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Educator's Resources Web66: A K12 World Wide Web Project Just as U.S. Highway Route 66 was a catalyst for Americana, we see the World Wide Web as a catalyst that will integrate the Internet into K12 school curricula. The Web66 project is designed to facilitate the introduction of this technology into K12 schools. The goals of this project are: 1.To help K12 educators learn how to set up their own Internet servers. 2.To link K12 web servers and the educators and students at those schools. 3.To help K12 educators find and use K12 appropriate resources on the web. Education World This free site offers educators information helpful to engage students creatively, connect with other like-minded professionals or advance careers. In fact, Education World is the largest educational search engine and resource on the Internet. You'll find more than 50,000 links to education related sites, columns written by education experts, sample lesson plans, and curriculum ideas. Global Schoolhouse This site seeks to link the community and the classroom. GSH, sponsored by Microsoft and MCI, offers classroom-tested ideas and lesson plans covering all aspects of teaching, such as planning and preparing courses, presenting material and motivating students, integrating technology into the classroom, giving and getting feedback on learning. It's a rich compendium of useful resources. History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers The major purpose of this site is to encourage the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching. There are links to everything from Teacher Talk (conferencing) and Teachers Helping Teachers to our own NEA. Putnam Valley's Developing Educational Standards This site has been called one of the best on the K-12 standards movement. It was created by Putnam Valley assistant superintendent Charles Hill. Putnam Valley's site includes links to professional groups responsible for the voluntary subject-matter standards, drafts of standards, related journal articles, relevant documents from the U.S. Department of Education and the Library of Congress, and state specific links to standards information. Educational Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for Social Studies Developing Educational Standards is an annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks documents, maintained by Charles Hill and the Putnam Valley Schools in New York. U.S. Department of Education This site is huge and tries to be quite comprehensive. To avoid a case of information overload, you may want to check out the "Teacher's Guide to the Department of Education" before you delve into the specialized information, research materials, and library resources found here. Federal Resources for Educational Excellence In summer 1997, more than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group to make hundreds of federally supported education resources available at this web site. (US Constitution) . (US Government) . (US History) Ask Eric Abstracts of some 1,300 (Educational Research Information Clearinghouse) ERIC Digests are available online and text-searchable. A menu of services offered on the Internet not only introduces the user to ERIC documents, but also leads to other databases in education. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards An independent, private, nonprofit organization working to improve teaching and learning in America's schools. The 50 States: Capital Cities and Information Links Ray Weber's classified, annotated list of over 1300 sites to information specific to each state, including links to state homepages, symbols, flags, maps, constitutions, representatives, birds, flowers, trees, songs, and much more. United States History Maps This is a great resource. The maps are worth the wait to download. For this time period you can get maps such as: Native American groups in the East or West, Exploration and Settlement Before 1675. This site is provided by the University of Texas at Austin. Teacher Talk Forum Learning resources for secondary students, their parents, and educators from The Center for Adolescent Studies - Indiana University. Featuring News, Lesson Plans, Professional Development Resources, Teacher References, CyberSchools, Internet Fieldtrips, Museums, Technology in the Classroom, and References for Kids. The following six titles contain information for teachers and lesson plan ideas - available at the Department of Justice for Kids website. A Community Checklist: Important Steps to End Violence Against Women Computer Crime: A Lesson Plan for Teachers of Elementary and Middle School Children Drugs of Abuse Gang Suppression and Intervention Program: Technical Assistance Manual Preventing Youth Hate Crime: A Manual for Schools and Communities [PDF File] Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom. History of the National Parks Service Park Explorer: A comprehensive listing of America's National Parks The Learning Page - The Library of Congress Using Primary Sources in the Classroom Suggestions for using primary sources were compiled from the National Digital Library's Educators' Forum held in July, 1995 and from the Library staff. Educators at the Forum, like many throughout the country, know that history comes alive for students who are plugged into primary sources. These suggestions for student activities can help you enhance your social studies curriculum using authentic artifacts, documents, photographs, and manuscripts from the Library of Congress Historical Collections and other sources.

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