Links
While not a comprehensive list, we'd like to provide you with links to some of the sites which North Country teachers have told us they use and would like to share with others. If you have a site you'd like to tell others about, or you find a dead link in the list, please tell us about it. Just click on a category below to start browsing the links.
General Teacher Resources
New York State Standards - A list of all standards.
edHelper - This site contains K-12 lesson plans for several subject matter areas including foreign languages. There is a basic subscription fee of $19.99 per year.
New York Teacher Centers - Information about all of the New York State Teacher Centers, including addresses and contact information.
ThinkfinityNY - Here you'll find lessons aligned to NYS standards, as well as connections to Thinkfinity partner sites.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - A great starting spot for finding information, lesson plans, you name it.
PBS Teachers - Resources for every subject at every grade level.
Rubistar - An online resource for quickly and easily creating rubrics.
Pbwiki - Free wikis for use by educators. You can use these to create collaborative projects with your classes.
Weblogg-ed - Free blogs for educators. Create your own blog, or use the site to create one with your class.
10 Tips for Smarter Google Searches - Covers the basics of searching and provides some more advanced techniques too.
Slideshare - A free service which allows people to share their PowerPoint presentations with others.
Presenters' Resource - Free resources for teachers who use PowerPoint.
Graphic Organizers - This site has many graphic organizers in pdf format which can be printed out and used in the classroom.
The Quality Information Checklist - A resource for students and teachers to determine just how reliable a website is.
AFT's Tools for Teachers - This portion of the American Federation of Teachers website offers a wide range of information for teachers from certification to classroom management.
NEA in the Classroom - The National Education Association's site has pedagogy tips, lesson plans and more.
Teacher Tube - Like You Tube, but for educators.
edHelper - This site contains K-12 lesson plans for several subject matter areas including foreign languages. There is a basic subscription fee of $19.99 per year.
New York Teacher Centers - Information about all of the New York State Teacher Centers, including addresses and contact information.
ThinkfinityNY - Here you'll find lessons aligned to NYS standards, as well as connections to Thinkfinity partner sites.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - A great starting spot for finding information, lesson plans, you name it.
PBS Teachers - Resources for every subject at every grade level.
Rubistar - An online resource for quickly and easily creating rubrics.
Pbwiki - Free wikis for use by educators. You can use these to create collaborative projects with your classes.
Weblogg-ed - Free blogs for educators. Create your own blog, or use the site to create one with your class.
10 Tips for Smarter Google Searches - Covers the basics of searching and provides some more advanced techniques too.
Slideshare - A free service which allows people to share their PowerPoint presentations with others.
Presenters' Resource - Free resources for teachers who use PowerPoint.
Graphic Organizers - This site has many graphic organizers in pdf format which can be printed out and used in the classroom.
The Quality Information Checklist - A resource for students and teachers to determine just how reliable a website is.
AFT's Tools for Teachers - This portion of the American Federation of Teachers website offers a wide range of information for teachers from certification to classroom management.
NEA in the Classroom - The National Education Association's site has pedagogy tips, lesson plans and more.
Teacher Tube - Like You Tube, but for educators.
Parent Resources
Thinkfinity Parent Resources - This site provides links for parents to help students with homework and assignments.
Elementary Links
Science
OLogy - A site from the American Museum of Natural History, students are introduced to a wide variety of scientists.
Social Studies
Test Your Geography Knowledge - This is a great site for testing one's knowledge of geography. The countries in all the continents, as well as regions and capitals within several countries, are included.
Online Activities - This site provides links to dozens of other sites that offer activities from worksheets to web quests on a huge range of topics.
Social Studies for Kids - This site covers everything from current US politics to ancient history.
Ben's Guide to US Government - This site has sections for all grade levels from Kindergarten to 12th.
Xpeditions - Geography resources from National Geographic, including outline maps that can be printed out or incorporated into PowerPoint presentations.
OLogy - A site from the American Museum of Natural History, students are introduced to a wide variety of scientists.
Social Studies
Test Your Geography Knowledge - This is a great site for testing one's knowledge of geography. The countries in all the continents, as well as regions and capitals within several countries, are included.
Online Activities - This site provides links to dozens of other sites that offer activities from worksheets to web quests on a huge range of topics.
Social Studies for Kids - This site covers everything from current US politics to ancient history.
Ben's Guide to US Government - This site has sections for all grade levels from Kindergarten to 12th.
Xpeditions - Geography resources from National Geographic, including outline maps that can be printed out or incorporated into PowerPoint presentations.
Secondary Links
Regents Prep - A fantastic site from the Oswego City Schools which provides review for every Regents exam given.
Social Studies
New York Times Archive - You can search the archives and view articles from 1851 to the present.
New York Times Learning Network - Lesson plans, crossword puzzles, etc., with support materials drawn from the Times.
American Memory - Thousands of resources from the Library of Congress.
Xpeditions - Geography resources from National Geographic, including outline maps that can be printed out or incorporated into PowerPoint presentations.
BBC History - A great resource for teachers who want to go beyond the depth of the textbook.
Euratlas - The history of Europe in maps and pictures.
Seven Wonders - Provides a variety of materials (maps, diagrams, drawings, etc.) of each of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Theban Mapping Project - The official site of the project to map the Valley of the Kings and the Theban Necropolis. This site has movies, descriptions and interactive plans for the tombs.
First World War.com - In addition to essays on the war, there are a wide range of media resources.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum - In addition to being a very comprehensive resource on the Holocaust, the site is also an excellent source of information on World War II in general. Check out their section called "Mapping the Holocaust."
WWII Sound and Image Archive - As the title says, this site has a tremendous number of multimedia resources for WWII.
Teaching with Historic Places - Designed for US History in grades 5-12, this site presents over 130 lessons using places to teach history themes.
Social Studies
New York Times Archive - You can search the archives and view articles from 1851 to the present.
New York Times Learning Network - Lesson plans, crossword puzzles, etc., with support materials drawn from the Times.
American Memory - Thousands of resources from the Library of Congress.
Xpeditions - Geography resources from National Geographic, including outline maps that can be printed out or incorporated into PowerPoint presentations.
BBC History - A great resource for teachers who want to go beyond the depth of the textbook.
Euratlas - The history of Europe in maps and pictures.
Seven Wonders - Provides a variety of materials (maps, diagrams, drawings, etc.) of each of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Theban Mapping Project - The official site of the project to map the Valley of the Kings and the Theban Necropolis. This site has movies, descriptions and interactive plans for the tombs.
First World War.com - In addition to essays on the war, there are a wide range of media resources.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum - In addition to being a very comprehensive resource on the Holocaust, the site is also an excellent source of information on World War II in general. Check out their section called "Mapping the Holocaust."
WWII Sound and Image Archive - As the title says, this site has a tremendous number of multimedia resources for WWII.
Teaching with Historic Places - Designed for US History in grades 5-12, this site presents over 130 lessons using places to teach history themes.
