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endorsement of the site by our district.
A GREAT SITE!!!
Hundreds of pages of Basic Math Skills; Interactive Practice on every page;
An Explanation of the math topic on each page; Several Challenge Games on
every page; Math Problems are randomly created.
Learn-How-To-Speak.COM
has assembled the finest self-instructional language courses featuring
cutting-edge teaching methods developed by the world's finest applied
linguists.
Recognized worldwide as the standard in online plagiarism prevention,
Turnitin.com helps educators and students take full advantage of the
Internet's educational potential.
On April 23, l997 the State Board of Education approved a
teacher evaluation process that became effective statewide July, 2000.
The Framework and forms may be accessed by downloading the file(s) in
Microsoft Word 6.0 or downloading a .pdf file.
Click Here or the
link to the left to download individual files in Microsoft Word 6.0 or you
may download the .pdf files.
BrainPOP is the leading producer of
educational animated movies for K-12. The company creates original
animated movies to explain concepts in a voice and visual style that is
accessible, educational and entertaining for both children and adults.
This Web page is part of
a professional development workshop on Patriotism
and Character Education but you don't have to attend this workshop to
make use of these resources.
A great site
with games, activities and information for teachers, parents and "Crayola
kids". The site features Color Corner, Card Creator, Activity
Book and the Crayola Store. Also included are rich
hands-on learning experiences, linked with core curriculum standards. New
lessons are added each week.
Templates can be downloaded from our site, saved to your hard drive, edited
as necessary, and then printed. Or they can be downloaded, printed, and used
as is.
One of the best sites for K-12 information. Resources are grouped logically by content area:
curriculum, technology,
professional development, research and includes links to more than 120,000 related sites.
Tools &
Templates for Teachers from Education World.
The Field Trips
Site has a range of field trips on nature topics: Rainforests, Endangered
Species, Salt Marshes, Volcanoes, and more! Perfect for classroom use, we
provide teacher's objectives and resources for each trip.
A first
sampling of course materials from MIT's Faculty. We invite educators around
the world to draw upon the materials for their own curricula, and we
encourage all learners to use the materials for self-study.
In the Newsday
Project, your students will write articles and post them for the whole
world to see! Then they will read and choose articles from other
schools to download and include in their own newspaper!
Recognized worldwide as the standard in online plagiarism prevention,
Turnitin.com helps educators and students take full advantage of the
Internet's educational potential.
A
free online service for teachers wanting to acquire and maintain new skills.
Site provides detailed recertification and professional development
information for teachers in all 50 states.
Great for teachers who
use powerpoints in the classroom. There are
Cuentos-Short Stories, Gramática-Basic
Grammar explanations, Crucigramas-Crossword Puzzles, Vocabulario-Vocabulary,
and much more.
Math and Language Arts skills can
be honed using the online games and activities on this site. When a
child completes a quiz or activity, an e-mail can be sent to a parent or
teachers spreading the good news.
Students in Grades 3-8 take the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP)
Achievement Test each spring. The Achievement Test is a timed, multiple
choice assessment that measures skills in Reading, Language Arts,
Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Student results are reported to
parents, teachers and administrators.
A New York
Times website with daily lesson plans in every subject area for grades 6-12. In
addition, they have a lesson plan archive, a quote of the day, teacher resources, news
summaries, a daily news quiz, word of the day, crossword puzzles, a science Q&A,
letters to the editor, ask a reporter, and information on using the Times in the
classroom.
A web site designed to help teachers find
learning resources. Access more than 140 web sites and retrieve information by
topic, grade level, and other criteria. Lessons and instructional units available
for free.
This site is packed with professional resources,
including curriculum materials in every content area, a bank of lesson plans that can be
searched for particular topics and tools to create Web pages.
A one-stop resource for K-12 educators.
TeachersFirst gives teachers access to training, forums, professional contacts, humor,
briefings and classroom ideas.
A great
resource for teachers in a number of subject areas. Site includes
information in: lesson planning center, teacher tools, classroom
management and professional development.
This site bills itself as providing "smart
tools for busy teachers." Lesson ideas are smartly organized by themes, and
content areas, and a library of information on topics such as back-to-school planning,
classroom management and year-end activities.
On April 23, l997 the State Board of Education approved a
teacher evaluation process that became effective statewide July, 2000.
The Framework and forms may be accessed by downloading the file(s) in
Microsoft Word 6.0 or downloading a .pdf file.
Click Here or the
link to the left to download individual files in Microsoft Word 6.0 or you
may download the .pdf files.
Recognized worldwide as the standard in online plagiarism prevention,
Turnitin.com helps educators and students take full advantage of the
Internet's educational potential.
This site
features over 2000 virtual reality panoramas. These amazing photographs
show you exactly what it is like to be in that particular spot - you can
look in any direction, as well as up and down, and zoom in and out. It's
the next best thing to being there.
Woodland Middle has
installed equipment that enables reporting of local weather conditions to
the WeatherBug network from the tracking station located at our school.
