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Finding Free Educational Resources on the Web for Teachers & Librarians

Robert J. Lackie, Associate Professor-Librarian

Franklin F. Moore Library, Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

Internet@Schools West 2004 National Conference

Session S101 / Monday, November 15, 2004

I@SW 2004 Robert J. Lackie, Rider University

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Overview

We will cover: Highly rated educational directories Portals that evaluate inclusion An educator’s list of “top ten” Web

sites


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Overview

Attendees will also learn how to: Find and select appropriate Web-

based educational resources Find Invisible Web resources for

educational topics


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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education

Sites: Academic Info

http://www.academicinfo.net/

Focuses on academic materials, with its intended audience at the upper high school level and above


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Browse by: Subject headings Keywords Subject gateway


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“Education” subject gateway includes topics with recommended sites under: Distance Learning Teacher Training Teaching with Technology School Librarianship Resources by Subject


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Sites: Blue Web’n

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/ bluewebn/index.cfm

Searchable database of 1800+ items, as well as “Filamentality” where you can easily develop & create your own Web “hotlists, treasure hunts, & WebQuests”


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Sites: Blue Web’n

Internet learning sites categorized by: Subject area Audience Type, such as:

Lessons Activities Projects Resources References


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Sites: Blue Web’n

Browse by: Content Table Dewey Decimal Numbers Subject Area guides Refined Search by Grade Level


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Sites: EdSelect

http://www.edselect.com/

Collection of Web sites chosen for classroom use by teachers in Ontario, but definitely of value to librarians, teachers, and students here in the USA


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Sites: EdSelect

Site contains: General purpose help Teacher resources Professional development materials


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Sites: EdSelect

Recommended: Curriculum Areas, with focus on:

Grades 1-8 Kindergarten Special Education FSL/ESL


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Sites: Education Index

http://www.educationindex.com/

Provides learners and educators with access to best educational (annotated) Web sites, and of course, the Web Weasel character guide


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Sites: Education Index

Browse by: Directory Specific site search on the online index

Offers variety of subjects & life stages preschoolers, college students,

continuing education, and careers, to name a few


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Sites: Education World

http://www.education-world.com

Site contains a database of 500,000+ quality sites, plus a user-friendly and comprehensive interface


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Browse information listed under: Lesson Planning Professional Development Technology Integration School Issues Administrator’s Desk EdWorld at Home (new!)


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Recommended: “Joke of the Day” “Classroom Management Tip of the

Day” “Quote of the Day” “Best of” Series selections for the top

“20 A+ sites” of each year


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Sites: Educator’s Reference Desk

http://www.eduref.org/

Replacement for the AskERIC site, containing all of its items through December 2003, plus more now


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Site contains: 2,000+ lesson plans 3,000+ links to value-added online

education information 200+ question archive collected on

award-winning AskERIC site


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Recommended resource guides for looking for education topics: Librarianship Subjects Teaching


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http://thegateway.org/

Probably top recommended (& very large) teacher resource site on the Web, it is a one-stop educational resource for educators, especially K-12

My “Top Ten” Favorite Education Sites: Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)


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Provides easy access to thousands of educational resources found on: Federal sites State sites University sites Non-Profit sites

My “Top Ten” Favorite Education Sites: Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)


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Browse by: Content Subject Keyword Desired grade/education level

My “Top Ten” Favorite Education Sites: Gateway to Educational Materials


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http://school.discovery.com/ schrockguide/

Designed for teachers to enhance curriculum & professional development, assisting them with infusing technology and the Web into their curriculum


Sites: Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators


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Site contains: Annotated Subject Access directory Sections on Search Engines General Internet information




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Recommended: “Critical Evaluation Tools” “Assessment & Rubrics” “Slide Shows for Training”




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http://www.kidinfo.com/

Homework helper resource site simple enough for elementary school students to use, but it also useful for middle school students, teachers, and parents


Sites: Kid Info


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Browse in 4 resource sections: Student Index Young Children Index Teacher Index Parent Index


Sites: Kid Info


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Reference resources consist of: Almanacs Atlases Dictionaries Encyclopedias Online libraries Ask-an-Expert Study skills sites


Sites: Kid Info


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Homework Help covers areas of: American History Art Computers Current Events/Newspapers Foreign Languages, and much more!


Sites: Kid Info


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http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/

Provides basic teaching tips to inexperienced teachers, while providing helpful advice and resources for all teachers, especially in the areas of:


Sites: Teachers Helping Teachers


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Classroom Management Lesson Planning Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Special Education




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Recommended: “Topic of the Week” “This Week’s Stress Reduction

Moment”




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http://www.about.com/education

This site neatly organizes thousands of topics, organized by experts

Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: About


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Recommended: Adult/Continuing Education College/University Primary/Secondary Education

Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: About


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http://infomine.ucr.edu

Site contains 120,000+ quality sites, grouped into 9 separate annotated, indexed categories (databases)

Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: InfoMine


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Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: InfoMine

Biological, Agricultural, Medical Sciences Business & Economics Cultural Diversity Ejournals Gov Info Maps & GIS Physical Sciences, Engineering,

Computing/Math Social Sciences & Humanities Visual & Performing Arts


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http://www.ipl.org/

This site is a great starting place to find quality information on the Internet, for students and professionals

Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Internet Public Library


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Browse by subcategories, such as: Early Childhood & Pre-school K-12 Alternative Special, and much more!



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Recommended: “KidSpace” special features “TeenSpace” special features



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http://lii.org/

Site contains more than 14,000 Internet resources selected, evaluated, and annotated by librarians—highly reliable

Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Librarians’ Index to the Internet


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Recommended: Choose the “Education & Libraries”

link to browse list of general and specific education resources

Do keyword searches adding “and database” i.e., biology and database

Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Librarians’ Index to the Internet


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http://library.rider.edu/scholarly/ rlackie/sci/

Site contains annotated Web links to relevant K-12 through higher education science and math subjects

Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Sci-Math World


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Arranged as: Directories & Portals Invisible Web Searchable Sites Science & Math Search Engines Interactive Science & Math Web sites

Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Sci-Math World

Finding Free Educational Resources on the Web for Teachers & Librarians

Robert J. Lackie, Associate Professor-Librarian

Franklin F. Moore Library, Rider University

Internet@Schools West 2004 National Conference

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