Teach-nology contains a wide array of teaching tools and information. This page is dedicated to multicultural ed and lists several links that may help you get started with adding multicultural elements to your curriculum.
Cox has an internet safety area on their website with information on parental controls, tips on talking with your kids about internet safety, videos, and several other links.
University of Iowa has a great section on phonetics (you may also select English or German) which includes animated graphics that show what your mouth should be doing for each sound. Also has short video of a native speaker pronouncing each letter of the alphabet and using it in words. Excellent tool for foreign language teachers.
don Quijote is a company that has been around since the 1980s and is most widely known for their language immersion schools in Spain and Latin America. Their website contains a lot of valuable information about Spanish teaching and learning, including this page on culture.
Website contains tutorials on nouns, articles, etc. in Italian, then gives you many opportunities to practice. The ability to jump back and forth between tutorial and practice is very handy and allows learners to move at their own pace.
Very professional and organized website containing lesson plans and state standards information. Browse and search capabilities by keyword. A wealth of information.
Founded by the First Days of School Foundation, run by Rosemary and Harry Wong; this site contains a lot of reading material for teachers, specifically those just starting in the profession. Features articles, books, and links on topics ranging from classroom management to technology use to professional development.
"New teacher survival central" contains a section called Tech Tools for Teachers, new teacher blogs, classroom tools, curriculum resources, and tutorials, training and development. A new teacher could spend a lot of time here, looking for help with a specific area or just perusing everything that is available.
Kids section of the Tate Art Museums' Websites. Great place for K-6 art students to visit, though older students may find certain sections of the site interesting. Very visually interesting and plenty of activities and resources. Make on online gallery, play art-related games and watch videos about art for free. Contains links to Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St. Ives.
Section of the Discovery website dedicated to all things gross - worm world, roach world, yucky and fun games, your gross and cool body. Very entertaining for students but still contains a lot of scientific info. Could definitely be used for a younger group of kids doing a science project on the human body, entomology, etc. Does contain a games section, so students will need to be supervised to stay on track.
Huge list of kid-friendly sites divided into categories: educational, fun sites, grownups (parents and teachers). This could be a great starting point if students are doing a project in which they have some choice of topic.
From the list from Dr. Topp. Very complete zoo website with photos and live cams of the animals, stories about the zoo animals, and education programs. Kid friendly and useful if doing a project on a specific type of animal residing at the National Zoo.