Leading Sites for Teachers

Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/

Access Excellence provides high school biology and life science teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information via the World Wide Web. The site includes a graphics gallery, lesson plans, an education and technology area, and shared resources by teachers for teachers and students.

ALFY- The Web Portal for Kids
http://www.alfy.com/index.asp

This website is designed for 3-10 year old Internet users. It has a picture-based environment that hyperlinks to kid-friendly websites. Topics of sites include nature, environment, animals, pets, cultures, people, hobbies and many more. There are games and activities available at this site. The websites are screened by people who are ensuring that these sites are safe and of interest to children.

Apple Computer's K-12 Education WebPages
http://www.apple.com/education/k12/

Apple's K-12 website helps K-12 teachers and students to do more with computers and the Internet in the classroom. The site includes curriculum solutions for most grades, professional development, online learning exchange and even funding sources for technology-based learning projects.

History Channel Classroom
http://www.thehistorychannel.com/classroom/

This part of the History Channel site is designed for teachers. Teachers can sign up for a newsletter, download study guides and visit educational exhibits. It is also a good site to point students to when conducting research for history projects.

Integrating New Technologies into Methods of Education (INTIME)
http://www.intime.uni.edu/

"INTIME enables educators to watch online video vignettes of PreK-12 teachers from various grades and subjects integrate technology into their classrooms using numerous teaching strategies. INTIME resources are useful for (1) teacher educators creating case studies; (2) pre-service teachers learning about effective pedagogical techniques; (3) in-service teachers searching for ideas and independent professional development; (4) professional developers seeking resources to demonstrate good teaching and technology integration, and (5) administrators developing teacher quality initiatives and mentoring programs."

International Society for Technology in Education – Teaching Resources
http://www.iste.org/resources/tech-integration/planning.cfm

Listings of current Web sites, books, or periodicals that relate to educational technology.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. (Also see http://school.discovery.com/parents/ for addtional resources)

MidLink Magazine, The Digital Magazine by Students, for Students - Ages 8 - 18
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/

MidLink Magazine is a non-profit organization whose mission "is to highlight exemplary work from the most creative classrooms around the globe." Any school, teacher, or student is invited to participate." The site also includes MidLink Magazine's Web Honor Roll of BEST Web Sites for the Classroom. The sites have been reviewed and evaluated by MidLink's teacher editors.

Most Requested eLearning Resources from the Office of Staff Development at
Montgomery County Public Schools
http://mcps-elearning.us/resources/resources.cfm

This sites gives teachers access to software and hardware guides, "how-to" video, model lessons, recommended web sites, eBooks, and other resources to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom.

TeachersFirst.com
http://www.teachersfirst.com/

Teachers First is a deep and easy-to-use resource portal with many useful resources and lesson plans to use in K-12 classrooms. The Hot Topics section contains immediate information links to latest news/events in student life (war, disaster, holidays, elections, similar events). The Teacher's Lounge features great advice on classroom management and humorous teachers-only story exchange.