Internet in the Classroom

Curriculum Sites (K-12)

Science/Math sites

Volcano World

Volcano information, pictures, movies and games. Features a volcano every week.

 

The Nine Planets Tour

Contains information and pictures on each planet and moon in our solar system. Maintains up-to-date current events on new discoveries about the solar system.

 

Newton's Apple Science Lesson Plans

Lessons of science for teachers to either accompany the PBS show Newton's Apple or to stand alone.

 

Ask Dr. Math

The site has, interactive math projects, public math forums, mailing lists, and math workshop information.

 

Math Magic

K-12 telecommunications project provides strong motivation for students to use computer technology while increasing problem-solving strategies and communication skills. MathMagic posts challenges in each of four categories (K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12).

 

The Lost Museum of Sciences

Some brain-teasing games and a comprehensive collection of science museum links.

 

Money Curriculum Unit

This site has a teacher's guide with review questions, the history of money, counterfeits, new designs, and links to others sites concerning money.

 

Weather Forecasts

Gives up to date weather information for around the world.

 

Telephone/Media History

Maintains reviews, commentaries, the Media History Mongraph (Journal), discussion lists, chatboards, and archives.

 

Arts sites (Language Arts, Performing Arts, etc.)

Global Show-n-Tell

A publishing platform for children's artwork.

 

ArtsEdNet

Has lesson plans & curriculum ideas, image galleries, online exhibitions and publications catalog plus virtual tours.

 

Art Resources

Reviews of current art books, news items from the world of visual arts; the latest information about lost, stolen or censored art and articles on art.

 

Children's Literature Web Guide

Has best & award books lists, commentaries on children's books, discussion boards; and links to other children's literature websites.

 

The Very Busy House

Contains contests for children, disscussions of books, print out activities; and allows children to contact other members of the reading clubs.

 

Cyber-Seuss Page

Contains games, Seuss writings, Seuss ASCII art & .wav files, commentaries, lists of Seuss books, and other Dr. Seuss articles and information.

 

Electronic Poetry Center Home Page

A gateway to resources in electronic poetry and poetics resources.

 

Poetry Gallery

Publishing platform for children's poetry.

 

Social Studies/Geography/History sites

The USA Citylink Project

A comprehensive United States city and state listings with websites. It allows students to access information about US states and cities, including travel and tourism.

 

Paris Pages

A collection of information and links regarding Paris France, including culture, and tourist information.

 

The History Channel

Provides television programs that middle school, junior high and high school teachers can videotape, along with support materials to help with lesson plans and class activities. Links to other resources.

 

Web Travel Review: New Zealand and Australia

Internet resources and links of New Zealand and Australia.

 

The Electronic Zoo

Categorizes veterinary medical and animal-related information on the Internet. The site maintians publications, mailing lists, and newsgroups.

 

A Teacher's Guide to Working with Maps

Provides activities, and a teacher's guide to assist in teaching map skills.

 

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Contains information on how to visit the Museum. The site allows access to photographs, library holdings, academic publications, and archives. There are links to teacher resources for teaching about the Holocaust.

 

Texas Travel

Provides maps and traveling information about Texas. There is also an interactive map, virtual tours, and event calendar.

 

Combination of Subject Areas

Web Sites and Resources for Teachers

A collection of sites and resources from the Internet for teachers to use in their classrooms. There is also a special category for children called "Just for Kids". The sites range from lesson plans, creative classroom projects, interactive activities, visits to museums, and trips around the U.S.A. and other countries.

 

Pathfinder

Interactive link to Time Inc.'s publications.

 

KidsCom

Contains forums and boards for children, keypals, chat, polls, pet information, places to write stories and play games.

 

World Lecture Hall

Contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials.

 

K-12 Curriculum Links

An extensive list of curriculum links.

