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Association for Practical and Professional
Ethics
* Education International
World's largest educators' federation.
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Canadian Teacher and School Administrator Organizations Worldwide
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Teachers Community in India
Includes directory of educational
resource agencies throughout India.
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Major coordinating body for all the
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institutions.
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and
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Related Organizations
Sites contain content consistent with
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International Federation of University Women
Empowering women and girls through lifelong education.
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Phi Delta Kappa
International association
of professional educators.
PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNICATIONS and TEACHER EDUCATION:
Professor:
List of Academic Ranks
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Apple Learning Interchange
Dynamic online community where
educators share, learn and communicate.
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Becoming a Teacher in a Field-Based Setting:
WWW Links
Introduction to education, classrooms
and instructional resources.
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Connexions® - Sharing Knowledge and Building
Communities
Collection of free scholarly materials and
a powerful set of
free software
tools to help.
View and share educational
material made
of small knowledge chunks called modules
that can be organized as courses, books,
reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute:
authors create and collaborate; instructors
rapidly build and share custom collections;
learners find and explore content.
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Critical Links
Professional development tool that
supports teachers in refining their expertise.
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Higher
Education Academy
Helps institutions, discipline
groups
and all staff to provide the best possible
learning experience for their students.
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Higher Education Academy - Subject Centres
United Kingdom
subject-specific support through
a nation-wide network of twenty four subject centres.
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Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes
Assessment
Use the browser's Find (Ctrl-F)
function to
locate information about a particular topic.
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KU: Center for Teaching Excellence
Worldwide information about teaching
and learning centers in higher
education.
* MERLOT
Multimedia Educational
Resource
for Learning and Online Teaching:
Online
Communities where faculty, staff,
and
students from around the world share
their learning materials and pedagogy.
* National
Communication Association (USA)
Communication studies
in higher education.
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National Education Association (USA) - Teacher Quality
- NEA -
Reference Center
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PBS TeacherLine®
Professional development
for PreK-12
educators.
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Teacher Training Resource Bank
Access to the research & evidence base
informing teacher education. All materials
are quality assured through a rigorous process
of academic scrutiny and monitoring undertaken
by a team of expert teacher educators.
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Teachers Helping Teachers
Education site written
by teachers for teachers.
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Teachers.Net
Teacher chat, information,
lesson plans and teaching careers.
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Teachers Network
Enables teachers to collaborate
in order to grow
professionally.
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ThinkFinity
Improve student achievement in traditional
classroom
settings and beyond by providing high-quality content
and extensive professional development training.
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UNESCO.org:
Teacher Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization.
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EFA International Coordination
UNESCO leads the global Education for All
movement, aiming to meet the learning needs
of all children, youth and adults by 2015.
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VoS - Voice of the
Shuttle
Teaching resources.
* We The Teachers
Teacher community.
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WikiTeach
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ALA | AASL Best Web Sites for Teaching and Learning Award
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Archive.Edu
Storehouse of instructional
materials on a variety of topics
that
educators can freely access.
* EDSITEment
Teacher resource lesson
plans and at-home activities.
* Education World®
The Educator's best friend™
* Educator's
Reference Desk
Lesson plans.
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For Teachers (Library of Congress)
Bringing the power of primary
sources into the classroom.
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Internet Resources: Lesson Plans and Other Teaching
Aids
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Gateway to 21st Century Skills
Consortium effort to provide educators
with quick and easy access to thousands of
educational resources found on various federal,
state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
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educational technology
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health
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language arts
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mathematics
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philosophy
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physical education
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religion
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science
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social studies
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vocational education
* HotChalk® Global Learning Management System
Connecting teachers, students and parents.
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Lesson Plans Page
Over 4,000
free
lesson plans.
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Lesson Planet
Search over 150,000 teacher
reviewed lesson plans, etc.
* Lesson Plan
Library
Kindergarten, elementary, middle school
and high school lesson plans.
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Lesson Plans on the Web
Information from Peabody Library,
Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
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PBS Teachers
Resources for the classroom.
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Reach Every Child
Complete lesson plans and
teaching kits to
primary source materials for student research.
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TeachersFirst
Collection of
lessons, units, and
web resources
designed to
save teachers time, by delivering
just what they need in a practical, user-friendly
and
ad-free format.
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TeacherTube.com
Online teacher made videos.
* TeacherVision®
Teacher lesson plans, printables,
and worksheets by grade or subject.
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Timesavers for Teachers
Classroom forms,
masters and worksheets.
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Printable
Teacher Worksheets, Elementary Worksheets
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VideoLectures
Exchange ideas
and share knowledge.
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World Lecture Hall
Publishes links to pages created by faculty
worldwide, who are using the Web to deliver
course materials in any language.
