Middle School

Student Links

• Algebra Flashcards
• AOL@School
• ArithmAttack
• Ask Dr. Math
• Brainchild Online Assessment
• BrainPOP
• BrainsRule
• CoolMath
• CoolMath4Kids
• Exploratorium Explore
• Fact Monster
• Fake Out!
• FunBrain
• Geomysteries
• Get Smarter
• Great Web Sites for Kids
• Homework Help from BJ Pinchbeck at Discovery School
• How Old Are You?
• Inkless Tales
• Internet Public Library
• Interactive Mathematics Activities
• KidsClick!
• Kids Love to Learn
• KidsReads
• King's List of Online Math Activities
• Library of Congress
• Life Has a History
• Math.com Homework Help
• Math Games for Kids
• Math Mastery CyberChallenge
• Mental Arithmetic Drills
• Multiflyer (Multiplication practice)
• National Geographic for Kids
• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics
• Pentominoes
• Tangrams
• World Almanac for Kids Online
• World Factbook
• Yahooligans for Kids
• Zoom from PBS Kids

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• Achiever- NCLB Newsletter
• Assessment and Rubric Information
• Authentic Assessment Toolbox
• Brainchild Online Assessment for Math and Reading (Grades 3-8)
• Building Tests to Support Instruction and Accountability
• California Standardized Testing and Reporting
• College Board Tests
• Creating a Rubric for a Given Task
• CST Released Test Questions from 2003 through 2006
• Ed-Data Performance Data
• Edusoft
• Get Smarter
• Hot Potatoes
• Improving Test-taking Skills
• Integrating Assessment and Instruction in Ways that Support Learning
• Math Work Sheets
• No Pain, High Gain: Standardized Test Preparation
• Online Portfolios
• Open Court Reading
• Oral Presentation Rubric
• Performance Assessment Tasks for Math
• Practice Problems for CA Math Standards, Grades 1-8
• Quia Web
• Quiz Center
• Quiz Lab
• Quiz Star
• RubiStar
• Rubrics
• Sample Assessments
• Self-Assessment in Portfolios
• Show What They Know
• STAR Results
• Survival Guide for Standards and Testing
• Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment
• Using Writing in Math Assessment
• Zoomerang

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• 2Learn.ca: a Tellus Learning Connection
• ANSMET: Antarctic Search for Meteorites
• Ask A Geologist
• Ask Dr. Universe
• BlueWeb'N
• Building Connections
• CIESE Collaborative Projects
• Day I was Born
• Down the Drain
• Elementary School Projects
• EnergyNet Community Web
• ePals
• ESL Student Projects
• ExplorA-Pond
• GeoBee Challenge
• Global Classroom Projects
• Global SchoolNet Foundation
• Global Online Adventure Learning Site (GOALS)
• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
• International Boiling Point Project
• International Education and Resource Network (iEARN)
• Jason Project
• Journey North
• K-12 CIESE Online Telecollaborative Classroom Projects
• Kick Butts Day
• Montgomery County Public Schools Projects
• NASA Quest
• National Math Trail
• Odyssey of the Mind
• Primary Source and Archived Collections Projects
• Pitsco's Ask an Expert
• Square of Life
• ThinkQuest Student Projects
• Weather Watch
• Web-Based Projects
• Westward Ho!
• WhaleNe

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Computer Technology

• 4 Teachers
• 10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained
• 23 Quality Criteria
• Absolutely Free Clip Art
• Advice Search Engine
• APA Style
• Are You a Techno-Constructivist?
• Assign-A-Day
• Barry's Clip Art
• Beginner's Guide to Life on the Internet
• Calendar for the Year
• Calendars Net
• Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
• Chat Rooms
• Citation Styles
• Citing Electronic Resources
• Clip Art for Teachers
• Clusty Search
• Community Learning Network (CLN)
• Comparing and Evaluating Web Information Resources
• Computer-Using Educators
• Concept to Classrooms WebQuests
• Connecting Student Learning and Technology
• Copyright Information for Educators
• Create a PowerPoint Photo Slide Show
• Cyberbee Clipart
• Cyberbullying
• Cyberbullying, Flaming, and Cyberstalking
• Cyber Venom
• Dana by AlphaSmart
• Digital Divide
• Digital Equity Toolkit
• E-mail Etiquette and Courtesy
• Ender Design Realm Graphics
• Engrade Online Gradebook
• Easy Grade Pro
• Evaluating, Selecting, and Citing Web Sources
• Evaluating Web Pages: a WebQuest
• Filamentality
• Get Your Web License
• Government Addresss for Reporting Spam
• GradeBook
• Gradebooks 4Teachers
• GradeKeeper
• Graphic Resources on the Internet
• Graphics Gallery
• Internet Safety Game for Kids
• Intro to the Internet and the WWW
• KidLink
• KidsClick
• KidsConnect
• Learning Resources: Copyright Issues
• Learn Out Loud
• Links to Gradebook Software Online
• MarcoPolo Internet Content for the Classroom
• Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media
• Microsoft Office Online: Word
• My Class.net (nominal fee)
• MyGradebook.com
• NiceNet
• Netiquette Guidelines
• NetTrekker
• Online!
• On-Line Practice Modules: Technology Tutorials
• Palm Organizers
• Pics4Learning
• Plagiarism Prevention from Turn it in
• Planet 5th
• Project Poster
• RubiStar Rubrics
• Rubrics from SCORE
• SafetyNet: Internet Usage Guidelines for Schools
• School and Education Related Clip Art
• School Notes
• Sites that Help Classroom Teachers
• Student and Class Projects Using the Internet
• Surf Swell Island from Disney
• Tapped In
• Teach Act
• TeacherWeb
• Teaching with the Internet
• TEAMS Educational Resources
• TEAMS Teaching Circles
• Tech Learning
• Technology Tutorials on the Web
• Ten C's for Evaluating Internet Resources
• Think.com
• ThinkTank
• Thirteen Ed Online: Original Lesson Plans
• TrackStar
• U.S. Copyright Office
• User Guidelines and Netiquette
• Virtual Field Trips
• Web Exhibits
• WebQuest for Evaluation of Web Pages
• WebQuest Page
• Welcoming the Internet into your Classroom
• Wired Kids
• Worksheet Generator
• Your Homework.com
• You've Got Spam: How to "Can" Unwanted E-mail

