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A Collection of Seven Web Sites of

Resources and Technology Rich Lesson Plans with something for every Subject Area!

This site is an attempt to help you explore the wonders of the MarcoPolo partner web sites.

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Science NetLinksEdSitementEconEdLinkXpeditionsIlluminationsReadWriteThinkArtsEdge

Have fun exploring the Seven areas today!

 

 

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/

ARTSEDGE supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of technology. ARTSEDGE helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts.

Teach Connect Explore

Lessons

Articles & Reports Look*Listen*Learn
Standards Contacts Arts Days
WebLinks Advocacy Essentials Meet the Artists
How Tos   Arts Quotes

 

View lessons alphabetically or by grade band K-4 5-8 9-12

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/

Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.

Calendar calendar

Lessons Sort ReadWriteThink Lessons by Title, Grade, or Date by clicking on the appropriate header. You may also use the Lesson Plan Selector above.

Standards The vision guiding these standards is that all students must have the opportunities and resources to develop the language skills they need to pursue life's goals and to participate fully as informed, productive members of society.

Web Resources The Web Resources Gallery offers links to a myriad of useful English language arts resources on the Internet. You may use the drop-down menus above to sort ReadWriteThink's Web Resources by grade band and resource type

Student Materials ReadWriteThink offers a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. These interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their literacy skills.

Organized into 3 Literacy Engagements:
Learning Language
  • Interactive reading
  • Fluency
  • Process writing
  • Word recognition
  • Writing to learn

Learning About Language

    • Comprehension
    • Genre study
    • Language conventions
    • Vocabulary
    • Word study

    Learning Through Language

    • Content reading
    • Critical literacy
    • Inquiry/research
    • Integrated curriculum
    • Literature study

 

http://edsitement.neh.gov/

Welcome to EDSITEment, The Best of the Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. This educational partnership brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom.

 

Choose Lesson Plans and Web Sites by Subcategory and Grade Level

Reference Shelf Helpful tips for using the Internet in your classroom.

Calendar Websites and New Lesson Plans highlighting events for this month.

Click ALL LESSON PLANS and sort technology rich lessons in the chart by Lesson, Grade, Art & Culture, Literature and Language Arts, Foreign Language, History & Social Studies

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/

Lessons http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/matrix.cfm

Internet-based learning activities for your classroom that can be sorted by

Tools http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tool_index.cfm Click on the tools image to check out the Tools section for more great online experiences.

Resources http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/resource_index.htm

Reviewed websites to support standards-based teaching and learning. To see a list of reviewed web resources for a particular benchmark chapter, click on the desired grade level box in the right column of the table.

Benchmarks http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/benchmark_index.htm

K-12 science literacy learning goals outlined by AAAS's Project 2061. To view the learning goals in a particular benchmark chapter, click on the desired grade level box in the right column of the table.

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http://illuminations.nctm.org/index2.html

Activities

Explore our library of 68 online activities that help to make math come alive in the classroom or at home

Lessons

View our collection of 492 lessons for preK-12 math educators

Standards

Learn about NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics

Web Links

Check out hundreds of exemplary online resources, as identified by an editorial panel

Check out what's new on the Illuminations site with this flash video! http://illuminations.nctm.org/NewSiteTour-2006.swf

Xpeditions

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

Resources

SEARCH Search Xpeditions and other MarcoPolo sites for lesson plans and more.

RECOMMENDED LINKS Browse our Web picks—selected for quality and depth of geographic content.

HOMEWORK HELP Find pictures, articles, facts, maps, and more on our top subjects—perfect for reports!

EDUCATOR E-NEWSLETTER Get our FREE monthly e-mail updates.

KIDS NEWS Get kid-friendly animal, science, and history news—as reported by National Geographic.

Xpedition Hall http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/

Welcome to the interactive “museum” that takes you on geography journeys. Here you'll climb a mountain, hover over the Earth, speed across Europe, visit an archeological dig, and even order sushi–plus games, animations, and more!

 

Interactive fun for home or the classroom

Lesson Plans K-2 , 3-5, 6-8 , 9-12

Teacher-tested, sorted by standard and grade level

Atlas Maps

Hundreds of printer-friendly maps

EconEdLink

http://www.econedlink.org/

A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students

Lessons

EconEdLink maintains a large library of online economics lessons for K-12 teachers and their students

CyberTeach

A comprehensive guide to teaching economics using the Internet, including model lessons and templates for creating effective lesson plans on your own.

EconEdLink Tools / EconCalendar / Glossary / Teaching Resources

Current Events

Understand what's happening in today's world economy with the latest economics news and related EconEdLink lesson plans.

DataLinks

Access up-to-date macroeconomic data for classroom use, including primary source materials, charts, and simulations.

WebLinks

Internet resources for the K-12 educator. Curricular activities and economic data in easy-to-use formats.

Consumer Economic Links / Federal Reserve Links / General Economic Links/ General Resource Links / Stock Market Links

 

 

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