Woodland has also joined the WeatherBug Achieve program; an award-winning,
interactive, learning program that integrates real-time local and national
weather data and camera images into a range of classroom subjects.
To login to this free service, click the link to the left, click "Enter the
Classroom," put in Brentwood’s zipcode, and follow the pull-down menus.
You will then have access to the “Exclusive Live Conditions” as reported
from Woodland Middle School.
from Searcher
Magazine, gives you get the latest on traditional searchengines and resources
on where to go for ongoing updates. The articlealso
lists great tips for specific search engines.
Provides
practical, easy to follow, nutritional advice to suit different lifestyles.
Whether children to care for or athletic training schedules taking up most
of their time--the goal of food training is to teach people how to improve
their diet and energy levels within the confines of a busy schedule.
Brought to you by the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library.
Designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of
all ages. We hope children and their families will want to explore this site together.
Historical collections from the National Digital
Library featuring images, articles and much more. Includes a search function,
"This Day in History," and a learning page. Presented by the Library of
Congress.
Google has
digitized 103 historic films from the National Archives and made them
available on the Web. The pilot project, which may be expanded, includes
such gems as newsreels from World Wars I and II, video of the moon landing
and Depression-era films about the national parks and public works projects.
The National Archives and Records Administration
Digital Classroom gives teachers and students access to online historical documents.
Also provided are numerous lesson plans and activities with which to incorporate the
information into the class.
The New 7
Wonders of the World were announced
during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday,
July 7, 2007 and history was made!
A collection of
oral histories and documentary materials from American war veterans;
including WW I, WW II, as well as Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars.
This site
features over 2000 virtual reality panoramas. These amazing photographs
show you exactly what it is like to be in that particular spot - you can
look in any direction, as well as up and down, and zoom in and out. It's
the next best thing to being there.
Check this site to find the latest information about events associated with
the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first powered flight at Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina, and the history of aviation and aerospace.
Over 900 pages
of news, information, games and controversy about the life, literature,
art and archaeology of the ancient world of Greece & Rome. Plus an
award-winning bookshop!
This site contains over 26,000 articles and
files ranging from poetry, fiction, nonfiction and much more. You can browse the
site's extensive collection of published writings and resources for students and faculty.
This site, from The Learning Company, provides
non-native English speakers with convenient, affordable access to effective English
language instruction.
Recognized worldwide as the standard in online plagiarism prevention,
Turnitin.com helps educators and students take full advantage of the
Internet's educational potential.
A comprehensive learning destination for
teachers and students. This site focuses on providing literacy skills for the 21st
century and includes the most frequently taught skills and topics.
Math and Language Arts skills can
be honed using the online games and activities on this site. When a
child completes a quiz or activity, an e-mail can be sent to a parent or
teachers spreading the good news.
Recognized worldwide as the standard in online plagiarism prevention,
Turnitin.com helps educators and students take full advantage of the
Internet's educational potential.
A free, searchable on-line dictionary and
thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary
reference tools and resources.
Interactive Language Arts and Journalism page
designed for middle schools. Students can discover what's behind the who, what,
where, when and why as they take on the roles of journalists.
A GREAT SITE!!!
Hundreds of pages of Basic Math Skills; Interactive Practice on every page;
An Explanation of the math topic on each page; Several Challenge Games on
every page; Math Problems are randomly created.
The Math Files Game Show makes mathematics fun
and accessible. Each game and "Concepts Printout" explores areas of
mathematics and can be used in the classroom to introduce a new topic or after school for
individual practice.
Math and Language Arts skills can
be honed using the online games and activities on this site. When a
child completes a quiz or activity, an e-mail can be sent to a parent or
teachers spreading the good news.
Brought to you by the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library.
Designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of
all ages. We hope children and their families will want to explore this site together.
BrainPOP is the leading producer of
educational animated movies for K-12. The company creates original
animated movies to explain concepts in a voice and visual style that is
accessible, educational and entertaining for both children and adults.
From the Environmental Protection Agency, this
site contains information about how children can recycle and protect wildlife, why the
environment needs protecting and interactive games.
The Field Trips
Site has a range of field trips on nature topics: Rainforests, Endangered
Species, Salt Marshes, Volcanoes, and more! Perfect for classroom use, we
provide teacher's objectives and resources for each trip
GlobeXplorer,
Inc. is the only instantaneous supplier of earth imagery to e-businesses
over the Internet. Years of development and millions of dollars have been
invested into warehousing the world's largest archive of images captured
by aircraft and satellite.
This service links educators, parents and
students to educational tools that provide immediate assessment and tailored instruction,
enhance students' abilities to meet high-stake state assessment standards and improve
overall learning.
From the printed reference data base, offering
millions of useful and interesting facts on a wide range of topics online. Also
includes a dictionary and encyclopedia
The
MyStocks page is the one-stop place where you can trade stocks with virtual
money. The Global Stock Game (GSG) is the world's most realistic stock
market simulation, where you can have fun and learn the stock market at no
cost. Yes, it is 100% FREE.