 

Web66

Maintains the Internet's oldest and most complete list of school web servers. Has information on setting up a Windows NT server to handle your school network and Internet needs, instructions for setting up a Web, Mail, and FTP server setting up school LANs and WANs with Internet capabilities, and the World Wide Web, browsers, servers, and other sources of information.

 

Especially for Kids!

Cyberhaunts for Kids!

A fun listing of links to children's places on the Internet.

 

kinderGARDEN

An introduction to the many ways children can interact with plants and the outdoors through gardens at school, in the community or at home. The site also explores the importance of food crops from both the Old and New World to economics and society.

 

Kids Korner

Has links to sites in the following sections: kids sites, educational & parenting, sports equipment & clothing, just for fun/shopping, and marketplace ads.

 

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Online Classrooms

Vista Middle School (New Mexico)

The site contains information on the administration, students, and faculty. There is also a BBS, information on academic programs, technology, a newsletter, and searching the web.

 

Project Finalists in Cyberfair '99 International Contest

Information on video's for teachers, professional development, articles, tutorials, discussion lists, projects & programs, and contests.

 

Classroom Web

Directory of schools who have webpages. You can search by school name, city, state, or country. They also have a teacher contact database, and offer connected classroom conferences.

 

Online classrooms (TENET)

Attempts to provides a transparent communications infrastructure which can be used to foster innovation and educational excellence in Texas. The site contains their AUP, publications, a professional development center, and a training calendar and course descriptions.

 

Teacher Resource Sites

START Project

Information on Technology Applications (TA), Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS) and resources for their implementation. The site also has information on professional development and TCET publications.

 

Integrating the Internet

Provides projects, a newsletter, tutorials, units of study and links.

 

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

A classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth.

 

Bellingham Public Schools

Curriculum resources including search tools, online research projects, explorers of the world, virtual museums, student art & writing, clip art, virtual field trips, other school websites, web design & Internet policies.

 

Classroom Connect

Provides information on teacher's conferences, resources, products, search tools, and links.

 

Gleason Slackman's Internet Scout

Distributes announcements about Internet resources to network users and providers, especially in the K-12 community.

 

Pathways to School Improvement

Provides information on assessment, integrated services, parent and family involvement, preservice education, professional development, drug prevention, and technology in schools.

 

Mailing List Directory

Allows you to subscribe to a collection of education-focused discussion groups.

 

Internet Public Library

Provides reference materials, exhibits, a section for librarians, links to magazines & serials, online texts, and web searching.

 

The Well-Connected Educator

An on-line publishing center and forum for the K-12 community to read, write, and talk about educational technology. The site also has articles, and contests.

 

Adventures in Education

Has information about career planning, school selection, and financial aid.

 

Global SchoolNet Foundation

Maintains a projects registry, articles, information on integrating Internet into the classroom, conferences, contests, news & discussion lists, and links to training sites.

 

ICONnect Connecting Learners to Information

Provides online courses, curriculum connections, mini-grants, online help service for kids, and information about technology and education.

 

Boulder Valley School District Home Page

Contains information about the school and its departments, including community calendar, lunch menus, and a message board. It also has many educational resources, covering topics such as Internet projects, acceptable use Policies, and using the Internet in your classroom.

 

Policy/Safety/Ethics Issues

Use of Computers, the Internet and E-mail Permission Forms

 

Sample Acceptable Use Policies

Acceptable and unacceptable use of net resources from Armadillo, plus sample AUPs from Texas schools.

 

The Internet Filter

A software program that monitors, filters, analyzes, and logs Internet access. The site has a free version of the Internet Filter.

 

CyberPatrol

Software and information on how to teach and protect students.

 

SafeSurf

Provides information on how to protect children online, and the history of a child safe Internet. There are also resources for teachers, including a monthly newsletter. SafeSurf sponsors Cyberangels who 'patrol' the Internet.

 

Citing the Web

Citation guidelines, based on APA format.

