General Sites of Interest to Teachers
Website Site Title Overview
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html  New York Times Lesson Plans Archive The archive contains hundreds of free lesson plans for grades 6-12. You may perform a keyword search to retrieve a lesson, browse the archive by subject, or scroll down the page to view the most recently published lessons.
http://ideas.gstboces.org/programs/timer/ I.D.E.A.S. Classroom timer - Use this timer to show student elapsed time or to countdown a given time.
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/ Smithsonian Institution Encyclopedia Smithsonian
http://www.mathway.com/ Mathway.com Step by Step problem solver for basic math to calculus
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/ US Forestry Service Mount St. Helen's Volcano Cam
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm Internet 4 Classrooms Online practice modules for many technology applications (Ex. Word, Excel, & PowerPoint)
http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Online Conversion Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
http://www.biology4kids.com/ Biology for kids Contains information on cell structure, cell function, plants, and animal systems
http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html University of Idaho A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. 
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html Houghton Mifflin Shape books with & without lines…
http://www.seaford.k12.de.us/it/pp/home.htm Seaford School District PowerPoint presentations for all subjects K-5th grade
http://www.kidprintables.com/coloring/ Kid Printables Printable coloring pages
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~elem/kidspiration/collection.html North Canton City Schools - Ohio Kidspiration Ideas for levels K-4th grade
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html Sites for Teachers A collection of 1000+ websites resources (lesson plans, acvtivities, etc for K - 12) for teachers and educators; most are free sites; some may charge a fee for services; 
http://www.miamisci.org/ii/ Internet Island A tutorial for navigating the Internet from the Miami Museum of Science.
http://www.eduplace.com/activity/ Eduplace Activity Search Search for activities by keyword or browse by topic or theme.
http://www.homeworkspot.com/ Homework Spot Besides homework help, this site has lots of links to useful sites; sorted by grade level or subject.
http://www.highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm High School Hub A "noncommercial learning portal to excellent free educational resources for high school students."  Features include online learning activities, reference collections, college information and subject guides.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ Blue Web'n "Online library of 1200+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools).
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html Cyberguides:  Teacher Guides and Student Activities "Supplementary, standards-based [CA], web-delivered units of instruction centered on core worksof literature."
http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/default.asp Schoolhouse MSN's home to the Encarta Lesson Collection and other educational resources.
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/lit.html 700+ Great Sites:  Sites for Chldren American Library Association's compilation of great websites.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/edles.html Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators A "categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth."
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ PBS TeacherSource Includes links to 3000+ lesson plans and activities.
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/welcome.html Busy Teachers' Website K-12 Provides source materials and lesson plans/activities sorted by subject and grade leve.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.htm Scholastic Teachers Standards-based lesson plans, interactive projects and activities for PreK-8.
http://www.cyberbee.com/intclass.html Curriculum Ideas Various lesson plan and project links.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/index.html  Sheppard Software   WE make learning fun  Games, downloadable software, and lesson ideas for making social studies fun for students.  Content for most levels.
Integration    
http://www.apple.com/education/professionaldevelopment/ Apple Teacher Professionalism Contains links to integration, leadership and planning tips for technology in the classroom.
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.jsp EduPlace Graphic organizers
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/index.htm TampaReads.com  Handwriting Practice Worksheet creator
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html Discovery Education Rubrics for everything & anything!!
http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/index.html#startcontent Internet Public Library Resources for every subject
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/kidpix.html Vicki Blackwell -- Kid Pix Ideas Integration Ideas for Kid Pix
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html NY Times Lesson Plans Archives--All subjects--All levels
http://education.denniskunkel.com/index.php Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc. Microscopy and Science Education Web Site by Dennis Kunkel Ph.D. He is an award-winning photomicrographer (one who takes science images through a microscope) whose images appear worldwide in print, film, and electronic media.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech101.shtml Education World Templates for teachers by type
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml Education World List of templates for teachers
http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/elementary/ Graves Elementary Close to 150 PowerPoint presentation for any subject--
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm Internet 4 Classroom Links for teachers by subject or grade-level. Also lists other resources…
http://www.indezine.com/powerpoint/templates/freetemplates.html Indezine Free Powerpoint templates
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Technology/Integrating_Technology/Integrating_Technology.html Awesome Library Integration tips, lesson plans, projects and links to internet fundamentals.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers Time Magazine for Teacher Contains lessons plans and addition information that correlates to Time for Kids
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html Smithsonian for Educators Find resources and lesson plans for all subjects.
