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General Education
- Tech Top Ten -- The Ten Best Web Sites for Educational Technology
- TIMSS -- The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (12th grade)
- U.S. Department of Education
- Los Angeles County Department of Education
- California Department of Education
- The American Federation of Teachers
- California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse
- The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- Education World
- Technology Information Center for Adminstrative Leadership
- Curricular Resources and Networking Projects
- EdWeb
- Internet Connections
- Kids Web
- Teacher/Pathfinder Educational Internet Village
- National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education
- Education Data Partnership
- The Virtual Reference Desk -- Any type of reference material you can imagine.
- Ask ERIC
- California Learning Resource Network
- AVID
The Arts
- Arts Edge -- Kennedy Center for the Arts
- Music Education Online
- Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
Bilingual Resources
Commercial Curriculum Collections
Many companies that provide goods and services to schools now offer links to curriculum resources-their own and others-at their Web locations.
- Classroom Connect -- K-12 links, schools online, materials for educators, product information
- Cisco's Virtual Schoolhouse
- Educational Software Institute Online
- Discovery Channel
- Global Schoolhouse
- Houghton Mifflin Education Place
- IBM K-12 Education
- K-12 World -- Library, Resources for Administrators & Teachers, etc.
- Microsoft in K-12 Education
- National Education Association (NEA)
- Peterson's Education & Career Center
- Pitsco Technology Education
- Teachers Helping Teachers -- Teaching Tips
- Technology & Learning
Communications Media
- CNN Interactive
- Discovery Channel
- Education Week
- Hotlinks(Online newspapers)
- National Geographic Society
- PBS Online
- The Nando Times
- SeaWorld -- Education resources about Marine Mammals including information and lesson plans
- San Diego Zoo
- Mapquest
K-12 Curriculum Collections
Growing numbers of K-12 educators are sharing their collections of links to Web resources, many or which are maintained as "labors of love" for the common professional good.
- SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Educators)
- The Busy Teachers' Website
- Tips for dealing with "ADD children"
- Travelocity
Language Arts and Literature
- Teacher Guides to the Classics
- The Children's Literature Web Guide
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- McDougal Littell
- Readers Theater
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
- The English Teachers' Web Site
- Multicultural Book Review
- Reading Online -- An electronic journal of the International Reading Association
Lesson Plans
- AskERIC Virtual Library
- Columbia Education Center's MiniLessons
- Connections+
- Learning Applications -- Pacific Bell's Library of Internet-based Instruction
- The Teachers Network
Libraries and Museums
The Web allows teachers and students to visit libraries, museums, and exhibits throughout the world.
- Exploratorium ExploraNet
- Expo - WWW Exhibit Organization
- Franklin Institute Science Museum
- Library of Congress
- National Air and Space Museum
- The Smithsonian
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Virtual Tourist
- Web Museum Network
- The White House
- The Getty Museum
Mathematics
- Ask Dr. Math
- Cornell Math and Science Gateway
- The Geometry Center
- The Math Forum
- Super Kids
- MegaMathematics -- K-6 math lessons that explore unusual and important mathematical ideas
- SciEd: Science and Mathematics Education Resources
Science
- Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
- The Environmental Education Network
- NASA
- National Science Foundation
- Science Learning Network
- Space Educators' Handbook
- Whales -- A thematic unit for cooperative learning across an integrated curriculum which is an interactive resource for teachers, students and parents
- Try Science -- A gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide.
- Sea World
Social Studies
- American History Archive Project
- The History Net
- History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
- Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies
- Social Studies School Service
- Social Studies
- Social Studies Sources -- Social Studies Categories for Teachers
Sources for Online K-12 Projects
Cooperative projects give students the opportunity to study a topic with participants from around the world. The following are major Web sites for finding and proposing online educational projects.
- Academy One/National Public Telecomputing
- Adventure Online
- Electronic Emissary Project
- Electronic Schoolhouse
- Global SchoolNet Foundation
- Imaging and Distributed Computing Group -- Current Projects, Virtual Frog Dissection, more.
- Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections Projects
- International Education Resource Network
- Internet Projects Registry
- KIDLINK/KIDPROJ
- NASA K-12 Initiative
- NASA SpaceLink
- NASA SeaWiFS Projects -- Including the Jason and Ocean Planet Projects
- Web66 -- A K12 WWW Project
Special Education
Special Education Resources are a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education.
- General Disabilities Information
- University Based Information
- Disability Products and Commercial Sites
- Associations & National Organizations
- Legal & Law Resources
- Parents & Educator's Resources
- Special Education Discussion Groups
- Medicine and Health
- Mental Retardation
- Hearing Impairment
- Physical and Health Disorders
- Behavior Disorders
- Learning Disabilities
- Vision Impairment
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Autism
- Speech Impairment
- Special Needs and Technology
- Psychology
- Inclusion Resources
- Transition Resources
