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| Internet Sites The following Internet sites include, news, software reviews, shareware, educational resources, and links to software publishers. Art AskERIC Lesson Plans Arts http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Arts AskERIC Lesson Plans provides more than 40 lesson plans for students in grades K–12. Areas include art history and visual arts. The Art Room http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html The Art Room features a variety of classroom projects for grades 3–12 in the Doorway section. This section also presents other useful art activities, including the Artifacts Center. Collections http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/ http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Artists/Masters/ These two sites offer famous paintings by acknowledged masters. Emmett Scott's Arts & Activities http://www.cartooncorner.com/artspage.html This site, for grades K–5, provides step-by-step instructions for drawing cartoons, as well as special tricks for creating them. Joseph Wu's Origami Page http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/ This is the ultimate origami site, with extensive resources and information for K–12 teachers. Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ The Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge provides a forum where teachers and students can share information and ideas that support the arts in the K–12 curriculum. Museo del Prado http://museoprado.mcu.es/home.html Museo del Prado offers information about the museum itself, a quick tour of 49 of its best-known works of art, its current featured exhibit, and links to other museums on the Web. A Spanish-language version is available. Software About.com's Shareware/Freeware-Educational Software http://shareware.about.com/compute/software/shareware/msub_education_index.html This site provides links to software publishers, a multimedia tutorial, and an archive of previous features. Children's Software Revue http://www.childrenssoftware.com/ Former teachers started Children's Software Revue. They publish a well-known magazine called Children's Software Revue, which contains authoritative reviews and ratings as well as helpful articles, tips, and spotlights on each school subject. You can browse their site for news, sample articles, and recommended software by age group and category. There are in-depth reviews to over 5800 titles of the latest children's educational software. CNET DOWNLOAD.COM's Home and Education http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10154.html The Computer Network (CNET) is an index of Macintosh-and PC-compatible educational software (freeware, shareware, demos) available for download. The site includes program descriptions, reviews, and links to FTP sites. Users may search by keyword, browse by subject area, or display the newest, most popular, or highest rated titles. Categories are kids, language, literature, mathematics, miscellaneous, science, and teaching tools. CNET Shareware.com http://shareware.cnet.com/ The Computer Network offers a searchable shareware database of software files for Windows and Macintosh platforms. Education World Technology in the Classroom http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/ The site offers a number of articles and tips for purchasing and using software and the Internet in the K–12 classroom. They range from "Online Encyclopedias" to "Software Bargains for Teachers!" Game's Zone KidZone http://www.GZKidZone.com/ The GZKidZone helps students find informative information about children's software. The main purpose of this site is to educate the parents and students on what is available in the software market. Kids Domain http://www.kidsdomain.com/ Kids Domain is an educational site for children aged 2–12, parents, and teachers. This site includes sections with games and activities, stories, jokes and riddles, contests, and downloads. In addition, the site features software reviews and craft and activity ideas. SafeKids.Com http://www.safekids.com/ SafeKids.Com contains advice, tips, and suggestions on how to make your experience online productive. School House Software Reviews http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/school/html/scholrev.htm The site contains professional reviews of the latest educational software for children and adults. School House Software Reviews is updated several times a week. Simply the Best http://www.simplythebest.net/ Simply the Best is a collection of the best shareware, music, metasearch, and so on. SuperKids Educational Software Review http://www.superkids.com/ SuperKids contain educational software for Mac and PC, a buyers' guide, and discounts for online orders. There are software reviews by parents, teachers, and students. Techlearning.com http://www.techlearning.com/review.html Techlearning.com features a searchable database of reviews of educational software, taken from the print journal for K–12 educators. Tucows http://www.tucows.com/ The Tucows site offers more than 30,000 software titles in libraries located around the world. Yahoo Directory of Children Software http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Children/Software/ Yahoo's directory contains an array of safe sites for children. General Curriculum and Math Sites What follows is an annotated list of top-rated Internet sites you can use in all curriculum areas. These curriculum sites range from math lesson plans to science resources. Academy Curriculum Exchange http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/ Academy Curriculum Exchange offers lesson plans for grades K–12 in a variety of subject