TEACHER RESOURCES

compiled by Lisa Osur, Library Media Specialist at HF-L High School

Updated February 2008

check the links

BOCES links		RUBRICS
READING STRATEGIES and GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
COPYRIGHT and PLAGIARISM		TECHNOLOGY links
LESSON PLANS and TOOLS		WEBQUEST links
		miscellaneous

BOCES services:

	Blackboard (http://blackboard.monroe.edu) An electronic course management system.
	Off-Air Requests (www.monroe.edu/offair) BOCES has the ability to tape off of 107 different cable channels.
	Digital Video Streaming (http://boces.streaming.monroe.edu) Access to educational digital video on demand.
	Webmax (http://webapps.monroe.edu/webmax) BOCES regular video library- videos sent by courier.
	Wiki- (http://wiki.monroe.edu/index.php?title=Main_Page) This space is a collaborative environment where educators can access and contribute to information related to infusing technology into K-12 classrooms.

Reading Strategies

	*GENERAL RESOURCES* Reading Quest reading comprehension strategies Instructions and graphic organizers (pdf files) http://www.readingquest.org/strat/ Read . Write . Think http://www.readwritethink.org/ Lisa Osur's NOTES on teaching reading in secondary school.
	*READING STRATEGIES* SQRRRR Pre-reading strategy skim, question, read, review, recite, reflect http://forpd.ucf.edu/strategies/stratsq4r.html Student self-assessment sheet http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson213/student.pdf Clunk (things I don’t understand) chart http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson95/clunks_graph.pdf Sketch to stretch (instructions)- encourage visual response to literature http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf Double entry journals (instructions and sample) What did it say?/Reaction- what do I think about it said? http://homepage.usask.ca/~dul381/common/dej.html Discussion web- small group activity- question/yes or no and why/conclusion http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/web.htm
	*GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS* General graphic organizers from SCORE http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm Education Place http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ Graphic.org http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
	Book Review template ANTICIPATION template What do I already know? A-Z graphic organizer

	Copyright brochure, Copyright bookmark side 1, Copyright bookmark side 2, Copyright QUIZ, Copyright lesson PowerPoint presentation
	Plagiarism lesson Power Point presentation, plagiarism tutorials and web resources, plagirarism activity (4 questions)
	Copyright resources on the Internet (http://groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a.htm)
	Copyright and Fair Use guidelines for teachers (http://www.mediafestival.org/chartshort.html)
	Educational Cyber Playground (http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/copyrightlaw.html) k-12 copyright primer

Lessons, student activities and other Internet links:

		A to Z Teacher Stuff (http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/)
		Blue Web'N by Knowledge Network Explorer (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/) An online library of Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level and format for educators.
		Education Index (http://www.educationindex.com/)
		The Educators' Reference Desk - ERIC (http://www.eduref.org/)
		Education World (http://www.education-world.com/)
		Eduhound in spanish (http://www.eduhound.com/espanol/defaultEN.cfm) The EduHound.com directory provides a prescreened database directory of K-12 Educational Links.
		Edutopia's Go Green Database (http://www.edutopia.org/go-green) A resource of the George Lucas Educational Foundation for students and educators.
		ePALS (http://www.epals.com/) School-safe email for blogging between classrooms.
		High School Hub (http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm)
		Graphic Organizers (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/livinginourworld/PDF/Resource center documents/Graphic Organizers.pdf) 42 pdf pages of graphic organizers and 3D cut-outs; film strip storyboards, globes etc. from North Carolina State University Libraries.
		Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators (http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/)
		Lesson Plan Search (http://www.lessonplansearch.com)
		Lesson PlanZ.com (http://www.lessonplanz.com)
		Marco Polo (http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx) Internet content for the classroom.
		National Teacher Training Institute (http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/index.html) A database of lesson plans by subject using the Internet and video resources. Includes a link to Thirteen ed online (http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/itv/search.php) Instructional TV for video streaming and taping schedules.
		New York State Education Department (http://www.nysed.gov)
		New York State learning Standards (http://www.nysatl.nysed.gov/standards.html)
		PBS TeachLine (http://teachline.pbs.org/teacherline) Online professional development for educators.
		PBS Teacher Source (http://www.pbs.org/teachers/)
		S.C.O.R.E. (http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us) (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) Teacher Cyber Guides Math, science, language arts and social studies by grade level.
		US Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml)

