Source: Robert Valdes. (2001, May 9). How VoIP works. How stuff works. http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/ip-telephony.htm*

The VoIP resources below are for free computer-to-computer VoIP.

Skype*
Skype offers free software that lets you talk by way of the Internet to another Skype user, anywhere in the world, for free. Your computer (or PocketPC*) works as your phone. It's free and easy to download and use, and it works with most computers. Skype is available in 27 languages and is used in almost every country around the world. Technically, a dial-up connection will suffice, but realistically broadband is needed.

Gizmo Project*
Gizmo Project uses your internet connection (broadband or dial-up) to make free calls to other computers. With inexpensive add-ons like Call In and Call Out, you can talk to any telephone—mobile or landline—on the planet. Click Map It to view a detailed map of the location of each call. Provides instant messaging to chat instantly with your contacts. Includes free voicemail. You can record any call on your Gizmo Project phone with the click of a button.

List of commercial voice over IP network providers*

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Copyright

• Citation Tools
• Documenting Sources

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Online Citation Tools

The following Web sites allow you to paste or type information about the Web site you wish to cite. Then with a click of a button, it will provide the appropriate formatting, which you can then copy and paste into your Works Cited document.

KnightCite*
Provides online citation for APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles. You can log in to collect and save citations, or enter information for a single citation on the fly.

NoodleBib Starter*
To create just one citation, click One Citation. To create and add to a complete works cited list or bibliography, you will need to create an account by clicking Entire Bibliography. NoodleBib MLA Starter is designed for students in grades 1-5 (but would work fine for older students as well), introducing students to the basics of citing a source. NoodleBib Starter gives the student clear, color-coded examples of how to cite the sources they are most likely to encounter (printed and online books, reference sources, magazines, newspapers, etc.). Students can access their list later and continue to add to it, as well print, download, or email their complete works cited list (as an RTF document).

NoteStar*
Teachers can assign this online note-taker tool to their classes for an Internet project, creating a roster for the assignment. Students will be issued a user name (for individual or group use), and will keep track of their notes and web sites used while conducting research on the Internet. Registration is required. The program was designed for 4th thru 12th grade students. When notes are completed, students can create a bibliography in MLA or APA format with a click of a button.

Landmarks for School: Citation Machine*
Provides citation format for books, journal articles, newspapers or magazine articles, Web sites, e-mail messages, and interviews. It appears to be MLA format, but it does not state what style it uses. Once you paste it into your Works Cited document, you will still need to double-space and create a hanging indent. (See directions on the following pages.)

Microsoft Template Gallery: Publications and Education*
You can download templates for use in Microsoft Word*, PowerPoint* and Excel*. Examples of available templates include research paper template in APA or MLA format, graph paper, student certificates, essay test, grade book, seating chart, tests, back-to-school presentation, and more.

Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources*

Other Online Resources Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources*
Links to resources for MLA, APA, and other discipline-specific citation styles

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Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web

• Guide for Elementary Grade Students
• MLA Style
• APA Style

Guide for Elementary Grade Students
All students need to learn to respect the intellectual property of others. Even young students can create simple bibliographies or works cited documents.

Young students can write or type the name of the author and the name of the book, magazine, or article. For a Web site, it is easy to learn how to copy and paste the URL and locate the name of the site.

Following are some online resources:

First Grade Bibliographic Format*

Second Grade Bibliographical Format*

Third Grade Bibliographical Format*

Fourth Grade Bibliography*

Fifth Grade Bibliography*

Sixth Grade Bibliography*

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MLA Style
A Works Cited document is an alphabetical listing of all sources cited in a scholarly research document or presentation.  This document only details the MLA (Modern Language Association) citing style.  Information for APA style is available in “Documenting Sources–APA Style”.

Web Sites for Citing Online Sources - MLA Style

Modern Language Association (MLA)* (Select MLA Style from the menu)

Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab*

Writer’s Workshop: Bibliography Styles Handbook, MLA Format*

LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE: Citation Guides for Electronic Documents*
A large list of style guides and resources on the Web for different types of citation styles, including MLA.

General Rules for Citing Electronic Sources – MLA Style
When listing an online source originally printed in a book or journal or other printed format, use the general guidelines you would use to cite the printed form. Then follow it with information that tells where you found the source on the Internet.