areas. To find more than 50 plans for math, click these links Elementary School, Intermediate School, or High School. AskERIC Lesson Plans: Math http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Mathematics AskERIC Lesson Plans: Math provides a collection of math lesson plans contributed by teachers for grades K–12. Topics include algebra, applied math, arithmetic, functions, geometry, measurement, and probability. Each lesson plan features an overview, purpose, objectives, activities, and resource materials. The Electric Teacher http://www.electricteacher.com/ The Electric Teacher, created by teacher Cathy Chamberlain, provides a rich assortment of ideas for integrating technology into the curriculum. Categories for resources include Community Resources, Thematic Resources, Literacy and Technology, K–12 Teacher Resources, and Education Listservs and Collaboration Sites. Tutorials help teachers incorporate Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and FrontPage into the regular classroom. The site also includes a tutorial on the basic use of the Internet, sample lessons, tips for taking quality photos, and help for working with graphics. Science Sites Activity Search http://www.eduplace.com/activity/ Activity Search, from Houghton Mifflin, features a curriculum database where K–8 teachers can search for science lesson plans/activities and other subject areas by grade level. Activities can also be browsed by theme. Double Helix Science Experiments http://www.csiro.au/helix/experiments/ CSIRO provides a collection of over 100 science experiments for grades 3–8. Social Studies Sites Academy Curricular Exchange http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/ Academy Curricular Exchange includes over 200 social studies lesson plans for elementary, intermediate, and high school students. Awesome Library Social Studies Lesson Plans http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/Social_Studies.html This site presents a large number of links to a variety of lesson plans representing all areas of the K–12 social studies curriculum. Education World Lessons to Celebrate Black History Month! http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson221.shtml This site contains 10 classroom activities, other online resources, and award-winning sites for celebrating Black History Month. Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/ Mr. Donn's ancient civilization lesson plan stop and information resource covers ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, and others. Language Arts Sites AskERIC Lesson Plans: Language Arts http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts AskERIC Lesson Plans: Language Arts provides a collection of nearly 100 language arts lesson plans contributed by teachers for grades K–12. Topics include literature, writing composition, reading, and spelling. Each lesson plan features an overview, purpose, objectives, activities, and resource materials. A to Z Teacher Stuff http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/ A to Z Teacher Stuff provides hundreds of lesson plans and thematic activities for teaching children's literature in the elementary school. The site also includes LessonPlanz.com, a search engine with over 4,000 lesson plans. Cool Teaching Lessons and Units http://www.coollessons.org/coolunits.htm Richard Levine provides an extensive collection of WebQuests and Lesson plans. IN TIME (Integrating New Technologies Into the Methods of Education) http://www.intime.uni.edu/ IN TIME provides research, information, and videos about integrating technology into proven research-based methods of teaching and learning. Videos show teachers integrating technology into their classrooms. Search videos by title, content area, grade level, learning element, and ten other criteria. Lesson plans are available for download. A substantial Help section is available for all sections of the site — including downloading necessary plug-ins and accessing lesson plans. If you need more excellent sites with ideas for integrating technology in the K-12 classroom, browse this Education World directory at (http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/ed_tech.shtml). Music Programs What follows is an annotated list of Internet sites for music sites. K–12 Resources for Music Educators http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html This site contains important resources for music educators and students in all areas of the music curriculum. GEM Subject Arts—Music Pre-K to 12 http://search.thegateway.org/ The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides a collection of art and music lesson plans and instructional resources for grades pre-K–12. Internet Music Resource Guide http://www.specialweb.com/music/ Internet Music Resource Guide features links to a variety of music resources, including bands and artists, magazines, and search sites. For an extensive list of everything musical on the Web, click ??? Yahoo! Classical Composers http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Artists/By_Genre/Classical/Composers/ This site introduces students in grades 5–12 to hundreds of composers from baroque to 20th century periods. Select a musical period and click on a composer's name to find biographical information, pictures, and descriptions of the composer's work. Web Sites Referenced in the Chapter Gun Control http://ddonline.tomsnyder.com Intellectum Plus http://www.mathandscience4u.com The National Council for Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/standards No Child Left Behind http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov Tucows http://www.tucows.com CNET Shareware.com http://shareware.cnet.com |