroom Tutorials Online courses for teachers and students Productivity in the classroom lesson plans in a variety of content areas: Lesson focus on content but require skills using Microsoft Office applications/programs.     Acceptable Use Policies Example Acceptable Use Policies (In Spanish too!) ATT&T Resources for safe Internet use This page has about 10 links to other useful pages which cover topics like Acceptable Use Policies for K-6, K-12, various sample policies, issues related to computer use and safety tips.

Reference Materials Virtual Reference Desk Virtual Library Word and Dictionary activities Printable Graphic Organizers Reference Desk.com: A complete reference page Netdictionary has over 400 Internet terms. Reference Topics A reference desk for students and teachers   Online Experts Ask an Expert This link provides addresses to experts in a variety of fields. Students can e-mail them through the Internet and ask them questions pertaining to certain topics. Expert sites will lead you to another list of online experts. This page is from The Stevens Institute of Technology. Scheduled Online experts from Kathy Schrok's Guide for Educators

Professional Development Two-Way Language Programs-inside the Creighton District Two-Way Language Programs-outside the Creighton District E-Mail Marsha Castillo, the Title VII Systemwide Creighton School District Director, with questions about how to successfully integrate a Two-Way Language Program in your school. An Urban Educational Journal, contains archived articles by leaders in the field including Stephen Krashen. From An Urban Educational Journal: A list of articles dealing with bilingual education. An excellent article about the English Only Law of California. SISKIND'S IMMIGRATION BULLETIN: contains newsletters in PDF format National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education - Central resource for sites on most aspects of bilingual and ESL includes links to organizations, schools, lessons, programs and more. Enlgish Learners and Education: This page comes from the California Dept. of Eduation and has links to organizations, policies and other issues. Brain Research and Education Susan Kovalik and Associates US Department of Education Arizona Dept. of Education AZ Dept. of Ed. Professional Development ISTE International Society for Technology in Education CABE California Association for Bilingual Education OBEMLA Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs. NCBE National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education NABE National Association for Bilingual Education The United States Department of Education The United States Information Association CAL Center for Applied Linguistics National Center for Educational statistics Child Stat's Find information about health, economic security, population and much more! Career Guide for teaching abroad If you work in a school or District in which the needs of English Language Learners are not being met and you would like to know how you can make changes, email Frank Bill Sr. In one year, Frank successfully rallied community support in Woodstock, Illinois by taking parents to board meetings and publishing various articles in local newspapers. Thanks to Franks effort the school hired a bilingual teacher. Frank can help you become a proactive member of your school district or community. Continuing Education/Junior College Spanish Department Head, Eva Bill can give you incredible insights and recommendations as to how to teach all levels of Spanish by incorporating culture into your lessons. Email Eva with questions about Latin American Cultures, especially The Ancient Mexicas and Venezuelan culture.     Educational Databases The Internet Public Library Youth Division An incredibly diverse database for teachers and students. Argus Clearing House Another diverse database for teachers and students. Internet Sleuth is a list of 2000+ databases that can be searched- good if you find one on your topic. Education World is a database of educational web sites that you can search.   Educational News   An Urban Educational Journal, contains archived articles by leaders in the field including Stephen Krashen. From An Urban Educational Journal: A list of articles dealing with bilingual education. An excellent article about the English Only Law of California. Urban Education Web Page was created to serve urban students, families, and educators. It contains over 900,000 abstracts of journal articles and non-journal publications. Great for research! Education Week will keep you updated on just about everything relating to the field of education. TeachNet will lead you to other resources, lessons, classroom management and educational news. Teacher Connect Stay Connected with this free online service eSchool News Online Get a free trial issue to this complete educational online journal or register to search the database of articles on technology issues. NCBE Newsline Archives HotBot wired news ESL Cafe Dave Sperling: this page contains books in areas you choose from. It takes you straight to Amazon to buy that particular book. A good reference.