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Government

• Oregon Department of Education
• U.S. Department of Education
• Library of Congress Home Page- view on line exhibits
• http://www.house.gov/ - The House of Representatives
• The United States Senate -The Senate
• The White house
•  UNCLE URL'S "More URLs than you can shake a stick at." Scroll down to find links to census bureau and other government services.

General & Lesson Plans

•  Ask Jeeves type in a general question and get answers
• Internet Coach Puzzle Center
•  Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library a library of award winning educational sites.
• EMT: Webquests Examples of WebQuests

• The WebQuest Page Examples of WebQuests and templates

•  The Lesson Plans Page - Over 300 Lesson Plans! Over 300 lesson plans for math, science, social studies, art, language arts, music, PE, etc.
• Welcome to teacherzone.com - A wealth of information in all subject areas
• Teachers@Work Excellent resource for the best links for all subjects
•  Education World® Where Educators Go To Learn
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Kathy rock's Guide for Educators is a  classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth.   It is updated daily to keep up with the tremendous number of new World Wide Web sites.
• Welcome to AskERIC A federally funded national information system that provides a variety of services utilizing subject specific clearinghouses on a broad range of education related issues.
• Pitsco Main Menu -Pitsco provides a master list of Ask An Expert Web sites.
• Classroom Connect Links to K-12 educational resources, interactive databases, on-line discussions, a newsletter, and K-12 Internet products.
• TEACHERS HELPING TEACHERS Provides basic teaching tips and ideas that can be immediately implemented into the classroom. Provides a forum for experienced teachers to share their expertise and tips with colleagues around the world.
• Global SchoolNet Foundation Home Page A registry of the best curriculum projects, tutorials about using the Internet in the classroom, news and discussion, events and contests, and much more.
• EdLinks A great resource with links to a variety of educational sites.
• Lesson Stop Within the 7 subject area pages, you'll find over 400  links to web sites organized by topic and grade level, which provide access to thousands of lesson plans.
• Teachers.Net - an excellent source of reference materials, lesson plan exchange, and chat board 
• EDUCATOR'S TOOLKIT - Lesson plans, projects, resources, and parent and student resources
• Study WEB a place for anyone doing research to find the information they need as easily as possible.  The categories are sorted according to the approximate appropriate grade level which makes them valuable tools for teachers looking for lesson plan and curriculum ideas.
• Education Index   an index of educational sites for all subjects

• WWW Virtual Library The VL is the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the web itself.VL pages are widely recognized as being amongst the highest quality guides to particular sections of the web.
• Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases - Roget's Thesaurus
• Encarta Online Home -Encarta Encyclopedia on-line
• WWWebster Dictionary - Search screen
• On-line Reference Works This is a small collection of on-line reference works, both at Carnegie Mellon University and elsewhere.
• Connecting Students - a site with links to resources of interest to teachers and students.
• McGraw-Hill School Division Home Page A place for teachers created by McGraw-Hill School Division. Resources include many curricular areas.

Science

• The Franklin Institute Science Museum

• Bill Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online

• Electronic Journal of Science Education Archive Page The Electronic Journal of Science Education is the first peer reviewed electronic journal of its kind devoted to the timely sharing of science education information via the World Wide Web.

•  Natural History Museums and Collections The Natural History Caucus has compiled a wonderful directory of Natural History Museums and Collections
• Earth Awareness Educational Resources
• Space Day -Curriculum material, photos, and a host of resources related to outer space and space travel.The Natural History Caucus has compiled a wonderful directory of Natural History Museums and Collections
•  Teacher's Guide to Life on Mars
•  NASA's Mars Exploration Program
•  spacenews.com - Welcome!
• Interactive Frog Dissection
• NASA - Centers
• MCI Marcopolo: Discovering a World of Educational Information on the Internet - This site links top sites covering science, economics, humanities, and geography.
• Science Learning Network
• Today's Earthquake Activity
• Welcome to Planet Earth a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program
• The Art of Renaissance Science -This site looks in particular at the work of  Galileo and describes with drawings, films, and animations his work with  inclined planes and accelerated motion..
• Galileo -Galileo is a collection of scores of science lesson plans for k-12 science teachers for classroom use

• MathMol -MathMol (Mathematics and Molecules) is designed to serve as an  introductory starting point for those interested in the field of molecular modeling.
• Project Physlab I -This World wide Web site for Project PHYSLab is the online presence for a workshop that gathers physics educators from around the nation and  teaches them how to use modern computer technology in their physics classes
• Rainbow Lab: Introduction -This Online Science Lab helps to answer these and other questions by examining a mathematical model of light passing through a water droplet.
• American Museum of Natural History -A number of Online Scientific exploration are available at this museum's web site..
• Cascades Volcano Observatory HOME PAGE-This web site tells about the Real time data, photo archives, and more  than enough information on the active volcano range. Also this site is a great stopping point for students and teachers looking for volcano data..
• CHEMystery: An Interactive Guide to Chemistry This web site is the online textbook provides an excellent supplement for high school chemistry classes..
• An Interactive database for use in schools -This database aims to provide secondary school pupils with objective information on the co-existence of engineering and the environment. It covers such topic as Acid Rain, Global Warming, and Alternative Energy.
• Discovery Channel School -index of lesson plans and TV schedule.

