Classroom Resources

Brainpop
Movies on many subjects

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Terrific literature resources, book reviews, curriculum connections, and more!

Enchanted Learning
Information and activities on subjects from Animals to Space and much more!

Funbrain.com
Teachers' Lounge for Fun Brain (games, activities, and lessons with links to standards)

Internet Scavenger Hunts
Activities created by Cindy O'Hora - a variety of levels and topics with links to other interesting topics

Operation HomeFront Hugs
Want to have your class adopt a soldier and show our support for our troops? Check out this web site!

NEW! Teaching Books
Share the spirit of books and reading

Tooth Tally Project
An Internet project for first-graders (and their teachers) who have wiggly teeth!

Cool Reading Sites

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Terrific literature resources, book reviews, curriculum connections, and more!

Flat Stanley Project
The official website of the Flat Stanley Project, with information about the author and participating schools

Junie B. Jones' Website
Barbara Park's official website for this favorite literary character

Literature Guides
Literature guides from Nancy Polette, noted author and educator (guides for picture books and novels)

The Reading Lady
Activities and lesson plans to support the Four Blocks of Literacy

Cool Math Sites

Illuminations
NCTM

Interactive Mathematics

MEGA Math
Unusual math concepts from the Computer Research Applications Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory

National Council for Teacher of Mathematics

Silver Burdett Ginn Mathemathics
Math activities for all grade levels.

Teacher Resources

Accepable Use Policy

Class Blogmeister
Authentic publishing environment to promote the development of effective communcation skills

CMS
Curriculum Management System

eGrade
Elementary Gradebook

ERO
Electronic Registration Online

KLRN Connect: United Streaming
Digital video service offering over 3,000 full-length titles and 30,000 video clips in all K-12 subject areas. Use this service to enhance classroom lessons and impact student learning!

NISD Approved Books for Classroom Instruction:

SEMS
Employee Absence System

Texas Teacher STaR Chart
School Technology and Readiness

Web-Mail

A to Z Teachers' Stuff
Indexes to online lesson plans and ideas

Educator's Reference Desk
Over 2,000 lesson plans in all curriculum areas; Educational Resources Information Center.

ERIC
The new ERIC online system, Centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. More than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004) available for free.

Classroom Management Resources
An extensive list of links created by Dr. Bill Martin and his students at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ

Copyright for Educators
Useful information from the Internet School Library Media Center

Crash Course in Copyright
UT web site: copyright issues and guidelines for the classroom and other educational settings

Cyberguides
Teacher guides and student activities based on works of literature

Graphic Organizer Charts

Houghton Mifflin's Education Place
K-8 resources for educators with activities, lesson plans, projects, links & more!

Region 20
Home page of Region 20 Educational Service Center

Region 20 Living Science Center
Catalog of living science materials available from Region 20; directions for ordering materials.
NOTE: Deliveries are made to Blattman on Wednesday mornings in the Library

Region 20 Media Services
Videos available from Region 20 (Delivery and pickup at Blattman Library on Wednesday mornings)

Rubrics

• Kathy Schrock's Rubric Assessment

• Rubistar

• Teachnology - Rubric Assessment
  

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Links to sites that will help integrate technology into your classroom

Kathy Schrock's The Icing on the Cake
Online tools for educators (puzzle maker; quiz, worksheet and rubric generators; much more) from Kathy Schrock

Teach-nology

Translation

• UT Library Online - Multiple Links

• Altavista - Babelfish Translation

• Translate Text

Professional Development Resources

Citation for Web Page Graphics and Sounds

Clipart for Teachers

Creating HotLists

One Computer Classroom Tips

Resources for integrating Kidspiration 2, Inspiration, and Timliner into the curriculum

Technology Training & Development Services

TIPPA
Online Resources

Web Page Design Resources