Practical Strategies for Enhancing Your Classroom Curriculum with the Net
2004 Forefront Curriculum- Sarah A. DiRuscio, M.A.
A-(Social Sci., Lang. Arts & For. Lang, Humanities)
B-(Social Sci., Lang. Arts & For. Lang, Humanities)
Guided Navigation Activities
Arts Edge (Kennedy Art Center)
artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Atlapedia
www.atlapedia.com
Bureau of Labor & Statistics (Occupations)
stats.bls.gov
CIA World Fact Book
www.cia.gov (look for World Fact Book)
CNN Newsroom
www.cnn.com (Newsroom button)
Family Search (genealogical research)
www.familysearch.org
Leonardo da Vinci Web Site
www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/
Literature Cyberguides
www.score.k12.ca.us (Lang. Arts)
Monterey Bay Aquarium
www.mbayaq.org
My History Project
www.myhistory.org
NASA Corona Mission
observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/
*Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
owl.english.purdue.edu/
Scribbling Women (History Project)
www.scribblingwomen.org
Shakespeare & the Globe
shakespeare.eb.com/shakespeare/
Terraserver
terraserver.microsoft.com
Internet Based Lesson Plan Examples
Age of Protest & Change
www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/
Ancient World Cultures
eawc.evansville.edu/grpage.htm
History of Chocolate
ladb.unm.edu/www/retanet/plans/
art/chocolat.html
Kids Count-US Census Lessons
www.aecf.org/kidscount/
My Hero
myhero.com
Nat'l Genealogical Society
www.genealogy.org/~ngs/
welcome.html
Shakespeare & the Globe
shakespeare.eb.com/shakespeare/
Why is Mona Smiling
www.thinkquest.org/library
Searching Resources/Homework Help
Ask Jeeves:
www.askjeeves.com
Dogpile:
www.dogpile.com
Google
www.google.com
Homework Central www.homeworkcentral.com
Scavenger Hunts/Quizzes
American Presidents Hunt
www.americanpresidents.org
Holiday Treasure Hunt
www.museummania.com/treasure.htm
Immigration Scavenger Hunt
boe.cabe.k12.wv.us/centralc/ellisislandd.html
Millionaire PPoint Games: www.teachnet.com/
lesson/misc/winnergame022500.html
Puzzlemaker
www.puzzlemaker.com
Quia-Create Your Own Quizzes
www.quia.com/
Tag the Flag Game at UN Web Site
www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/flagtag
Vocabulary Quizzes
www.vocabulary.com
Plagiarism Sites
School Sucks
Cheater
Other Peoples Papers
Phuck School
www.schoolsucks.com
www.cheater.com
www.oppapers.com
www.phuckschool.com
Best Lesson Databases on the Net
*Blue Web'n Lesson Plans
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/
bluewebn
Discovery Channel School (Kathy Schrock)
www.discoveryschool.com
EdSitement (National Humanities Site)
edsitement.neh.gov
Library of Congress
www.loc.gov
MarcoPolo (National Standard Web Sites)
www.marcopolo-education.com
National Geographic for Students
www.nationalgeographic.com/education
PBS www.pbs.org/teachersource
Power Point in the Classroom
www.actden.com/pp
Pro Teacher Lesson Plans
www.proteacher.com
*SCORE-CA Online Resources & benchmarks
www.score.k12.ca.us
www.forefrontcurriculum.com for more handouts and training information
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Practical Strategies for Enhancing Your Classroom Curriculum with the Net