MEDIA and INSTRUCTION for SCHOOLS
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Annenberg CPB Channel
Free satellite channel for schools, colleges,
libraries, public broadcasting stations, public
access channels and other community agencies.
* Blackboard
Enables institutions to embrace the full
power of the
Internet with access to any
learning resource at any time from any place.
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Cable in the Classroom
Cable in the Classroom (CIC) is the U.S.
cable
industry’s education foundation; to foster the use
of cable content and technology to expand and
enhance learning for children and youth nationwide.
* Centre for Learning & Performance
Technologies
Making sense of e-learning trends,
technologies and tools.
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Learning Tools Directory 2010
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Blogging, Web & Wiki Tools
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Browsers, Players
& Readers
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Communication Tools
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Document & Presentation Tools
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Image, Audio & Video Tools
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Instructional Tools
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Live Tools
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Micro-Blogging Tools
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Mobile Tools
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Personal
Productivity Tools
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Social Networking &
Collaboration Spaces
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More
Collaboration Tools
* DIIA
instructional Technologies
Designed to enable faculty to easily
incorporate online features in their
classes, from University of Texas - Austin.
* Education Podcast Network
Wide range of podcast programming
that may be helpful to
teachers looking
for content to teach with and about, and
to explore issues
of teaching and learning
in the 21st century.
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EDUCAUSE
Advance higher education by promoting
the intelligent use of information technology.
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Community
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Wiki:
Wiki
Index
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Resource Center
International repository for
information
concerning use and management of
information technology in higher education.
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Additional Resources
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Intel®
Education Initiative
Improving 21st
century
teaching and learning.
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MediaStudies
Helps advance research and
education
in media analysis and critical thinking.
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Media Awareness Network (MNet)
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MyGradeBook.com®
Web based gradebook, enhancing communication
between teachers, parents
and students.
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PowerPoint in the Classroom
Tutorial is provided
free of charge.
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ProQuest K-12 - Educator Tools & Lesson Plans
Digital teaching and learning resources
for K-12 schools and
libraries.
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Teach With Movies
Use entertainment as a learning tool.
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UMUC-Verizon
Virtual Resource
Teaching with technology.
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Videoconferencing for Learning
Technology, instructional applications and resources for
finding and collaborating with other videoconferencing
teachers, librarians, and content providers.
PUBLICATIONS RESOURCE:
Ulrich's
Periodicals Directory
GENERAL:
education - Google™ Book Search
* ERIC - Education Resources
Information Center
Free
access to bibliographic records of journal
articles, other education-related materials
and links to full text, if available.
* Research
Society for American Periodicals
Resources for research: periodicals.
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Serials
in Cyberspace
Selective listings of worldwide web
sites and
resources, having electronic
journal collections and services.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Education: Literacy Portal.
* Web Pages for Scholarly Societies
SPECIFIC:
Google™ Scholar
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CITE Journal
Online, peer-reviewed journal, established and
jointly sponsored by five professional associations:
AMTE, ASTE, NCSS-CUFA, CEE and SITE.
* Education Magazines
Education magazines and journals online.
* Remedia Publications
Quality products created
to develop
basic skills for children and
young adults.
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Teacher Ideas Press
Award-winning
books
by teachers for teachers.
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WikiEducator
Developing free and open
educational
content for the world.
SPECIAL SUBJECTS and INTERESTS:
Teacher
* Academic
Disciplines - Wikipedia®
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Glossary of Education Related Terms
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P
Q
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U
V
W
X
Y
Z
* American Bar
Association Division for Public Education
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Asia
Society
Education and learning.
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Benchmarks Online ~ Project 2061 ~ AAAS
What all students should know or be able
to do by the end of grades 2, 5, 8,
and 12.
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Common Themes -
Designed World
Habits of Mind -
Historical Perspectives
Human Organism -
Human Society
Living Environment -
Mathematical World
Mathematics -
Physical Setting
Science -
Technology
* Connections -
A Global Education Initiative
Promote students' understanding of
world cultures and U.S. Olympic values.
* Disability Resources
For people with disabilities,
their families and friends.
* EconEdLink
Economic lesson materials
for K-12 teachers.
* Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory
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5th (Fifth) Grade Family History Sites
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Family History in the Classroom
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Family Tree Lesson Plans - Genealogy in the
Classroom
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Incorporating Genealogy into the Curriculum
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Living History Project
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Teaching Family History
An Annotated Bibliography:
Steven Mintz (OAH Magazine of History).
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Where I Come
From
Take research heritage a step beyond
the construction
of a family tree. Travel through cyberspace to find
out what's happening
in ancestral homelands today
and explore the sense of connection to
these places.
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Holidays: Calendars and Clocks
- Earth Calendar -
Celebrate Every Day
- Festivals -
Worldwide
- Perpetual world-calendar.com
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Latin American Network Information Center
Subject directory.
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Medical and Health: Genetics,
Genealogy and History:
Fitness
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PE Central®
For health and physical education teachers.
* Mineral
Information Institute For Teachers Only
Free download of lessons,
activities, guides,
student pages, backgrounders. Information
on minerals and other natural resources and
their importance in our every
day lives.
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Common Minerals and Their Uses
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Mineral Photos
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U. S. State
Mineral Information
* Photography and Clipart
Resources
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Regional Education Laboratories
USA network of support for research-based school reform.
- ARCC - Appalachia
Regional Comprehensive Center at Edvantia
- LAB - The Educational
Alliance at Brown University
- LSS - Laboratory for Student
Success - Mid-Atlantic Region
- McREL Mid-continent Research for
Education and Learning
- NCREL - North Central Regional
Educational Laboratory
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NWREL - Northwest
Regional Educational Laboratory
- PREL - Pacific Resources for
Education and Learning
- SEDL - Sourthwest Educational
Development Laboratory
- SERVE - Southeast Regional
Educational Laboratory
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WestEd - Western Regional
Educational Laboratory
* Science, Technology and How Things Work
Science foundations and all
aspects of scientific
education, for K-12 students to advanced experts.
* Smithsonian Education
Gateway to Smithsonian
educational resources.
* Teacher's Guide to Folklife
Resources for K-12
classrooms.
* Teaching Guide to the Holocaust
Education and legacy forum
for teaching the holocaust.
* Teaching History
and Geography
Fundamental issues of teaching
world history and geography.
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History Lesson Plans and Resources
STUDENT DATABASES and PARENT RESOURCES:
Student
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ALA | Great Web Sites for Kids
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CIRCL: Centre for International Research in
Childhood: Literature, Culture, Media
- Other
Interesting Sites - Academic Children's Literature Studies Sites
* Education Planet™
Quality web resources
for students
and teachers.
* emTech Consulting
Emerging Technologies resources
organized
by topics for teachers, students and parents.
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Family Education Network®
Source of educational content, resources,
and shopping for parents, teachers and kids.
* Houghton
Mifflin Pre-K-6 Education Place®
Resources for elementary school
teachers, students and parents.
* KIDSNET®
National (USA) resource for children's
television, radio and multimedia sources.
* PBS Parents
Parenting tips and parenting advice.
* Reference and Homework Help
Database and search sites for students,
parents, educators and the general public.
* Schools, Colleges, Universities, Alumni
and Genealogy Education
Worldwide comprehensive resource of educational
institutions, past and present students, alumni,
associations, faculty, friends and military personnel.
WEB SEARCHING and the INTERNET:
Education Index
Filamentality
Fill-in-the-blank tool that assists in picking a topic, searching
the Internet, gathering good Internet links, and turning them
into online learning activities. Support is built-in along the way
through
Mentality Tips. Create and share web-based activities.
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Awesome Library and
Education Resources
Topic-by-topic breakdown of the best
sites on the Internet,
including the top
five (5 %) percent in
education.
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Education Corner®:
Education Resources by Subject and Major
Comprehensive directory of education resources by subject.
All
education topics and resources are sorted by subject and life stage.
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Educator's Reference Desk: Resource Guides
High-quality resources and services to the education community.
* FREE -- Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence
U. S. federal agency Internet
resources for teaching and learning.
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Free Teaching Resources
Association of Teacher Websites.
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Google™
For Educators
Support teachers in their efforts to
empower students
and expand the frontiers of human knowledge.
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Harvard
Graduate School of Education
Collection of
professionally chosen Internet links,
to freely available sites of interest to educators.
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iEARN - International Education and Resource Network
World's
largest non-profit global network that enables
teachers and youth to use the Internet and other
technologies to collaborate on projects
that enhance
learning and make a difference in the world.
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Internet Resources: Using The Internet
For Teachers (Library of Congress).
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Landmarks for Schools: Words of Humankind
Information and tools designed to help
redefine literacy for the 21st Century.
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LibrarySupportStaff.com
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FREE Online Learning Sites
* Online Education and
Resources
Distance education and electronic learning.
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TeacherXpress
For busy teachers: the education web, all in one place,
created by advanced
adaptive automation techniques.
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Tired Teacher's Website K-12
Grades K-12 source materials, lesson
plans and classroom activities.
* Top Search Engines and
Directories
Worldwide search engine information and databases
for webmasters and other research specialists.
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WebExhibits Catalogue
Highest
quality and most
interesting exhibits in the Internet.
Accelerated Teacher Resources
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