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collapseBest Resource for Virginia K-12 Educators
collapseChemistry
  • ChemiPlus
    Chemistry Periodic Table
    http://chemiplus.net/
collapseClimate Change
collapseDirectories of COEs
  • Best of the Web
    "substantive unique content" listed in categories
    http://botw.org/
  • 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
  • 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
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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/
collapseDirectory of Lesson Plans
  • Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educatorsthumbs up
    "categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth"
    http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
  • 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/
  • 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
collapseDirectory of Video Lectures from Scholars
  • Academic Earth
    Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars
    http://academicearth.org/
collapseHistory
  • Best of History Web Sites
    "links to quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, & history quizzes"
    http://www.besthistorysites.net/
  • Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
    "digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government" from Yale University
    http://avalon.law.yale.edu/
  • Primary Documents in American History
    Library of Congress: by period from 1763-1815; 1815-1860; and 1860-1877.
    http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/PrimDocsHome.html
  • United States History
    LINKS to historical maps, history by region, history by era, wars, & historical documents.
    http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum30.55.85/
  • U.S. National Archives 100 Milestone Documents
    "documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965."
    http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone
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/
collapseMulticultural Education
  • 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
  • Public Library of Science (PLOS)
    ``making the world`s scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource``
    http://www.plos.org
  • Science Related Websites
    174 links to science sites
    http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/staffdev/websites/WebsitesScience.htm
  • NASA Teaching Materials
    Search by keyword, and then limit by: grade level, type of material
    http://search.nasa.gov/search/edFilterSearch.jsp?empty=true
  • Science Hack
    Science videos
    http://sciencehack.com
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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