• Indent ½” after the first line of each entry (hanging indent) and double-space.
• Alphabetize entries by author; if no author is given, begin with title.
• When citing electronic sources, you should include both the date of original publication (if available) and the date that the material was accessed.
• Add the electronic address (URL) used to access the document (e.g., <http://www.nhmccd.edu/lrc/kc>.)  NOTE: The address should be given inside angle brackets: <http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook>.  Put a period at the end of the bracket.
• For more help, refer to the new MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 4th ed (rules 4.9.3 and 4.10.7)

Citing Web Pages – MLA Style
(Sites or pages originally created for publication on the Internet)

Include the following items if available in this order (the most often used elements are in bold):

1. Name of the author (if given; includes names of people, companies, organizations, agencies).
2. Title of the poem, short story, article, or similar short work within a scholarly project, database, or periodical (in quotation marks).
3. Title of the original print book (underlined).
4. Name of the editor, compiler, or translator of the text (if relevant and not cited earlier), preceded by the appropriate abbreviation, such as Ed.
5. Publication information for any print version of the source.
6. Title of the scholarly project, database, periodical, or professional or personal web site (underlined) or a description if no title, such as Home page (not underlined).
7. Version number of the source or other identifying number (volume, issue, etc.).
8. Date of creation, publication, or copyright, and date last updated.
9. Name of subscription service, discussion list, or forum.
10. The number range or total number of pages, paragraphs, or other sections, if they are numbered.
11. Name of person, agency, institution, or organization sponsoring or associated with this site.
12. Date you accessed this web site or page.
13. Internet address in angle brackets; or, for a subscription service, the URL of the service’s main page (if known) or the keyword assigned by the service.

Basic Web Page Citing:
Last name, First name of Author and any other Authors. “Title of Work.” Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision. Organization. Date of Access <URL>.

E-Mail

1. Writer
2. Subject or title of document if given (enclosed in quotation marks.)
3. A description of the document that includes the recipient's name (e.g. "E-Mail to Peggy Whitley")
4. Date of the document

E-mail Citing Example:
Author. "Title of the message (if any)." E-mail to recipient’s name. Date of the message.

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APA Style
A Reference document is an alphabetical listing of all sources cited in a scholarly research document or presentation. This document only details the APA (American Psychological Association) citing style.

Web Sites for Citing Online Sources - APA Style

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association*

Using APA Style to Cite and Document Sources*

Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format*

General Rules for Citing Electronic Sources – APA Style

• Direct readers as closely as possible to the information being cited. Whenever possible, refer to specific Web pages, rather than home or top menu pages.
• Double-space the reference list with a hanging indent.
• APA style recommends the use of italics, rather than underlining, for titles. However, if the instructor requires adherence to older rules, use underlining.
• Invert all authors’ names using only the initials of the first and middle names (e.g., Smith, J. J.). Use commas to separate multiple authors.
• An author could be an organization or group. If there is no author, move the title to the author position before the date of publication or posting.
• Alphabetize the list of citations by each entry’s first significant word (not an, the, etc.). Alphabetize entries with numbers as if the numbers were spelled out.
• The publication or posting date is to be placed within parenthesis. If there is no date, include “n.d.” in parenthesis, for example: (n.d.).
• An article, subtitle, or chapter is typed in plain text (no italics or quotation marks). Capitalize only the first word.
• A title of a book, periodical, brochure, report, or Web site is typed in italics.
• For non-Web resources, include the city and the publisher of the work in the following format: City: Publisher. If the city could be confused with another or is not well-known, include the state and/or country.
• For a Web site citation, include the words “Retrieved from” before the Web address (URL). Do not type a period after the URL; however, any other type of source requires a period at the end.

Citing Web Pages – APA Style
(Sites or pages originally created for publication on the Internet)

Include the following items if available in this order (the most often used elements are in bold):

1. Name of the author (if given; includes names of people, companies, organizations, agencies). Last name comma then first initials (Smith, J.J.). If there is an editor or translator include: (Ed.) or (Trans.)
2. Date of publication or posting in parenthesis
3. Title of the poem, short story, article, or similar short work within a scholarly project, database, or periodical in plain text.
4. Title of the scholarly project, database, periodical, or professional or personalweb site in italics.
5. Version number of the source or other identifying number (volume, issue, etc.).
6. The number range or total number of pages, paragraphs, or other sections, if they are numbered.
7. The word Retrieved then the date of access (formatted as: month, day, year,) and the word from.
8. The name of the agency, institution, or organization sponsoring or associated with this site. If this is included, add the words Web site:
9. The Internet address in plain text with no period at the end of the URL.

Basic Web Page Citing:
Author, A. A. (date of posting). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from organization name Web site: URL

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Differentiation Web Resources

• General
• Gifted/Talented
• Nonnative Speaker
• Special Needs Students

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General

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education*
Links to databases, digests, fact sheets, and much more.

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Gifted/Talented

Challenging Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom*

Education: Gifted and Talented Students*
Links and synopsis of articles and digests that provide ideas, guidance, and activities for both parents and educators of gifted students.

