General Resources for Students and Teachers
  1. Lakewood Public Library Web Page - Section for Lakewood City Schools, including the Middle School pathfinders.
  2. Exceptional Children/Parenting - a Lakewood Library pathfinder.
  3. WVIZ-TV Learning Link
  4. Cleveland Free-Net
  5. NETLiNkS! Newbie Help Link - Links to help you get acquainted with the Internet.
  6. From Now On - A Monthly Electronic Commentary on Educational Technology Issues.
  7. Lakewood Public Library's Netscape Tutorial
  8. Blue Web'n Learning applications - From Pacific Bell, a rated, searchable library of Internet-based instruction.
  9. Parents and Children Together Online - A Magazine for Parents and Children on the Worldwide Web.
  10. Children's Literature Web Guide - Internet Resources Related to Books for Children and Young Adults.
  11. Family Involvement in Education Reading Partners tutoring activities. Summer Home Learning Activities, the text of the Strong Families, Strong Schools - Report from the US Dept. of Education.
  12. Busy Teacher's Web Site K-12 - Direct source material--lesson plans and activities by category.
  13. The Internet Public Library - The Cybrary.
  14. YA Librarian's Page
  15. Learning in Motion's Top Ten List - Interesting sites from an educational perspective, updated monthly.
  16. Eric's Educational Resources Home Page - A wide variety of educational resources.
  17. International Education and Resource Network - Students in member schools in 30 countries participate in projects in a variety of disciplines.
  18. Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - Lessons, activities, resources for K-12 Math and Science teachers.
  19. Interesting Places for Kids
  20. K-12 Resources-Curriculum-Lesson Plans
  21. Jerome and Deborah's Big Page of Educational Sites - 500+ educational links.
  22. NASA O.E.R. - Online Educational Resources.
  23. Integrating the Internet - Science, math, earth studies, reading resources.
  24. Global SchoolNet Foundation Home Page. - Features the Global Schoolhouse, articles, newsgroups.
  25. Schools on the Web - Compilation of schools with web pages.
  26. Classroom Connect - Contains teaching resources, online schools and newsgroups. (** Must be a member.)
  27. Teacher Edition Online- An electronic magazine with a new lesson plan everyday. Includes links to database of keypals.
  28. Scholastic Web - The Magic School Bus, Goosebumps and more...
  29. Sites and Resources For Teachers - Lesson plans, strategies and Web resources by subject, including music, art, ESL.
  30. Sports Media - Site dedicated to searching practical P.E. infomation.
  31. The Gateway to Educational Materials - top resource for K-12 educational materials

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Elementary Language
Arts Resources
  1. Little Planet Times - Children's compositions in a magazine format.
  2. Write a real book (from Silly Billy's World) - Step-by-step guide to writing a children's book.
  3. Language and Literacy Home Page
  4. Kids Space - A gallery of student writing and clasroom projects.
  5. Cyber Kids Magazine - Writing and contests for kids.
  6. Reading Rainbow - Activities to go with specific books.
  7. Picture Books - A searchable database of over 3600 children's picture books
  8. Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
  9. My Little House on the Prairie Home Page

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Elementary Social
Studies Resources
  1. Social Studies Web - Curriculum materials, product reviews, free teacher's guides, links to other social studies sites on the web.
  2. Black History Month - Internet-based activities from Pacific Bell's Education First Initiative.
  3. Colonial Lexington
  4. Colonial Williamsburg - Resources for teachers and students
  5. Map Quest: Interactive Atlas
  6. Children's Books on the Ancient World - a selective bibliography about ancient

    7. Mediterranean civilizations, myths and literatures
  7. Mayaquest
  8. Native Web
  9. Vote Smart
  10. The Whitehouse For Kids
  11. The World of Benjamin Franklin

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Elementary Math
Resources
  1. AskERIC: Math Lesson Plans - Mostly elementary lesson plans but some higher level also.
  2. Elementary Mathematics - A wide range of elementary math topics.
  3. Mega Math - Math made fun.
  4. PUMAS - the online journal of math and science examples for pre-college

