The Educational Research Information Center is a federally funded information clearinghouse from the National Library of Education.
Students can use this site to ask questions or get assistance with their math homework from experts or discuss math topics with other students.
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html
This K-12 telecommunications project provides strong motivation for students to use computer technology while increasing their problem-solving skills. MathMagic posts separate challenges for each grade level for registered teams of students.
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/mathmagic/
Developed by an Internet school consultant, this electronic journal of technology in education is designed with critical thinking and decision-making in mind.
Clear and easy to use, this site has many links on school subjects. Send an email to the president, or ask Holocaust survivors about theirexperiences.
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/aska.html
Adventure Online unites explorers, educators and students in adventures to global destinations. Join the current adventure, or follow the links to past explorations and view or use the online resources provided. Join the adventure!
http://www.adventureonline.com/
Celebrate Earth Day and increase environmental awareness. Grocery bags are passed out (filled with groceries) to shoppers on Earth Day. Visit this site to learn more about the project, view decorated grocery bags, and find out how to participate.
MBGnet Contests are looking for hyperstudio projects done by students. Click on ‘collect data in your own area’ for guidelines. If your school is on listserv, you’ll receive free email announcements of topics, starting times, and completion dates.
http://www.mobot.org/MBGnet/contest
This huge site covers all areas of NASA operation.
The RealPlayer software makes it a snap to enjoy streaming audio and video via your Internet connection. The free version of RealPlayer provides enhanced video and sound quality over your 28.8 or faster Internet link.
Students can send questions on any subject. The answers are provided by experts at Washington State University. There are also links to other questions and answers, amazing facts, and a treasure trove of interesting Web sites.
How does my body make a scab? What are belches? Answers to these questions and more are offered in (relatively) tasteful explanations.
Why is the ocean salty? During National Science and Technology Week, the National Science Foundation invites kids of all ages to send questions. Select an area of science from archaeology to physics and browse through previously asked questions.
http://www.nsf.gov/nstw_questions/start.htm
This database offers a collection of prescreened sites that you can use with your classroom. Material covers grades K-12 and every subject.
http://www.classroom.com/Grades/
This site will help you find the best resources for teaching math at all levels. This space has been built, in part, by teachers.
Looking for ways to enhance your chemistry classes? This site will offer your students new and exciting challenges in science.
http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/
Interested in doing an online project involving students from the U.S. and Singapore? This site proposes projects ranging from comparing the Chinese and Indian new year to debating Thomas Edison's greatest invention.
http://www.sol.com.sg/HyperNews/get/Projects.html
In this international competition, students in grades 4 through 6 create sets of Web pages as teaching and learning tools for use by other students around the world. Click on Library of entries to view the finalists from previous competitions.
Do you have a question about a recent news event, how it was covered in the media, or about being a reporter? Each week a different New York Times reporter answers submitted questions.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/ask_reporters
This site features the National Science Foundation's Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials (ALCOM) scientists who respond to inquiries related to physics, mathematics, and chemistry, especially in the areas of liquid crystals and polymers.
http://olbers.kent.edu/~alcomed/wwwboard/wwwboard.html
Students were able to follow along online with NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter by accessing this site. Students can still continue to read about the mission, study the biographies of the scientists involve, and participate in suggested activities.
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/galileo/index.html
Elaine Watkins, of the Ida B. Wells Academy in Memphis, Tennessee, hosts a chat board relating to Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences model.
http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/schools/ibwells.aca/michat.html
This is a popular chat software site that provides open chat rooms for evaluation purposes.
http://www.volano.com/chat.html
Apple Learning Exchange hosts discussion areas for members as well as moderated discussions with educational experts. It's free to join.
http://www.ali.apple.com/FMPRO?-db=dnd.fp3&-format=ali/forum.html&-view
View Logitech's line of digital cameras available for your computer.
Download free CU-SeeMe video conferencing software from Cornell University. CU-SeeMe is widely used among educators.
http://www.rocketcharged.com/cu-seeme/download.html
This site provides resources for teachers using CU-SeeMe software in their schools. It provides information on other classrooms to connect to, along with links to live camera sites such as NASA.
http://www.gsn.org/cu/index.html
NetMeeting is a Microsoft video conferencing software package that is available for free. It permits up to twelve simultaneous connections, and allows file transfers between sites.
http://www.microsoft.com/netmeeting/
Classroom Connect's STAR teachers are chosen twice annually for their outstanding work in bringing the Internet into the classroom.
http://www.classroom.com/pd/star.asp
Films, books, and newsletters for K-12 teachers are available on this site that caters to K-12 teachers interested in integrating technology into the curriculum.
Students learn about author Marc Brown, his book, and how to be a responsible pet owner through this elementary school lesson plan. Students are even invited to email the book character Arthur directly with their ideas and inquiries!
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/475.html
This site is underwritten by Microsoft, and offers links to online safety and good advice for starting a keypal project in your classroom. It also offers an extensive FAQ (frequently asked questions) on keypals.
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/KCFAQ/keypals.html
This site is for Internet-savvy kids all over the world, especially Jewish children. It has some interesting information on the global community from a Jewish perspective.
http://www.boker.org.il/eng/etni/kidcomm.htm
Classroom Connect offers Internet lesson plans for K-12 teachers. All lessons are available in pdf format. The site is updated monthly.
http://www.classroom.com/resource/lessonplans/
The AskERIC Lesson Plan Collection contains more than 1,000 lesson plans written and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States. ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) is a federally funded project.