Fostering Academic Creativity in Gifted Students*
An article on how to foster creativity in students.

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page*
Section for parents, students, and teachers. 

Pitsco: Gifted & Talented Resources*

Regular Classroom Practices With Gifted Students: Results of a National Survey of Classroom Teachers*

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Nonnative Speakers (ESL)

Modification Tips and Techniques for ESL students*

Modifying Your Teaching For ESL Students*

Also see Educational Sites, English as a Second Language

EduHound Espanol* (in Spanish)

www.eduhound.com/espanol/defaultEN.cfm* (in English, but for Hispanic education)
The EduHound.com directory provides a prescreened database directory of K-12 Educational Links categorized by subject, alphabetically from a list of clickable keywords. This is the Spanish version of the site, which includes topics of interest to the Hispanic student, bilingual tutorials, and various dictionaries.

ESL Partyland*

Student pages* have over 75 interactive quizzes, 15 discussion forums, interactive lessons on a variety of topics, a chat room, and lots of links. Teacher resources* include: lesson plans and reproducible materials to use in class, discussion forums, ideas for communicative practice activities, a chat room, and more.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: World Languages*
Links to educational sites for world languages and ESL resources.

Learning Resources: CNN*
Offers web-delivered instruction using current and past CNN San Francisco bureau news stories. Intended for adults with moderate reading and speaking comprehension skills including advanced ESL or non-native English speakers, but appropriate for high school ESL students as well. Each module includes the full text of each story and interactive activities to test comprehension. The learner can choose to read the text, listen to the text, and view a short video clip of the story.

Lesson Plans and Resources for ESL, Bilingual, and Foreign Language Teachers*
Lesson plans and Internet resources.

Also see Foreign Language for search engines and resources that are available in languages other than English.

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Special Needs Students

The Ability Hub: Assistive Technology Solutions*
This web site will direct you to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers.

Adapting Mathematics Instruction in the General Education Classroom for Students with Mathematics Disabilities* 

Articles on Special Needs and IT*
A detailed article on how to adapt technology for those with physical disabilities.

Assistive Technology Resource Manual*
This manual is designed to help school districts in Illinois meet the assistive technology needs of its students with disabilities. It has many resources that would be useful to others looking for up-to-date information on all issues related to inclusion, assistive technology, computers, devices, and funding.

DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology)
Resources For K-12 Educators*
K-12 Teachers, administrators, and support staff will find these resources useful as they strive to fully include students with disabilities in their classrooms, labs, and programs.

Inclusion: Yours, Mine, Ours*
Resources for inclusion.

LD Online : Teaching Strategies and Techniques*
Articles on how to help students with learning disabilities become more efficient and effective learners by teaching them how to learn. LOTS of resources on a variety of topics and subject areas.

LD Online: Technology*
New developments in technology, and practical insights into the promise and realities of making technology work for people with learning disabilities.

Schwab Learning Assistive Technology Guide*
Provides an overview of current technologies to help parents decide on available tools for their child.

Special Education Resources on the Internet*
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education, including technology.

SNOW (Special Needs Opportunity Window) Program*
A provider of online resources and professional development opportunities for educators and parents of students with special needs. They offer online workshops, curriculum materials, educational strategies, and other resources available to assist educators in using new technologies to benefit all their learners.

Also see Educational Sites, Special Education.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Special Education*
Links to educational sites for special education.

LD Online: Teacher's Home Page*
Ideas and strategies for teaching students with learning disabilities. LOTS of resources on a variety of topics and subject areas.

Marc Sheehan's Special Education Page*
Links to a variety of special education sites. 

National Center for Learning Disabilities*
Information, resources, educational programs, research news, and more.

NCIP*
Resources to promote the effective use of technology to enhance educational outcomes for students with sensory, cognitive, physical and social/emotional disabilities. Resources about technology and special education, video profiles, early childhood resources, voice recognition, and more.

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Multimedia Resources

• Image Resources
• Sound Resources
• Video Resources

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Image Resources

• Free Images Sites
• Image Services
• Image Search Engines - Resources to Use with Caution
• Online Image Editing Sites
• Free Image Editing Software
• Image Basics

Free Images Sites
The following sites offer images that can be freely used on most Web sites and other publications. However, many of these images are not in the public domain and have some use restrictions. Be sure to check the use restrictions at each of these Web sites. If you use any of these images, be sure to provide credit to the source, which should be noted underneath the image as well as a full citing on a separate page.

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Educational Web Sites
Grade Levels:

• Elementary School - K-6
• Specifically for Grades Pre-K to 3
• Middle School
• High School

Elementary School - Grades K-6

Enchanted Learning*
Resources, crafts, printouts, activities, research information for students, and much more.

