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Student Applications
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Student Links
- Algebra Flashcards
- AOL@School
- ArithmAttack
- Ask Dr. Math
- Brainchild Online Assessment
- BrainPOP
- BrainsRule
- CoolMath
- CoolMath4Kids
- Exploratorium Explore
- Fact Monster
- Fake Out!
- FunBrain
- How Old Are You?
- Inkless Tales
- Internet Public Library
- Interactive Mathematics Activities
- KidsClick!
- Kids Love to Learn
- KidsReads
- Library of Congress
- Life Has a History
- Math.com Homework Help
- Math Mastery CyberChallenge
- Mental Arithmetic Drills
- Multiflyer (Multiplication practice)
- National Geographic for Kids
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics
- Tangrams
- World Almanac for Kids Online
- Zoom from PBS Kids
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Assessments
- Achiever- NCLB Newsletter
- Authentic Assessment Toolbox
- California Standardized Testing and Reporting
- College Board Tests
- Creating a Rubric for a Given Task
- CST Released Test Questions from 2003 through 2006
- Ed-Data Performance Data
- Edusoft
- Hot Potatoes
- Improving Test-taking Skills
- Math Work Sheets
- No Pain, High Gain: Standardized Test Preparation
- Online Portfolios
- Practice Problems for CA Math Standards, Grades 1-8
- Quia Web
- Quiz Lab
- Quiz Star
- RubiStar
- Rubrics
- STAR Results
- Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment
- Using Writing in Math Assessment
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Classroom Projects
- 2Learn.ca: a Tellus Learning Connection
- Ask Dr. Universe
- CIESE Collaborative Projects
- Down the Drain
- Elementary School Projects
- EnergyNet Community Web
- ePals
- ExplorA-Pond
- GeoBee Challenge
- Global SchoolNet Foundation
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
- International Education and Resource Network (iEARN)
- Journey North
- K-12 CIESE Online Telecollaborative Classroom Projects
- Kick Butts Day
- National Math Trail
- Odyssey of the Mind
- Primary Source and Archived Collections Projects
- Square of Life
- Westward Ho!
- WhaleNe
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Teaching Tips
- 11 Techniques for Better Classroom Discipline
- 99 Ways to Say "Very Good"
- America Taking Action
- Building Your Own Unit
- Bulletin Board Ideas
- Bulletin Board Ideas and Artwork
- Bullying at School
- Classroom Architect
- Classroom Management
- Classroom Management Topics Index
- Concept to Classroom Online Workshops
- Creating a Climate for Learning
- Discovery.com
- Easing the Teasing
- Ed-Data
- EdSitement
- Establishing a Homework Policy
- List of Reward Ideas
- Really Big List of Classroom Management Resources
- Seating Arrangements
- Teachers Network
- Teacher Tools
- Tips for New Math Teachers
- What is Your Classroom Management Profile?
- You Can Handle Them Al
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Language Arts
- 100 Most Often Misspelled Words in English
- Common Errors in English
- Daily Grammar
- Descriptive Writing Techniques
- Elements of Style
- Expository Writing
- Grammar Slammer!
- Graphic Organizers
- Guide to Grammar and Writing
- Index Guide to Grammar and Writing and Principles of Composition
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- Paragraph a Week
- Reading and Understanding Texts
- Traci's Lists of Ten
- Traci's Lists of Ten Reading Comprehension Strategies
- Vocabulary University
- Web English Teacher
- Writer's Workshop
- WritingFix
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Computer Technology
- 4 Teachers
- 10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained
- 23 Quality Criteria
- APA Style
- Are You a Techno-Constructivist?
- Assign-A-Day
- Barry's Clip Art
- Beginner's Guide to Life on the Internet
- Calendar for the Year
- Calendars Net
- Citation Styles
- Clip Art for Teachers
- Clusty Search
- Community Learning Network (CLN)
- Comparing and Evaluating Web Information Resources
- Computer-Using Educators
- Concept to Classrooms WebQuests
- Create a PowerPoint Photo Slide Show
- Cyberbullying
- Cyberbullying, Flaming, and Cyberstalking
- Digital Divide
- Ender Design Realm Graphics
- Easy Grade Pro
- Get Your Web License
- GradeBook
- Gradebooks 4Teachers
- GradeKeeper
- Graphic Resources on the Internet
- Graphics Gallery
- Internet Safety Game for Kids
- Intro to the Internet and the WWW
- KidsConnect
- Learning Resources: Copyright Issues
- Learn Out Loud
- Links to Gradebook Software Online
- My Class.net (nominal fee)
- MyGradebook.com
- NiceNet
- NetTrekker
- Online!
