Online Resources

1. For an excellent list of resources, go to p. 217-225 in the course text: Preventing Classroom Discipline Problems.
2. Distance Learning Resource Network
3. AskERIC@ericir.syr.edu Any question. They will research it for you and get back to you via email.
4. The Teachnet Listserv: Subscribe/Unsubscribe Form online at: http://www.teachnet.com/t2t/ To post a message, email: t2t@teachnet.com
5. NetTeach News: This is one of the longest running publications on networking and K-12 education. It covers what is happening in and out of the classroom with K-12 networking, with tips, lesson plans, etc.
6. Teaching with Technology: A collection of links related to using electronic technologies in the classroom.
7. U.S. Department of Education: From Goals 2010 to upcoming grants, the Department of Education provides a collection of resources for teachers, parents, and researchers. In addition to statistics, research results, calendars of events, and links to other educational resources, users can search Department of Education documents and request them to be sent via postal mail.
8. T.H.E. Journal: Educators Road Map to the Web. (For almost every subject in the curriculum.)
9. Teacher Talk: A "Teacher's Lounge" on the web where teachers can exchange ideas and find support from other educators struggling with the same questions.
10. EdWeb: General education resources.
11. For training and teacher education: www.teachers.ash.org.au/teachereduc/indexTE.html
12. Education World and Education Week (great online teacher newsletters with all kinds of education help) at: www.education-world.com/ and at: www.edweek.org/
13. For classroom management sites: www.ez2bsaved.com/class_manage.htm or Search Google for Classroom Management
14. For your students: Homework help on Homework Hotline
15. A Super Math Resources Site! with activities and sheets that can be used for centers, math lessons, or math enrichment. Especially click on Problem Solving Decks, Strategies for Instructions In Mathematics (all grade levels), and Math Stars. The best part about this site is everything is ready for you to print and use immediately!
16. The Complete Website Guide for Educators: The Guide is free, and it categorizes over 2,000 Web sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. Best of all, it is updated daily to include the best new sites for teaching and learning.
17. Problem Solving for Principals: A team of principals report: "How I handled" various administrative problems successfully.
18. Online Newsletter for Middle School Teachers: Full of practical articles. To subscribe send an email to norton@middleweb.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.
19. Online sites to help make learning Math fun:
    http://www.education-world.com/a_issues/chat/chat162.shtml
    http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson339.shtml
    http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson338.shtml
    http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson306.shtml
    http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson293.shtml
    http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson265.shtml
    http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/math.shtml
    http://mathforum.org/t2t/discuss/index.taco?start_at=61
    http://www.illuminations.ntcm.org/
    http://www.brainpop.com/
20. Interactivate: Free courseware for math and math-related science: activities, lessons / discussions. Dozens of virtual manipulables that can be used online. Also aligns the materials with many math textbooks.
21. Need school supplies, equipment, materials? Register here and people donate to your school: http://www.iloveschools.com/teachers/index.html
22. The Incredible Art Department: This is an excellent art resource for highly successful, well researched lessons, museums, artists and a link there to Art Talk where art teachers go on line to discuss art education.
23. http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev039.shtml: A resource for grant writing & getting the supplies needed for your classroom.
24. http://www.edhelper.com/: for $20/yr. you can get lesson plans on any subject area: K-12, print out rewards, calendars, forms, make games out of vocab words, reading comp., science, get monthly theme ideas, newsletter, etc.
25. Answers.com: an encyclo*diction*almanac*apedia; a great place for students to begin research on any topic, with a search tool and toolkit for teachers to help with lesson planning, plagiarism discussions, etc. The site won 2006 Codie Award for Best Education Search Service.
26. AwesomeStories.com: Teachers and students can find primary sources linked to significant historical and current events all done through storytelling. With an exhaustive Subject Index that relies on alphabetical sorting. For example, click on "H" and it finds: Hadrian's Wall, Hammurabi, Harper's Ferry, Henry VIII, etc. Membership is free for teachers.
27. The Ed Index: K-12 resources, publications, tutorials, teaching units, lesson plans, staff presentations, etc. Just type in what you need, and it searches for you.
28. Wikipedia: An online encyclopedia that your students can read, edit, and contribute to. Great place for them to publish their ideas and work to millions of other students, and on almost any subject. And, to do so, they have to read and learn about these subjects! Careful, it is not like an old fashioned, reliable encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Criticisms
    But, it can be a great active learning exercise for your classes.
29. Here are 100 YouTube videos that can provide supplementary information for the class, give inspiration, help you keep control of class and even provide a few laughs here and there:
    100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers on all subject areas.