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Educational Resources |
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Pros & Cons |
MERLOT
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http://www.merlot.org/artifact/BrowseArtifacts.po?catcode=58&browsecat=58&sort=rating |
Education
portion. Many good and varied
sites. Main site is not being
maintained currently so watch out for broken links. Still enough good links to make it worth the trouble. |
Character Education Lessons
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Lots of good
information on teaching character.
You may have to search for it in what is available free. Does require low cost subscription to
use entire site. |
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BillÕs Interactive Classroom |
Interesting
website that has a lot of interactive materials already made and ready to
use. Materials are targeted to 8th
grade. |
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Goodcharacter.com |
Some excellent
character education materials.
Covers information for K-12.
Does try to sell some materials. |
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National Geographic Education |
Lots of good
interactive information sites, especially maps. Focus is on geography and the natural world. |
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Willow Bend Environmental Education |
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Some very nice
lesson plans on animals and the environment aligned to the Arizona State
Standards. Somewhat limited. |
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K-12 Resources for Music |
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html |
Lots of free
downloadables. Includes areas
for band, choir, and orchestra. Just for music though |
General Education Site |
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Education Index 13 |
http://www.education-higher-directory.com/education/13/index.html |
Top of page says
higher education but searching through the education links below it covers
all of the educational field. Takes a lot of searching to find the
appropriate sites. |
MSN Encarta – Online |
Interesting mix
of information. Encyclopedia,
dictionary, and homework helps available Very busy site and somewhat hard to navigate. Lots of distractions. |
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Educational Graphic Resources |
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Site Name |
URL |
Pros & Cons |
Free Power Point Backgrounds
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http://www.websiteestates.com/education/templatesindex.html |
Samples of free
backgrounds geared to educators and students. Some very nice backgrounds. Also some nice articles on creating PowerPoint
presentations. Must pay for entire collection. |
PhyllisÕs Backgrounds
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Backgrounds are
free to download for non-profit purposes. Not all are educationally appropriate. |
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ClipArt/
Backgrounds
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A list of sites
that allow free use of clip art and backgrounds for educational use. Have to read each sites disclaimers
etc. to be able to use them |
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The TeacherÕs Guide to Free Clip Art
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More juvenile
appearing site but has some nice sites listed. Primary sites listed designed more for a k-6 teacher than
for student use |
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Boogie Jack.com
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A nice selection
of web graphics. When you click
on the background graphic gives you a preview as well as shows what color fonts
look like on it. Also so has a
selection of ready-made buttons, banners, and other graphics. Front page is
not nice looking and may be difficult for some students to navigate |
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Educational Video Clips |
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Internet Archive: Moving Images |
Lots of free
video clips for use in the classroom including clips from newsreels played in
the movie theaters. Need to be
careful because there are open source portions that may not be appropriate
for students |
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