About.com: Free School Fonts*
Fonts mimic the style of type used to teach print and cursive handwriting skills. Each link goes to a larger sample, author and description info, and download link.

FunBrain*
Educational games and quizzes for students K-8. Teachers can create and give their own or ready-made quizzes online .

I Know That*
Fun, educational activities across all subjects for kids age 2-12 in an engaging, interactive multimedia environment. Free trial and sample activities; subscription for full-site access and CD-ROM.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Kid Stuff*
Links to educational sites that K-8 students would enjoy.

Kid's Click*
Impressive list of links by category (600 subjects) appropriate for students in grades K-7. Also provides a search engine . Provides description and reading grade level for each site.

National Geographic: Kids*
Articles, games, "Quick Flicks," online adventures, contests

Surfing the Net with Kids*
Site recommendations for kids and families categorized by subject area, topic of the day, themes, games, and more.

The American Presidency: The New Book of Knowledge*
Articles on the presidents, the presidency, and American politics designed for grades 3 through 8.

Brain Pop*
Science, Biology and Technology subjects that correspond to the National Science Education Standards for 5-8 grades. Each subject contains a 3-4 minute Animated Movie, an Interactive Quiz, an Experiment, a Comic Strip, a How-to hands on application, a Timeline and a print-able Activity Page. Animated movies cannot be downloaded and saved for use in PowerPoint.

History Firsthand: Primary Source Research in Elementary School*
Designed to provide elementary children with experiences which enable them to begin understanding primary sources. Learn how archival collections are organized, how to interpret artifacts and documents, how to use primary sources to tell a real story and how to do on-line research. Appropriate for grades 4-8.

NASA: Earth Science Enterprise*
Includes science topics: Air*, Natural Hazards*, Land*, Water*, People*, as well as Games* and Teacher Guides*.
Appropriate for 4-8. Includes articles, quizzes, interactive maps and activities, animations, and more.

Scholastic: Grades 3-5*
Lessons, activities, and projects.

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Grades Pre-K to 3

Electing the President: Activities for Grades K - 5*
Activities for Grades K-5 to assist in teaching about elections and the presidency

Game Goo: Learning that Sticks*
Educational games that help students develop early language and reading skills. Fully animated with music and verbal directions.

Games and Fun Stuff for the Younger Crowd*
Lots of fun sites for young children. Play matching games, hear animal sounds, coloring, and more.

The Idea Box*
Activities, games, seasonal resources, music and songs, recipes, craft recipes, and crafts for early childhood education.

K-3 Theme Units at Enchanted Learning*
Themes with links to simple crafts, nursery rhymes, coloring book printouts, information, and/or quizzes based on the topic.

Kindergarten Connection*
Teacher tips, resources, lessons for Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers.

Kindergarten Kafe*
Themed activities and classroom ideas categorized by month.

PBS TeacherSource: Early Childhood*
Lesson plans, teachers guides, and activities for pre-K to grade 2.

Preschool and Kindergarten Activities*
Categories such as alphabet, numbers, animals, crafts, coloring, and more.

REBUS RHYMES: Mother Goose and others*
Designed for children who are learning how to read. Illustrated nursery rhymes, coloring pages, and more.

Tapped In: K-3 Resources*
Sites for maps, flags, poetry, book lists, kindergarten activities, science experiments, etc. -- for the K-3 classroom.

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Middle School

Scholastic: Grades 6-8*
Lessons, activities, and projects.

The Write Site*
Interactive Language Arts and Journalism page designed for middle schools. Students can discover what's behind the who, what, where, when and why as they take on the roles of journalists.

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High School

See specific subject areas, Educational Portals, or Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Maps.

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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Maps, etc.

American Heritage*
Dictionary of the English Language

Atlapedia Online*
Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

Bartelby - Great Books Online*
Includes reference, verse, fiction, and non-fiction books, such as Bartlett's* Familiar Quotations, Columbia* Encyclopedia, Roget's* Thesauri, Shakespeare's works, Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body*, anthologies for various literary genres, and much, much more.

Britannica*

Dictionary.com*
Dictionaries, thesaurus, foreign language dictionaries, translation of web pages

Fact Monster*
Atlas, almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia—appropriate for upper elementary and middle school students.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: News Sources and Magazines*
Links to educational sites for news sources and magazines.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Ready Reference and Library-Related Resources*
Links to reference sites.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Weather*
Links to educational sites for weather.

Little Explorers* Picture Dictionary with Links*
1,853 illustrated dictionary entries. Each word is used in a meaningful example sentence. Most entries have links to a related web site. Also contains an English-French*, English-German*, English-Portuguese*, and English-Spanish* version.

