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The Arts
Curriculum
English
Foreign Language
General
Geography
Gifted and Talented
Health & Physical Education
Internet Projects
Lesson Plan Sources
Librarian Links
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies
SPED, School Psych, Speech, ESL

Staff Development

Standards

Technology

Web Quests & Scavenger Hunts

The Arts

ArtsAlive
ArtsConnectEd

ArtsEdge

ArtsEdNet

Art Soup: Links to dance, drama, and more arts experiences
Art Studio Chalkboard

Art Teacher on the Net
ArtsWork
Boston Symphony Orchestra: Education
A. Pintura: Art Detective
Children's Music and Songs
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra for Kids
Essentials of Music

Eyes on Art

Inside Art: An Art History Game

A Lifetime of Color
MENC: The National Association for Music Education
Museums

Music Education Online

Music Education Resources

Texas School Music Project
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Curriculum Issues

Education Week Online

Social Skills Curriculums
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English

ALAN: The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE

Amazon.com

American Verse prior to 1920

Barnes and Noble

Berkeley Digital Library (electronic texts)

Book Lovers: Fine Books and Literature

Bookwire (reviews, literature for young readers)

California Language Arts Home Page

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature

Children's Literature Criticism

Children's Literature Web Guide
Literature Circles

Multicultural Book Review

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

The Online Books Page

The Online Writery: Writing Resources
OSLIS Middle and High School MLA Citation Maker
Read Write Think

Trinity College Writing Center
Web English Teacher

Windowsill children's book reviews

For more links see Dewey Browse 800's
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Foreign Language

Casa De Joanna
Foreign Language Educator's Site
Foreign Language Fonts
Foreign Languages for Travelers
Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers
iLoveLanguages!
Languages: From the BBC
Ñandutí: Early Foreign Language Learning
TennesseeBob's Famous French Links
Websites for  Foreign Language Students and Teachers

 

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General

Awesome Library: K-12 Education Directory

Best Information on the Net

Blue Web'n Library: Online Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

Busy Teachers K-12 Web: Source materials, lesson plans and activities

Cable in the Classroom

Classroom Connect on the Net: Educational sites

Cyberguide
DLTK's Printables: Custom Awards & Certificates
Education Oasis

Education World
Educational Hotlinks for Middle School People
Educational Hotlinks for New Teachers
Educational Web Adventures
Eduscapes: Great site for teachers and students
Enchanted Learning: Great site for teachers and students
End of Year Planning
eThemes Resources Listed Alphabetically by Title

The Explorer: Software, lab activities, lesson plans, etc.

Free Online Graph Paper / Grid Paper PDFs

50 States' Certification Requirements
Finding Information on the Internet

Gander Academy's Theme Related Resources on the World Wide Web: This is geared toward fifth grade, but can be used by all ages
G.E.M Gateway to Educational Materials
Graphic Organizers

The Hall of Multiculturalism: Links to the latest online multicultural resource
I Love That Teaching Idea!
Icebreakers, Games, and Activities
Intute is a Free Online Service Providing You With Access to the Very Best Web Resources for Education and Research
K - 3 Learning Pages:Resources for Kindergarten to Grade 3 Teachers

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Outstanding Site
Kidskonnect
Kidspace: From the Internet Public Library
Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk
The Learning Page: 100 Collections for Teachers from the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress Teacher Pages

MiddleSchool.Net

Michigan Teacher Network: Excellent Comprehensive site
Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual School 

National Geographic.com
Online Tools for Classroom Use by Kathy Schrock
OzWeb: Teacher Links from Austrailia
Preparing for Parent Teacher Conferences
Project Interactivate Assessment Toolkit

Quia: Create Your Own Learning Materials
Scholastic
Second Grade Resources
Sites For Teachers
Smithsonian Education
Teacher Rules, Roles and Rights
TeacherFiles - A Free Educational Resource
Teacher/Pathfinder: An Internet Village
TeachersFirst Content Matrix

Teacher's Lab: From the Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project