http://www.abcteach.com/ ABC Teach 5000+ free printable pages and worksheets
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/cc/ Achor Bay School District Up-to-date web sites that enhance the K-7 curriculum 
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/index.html Adobe Digital Kids Club The Adobe Digital Kids Club makes it easy for educators to introduce digital photography and video into the classroom. Check out lesson plans submitted by other teachers.
http://www.buddyproject.org/tool/default.asp Tools for Tech Integration Tutorials and information to assist teachers with incorporation of technology into the curriculum.
http://www.netc.org/presentations/ossaintegrate.html How to Use the Web in Your Classroom Steps for successful integration of technology into the curriculum.
http://www.4teachers.org/ Web For Teachers Includes links on Technology Integration and Assessment, Professional Development, and Tools for making Webquests, Worksheets, Quizzes, and more. 
http://ursamajor.hartnet.org/chow/integrate/ Ways to Integrate Technology into Your Classroom Suggestions and actvities for integration of technology into the classroom.
http://www.wtvi.com/teks/ TEKS Integration  Links to information and integration activities in correlation with the TEKS.
http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/ Lee Summit School District Links to help teachers effectively integrate technology into the curriculum 
http://www.edhelper.com/animals.htm EdHelper Animal themed units for PS-ES
http://www.edhelper.com/crossword.htm EdHelper Create a crossword Puzzle
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005971.html InfoPlease Lists current events of the world (by year)
http://www.emtech.net/ Em Tech Over 15,000 resources organized by topics for teachers, students, and parents 
http://www.techtrekers.com/ Tech Trekers Links to sites with MORE links--including all grade levels & subjects. Also have virtual fieldtrips, scavenger hunts, & simulations (Ex. Stock market game, etc.)
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/index.php The Futures Channel Web videos linked to learning--These videos answer the question, "Why do I have to learn that. I'll never use it in the REAL WORLD?" 
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/ Discovery Education This site includes, lesson plans, puzzlemaker, science fair information, and fun tools.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp Scholastic Over 10,000 teaching ideas and student ideas, too.
http://teachers.net/lessons/ Teachers.net Lesson Plans--browse by subject or grade-level
http://www.cyberbee.com/intclass.html Top 10 Ways to Integrate 10 Methods for integrating technology into the classroom.
http://www.linktolearning.com/tech_integration.htm Link to Learning Links and resources for integrating technology across the curriculum.  Includes theory an research on technology and learning.
Online Software and Tech Utilization Tutorials    
http://www.actden.com/fp2000/java/ FrontPage
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/frontpage/ FrontPage
http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf Cyberbee Answers to questions about Copyright Laws
http://www.bcschools.net/staff/WordHelp.htm Microsoft Word  
http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/class/excel_resources.htm   Guides, Tutorials, Applications, Templates and Lesson Plans 
http://www.microsoft.com/india/education/pil/lessonplans/default.aspx Microsoft Lesson Plans by grade using Microsoft programs
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/word/ Microsoft Word  
http://aitt.acadiau.ca/tutorials/NetscapeComposer/ Netscape Composer  
http://www.brainybetty.com/BTS2006/back_to_school_powerpoint.htm Brainy Betty  "Back-to-School" Powerpoint Templates
http://www.brainybetty.com/MENUEducators.htm Brainy Betty Many free templates for PowerPoint & Excel
http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2000_basics.html PowerPoint  
http://www.jmu.edu/computing/tutorials/ James Madison University Online Tutorials  
http://www.unit5.org/pdatcr/tutorials.html McLean School various software tutorials  
Search Strategies    
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm Four Nets For Better Searching Good site for teaching Internet searching strategies.
http://204.17.98.73/midlib/tutor.htm How to Search the WWW  
http://www.ouc.bc.ca/libr/connect96/search.htm Internet Search Strategies  
http://searchenginez.com/tutorial.html Web Search Tutorial  
Standards    
http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBEConline/standtest/standards/techapp.pdf Texas SBEC Teacher Technology Standards  
http://cnets.iste.org/index3.html NETS Standards for Teachers  
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch126toc.html Technology TEKS  
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/ta/ State Standards