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collapseChemistry
  • ChemiPlus
    Chemistry Periodic Table
    http://chemiplus.net/
collapseClimate Change
collapseDirectories of COEs
  • Best of the Web
    "substantive unique content" listed in categories; sites adhere to the strict criteria of editors
    http://botw.org/
  • Best Websites for Teaching and Learning
    AASL: "honors websites, tools, and resources of exceptional value to inquiry-based teaching and learning"
    http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsites.cfm
  • Infography
    "enables a student, librarian, or teacher to identify superlative sources of information about a subject"
    http://www.infography.com/infographysearch.html
  • Intute
    "the very best Web resources for education and research"
    http://www.intute.ac.uk/
  • The Scout Project
    Current awareness site of valuable resources on the Internet
    http://scout.wisc.edu/index.php
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  • Academic Index
    "research-quality reference and information sources selected by librarians, educators, & library consortia"
    http://www.academicindex.net/
  • Hot Topics
    "full-text magazine reference and research site offering access to free hot-topic magazine and journal articles"
    http://virtuallrc.com/magbot/
  • Virtual LRC.com
    "the best academic information websites, selected by teachers and library professionals"
    http://virtuallrc.com/
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  • Best Websites for Teaching and Learning
    AASL: "honors websites, tools, and resources of exceptional value to inquiry-based teaching and learning"
    http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aboutaasl/bestlist/bestwebsites.cfm
  • Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educatorsthumbs up
    "categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth"
    http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
  • Math and Reading Help for Kidsthumbs up
    Math & Reading Help for Kids & the American Library Assn are teamed.
    http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org
  • The Teachers' Mousepad
    Elementary school curriculum-related Web resources, activities, technology lessons, tutorials
    http://www.teachersmousepad.com
  • Thinkfinitythumbs up
    "standards-based K-12 lesson plans, student materials, interactive tools and reference materials"
    http://www.thinkfinity.org/
collapseDirectory of Video Lectures from Scholars
  • Academic Earth
    Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars
    http://academicearth.org/
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collapseHumanities and Social Studies
collapseK-12 Video
  • Teachers Domain.org
    "online library of free media resources from the best in public television."
    http://www.teachersdomain.org/
  • neoK12wow
    Educational videos for all school levels
    http://www.neok12.com/
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  • Multicultural Education Resource Directory
    "... resources to assist students as they prepare for productive lives in our diverse society."
    http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/specialty/multiculturaled/multieddirectory03.doc
collapseOptical Illusions
  • Illusion Coaster
    "about optical illusions, and the history and science of optical illusions"
    http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112786/
collapsePhotoshop Tutorials
  • Vunky Search
    "Fast and Furious Photoshop Tutorial Browser!"
    http://www.vunkysearch.net/
collapsePodcasts
collapseScience
  • Forces of Change
    Smithsonian Natl Museum of Natural History: climate & ecological & cultural change & forces that drive the changes
    http://www.forces.si.edu/
  • NASA Teaching Materials
    Search by keyword, and then limit by: grade level, type of material
    http://search.nasa.gov/search/edFilterSearch.jsp?empty=true
  • Public Library of Science (PLOS)
    ``making the world`s scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource``
    http://www.plos.org
  • Science Hack
    Science videos
    http://sciencehack.com
  • Science Related Websites
    174 links to science sites
    http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/staffdev/websites/WebsitesScience.htm
collapseSpecial Education
collapseVirtual Libraries
collapseVisual Dictionary / Thesaurus
  • VisuWords
    Visuwords™ uses Princeton University’s WordNet.
    http://www.visuwords.com/
  • WordAhead
    Vocabulary videos
    http://www.wordahead.com/
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collapseEnglish Usage



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