Teachers.Net

Teacher's Resource Guide: From Bantam, Doubleday, Dell

Teachnet.Com

Teachers Helping Teachers
TeacherServe from the National Humanities Center
Templates for Teachers

The United Nations CyberSchoolBus

US Department of Education
U.S. Education Standards

Warning Signs of Teen Violence

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Millions of online sites from aardvarks to zoology
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Geography

A to Z: Altapedia Online
The Atlas of North America
Check for Plagiarism On the Web for Free

The Geographer's Craft

Geography

Geography World: Great Site, extensive links
geology.com

Geopedia: Provides facts and data on every country in the world

Geo-World The Geography Educator's World

The Great Globe Gallery: Maps, planiglobes, thematic and historical maps, satellite images...

Information Please Almanac: The Ultimate Fact Finder
Instructor Web

Map Machine Resources: From National Geographic

MapQuest

Maps on Us: Powerful routing guide for door to door directions, you must register at this site
My Wonderful World: From National Geographic

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Pics4Learning: Copyright Friendly Images for Education

National Geographic
National Geographic Geo Bee

New Hampshire Geographic Alliance

Resources for Geographer's
States Web Games

U.S. Gazetteer
US State Map Collections  
Where Is That? Map Games
World Country Maps Country Satellite Images

The World Factbook
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Gifted and Talented

David C. Baird's Gifted Children Website
Gifted and Talented
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
National Association for Gifted Children
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT)

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Health & Physical Education

Adapted Physical Education
EduHound: Health
Frank and Mike's Physical Education Page
Human - Anatomy
The Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Mental Health
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Nutrition
Partnership for a Drug-Free America
PE Central
PE4Life
Physical Education Links
Physical Education Lesson Plan Page
The President's Challenge
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Shape Up America
Sports Media - Physical Education for everyone
Tobacco and Informationand Prevention Source from the CDC

 

Internet Project Archives

The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education K-12

Class2Class: Math and Science Internet Projects

Global SchoolNet Foundation: Project Registry

Keypal Project Links
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Lesson Plan Sources

Armadillo's K-12 WWW Server
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Answers.com Teacher Toolkit

Blue Web'n Library

Busy Teachers K-12 Web

Columbia Education Center's Mini Lessons

EdHelper: Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Word problems
Education Place Classroom Resources
The Educator's Reference Desk: Lesson Plans

EE-Link, Environmental Education
Jeopardy Power Point Games by Grade and Subject
Lesson Plans from Smithsonian Education on the Web

Lesson Plan Search Engine at Homework Central: Over 10,000 lesson plans
LessonPlansPage.com

The Library in the Sky
MPBN Lesson Plans
NASA Explores: Lesson Plans
Oceans Gallery Lesson Plans: Grades K-3
PBS Teacher Source
PTI Curriculum Units Online
Scholastic.com | Teachers
Shodor Home: Curriculum Materials
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans
TeacherLINK
The Teachers.Net Lesson Bank
Teachers Online Edition
TeacherVision

U.S. History -- Women's Rights/History: Lesson Plans
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Librarian Links

AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner
ALA JobLIST
ALA Wikis
Alice in InfoLand

American Library Association
Ask A Librarian
Best Practices: Learning Through the Library
Book Repair
Burlington Public Library for Kids
Cataloging & Metadata Resources
Cataloging at the Library of Congress
The Center for Digital Literacy (CDL) at Syracuse University
Copyright Information & Education: Fair Use

Copyright Website

Digital Librarian
Google Librarian Center: Newsletter Archive
Graphic Novels
Information Skills Resources on the Internet
Information Specialist; Role of Library Media Specialist
Information Update
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Internet Library for Librarians
Juvenile Series and Sequels
Keeping Up Web Page
Librarian and Information Science News

Librarian's Index to the Internet
Librarians' Summer Reading List
Libraries and Librarians
LibraryCareers.org
LibraryCom: Easy way to start automating your library based on a yearly fee.
Library Design + Furniture
Library Games and Worksheets
The Library History Buff Home Page

Library Instruction Round Table: Library Instruction Tutorials

Library Journals on the Net

Library Land: Index to Resources for Librarians
Library Link of the Day
Library Media & PR Toolbox
Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Web Site
Library Skills From Shambles Net: Great sites!

