Looking for information
on the Internet and not sure where to start? Fill in this short
online form from NoodleQuest
and get pointed in the right direction fast. Students will also
love using this search strategy wizard! |
The
Education Network of Ontario (ENO) is a telecommunications
service designed for Ontario educators, providing
you with Internet access, email
and other services for $5.95 per month (10 hours) or $10.95 per
month (Unlimited). There is a local dial-up number
for Sudbury, and you can use any computer and modem from home
24 hours per day. |
Search for curricular
resources sites in 2Learn.ca's
database. or use NetSteps™ - curricular resource pages
prepared by teachers on a variety of topics, units, themes and
subject areas related to curriculum. |
The
Big6 is the most widely-known and widely-used approach
to teaching information and technology skills in the world.
The Big6 information problem-solving model is applicable whenever
people need and use information. Useful assignment
organizers are available for grades
3 - 6 and grades
7 - 12. |
Sites
for Teachers lists hundreds of online resources on a
wide variety of topics and themes! |
The OCUP
Website provides information, resources, and support
to teachers using the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner (OCUP). |
This
site contains a nice sequential introduction to Hyperstudio
as a vehicle for using multimedia with
your students. *NOTE*
To complete these tutorials, you must have access to the software
package HyperStudio
(version 3.1 or higher). You can download a demo version of
the program from HyperStudio.Com. If you are using the demo
version of HyperStudio be aware that it is limited to creating
stacks with a maximum of 4 cards each, and does not allow
you to re-edit a saved stack.
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A host of information
on the WebCT learning management system.
Visit the Homepage for WebCT.
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If you
are looking for a VAST array of curriculum resources, look
no further than our neighbours to the South. The Toronto
DSB Cyberlinks has it all neatly packaged for you. This
site has search engines, web guides, directories and much
more.
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Tucows
has grown to become one of the most popular sites on the Internet
with its library of 30,000 rated and reviewed software titles,
most of which are available on a "freeware" or "shareware" basis.
Just type "education" into their search engine! |
The George
Lucas Educational Foundation strives to improve K-12
education through informative films, books, newsletters, and
interactive technologies. Resources are geared toward educators,
parents, school board members, legislators, and others. |
Are you planning a science
fair project? Looking for ideas and advice on producing a
great project? Help is just a click away! |
Outreach
Science Ontario features Science lesson plans and many
other practical resources for elementary teachers. Lessons are
linked to a strands chart from Ontario's Science and Technology
Curriculum.
(U. of W.O.) |
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Science
NetLinks provides a wealth of resources for K-12 science
educators, including lessons, website reviews, news and forums.
New content is added on a regular basis, so check back often.
STAO,
founded in 1890, continues to be the professional voice of Science
Educators in Ontario. This web site has been created for both
science teachers and students.
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PBS
Teacher Source features over 2,500 lesson plans and
activities, searchable by subject and/or grade. |
The Media
Awareness Network offers practical support for media
education in the home, school and community and provides Canadians
and others with information and "food for thought" on our fast-evolving
media culture. |
Links
for teaching Mass Media
features a variety of links to everything from petroglyphs
and town criers to broadcasting and multimedia. A special
thanks to Geoff C. for contributing.
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Free
Stuff for Canadian Teachers is a site where educators can
find the latest links to free resources, materials, lesson plans,
software, samples and computers.
Everybody complains
about the weather but nobody does anything about it! Are you doing
a unit of study on weather? Are you wondering how you should dress
for yard duty? This site will provide you with CURRENT
CONDITIONS and archived WEATHER
INFORMATION for ONTARIO. For a national perspective, check out
the main site for CANADA.
Visit the Science
North site for a wealth of Science related information
and opportunities for learning.
Good
news for teachers... Let Skewl
Sites do your searching and sorting for you. They examine hundreds
of sites each month and look for quality sites to present to you.
4Teachers.org
works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering
FREE online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and
create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars.
There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional
development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology
planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.
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This
website
is from another school board... It is full of rich performance
tasks (webquests) for each grade level some
time to get through!
