The following sites will link to curriculum and technology standards for teachers, students and administrators, from state and national organizations.

• Developing Educational Standards (edstandards.org/Standards.html)

• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE):

  • ISTE National Educational Technology Standards--NETS (cnets.iste.org)

  • ISTE Technology Standards for School Administrators (cnets.iste.org/tssa)

  • ISTE NETS for Students (cnets.iste.org/students)

  • ISTE NETS for Teachers (cnets.iste.org/teachers)

LESSON PLAN SOURCES

Though many of the sites listed in other categories include lesson plans, the following offer extensive collections that are searchable by level, topic and content area.

• A to Z Teacher Stuff Network (atozteacherstuff.com)

• Columbia Education Center (www.col-ed.org)

• EdHelper.com (www.edhelper.com)

• Lesson Planet (www.lessonplanet.com)

• LessonPlansPage.com (www.lessonplanspage.com)

• McREL Lesson Plans (www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans)

• Microsoft Education Lesson Plans (www.microsoft.com/education)

ONLINE PROJECTS

The sites below are outstanding places to find free and fee-based online education projects, and propose projects of your own.

• Generation YES (www.genyes.org)

• Global SchoolNet Foundation (www.globalschoolnet.org)

• iEARN--International Education and Resource Network (www.iearn.org)

• JASON Foundation for Education (www.jason.org)

• KIDLINK KIDPROJ (www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ)

• NASA Quest (quest.arc.nasa.gov)

• SitesALIVE (www.sitesalive.com)

• Teaching.com (www.teaching.com)

• ThinkQuest (www.thinkquest.org)

• The WebQuest Page (webquest.sdsu.edu)

• WebQuest Projects (projects.edtech.sandi.net/projects)

• Example: Davidson County Schools (techcenter.davidson.k12.nc.us)

• Example: Mrs. Silverman's Webfolio (kids-learn.org)

TEACHING TOOLS

• ABCTeach (www.abcteach.com)

• APTE Puzzle Center (puzzles.apte.com)

• Filamentality (www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil)

• Quia (quia.com)

• SchoolExpress (www.schoolexpress.com)

• The Science Spot (sciencespot.net)

• Thematic Units (www.edhelper.com/cat301.htm)

• Trackstar (trackstar.4teachers.org)

• WWW4Teachers (www.4teachers.org)

LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS

These sites link users to museums, libraries and interactive exhibits throughout the world.

• American Memory Historical Collections (memory.loc.gov)

• American Museum of Natural History (www.amnh.org)

• The Archaeology Channel (www.archaeologychannel.org)

• Exploratorium (www.exploratorium.edu)

• The Franklin Institute Online (www.fi.edu)

• Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide (www.cs.cmu.edu/~mwm/sci.html)

• The Internet Public Library (www.ipl.org)

• The Library of Congress (lcweb.loc.gov)

• Librarians' Index to the Internet (lii.org)

• LibrarySpot (www.libraryspot.com)

• MuseumSpot (www.museumspot.com)

• MuseumStuff.com (www.museumstuff.com)

• The Museum of Broadcast Communications (www.museum.tv)

• The Museum of Television & Radio (www.mtr.org)

• National Air and Space Museum (www.nasm.si.edu)

• National Archives and Records Administration (www.nara.gov)

• National Gallery of Art (www.nga.gov)

• Smithsonian (www.si.edu)

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (www.ushmm.org)

SCHOOLS ON THE WEB

Visit school sites throughout the United States and abroad for examples of online assignments, activities, projects, units and courses.

• American School Directory (www.asd.com)

• EduHound Schools on the Web (www.eduhoundschoolsontheweb.com)

• GreatSchools.net (www.greatschools.net)

• Hotlist of K-12 School Sites (www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools)

• Public Schools in the United States (www.uspublicschools.com)

CURRICULUM RESOURCE CENTERS

Companies, foundations, government agencies, professional organizations and individuals may host curriculum centers, and the following are favorite sites in each content area.