Maps.com: Reference*
Online world atlas that includes political, physical, historical, weather, aerial, topographic, and marine maps, etc. The Games* section has games, quizzes, activities, trivia, puzzles, and more.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary*
Dictionary, thesaurus. Also includes sound so you can hear the pronunciation of the word.

Microsoft Encarta* Online*
A Web portal for both Encarta articles and resources on the Web at large. Includes encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, world atlas, multimedia, quizzes, top-10 lists, and education resources.

Atlas Maps*
Includes high-quality, small-scale maps, national geospatial and geostatistical data sets (soils, county boundaries, volcanoes, watersheds, crime patterns, population distribution, etc.), easy-to use online interactive maps that can be custom-made, and dynamic multimedia maps designed to animate and illustrate the changing United States. Created by U.S. Geological Survey.

One Look Dictionaries*
Searches 740 online dictionaries for a variety of definitions.

Reference Desk*
Every type of reference, news, facts, help and advice, tools, and subject category and resource imaginable.

Unit Converter*
Unit converter for length, mass, power, speed, etc.

The World Factbook*
CIA's World Factbook of public information on 266 nations and world regions.

Your Dictionary*
More than 1500 dictionaries representing more than 230 languages, including thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, translator, grammar for 110 languages, 270 foreign language dictionaries, and 90 specialty dictionaries. You can add a "Lookup Button" on your Internet browser tool bar to search the dictionary quickly and easily.

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Educational Portals - Collection of Links to All Subject Areas

Academic Info*
Educational gateway to online high school, college and research-level Internet resources

BUBL Information Service: Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas*

Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need*

Education Planet*

Education World*

EduHound*
The EduHound.com directory provides a prescreened database directory of K-12 Educational Links categorized by subject, alphabetically from a list of clickable keywords.?

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence*

Infomine*
INFOMINE is intended for the introduction and use of Internet resources of relevance to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. However, many resources are appropriate for high school students.

Internet Public Library*
Library services to Internet users. Activities include: finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating information resources; and direct assistance to individuals.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators*

Kid's Click*
Impressive list of links by category (600 subjects) appropriate for students in grades K-7. Also provides a search engine. Provides description and reading grade level for each site.

Landmarks for School*
Includes resources for students and teachers, including science, social studies, "Words of Humankind," raw data, images, and more. Includes descriptions and suggested uses in the classroom for each site. "One of the earliest educational websites on the Internet, Landmarks has served teachers since 1995 with links to teaching and learning resources on the Net and collaborative online projects."

Library of Blue Ribbon Learning Sites on the Web (Browse by Content or Subject Area)*

O'Keefe Library: Best Information on the Net*
Created by St. Ambrose University library staff. Created for college-level students, but many resources may be appropriate for high school students as well.

Resource Discovery Network*
The RDN "Resource Finder", compiled and organized by information professionals in the United Kingdom, offers the ability to search many subject-specific "portals" simultaneously or browse by very specific subject areas.

T.H.E. Journal: Road Map to the Web for Educators*

WebBrain*
Very cool interface to find Internet resources by categories, or use its search engine. WebBrain lets you search the Web visually by their version of concept mapping, so you can explore a dynamic picture of related information

Worldcom MarcoPolo*
No-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom. Panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities, materials to help with daily classroom planning, and powerful search engines.

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Art

Art Education Page for K12*
Links to general art sites, art history, art museums, world art, individual artists, lesson plans, kids arts & crafts, references, styles, techniques, costumes, and more.

Art Safari*
Students explore the painting and sculpture collection of The Museum of Modern Art. This site encourages learning about art by looking and sharing interpretations. A series of questions will guide the child to write stories based on four different artworks. Uses audio and written instructions. Appropriate for elementary grade students.

The Art Teacher Connection*
Art education resources, images, lessons. Over 1700 links and articles that show you how to use the Internet within an visual art curriculum.

Arts EdNet*
Lesson Plans & Curriculum Ideas, Image Galleries & Exhibitions

Crayola Creativity Central*
Activities, lesson plans, creative experiences, art techniques

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Art and Architecture*
Links to educational sites on art and architecture.

KinderArt*
Art lesson plans, reference materials, online kid's art gallery, a forum for exchanging ideas and more. For grades K-12.

National Gallery of Art: Education*
Online, in-depth studies; classroom activities, online tours.

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Geography

Electronic Resources for Geography*
An extensive site of geography related information: lesson plans, geography and GIS related sites, online resources, careers and jobs in geography, and more.

Geo Teacher's Geography Classroom*
Impressive list of resources for the high school geography student and teacher.

