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This page provides an annotated list of web resources that support teaching and learning. It is meant to highlight a few specific sites and provide information on other resources that can be used to complement your adopted instructional materials.
Teacher
Web
Resources
California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) Region 11
One of the goals of CTAP is to provide professional development and learning resources
related to using technology as a tool to improve teaching and learning. Supporting this
goal, the CTAP Region 11 Web site is where you will find information on projects, resources,
and grants available to Los Angeles County educators.
Multimedia Services
Multimedia Services provides its membership with easily accessible, affordable, high-quality
visual resource tools to assist student learning. All media has been previewed and evaluated
by educators, is legally compliant, and is in support of the California content standards.
CTAP 11 Online
CTAP 11 Online provides web-based professional development devoted to helping teachers understand
and apply technology in their classrooms. Online tools such as the Lesson Plan Builder, Standards
Database, and Webliography make it an effective way to create and share standards-based classroom
resources with other teachers.
The California Learning Resource Network (CLRN)
The purpose of the California Learning Resource Network is to provide one location for California
standards aligned supplemental electronic learning resource information. Part of the site is
commercial to help educators use their limited funds to make informed decisions about purchasing
electronic learning resources for the classroom. The other half of the site is primary, secondary
and reference resources that are free of advertising and appropriate for teachers and/or students.
Thinkfinity
The Thinkfinity Web site provides high quality, standards-based Internet content to K-12 teachers
and students. A teacher can search for lessons, student activities, reviewed Web sites, and other
resources for the grade level and subject area they teach.
Helpers
Technology for Textbook Adoptions
This site, developed by CTAP Region 3, provides ideas for technology integration that are
matched with the themes or content areas of Reading/Language Arts adoptions including Open
Court, Houghton Mifflin, Holt, Language!, and High Point.
Blue Web'n
An online library of 1952 Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format
(tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects).
Kathy Schrock's Guide For Educators
This site has a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.
It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
4teachers.org
This site helps teachers integrate technology into their classroom by offering free online
tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons,
quizzes, rubrics, and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Below are
two examples of the web-based tools for teachers:
Rubistar
A tool that helps teachers who want to use rubrics but do not have the time to develop them
from scratch. Start with a Template and customize it to your curricular focus.
Quizstar
A web-based utility that allows teachers to create a custom quiz that students can take online.
Printable Worksheet Links from Kid's Domain
This Web site contains great resources for teachers from all over the web. The links to
printable worksheets have been checked for appropriate content.
Teachers.net Lesson Bank
A site that shares lessons from teacher to teacher. You can search for a lesson or submit
one to share with other teachers.
teAch-nology-The Web Portal for Educators
This site offers teachers FREE access to 27,000+ lesson plans, 6,350+ printable worksheets,
rubrics, educational games, teaching tips, advice from expert teachers, current education
news, teacher downloads, web quests, 256,000+ reviewed web sites and teacher tools for
creating exciting classroom instruction.
Bernie Dodge's WebQuest PageQ
Teachers can search this site for webquests that have been reviewed and evaluated for their
quality. Organized by subject and grade level, the webquests are ready to use with students.
Literacy
Classroom-Safe Search Engines
Ask Jeeves for Kids Internet searching in a
question/answer format
Kids Click! Web search for kids by librarians
Yahooligans Kid-safe version of Yahoo
One Key Kid-safe version of Google
Kid-Friendly Expert Sites
VRD Learning Center A team of school, public, academic,
and special librarians and master of library science students who give their time and expertise
to help students, parents and educators find resources for curriculum related questions
the
Internet
TEAMS Distance Learning (LACOE) Gayle's Electronic Classroom is a great place to start learning about the Internet. Also have a look at some other TEAMS Electronic Classrooms and at their TEAMS Teaching Circles Web Page by clicking the links below:
TEAMS Electronic Classrooms
TEAMS Teaching Circles
(A subscription service of TEAMS Distance Learning FREE to Los Angeles County teachers,
just use the group password: ttc to sign up.)
PBS Internet License
Evaluating web resources for younger students
Games
For
Learning
Power Point Design Jeopardy
This file is a Jeopardy game with questions about PowerPoint/Presentation Design plus
some other fun techie questions. Below are three game templates for you to use in your
own content area:
