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Native American Sites

2007 American Indian Youth Book Awards
The first books to win this new award!
Stereotypes in Juvenile Literature
Lynn's extensive & complete handout of book lists & resources!
2008 American Indian Youth Book Awards
Add these titles to your 'must buy-must read' list
Debbie Reese's Blog
Excellent info & resources!

For Students

Native American Facts for Kids
Includes many reliable links.
Native American Nations
Scroll down to find a tribe.
5 First Americans Tribes
Info and activities on 5 tribes.

For Teachers: Great Sites to Start With

Abbe Museum
Maine Native History
Oyate
Why some 'popular' books aren't great...
Native American Nations
Identifes sites approved by tribes

More Reference Sites

Algonkian Languages
Library of Congress American Memory
Select 'Native American History' and search for primary sources and tribes
Language Area Maps
Select 'Native Groups'
Native American Authors-Teacher Resources

Wabanaki Studies Sites

Wabanaki People
Wabanaki Studies
The LD 291 Site
Penobscot Indian Nation
More Wabanaki Studies
For Middle School Educators
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
Store located in Old Town
Passamaquoddy Kit
Download the lessons or pick up the entire kit at parks listed on site.
Final Report of the Wabanaki Studies Commission
Background for LD291 Curriculum Work
Wabanaki Connections
Area resources, contacts, courses, and events
Maine Native/Wabanaki Resources
by Maine D.O.E.
Maine's N.A. Studies Resources
by Down East Educational Partnership
Windows on Maine
Teacher & Student graphic resources
Maine Memory Network
Online museum
Native American Studies Program
UMaine minor studies program
Native Voice
Donna Loring's Blog
The Abenaki
Has good maps and info tribes of Western Maine

Cultural Diversity Sites

Teaching Tolerance
Great, free resources
Anti-Defamation League
Booklists and evaluation checklist
Cultural Survival
Look at 'Resources'

Other Great Sites

Wampanoag
University of Arizona Press
Books by and about Native peoples, mostly western tribes
Cynthia Leitich Smith - Author
Her Resources for Librarians and Teachers
Many Links
Categorized by many subject areas.
Thanksgiving
What NOT to teach!

Current Issues

American Indian Radio
Live broadcasts and music
Indian Country Today
Online Newspaper
Native Voice
Donna Loring's Blog

More Tribal Sites

Native American Facts for Kids
Teacher and Student Resources
Native North Americans
Biographies
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Select 'Native Groups'
5 First Americans Tribes Info
By a Muscogee teacher, includes activities/resources.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Blackfeet and Bison history

Evaluating Native Literature and Web Sites

Oyate
Debbie Reese's Blog
Lots here!
American Indian Library Association
Evaluation Guide
Smithsonian's Evaluation Guide
Wampanoag's Evaluation Guide
Evaluating Native Web Sites
Use this criteria with students, too!

Museums to "visit"

Hudson Museum
Located at UMO
Abbe Museum
Great excuse to visit Bar Harbor
National Museum of the American Indian
Part of the Smithsonian
Penobscot Nation Museum
Located on Indian Island
Museums in Maine
Tomaquag Museum: Narragansett Tribe
Contact them for current teacher programs.
Old Fort Western
Located in Augusta - year-round programs

Parent Sites

BookFlix
Children can read fiction and non-fiction books online!
Marvel!
Best All-Around Site
Local Gas Prices
Compare the price!
The Olympics!
Activities, info, and history to share
Great Web Sites For Children
from the Association for Library Service to Children

Family Literacy

Maine Literacy Links
Describes Maine programs for family reading.
"On the Go"
Great ideas for any time of day!
LibreVox
Downloadable books - some at no cost!
Oprah's Kids Picks
Choose by age group for great reads!
Common Sense Media
Offers reviews and suggestions for all ages.

Going to the Movies?

Charlotte's Web
The Story Behind the Movie

Internet Safety

NetSmartz Workshop
Keeping Kids and Teens Safe on the Internet
Working to Halt Online Abuse
Also includes offline safety for all.
Great Websites for Your Children
Tips on keeping our children safe
GetNetWise
Ways parents can monitor and give good sites for youngsters.
PointSmart. ClickSafe.
Provides a variety of materials
Cyberbullying
Use with your children.

Raising Your Child

Raising Readers

Something for Everyone

MARVEL!
For students & adults; for fun, info, and business
Family Doctor
For all ages from the American Academy of Family Physicians

Your Older Child

Adolescent Literacy
Help your child in grades 4-12

Student Sites

BookFlix: Read fiction and non-fiction books!
Username: oldtown Password: bookflix
Marvel!
Fun and Research for all ages!
World Book Online
See Mrs. Mayer for passwords
The Olympics!
Activities, info, and history to share
Great Web Sites For Kids
From librarians

Mrs. Mayer's Favorites

MARVEL!
If you only had ONE site, this would be it!
Great Web Sites for Kids
Many topics to choose from!
Cornerstones of Science
Great list of many science topics.

Citing Your Sources

APA and MLA formats
Choose either format
Citation Machine
Does MLA, APA, or others

Evaluating Your Internet Sources

Content Evaluation
Evaluation Surveys
Rubrics for Primary Grades
5 W's of Web Site Evaluation
Quick Quiz
See what you really know!
Website Dectective
Use this chart to compare 2 or 3 sites you found

Walk Across America

National Parks Tour
View some of America's favorite parks!
World Book Online
See Mrs. Mayer for Passwords!
Web sites to explore every state!
Scroll down to

Online Books

Story Dog
A new story each week.
Storynory
Free audio books for children.
Lookybook
View picture books - no purchase necessary.
BookPals Storyline Online
Stories and activities.
LibreVox
Downloadable books - some at no cost!!

Bullying

McGruff the Crime Dog
How to cope with bullies
Cyberbullying
How to handle online bullies

Summer Reading

Common Sense Media
Need a good book to read? Check here.

Teacher Sites

Marvel!
Best All-Around Site for Reliable Info
Blue Ribbon Web Sites
Over 2000 outstanding Inet sites
Using Marvel!
Descriptions and lesson ideas
Cyber Smart
Free, Blue Ribbon, Inet curriculum
Great Web Sites For Children
from the Association for Library Service to Children

Language Arts

6 Writing Traits
Resources
Reader's Theater
Resources to get you started!
NEWA Resources
Literature Circles
The "What" and "How" of using lit. circles.

Reference

MARVEL!
Databases to thousands of published articles
4 Teachers
An abundance of resources!
Bangor Museum & Center for History
World Book Online
See Mrs. Mayer for passwords

Science

National Science Digital Library
Appropriate scientific resources
Encyclopedia of Life
Offers 3 levels of inquiry. Continually being developed
Best and Worst River Stories
You could have students follow up on these projects/issues
Chicken & Egg Activities
Also links to lesson plans
Neuroscience for Kids
Experiments and more about the brain.
Recycling and Beyond
Online activities and games
EekoWorld
Animated movie on recycling
Amazing Food Detective
Games, charts, and teaching guide.
Cornerstones of Science
Many excellent resources here.
Oxford Science Encylcopedia
Discover Primary Science
Join Molly & Spidey as they explore science principles.

Holiday Sites

St. Nicholas
Thanksgiving
What NOT to teach!
Freedom's Feast
Good ideas and good links for Thanksgiving

Evaluating Websites

Evaluating Info found on the Inet
from John Hopkins University
5 Criteria
from Cornell University
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
from New Mexico State University
Discovery School: Kathy Schrock
Evaluation surveys for all levels
ICYouSee: T is for Thinking
from Ithaca College
Criteria for Evaluation of Inet Sources
from Alastair Smith, New Zealand
Questions to Help You Judge
from University of Texas
Great Web Sites for Kids Selection Criteria
from the American Library Association
Six A's for Evaluating Websites
from Dr. Mohamed Taher
Thinking Critically about WWW Resources
from UCLA
Selection Criteria
from Librarian's Inet Index
Selection Criteria
from the Inet Scout Project
Guidelines for Web Credibility
from Stanford U
ABC's of Website Education
by Kathy Schrock
Quality Information Checklist
A visual presentation with a quiz, and printable lists
Website Detective
Provides form for comparing 2 or 3 sites
Kathy Schrock: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
Identifies 3 main criteria
Blue Ribbon Web Sites
Over 2000 outstanding Inet sites
Cyberbee Content Evaluation
Kathy Schrock 5 W's
Good to use with students
Schrock: Site Eval: Lesson Plan Guide
For teachers to select student sites
Evaluate Web Pages from Widener University
Directed at the high school - college level
Cyber Smart
Scroll down to "Identifying High-Quality Sites"

Copyright & Plagiarism

Copyright Info
from Hall Davidson
Using Resources
Copyright, Plagiarism, & Papermills
Public Domain Resources
Books, photos, music and more...
Digital Images and Copyright
Be sure to see
Digital Commonwealth
Downloadable info from a recent conference
Cyberbee Copyright
Good to use with older students
Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright
Also for students, includes primary sources
Why do we have copyright?
Read the first sentence in the intro!
Tales form the Public Domain
Downloadable comic book on copyright and fair use.
Teaching Copyright
Background, resources, and lesson plans

iPods

iPods in Education
Getting started...
Podcasting in the Classroom
Tutorials & projects for the busy teacher
Teaching with iPod and iTunes
Best projects & lessons done by teachers
Using iPods in Learning and Teaching
Need to convice other educators?

Public Domain Clipart

Clipart for Students and Teachers
Be sure to read each site's disclaimers
Public Domain Resources
Books, photos, music and more...
Free photos and paintings
from Calif. State University
Oxford Science Encyclopedia
Clipart ETC
Sketches free for teachers and students
Dennis Hill & Friends Photos
10,000+ free photos
Flickr Group Photos
1,000+ free photos

Teach Evaluation Skills with these Spoof Sites

Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Dog Island Free Forever
Lost Legends
Screen for age-appropriateness!!!
American Dinosaurs Fossil Exchange
Dr. Bell's Collection of Hoax Sites for Instruction
Be sure to preview before using!
The Jackalope Conspiracy
Dihydrogen Monoxide
Where do YOU stand in this controversy?
McWhortles
Biochemical defense mechanisim
Friends of Tobacco
Smoking from All Sides
The Onion
News with a twist- for older students!

Teacher Helps

Exploratree
Templates for Graphic Organizers
Puzzlemaker
Make your own crosswords, word search, mazes, and more!
CR School District Web Site
Tons of links, activities & resources on all topics
Teacher Express
Almost everything you could ask for in one place!
Outline Maps

Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans Page
1,500+ lesson plans
Eduhound Lesson Plans
Links to many other lesson sites
Ask Eric Lesson Plans
Extensive listings
Columbia Education Center Lesson Plans

Citing Your Sources

APA and MLA Formats
From Lesley University
O.P.E.N. Clearinghouse
Citation Maker in MLA Format
Citation Machine
MLA, APA, and other formats
BibMe
Free but pushes FaceBook and does NOT yet do ONLINE sources!
BibMe & Competing Sites
Compares 4 common online bibs
Citing PowerPoint and other Media
from George Mason University

WebQuests

Bloomington Public Schools
Webquests for Grades 1-5

Presidential Election

Cyberbee's 2008 Election Lessons

Maine

Maine Biographies
Newly-available resources!
Maine Humanities Council
Grants, resources, book lists & more

Social Studies

Colonial Williamsburg
Virtual tours & teacher resources
Civil Rights Issues
Rec'd. for grades 3-8
Sept 17th Constitution Day
Celebration info and activities
Bill of Rights Institute
National Constitution Center

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