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Social Studies

•  Teachers' Guide for the Professional Cartoonists' Index This is the Teachers' Guide for using the Professional Cartoonists Index web site in your classes.
•  Jeffco Schools: Columbine Crisis The Jefferson County schools, home of Columbine HS, have set up a special discussion group for all interested parties.
•  Crisis in Kosovo Webquest on the Crisis in Kosovo
•  Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools The guide was developed at the President's request by the Departmentsof Justice & Education, in cooperation with the National Association of School Psychologists.
•  National Council for the Social Studies: Social Studies Online An information service for Social Studies educators from National Council for the Social Studies.
• Education World ® - Lesson Planning: Crisis in Kosovo: Web Resources for Classroom Lessons
•  National Center for Public Policy Research Index of Historical Documents Links to dozens of historical documents dating from 1215 to 1994
•  AskAsia Homepage is an exciting, informative on-line source for K-12 Asian and Asian American studies. Through the World Wide Web, AskAsia offers easy, 24-hour access to high-quality, classroom-tested resources and cultural information, maps, lesson plans, engaging games and activities, and links to relevant people, places, and institutions.
• The Civil Rights Movement: A Black History Celebration projects relating to the history of African Americans as well as the Civil Rights Movement.
• Academy of Achievement Home Page -biographies of legendary achievers
• Earth Awareness Educational Resources
• The United Nations CyberSchoolBus: Educational Resources for Students and Teachers - teaching kits and resources
• Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers
• US Historical Documents
• National Geographic Online
• K-12 History on the Internet Resource Guide
• Virtual Tourist World Map - great free maps of regions throughout the world
• City.Net Travel by Excite - a travel guide that offers information on major cities throughout the world.
• Flags of the United States and Canada pictures of flags of the United States and Canada
• Home @ nationalgeographic.com National Geographic Societyhttp://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html

ESL
• American English pronunciation You will need Real Player to hear the sounds.  English words are pronounced.
•  ESL Home Page This home page is a starting point for ESL learners who want to learn English through the World Wide Web.
• ESL Plans Marty Levine, a professor in the Department of Secondary Education at California State University,         Northridge, has links to resources for teachers working in ESL and  bilingual classrooms.
Language Arts
 
• Favorite Poem Project The purpose of this site is to share the Favorite Poem Project with the widest  possible audience.
•  Aesop's Fables - Online Collection - 655+ fables - online collection of Aesop's Fables includes a total of 655+ Fables, indexed in table format, with morals listed.
• English Page A page with links of interest to High School English teachers
•  Exploring English - Knowledge Explorer Centre explanation of the English language with guidelines.
• Spelling Test A test for commonly misspelled words
• Good Books for Group/Story Time - North Seattle Community College has provided a list of books for children
• Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations Columbia University has provided a link for Barlett's Familiar Quotations
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• The Writer's BBS - Home Here you'll find many resources of interest to authors, poets, journalists, and readers.
• Shakespeare Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
• The English Teachers' Web Site - by Mark Dobbins - This site has been designed specifically for teachers of secondary school English.
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Math
• Welcome to MegaMath! The MegaMath project is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers can think about them together.
• The Math Forum Home Page  Ask Dr. Math and Math lessons
• Fun Mathematics Lessons by Cynthia Lanius 
• ENC Online -Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math & Science Education:
• The ENC Digital Dozen for each month  new and fascinating resources for math and science each month
• Developing Educational Standards - Math -Educational Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for math
• Books, Appetizers and Lessons for Mathematics and Reason  This page offers information to help develop a solid foundation for studies in mathematics, its logic and pattern based reason in all disciplines.
• Brain Teasers Whether you solve them at home or in the classroom, individually or as a group, you'll find our Brain Teasers both entertaining and mentally challenging.
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Technology
• Finding It Online: Web Search Strategies 
• Tech tips for teachers
• Cable in the Classroom Online -Lets users search for specific CIC programs by topic, air date or day of the week, K-8 grade level, closed captioning and taping rights..
• Welcome to wNetSchool
• webTeacher Tutorial 
• The Learning Space - Online Community for Teachers
• Intro to Netscape
• Computing Dictionary The ever-expanding dictionary of computing.
• The Computer Teacher's Resource Page This page was designed for the Elementary School Computer Teacher, who may be called upon to teach a computer class, maintain a computer lab or provide guidance to other teachers.
• Lesson Plans North Carolina Department of Public Instruction lesson plans for technology
• Lesson Plans These lessons were created by Bellingham teachers to involve colleagues   n problems-based, technology rich, adult learning experiences which  would show the potential of technologies to support such learning in the classroom.
• The Faculty Connection Home Page This web site is designed to assist faculty of post secondary institutions to become familiar with issues, examples and discussion topics associated with using emerging technologies in teaching and learning.

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Arts
•  ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Information Network -Connections to Curriculum Studio with links to the National Standards for Arts Education and a curriculum showcase.
• Association for the Advancement of Arts Education - Recent research about how the arts contribute to education and summaries of model programs.
• K-12 Resources For Music Educators Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels
• The Art Teacher Connection© -for art and classroom teachers Encouraging Innovation in  Art Education Through New Technologies"
•  ArtsEdNet OnLine service support from the Getty Museum of Art
•  FAMSF-Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Overviews of exhibitions, search by artist, plus online teachers' guides help integrate images into the art curriculum.
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On-line Journals
 

• Electronic School - An Online Journal
• Education Week on the Web
• From Now On -Education, Technology, Information, Virtual Museums, Oldies & Goodies, Planning, Staff Development, Consulting, ZINE, Poetry, Electronic Publishing, Futures, Site-Based Decisions, Parents, Kids, Parenting, Gallery
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