National Geographic's new 7th edition
atlas. This edition marks the end of National Geographic's three year, three million
dollar effort to computerize all society maps.
A first
sampling of course materials from MIT's Faculty. We invite educators around
the world to draw upon the materials for their own curricula, and we
encourage all learners to use the materials for self-study.
Students can learn about Earth's
rotation, optical illusions, logic puzzles, color, and more at this
interactive Web site dedicated to the discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton
GREAT Digital
Images! NOAA's primary mission and the ultimate goal of all its
activities is to predict environmental changes on a wide range of time and
space scales in order to protect life and property, and provide industry and
government decision-makers with a reliable base of scientific information.
Recognized worldwide as the standard in online plagiarism prevention,
Turnitin.com helps educators and students take full advantage of the
Internet's educational potential.
You can search any collection (database) of
journals and other materials. Each collection has a name, a date range, and a
description that should give you an idea which collection you might want to choose for
your particular need.
Recognized worldwide as the standard in online plagiarism prevention,
Turnitin.com helps educators and students take full advantage of the
Internet's educational potential.
This site
features over 2000 virtual reality panoramas. These amazing photographs
show you exactly what it is like to be in that particular spot - you can
look in any direction, as well as up and down, and zoom in and out. It's
the next best thing to being there.
Animated graphics are used to
present the content of a thesaurus, where a search word is displayed as
the center of an onscreen mobile with lines to each synonym word.
Woodland Middle has installed equipment that enables reporting of local
weather conditions to the WeatherBug network from the tracking station
located at our school.
Woodland has also joined the WeatherBug Achieve program; an award-winning,
interactive, learning program that integrates real-time local and national
weather data and camera images into a range of classroom subjects.
To login to this free service, click the link to the left, click "Enter the
Classroom," put in Brentwood’s zipcode, and follow the pull-down menus.
You will then have access to the “Exclusive Live Conditions” as reported
from Woodland Middle School.
A free, searchable on-line dictionary and
thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary
reference tools and resources.
A virtual tour of its Relativistic
Heavy Ion Collider, which recently began operation. Learn about
construction techniques, and what is being studied as the ions fly around
the RHIC "Racetrack." More
importantly, introduce your students to cutting edge research.
From the Environmental Protection Agency, this
site contains information about how children can recycle and protect wildlife, why the
environment needs protecting and interactive games.
The Field Trips
Site has a range of field trips on nature topics: Rainforests, Endangered
Species, Salt Marshes, Volcanoes, and more! Perfect for classroom use, we
provide teacher's objectives and resources for each trip.
Come in and
explore space with one of NASA's premier field Centers designated as the
Center of Excellence in Space Propulsion, located in Huntsville, Alabama.
MSFC is a world leader in access to space and the use of space for research
and development to benefit humanity.
Students can learn about Earth's
rotation, optical illusions, logic puzzles, color, and more at this
interactive Web site dedicated to the discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton
GREAT Digital
Images! NOAA's primary mission and the ultimate goal of all its
activities is to predict environmental changes on a wide range of time and
space scales in order to protect life and property, and provide industry and
government decision-makers with a reliable base of scientific information.
PBS
TeacherSource materials are developed by trained and practicing educators.
Using PBS content in the classroom is easy since producers work with
teachers to create standards-based curriculum materials, which are then
aggregated at PBS TeacherSource. TeacherSource also strives to use
technology creatively to save you time and quickly connect you to relevant
resources.
Welcome to the World-Famous San
Diego Zoo online! Although our Web site might not have all the sights,
sounds and smells of the real thing, we hope your visit to these pages
gives you a sense of what we're all about. We think you'll have just as
much fun, and learn a lot, too!
Meet the
Animals!
Explains the purpose, uses and future of
superconductivity. A wealth of information from research on high-speed trains and
microchips to where to buy superconductivity demonstration kits.
This site
features over 2000 virtual reality panoramas. These amazing photographs
show you exactly what it is like to be in that particular spot - you can
look in any direction, as well as up and down, and zoom in and out. It's
the next best thing to being there.
Woodland Middle has installed equipment that enables reporting of local
weather conditions to the WeatherBug network from the tracking station
located at our school.
Woodland has also joined the WeatherBug Achieve program; an award-winning,
interactive, learning program that integrates real-time local and national
weather data and camera images into a range of classroom subjects.
To login to this free service, click the link to the left, click "Enter the
Classroom," put in Brentwood’s zipcode, and follow the pull-down menus.
You will then have access to the “Exclusive Live Conditions” as reported
from Woodland Middle School.
Check this site to find the latest information about events associated with
the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first powered flight at Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina, and the history of aviation and aerospace.
The Internet is a powerful tool and with the
growing risk that the Internet poses to our children, this site will aid you
as you teach your children to protect themselves from Internet predators.
The
web's most comprehensive site devoted to the art of landscape, nature and
documentary photography using digital as well as traditional image
processing techniques. You will find on these pages instructive feature
articles, product reviews, travel and technical discussions, inspiring
portfolios, and a Discussion Forum.
