Sanger Professional Development
Technology Integration  Resources
from Sanger ISD Teachers

Language Arts/Reading

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Fine Arts

Miscellaneous

 


Sanger ISD Technology Plan Template
(Word file)


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Language Arts/Reading Web Resources

http://www.bookspot.com
Especially for reading teachers, BookSpot provides online books, book reviews, reading lists, author information, and links to related resources.

http://www.eduplace.com
Integrated English/LA lessons. Wacky web tales and teaching parts of speech. Students can edit and revise the ones that are there or create their own individual tales for submission.

http://www.sparknotes.com
Especially for students, but teachers will benefit greatly. Works like online cliffnotes, but more thorough. Also, it has a message center where students ask questions about the literature.

Social Studies

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/soccont.htm
Includes links regarding: European History, World Geography, Global History, Us History, Civics, News Resources.

http://www.historychannel.com 
History searches: this day in history, history searches, history channel lineup, quizzes

 

Mathematics

Online Interactive Geometry
http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/explorations/main/0,,NAV2-21,00.html
Observe some fundatmentals of geometry. Activities include: how to trisect an angle, finding the sum of
the angles in a triangle, conservation of area, the Pythagorean Theroem, etc.

StudyWorks Online: Explorations
http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/explorations/main/0,,NAV2,00.html
Linked from this website are: Interactive Calculus, Algebra explorations,
Earth Science, and Probability and Statistics

Euclid's Elements
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/elements.html

Schrock's Guide to Mathematics
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/math.html

Science

Stu dyWorks Online: Explorations
http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/explorations/main/0,,NAV2,00.html
Linked from this website are: Astronomy, Chemistry,  Earth Science, Global Warming,  and Physics

Schrock's Gu ide to Science and Technology
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scigs.html

Ask a Science Expert
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/aska/science.html
A list of science mentors to whom students can pose questions related to varied science fields.
 

 

 

Miscellaneous

http://www.iloveteaching.com
This is a good site for teachers, especially first- year teachers. It gives a lot of insight on how to start teaching (i.e. classroom management, discipline, techniques). It also has inspirational quotes and encouraging words. 

http://school.discovery.com/teachers/index.html
DiscoverySchool.com is dedicated to making teaching and learning an exciting, rewarding adventure for students, teachers, and parents. They provide innovative teaching materials for teachers, useful and enjoyable resources for students, and smart advice for parents about how to help their kids enjoy learning and excel in school. The site is constantly reviewed for educational relevance by practicing classroom teachers in elementary school, middle school, and high school.

http://www.teach-nology.com
There are lesson plans, worksheet generator, webquest, rubrics generator, puzzles, and activity sheets

http://trackstar.hprtec.org 
TrackStar helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) for use in lessons. The resource list remains visible allowing the user to easily stay on track.

Rubric Websites
Web Projects

Graphics used with permission. http://www.microsoft.com/clipgallerylive

This web site was created as part of the US. Dept. of Ed. 
PT3 Implementation Grant #P342A000123A.
Last updated: January 21, 2003.
For comments or questions, contact
Linda McDonald Robinson.