LibrarySpot - The best of libraries, newspapers, encyclopedias, maps and more in one spot.
Library Success: a Best Practices Wiki
LibraryThing
Links to Comics and Graphic Novel Sites

Marylaine Block: Writer, Internet Trainer, "Librarian without Walls
Media Services: Glossary
Nancy Keane's Children's Literature Webpage
Neat New Stuff I Found on the Net This Week
New England Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Online Library Journals
Resources for On the Job in Libraries: Geared Toward Para's, but Useful to All.
Resources for School Librarians
School Libraries in Canada
School Libraries Make a Difference To Student Achievement
School Library Blogs
S.O.S. for Information Literacy
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging
The Virtual Acquisition Shelf & News Desk
Web 2.0 Tools
Web Junction NH : To provide the Broadest Public Access to Information Technology
A WebQuest About School Library Web Sites
What's Hot on the Internet This Week

YA Books in Series and Sequels
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Math

10 Best Practices in Mathematics Instruction
AAA Math (All About Math)
About Mathematics

Ask Dr. Math
Canteach Math Lesson Plans

Baseball Math
Connected Mathematics Project
CuriousMath.com
Educational Interactive Math Games
Figure This!

Fun Math Lessons

Geometry Problem of the Week
Hands-On Math Activities For Grades 4 - 6
Helpwithmath.com
Illuminations
Interactivate Assessments Toolkit

Math Brain Teasers
Math Cats

The Math Forum
Math in Daily Life
Math Lessons
Mathematics Enrichment
Mathematics Resource Site
Mathletics

MegaMath

Middle School Problem of the Week
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
New Hampshire Science and Math Curriculum Frameworks and Addendum's
PBS Math
Plane Math
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
SCORE Mathematics Lessons
Super Kid Worksheets
Visual Fractions

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Reading

Book Adventure 
Book Talks Quick and Simple
Bookhive
Book PALS Storyline Online
Chateau Meddybemps
The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication
Early Literacy Development
Helping Children Learn to Read
Improving Reading Skills
International Children’s Digital Library Foundation
International Reading Association
Just One More Book: With Podcasts
Kidsreads
Learning to Read
Leveled Book Lists

Leveled Reading Frequently Used Terms

Lexile Framework for Reading
LITERACY ACTIVITIES
NEA's Read Across America Booklists
Read, Write, Think
Reading Aloud: Is It Worth It?
Reading Comprehension Instructional Strategies
Reading Is Fundamental
Reading Rainbow
Teachers@Random

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Science

Amazing Space
American Society of Plant Biologists—K-12 Resources
The ASPIRE Lab
Astronomy for Kids!
The Atoms Family
BioEd Online: Biology Teacher Resources From Baylor College of Medicine
Biology Lesson Plans for Elementary School Teachers
BOCES Science Activities
Bugscope
A Century of Physics
Chesterfield Enviromental Project
Chickscope
Collaborative Projects
Dana.org
Digital Library for Earth System Education
Earth and Moon Viewer
Environmental Education

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

The EnviroLink Network
Eric Weisstein’s World of Scientific Biography
Exploring Planets in the Classroom Hands-on Activities
Exploring the Environment

Goose Holler: Middle School science lessons quick and interesting
Greentimes: Newsletter & Teacher Guides
The History of Invention

Instructional Materials in Science Education
K-8 Science Education Sites
Kids Do Ecology
Microbes in Action