National Geographic: Education*
Online adventures, maps & geography, lesson plans, games, teacher community, and teacher store.

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Health

Access Excellence*
Resources for health and bioscience teachers and students. Includes lessons, activities, news, and more.

Geometry.net: Health Conditions*
A large resource of categorized health-related links. The categories include: AIDS, asthma, bubonic plague, infections and viruses, malnutrition, meningitis, and 792 more categories.

Health Teacher*
Almost 300 lesson guides that meet National Health Education Standards and provide skills-based assessment methods.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Health, P.E., and Fitness*
Links to educational sites on health, P.E., and fitness.

KidsHealth*
Articles, features, and interactivities. Three sections available: kids (to approximately age 12), teens, and parents.

PBS TeacherSource: Health & Fitness*
Lesson plans, teachers guides, and activities.

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Language Arts

The Children's Literature Web Guide*
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults

Internet for English*
A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for English. Tour key sites for English, discover tools and techniques to improve your Internet searching, review the critical thinking required when using the Internet, and reflect on how to use the Internet for studying, teaching or research. Great for teachers, but also appropriate for high school students.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Literature and Language Arts*
Links to educational sites on literature and language arts.

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet*
An annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources on the Internet.

PBS Kids: Between the Lions*
Stories, games, songs, resources for reading

PBS TeacherSource: Arts & Literature*
Lesson plans, teachers guides, and activities. 

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab*
Handouts, workshops, presentations, and resources related to writing. Most appropriate for high school level.

Scholastic: Authors and Books*
Thousands of books, teaching materials, and online activities for using literature in your classroom. Meet your favorite authors and discover new ones with live interviews, classroom activities, and author profiles.

WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary*
Type in a word to find words that will rhyme with it. Choose end rhymes, last syllable rhymes, double rhymes, beginning rhymes, and first syllable rhymes.

Writing Guides*
Guides designed to help you find information quickly on a given topic, such as writing processes, types of documents, speeches & presentations, reading, using sources, researching sources, using graphics, and empirical research.

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Mathematics

Ask Dr. Math*
Look up math questions and answers or submit your own question. Questions are categorized into grade levels (elementary, middle, high school, and college).

Cool Math*
Site for students, teachers, and parents. One section for ages 3-12, and another for ages "13-100." Includes games, interactivities, puzzles, explanations, lessons, etc.

Explore eLearning*
Highly interactive math activities for students and educators. Also includes lesson plans. Elementary Algebra through Pre-Calculus. Some free areas; some are by subscription.

Frank Potter's Science Gems: Mathematics*
Math links by category and grade level.

Geometry.net*
A large resource of categorized math-related links. Categories include: basic math (arithmetic, algebra, calculus, geometry, number system, Trigonometry, etc.), pure and applied math (discrete math,  fractals, probability, etc.), math help desk (calculators, dictionaries, formulas, games, etc.), famous theorems (Axiom of Choice, Riemann Hypothesis, perfect and prime numbers, etc.), and more.

Internet for Mathematicians*
A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for finding math resources. Tour key sites for math, discover tools and techniques to improve your Internet searching, review the critical thinking required when using the Internet, and reflect on how to use the Internet for studying, teaching or research. Great for teachers, but also appropriate for high school students.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Mathematics*
Links to educational sites for math.

Math Realm*
hundreds of award-winning math lessons, learning tools and exploration activities for grades 4-12. Create worksheets and tests for students to complete online that are automatically graded.

PBS TeacherSource: Math*
Lesson plans, teachers guides, and activities.

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Music

Children's Music*
For ages 0-8. Information on music the following categories: books, music curricula, songs, music games, teaching ideas, musical development, and music and the brain.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Performing Arts and Music*
Links to educational sites for performing arts and music.

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Physical Education

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Health, P.E., and Fitness*
Links to educational sites on health, P.E., and fitness.

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Science

Brain Pop*
Science, Biology and Technology subjects that correspond to the National Science Education Standards for 5-8 grades. Each subject contains a 3-4 minute Animated Movie, an Interactive Quiz, an Experiment, a Comic Strip, a How-to hands on application, a Timeline and a print-able Activity Page. Animated movies cannot be downloaded and saved for use in PowerPoint.

Frank Potter's Science Gems: Great links to Great Science Resources*
Links by category and grade level for physical science, earth science, life science, science Web Quests, and other resources for the science student and teacher.

Geometry.net*
A large resource of categorized science-related links. Categories include: physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, environment, and more. The general category of "Science" includes 321 subjects.