General Curriculum

• ABC-CLIO (abc-clio.com)

• Awesome Library (www.awesomelibrary.org)

• Beyond Books.com (www.beyondbooks.com)

• Bonus.com (www.bonus.com)

• BrainPOP (www.brainpop.com)

• EDSITEment (edsitement.neh.fed.us)

• Funschool.com (www.funschool.com)

• Grade Level Gold (www.gradelevelgold.com)

• HowStuffWorks (www.howstuffworks.com)

• iKnowthat.com (www.iknowthat.com)

• B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper (school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck)

• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators (discoveryschool.com/schrockguide)

The Arts

• Art Teacher on the Net (www.artmuseums.com)

• ArtsAwards.org (www.artsawards.com)

• ArtsConnectED (www.artsconnected.org)

• ArtsEdge (artsedge.kennedy-center.org)

• ArtSiteNet (artsitenet.com)

• Artsonia (www.artsonia.com)

• Crayola Creativity Central (www.crayola.com)

• Music Education Online (www.childrensmusicworkshop.com)

• Music Education Resource Links (www.chapman.edu/soe/faculty/piper/cpiper/MERLmenu.htm)

• Puppetry Home Page (www.sagecraft.com/puppetry)

• Sapphire Swan Dance Directory (www.sapphireswan.com/dance)

Language Arts and Literature

• AskOxford.com (www.askoxford.com)

• Bartleby.com (www.bartleby.com)

• Bookadventure (www.bookadventure.com)

• The Children's Book Council (www.cbcbooks.org)

• The Children's Literature Web Guide (www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown)

• KidsReads.com (www.kidsreads.com) and Teenreads.com (www.teenreads.com)

• Midlink Magazine (longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink)

• The Online Books Page (onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu)

• The Purple Crayon (www.underdown.org)

• Spaghetti Book Club (www.spaghettibookclub.org)

• TeachingBooks.net (www.teachingbooks.net)

Mathematics

• Calculators On-Line Center (www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html)

• goENC.com (goenc.com)

• ExploreLearning.com (www.explorelearning.com)

• Hotmath (www.hotmath.com)

• Math.com (www.math.com)

• MathDL (convergence.mathdl.org)

• Math Forum @ Drexel (mathforum.org)

• Math Goodies (www.mathgoodies.com)

• NCTM Illuminations (illuminations.nctm.org)

Science

• eNature.com (www.enature.com)

• goENC.com (goenc.com)

• Math and Science Gateway (www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway)

• NASA Education (education.nasa.gov)

• Science NetLinks (www.sciencenetlinks.com)

• The Space Educators' Handbook (vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh)

• StudyWorks Online (www.studyworksonline.com)

• TeachSpace (www.space.com/teachspace)

• The Yuckiest Site on the Internet (yucky.kids.discovery.com)

Social Studies

• CNN Student News (www.cnnstudentnews.com)

• CountryWatch.com (www.countrywatch.com)

• EconEdLink (www.econedlink.org)

• EyeWitness to History.com (www.eyewitnesstohistory.com)

• Practical Money Skills for Life (www.practicalmoneyskills.com)

• Social Studies School Service (www.socialstudies.com)

• Social Studies Sources (education.indiana.edu/~socialst)

• Teaching with Documents (www.edteck.com/dbq)

Health/Nutrition/Physical Education

• Healthtouch Online (www.healthtouch.com)

• Kidshealth (www.kidshealth.org)

• KidsRunning.com (www.kidsrunning.com)

• MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov)

• Nutrition Navigator (navigator.tufts.edu)

• PE Central (pecentral.org)

• Sports Media (www.sports-media.org)

STUDENT RESEARCH RESOURCES

The following age-appropriate sites help students answer their own questions, complete homework assignments and do focused research.

• Ask for Kids (www.askforkids.com)

• CyberSleuth Kids (cybersleuth-kids.com)

• Fact Monster (www.factmonster.com)

• Homework Help (www.about.com/homework)

• HomeworkSpot (www.homeworkspot.com)

• Infoplease (www.infoplease.com)

• iTools (www.itools.com)

• KidsClick! (www.kidsclick.org)

• LibrarySpot (www.libraryspot.com)

• MSN Encarta (encarta.msn.com)

• The National Student Research Center (youth.net/nsrc)

• NetTrekker (www.nettrekker.com)

• Refdesk.com (www.refdesk.com)

• Yahooligans! The Web Guide for Kids (www.yahooligans.com)

COMPANY/ORGANIZATION CURRICULUM COLLECTIONS

Most education-related companies offer online curriculum resources, such as the following examples.

• AOL@School (school.aol.com)

• Apple Education (www.apple.com/education)

• Apex Learning (www.apexlearning.com)

• Classroom Connect (www.classroom.com)

• Disney Online Edu-Station (disney.go.com/educational)

• FableVision (www.fablevision.com)

• Family Education Network (fen.com)

• Harcourt School Publishers (www.hbschool.com)

• Houghton Mifflin "Education Place" (www.eduplace.com)

• Macmillan McGraw-Hill (www.mmhschool.com)

• Pearson Education (www.pearsoneducation.com)

• Pitsco (www.pitsco.com)

• Plato Learning (www.plato.com)

• ProQuest K-12 (www.proquestk12.com)

• Riverdeep (www.riverdeep.com)

• Scholastic (www.scholastic.com)

• Tom Snyder Productions (www.tomsnyder.com)

NEWS SOURCES

The sites below offer news-related resources for teachers and students.