NASA
National Science Education Standards
Neuroscience for Kids

New Hampshire Science and Math Curriculum Frameworks and Addendum's
Newton’s Apple
The Office of Naval Research: Science and Technology Focus Site for Students and Teachers.
Physical Science Activity Manual
Physical Sciences Resource Center
Physics 2000
Physics for Beginners
Sandlot Science
Sci4Kids
Science and Health: From Instructor Web
Science and Technology Education from FT Exploring: Great site!
Science Spot
Sciencereference.net
Scientific American.com—Ask the Experts
Simple Science
Thinking Fountain
TryScience

The Why files: Excellent Science Site
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Social Studies

American History
American History Links

American Studies Crossroads Project
Asia for Educators Online: At Columbia University
Constitution Day
Best of History Web Sites
EyeWitness to History
Future State: U.S. Department of State for Youth
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: For Teachers & Students

History Matters

Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers
The National Constitution Center: Lesson Plans
School History Websites
Secrets of Great History Teachers
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies Sources
Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History
World History for Us All

Tools for Teaching: Links to the Past
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Special Education, School Psychology, Speech Therapy, ESL

Activities for ESL Students
Awesome Library Special Education
Boggle's World
Circle of Inclusion
DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
The International Dyslexia Association
Education World: Special Education
everythingESL: The K-12 ESL Resource from Judie Haynes
Inclusion

An Inclusive (SPECIAL) Education Resource: From McGill University --excellent site
LD OnLine
The National Center for Learning Disabilities
School Psychology Resources
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI
Teachers Helping Teachers

WWW School Psychology Homepage.
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Staff Development

National Staff Development Homepage

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Standards

Developing Educational Standards

Education World: National and State Standards
NationalState Standards: From NAESP
New Hampshire ICT Literacy Standards for K-12 Students
No Child Left Behind

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Technology

AppleWorks 6 - Quick Start
Appleworks Support

EDTECH

Education By Design

Educational Web Adventures
Education World: Technology in the Classroom Center

Electronic School Online

From Now On: Educational Technology Journal
Inspiration Quick Start Tutorial
Inspiration Tutorials
Interactive Whiteboard Resources
Kidspiration Activities & Lesson Plans
Kidspiration Tutorials
Marilyn Western's Technology Tips for Classroom Teachers
On-Line Technology Practice Modules - PowerPoint
Powerpoint in the Classroom
Promoting Technology Use in Schools

TeAch-nology
Technology Leadership: Enhancing Positive Educational Change
Technology Tutorials for Teachers
Technology Tutorials found on the Web
T.H.E. Journal

The 21st Century Learning Initiative
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Web Quests, Cyber and Scavenger Hunts

What is a Web Quest: A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. An Overview by Web Quest creators Bernie Dodge and Tom March.

The Web Quest Page: by Bernie Dodge, one of two developers of the web quest concept.

Web Quest Template
Other Web Quest Pages and Web Hunts 
Australia WebQuest
Australian Animals

Australian WebQuests
Chinese New Year Cyber Hunt
Cinco de May: For Grades 2-3
Colonial Kids
Cyber Hunts: Created by Charles Russell Teachers and Students
Cyber Hunts: From Scholastic
Cyber Hunts: From the UK
CyberHunt: Calling All Astronauts
Earth Day CyberHunt
Exploring Simple Machines
Gateway to Dreams: An Ellis Island/Immigration WebQuest
Hunts: Scavenger Hunts from Shambles.net
Internet Scavenger Hunts by Month

New Hampshire History Web Quest

A Revolutionary ThinkQuest WebQuest: American Revolution
Revolutionary War Internet Scavenger Hunt
St. Patrick's Day Trivia Hunt
Simple Machines: A WebQuest for 3rd Grade
Web-Based Projects: University of Richmond
A WebQuest About School Library Web Sites

WebQuest from Macomb ISD
WebQuest on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
WebQuest Search Page: Find Webquests by Topic

WebQuests from Spartanburg, SC County Schools

WebQuest Information
WebQuests and Scavenger Hunts Grades K-6
WebQuests K-3

WebQuest: Your First Paycheck
WebQuests for K-12
WebQuests for Kids

Young Author's WebQuest
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