Insecta Inspecta*
An award-winning site created by an Intel^? Teach to the Future Master Teacher and her middle school students. Includes information and student-created graphics on ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, crickets, fleas, mantids (praying mantis), mosquitoes, and termites, plus links to other insect information.

Physical Sciences Information Gateway*
PSIgate aims to provide access to high quality Internet-based resources in the physical sciences: astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, science history and policy, and aspects of the material sciences.

Internet for Physical Sciences (PSIgate)*

www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/chemistry*

www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/earthsciences*
Free "teach yourself" tutorials on Internet information skills for a variety of science topics: physics, chemistry, and earth sciences. Tour key Web sites, discover tools and techniques to improve your Internet searching, review the critical thinking required when using the Internet, and reflect on how to use the Internet for studying, teaching or research. Great for teachers, but also appropriate for high school students.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Science, Computing, and Technology*
Links to educational sites for science and technology.

NASA: Earth Science Enterprise*
Includes science topics: Air*, Natural Hazards*, Land*, Water*, People*, as well as Games* and Teacher Guides*. Appropriate for 4-8. Includes articles, quizzes, interactive maps and activities, animations, and more. For more general information about Earth Science (appropriate for grades 9-12), visit: http://earth.nasa.gov*

NASA JPL - Ocean Surface Topography from Space*
Resources for studying the oceans, weather, and the satellites providing information on these topics. Site is specifically for students.

PBS TeacherSource: Science & Technology*
Lesson plans, teachers guides, and activities. 

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Social Studies

The American Presidency: The New Book of Knowledge*
Articles on the presidents, the presidency, and American politics. Also includes video and sound clips, election results, quizzes, and links. Categorized by appropriate grade levels.

Archiving Early America*
Primary source material from 18th Century America

Biography.com*
A&E's Biography Web site has a searchable index of biographies of famous figures throughout history.

E-Conflict^tm World Encyclopedia*
Information on Countries, weather, flags, and anthems from around the world. 

Exploring Ancient World Cultures*
Includes links to Web site about the ancient cultures of the Near East*, India*, Egypt*, China*, Greece*, Rome*, Islam*, and Europe*. Most sites are appropriate for high school students and above.

History Channel*
Articles, stories, "this day in history," lessons--all on history, mostly U.S. history.

History Firsthand: Primary Source Research in Elementary School*
Designed to provide elementary children with experiences which enable them to begin understanding primary sources. Learn how archival collections are organized, how to interpret artifacts and documents, how to use primary sources to tell a real story and how to do on-line research. Appropriate for grades 4-8.

History Matters*
Designed for high school and college teachers of U.S. History courses. This site serves as a gateway to Web resources and offers useful materials for teaching U.S. history. Each web site is carefully selected and screened  for quality, then they provide a paragraph annotation that summarizes the site's content.

History Net/History.about.com*
Numerous archived articles relating to World History, American History, Wars and more. Categories include 20th century, African, American, British, military, and women.

History and Politics Out Loud*
"A searchable archive of politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers, and students." Uses RealAudio so you can only listen to these files from the site. Sound files cannot be inserted into PowerPoint*. You will need the free RealPlayer* Basic* to listen to these files.

Internet for Historians*
A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for historians. Tour key sites for history, discover tools and techniques to improve your Internet searching, review the critical thinking required when using the Internet, and reflect on how to use the Internet for studying, teaching or research. Great for teachers, but also appropriate for high school students.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: History and Social Studies*
Links to educational sites on history and social studies.

Library of Congress: American Memory*
primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.

PBS TeacherSource: Social Studies*
Lesson plans, teachers guides, and activities.

Spartacus Educational*
A British site with an impressive list of historical categories such as: British history from 1700 to 1950, First and Second World War, Russia 1860-1945, USA 1840-1960, Germany 1900-1945, The Medieval World, Emancipation of Women, etc.

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World Language - General

Easton Language Education*
Lessons, cultural resources, quizzes, teacher resources, and more for Albanian, Chinese, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and other language learners.

I Love Languages*
The Languages* link provides a portal information on 193 languages. Collection of Links* provides a variety of helpful language sites such as translators, multicultural information, language study sites, and more. Also provides links to language lessons, teaching resources, dictionaries, multilingual resources, and more. 

Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classes*
Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese language resources and lessons.

Internet for Modern Languages*
A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for modern languages. Tour key sites for languages, discover tools and techniques to improve your Internet searching, review the critical thinking required when using the Internet, and reflect on how to use the Internet for studying, teaching or research. Great for teachers, but also appropriate for high school students.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: World Languages*
Links to educational sites for world languages.

Language Resources*
Eclectic list of German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and other language resources.

Yamada Language Center: Language Guides*
The guides contain information about and links to sites for 115 languages.

