Finding Free Educational Resources on the Web for Teachers & Librarians
Robert J. Lackie, Associate Professor-Librarian
Franklin F. Moore Library, Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
Internet@Schools West 2004 National Conference
Session S101 / Monday, November 15, 2004
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Overview
We will cover: Highly rated educational directories Portals that evaluate inclusion An educator’s list of “top ten” Web
sites
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Overview
Attendees will also learn how to: Find and select appropriate Web-
based educational resources Find Invisible Web resources for
educational topics
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Academic Info
http://www.academicinfo.net/
Focuses on academic materials, with its intended audience at the upper high school level and above
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Academic Info
Browse by: Subject headings Keywords Subject gateway
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Academic Info
“Education” subject gateway includes topics with recommended sites under: Distance Learning Teacher Training Teaching with Technology School Librarianship Resources by Subject
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Blue Web’n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/ bluewebn/index.cfm
Searchable database of 1800+ items, as well as “Filamentality” where you can easily develop & create your own Web “hotlists, treasure hunts, & WebQuests”
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Blue Web’n
Internet learning sites categorized by: Subject area Audience Type, such as:
Lessons Activities Projects Resources References
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Blue Web’n
Browse by: Content Table Dewey Decimal Numbers Subject Area guides Refined Search by Grade Level
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: EdSelect
http://www.edselect.com/
Collection of Web sites chosen for classroom use by teachers in Ontario, but definitely of value to librarians, teachers, and students here in the USA
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: EdSelect
Site contains: General purpose help Teacher resources Professional development materials
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: EdSelect
Recommended: Curriculum Areas, with focus on:
Grades 1-8 Kindergarten Special Education FSL/ESL
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Education Index
http://www.educationindex.com/
Provides learners and educators with access to best educational (annotated) Web sites, and of course, the Web Weasel character guide
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Education Index
Browse by: Directory Specific site search on the online index
Offers variety of subjects & life stages preschoolers, college students,
continuing education, and careers, to name a few
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Education World
http://www.education-world.com
Site contains a database of 500,000+ quality sites, plus a user-friendly and comprehensive interface
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Education World
Browse information listed under: Lesson Planning Professional Development Technology Integration School Issues Administrator’s Desk EdWorld at Home (new!)
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Education World
Recommended: “Joke of the Day” “Classroom Management Tip of the
Day” “Quote of the Day” “Best of” Series selections for the top
“20 A+ sites” of each year
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Educator’s Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/
Replacement for the AskERIC site, containing all of its items through December 2003, plus more now
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Educator’s Reference Desk
Site contains: 2,000+ lesson plans 3,000+ links to value-added online
education information 200+ question archive collected on
award-winning AskERIC site
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My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Educator’s Reference Desk
Recommended resource guides for looking for education topics: Librarianship Subjects Teaching
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http://thegateway.org/
Probably top recommended (& very large) teacher resource site on the Web, it is a one-stop educational resource for educators, especially K-12
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education Sites: Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
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Provides easy access to thousands of educational resources found on: Federal sites State sites University sites Non-Profit sites
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education Sites: Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
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Browse by: Content Subject Keyword Desired grade/education level
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education Sites: Gateway to Educational Materials
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http://school.discovery.com/ schrockguide/
Designed for teachers to enhance curriculum & professional development, assisting them with infusing technology and the Web into their curriculum
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
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Site contains: Annotated Subject Access directory Sections on Search Engines General Internet information
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
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Recommended: “Critical Evaluation Tools” “Assessment & Rubrics” “Slide Shows for Training”
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
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http://www.kidinfo.com/
Homework helper resource site simple enough for elementary school students to use, but it also useful for middle school students, teachers, and parents
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Kid Info
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Browse in 4 resource sections: Student Index Young Children Index Teacher Index Parent Index
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Kid Info
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Reference resources consist of: Almanacs Atlases Dictionaries Encyclopedias Online libraries Ask-an-Expert Study skills sites
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Kid Info
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Homework Help covers areas of: American History Art Computers Current Events/Newspapers Foreign Languages, and much more!
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Kid Info
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http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
Provides basic teaching tips to inexperienced teachers, while providing helpful advice and resources for all teachers, especially in the areas of:
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Teachers Helping Teachers
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Classroom Management Lesson Planning Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Special Education
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Teachers Helping Teachers
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Recommended: “Topic of the Week” “This Week’s Stress Reduction
Moment”
My “Top Ten” Favorite Education
Sites: Teachers Helping Teachers
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http://www.about.com/education
This site neatly organizes thousands of topics, organized by experts
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: About
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Recommended: Adult/Continuing Education College/University Primary/Secondary Education
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: About
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http://infomine.ucr.edu
Site contains 120,000+ quality sites, grouped into 9 separate annotated, indexed categories (databases)
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: InfoMine
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Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: InfoMine
Biological, Agricultural, Medical Sciences Business & Economics Cultural Diversity Ejournals Gov Info Maps & GIS Physical Sciences, Engineering,
Computing/Math Social Sciences & Humanities Visual & Performing Arts
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http://www.ipl.org/
This site is a great starting place to find quality information on the Internet, for students and professionals
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Internet Public Library
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Browse by subcategories, such as: Early Childhood & Pre-school K-12 Alternative Special, and much more!
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Internet Public Library
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Recommended: “KidSpace” special features “TeenSpace” special features
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Internet Public Library
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http://lii.org/
Site contains more than 14,000 Internet resources selected, evaluated, and annotated by librarians—highly reliable
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Librarians’ Index to the Internet
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Recommended: Choose the “Education & Libraries”
link to browse list of general and specific education resources
Do keyword searches adding “and database” i.e., biology and database
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Librarians’ Index to the Internet
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http://library.rider.edu/scholarly/ rlackie/sci/
Site contains annotated Web links to relevant K-12 through higher education science and math subjects
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Sci-Math World
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Arranged as: Directories & Portals Invisible Web Searchable Sites Science & Math Search Engines Interactive Science & Math Web sites
Other Directories/Portals for Finding Excellent Education Sites: Sci-Math World
Finding Free Educational Resources on the Web for Teachers & Librarians
Robert J. Lackie, Associate Professor-Librarian
Franklin F. Moore Library, Rider University
Internet@Schools West 2004 National Conference
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