Web Sites for Teachers and Students

	Site Name URL Site Description Site Application Daryl Cagle's Pro Cartoonist's Index http://www.cagle.com/ Political cartoons from Algiers to Zimbabwe!  Offers a great teachers section in which to print out lesson plans. Great for adding a light hearted approach to a dull lesson.  The site also offers a teacher’s section in which to develop plans on political cartoons from the current events to the past history.  The Lesson Plans Page http://www.lessonplanspage.com/index.html Over 2,500 free lessons to work from! Offers seasonal lesson plans and various other themes!  Excellent site for Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement! Perfect for picking ideas for activities Plays to the grades Pre-K to High School.  Use for worksheets, lesson plans, teacher forums, contacts, and the learning of new techniques for use in the classroom! Using English .com http://www.usingenglish.com/ English as a second language resource tool!  This site is offered to the teachers, students as well as parents! This site has awesome handouts, links to other ESL sites and lesson plans! PBS Teacher Source http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ A site that contains many specific topics for various subjects 9-12.  Offers a great deal for the younger grades as well! Offers lesson plans, activities and other links to informational sites for teacher resources! Lesson plans, activities, which are grade and age appropriate.  Can be personalized for the teacher’s area of content. School History. co.uk http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/ Excellent site for primary to secondary grades-offers links, lesson plans, games, and interactive quizzes for students. To be used as a supplement for lesson plans, activities and also as a jump site for a global approach rather than the typical egocentric American view! GCSE History Pages http://www.historygcse.org/ Free site for both teachers and students.  Interactive resources for concentration of history.  Takes an approach from a German perspective. Great for historical perspectives beyond the typical textbook.  Offers cloze exercises and various other developmental exercises for WWII lessons. The History Channel http://www.historychannel.com/ Unbiased history offerings with a specific area for teacher usage! Also, offers free educational materials (via snail-mail).  Spans historical content from BCE to the recent past! Excellent tool to be used for fact finding for both students and teachers.  Offers “This Day in History” to spark discussion, utilize as a warm up exercise in addition to jazz up lesson plans. A & E Classroom http://www.aetv.com/class/ A site for use and tips with A & E television programming.  Offers teaching materials, classroom tips, student contests, and biographies. Use this in conjunction with the A & E Classroom-Programs which are commercial free, and copyright cleared! The Labyrinth http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html A site dedicated to Medieval studies.  Excellent site for resources supported by Georgetown University! This is an excellent web site to use in research projects such as webquests, and various medieval class projects. The Best Educational Resources on the Web http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/EducationalResources.html A compilation of dozens of links to teacher resources online.  Great for primary and secondary teachers! Use this site for links to unique sites, which may spark great pedagogical ideas for classroom use! A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/default.htm “An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, literature, and movies.” Best used as a supplement for research concerning the Holocaust.  It offers specific events that occurred during WWII and the build up as well!  Also, contains a huge section of teacher resources! Education World http://www.education-world.com/index.shtml Teacher lesson plans, lesson planning resources, thematic units, various subjects including the integration of technology into the classroom. Use for activities, lesson plans, peer support, links to reference sources, and parental involvement ideas! NOAA Education Resources http://www.education.noaa.gov/index.html A resource site for educators, parents, and students.  Offers activities, reference materials, and even scholarship opportunities for students. This is an awesome site for reference for both the student and the educator.  Even parents are encouraged to take an Internet walk about! American President http://www.americanpresident.org/ A web site designed to give complete biographies on the American presidents and their accomplishments as well as their failures. This is a great research tool for students.  Jump starts ideas and helps to fill the informational gaps that most textbooks tend to contain! Internet Geography http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/index.html Geography at its finest.  An excellent web site designed to work for teachers as well as students with numerous geographical topics such as economic, geographical, human, and physical geography. Discussion forum for teachers to be used as a tool for integrating geography into the lesson!  Specific geographical topics also can be applied to current events such as tsunamis, earthquakes and other weather related phenomena that affects our planet!