Helpful Sites

 

Content Address
Expert Report - Text Online http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_roblyer_integrate_4 (great websites provided for each chapter)
WebQuest http://webquest.org/ (click on "Find WebQuests" in the left window panel)
Research Module http://www.bcpl.net/%7Esullivan/modules/
Telecollaborative Projects http://www2.fcsconline.org/staff/bennisd/Telecollaborative_Projects.html
Big 6 http://www.big6.com/kids/ - Research help
Curriculum Page
NETS http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-netss.html
Lesson Locator http://www.lessonlocator.org/
Indiana Standards Resources http://www.indianastandardsresources.org/
Rubrics http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Checklists http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/
Graphics - (Save Picture as...) http://www.picsearch.com - Advance search - "Only Animations" - must go to the original source - Image Source URL
  http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/
  http://www.animationfactory.com/
  http://www.theteachersguide.com/Freebies.html
Scrolling Marquee http://www.3dtextmaker.com/image_editor.html
Background -  (Save Background as...) http://www.backgroundcity.com/
Survey Monkey http://surveymonkey.com
Create a Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
 
What are Instructional Strategies?
 
Instructional strategies are methods that educators use to help students engage in learning. Best Practice Strategies provide for optimal engagement that develops enduring learning. You might want to use one of these strategies for your brainstorm/discussion at the end of your Expert Report.
 
Admit/Exit Strategy
http://www.wku.edu/3kinds/dmaesmain.html

Jigsaw Strategy
http://www.jigsaw.org/

Strategies for All Content Areas (We used Carousel.)
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/

Instructional Strategies for Engaging Learners
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/act/strategies/index.htm

Journey North Instructional Strategies
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/InstrucStrats_40Best.html

Journey North Reading Strategies (all content areas)
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrats_20Best.html
 

 

Professional Organizations for Content Areas
 

Art
National Art Education Association
http://www.naea-reston.org/index.html
 

Economics
National Council on Economic Education
http://www.ncee.net/
 

Family and Consumer Sciences
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
 http://www.aafcs.org/fcs/index.html

Foreign Language
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
http://www.actfl.org/
 

History
National Center for History in the Schools
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/

Math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/
 

Music
The National Association for Music Education
http://www.menc.org/

Language Arts
National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org/
International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/

Science
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/
 

Social Studies
National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.ncss.org/
 

Special Education
Special Education Association
http://specialed.freeyellow.com/
Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
LD Online
http://www.ldonline.com