Net Search - Education

School Districts & Classrooms

• Champaign-Urbana Curriculum Guides
• Broadmeadow Elementary School in Rantoul.
• Class308 in Philadephia
• The Mendocino Unified School District (in California) has some units that integrate computer usage.

Web Sites for Children

• A WWW Digital Library for Schoolkids
• Berit's Best Sites for Children
• Canadian Kids Home Page
• Cyberkids

This is a magazine for kids. Each year, the magazine invites submissions for writing, art, and musical compositions from students, ages 7-11, for a contest. After a preliminary screening, readers then vote for the winners which are published. A great location for free reading time. (Don Leu of Syracuse University)
• The Electronic Zoo (wonderful animal resources!!)
• KidPub

All work is published at KidPub, a publishing location for kids maintained by a parent in Massachusetts. Directions for submissions are provided. Students can even see how many people have read their work. (Don Leu of Syracuse University)
• M & M Web Site
• Sesame Street
• Yuckiest site on the internet
• Web guide for kids

Language Arts

• Aaron's Kidwriter Page
• The Book Nook

This outstanding location provides a location for students to publish reviews of books they have read. All reviews are published. Students will find examples of reviews organized by grade level clusters and genre. They also are given guidelines for developing their review as well as a list of books in a "Lonely Book Club" in need of reviews. An excellent site that deserves a permanent bookmark on your computer. (Don Leu of Syracuse University)
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• Fairrosa's Library of Children's Literature
• K-5 CyberTrail: Multicultural Curriculum Resources
• Libraries
• Scholastic Central
• MMad - Libs on the Web
• Where's Waldo? (I believe this site is more of a fun one that shows pictures from the "Where's Waldo" series. --Anne Regnier)

Mathmatics and Science

• Ask Dr. Science
• BugWatch Index
• Entomology Web Site
• Chemistry Teacher Resources
• Earthwatch
• Exploratorium

This is a site that was created by the Exploratorium hands on science museum in San Fran. It has an interesting section that shows a step by step dissection of a cow eye. If you have the software, I believe that there is audio that goes along with this site as section that shows a step by step dissection of a cow eye. If you have the software, I believe that there is audio that goes along with this site as well. (Note: This is a very popular sight, so it might be difficult to get on at first. --Anne Regnier)
• ENC for Mathematics and Science Education
• Evaluation of Science teaching
• Franklin Institute Science Museum
• Globe Program
• Hurricane Storm Center
• K-5 Science Units On-Line
• The Magic School Bus
• Mathematics and Science
• Math & Science Projects
• Mr. Wizard
• Planet Earth
• Schoolhouse Rock
• Science Adventures

A new, on-line directory that makes it easy to find locations near your home or travel destination that offer hands-on experiences, exhibits, and teacher and public educational programs. Search features include type of organization, city and state, keywords, and location within a specified radius of a zip code. Organizational entries include exhibit descriptions, program information, location, and special features. Links to organizations' e-mail and web sites are also included.
• Science Network News
• "Sea World" Teachers' Guides
• Space Exploration and Colonization
• Spotlights on Science
• Solar System
• WeatherNet

Social Studies

• A Historical summary of the Holocaust
• K-12 Social Studies
• National Council for the Social Studies
• WW II

Art

• Art grades 7-12
• Cells Alive!
• Fascinating Folds (Origami and the Paper Arts)
• Fridge Artz Gallery
• Getty's ArtsEdNet
• The Smithsonian Institution
• Yahoo Arts: Art History: Artists

Professional Organizations

• Best Education Sites Today
• The Check List for Beginning Teachers
• Classroom Connect Educational Links
• Composite Home Page (Visit this site for a series of documents on classroom management)
• Collaborative Lesson Archive
• "Cyber-School Magazine"
• Education Hotlist
• Educational Interface to WWW
• Education Resources
• Education World (A MUST see page!)
• GNA Teacher's Guide
• Hotlist of K-12 Internet School Sites-USA
• Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
• The Internet Educational Resources Guide
• Janice's K-12 Outpost
• National School Network
• Office of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE)
• Online Educator
• Pitsco's Launch to Educational Resources
• The Teachers Network
• Teacher's Assistant
• Teacher's Edition Online
• Teachers Helping Teachers
• ONLINE EDUCATOR (A teacher resource site in a newsletter format which is updated every Monday. --Anne Regnier)
• University of Illinois Education Learning Resource Server
• WWW Servers Hosted at CNIDR
• What's New with Education on the Internet

Government

• 50 States' Teacher Certification Requirements
• Inaugural addresses of Presidents
• Learning Page for National digital Library (Library of Congress)
• Library of Congress
• Official Canada Home Page
• Official Mexico Home Page
• U. S. Department of Education

Media

• ABC Classroom Connection
• A&E Classroom
• Beakman's World
• Bill Nye Labs
• CNN
• CNN Daily News Quiz
• CurricuLine
• C-SPAN Lesson Plans
• C-SPAN School Bus
• C-SPAN in the Classroom
• Discovery Channel School
• ESPN
• Ghostwriter
• History Channel Classroom
• Know TV
• News-Gazette On-Line
• Newton's Apple
• NOVA
• PBS Learning Services
• PBS On-Line
• Science Friday Kids Connection
• Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

Research-Oriented Organizations

• Adolescence Directory On-Line
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• AskERIC Home Page
• Educational Reserach
• EdWeb: Technology & School Reform
• ERIC/EECE Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
• International Reading Association
• Learning Theory and Research
• National Education Association
• National Reading Conference Yearbook
• National Science Teachers Association
• Massachusetts Department of Education
• Urban Education Web