Links to Great Teaching Blogs, Websites, etc.
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| 1492: An Ongoing Voyage: Library of Congress website looks at the controversies surrounding Columbus and his landing in the Americas. |
| A Gift for Teaching: This site runs primarily on donations from businesses, and allows teachers in low-income schools to go on monthly shopping sprees. |
| Adopt-a-Classroom: Online solicitation by teachers for community donations. |
| African Voices: Image-rich interactive site designed by the Smithsonian. |
| American Association of University Women (AAUW): Organization works to promote gender equity and women's presence in academia. |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Defender of civil rights. |
| American History Now: Great source of information and ideas on American history education from someone who really knows his stuff. |
| American Memory: Library of Congress Collection. |
| American Women's History: A Research Guide: Great source for information and links to resources on American women. |
| Archaeology Channel: Free videos related to history and social studies. |
| Assign-a-Day: Free online interactive calendar for teachers and students. |
| BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation |
| Blogger: Create Your Own Blog for Free: Blogs are a great alternative to "notes home" and more. Click here for our sample blog with ideas and basic info to get you started. |
| British Library: Vast document and learning resources. |
| California LiveWire: Teaching in the Golden State: Great teacher's blog with lots of insight. You needn't teach in California to appreciate it. |
| Center on Education Policy (CEP): Private group advocating public education. |
| Classroom 2.0: Technology information. |
| Close Up Foundation: Encourages educational class trips to Washington, D.C. |
| Countdown to Teachhub: Another great teaching blog. |
| Creating Lifelong Learners: By Mathew Needleman |
| Curriki: Teachers share teaching materials |
| Cybrary: A subsite of www.remember.org, this site offers a large database of information on the Holocaust. |
| Dictionary.com: Free online dictionary. |
| Discovery Education: Lots of tools and resources. |
| Docere est Discere: Student teacher blog. |
| Donors Choose: Post online requests for teaching supplies. |
| Easy Bibliography: Students type in what information they have and an accurate bibliography is created. |
| EdChange: Organization with aims of "diversity, social justice, and community growth." Free handouts and other teaching materials. |
| Edsitement: Educational website of the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| Education Resources Information Center (ERIC): Free online education database. |
| Education Week: Online weekly publication on education. |
| Engrade: Free Grade Logging and Retrieving Online: This site lets you track grades (and give parents and students access) for free. |
| Fax Zero: Send faxes for free online. |
| Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE): Free teaching and learning resources from United States federal agencies. |
| Flickr Creative Commons: There are a lot of great pictures here, many of which you are invited to use for your own website, blog, PowerPoints, etc. |
| Foundation Center: Provides assistance to those who are starting or running socially significant projects by linking them to corporate and private sponsors. |
| Free Cycle: People post things they are giving away on www.freecycle.org, including a lot of things that can be used in a classroom. |
| Google Documents: Free file sharing of Excel, .pdf, PowerPoint, Word, etc. files. |
| Human Rights Campaign: Works to protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Americans. |
| I Love Schools: This site matches teachers to donors. |
| Internet Archive: You can both store and retrieve things here. |
| Just a Substitute Teacher: Substitute teaching blog. |
| Labornet: National and international union information. |
| Louvre: Musée de Louvre (Louvre Museum), France. |
| Michigan Department of Education: Official website. |
| Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom Blog: First-grade teacher in Canada. |
| Musings from a Not-So-Master Teacher: Great blog--always a joy to read. |
| My Note It: Students can share and compare their classroom notes. |
| National Archives of the United Kingdom: Fascinating resource for documents and information related to Great Britain, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. |
| National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAECY): Supports high-quality educational programs for young children. |
| National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET): Extensive database of materials and resources for members. |
| National Council for the Social Studies: Official website. |
| National Dropout Prevention Centers: U.S. Department of Education Ideas that Work. |
| National Education Association: Vast resources and informative monthly magazine for members. |
| National Education Association Foundation: Grants for innovative educators. |
| National Park Service: Great for planning your next field trip or vacation. The NPS's historical sites' web pages also offer lots of photographs and educational information. |
| National Science Foundation: Official website. |
| New York Times - Parent Connections: Great source for parents interested in discussing current events at home. |
| New York Times - Student Connections: Lots of fun knowledge quizzes. "Word of the Day" offers practical use for vocabulary as it links to use of the term (typically found on ACT/SAT tests) to its use in an article that day. |
| New York Times - Teacher Connections: Lesson plans linked to current events, updated daily, plus a lot more. |
| Noble Prize Foundation Website: Truly inspirational! The organization also provides resources for educators. |
| Ohio Education Association: Basic resource guide for Ohio educators. |
| Open Courseware Consortium: Links to free online college-level courses supplied by accredited universities. |
| PBS Teachers: Absolutely loaded with educational resources. |
| Project Gutenberg: This enormous project is working to publish every public domain work online. You can read and/or print thousands upon thousands of literary works for free. |
| Reference.com: Free online reference service. |
| Rethink: Learning with Impact: Another great blog from the dedicated educator who also publishes "Musings from a Not-so-Master Teacher." |
| Science Teacher: Great blog--the name says the rest. |
| Sites for Teachers: Hundreds of educational web sites rated by popularity. |
| State Resources: Nationwide directory of state and local departments of education and more, arranged alphabetically by state. This webpage is part of this Student Handouts website. |
| Teach for America |
| Teacher Lingo: This website offers hosting for blogs, as well as a great message board/forum where teachers can swap stories and share ideas. |
| Teaching Palette: Art teacher blog. |
| TeacherTube: This school-friendly alternative to YouTube allows teachers to upload and view educational videos. |
| Teaching Tips: Just what it says it is! |
| Teaching Tolerance: This is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Teachers are eligible to receive free teaching kits on various topics dealing with race issues. |
| Thesaurus.com: Free online thesaurus. |
| U.S. News and World Report Rankings for Best and Worst American Colleges and Universities: This is a great resource for high school students, as well as for teachers seeking to continue their education. |
| Wikis in Education: Free educational wikis. |
| Zoho Online Document Organization and Storage: This website offers document storage. You can upload things like handouts and rubrics, then post the links on your classroom blog. |