Altavista's
Babel Fish- translates up to 150 words at a time to or
from English to Spanish, German, French, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
or Portugese
Free
Translation- translates short paragraphs to or from English
to Spanish, German, Italian, Norwegian, French or Portugese
iLoveLanguages-
click on the Languages tab at the top of the page to view categories of resources
A
to Z Teacher Stuff- designed to help teachers find online
lesson plans and resources more quickly and easily
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators- a categorized list of sites
useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often
to include the best sites for teaching and learning
ProTeacher- the
web's little secret for elementary school teachers
Alphabet
Soup contains thematic units, holiday units, games and
activities for kids; teacher and parent resources; and crafts, humor and
recipes for all! Be sure to check out the Kindergarten Kafe, recipes
dictated by 5-year-olds!
Homeschool
of Fish by a homeschooling family links to many, many
language arts resources, unit studies and much more
DiscoverySchool has
wonderful educational resources for students, teachers and parents, all in
one place
Enchanted
Learning is kid-friendly and always updated with new information,
this has an awesome online dictionary/encyclopedia, incredible thematic "Zoom
Units" and great diagrams for kids of all ages, especially for struggling
readers
MarcoPolo- the
highest quality, standards-based internet content and professional development
to K-12 teachers and students throughout the United States
abcteach.com- this
is the place for kids, parents, student teachers, and teachers
WebQuests
Homepage- Bernie Dodge's homepage for those wanting WebQuest
information. This is a powerful tool for integrating web resources into the
classroom.
Quia- directory
of thousands of online games and quizzes in more than 40 subject areas. Templates
for creating twelve different types of online games, including flashcards,
matching, concentration (memory), word search, hangman, challenge board,
and rags to riches (a quiz-show style trivia game)
Idea
Box- An online database of ideas and activities for early
childhood teachers
Bonus.com- Kid's
supersite that offers a protected "playground" of internet content, featuring
hundreds of games, puzzles and other activities. Play interactive games and
imaginative activities, use online coloring books and explore worlds of information.
Discovery
Kids has incredible, online interactive games handpicked
by each individual child depending on self-described interests and hobbies
FunBrain.com- an
award winning website for students in grades K-8
Geography
World Games includes, among many more, National Geographic
Geo Bee Challenge and Discovery Channel Geo Game as well as a link back to
the Geography World homepage of related resources
Headbone
Zone- these internet research contests are packed with
puzzles your class will solve by finding information online! Your students
learn internet research skills while investigating topics such as technology,
history, and more.
Monster
Exchange Project involves a child trying to communicate
an original monster image into another child's mind
Queryster- new
metasearch engine with promising results
Bright
Planet- a potential solution for the "deep web" problem
Search
Engines for Young Students was written by Julie Coiro
to help guide learners and their teachers through the maze of child-friendly
search engines
Blue
web'n - list of blue ribbon educational websites
NetTrekker- comprehensive
listing of curricular links reviewed by teachers in their content speciality. Unfortunately
it is no longer free, but they do offer a free
trial
HPR*Tec- regional
technology lab with staff development surveys and student resource lists
of great value to educators
Crayon- customized
web newpaper created just for you everyday
CNN
NewsStories are current news stories accompanied by a
range of multimedia interactive activities (video clip, sound clips, read
text online) to build reading comprehension skills for older students
KidNews is
a free news and writing service for students and teachers around the world. Anyone
may submit a review, journalism piece, short story, poem, sports critique,
real life accounts, opinions, or advice to fellow kids.
New
York Times Learning Network- designed for Grades 3 and
up, it includes news summaries, a daily quiz, science questions, student
letters to the editor, a crossword puzzle, ask a reporter and lesson plan
archive. Articles contain links to vocabulary and geography "knowledge tools" to
build background while reading.
Britannica- the
entire encyclopedia on the web with additional links to relevant sites
All
the Tests- all types of tests available free on the web
Biography.com enables
students to learn about over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present,
play Who Am I? Teachers can access classroom
study guides
Country
Reports is an excellent and comprehensive online reference
website that provides lots of content area text organized within a database
Homework
Helper by 14 year-old B.J. Pinchbeck helps students access
resources to help enrich their own learning
Filamentality- fill-in-the-blank
interactive website that guides you through picking a topic, searching the
web, gathering good internet sites, and turning web resources into learning
activities
Classweb- site
that is devoted to providing educators with the tools to interact with their
students and others
