Teacher Sites

Software Evaluation:

• Evalu-Tech - Looking for recommend pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade educational software and other instructional materials?  Evaluated and recommended software, CD-ROMs, books and Videotapes.

Professional Resources:

• Mississippi Geographic Alliance Homepage http://www.msstate.edu/Dept/GeoSciences/mga/

• U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/

• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse http://www.enc.org

• USGS Water Resources http://h2o.usgs.gov/

• National Geographic Society http://www.nationalgeographic.com

• Geography for Life Tutorial Online http://www.ncge.org/publications/tutorial/

• History/Social Studies Website for K-12 Teachers http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html

• K-12 Sources-Curriculum-Lesson Plans http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/k-12.html

• Physical Education WWW Connections http://www.concentric.net/~Lparcell/physed.html

• AIMS(Activities to Integrate Math and Science) http://www.aimsedu.org

• Earthwatch Institute http://www.earthwatch.org

• Smithsonian Education (online edition of the magazine containing lesson plans for grades 4-9 but adaptable to other levels) http://educate.si.edu/

• 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.  

• Web 66 The Route 66 of the Internet-terrific resources http://web66.coled.umn.edu/

• Multimedia Schools Online Magazine http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/

• Activities using Political cartoons in the classroom - http://www.cagle.com/teacher/

• Delta area Physics, Physical Science, and Applied Mathematics project - http://www.olemiss.edu/projects/eisenhower

Professional Organizations:

• ALA American Library Association Homepage http://www.ala.org

• NCTM (National Council for Teachers of Mathematics) http://www.nctm.org

• NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) http://www.ncte.org/

• NCGE (National Council for Geographic Education)- http://www.ncge.org/

• NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) http://www.ncss.org/

• NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) http://www.nsta.org

Mississippi Colleges and Universities:

• Alcorn State University 

• Belhaven College 

• Delta State University 

• Jackson State University

• Millsaps College

• Mississippi College

• Mississippi State University

• Mississippi University for Women

• Mississippi Valley State University

• Rust College

• Tougaloo College

• University of Mississippi

• University of Mississippi Medical Center

• University of Southern Mississippi

• William Carey College

• Columbia University's K12 Resources http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/livetext/index.html

Parent Sites:

• Parent Soup http://www.parentsoup.com/ Chat rooms, expert help, entertainment for parents.

• Internet Sites for Parents http://www.pomfret.ctschool.net/parents.html

• Surfing the Net with Kids http://www.surfnetkids.com/

Search Engines:

• AltaVista - http://www.altavista.com

• Yahoo - http://www.yahoo.com

• Excite - http://www.excite.com

• Lycos - http://www.lycos.com

• Magellan -http://magellan.excite.com/

• NetSearch - http://www.netsearch.com

• Education Search Engine - http://www.refdesk.com/edusrch.html

• Literature Search Engine - http://www.refdesk.com/litsrch.html

• Maps - http://www.refdesk.com/mapsrch.html

• Yahooligans - http://www.yahooligans.com/ 

• Ask Jeeves for Kids - http://www.ajkids.com/

Trouble Shooting Tips:

• 3Com Knowledge Base - http://knowledgebase.3com.com/

• Windows 95/98/2000/ME Support - http://www.winfiles.com/

• CNet Technical Support - http://www.help.com

Miscellaneous:

• Official Crayola Crayon site http://www.crayola.com/index.cfm

• Kodak Digital Images http://www.kodak.com/digitalImages/samples/imageIntro.shtml

• Projects Galore-Global Schoolnet Foundation http://www.gsn.org/

• Time Life Photo Archive-wonderful pictorial resources but screen for kids http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/

• Peace Corps-check out Countries and World Wise Schools http://www.peacecorps.gov/

• Surfing the Net with Kids - http://www.surfnetkids.com/ - Destination sites for kids reviewed, rated and organized by subject.

• BigChalk.Com - http://www.bigchalk.com/ - 9,000 study subjects linked to 75,000 scholar-selected Internet resources.

• Classroom Connect’s Connected Teacher - http://www.connectedteacher.com/home.asp - Place for teachers to share ideas, find colleagues and get the most out of the internet.

• A Treasure Chest of Educational Resources - http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/resources.htm - A compilation of Mississippi and Educationally Related WebSite Gems.

• BellSouth Education Gateway - http://k12.bellsouth.net/inclass/curriculum.asp - Resource for finding lesson plans, homework helpers and other curriculum aids.

• Electric School House - http://www.eschoolhouse.com/ - Products and services that connect teachers, students, and parents in an educational online environment.

• Web Sites and Resources for Teachers - http://www.sitesforteachers.com/ - Sites and curriculum resources from the Internet for teachers to use in their classrooms including lesson plans, instructional materials, online activities and projects, and virtual trips to museums and countries around the world.

• Teachers Connect - http://www.teachers-connect.net -   a gateway to educational resources for North Carolina teachers

• Hot Potatoes - http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/ - Quickly create interactive teaching exercises for the Internet, a stand-alone machine, a network, or a CD-ROM.

• SESD Teacher Resource - http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/ - Created by Peter Arthur of Saskatoon East School Division in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, this site is a resource for educators who want to integrate technology with the curriculum.

• Pics4Learning - http://pics.tech4learning.com/pics/index.htm - If you need pictures for your students work, here is a great site.  They also accept pictures if you are willing to give them rights to use your work.

• Education World - http://www.educationworld.com - The Educator's Complete Resource Guide to the Internet.  Education World's goal is to make it easy for educators to integrate the Internet into the classroom. With 95% of the nation's public schools expected to be online by the year 2000, the need for a complete online educational guide is evident.

• Awesome Library - http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ - The Awesome Library organizes the Web with 15,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.