Sitka School District
Educational Links

• Links to Use with Students
• Teacher and Curriculum Resources/Project Ideas
• Webpage Design
• Other Schools/Classrooms

Links to Use with Students

 

Name/Topic	Web Address	Description Site
Access Excellence	http://www.accessexcellence.org/	Hundreds of classroom-ready activities for biology and life sciences
ArtsEdNet	http://www.artsednet.getty.edu	On-line services supporting arts education from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts
The Book Review Forum	http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/BOOKREVIEW	View and/or enter book reviews writen by students
David Levin's Learning@Web.sites	http://www.ecnet.net/users/gdlevin/home.html	Categorized resources appropriate for high school classes
Encarta Encyclopedia	http://encarta.msn.com/EncartaHome.asp	Searchable, on-line encyclopedia resource
Exploratorium	http://www.exploratorium.edu	Puzzle over optical illusions, take memory tests, and conduct experiemetns on-line and off-line
JASON Project	http://www.JASONProject.org	Integrated Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts classroom activities using real-time and video 2-way information
Library of Congress	http://www.loc.gov	A wide variety of exhibits and information
NASA	http://spacelink.nasa.gov/index.html	Lots of information on a variety of NASA topics
The New York Times Learning Network	http://www.nytimes.com/learning/	Connects teachers of grades 6-12, their students, and parents to comprehensive news and education resources on the web
PBS On-Line	http://www.pbs.org	Content resources of the various topics seen on PBS
Poetry Pals	http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/5165/	Internet poetry poblishing project for K-12 students
Smithsonian Museum	http://www.si.edu/organiza/start.htm	Gather information about and browse the collections of the various Smithsonian Galleries
Space Shuttle	http://shuttle.nasa.gov http://www.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/index.html	Connect live with the Sapce Shuttle when it is in orbit
Time and Again	http://www.msnbc.com/news/TIMEAGAIN_Front.asp	Cyperprograms from news archives that include speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., interviews with world leaders and celebrities, and footage of past and current events
Voice of the Shuttle	http://humanitas.ucsb.edu/	Extensive links including works shown in art museums

Teacher and Curriculum Resources/Project Ideas

 

Name/Topic	Web Address	Description of Site
21st Century Teachers Network	http://www.21ct.org/	Provides lesson plans and an opportunity to talk with other teachers regarding the use of technology in the classroom
Alaska Learning Interchange	http://tech.asd.k12.ak.us	Resources and links geared towards Alaskan educators
Alaska Native Knowledge Network	http://www.ankn.uaf.edu	Native Alaskan curriculum sites and resources
American Library Association's Resources for Parents and Kids	http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html	A wide variety of web-related resources including KidsConnect
AskERIC	http://ericir.syr.edu	Answers questions in the field of education; Virtual Library Info Guides
Big Sky Telegraph	http://macsky.bigsky.dillon.mt.us	Self-directed internet lessons and courses and good K-12 resource links
CyberGuides	http://www.cyberbee.com/guides.html	Rating guides for content evaluation and web site design
EDSITEment	http://edsitement.neh.gov/default.htm	A collection of valuable online resources for teaching English, history, art history, and foreign languages
Education Index	http://www.educationindex.com/	An annotated guide to educational sites on the web
Educational Standards	http://Putwest.boces.org/Standards.html	An annotated list of internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks documents
Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms	http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide/	United States Deapartment of Education document
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence	http://www.ed.gov/free/	Makes hundreds of Internet-based education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government easier to find
Global Schoolnet	http://www.gsn.org	Organizes world-wide educational internet projects included International Schools Cyberfair, CU-SeeMe video conferencing, and many more
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page	http://www.ocsc.com/hoagies/gift.htm	Resources related to working with gifted students
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators	http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/	An organized list of links that provide a wealth of information collected by an educator for educators
Mars Millennium Project	http://www.mars2030.net/	Challenges students across the nation to design a community yet to be imagined -- for the planet Mars
Northwest Educational Technology Consortuim	http://www.netc.org	A wealth of resources regarding technology in education
Space Day	http://www.spaceday.com/	Resources for hosting a Space Day with students
United States Postal Service -- Celebrate the Century Mail Page	http://www.usps.com/ctc/	Stamp-related activities and information
Waggoneer Elementary's List of Links	http://home.earthlink.net/~jwalla/index.html	Comprehensive lists of educational-related links

Webpage Design

 

Name/Topic	Web Address	Description of Site
American Library Association	http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/criteria.html	Selection criteria for what makes a good web site
Bandwidth Conservation Society	http://www.infohiway.com/faster/gifsummary.html	Tips on when to and when not to use GIF images
Beyond the Bones of HTML	http://www.avalon.net/~librarian/bones/	Design tips including screen layout and typography
CNET Features -- How To -- Adding Graphics to Your Web Pages	http://www.cnet.com/Content/Features/Howto/Graphics/ss5.html	Tips to consider when using graphics on a web page
Harvard University Library	http://hul.harvard.edu/assembly/pdc/workshop/intro.html	A series of pages dealing with elements of creating web pages
Mega Web Tools	http://protect.simplenet.com/tools.htm	An organized list of links to webpage design resources
Web Design Color Tips	http://www.gaucho.com/tips/tips31.html	Color Chart with HTML color codes
Button Image		Button image to use in Advanced Webpage Design class

Other Schools/Classrooms

 

Name/Topic	Web Address	Description of Site
Web66	http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html	An international registry of schools with homepages
Durand School: Room 14-A	http://www.cyberenet.net/~durand/index.html	This 4th grade class has numerous child-centered activities, and is a good example of how the internet can be used to enhance learning
Juneau School District's Educational Links	http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us/WWW/EdLinks/jsdlinks.html	A collection of web page resources for educators, students, and parents
McGehee Elementary School	http://se.sesc.k12.ar.us/mcgehee/index.htm	School web site that integrates the practical applications of technoloyg in its curriculum -- the 1998 National "Cool School of the Year"