The Discovery Channel site provides a thorough list of links to lesson plan sites, organized by subject.
http://discoveryschool.com/lessonplans/index.html
Specialists at the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC)at the U.S. Department of Energy are available by email to respond to energy related questions. For students and non-students alike!
http://www.eren.doe.gov/menus/energyex.html
If you have a question about search engines, technology-related fiction, or trends in technology, this is the place to go.
Do you have questions about how or why to publish student work on the Web? This site offers insight into the value of the process and a step-by-step guide to making it happen, from the first draft through
publication.
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/triecken/global5.html
This middle school Web site features links to student pages, alumni pages, and local information pertaining to Albuquerque and New Mexico. It's a good example of a community Web site.
Search for Web sites for any K-12 school in the country using this search guide. It's conveniently organized by state.
http://www.gsn.org/hotlist/index.html
The Future Problem Solving Program features monthly topics for study, such as the challenges and problems posed by freedom.
http://www.fpsp.org/activities/freedom.html
The Plaza for International Cooperation posts information on Internet projects which encourage the exchange of ideas and cultural information between Japan and other nations, including the United States.
http://www.apic.or.jp/projects/Projects.html
The Sultan's School in Oman sponsors scientific investigations among students of high school age around the world. These experiments include measuring the earth's radius and proving that the earth is spinning on its axis.
http://www.ecis.org/htm/EdProjects/scienceworld.htm
The Connecticut Department of Education and Yale University link schools in the United States with the Commonwealth of Independent States (the former Soviet Union) for student exchanges with an Internet component.
Follow along with Classroom Connect's quest team as they study rare species of animals and plants, post mystery photos for students to examine, and ask students' assistance in planning their itinerary and solving ethical problems.
Read leading educator Jamie McKenzie's article on The Information Literate School Community in the archives of From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal.
http://emifyes.iserver.net/fromnow/sept98/cov98sept.html
Classroom Connect's Internet search page makes it easy to locate a variety of search tools and educational resources.
http://www.classroom.com/resource/search.asp
Findspot boasts links to Web search utilities, Web directories, Usenet search utilities, and Internet resource directories.
Well-known educational site guru Kathy Schrock features this page on age-appropriate rubrics that students can use in evaluating Web content, oral presentations, and more.
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/assess.html
Checklist for Evaluting Web Sites Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, offers this checklist for evaluating Web sites based on content, searchability, presentation, and the credibility of the author or authors.
http://www.canisius.edu/canhp/canlib/webcrit.htm
Baylor University in Waco, Texas, offers this evaluation guide for Web sites. Criteria include functionality, design, and author credentials.
http://www.baylor.edu/~Billie_Peterson/checklist.html
Sonoma State University in California provides a guide to assessing the value of Web sites. Criteria include accuracy, objectivity, and credibility of the authors.
http://libweb.sonoma.edu/Resources/eval.html
Saint Louis University hosts this site which offers criteria to assess the value of Web sites.
http://www.slu.edu/departments/english/research/
Read about information literacy in the information age on the respected ERIC site, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed358870.html
Coastal Carolina University offers guidance in effectively locating, evaluating, and applying information found online.
http://www.nouveaux.com/ILP.htm
Use this template (using Acrobat Reader) created by Classroom Connect, to plan your Internet project.
http://www.classroom.com/resource/articles/ptemp.pdf
Judi Harris of the University of Texas at Austin provides Web designers food for thought about layout options, transfer time, and aesthetics.
http://www.tapr.org/~jbharris/form-follows-function/index.html
This is a commercial site that offers free unlimited Web hosting space to anyone.
Read about how different search engines work, how to use them effectively, and what new search engines are on the horizon.
Bernie Dodge, of San Diego State University, defines Web quests and provides guidance about creating your own quests.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/EdWeb_Folder/courses/EDTEC596/About_WebQuests.html
Students can enter this competition for environmental projects, sponsored by the international organization Living Earth. Projects do not have to be Internet related.
http://194.202.158.48/LivingEarth/mpop/index.html
IECC (Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections) is a free service to help teachers link with partners in other countries and cultures for email and project exchanges.
Here you can find numerous online projects to do with your students. Note that although the page title is "WebQuests," this term is not used to describe adventure quests such as Classroom Connect's GalapagosQuest and AfricaQuest.
Apple offers this searchable database of Units of Practice (UOPs) which include lesson plans focusing on integrating new media into the classroom.
http://ali.apple.com/FMPro?-db=uops&-format=ali/uops.html&-view
Microsoft offers this resource of teacher-created lesson plans, classroom activities, and teacher activity guides.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/integrate.htm
A search of Yahoo! for lesson plans brings up such far-flung topics as Braille, Sports, and U.S. Imperialism. There's something for everyone!
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/K_12/Teaching/Lesson_Plans/
Visit this Finnish site, Zippo, to test your CU-SeeMe software or connect with other classrooms.
http://www.uwasa.fi/comm/cmc/cusm/index.html
Actor Robin Williams hosts this video featuring classroom teacher Jim Dieckmann and his 5th grade students. Dieckmann's students study science by conducting research on the Internet and participating in videoconferences with scientists.
http://glef10.glef.org/learnlive/