• ABC News (abcnews.go.com)

• C|net News.com (news.com.com)

• CNN.com (www.cnn.com)

• CNN Education/Student News (www.cnn.com/education)

• Google News (news.google.com)

• MSNBC News (www.msnbc.msn.com)

• NBCi (www.nbci.com)

• The New York Times/Learning Network (www.nytimes.com/learning)

• Newseum (www.newseum.org)

• NewsVoyager (www.newsvoyager.com)

• Newsweek Education (school.newsweek.com)

• Time for Kids.com (www.timeforkids.com/TFK)

• USNewsClassroom.com (usnewsclassroom.com)

• USA Today/K12 Education Online (www.usatoday.com/educate)

• The Wall Street Journal/Classroom Edition (www.wsjclassroom.com)

• Weekly Reader Online (www.weeklyreader.com)

• Yahoo News (news.yahoo.com)

TELEVISION/RADIO MEDIA

These sites offer teaching and learning materials to enhance and extend television programming.

• A&E Classroom (www.aetv.com/class)

• Annenberg/CPB Exhibits (www.learner.org/exhibits)

• Biography.com (www.biography.com)

• Book TV (www.booktv.org)

• Cable in the Classroom (www.ciconline.org)

• Cablevision Power to Learn (www.powertolearn.com)

• Discovery.com (www.discovery.com)

• DiscoverySchool.com (school.discovery.com)

• ESPN (espn.go.com)

• HBO Family (www.hbofamily.com)

• The History Channel (www.thehistorychannel.com)

• NationalGeographic.com (www.nationalgeographic.com/education)

• National Public Radio Online (www.npr.org)

• Nick Teachers.Nick.Com (teachers.nick.com); NickJr.com (www.nickjr.com)

• PBS Online (www.pbs.org)

• PBS Kids (pbskids.org), PBS TeacherSource (www.pbs.org/teachersource)

• Sesame Workshop/SesameStreet.com (sesameworkshop.org)

• The Weather Channel weather.com (weather.com)

ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS

The following sites offer creative child-appealing educational and recreational materials including games, puzzles, stories and activities.

• Berit's Best Sites for Children (www.beritsbest.com)

• Bonus.com (bonus.com)

• Cyberkids (www.cyberkids.com)

• Fun-Attic (www.funattic.com)

• Funbrain (www.funbrain.com)

• Kaboose (www.kaboose.com)

• KidsCom (www.kidscom.com)

• MaMaMedia.com (www.mamamedia.com)

• MSN Kidz (kids.msn.com)

• WWW.4Kids.org (www.4kids.org)

INFORMATION INDEXES

An information index is a series of topic menus and submenus for narrowing searches until you find what you need. Yahoo is most popular, but there are other choices including specialized education indexes.

• Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com)

• About.com (www.about.com)

• Education Planet (www.educationplanet.com)

• Education World (www.education-world.com)

• EduHound (www.eduhound.com)

• Galaxy (www.galaxy.com)

• Linkopedia (www.linkopedia.com)

• StartSpot Network (www.startspot.com)

SEARCH ENGINE TOOLS

These tools find Web pages that contain specified words - put desired phrases in quotes, such as "parts of speech". The last three are metasearch tools that use multiple search engines simultaneously.

• A9 Search (www.a9.com)

• Alltheweb (www.alltheweb.com)

• AltaVista (www.altavista.com)

• Answers.com (www.answers.com)

• Ask.com (www.ask.com)

• Excite (www.excite.com)

• Go.com (go.com)

• Google (www.google.com)

• Hotbot (www.hotbot.com)

• InfoSpace (www.infospace.com)

• LinkPopularity.com (www.linkpopularity.com)

• LookSmart (www.looksmart.com)

• Lycos (www.lycos.com)

• Scirus (www.scirus.com)

• Search.com (www.search.com)

• SearchEdu (www.searchedu.com)

• Search Engine Watch (www.searchenginewatch.com)

• Teoma (www.teoma.com)

• Twingine (www.twingine.com)

• WebCrawler (www.webcrawler.com)

• Dogpile (www.dogpile.com)

• MetaCrawler (www.metacrawler.com)