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General Topics/Multi-Subject

21st Century Teacher's Network - helping educators increase technology know-how and incorporate computers into lesson plans; includes online forums, tutorials and many other resources
abcTeach - "Free printables for home and classroom" Printable worksheets for K-5 lessons, including fun activity pages, flashcards, crosswords and more.
American Library Association - resources for parents and kids
AskERIC Education Information - education information
Awesome Library - Over 14,000 resources organized for teachers, parents, and students of all ages
bigchalk.com - provides a broad spectrum of educational Internet services to K-12 teachers, students, parents, librarians, and school administrators. Student resources are well-organized and broken down into elementary/middle/high school levels.
California State PTA - original content, plus many resource links
Canada's SchoolNet Library - includes SchoolNet search engine
CEO Express - hundreds of organized links to everything: newspapers, magazines, reference resources, tools, search, travel, shopping, and more
Classroom Connect - "homebase" to K-12 educators and students
Community Learning Network (British Columbia) - site designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom
Contra Costa County Office of Education - look for Resources for Teachers, Parents, Students
Connected Classroom's A+ Web Sites - hand-picked selection of the Internet’s best education-related Web sites; database of sites is reviewed and updated regularly
Ed-Data Partnership - fiscal, demographic and performance data on California K-12 schools
Education World - original content, plus a searchable database of 50,000 sites
Educational Hotlist - resources listed by subject, from the Franklin Institute
Educators Net - very thorough guide to education resources
Edutest - online assessment aligned to California statewide test standards
Encarta Lesson Collection - lesson plans submitted by teachers, grouped by subject and grade-level
E-Score - test and quizzes, aligned to California standardized tests, to assess where a child needs to improve
Family Education Network - helping parents help their kids learn
The Homeschool Zone - an online virtual community of homeschoolers, afterschoolers, parents and teachers
Homework Central's Parent Resources - separate parent and teachers sections of this great site for kids -- click into the grade level of your choice
Imagine the Universe Teacher Corner - astronomy resources (grades 6 and up) for teachers from the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research; lesson plans, activity booklets, more
Internet for Teachers Resource Page - great links to education and general information sites
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth; updated daily
KidsNook - search engine for kids, parents and teachers
Kid's Online Resources's Parent's Page - a nice, up-to-date collection of online resources for parents
Lafayette School District's Web Sites of the Week - Angie Corritone's top pics, organized by theme and assembled in one place
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Education Links - excellent resources for middle and high school students and teachers
National Parent Information Network - provides information and matierals to parents and those who work with parents
National PTA - original content plus many resource links
NetSurfer Education - Netsurfer Education is a free e-zine bringing you great education related websites.
New Visions for Public Schools - works with the NY City school system, private sector and community to mobilize resources and develop programs and policies that lead to significant, lasting improvement in the achievement of all children; great site full of resources
New York Times Guide to the Internet - a diverse collection of links to online resources and search engines used by the newsroom of The New York Times for forays into the Web
ParentsPlace.com - huge parents' site geared toward young families
PBS Mathline - materials for teachers, math challenges, teaching tips, resources, assessment and more
P.E. Central - for physical education teachers, students, and parents; provides information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth
Planet K-12 - lesson plans by grade and subject; classroom research info; reference materials; professional development; education and technology resources;
Study Web's Teaching Resources - excellent directory covering 26 topics
UC INFOMINE - K-12 Instructional Resources from the University of California
UCMP Subway - take a ride on a virtual subway!
U.S. Dept. of Education's AskERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
Web 66: A K-12 World Wide Web Project - helping K12 educators find and use K12 appropriate resources on the web

Humanities/History/Social Studies

California Heritage - California history archive, including photos
Historical Documents - Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Federalist Papers, early Congressional documents - searchable
Legislative Information on the Net (Thomas) - complete text of all bills before the Senate and the House of Representatives; committee reports; links to the Congressional Record
Lives, the Biography Resource - Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. Individual lives of the famous, the infamous, and the not so famous. Includes general collections, resources on biographical criticism and special collections.