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Education
World is a site full of resources that includes lesson
planning, curriculum issues, technology in the classroom, features
and a safe search of over 500,000 Web resources. |
teachervision.com
features a number of lesson plans, materials and resources to
make your teaching life easier. |
The HyperStudio
Web Ring is a collection of websites containing content
specifically related to using HyperStudio. |
Canada's
SchoolNet learning resources include over 5,000 quality
educational materials evaluated and approved by professional
educators. You can easily access all of the information
you need thanks to SchoolNet's very own Metadata-driven search
engine. |
TeachOntario
features a vast array of K-8 resources from an Ontario Curriculum
perspective. Participate in forums, browse through articles,
quickly find reference resources at the Research Centre, and
enjoy the Specialties Zone.
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Start developing your
own online educational activities today with information from
the WebQuest
site. You'll find examples, tutorials, rubrics and more. It's
fun and it's easy! |
At LearningPage.com,
you'll find lesson plans, worksheets, activities and more, all
downloadable and printable. The curriculum is professionally
designed and produced for preschool, kindergarten, first, second,and
third grade students. |
At edHelper.comyou
can search 10847 lesson plans, 1201 WebQuests, 679 file downloads,
4200 free worksheet generators, 1000 word and critical thinking
problems exams and puzzles for standardized tests and more!. |
LessonPlansPage.com
is one of the better PreK-12 teacher resources on the Internet.
To find lesson plans that match your criteria, simply begin
by selecting a subject, or search for specific topics. |
Eduscapes
is a wonderful site full of resources and activities for teachers,
students, parents, technologists and school administrators. 42eXplore
focuses on a new topic each week, and there are over 100 topics
in the topic
index. Also featured is
a very timely resource area on terrorism. |
Created for teachers
by a teacher, A
to Z Teacher Stuff was designed to help teachers find
online lesson plans and resources more quickly and easily. Online
since 1997, the site has grown to more than 1000
pages, and has more than
1 million visitors each month. |
Resources
for Catholic Educators features over 5000 links for
religion teachers and catechists. Included are lesson plans,
religious clipart, coloring pages, worksheets and information
on hundreds of topics and issues relevant to religious education. |
The
Bible Gateway is a tool for reading scripture online.
Additionally, it provides advanced searching capabilities, allowing
readers to find particular passages in scripture, based on keywords. |
The
Mary Page, created by the University of Dayton, a Catholic
University in Ohio, boasts the world's largest collection of material
on The Blessed Virgin Mary. This is an excellent site for any
kind of research related to Mary - feast days prayers (all 325!),
titles used for the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marian apparitions, Mary
in popular culture, art, etc.
Submitted
and reviewed by Sister Trina Bottos, Education Centre
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This is a good Web
site from about.com for all things Catholic - especially
for teacher and older student's reference. It is American rather
than Canadian and so some of the justice links concern American
situations.
Submitted
and reviewed by Sister Trina Bottos, Education Centre
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 This
is the Web site for World
Youth Day, the gathering of Catholic young people (up
to age 35) from 150 countries. There will be days spent in various
Canadian dioceses (July 18-21) before meeting in Toronto (July
23 -28). The pope is planning to come to Toronto to be part of
the celebration. This is to be the Big event in Canadian
Catholic life this year, and the World Youth Day Cross will be
in our Diocese in early February. The involvement of participants
or volunteers is part of our Board's Direction for the year, so
you'll be hearing lots more about World Youth Day - geared especially
to older teens and younger adults.
Submitted
and reviewed by Sister Trina Bottos, Education Centre
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Big
Chalk features resources for K-12 students through
college, teachers, and parents, reviewed by education editors.
A chat forum is also featured.
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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
This page has
been added as a follow up to our peaceful schools initiative. It contains
a wealth of strategies, advice, knowledge and personal anecdotes from
seasoned teachers and other professionals on maintaining a favourable
learning environment in classrooms. Both new and seasoned teachers
will find valuable information in these links.
Zoom
School is an on-line elementary school classroom with lessons
in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood activities.
The Ontario
Association for Mathematics Education is the professional organization
for everyone interested in
Mathematics Education in Ontario.
The Starfall
learn-to-read website is offered free as a public service. Primarily
designed for first grade, Starfall.com is also useful for pre-kindergarten,
kindergarten and second grade. |
