Student Handouts is not affiliated with the following sites in any way. Links are provided to education websites which you may find interesting and helpful. Lots of more course-specific links are located alongside course content.

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 Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Defender of civil rights.

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.

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.

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.

Council for Economic Education: Free economics resources for teachers, including lesson plans, etc., utilizing the CCSS.

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.

Docs Teach: This site, run by the National Archives, allows teachers of all grade levels to create their own interactive learning activities.

Documentary Heaven: Over 1600 documentaries that can be viewed in classrooms and homes.

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.

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.

Digital Vaults: This project of the U.S. National Archives highlights items in the collections that are most useful for K-12 teachers.

Google Documents: Free file sharing of Excel, .pdf, PowerPoint, Word, etc. files.

Google Drawings: Free app for creating drawings, graphs, etc.

Google Drive: Apps to create documents, sheets, and slides.

Human Rights Campaign: Works to protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Americans.

Internet Archive: You can both store and retrieve things here.

Khan Academy: Non-profit website with thousands of free online video tutorials.  Great homework resource for students.

Labornet: National and international union information.

Library of Congress: Educational resources for K-12 teachers.

Louvre: Musée de Louvre (Louvre Museum), France.

Money As You Grow: Age-appropriate financial lessons developed by the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability.

National Archives (U.S.): Search feature is great for teachers looking for primary sources, etc., on a specific theme or topic.

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.

National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education: Provided by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, this PDF includes benchmarks, knowledge statements, and a glossary.

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.

Our Documents: This site features 100 milestone documents in the history of the United States.

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.

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: Resources for potential teachers.

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.