- On-Line Practice Modules: Technology Tutorials
- Palm Organizers
- Pics4Learning
- Project Poster
- RubiStar Rubrics
- Rubrics from SCORE
- School and Education Related Clip Art
- School Notes
- Sites that Help Classroom Teachers
- Student and Class Projects Using the Internet
- Surf Swell Island from Disney
- Teach Act
- TeacherWeb
- Tech Learning
- Technology Tutorials on the Web
- ThinkTank
- Thirteen Ed Online: Original Lesson Plans
- TrackStar
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Virtual Field Trips
- Web Exhibits
- WebQuest Page
- Welcoming the Internet into your Classroom
- Your Homework.com
- You've Got Spam: How to "Can" Unwanted E-mail
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Educational Organizations
- 4 Teachers
- American Association of School Administrators
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- American Library Association (ALA)
- American School Counselor Association
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- California Conference Calendar
- California Council for History Education
- California Department of Education
- California Mathematics Council
- California Reading Association
- California Science Teachers Association
- Computer-Using Educators (CUE)
- Consortium for School Networking
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Education Commission of the States (ECS)
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
- International Reading Association
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- LA Educational
- Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
- National Association for Gifted Children
- National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- National Council for Geographic Education
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- National Education Association (NEA)
- National Middle School Association
- National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
- National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
- No Child Left Behind
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
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ELD/Special Needs
ELD
- English Learner Resources from CA Dept of Education
- Learning Standards for English as a Second Language (New York)
- Ability Hub
- ADHD Information and Support
- Audiblox
- Auditory-Verbal International
- Autism Today
- AutismConnect
- Blind Children's Center
- Council for Exceptional Children
- CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit-Disorder
- Childhood Stuttering
- DisABILITY Information and Resources
- Dyslexia Online
- Dyslexia: the Gift
- Family Village School
- Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
- General disABILTY Resources
- Graduating Peter
- Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
- Internet Special Education Resources
- John Tracy Clinic Online
- LD Online
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
- Misunderstood MInds
- National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
- Resources to Help AD/HD Children
- Special Education News
- Special Education Network
- Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
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History & Geography
- Age of Exploration
- Age of Imperialism
- American Experience from PBS
- American Women's History Research Guide
- Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans
- Awesome Library K-12 History Lesson Plans
- Conquistadors - from PBS
- C-Span Classroom Civics and U.S. Government
- Current Events
- First Gov
- Foreign Policy Association
- Freedom: A History of US
- Immigration Oral History
- Lesson Plans and Resources
- Liberty: The American Revolution
- Media Analysis Tools
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Geographic Education Guide
- NOVA Teachers
- Picture History
- Teachable Moment
- Teaching with Documents- U.S. Constitution
- Teaching with Historic Places
- Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
- World History and Geography from Studentsfriend
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Mathematics
- AAA Math
- A+ Math
- Abacus: The Art of Calculating with Beads
- Algebra I
- Algebra Lesson Plans
- Algebra Problems & Puzzles
- Algebra Worksheet Generator
- Ask Dr. Math
- Ask Dr. Math Middle School Archive
- Assessment for California Math Standards- Grade 6
- Assessment for California Math Standards- Grade 7
- Assessment for California Math Standards- Algebra I
- Brain Teasers
- Create a Graph
- Designer Fractions
- Egyptian Numerals
- Elementary Algebra Assignments
- Figure This! Challenge Index
- Fractions
- Geometry Step by Step from the Land of the Incas
- Gizmos from Explorelearning
- Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
- Interactive Mathematics: Virtual Manipulatives
- Math.com
- Math Fact Sheets: Create Your Own
- Math Glossary
- Math Lessons: Functions and Algebra
- Math Lessons- Intermediate
- Math Lesson Plans
- Maths is Fun
- Math Tables and Formulas
- Middle School Math Resources from Math Goodies
- Million Dollar Mission
- Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies Lesson Library
- NCTM Illuminations Lessons
- NCTM Tools
- NCTM Web Resources
- PBS MathLine
- Pi Day
- Practical Money Skills for Life
- Pre-Algebra
- Pre-Algebra Problem of the Week
- Pythagorean Theorem
- Simple Fractions
- Standards for Grades 6- 8
- Suzanne's Mathematics Lessons
- Symmetry and Pattern: the Art of Oriental Carpets
- Tangrams
- Virtual Polyhedra
- Visual Fractions
- WebMath
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Science
- Earth Floor
- Earth Science World
- How Everyday Things are Made
- Life Has a History
- Middle School Science Homework Spot
- Middle School Science Lesson Plans
- NSTA Middle School Science Classroom
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Science Daily
- Science Fun 4 All
- Science Spot
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Year of 8th Grade Science
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Library References
- AlRefer.com
- American Heritage Dictionary
- Big6 Information Skills for Students
- Dictionary.com
- Digital Universe
- Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Fact Monster
- Free Dictionary
- Guinness World Records
- Infoplease Countries of the World
- Infoplease Year by Year
- Internet Picture Dictionary
- Library of Congress
- LookWAYup
- Merriam-Webster Online
- NoodleTools
- NoteStar
- Refdesk.com
- ThinkTank
- Why Students Plagiarize
- Wikijunior Booklets
- Word Central
- Wordsmyth
- Zip Code Lookup