[Dcmosls] Resources

[Barb Geidel]

We use ReadWriteThink a lot in our school.  Lots of good printable
resources, too!

>>> Charles O'Bryan <OBryanC at dcmoboces.com> 12/16/2009 9:06 AM >>>
Good morning,

So many resources and so little time to explore them.  I hope that some
of the educator resources provided here will help meet your information
seeking needs.
	
ReadWriteThink
http://www.readwritethink.org/ 
ReadWriteThink, established in April of 2002, is a partnership between
the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Verizon Foundation.  NCTE and IRA
are working together to provide educators and students with access to
the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts
instruction through free, Internet-based content.

ARTSEDGE
http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ 
ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and
out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources,
student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and
assessment. 

EconEdLink
http://www.econedlink.org/ 
A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson
materials for K-12 teachers and their students

EDSITEment
http://edsitement.neh.gov/ 
EDSITEment is a partnership among the National Endowment for the
Humanities, Verizon Foundation, and the National Trust for the
Humanities.  EDSITEment offers a treasure trove for teachers, students,
and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the
subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art
and culture, and history and social studies. 

Smithsonian's History Explorer
http://historyexplorer.americanhistory.si.edu/ 
Smithsonian's History Explorer was developed by the National Museum of
American History in partnership with the Verizon Foundation to offer
hundreds of free, innovative online resources for teaching and learning
American history.  The site is designed for use by K-12 teachers and
students, afterschool program providers, families, and individuals
interested in lifelong learning.  History Explorer's resources focus on
learning history by "reading" objects for the stories they hold about
the nation and its many peoples. Learning activities feature artifacts
selected from over 3 million items in the Museum's collections, and draw
on the expertise of the Museum's renowned curatorial staff.

Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ 
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of
mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional
development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the
highest quality for all students. With 100,000 members and 250
affiliates, NCTM is the world’s largest organization dedicated to
improving math education in preK12.
Illuminations is designed to:
    * Provide Standards-based resources that improve the teaching and
learning of mathematics for all students.
    * Provide materials that illuminate the vision for school
mathematics set forth in Principles and Standards for School
Mathematics. 

Literacy Network
http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/ 
Literacy Network delivers free, top-quality online educational
resources for literacy instruction and lifelong learning for adults and
family literacy programs. The content on TLN strengthens literacy
development, creativity and critical thinking skills for success in the
21st Century.

National Geographic Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ 
Xpeditions is home to the U.S. National Geography Standards—and to
thousands of ideas, tools, and interactive adventures that bring them to
life.

Science Netlinks
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/ 
The Thinkfinity partnership provides free, Internet-based content
across academic disciplines. Science NetLinks' role is to provide a
wealth of standards-aligned resources for K-12 science educators,
including les
son plans, interactives and reviewed Internet resources.
Science NetLinks is a dynamic site with new content being added on a
regular basis, so check back often.

Enjoy!

Chuck

Charles O'Bryan
School Library System, Coordinator
DCMO BOCES
6678 County Road 32
Norwich, NY  13815

Tel: 607.335.1371
Fax: 607.336.6518