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General
Resources
Big Ideas in Beginning Reading
Great information on phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency with text, vocabulary, and comprehension.
http://reading.uoregon.edu/big_ideas/
This site provides on-line resources which will help teachers implement a balanced and comprehensive literacy program. This site includes teacher resources, hands on activities and assessment tools.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/promising/prreading/prreadin.html
Chard:
The Project Approach
This site shows successful projects and activities that teachers have used with their children. Explore lessons about the grocery store and the hospital. Pictures and phases of projects included.
http://www.project-approach.com/
Creating
Rubrics
This site give a good description of what rubrics are and how to use them. It includes many examples and a step by step guide for creating and using rubrics with students.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/rubrics/weblessons.htm
Cyberguides
Absolutely, wonderful resource of web-based literature activities for grades K-12. Organized by K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12. Site also contains bilingual activities.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
Early
Childhood Education Online
Learn the phases of early childhood development. This site focuses on the issues unique to the education of children birth through age 8. You will find guides, assessment ideas, and how to care for the little ones.
http://www.ume.maine.edu/ECEOL-L/
Educational Resources
Information Center (ERIC)
Houses the largest database of educational materials in the world.
http://askeric.org
A comprehensive page full of resources for students and teachers, includes lesson plans, hardware information, software information, and other resources.
http://www.edupuppy.com/
Federal Resources
for Educational Excellence
This site shares hundreds of educational resources from federally sponsored programs available to the public, free of charge. General topics range from art to educational technology to vocational education, and are easy to browse or search.
http://www.ed.gov/free/
Information on how to use graphic organizers effectivley with students.
http://www.graphic.org/
MCPS
Reading Language Arts
Curriculum documents and information about the MCPS Reading/LA program. Be sure to check the PreK-2 Early Literacy Resources.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/english/
Online tutorial for how to use PowerPoint and how to incorporate it into the classroom.
http://www.actden.com/pp/
If you use the strategies presented in Mosaic of Thought or Strategies That Work, this site is for you. It has lots of ides and sample lessons of how to incorporate the strategies presented in these books into instruction.
http://www.readinglady.com/
Reading
Online- Electronic Journal- International Reading Association
This is an Internet journal which offers the latest developments in the reading field. It also facilitates communication among classroom teachers, college-level faculty, researchers, and policy makers. Instructions for submitting articles are posted as well.
http://www.readingonline.org
Reading support for parents, teachers, and students through public television.
http://www.readingrockets.org
Teacher's Edition Online
This online newsletter offers a brainstorm of the day, education news and lesson plans that include objectives, resources needed, and teacher preparation descriptions, it is an outstanding resource for teachers pre-K through 12. It also has micro activities for the classroom day and practical tips on everything from classroom decor to getting organized.
http://www.teachnet.com/
WnetSchool
wNetSchool is where you go to find outstanding lessons for core curriculum topics, specific strategies for using technology in the classroom, and the rich resources of Thirteen/WNET, public television's flagship station.
http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/
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World of Kindergarten
The information found at this site came from a discussion list composed of kindergarten, pre-primary, preschool, and primary teachers. It includes ideas including poems, songs and crafts for themes from every letter of the alphabet. What a resource!
http://www.iup.edu/~njyost/KHI/KHI.htmlx
Technology
Resources
Children's
Software Press
Monthly technology contests, software reviews and an outstanding list of technology resources for elementary educators.
http://www.childsoftpress.com
Division ofTechnology Training
Resources from the MCPS Instructional Technology Support Team for integrating technology into the curriculum.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/
From Now On:
The Educational Technology Journal
An excellent site for educators interested in the integration of technology. Discusses the power of educational technology in enabling students to make up their own minds.
http://www.fromnowon.org/
HyperWizard
Archive
Download HyperStudio(tm) stacks that were designed primarily for use in elementary schools, including stacks for creating interactive books with kids. All stacks may be opened with HyperStudio 3.0 or later.
http://www3.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/knollses/StudioMagic/hwizarch.html
Integrate Computers in the Early Childhood Education
Examples of integration tactics and strategies, integrated learning systems, teacher roles, and more. If you are a bit overwhelmed with technology, let this be your guide.
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/integrate.computers.html
Internet
Family Fun
A great guide for parents and teachers when learning how and where to surf the net. Good tips for using the web and using the web with kids. Excellent links to all sorts of sites.
http://www.worldvillage.com/familyfun/sites.htm
Kings
Park Technology Lessons
A lesson plans for K-3 students that have been used in the Kings Park Elementary computer lab. Great developmentally appropriate lessons on many topics!
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/KingsParkES/technology/lessons/index.htm
Multicultural Connections Database
This database includes recommended software titles that have been listed to provide a technology link to the trade book or the learning experience surrounding it.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/MBD/Books_Begin.html
Reading
On line Project Descriptions
This section of Reading On line's Electronic Classroom describes projects and programs, many of them Internet based, that illustrate effective ways to integrate technology into the reading/language arts curriculum.
http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/project/
Surfing
the Net with Kids
Created by a newspaper columnist and Mom. Includes reviews of many sites on a variety of topics of interest to kids. Updated regularly.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/
Study Web- Teacher Internet Resources
Links to articles and information to support teachers who are interested in integrating technology into their instruction.
http://www.studyweb.com/teach/toc-clint.htm
WebQuest Page
An outstanding resource for creating web based lessons. Resources include samples, templates for teachers, and links.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
On-line
Journals & Publications
Early
Childhood Techlinks Database
This site is an illustrative sampling of software that supports early childhood curriculum in Montgomery County Public Schools.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eii/ecdbguide.html
Education
World
This site is updated weekly with new tips, articles and links. Offers lots of curriculum resources and a searchable database of over 50,000 web sites of interest to teachers.
http://www.education-world.com/
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Last modified on: June 5, 2002