Math & Science

Cornell's Math & Science Gateway - links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12
ESTEEM -Education in Science, Technology, Energy, Engineering, and Math - Energy Dept.'s resources for students and teachers K - college
The Math Forum - Center for Math Education on the Internet, funded by the National Science Foundation, with excellent math resources for parents, teachers and students
Molecular Expressions - An immense photo gallery, Java tutorials on many kinds of microscopy, a microscopy primer, and silicon zoo; Science, Optics and You, is a science curriculum related to light, color, and optics, being developed for teachers, students, and parents.
Nature Science Update - the latest research reported by Nature's science writing team, updated daily
Neuroscience for Kids - created for students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system. Enjoy the activities and experiments on your way to learning more about the brain and spinal cord
SAMI - Science & Math Initiatives and the Teacher Help Service - help finding resources on the Internet such as projects, activities, lesson plans, etc
S C O R E Science - helping students and teachers locate science resources on the Internet
SEABA Members Page - information on 67 Bay Area institutions
Science Learning Network - science resources, online museums and great links to many other educational resources
Teacher2Teacher - ask questions relating to teaching any level of K-12 math; browse archives; search; discussion area
University of Alberta's Internet Resources for Mathematics & Statistics

Music

K-12 Resources for music educators - a comprehensive collection of online resources for all music educators (band, choral, orchestra, classroom, etc.)

Writing/Literature

Children's Literature Web Guide - resources related to books for children and young adults
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English & Communication - educational materials, services, and coursework to everyone interested in the language arts
Franklin Institute's Composition and Writing Hotlist - links to a dozen+ great writing and composition sites
National Council of Teachers of English - teaching aids, grants, discussion lists, lots more
National Writing Centers Association - resources for teachers, tutor training resources, ESL and LD, more
San Antonio Public Library Fiction Site - lots of annotated booklists, annotated links, and special features related to Texas and San Antonio fiction and writers
Literature Webliography - general guides, bibliographies, library catalogs, dictionaries, discussions, organizations, periodicals, style guides, electronic texts, individual authors
Language Arts Resource for Teachers - extensive site: lesson plans, references, ideas and activities, literature, more
Project Gutenberg Etexts - huge collection of downloadable online texts searchable by title and author
The Write Place - St. Cloud State University and LEO: Literacy Education Online - the writing center at St. Cloud State University. Everything you need to write your best. Students from middle school through college will love this site.

Digital Archives

American Memory Collection, Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Society of American Archivists
Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley
Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
Denver Public Library
Public Records Office, United Kingdom
Research Libraries Group
Archival Resources
Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia
Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, National Science Foundation
The Valley of the Shadow
National Endowment for the Humanities

Internet Guides

Beginners Central - "The internet is all about information. This site is dedicated to helping people learn to use that information in a coherent manner. Beginners' Central is based on a chapter by chapter structure, you may skip to any chapter you're interested in, or if you wish, you can start at the beginning and work your way forward." - from NorthernWeb.
HelpWeb - intended to help people who are just getting started on the Internet learn their way around
Parents Guide to the Information Superhighway - guideline and advice for parents new to all of this, with links for the "well-traveled" parent as well

Internet Safety and Reliability

Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources - just because it's on the web, doesn't make it true! All students should read this before using the Internet for research.
But - I found it on the Internet! - "With so much homework done online, kids need better skills to sort good information from bad." Here are some suggestions.
Evaluating a Web site - checklist for parents and teachers looking for good web sites for students
Get Net Wise - Online Safety Guide was written for GetNetWise by Lawrence J. Magid - parent, journalist, & online safety expert. Dr. Magid is the founder of SafeKids.Com & SafeTeens.Com.
Kid's Online Resources - comprehensive list of Internet safety resources
SafeKids.Com - top-notch site for child safety on the Internet
SafeTeens.Com - Internet safety information for teenagers from the makers of SafeKids.Com
Thinking Critically About WWW Resources - points to consider when evaluating the reliability and value of web resources

HTML Tutorials

HTML Interactive Tutorial for Beginners - "hands-on"; test new HTML skills as you learn it within your own browser
HTML Made Really Easy - for beginners; includes an HTML Test Bed for trying out your new skills immediately; in English and Spanish

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