Recommended Sites
For Teachers and Librarians
AskEric
An award-winning Internet-based education service of the ERIC (Educational Resources Informational Center) System.
Blue Web'n
Blue Web'n is a searchable database of Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type. Find links to lessons plans, activities, projects, and a variety of online resources.
Classroom Connect on the Net
A resource to help K-12 educators locate some of the most interesting and useful information available online. The site includes an educational link archive, Internet software, up-to-date educational discussions, a constantly updated list of educational conferences and a multi-media publishing program.
Discovery Channel School
The Discovery Channel's education Web site offers many resources for teachers, including K-12 lesson plans, classroom activities, a school store, and online discussion groups.
Encarta's Schoolhouse
Encarta's Schoolhousesite offers a large number of K-12 lesson plans and a variety of teacher resources. Find here many interdisciplinary units, links to related sites, an area to post lessons, and the opportunity to learn more about Microsoft and education.
PBS's TeacherSource
Public Broadcasting Services' (PBS) TeacherSource offers a number of teacher resources in arts, literature, math, science, health and social studies. Find online schedules of programming for teachers, information on local station outreach, planning calendars, kids activities, the PBS inventory of programs, and even a teacher's lounge with information on grants and upcoming conferences.
Scholastic
Scholastic's Web site offers a large number of teacher resources; such as an lesson plans, professional resources, publications, online activities and research tools.
The Internet Public Library
A public library for the Internet, this Web site is used much like a "live" library in directing users to categories of different subjects and offering links to online publications, periodicals, reference materials, and exhibitions.
The Official Site of Jane Belk Moncure
The official site of Jane Belk Moncure, dedicated to early childhood education.
For Kids
ExploraNet
The site of the San Francisco Exploratorium.
Fun Brain
Interactive, educational games (math, grammar, science) for children and kids of all ages.
Noggin
Great games and other forms of "edu-tainment" for pre-school-aged children based on popular shows from the cable TV network of the same name.
Nye Labs
The Internet home of Bill Nye, the Science Guy.
The Internet Public Library
A public library for the Internet, this Web site is used much like a "live" library in directing users to categories of different subjects and offering links to online publications, periodicals, reference materials, and exhibitions.
The New York Times Learning Network
The NYT's Learning Network offers a number of services for teachers, students and parents. Included along with daily feature stories and facts about the NYT are daily lesson plans, education news and resources for teachers. Students can read the news, take a news quiz, write a letter to the editor or ask reporters a question. Parents can join an online discussion or participate in activities with their children in the student section.