Tech Tips From a Teacher
By: Maria Watson, Technology Teacher
Robert E. Lee Academy, Bishopville, SC
Great Sites for Teachers
| All Teachers | Science / Health |
| http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/cai0000/This site has good computer references. | http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/This site has good science fair projects. |
| http://www.flickr.com/This site has good pictures. | http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/hea0000/This site has good links about health. |
| http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/letters/n.shtmlGreat site for teacher worksheets (elementary). | http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.htmlGreat site for Biology. |
| http://www.rubistar4teachers.com/Site to make rubrics or get ready-made ones. | http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/RayLec/scwquest.htmGreat science webQuest list. |
| http://www.eduplace.com/Good site by Houghton Mifflin. | http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Computer+Science+portfolio This is a site that a high school computer science teacher blogs about final projects and assessment for the course. |
| Math | Language Arts |
| http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L690Good geometry unit. | http://www.puzzlemaker.com/Make puzzles for vocabulary and math online. |
| http://www.puzzlemaker.com/Make puzzles for vocabulary and math online. | http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/mssites/langArts.htmlLanguage Arts for Middle School list of websites. |
| http://www.aaamath.com/grade3.htmlGood site for math concepts and help kindergarten through eighth grade. | http://www.dawcl.com/Database for award-winning children’s literature. |
| http://www.schoolexpress.com/165 thematic units, online math, and more. | http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ Lesson plans galore. |
| http://www.math-drills.com/Free math worksheets. | http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi//Language_Arts Good reference for Language Arts. |
| History | Other |
| http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/sc1.htmlThis site contains good trivia info. about South Carolina. (Also available for all states. | http://www.starfall.comGreat early childhood site for letter recognition, sounds, building words and sentences. |
| http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/ This site contains great biographical info. about the
US Presidents. |
http://www.freetypinggame.net/ Free typing games. |
| http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.htmlGreat site for Biology. | http://users.dragnet.com.au/~donovan/mb/ Music education. |
| http://memory.loc.gov/ammemLibrary of Congress history site. | http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~pstuart/index.html Disability awareness and character development. |
| http://historychannel.comGood history information with speeches, videos, etc. | http://www.learnenglish.de/Free resource for ESL students and teachers. |
If you are not savvy in Microsoft PowerPoint, try Kathy Schrock’s tutorial to help you refine your skills.
http://kathyschrock.net/visual/visual.pdf
Do simple keyboarding tasks have you stumped? Work your way through this Microsoft Word tutorial to impress everyone.
http://www.baycongroup.com/wlesson0.htm
Does Microsoft Excel have you extremely stressed? If it does, try this tutorial:
http://www.exceltip.com/tutorial/garrison/2.html
Great Sites for Students:
| Homework Help | Games |
| http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/Great homework help in every subject area. | http://www.gamequarium.com/1500 online learning games. |
| http://www.factmonster.com/homework/index.htmlHomework help in every subject area. | http://www.freetypinggame.net/Free typing games. |
| http://www.math4u.us/Help with math and physics. | http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.orgMath and reading games online. |
| http://www.statisticshelp.us/Help with statistics problems. | http://www.funbrain.com/index.htmlFun games for everyone. |
| http://www.refdesk.com/homework.htmlHelp with all subject areas. | http://www.scholastic.com/andygriffiths/game.aspGame of survival. |
