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Anyday in History
  Find out birthdays, death dates, names of those reported Missing in Action, holidays, religious observances and special events that happened any day of the year.

 

Avalon Project   Hundreds of digital documents relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government. Search by century.

 

Biography Maker   A well-presented, engaging way of teaching students the way to write a biography report.

 

Math and Science Gateway   Links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12. Astronomy, Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Computers, Earth & Environmental Science Engineering, Health and Medicine, Mathematics, Meteorology, Physics, Monthly Sci/Math Topic.

 

Create a Graph   Create graphs with your data. Use them in multi-media presentations or print. Graphs are just one part of this site, however. Click on the "Site Index" and explore!

 

Education World Technology in the Classroom   News & articles on using technology in the classroom, Template Library (editable forms, certificates, graphic organizers, etc.), Techtorials (Step-by-step technology tutorials for teachers), TechTeam (Down-to-earth advice from ed tech experts), Ed-u-Rate (Teachers review education products), Wire Side Chats (interviews w/ ed experts), Tech Tip of the Day, Message Boards and Free Newsletters for professional educators.

 

Education World Visual/ Performing Arts Center   News, teacher-submitted lesson plans, articles, site reviews for Fine Arts, Art, Dance, Music, Theatre and Poetry, Fine Arts databases with more resources and the National and State Standards for Arts.

 

EScholarship   Collection includes the full text of more than 1,400 books from academic presses on a range of topics, including art, science, history, music, religion, and fiction.

 

National Gallery of Art   Teaching resources and online tours. English, Math, Performing Arts, Science, Social Studies and Studio Art.

 

Open Video Project   A shared digital video project. Searchable. Browse by Genre, Duration, Color, Sound and Collections.

 

Professional Cartoonists Index   Lessons using the timely editorial cartoons as a teaching tool in Social Sciences, Art, Journalism and English.

 

Shakespeare's Monologues   The opening selection is Men or Women. Those links each lead to a list of the plays categorized alphabetically by comedy, history and tragedy. Entries include character's name, first line of the speech, is marked as verse or prose and gives location within the play where the monologue is found. Each entry includes a link to the full text of the scene.

 

Teach With Movies   Find out how to use popular, classic films to teach and learn basic knowledge and facts, as well as to develop character. Learning guides to each recommended film describes the benefits and possible problems of the movie, and helpful background. Discussion questions, bridges to reading, projects and links.

 

Teacher Resources at Museum Spot   Information about all kinds of museums and related lesson plans, online images and interactive activities. For all subject areas.

 

Teachers First   A rich collection of lessons and web resources for classroom teachers. Materials are arranged by subject area and grade level. It's searchable, making it easy to locate lesson plans and associated web resources quickly.

 

TENET: Texas Educators Network   Resources for Administrators (assessment, legislative, general resources, organizations, etc.) Teachers (assessment, curriculum, links, organization, general resources, special populations, etc.)and Resources for All Educators (research and reference, grant and funding options, professional development and technology in the classroom.)

 

The Webquest Page   WebQuests are inquiry-oriented activities in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. They are designed to use learners' time well, focus on using information rather than looking for it, and support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to teach with the web.

 

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