Features Web Sites for Educators ~ By Cindy Blinkinsop, Head of Materials & Media Distribution General Sites: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/mathematics.html New York Times daily lesson plans in many subject areas: Civics, Current Events, Economics, Journalism, Health, American History, Global History, Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology and much more! A must see! http://www.eduhound.com/ EduHound is specifically designed for educators and has links to more than just your standard sites. For example, Guidance and Psychology, multimedia, kids sites, museums, playground, seasonal resources, U.S. Department of Education and more! Literature Sites: http://www.mce.k12tn.net/units/units_with_books.htm Mountain City Elementary School literature website. There are links to books, chapter questions for each book, activities, and much more! http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html SCORE CyberGuides for teachers. These CyberGuides are supplementary, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. http://www.sparknotes.com/home/english/ Barnes & Noble has put together a web site with links to many study guides for various pieces of literature, drama, poetry, plus links to SAT and ACT study guides. http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/index.html Glencoe Literature’s website has links for a large list of books with an annotation of what the book is about and a link to the study guide. Math Sites: http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math.html Links to K-12 Mathematics lesson plans from Columbia Education. http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/main Math Central’s Resource Room website with links to quandaries, problem of the month, math beyond school, outreach activities, teacher bulletin board, and much more! http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons.html SCORE Mathematics lessons for all grade levels. Science: http://www.martindalecenter.com/ This web site has many links for Science educators. For example, downloadable time calculator, interactive sign language and Braille, real-time traffic cameras, Chemistry Center, Engineering Center, Astronomy Center, Calculators online, Cars, Aircraft and Yachts, and much more! http://www.sciencegems.com/ Frank Potter’s Science Gems web site links to dozens of sites featuring Physical Science, Earth Science, Life Science, Math and Engineering for K-12 Classrooms. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/ This website is for young Astronomers! Technology Sites: http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/tech/proj_plan.html Technology Integration Unit Planning website has great information for K-12 educators. http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/tech_integ.shtml Busy Teacher’s web site with helpful links to integrate technology into all K-12 subject areas.