On-line Resources

· Curriculum

· Information Literacy

· Standards

· Information Links

· Libraries

· Teacher Tools

Curriculum

Verizon Thinkfinity –Literacy, Education and Technology

On-lineresource for teachers, students, parents and the literacy community.

Previouslyknown as MarcoPolo. Offers over 49,000 standards based

educationalresources including lesson plans, student materials, interactive

contentand web sites organized by major academic discipline. Searchable.

Learn to Read at Starfall – teachingcomprehension and phonics

A free website toteach children to read, Perfect for kindergarten,

firstgrade, and second grade. Contains exciting interactive books

andphonics games.

Enchanted Learning SoftwareHomepage

Comprehensive sitewith links to educational websites, games, learning activities,

andprintables. $20.00/ year to join provides full access to resources.

Inventor of the Week Archive

Browsable andsearchable collection of short, yet scholarly biographies geared toward students.

Searchable by bothInventor and Invention

CBCKids – History of Inventions, a timeline from pottery to computers

Kid friendly sitethat lists inventions that have changed the way we live.

InformationLiteracy

Supervisor'sResource Bank – Information Literacy

Bellingham SchoolDistrict's great list of information literacy sites

Big6, An Information Problem-Solving Process

Popular approach toteaching Information Literacy Skills

Standards

Online Grade LevelResources

OSPI's site thatprovides teachers with resources aligned to grade level expectations (GLE’s).

Searchable bycontent area and grade level.

NETS: National Educational TechnologyStandards

Technology standardsfor students and teachers that facilitate school improvement.

Include searchablelessons and units.

Anacortes PublicSchools Standards (taken from Everett School District)

Simplified chartshowing Information Literacy standards and indicators by grade level.

Information Links

Refdesk.com - Reference, Facts, News-Free andFamily-friendly Resources.

One-stopinternet site for quick facts, reference links, and current news.

Wikipedia

Biggest miltilingualonline encyclopedia on the web. The public contributes to and edits articles

Expertsoversee the site, but caution is advised as to validity of most recentlycontributed information.

Libraries

Sno-Isle Libraries Homepage

Community librarysystem of twenty-one libraries. Search for books, movies, music,

library programs.Access to reference sites with library card.

Library of Congress Online Catalog

Search for book andmaterial titles by subject, call number, LCCN, ISSN, ISBN, keywords,

titleand author. Printable or downloadable MARC records.

Teacher Tools

TeacherWeb – Websites for Teachers

Easy to create, easyto update websites for educators.

Rubistar Home

A tool to helpteachers develop rubrics using fill-in-the-blank template.

Alsohas searchable database of pre-made rubrics.

LexileFramework for Reading

Search for lexilelevel by book title. Also provides information about lexile system.

Discovery School’s Puzzlemaker

Teachers or studentsuse this tool to create puzzles online.