2004 Forefront Curriculum- Sarah A. DiRuscio, M.A.
C-(Social Sci., Lang. Arts & For. Lang, Humanities)
D-(Social Sci., Lang. Arts & For. Lang, Humanities)
Lesson Plan Databases & Resources
American Memory
memory.loc.gov
Artsedge-Foreign Language Lessons
artsedge.kennedy-center.org
Ask Eric Digest
ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/
Biography Maker Online
www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomak2.htm
CSUN Lesson Plans
www.csun.edu:80/~hcedu013/Cyberspace
Early America
www.earlyamerica.com
*EdSitement (National Humanities Resources)
edsitement.neh.gov/
Foreign Language Lesson Plans
www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/
eslsp.html
Foreign Language Resources
www.itp.berkeley.edu/~thorne/
HumanResources.html
Guide to Grammar and Writing
ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
History Matters (for US History in High School)
historymatters.gmu.edu
Hyper History (World History)
www.hyperhistory.com/
Learning Disabilities Online
www.ldonline.org
Louvre Museum in Paris
www.louvre.fr
McREL
www.mcrel.org
Microsoft Lessons with Themes
www.microsoft.com/education/mctn/
Of Mice and Men Student Guide
www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/mice/
Online Books Site
digital.library.upenn.edu/books/lists.html
PBS Teachersource
www.pbs.org/teachersource
*Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
owl.english.purdue.edu/
Vocabulary University
www.vocabulary.com
Women’s International Center (bios)
www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm
Writer’s Workshop (Grammar Handbook)
www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/
wworkshop/grammarmenu.htm
Web Quests & Collaborative Projects
Ask an Expert
www.askanexpert.com/
Global School Net Collab. Projects
www.gsn.org/
Hello Dolly Activity
powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/
dolly/default.htm
Inventions Hotlist
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
pages/listinventiomr2.html
Web Quests
edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html
Student/Teacher Web Sites
Conceiving a Clone
library.advanced.org/24355/ Glenbrook
MarcoPolo (National Standards Sites)
www.wcom.com/marcopolo
Think Quest
www.thinkquest.org/library
TrackStar
trackstar.scrtec.org
Web 66 Registry of Schools
web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html
WWW 4 Teachers (Rubrics, Quizzes & Tracks)
www.4teachers.com
Your Homework Web Site
www.yourhomework.com
Zip Drive Information
Iomega 100MB Zip Drive
www.iomega.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Free web site downloading program
Multimedia Sites
Hamster Dance
www.hamsterdance.com
Internet Karaoke
www.hawaiizone.com/wkaraoke.html
MIDI Music Files
www.midi.com
MP3 CD Quality Sound Files
www.mp3.com
Nutty Sites (dancing animals with music)
www.nuttysites.com
Web Camera Collection
www.rainer.net/~larry/web-voyeur
www.forefrontcurriculum.com for more handouts and training information
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Practical Strategies for Enhancing Your Classroom Curriculum with the Net
2004 Forefront Curriculum- Sarah A. DiRuscio, M.A.
E- (Science, Math, P.E., Health, Technology)
F- (Science, Math, P.E., Health, Technology)
Guided Navigation Activities
Chemicool Periodic Chart
www.chemicool.com
Chemical Elements (Student Site)
www.chemicalelements.com/
Comic Books Periodic Table
www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics
CST Periodic Chart
pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic
Environmental Pollution & You
www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/
Funny Frog Facts
latham.dropbear.id.au/frogs
Internet Math Library
forum.swarthmore.edu/library
Leonardo da Vinci Web Site
www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/
Magic School Bus
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus
MSTE (math/science/technology activities)
www.mste.uiuc.edu/
Monterey Bay Aquarium
www.mbayaq.org
NASA Corona Mission
observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/
Pascal's Triangle
forum.swarthmore.edu/
workshops/usi/pascal/
PE Central
pe.central.vt.edu
Physics 2000 www.colorado.edu/physics/2000
Swarthmore Problem of the Week (Math)
forum.swarthmore.edu/pow
Terraserver
terraserver.microsoft.com
Outstanding Internet Based Projects
Automotive Learning Online
www.innerauto.com
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in the Kitchen
freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/
Ethical, Legal & Social Issues in Science
www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/
Franklin Science Museum (Heart Exhibit)
www.sln.fi.edu/tfi/virtual/vir-summ.html
Home Fair (Crime Calculator)
www.homefair.com
Interactive Biology Projects (Arizona)
www.biology.arizona.edu/
I Scream Project
www.kent.pvt.k12.ct.us/students/
oneils/ice.htm
Mathematics & Molecules (MATHMOL)
www.mathmol.com
Math Teachers Place
forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/high/
Math Puzzles and Problems for Students
forum.swarthmore.edu/students/
high/probs.html
My Hero Project
myhero.com
Why is Mona Smiling?
www.thinkquest.org/library
Vincent Voice Library (sound samples)
www.msu.edu/vincent
Searching Resources
Ask Jeeves:
www.askjeeves.com
Dogpile:
www.dogpile.com
Google
www.google.com
Homework Central www.homeworkcentral.com
Scavenger Hunts/Quizzes
Independent Science Scavenger Hunt
www.scs.k12.tn.us/SCS/trpages/
shake-n-bake/sshunt/sshunt.html
Puzzle Maker
www.puzzlemaker.com
Quia-Create Your Own Quizzes
www.quia.com/
Swarthmore Math Scavenger Hunt
forum.swarthmore.edu
Best Lesson Databases on the Net
*Blue Web'n Lesson Plans
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/
bluewebn
*Discovery Channel School (Kathy Schrock)
www.discoveryschool.com
MarcoPolo (National Standard Web Sites)
www.marcopolo-education.com
PBS www.pbs.org/teachersource
PE Links & Lessons for Teachers
www.pelinks4u.org
Power Point in the Classroom
www.actden.com/pp
Pro Teacher Lesson Plans
www.proteacher.com
*SCORE-CA Online Resources & benchmarks
www.score.k12.ca.us
Site for Teachers
www.sitesforteachers.com
www.forefrontcurriculum.com for more handouts and training information
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Practical Strategies for Enhancing Your Classroom Curriculum with the Net