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French

BUBL LINK: French language*

http://bubl.ac.uk/link/f/frenchliterature.htm*
A variety of links about the French language.

Education World: French Tools and Lesson Plans*

French Favorite Foreign Language Web Resources*
Geography, Newspapers, Foods, Sports, Music, Literature, Museums, Artists, Leisure, History, Holidays/ Celebrations, Weather, Search Engines, and Comics.

HAPAX: French Resources on the Web*
French-related resources on the Web of interest to university-level teachers and students, but helpful to upper-level high school French students as well.

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German

BUBL LINK: German language and literature*

http://bubl.ac.uk/link/g/germanliterature.htm*
A variety of links about the German language.

Easton Language Education: German Resources*
Lessons, cultural resources, quizzes, resources for teachers, and more.

Education World: German Tools and Lesson Plans*

German Favorite Foreign Language Web Resources*
Geography, Newspapers, Foods, Sports, Music, Literature, Museums, Artists, Leisure, History, Holidays/ Celebrations, Weather, Search Engines, and Comics.

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Spanish

BUBL LINK: Spanish language*
A variety of links about the Spanish language.

CiberCentro* (Spanish)

www.cibercentro.com/english* (English)
Information gateway to Latin America. All links are organized by country and include general information about the Latin American country, its relationship with the U.S., major newspapers, and search engines used specifically in that country. Available in Spanish or English.

Education World: Spanish Tools and Lesson Plans*

Hot Internet Sites en Espanol*
Internet resources in Spanish such as translation services, resources for the elementary student, secondary student, and teacher.

Pregunta*
Ask Jeeves* in Spanish.

Spanish Favorite Foreign Language Web Resources*
Geography, Newspapers, Foods, Sports, Music, Literature, Museums, Artists, Leisure, History, Holidays/ Celebrations, Weather, Search Engines, and Comics.

Study Spanish*
Free and paid services available for students and teachers of Spanish. Free version provides pronunciation guides (audio), grammar, vocabulary, verb drills, cultural notes, quizzes, and much more.

Yahoo* Espanol*

http://mx.yahoo.com* (Mexican version)
Yahoo search directories in Spanish.

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Specialty Search Engines

FindArticles*
FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals.

FindLaw LawCrawler*
Search engine that returns information only from sites that have been identified as dealing with legal issues. Also includes browse-able categories. Also see http://www.findlaw.com/* - a directory of legal Web sites.

FirstGov*
The U.S. government's official Web portal. Provides searchable access to information from the U.S. government plus U.S. state and local governments. Information can also be browsed by category.

GovSpot*
GovSpot.com is a non-partisan government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best and most relevant government information online.

iCivilEngineer*
iCivilEngineer.com is a knowledge portal specially designed for civil engineering professionals and students.

Infomine*
A virtual library and reference tool containing highly useful Internet resources including databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, listservs, online library card catalogs, articles and directories of researchers, etc.

Language Tools*
Includes dictionaries, thesauri, and language translators. Language translator includes individual word translations for 188 different languages, as well as a Web page translator. Translate a Web page on-the-fly (seven languages supported).

MagPortal*
Find individual articles from many free magazines by browsing the site's categories or using its search engine.

MedHunt*
Index of medical information. Searches can be narrowed by region.

Research It!*
Specialty search tools to find people, quotations, maps, facts, currency converters, stock quotes, zip codes, etc.

Scirus*
"Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine available on the Internet." It focuses only on web sites containing scientific content and searches both free and journal sources.

Specialty Search Engines*
Categories of specialty search engines.

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Student-Friendly Search Engines and Directories

Ask Jeeves for Kids*
Each Web site included in Ask Jeeves for Kids is carefully selected by an editor. Only "G-rated" pages and those written specifically for children are included. Most appropriate for children up to age 13.

Awesome Library*
Awesome Library organizes the Web with 19,000 carefully reviewed resources. Includes a search engine as well as directory arranged by school subjects. Appropriate for all ages.

Ithaki 4 KiDs*
Ithaki 4 KiDs searches: Dmoz Kids, Yahooligans, FactMonster, ArtKidsRule, AolKids, AppuKids, and Discovery School simultaneously, then removes the duplicates, ranks the results, and shows them in one page.

Kids Click!*
Created by a group of librarians. Appropriate for children to approximately 13.

Kid's Search Tools*
A great one-page starting point for student research.

LycosZone*
A variety of resources for kids, as well as a search engine.

Super-Kids*
Super-Kids reviews each site before including it in their database. Appropriate for elementary grade students.

Yahooligans*
Sites selected by the Yahoo! Inc. staff. Appropriate for ages 7 to 12.

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