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Search Engines (top) |
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| Nettrekker | Search for all subject. User ID is lisd, password is trekker |
| Vivisimo | Gives "clustered" results. This will usually narrow your search down to more useful sites. |
| Kids Click | Web search for kids by librarians. |
| Ask Jeeves for Kids | Type in questions and Jeeves will try to locate the answer. |
| Answer.com | Quick reference for students. Monitored content. Also includes free downloads for software that will allow students to click a word and get a quick definition or explanation. Uses content from many sources. |
Educational Websites (top) |
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| How to Study | Gives great tips and strategies for studying, taking notes, organizing your notes, and improving your reading skills. |
| Homework Center | by InfoPlease--Help with homework in all subjects. |
| Factmonster | by InfoPlease--News, current events, almanac, history, sports and games for students. |
| Study Guides and Strategies | Includes easy to read articles on many different strategies in all subjects. |
| Enchanted Learning | Activities for many subjects. This site looks too "cute" for middle school, but there are many activities for older students if you look for them. It includes many "printable" pages, including maps, flags and biology pictures to label and color. |
| Homework Center | from the Multnomah County Library . |
| Homework Help | from the King County Library. |
| Sheppard Software | Check out the Quizzes section and the Web Games for interactive trivia games. Includes math, geography, history, science and vocabulary. |
| Funbrain | Interactive games and lessons for all subjects, and all grade levels. |
| How Stuff Works | Look up everything from machines, to digital equipment, to science stuff. |
Graphics and Sounds (top)
Many websites have graphics or other objects that can be used freely for educational projects. Be sure to properly site all sources in your projects. |
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The websites below have either given us permission to use objects from the site, or the district pays fees to use them. Use the graphics for educational purposes only. |
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| Associated Press | This website has thousands of photographs that belong to the Associated Press. The photos date all the way back to the Civil War. Check with your teacher for the user name and password required. |
| Ken Keller's Fractal Art Gallery | Gallery of original fractal art. |
| SkyPixs Aerial Photography | We have permission to use these photographs for school projects. |
These websites give permission on the site to use for educational purposes. |
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| 3D Flags | Animated state and country flags. |
| 4YEO | Lots of graphics and website elements. |
| Animation Factory | Animated GIF's. |
| BoogieJack | Go to the Webmaster section for graphics and sound effects. |
| Bells N Whistles | Animated graphics, including bullets, arrows and bars. |
| Joe's Original WAV files | Free sound effects. |
| Pics4Learning | Very large collection of photographs and GIF's. |
| The Flagpole | Patriotic images and stories--Use only graphics that do not say copyrighted by someone else. |
| School Clip Art | Free Clip Art for educational use. |
| Smithsonian Images | Thousands of photographs belonging to the Smithsonian museum. |
| Smithsonian National Zoo | Use for educational purposes only. |
| Microsoft Clipart Gallery | Lots of categorized clipart for non-commercial use. |
| World Trade Center Memorial | Photographs taken before, during and after the attacks. |
| American Bald Eagle Information | Images for student projects only. Cannot be used for website projects. |
| Prodraw Graphics | Free Gifs, animations, and buttons--educational use only. |
Government Web Sites (top)
Graphics found on government sites in the US are public domain in most cases. |
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| US State Dept. | Lots of information about our government and government programs. |
| NASA | Homepage of NASA, all graphics except the NASA logo are public domain. |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--The weather people--check out the graphics in the Photo Library. |
| The White House | Info about the White House and the President. |
| National Archives | includes many historical documents. |
| CIA World Factbook | Includes facts about each country of the world. |
Tutorials and Help for Applications Software (top)
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| Arizona Kate | Paintshop Pro and Animation Shop Tutorials. |
PaintShop Pro and Animation ShopTutorials. |
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| HTML for the Conceptually Challenged | Basic HTML Tutorial. |
| HTML Goodies | More Advanced HTML Tutorial. |
| Learn2type | Free typing lessons and tests. |
Fun Sites (top) |
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| Baby Name Wizard | Check the popularity of names for boys and girls during the last century. |