Rubrics:

	The educator network (http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/utt/rubricsgeneral.htm)
	Rubrics4teachers (http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/)
	Teach-nology rubrics (http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/)
	Rubrics for Web lessons (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/july/rubrics/Rubrics_for_Web_Lessons.html)
	Rubistar (http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php)

Technology:

	Best Practices of Technology Lesson Plans (http://tlcfg.tstboces.org/lessonplans/)
	Best Practices of Technology Integration Units (http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/)
	CARET- Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (http://caret.iste.org/) Links to research on technology's effect on student learning, curriculum and professional development.
	FrontPage (http://www.actden.com/fp2000/java/index.htm)
	iMovie (http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/tutorial/index.html)
	ISTE- International Society for Technology in Education (http://www.iste.org/) Technology education assessment tools.
	Online Tutorials Microssoft Products (http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=Tutorials)
	Power Point (http://www.actden.com/pp/)

Webquests:

	Building Blocks of a Webquest (http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm)
	Filamentality- create webquests easily (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/index.html)
	Ozline.com- working the web for education (http://www.ozline.com/learning/index.htm)
	Webquest (http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/default.htm)
	Webquests (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/rubrics/
	WebQuest Portal (http://webquest.org/)
	WebQuest Portal- 9-12 Social Studies webquests (http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix/9-12-Soc.htm)
	Rubric for evaluating webquests (http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html)

Miscellaneous:

	Character Education
		CC- Character Counts (http://www.charactercounts.org/defsix.htm) The six pillars of character.
		CEP- The Character Education Partnership (http://www.character.org/resources/links/) Links to many resources on character education.
		Do Something (http://www.dosomething.org/) "Young people changing their world." Lots of information of doing good for the world.
		International Center for Character Education (http://www.teachvalues.org/icce/Resources1201.htm) Scroll down in resource links to "Character Education Programs and Materials" for valuable links.
		The Institute for Global Ethics (http://www.globalethics.org/) Promoting ethical behavior throughout the world.
		Learning from a Legacy of Hate (http://www.bsu.edu/learningfromhate/) A great site for ideas on teaching tolerance to students- check-out the Kiddie Klan lesson!
	Digital Literacy Presentation links
		Digital Literacy Power Point Presentation Handouts: accessing information, search tips, website evaluation, copyright, plagiarism
	Web literacy and search tools links-
		Education World (http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson230.shtml) “I Read it on the Internet!- Teaching About Web Literacy" lessons for all age levels K-12
		Web Literacy ( http://www3.essdack.org/socialstudies/webliteracy.htm#Evaluation) Hundreds of links for teaching students about web literacy, search strategies, copyright, plagiarism, citation sources and a list of web hoaxes to use as examples.
		Search Engine Watch (http://searchenginewatch.com) tips, tutorials, articles and forums
		Four NETS for Better Searching (webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm) webquest teaching students how to improve their searches
		Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators: Internet Search Engines (school.discovery.com/schrockguide/yp/iypsrch.html) tutorials, strategies and tips, webquest about search tools
	Special Ed:
		Family Village- special ed. (http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx)
		LDOnline (http://www.ldonline.org/)
		Marc Sheehan's Special Education (http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/sped.html)
		Special Education Web sites links (http://unr.edu/homepage/maddux/splinks.html)
		WebABLE- disability-related Internet resources (www.webable.com)
	Social Studies:
		The Center for Teaching History with Technology (http://thwt.org/membership.html)
		History and Social Studies for K-12 Teachers (http://home.comcast.net/~dboals1/boals.html)