| Resources for Educators |  |  The resources on this page have been selected to provide new ideas and information to SPPS educators.
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 American FactFinder
American FactFinder is a web site created by the U. S. Census Bureau to access current demographic, economic, geographic and population data.
Apple Learning Interchange
Apple Computer's Educational resource web site.Contains lesson ideas, learning interchange sites, digital documentaries and much more.
New! - Arts Journal
This web site is a collection of some of the best arts and cultural journalism to be found in cyberspace. This dynamic site has newpapers, magazines and publications. Click on a blog to share the literary world 's opinions on various topics and events.
Central Intellegence Agency's site
Educator's Reference Desk
is a portal providing resources to educators including resource guides, lesson plans, question archives and the ERIC Database. Created by the Information Institute of Syracuse.
Ednow
Find grants and fundraising ideas, listservs of educators and teaching resources.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
ENC's mission is to identify effective curriculum resources, create high-quality professional development materials, and disseminate useful information and products to improve K-12 mathematics and science teaching and learning.
Everything Preschool
Good site for preschool resources. Includes holiday themes, curriculum ideas, activites sections and much more.
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Created by an organization of worldwide leaders in educational technology, ISTE provides resources in topics such as assessment, funding, technology integration and best practices in teaching and learning.
LD Online
Web site discussing learning disabilities. Has a section for parents, teachers & other professionals. LD Online has teaching tips for specific disablility areas , informational articles and links for parents and children.
Microsoft Innovative Teachers
Includes resources for the classroom and professional development.
PBS Teachersource
3,000+ lesson plans and activities brought to you by the Public Broadcast System
Scholastic's Teacher's Homepage
Includes Standards-based lessons & activities, practical teaching tips and even a teacher store
School to Future
Supports student achievement, the Blueprint for Better High Schools, middle and high school career and technical education programs, and helps students understand the connection between classroom learning and careers.
Sound Learning
A MPR site to help provide resources for teachers who are interested in using MPR content in their classroom. Currently content is organized in the following areas, English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Music, and Family/Consumer Science. Sign up for a free poster and guide on using the site.
Teacher's First
Collection of lessons and web resources for K-12 classroom teachers, their students, and even students' families.
Teachers.net
Includes educator chat center, chatboards, reference desk, curriculum and lesson plans
Teacher Tap
a free, professional development resource that helps educators address common technology integration questions by providing practical, online resources and activities.
TeachingBooks.net
TeachingBooks.net is a multimedia website designed to instill excitement in students about books and reading by providing a variety of up-close profiles of authors and illustrators, audio clips of book readings, guide to thousands of titles and a rich assortment of resources on children's and young adult literature.
Teaching Tolerance
A good web site to start teaching students about tolerance. It has a search directory, sections for teachers, parents, teens, and kids. Look around the Virtual Civil Rights Memorial or check out the current events section. Contributed by Mitzi Beliveau
Technology and Learning
Keep current on technology breakthroughs and their impact on education
The WebQuest Page
Contains searchable information relating to Webquests. Hosted by the Educational Technology Department of San Diego State University
T.H.E. Journal
offers their online magazine, special resources, E-newsletters for educators,contests and much more.
University Libraries
Created by the U of M. Search by libraries from Manes Library of South Asia to YMCA Archives. Also has catalogs, e-journals and periodicals
Zoos Worldwide
Select a geographical location to find links to zoos, aquariums, animal sanctuaries and wildlife parks throughout the world. You will find live webcams, educational pages and much more. Compare zoo sites around the world. The Asmara Zoo in Africa has an admission fee of two Nakfa ($0.15). How does that compare to the zoos in the U.S.? Many different topics can be explored on the Zoos Worldwide web site.
U.S. Department of Education
Official U.S. Department of Education site. Contains information on grants, financial aid, government policies, research and statistics and educational resources for K-12, Higher Education, Vocational and Adult Education.
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| | | | | | SPPS Libraries' Online Search Catalog | Did you know you can access your school's Destiny online search catalog
from your Internet-connected computer in your classroom? Check to see
if a book is available for checkout before you go to the library. Print
a "Pick List" organized by Call Number for easy searching. Ask your librarian to show you!
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| | IMPORTANT NOTICE | | The Department of Educational Technologies and state funded web site links have been relocated to the On-line Learning Resources page. |
| | Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) | | Includes No Child Left Behind and FirstGov - the official U.S. government gateway. |
| | Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators | 
For hints on technology integration, study starters and teacher helpers and even creating crossword puzzles, plus so much more this site is will give you the ideas you need to make this school year the best yet. |
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