The links to the left are intended for staff members at Calais Elementary. They will not work for students or community members.
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Lesson Plans & Resource goldmines:
http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/ A resource of lesson plans/projects organized by grade level and content area, that include best practices for integrating technology.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/search.cfm Blue Web'n is an online library of 2152 outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects).
http://www.thinkfinity.org/EducatorHome.aspx formerly Marco Polo. Click on the search button to sort by type of resource, grade level, topic and curriculum area. Think of this as your librarian who has sorted out the good stuff to put in the library.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ There are many lessons and resources specific to grade level and subject.
Finding Age and Reading Level Appropriate Content:
http://www.kidsclick.org/ A Kid-friendly search engine that sorts results by reading levels. This is useful for adults looking to find reader friendly material for different students.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html 2,481 illustrated dictionary entries. Each word is also used in a meaningful sentence and most contain links to a web resource.
http://42explore.com/ This is a good resource for students doing research. By looking at a topic index, students are led to sites that WILL work and have been sifted to be “readable” by kids.