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Elementary Science
Resources
  1. The Electronic Zoo - "Animal resources."
  2. Sea World/Busch Gardens - Animal Information Database
  3. Fiona's Shark Mania
  4. The Weather Unit - Lessons & activities.
  5. Space Educators' Hand Book - NASA space education resources.
  6. Hurricane: Storm Science
  7. The JASON Project - Electronic field trips.
  8. Liftoff to Space Exploration - Information on shuttle missions from Marshall Space Flight Center.
  9. Basics of Space Flight Learners' Workbook
  10. Star Child - "a learning center for young astronomers" (NASA)
  11. Volcano World
  12. Volcanos Online
  13. Volcano Lesson Plans
  14. Galileo - Extensive listing of elementary science lessons.
  15. kinderGARDEN - Activities for children to interact with plants.
  16. Dinosaur Time Line - An elementery  introduction to Dinosaur infomation
  17. Enchanted Learning
  18. Bill Nye the Science Guy
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Secondary Language
Resources
  1. On-Line Books - Over 1000 online books.
  2. Literature Kid's Web
  3. Literature Links
  4. Literature WWW Virtual Library
  5. Mark Twain Resources
  6. Poet's Corner of the Library
  7. On-Line Writing Lab
  8. Resources for English Teachers
  9. Complete Works of William Shakespeare
  10. Barr's English Class
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Secondary Social
Studies Resources
  1. Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies for Social Studies
  2. Teaching Current Events Via Newspapers, Magazines and TV
  3. History WWW Virtual Library
  4. The Perseus Project - excellent resource for ancient worlds.
  5. Greek Mythology Link
  6. Mythology and Folklore
  7. The Labyrinth - Medieval studies.
  8. 1492: An Ongoing Voyage (gr 7,8,9,10)
  9. The Oregon Trail - "a complete compendium on the great western journey"
  10. Civil War Documents
  11. World War I Documents
  12. World War II Resources on the Internet
  13. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  14. Electronic Field Trip to the United Nations
  15. K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet

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Secondary Math
Resources
    See also Math Lesson Plans and AskERIC: Math Lesson Plans in the Elementary Math Resources section.
  1. Mathematics Lesson Plans, CSUN
  2. Calculus AP - Alvirne High School - Calculus problems.
  3. Euclid's Elements - Java geometry applets.
  4. Favorite Mathematical Constants
  5. Secondary Mathematics Assessment - Database of assessment tools.
  6. 21st Century Problem Solving
  7. Math FAQ - Frequently asked questions concerning math. Excellent site.
  8. Graphics For The Calculus Classroom - Graphical demonstrations.
  9. Math Forum
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Secondary Science
Resources
  1. Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
  2. Ecology - Yahoo listing.
  3. EE-Link Endangered Species
  4. Educational Space Simulations Project
  5. The Constellations and Their Stars
  6. Physics - Yahoo listing.
  7. The Internet Pilot to Physics
  8. Chemistry - Yahoo listing.
  9. Web Elements - The Periodic Table
  10. Chemistry Teaching Resources
  11. Primer on Molecular Genetics
  12. Marine Biology Database
  13. Biology - Yahoo listing.
  14. The Interactive Frog Dissection: An On-line Tutorial
  15. Virtual Frog Dissection: Interactive 3D Graphics via the Web
  16. Cells alive! - Information and pictures of all kinds of microoganisms and parasites.
  17. Serendip- Interactive resources in the areas of the brain and behavior
  18. Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes
  19. Rock Collecting
  20. Model and High Powered Rocketry
  21. Discovery Channel Online
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Music, Art, Physical
Education and other
subject resources
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Learning HTML
  1. Writing HTML - A tutorial for creating WWW pages from the Maricopa County Community College in Arizona
  2. The Web Designer
  3. Beyond the Son of Filamentality - Includes some good lessons on graphics


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Technology & Distance
Education Resources
  1. ASKERIC
  2. Educational Technology Programs
  3. World Lecture Hall
  4. Educational Technology - WWW Virtual Library
  5. EDU2 - 5000+ links pointing to academic, vocational and general (such as consumer) education.
  6. CET Home Page - The Center for Educational Technology's Educational Resources Home Page.
  7. Teaching with Technology -Using technology in the classroom.
  8. Computers and Education in Action - Technology to enhance education.

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Searching the
Internet
  1. Lakewood Library's Subject Searching
  2. Kids Click
  3. Snap.com
  4. Search! - Search the U.S. Dept. of Education site, ERIC, other search engines.

    5. Some guides to Internet surfing and evaluations of the searching tools:
  5. Netstrider Directory of Subject Search Engines
  6. Beyond Surfing: Tools and Techniques for Searching the Web
    A version of this page was used for the 1996 Summer Teacher Computer Camp, sponsored by the Lakewood Public Library and partly funded by
    The George Gund Foundation.

     

     

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