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This new PBS site includes not only lesson plans, but also different kinds of media, including the following: 1. Audio 2. Documents 3. Images 4. Interactives 5. Videos PBS has just recently opened this site, which allows educators to download video to their own computers or to play the file (full-screen if desired). Educators need to set up a free account in order to download files.

Even if you are not a fan of PBS, the teacher resources offered by PBS are extensive and encompass most content areas. Users can search by grade, content area, and topic.

PBS producer David Bolt explores ways to bridge the technology access gap.

PBS producer David Bolt explores ways to bridge the technology access gap.

A collection of interactive activities for the K-12 social studies classroom.

This seems like a great resource! Colonial times is a part of my curriculum, and so I definitely plan on integrating this resource into my instruction. There are various features of this website that would motivate and engage students. Great find!

This is a great resource for students of all ages. In my school, STEM is a huge focus. This website provides thousands of STEM resources for students in grades Pre-K through after twelfth grade. There are resources for each content area. When thinking of how to integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, this is a great website to check out!

This is the search results from a search on circuits, for 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades.

This article discusses project-based learning in 6 steps. Ways to infuse technology into lessons.

Additional information about milestones and K-12 math curriculum is available on The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Web site. NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics outlines grade-by-grade recommendations for classroom mathematics instruction for both content matter and process.

These segments get to the heart of the conceptual misunderstanding that teachers encounter when attempting to teach simple circuits. It demonstrates some instructional alternatives teachers can use.

This is an excellent design for a student-centered inquiry activity. I'd like to revise my introduction to circuits next year to work more like this.