 

Citing Internet Resources

Covers acceptable ways to cite email, gopher, ftp, telnet, www, Usenet newsgroups, IRC, online images, sounds, and video clips.

 

Internet Tutorials/Guides

Back to School Internet Course

A beginner's course targeted toward librarians and other information professionals. Lessons include information on participating in mailing lists & Usenet newgroups, and covers basic Internet tools including telnet, ftp, and web browsers. It also provides pointers on researching the Net in several academic subject areas.

 

ILC Glossary of Internet Terms

 

Life on the Internet Beginner's Guide

Links to the latest version of Internet software, netiquette, guides for additional background, resource lists, and search tools.

 

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Miscellaneous

Career Mosaic

Job listings, employer contacts, posting or searching of resumes, online job fairs, networking, and job opportunities abroad.

 

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Directory of supporters and contacts, pilot projects, a jobline, events calendar, program listings, and links for research.

 

Dole's Five A Day

Nutritional program with lesson plans. The site also has a teacher's lounge where ideas can be share with other teachers, a virtual classroom, online activities for students, recipes, and a nutrition center.

 

CyberKids Magazine

Has contests, an art gallery, games & puzzles, a reading room, a multimedia theater, area for young composers, and monitored kids message boards & chat room.

 

Newslink

American journalism review. Includes free JobLink ads and 8,000 links to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and news services worldwide.

 

Clip Art

Over 400 free gifs, & other clip art, postcard service, public forum, and scribbler.

 

The Electric Postcards

Wide variety of postcards from which to choose.

 

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Activities for children, singalongs, booklists, and parent pages.

 

 
 

Internet Staff Development

Examples of Classroom Projects

Air and Water Project

The Air and Water Projects are curriculum-based telecommunications projects that began in 1991-92 covering environmental concerns about air and water. It has grown to 50 classrooms in 8 nations.

 

Granger Texas 3rd Grade Classroom

Includes classroom project-based activities.

 

IEARN

It is both an on-line and printed Directory of all schools in the worldwide network. The site provides a global community of youth, teachers and youth service leaders. It has 35-40 structured projects, each designed by participants themselves and each with a teacher-facilitator. The site is a place to find specific action steps to address local, national and global issues; and an opportunity for you to design your own project and seek partners throughout the world.

 

Finding/Posting Internet Projects

Judi Harris' Sample Curriculum-Based Telecommunications Projects

Links to projects in the following catagories: interpersonal exchange (keypals, chats), global classrooms, electronic "appearances", telementoring, question-and-answer activities, impersonations, information exchanges, database creation, electronic publishing, telefieldtrips, pooled data analysis, information searches, peer feedback activities, parallel problem-solving, sequential creations, telepresent problem-solving, simulations, and social action.

 

IECC

A free service to help teachers and classes link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom pen pal and project exchanges.

 

Classroom Connect

Provides information on teacher's conferences, resources, products, search tools, and links.

 

Global SchoolNet

Projects and programs for schools and children. Also has ambassador programs, contests & competitions, resource archives, and kid journalism.

 

The Electronic Emissary

Facilitates telementoring where experts communicate directly with students and teachers who are studying about the experts' specialties.

 

Books A to Z Online K-12 Projects

Online projects links.

 

Internet Projects Registry (TENET)

The site provides examples of projects others have developed and in which you may participate. You can submit your own project.

 

I*EARN Projects

Descriptions and links to interactive, global student projects.

 

Web66 International Projects Registry

Links to global school sites, and provides an opportunity to add your own.

 

Boulder Valley School District Project Link

Tutorials for searching the web, evaluating web pages, guidelines for student online research, and strategies to help students avoid the inappropriate information on the web.

Social Issues and the Internet

AUPs

 

Classroom Connect AUPs

 

Safety Guidelines

 

Child Safety

Dallas/Ft Worth Internet Service Providers

Internet for Educators

Study Web

Rhonda Christensen email: rhondac@tenet.edu
Page last updated 5/27/99.