Resources for Student Academic Success Adobe Digital Kid’s Club http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/index.html The Adobe Digital Kids Club makes it easy for educators to introduce digital photography and video into the classroom. ARTSEDGE: Classroom Activities http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ Bartleby.com: Great Books Online http://www.bartleby.com/ Blue Web’n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ An online library of 2020 outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects). Brain Connection http://www.brainconnection.com/library/?main=explorehome/learning-resources Use these Learning Resources to guide your students' exploration of their brains! Print out Activities as independent handouts or the Experiments as group lessons. Enjoy your exploration of the brain! Brainstorm Graphic Organizers http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/brainstorm.html#cerebralchart CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION/ Education with Student News CNN Interactive http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/maps/index.html Interactive maps, detailing the impact of the Cold War on political boundaries, are available here, by episode. Dr. B’s Online Lessons & Resources http://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/ Resources for integrating technology into the curriculum using interdisciplinary, and intercultural lessons and guides linking Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Science, Arts and Humanities EconEdLink http://www.econedlink.org/ A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students Educator's Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org/ The Educator's Reference Desk brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses. Gateway to Educational Materials http://64.119.44.148/ Lesson plans, curriculum units, & other educational resources searchable by subject Great Sites for Middle Grade Teachers http://www.middleweb.com/10TeachingSites.html IDOE Academic Standards & Resources (Curriculum Framework) http://www.doe.state.in.us/asap/academicstandards.html Illuminations http://illuminations.nctm.org/ Resources from NCTM Indiana Humanities Council Resource Connection http://resource.smartdesktop.org/rescon/ A new and improved website for lesson planning tied to the Indiana Standards. The website contains lessons from Connor Prairie, The National Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian and many more equally impressive institutions. This site provides many higher level thinking activities that cover multiple standards!! Inspire – Indiana’s Virtual Library http://www.inspire.net/ Offers electronic magazines, encyclopedias, and other resources to all Indiana residents for your information needs. Research current events, science, business, health, notable people, hobbies, and much more from your library, school, home or office. Internet School Library Media Center Mathematics Resources K-12 http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/math.htm Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html#go Web Page Rubrics - General Rubrics Builders - Articles - Portfolios - Graphic Organizers & Report Cards Kid’s Click: Web Search for Kids by Librarians http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ Kings County Office of Education Math Resources http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/additional.html Library of Congress: American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Marco Polo Internet Content for the Classroom http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx Middle Web Guide to Standard’s Based School Reform http://www.middleweb.com/SBRGuide.html A collection of stories, research articles, databases, and useful websites for schools committed to higher standards. Read * Write * Think http://www.readwritethink.org/ Science NetLinks http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/ Providing a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators, Science NetLinks is your guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students. Teach-Nology http://www.teach-nology.com/ Educational literature, lesson plans, rubrics, and more WebQuest Portal http://webquest.org/ WWW 4 Teachers http://www.4teachers.org/ State standards, rubrics, tutorials, resources for grants Web English Teacher http://www.webenglishteacher.com/ Xpeditions: Geography Standards in Your Classroom http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ Home to the U.S. National Geography Standards—and to thousands of ideas, tools, and interactive adventures that bring them to life.