| Kids On-line | Click and Learn--Click on the parts of a computer to learn more about each part. |
LISD Sites (top) |
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| WEBCCAT | Home page for Curriculum Assessment Tool. |
| TechConnect | Technology Integration Website. |
| Tech 4 Learning | This website includes Pics 4Learning, which is a great source of copyright friendly images. Click "Class Resources", then "Utensils" to find free software. Included is Blue Armadillo, which allows you to quickly reformat a folder full of images to the same size, and to the same format. (jpeg, gif, etc.) It also includes a template for mock elections. |
| Teachers Helping Teachers | Post your lessons, or use someone else's lessons. |
| Gail Hennessy | Website of a 6th grade social studies teacher and author. Lots of activities including "Cyberhunts" which explore the internet looking for specific lessons. She also has short plays about historical figures and events that you can buy. |
| 4Teachers | Free website sponsored by a grant from the Dept. of Education. You must register to fully use the site, but it's free. It will help you create rubrics and track the student scores, create quizzes, create notes to send home, create webtracks (lists of websites about a specific topic) and other teacher tools. It also creates documents in Spanish. |
| EduHound | Useful links for teachers. Includes free clipart, lesson plans and Resources. |
| InfoPlease | Current events, news and general information. Includes Factmonster and a Homework Center for students. |
| Study Guides and Strategies | Includes easy to read articles on many different strategies in all subjects. |
| SMILE | Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement--Over 200 lesson plans in each subject--Biology, Chemistry, Math, and Physics. Created by teachers taking classes at the Illinois Institute of Technology . |
| Marco Polo | Lesson Plans and resources for teachers. |
| Xpeditions | National Geographic website for students and teachers. Includes Printable maps, activities and lesson plans. |
| Discovery School | Website of the Discovery Channel. Includes many science and history lesson plans, a roller coaster simulator, and a science fair center. Each lesson plan has an audio vocabulary list. You can click on a word and it will pronounce it, and use it in a sentence. It is supported not only by banner pop-ups, but videos with sound, so be prepared to close lots of pop-ups. |
| Kathy Schrock's Home Page | One of the first websites by a teacher, for teachers, and still one of the best. Links to lots of good websites for teachers and students. |
| Virtual Field Trips | Well organized, web-based field trips on many different subjects. |
| Jefferson Lab | Science resources for teachers. Includes a student section, which is linked on the student science page. |
| Sheppard Software | Check out the Quizzes section and the Web Games for interactive trivia games. Includes math, geography, history, science and vocabulary. This website offers shareware for home use, and offers the same software FREE for teachers and schools. |
| Arts Edge | National Arts and Education Network--Fine Arts lessons. |
| Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History | Teacher created website with hundreds of links to websites about world, US and Texas history, as well as economics, fashion, music, etc. Well organized and easy to use. |
| Internet 4 Classrooms | Site by teachers for teachers. Check out the links page for lots of teacher tools (crosswords, flash cards, graph paper, etc.) |
| Practical Money Skills | Lesson plans for all grade levels, including special needs. |
| The Learning Page | Site for teachers from the Library of Congress. Lots of good information and lesson plans. Very good for looking at historical documents. |
| Cherry Creek High School | Comprehensive list of hundreds of websites, divided into content areas, and general resources. |
Research Sites (top) |
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| Lest We Forget | Crimes, heroes and Villains of the Holocaust--contains stories of eyewitnesses and heroes. Also contains graphic pictures of victims. |
| First Gov for Kids | Links to informational government sites. Check out the State Websites section for official websites for each state. Also has sections on music, the arts, careers, and history. |
| The Newseum | Museum of world journalism. Includes daily updated front pages of newspapers from all over the world, and interactive history lessons, including the Holocaust, Sept. 11th, and the assassination of President Kennedy. All stories are told by the reporters covering them, and many include audio and video clips. Note: These newspaper views, pictures and media clips are copyrighted and may be viewed, but not copied in any form. |
Teacher Tools (top) |
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By teachers, for teachers. Has bulletin boards, lesson plans, games, puzzles, etc. |
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Includes information and products about tessellations. |
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