MS Exemplary Teachers

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Much of the information provided on this site can also be found at the MS TeacherExchange site of which I am also the webmaster.

MS TeacherExchange Web Site

Mississippi classroom teachers participating in the Office of Educational Technology Exemplary Teacher program developed and maintain this website to expand and enhance effective professional development. This site seeks to facilitate communications among classroom teachers by providing on-line educational resources. It also provides a forum for the dissemination of information and the collaboration of resources needed to sustain a teacher mentor network.

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The following links contain information helpful to educators. We hope you find this a useful gateway to the many valuable resources available on the Internet.

Best Student Research Sites - Best sites on the web for Student research.
Student Sites - Would you like to provide your students with a web-based periodic table? What about information on William Faulkner? Find these links, plus many others dealing with Science, Social Studies, English, and Math on the following page.
Teacher Sites - Need an idea for using political cartoons in your class? Are you trying to solve a computer problem? The sites featured on the following page offer software evaluations, professional resources, universities, parent sites, search engines, trouble-shooting tips, and much more.
Library and Information Resources For Media Specialists - In addition to the Occupational Outlook Handbook and references on citing Internet resources, the following page links to Internet research sites, Internet site evaluation, professional publications, and AUP's.
Journals - The following page links to numerous educational journals such as Booklist magazine.
Web Tools and Resources for Technology Trainers - As Technology Trainers, we need to be able to put our hands on web tools and information in a minute for any situation. Here is a set of web addresses that will provide you with ready information for all sorts of circumstances. Did you ever wonder how some people just seem to always have a list of sites, tips and resources on hand in short notice? A lot of them will tell you that they have subscribed to some sort of e-mail newsletter that gives them updates and new web sites on a regular basis.
Grants - The Internet is a great source for finding grant funding. This page provides to numerous funding sources.
Mississippi Trivia Challenge - Test your Mississippi knowledge.
Tom Snyder Productions - Decisions, Decisions Online - Bring current events discussions alive in your classroom with the new Internet version of the award-winning Decisions, Decisions series. Each month, Decisions, Decisions Online showcases a live action video that presents the clashing viewpoints behind a controversial social issue drawn from today's headlines.
eBoard - Your own "Virtual Corkboard" where you can post messages, photos and links online in seconds. With an eBoard you can quickly and easily make information accessible to others on your own private place online.
Hot Potatoes - Hot Potatoes provides a teacher with a tool to create interactive teaching activities for the Internet.
MarcoPolo - The MarcoPolo program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, and classroom activities. Sites include materials to help with daily classroom planning, brief and extended lesson plans, reviewed and expert-approved links to related high-quality sites, and powerful search engines.
A Treasure chest of Educational Resources - A compilation of Mississippi and Educationally Related WebSite Gems discovered and compiled by the Mississippi Department of Education Web Managers.
Safe Internet: Privacy and Security Fundamentals - offers helpful answers to consumers' most commonly asked questions about protecting their information online.
Stay Safe Online leads kids through a 15-minute animated tutorial that teaches basic safe surfing skills. The program focuses on three strategies to help ensure that kids have a positive, safe online experience: education, adult supervision and technology. The tutorial is free of charge (connect-time charges may apply for some users depending on their Internet service).
MarcoPolo Publications - This guide targets elementary teachers and is designed to assist them in integrating the Internet into their classroom successfully. Download the PDF file or fill out the online form and have it sent to your school.
Delta area Physics, Physical Science, and Applied Mathematics project - Workshops for Science and Mathematics teachers who teach grades 5 through 12. An academic year component with additional workshops and Science Alliance meetings to support teachers' efforts in the classroom. Opportunities for teachers to enroll in a Physics, Physical Science and Applied Mathematics course for graduate credit or CEU's.