Listed below is a selection of websites with materials useful in the
classroom. The number of such resources is huge and growing. Three
resources for keeping up with new sites are:
BlueWeb'N http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
Scout Report http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/
Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org/
Websites of websites: collections of websites that link you to websites with curriculum-related information for students and teachers in kindergarten through Grade 8.
Berit's Best Sites for Children This site offers links to websites for primary school children by category
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators This site designed for teachers is a "categorized list of sites useful for enhancing currculum and professional growth."
Ben's Guide To U.S. Government for Kids
This site provides tools for K-12 students, their parents and teachers on how
the U.S. government works
Great Web Sites for Kids This site is sponsored and updated by the
Association for Library Service for Children, American Library Association.
Other Useful Websites:
Curriki "online environment created to support the development and free distribution of world-class educational materials to anyone who needs them" Curriki is a combination of the words, curriculum and wiki.
EnhancED: new media tools for enhancing education. A site in beta sponsored by the Columbia University Center for New Media Teaching & Learning
The Learning Page, American Memory Project, Library of Congress
LearningScience.Org a collaborative project to bring new resources and tools for teaching science to teachers
EDSITEment: The Best of the Humanities on the Web, National Endowment for the Humanities
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, Field Trips and Learning Resources
International Children's Digital Library
ALA: Great Web Sites for Kids, from Association for Library Service to Children
Children's Literature Reviews, a project of San Diego State University Children's Literature program
Compiled by Carla A. Hendrix
Last updated:03/02/09