2004 Forefront Curriculum- Sarah A. DiRuscio, M.A.
G-(Science, Math, P.E., Health, Technology)
Lesson Plan Databases
Access Excellence www.accessexcellence.com
American Alliance for Helath, PE, Rec & Dance
www.aahperd.org
Ask Eric Digest
ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/
Beakman & Jax
www.beakman.com
*Blue Web'n (Internet Lessons)
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
Cool Math
www.coolmath.com
Dramatic Physics Demonstrations
www.pitt.edu/~dwilley/
hdatltwmenu.html
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
www.enc.org
Explorer (Sci & Math)
unite.ukans.edu/
Girls & Technology
www.crpc.rice.edu/
McREL (Net Lessons)
www.mcrel.org
Microsoft's Encarta (Lesson Plans)
encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/
NASA Lesson Database
observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/
NCTM (Nat'l Math Standards)
illuminations.nctm.org
PBS
www.pbs.org
Science & Math Gems
www.sciencegems.com
Science Net Links (Nat'l Science Standards)
www.sciencenetlinks.com
SCORE (California Benchmarks & Net Lessons)
www.score.k12.ca.us
Swarthmore Math Forum
forum.swarthmore.edu
Web Quests & Collaborative Projects
Ask an Expert
www.askanexpert.com/
Inventions Hotlist
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
pages/listinventiomr2.html
Web Quests
edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html
H-(Science, Math, P.E., Health, Technology)
Student/Teacher Web Sites
Conceiving a Clone
library.advanced.org/24355/
Glenbrook South High School Physics Site
www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/
phys/Class/BBoard.html
Into the Cosmos (Student Project)
www.intothecosmos.com/
Learn Physics Today
library.advanced.org/10796/
MarcoPolo (National Standards Sites)
www.wcom.com/marcopolo
Mr. B’s World of Physics
www.magicnet.net/~inertia/phy.htm
Think Quest
www.thinkquest.org/library
TrackStar
trackstar.scrtec.org
Web 66 Registry of Schools
web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html
WWW 4 Teachers (Rubrics, Quizzes & Tracks)
www.4teachers.com
Your Homework Web Site
www.yourhomework.com
Zip Drive Information
Iomega 100MB Zip Drive
www.iomega.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Free web site downloading program
Plagiarism Sites
School Sucks
www.schoolsucks.com
Cheater
www.cheater.com
Multimedia Sites
Brain Pop-Online Videos for Kids
www.brainpop.com
Hamster Dance
www.hamsterdance.com
Internet Karaoke
www.hawaiizone.com/wkaraoke.html
MIDI Music Files
www.midi.com
Nutty Sites
www.nuttysites.com
Volcano World
volcano.und.nodak.edu/
Web Camera Collection
www.rainer.net/~larry/web-voyeur
www.forefrontcurriculum.com for more handouts and training information
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Practical Strategies for Enhancing Your Classroom Curriculum with the Net
2004 Forefront Curriculum- Sarah A. DiRuscio, M.A.
I- (Alternative Education)
Alternative Education Sites
ACCESS-Alternative, Community and
Correctional Education Schools and Services
www.access.k12.ca.us
Association for Career and Technical Education
www.acteonline.org
J- (Alternative Education)
Writing Sites & Thematic Instructions (ITI)
Integrated Thematic Instruction (Teaching
Strategies)
www.schoolrenewal.org/strategies/
i-thematic-bg.html
California Continuing Education Association
www.cceanet.org/
Integrated Thematic Instruction Article &
Overview
www.summerslasvegas.com/
garehime/iti/
CHSEE-California High School Exit Exam Site
www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/cahsee/index.html
Language and Learning Across the Curriculum
www.sfasu.edu/lalac/
CHSEE-High School Exit Exam Resources
www.shastalink.k12.ca.us/curriculum/
exitexam/welcome.htm
Writing Across the Curriculum Site- OWL
owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/wac/
CHSEE -Parent Guide
www.edsource.org/pub_guide_exit.cfm
CHSEE Power Point Presentation
www.cceanet.org/Curriculum/
hsee_presentation.htm
National Center for Research in Voc. Education
www.ed.gov/pubs/TeachersGuide/
ncrve.html
Writing Across the Curriculum (ACCESS)
www.access.k12.ca.us/CI/
cross_curriculum_writing.html
Can't Forget these Great Sites
ESchool News-What's New in Technology
www.eschoolnews.com
Education World-Latest Info & Lessons
www.educationworld.com
NCREL-Regional Ed. Lab for Technology
www.ncrel.org
National Dropout Prevention Center
www.dropoutprevention.org/
Occupational Outlook Handbook (BLS)
stats.bls.gov
Petersons (Student Site for Colleges & Jobs)
www.petersons.com/
Resources for Professionals working with AtRisk Youth
www.altnetjnl.org/resources.html
Vocational Education and Industry Training
(Univ. of Central Florida)
reach.ucf.edu/~voced/
Vocational Education K-12 Sites on the Webvocserve.berkeley.edu/K12.html
Vocational Education Lesson Plans
www.teach-nology.com/teachers/
lesson_plans/vocational_ed/
Women in Trade, Technology & Science
www.iwtts.com
www.forefrontcurriculum.com for more handouts and training information
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