Educator Resources : TOOLS

Creating Rubrics - explanations and template. | Rubistar - Create rubrics for your project-based learning activities. It provides generic rubrics in a format that can be customized. The teacher can change almost all suggested text in the rubric to make it fit their own project.
S.C.O.R.E. - Teacher Activity Bank - Includes Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Literature, Journaling.- For Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies.

research beyond google from the online education database
NoodleTools Search Tools for all - We have a subscription to this for students to create their works cited pages.
Try ZapMeta Meta-Search - Offers tremendous results for educators with Boolean searches. Set up your preferences and note the search engine options you get. Turn on the Show Webpage Image if you have a high-speed connection.
Infomine Multiple Database Search - Has a multiple database search option that allows users to search for subject-specific databases and full-text journals in academic disciplines, k12, Internet, and other useful categories. Do more "Deep Web" searches by going to the search engine page on our site and looking at "Searching for Search Engines."
Internet Archive - The Internet Archive is working to prevent the Internet — a new medium with major historical significance — and other "born-digital" materials from disappearing into the past.
Internet Guides from UC Berkeley, Learn the Net for Beginners
Search.edu - SearchEdu.com, a new Internet search engine devoted to university and education related web sites. SearchEdu.com applies powerful new search engine technology, including better results ranking and page caching, to an extensive index of over 20 million pages of academic materials from universities, schools, and libraries. A Search Engine for education!

community Learning Network a site designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom. Here you’ll find over 5,800 annotated links to educational sites with free resources, all organized by theme pages and keyword search.
computer lab 508 - An incredible site where students learn computer skills. Worth looking through!
Instructions - General directions for computer activities. Note - directions are generic to allow for use of a variety of software programs.
e dCompass - for educators using SmartBoard technology
educational resources - see what is being used
laptopical - an online blog to keep up with the newest innovations in using the laptop in the classroom.
technology integration - The mission of the Instructional Technology Team is to prepare instructional staff to integrate technology into the curriculum and promote a student-learning environment that assists and encourages technological skills.

beginning teacher's toolbox - Inspiring Teacher's web site.
Global SchoolNet Conversion Tools
power tools from teachnet.com
teachers@work - Mark Treadwell's site - tools for educators.
t eacher Tools - various examples of all of the important tools - use RUBRIC as an example and you will find excellent examples, rubric sites and explanations.
works 4 me - NEA's site for tips and tools in the classroom.
teacher training videos.com Created for teachers to help them to incorporate technology into their teaching by Russell Standard
wwwtools for Teachers - "wwwtools is designed to keep you informed and to save valuable time in tracking down information and resources on the World Wide Web. Each article is on a particular topic or issue related to Web-based teaching and learning."

foreign language videos - ideas from Bates College, Living and Learning
maine State Library Learning and Technology Services - Video Services - Maine State Library has over 1,700 instructional programs on videotape that are available for duplication. Programs are duplicated on a first come - first served basis. It can take up to 2 weeks to complete orders but most requests are completed within a few days. Programs can be duplicated in VHS format only (SP Mode Only). Please be aware that this is not a searchable site. The page does include the entire catalog, a list of new programs, programs to be removed and order forms that can be viewed and/or printed.
movies in the Classroom - suggestions in all curriculums.
moving image archives - one of the sites on the internet archive site - featuring Universal Newsreel films produced from 1929-1967
research channel - Consortium of research universities and corporate research divisions offers live Webcasts and a video library of nearly 3,000 scholarly programs, with new releases added each week.
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news videos - up-to-date:

science videos:

social studies videos:

Google Tools:

TrackStar - Collect websites, add annotations, create your page and have your students access your assignment.
HPR TEC - Education Page Builder - This web-based utility will allow you to create a lesson, worksheet or class page on the World Wide Web. All you need to use this utility is your browser and some time.
Web Site Evaluation - Superior resources offer objectivity, timeliness, accuracy, and authority. More importantly, readers can verify information provided by trustworthy sources. Web Site Evaluation Handout
webquests - Celebrating the best in webquests.

School Express - Free Worksheets - Over 9,000 free worksheets to copy and print or download. Make as many copies as you want! Seems to be geared to elementary, but there are quite a few for the high school also.
Worksheet Factory - Free "Lite" versions of worksheets.
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assessment	bibliography	bulletin boards
cartoons	clipart	copyright
equipment	evaluation	fieldtrips
forms&templates	fundraisers	help
graphic organizers	magazine	podcasts
powerpoint	rubrics	search engine
technology	tools	translators
videos	webcreation	web 2.0
wikis / blogs	worksheets	workshops
wdhs library orientation for new users