BPS Links for Teachers & Students

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Links for Teachers & Students

Online Teacher Resources

Use this site to find relevant resources and lessons for your classroom.

Online Journals and Magazines

George Lucas Educational Foundation: Edutopia

Information and Inspiration for innovative teaching in k-12 schools

Teacher Magazine
News and Informatoin for Teacher Leaders

ESchool News

Education Week
News and Information About Education Issues

TechLearning
Technology & Learning - The Resource for Education Technology Leaders

Hoover Institution: Education Next

The Educator's Reference Desk
Resource Guides & Lesson Plans

THE Journal
Technology Horizons in Education

NWREL
Northwest Education Online Journal

AASA
American Association of School Administrators. Articles of interest for k-12 teachers & administrators

Online Safety

	iSafe (have student mentor program)	CyberSmart
	NetSmartz	Safe Kids Blog
	Safe Surfing - Lessons, Tips & Quizzes	FBI Internet Tips (A parent guide)
	Wired Safety	iKeepSafe
	GCF LearnFree.org (self-paced courses available)	Cyber Tipline
	Simple K12 Internet Safety Curriculum	ProjectSafeChildhood - YouTube Channel


Cyber Citizenship
	Tolerance.org	Deconstructing Hate Sites
	Parenting Education: Cyberbullying	Cybercitizenship.org
	Digital Citizenship	Resources to Counter Cyberbullying
	NSBA: Cyberbullying Info & Resources	Center for Safe & Responsible Internet Use




Internet Searching Strategies
	About.com: Searching 101	Alphabetical List of Search Engines
	Compare Search Engines	Answers: Successful Internet Searching
	KidsClick	Search Strategies
	Search Engine Showdown	Google Web Search Lessons & Resources
	Free Tech For Teachers - blog post



Internet Literacy
	NetKnowHow: Evaluating Web Sites	How to Evaluate a Web Site
	Learn The Net	Internet 101
	Internet Smarts	Learn to Connect to the Net
	Collection of Internet Literacy Resources	Information Literacty Resources


Sample Permission Letters for Posting Online
	Blogging Letter from Bud the Teacher
	Picture Release from Elko County District
	Sample Wiki Project Letter



Integrating the Internet
	Internet4Classrooms	License to Learn
	Reading Online: Internet Workshop	Teaching Technology: Internet Workshop
	Publications by Dr. Leu	Female Frontiers: Internet Workshop
	Using Internet Inquiry	Dr. Leu: New Literacy for New Times
	Internet Keypal Exchanges	Internet Projects
	Instructional Strategies & Examples	Marzano Wiki: Classroom Instruction that Works


Educational Blogs
	Technology Integration Blog	MCCE Blog
	Tech Chicks	WOW: Women of the Web
	Tech 4 Teachers	Moving at the Spped of Creativity
	Handhelds, Blogs & Other Nerdy Things	Weblogg-ed
	Blogs in Education	TED: Ideas Worth Sharing
	TED: 100 Websites you Should Know	The Fischbowl: What if?
	Cool Cat Teacher	K-12 Online Conference
	Read, Write, Web


Web 2.0 Resources
	Zoho Writer Web-based Word Processing	NumSum Web-based Spreadsheets
	MyOwnDB Web-based database	OYogi Q & A for everyone
	DailyLit daily lit excerpts in email	GradeFix organize and prioritize your homework
	WizLite highlight a site & share with colleagues	nuvvo create an online class
	The Amazing Flashcard Machine	Bubbl.us: Brainstorm Tool
	Google Docs & Spreadsheets	Google News Reader
	Basecamp Project collaboration tool	Blinklist Bookmark Manager
	Del.icio.us Bookmark Manager	Bloglines: Online News Reader & Blog
	SlideShare share slideshows	Blogger: Blog Authoring Site
	TeacherTube: share videos	Gliffy: Online Diagramming Software
	Campfire Now: IM for Groups	Mapwing: Build and Share Virtual Tours
	WikiSpaces: Free Wiki Site	Flauntr: Free online photo editor
	CommunityWalk: build interactive maps	OurStory: Online Timeline Creator
	XTimeline: Explore & Create TImelines	Mnemograph: Web Based Timeline Creator
	WikiMatrix: Compare all wiki tools here	VoiceThread: Online Story Creator
	23: Photo Sharing Site	Zoto: Photo Sharing Site
	SmugMug: Photo Sharing Site	Photobucket: Photo Sharing Site
	PageFlakes: Online Homepage	WikiMindMap: Increditble Tool for Showing Relations
	Animoto: Online Animation Creator	ipoki: GPS based Social Network


Classroom Instruction That Works
	Visit the Wiki for all these resources


Multimedia Resources
	Elementary Clipart	School Clipart
	Classroom Clipart	Clipart for Word Processing
	Free Clipart for Teachers	Antiques Clipart
	Free Play Music	Partners in Rhyme: Sound Effects & Sounds
	Garageband Community	Podshow - free music podcasts
	PodSafeAudio: Great collection of free music	Nature Songs & Pictures
	Internet Archives for Audio	American Rhetoric (including famous speeches)
	History & Politics Out Loud	Find Sounds
	Sound Effects and Music

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