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| Library Usage Planning Steps | Book Club Information | Reference Links |
The next book club meeting will be Tuesday, September 11, 2007, after school in the library.
| TEKS and TAKS | Educational Agencies | Online Resources for Curriculum and Planning Help | |
| Professional Organizations | UIL Information | ||
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TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/ |
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TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills)
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/taks/index.html |
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Mathematics
TEKS Toolkit http://www.tenet.edu/teks/math |
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Science TEKS
Toolkit http://www.tenet.edu/teks/science |
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TEKS
Resources http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/teachers.html |
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U.S.
Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/index.html |
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National Library of Education
http://www.ed.gov/NLE/ |
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| Texas
Education Agency http://www.tea.state.tx.us |
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Region IV Service Center
http://www.esc4.net/ |
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| Guides |
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
This is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum K - 12. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ |
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Education World -- Humor for Teachers
Having a less than wonderful day...check this site for a brief break! http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin070.shtml |
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Digital Curriculum
http://www.digitalcurriculum.com/ |
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| Searches and Materials |
Search Engine Watch
This site has all the information needed to evaluate which search engine works best for you or for your students, It offers constantly updated information on how best to use these tools. http://www.searchenginewatch.com/ |
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Blue Web'n
Blue Web'n is an online library of 1700+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ |
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The
Gateway to Education Materials. Gateway has a search engine for high-quality lesson plans, curriculum units, and other educational resources on the Internet. http://www.thegateway.org/ |
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Search For Picture, Images, or Photos Online
http://www.picsearch.com/ |
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Ikeepbookmarks.com
Allows you to upload, and keep, your bookmarks on the web. You can access them at any time, from any computer... anywhere. http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/ |
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| Lesson/Activity Software and Information |
RefDesk.com
One-stop site for all things Internet: news, weather, sports, reference, encyclopedia, facts on file, dictionaries and encyclopedias, tutorials, search engines, Windows Operating Systems Resources, free stuff, games and much more. http://www.refdesk.com/ |
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Puzzlemaker.com Create word search, crossword and math puzzles using your own word lists at this site. http://www.puzzlemaker.com/ |
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WebQuest Page
Information, Samples, and help for creating WebQuests http://webquest.sdsu.edu/ |
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| Reading and Language Arts |
IMPRINT-Creative Writing and Reading in
Houston http://www.inprint-inc.org/ |
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Online community for reading groups http://www.ReadingGroupGuides.com |
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Plagiarism WebQuest
Lesson Plan for 9 - 12 th Grade (Interdisciplinary Library Skills/English/Social Studies) designed by a New Jersey teacher http://mail.nvnet.org/~cooper_j/plagiarism/ |
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Copyright Information
http://www.benedict.com/contents.htm |
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Guys Read Literacy Initiative for guys sponsored by Jon Scieszka http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/guysread/ |
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Time Tales
A collection of photographs found in flea markets, antique shops and such. The story of each photo is lost, but what an great starting point for writing. Time span is pre1930 to the present. http://www.timetales.com/ |
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Children's Picture Book Database
Miami University provides a searchable database containing abstracts of over 5000 children's picture. Each abstract provides additional keyword links. http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/ |
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| Social Studies |
Yahoo Full Coverage
Provides links to related newspaper articles AND Web sites about that event... http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/ |
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Best of History Web Sites
Use the index on the left of the page (organized by broad topics and periods) to find an award winning list of "the best" history sites. Each site is rated for usefulness http://www.besthistorysites.net/ |
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Social Studies Center http://socialstudies.tea.state.tx.us |
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| Technology |
Whatis?
Free online encyclopedia of technology terms http://whatis.techtarget.com/ |
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Web Publishing Curriculum Resources
Sponsored by the University of Oregon Libraries, this is a lengthy in-depth site offering resources for teaching or developing a web page. http://libweb.uoregon.edu/it/webpub/ |
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| The Arts |
The Getty's Art Education Web Site
This site is described as offering "state-of-the art arts information." It offers lessons plans, curriculum ideas, and more. http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/images/index.html |
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| The
Drama Teacher's Resource Room
Great drama links! http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/erachi/ |
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| Science and Mathematics |
Martindale's
Reference Desk
This is a large site with a primary focus on science, technology and math topics. http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Ref.html#fast |
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Hotmath! Homework help and teaching tools -- Ask Larri Hicks for the password http://www.hotmath.com |
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Algebra Self Check Quizzes http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/algebra/ca/ca_04/self_check_quiz/index.php/tx/ |
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Geometry Self Check Quizzes
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/geometry/ca/ca_04/self_check_quiz/index.php/tx |
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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/index.html |
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SKOOOL Learning and Teaching Technology http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/index.aspx |
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Sparks Notes Math and Science Study Online Study Guides http://www.sparknotes.com/home/mathsci/ |
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| Professional Organizations | ||||||||||
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National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/ |
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| National Council of
Teachers of Social Studies
http://www.ncss.org/ |
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National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org/ |
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International Reading Association http://www.ira.org/ |
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| National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/ |
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| National
Council for Geographic Education
http://www.ncge.org/ |
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| National
Council on Economic Education
http://www.ncee.net/ |
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| Texas
Music Educators Association
http://www.tmea.org/ |
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| The
Texas Center for Bilingual/ESL Education
http://www.tcbee.org/ |
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| Texas
Council of Administrators of Special Education
http://www.tcase.org/ |
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| Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development
http://www.ascd.org/ |
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| MENC
National Association for Music Education
http://www.menc.org/ |
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| American
Library Association --
http://www.ala.org/ |
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| Texas
Library Association
http://www.txla.org/ |
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| top of list | Texas Education
Network's
Professional Resources for All Educators
Includes a list of educational organizations as well as grant information, research in education, professional development, and technology in the classroom http://www.tenet.edu/profrec/ |
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| UIL Information | ||||||||||
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UIL Home Page Links to all areas covered by UIL http://www.uil.utexas.edu/index.html |
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UIL Academics
One Act Play, Journalism, Speech, Debate http://www.uil.utexas.edu/academics/about.html |
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UIL Athletic Program
Information on all sports governed by UIL http://www.uil.utexas.edu/ath/index.html |
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UIL Music Information on band, choir, orchestra, and other music UIL activities http://www.uil.utexas.edu/mus/index.html |
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