Resources
General
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All Kinds of Minds(Differences in Learning Strategies)
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Big Chalk - The Education Network(Homework Help)
General Sites
(All Subjects, All Grades)
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BBC Education SiteCompletely free lesson plans and activities. Many very suitable for data projector based teaching. Secondary selections is very good. World languages is also well supported in the secondary sector.
Remember: in the UK:
Key stage 1 = early elem (pK-2)
Key stage 2 = upper elem (3-5)
Key stage 3 = middle school
Key stage 4 = high school -
Kathy Schrock's Guide for EducatorsGood collection of sites (some now link to Discover.com paid resources)
PowerSchool is a tool for parents and students, grades 3-12, to verify their grades and attendance. Please contact the school office if you are not able to access the system.
For Teachers
Projector Resources
ELA Focused
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ELA Site Read, Write, Think Site (NCTE And IRA Run Site)Excellent resources for the teaching of language, K-12. Lots of lesson plans, and the Student Materials section has lots of data projector rich activities for whole class teaching.
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Online Graphical DictionaryAn excellent resource for showing relationships between words and their relationships with associated concepts
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Online Book Readings by Famous ActorsWonderful elementary and middle school resource, complete with lesson plans and activities.
Science Focused
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Building Big Forces Lab(Has Lots Of Other Materials About Structures)
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Lots of online activities from the well respected FOSS site...