Online Gateway for Teachers

Educational portals are Web sites that take you directly to good sources of information and materials. This is a GREAT list, so enjoy!

http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=14700421
As teachers, we have been writing and refining lesson plans and classroom activities on a myriad of subjects for many years. How can we get our lesson plans, ideas, and activities published on the Web for the world to see and use?

http://teach.fcps.net/stt/
Fayette County Stages of Teaching with Technology Web resource! This site has descriptions and examples which illustrate good technology integration, and the classroom practices such integration encourages.

http://www.edhelper.com/
edHelper.com is dedicated to providing teachers a single shop for educational resources.

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/
TeacherVision is dedicated to helping teachers save time. Find 12,000+ pages of classroom-ready lesson plans, printables, and resources.

http://www.bigdealbook.com/
Big Deal Books are resources of resources of interest to various audiences within the education market. Each of these publications (see below to access online) provide hundreds of current sources of grant and contest information, free materials and equipment, professional development training programs, digital curriculum and annotated Web sites for research and enrichment.

http://www.edutopia.org/
The George Lucas Foundation publishes stories of innovative teaching and learning through a variety of media -- a magazine, e-newsletters, DVDs, books, and this Web site. Here, you'll find detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, short documentary segments, expert interviews, and links to hundreds of relevant resources. You'll also be able to participate as a member of an online community of people actively working to reinvent schools for the twenty-first century.

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp
A leader in educational technology, Scholastic.com offers a vast array of resources for teachers, parents, and kids.

http://www.reacheverychild.com/lessonplans/plan1.html
Resources for teachers and students, including In the Classroom, Classroom support, and About the World.

http://techteachers.com/
Explore resources across the curriculum, and stay current with what is happening in the area of Educational Technology. Explore the types of presentations Meg Ormiston offers for keynote sessions, breakout sessions and all types of full day workshops.

http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/
Global SchoolNet combines smart teaching ideas with web publishing, video conferencing and other online tools that bridge geographic gaps, allowing young people around the world to learn together.

http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/
Technology tips for classroom teachers, fun PowerPoints, how-to tutorials, integrated technology workshops, and articles to keep you current.

http://teaching.concordia.ca/video/
Videos of interviews with Concordia faculty reflecting on their own use of diverse teaching strategies.

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Sitesforteachers.com is a list of the best teacher's resource and educational sites on the net.

http://fen.com/
An online consumer network of the world's best learning and information resources, personalized to help parents, teachers, and students of all ages take control of their learning and make it part of their everyday lives.

http://students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp
A comprehensive information portal providing answers to your questions on education, career, government and more.

http://www.edgate.com/
EdGate offers a suite of Web-based learning solutions that are secure, flexible, practical, user-friendly, and aligned to teaching standards. EdGate helps educators assess and raise student performance through data-driven decisions.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx
Working closely with worldwide education communities, Microsoft has developed technology, tools, programs, and solutions to help address education challenges while improving teaching and learning opportunities.

http://weblessons.com/
WebLessons is an easy-to-use learning management system that transforms the chaos of the Internet into a safe, structured learning environment for you and your students. Instead of a normal browser Window, WebLessons gives students an organized, step-by-step learning path complete with instructions, study questions, vocabulary, quizzes, and inquiry-based projects. Students stay on track and stay on task with engaging sites and relevant subject information. They can even turn in their work online.

http://www.nylearns.org/
NYLearns.org is a standards-based, educational website that offers resources to enhance teaching and learning. Choose a registered environment (educators are empowered to share educational resources such as learning experiences, activities, and best practices and strategies)or non-registered environment(educators can participate in a virtual community that allows them to access curriculum and content) .

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic21.htm
Where can I find the "best of the web" for educators? What's the best place to start looking for educational websites? Where can I find the best websites in my content area? This site lists a plethor of educational portals and starting points.

http://school.discovery.com/
DiscoverySchool.com provides innovative teaching materials for teachers, useful and enjoyable resources for students, and smart advice for parents about how to help their kids enjoy learning and excel in school.

http://www.educationplanet.com/
Education Planet's popular search engine for teachers, LessonPlanet.com, makes it easy to quickly search over 130,000 online lesson plans that have been reviewed and rated by credentialed K-12 teachers.

http://www.educationindex.com/
Education Index produces sticky web sites which allow visitors to share information and ideas with one another. The goal here is to create a sustainable community of contributing users to ensure the information provided is accurate, interesting, and up to date.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
PBS' national web destination for high-quality preK-12 educational resources that transform teaching and learning. Here you'll find classroom materials suitable for a wide range of subjects and grade levels. We provide thousands of lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations.

http://www.wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/teaching.html
WWW sites that reflect the considerable variety of uses for computing and related forms of electronic technology in teaching. These sites proceed from rather general and theoretical resources to some instructive examples of specific applications of technology to teaching and learning.

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