Much of the information here was brought to my attention by the fantastic folks at CTAP Region 4 and their Information Literacy class.
Also, I hope to make this page more teacher-friendly as I improve my design skills. Check back often to see what's new and improved!
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Can't keep track of all of your passwords? I can't either, so I use this page.
You can get your e-mail from home, or any place you have Web access. Here are directions.
Want to get more out of your e-mail? Here are directions.
This takes you to the page where you can log in to access your test data and create tests.
This takes you to the site where many of the Math Board pieces are available.
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The Advanced Search feature allows you to refine your search so that you get closer to what you want, and spend less time searching through junk.
Click here for a directions on using the Advanced Search feature. Thanks, CTAP Region 4, for the great directions!
Google has a wide array of images available, searchable using the same strategies as a regular search.
A small warning: the images aren't filtered, so you might want to be careful in using it with your class. It's better if you get the images ahead of time.
Great for the kids to use. It brings up sites that are generally kid-friendly and kid-appropriate.
It will also return fewer hits, so kids can have a focused list of sites to use.
This site, from UC Berkeley, is organized for kids. For each site, it tells whether there are pictures and the age/grade level for the site.
Again, it allows a focused search for beginning research.
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These are random tools that can make your life easier.
In case you forget the link, here it is again. This is where you can find BrainPop movies,
videos, and many more tools for integrating technology into your class. You have both a teacher account and a student account.
Your teacher user name is your first name and last name together (i.e., TheresaNierlich.) If you don't remember your password,
there's a link on the page so you can have your password e-mailed to you. Your student user name is FirstLast_stu (i.e., TheresaNierlich_stu.)
You can reset your student password on the teacher page. Thanks, CCCOE and AUSD for most of these directions!
Here are directions for accessing the student site.
Here are directions for changing your password.
Here are BrainPop directions.
Here are United Streaming directions (I need to update them, but they should work.)
Here are directions for making bookmarks on Ed1stop.
Here are directions for hooking a computer to a projector or TV.
This is a free website that allows you to make a "hotlist," which is a list of links to webistes you choose and organize.
This is great if you have specific sites you want kids to use, and you don't want them to make typing mistakes,
or you don't want them looking randomly all over the web.
Click here for directions for developing a Filamentality website. Thanks, CTAP Region 4, for the great directions.
Got a long web address that you don't want kids to type incorrectly? Go to this site, type it in, and they'll give you a short, easy-to-type address.
This site has all sorts of tools for helping kids make acrostics, newspapers, alphabet books, stapleless books, and other "final products."
The kids can go online to this site, click on the product you want, and it walks them through the steps, all the way to printing it out.
This site has a Jeopardy games for many grade levels and subjects, plus a blank game so you can create your own.
My classes have really enjoyed playing these.
A free site from Scholastic that allows you to develop a web page. REALLY easy to use.
Also, it includes a login and password so that only your staudents and families can access it.
Want to create a rubric? Want to see or use rubrics created by others? Want information about rubrics? This is the place.
From Discovery Channel, this site allows you to create word searches and other puzzles.
This site takes a bit of time to use, but it's free and allows you total control of the crossword design.
Might be good for challenging early finishers- have them make up the puzzles!
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These are some sites that are useful. Maybe not exciting, but very useful.
Web-based resources, extra spelling lists, and more!
Here are directions for using the Lesson Planner CD.
Here are directions for using the PowerProofreading CD.
For those of us who don't have them memorized.
These are graphic organizers that go along with the Houghton Mifflin Program.
These are the questions from past tests that you can use to practice with your class.
This is a site based on the Strategies work that includes posters, lesson, definitions, and more.
This site, developed by the Santa Maria Bonita School District, has tons of extra resources to help you with the HM program.
There are ideas for Theme Walls, activities, posters to support the skills, and more.
The "Posters, Charts, Etc." link on the left has great posters and charts. Also check out the grade level Idea Sharing,
as well as most of the links on the left side of the page. Highly recommended!
This site has all sorts of supporting pieces for Mosaic of Thought- posters, activities, parent information, and more.
Most files are both PDF and Word documents.
Here's the website for the Character Counts program, woth downloads and more.
Good Character is another site with lots of resources for encouraging good choices.
This is the website that goes with the Moving into English program. Click here for directions on accessing the site.
Passwords and logins coming soon!
This is one of the two programs being piloted by AUSD. Link coming soon!
This is the other program being piloted by the district. Link coming soon!
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Random things that you might find helpful, or that I said would be posted here.
Big and easy to copy onto cardstock as a reference.
(You type in the correct date and time, and print, instead of writing it over and over.)
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Here are some sites that you can discuss with your class or use on your own to promote safe and thoughtful use of the Internet.
An introduction to four strategies for more effective web searches.
Use these with the tips on Google Advanced Searching, and if you can't find it, it probably doesn't exist!
This is a great way to get kids to think about not trusting everything on the Web.
It includes questions they should think about, and fake sites to help kids use the questions to evaluate websites.
This website makes explicit the connections between the text features in non-fictions text and the similar features on websites.
Very helpful for explicit instruction!