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Educational Organizations

• 4 Teachers
• American Association of School Administrators
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• American School Counselor Association
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• California Conference Calendar
• California Council for History Education
• California Department of Education
• California Mathematics Council
• California Reading Association
• California Science Teachers Association
• Computer-Using Educators (CUE)
• Consortium for School Networking
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Education Commission of the States (ECS)
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
• International Reading Association
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• LA Educational
• Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
• National Association for Beginning Teachers
• National Association for Gifted Children
• National Association for Girls and Women in Sport
• National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• National Council for Geographic Education
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• National Education Association (NEA)
• National Middle School Association
• National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
• National School Boards Association (NSBA)
• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
• No Child Left Behind
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

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ELD/ Special Needs

English Language Development

• 50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners
• California English Language Development Test (CELDT)
• English Language Development Recommended Strategies (PDF)
• ELL with Special Needs: Effective Instructional Strategies
• English Language Learners and High-Stakes Tests: An Overview
• English Learner Resources from CA Dept of Education
• ESL/ ELL Companion Web Site
• Fostering Academic Success for English Language Learners
• Learning Standards for English as a Second Language (New York)
• Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners
• Reading and Limited English Proficiency Learners

Special Needs

• Ability Hub
• Assistive Technology in K-12 Schools
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• ADHD Information and Support
• Audiblox
• Auditory-Verbal International
• Autism Today
• AutismConnect
• Blind Children's Center
• Blind Related Links
• Council for Exceptional Children
• CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit-Disorder
• Childhood Stuttering
• Children with ADD/ ADHD
• DisABILITY Information and Resources
• Disability Resources Just for Parents
• Dyslexia Online
• Dyslexia: the Gift
• Exploring Autism
• Family Village School
• Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
• General disABILTY Resources
• Graduating Peter
• History through Deaf Eyes
• Inclusive Education
• Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
• Internet Special Education Resources
• Intervention Central
• John Tracy Clinic Online
• LD Online
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• Learning Disabilities and Special Education (pdf)
• Misunderstood MInds
• National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
• Resources to Help AD/HD Children
• School Psychology Resources Online
• Special Education News
• Special Education Network
• Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)

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History & Geography

• Age of Exploration
• Age of Imperialism
• American Experience from PBS
• American Women's History Research Guide
• Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans
• Awesome Library K-12 History Lesson Plans
• Civil War Interactive
• Conquistadors- from PBS
• Crossroads: Middle School Curriculum for U.S. History
• C-Span Classroom Civics and U.S. Government
• Current Events
• Digital History
• First Gov
• Foreign Policy Association
• Freedom: A History of US
• Geography Games
• History Detectives
• Immigration Oral History
• Lesson Plans and Resources
• Liberty: The American Revolution
• Literature to Supplement History
• Media Analysis Tools
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• National Geographic Education Guide
• NOVA Teachers
• Picture History
• Teachable Moment
• Teaching with Documents- U.S. Constitution
• Teaching with Historic Places
• United Nations Cyberschoolbus
• Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
• World History and Geography from Studentsfriend
• World History with Mr. Donn's Lesson Plans
• World Wise Schools Lesson Plans
• Xpeditions

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Language Arts

• 100 Most Often Misspelled Words in English
• Best Books for Young Adults
• Common Errors in English
• Daily Grammar
• Descriptive Writing Techniques
• Elements of Style
• Expository Writing
• Grades 6-8 English/ Language Arts WebQuests
• Grammar Slammer!
• Graphic Organizers
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
• Index Guide to Grammar and Writing and Principles of Composition
• Literacy Project from Google
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
• Paragraph a Week
• Punctuation Made Simple
• Reading and Understanding Texts
• Traci's Lists of Ten
• Traci's Lists of Ten Reading Comprehension Strategies
• Vocabulary University
• Web English Teacher
• Writer's Workshop
• WritingFix
• Writing Prompt Generator

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Library References

• AlRefer.com
• American Heritage Dictionary
• Big6 Information Skills for Students
• CIA World Factbook
• Dictionary.com
• Digital Universe
• Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian
• Fact Monster
• Free Dictionary
• Guinness World Records
• Identifying and Avoiding Plagiarism
• Infoplease Countries of the World
• Infoplease Year by Year
• Internet Picture Dictionary
• Library of Congress
• LookWAYup
• Mediasite
• Merriam-Webster Online
• MSN Encarta Encyclopedia
• NoodleTools
• NoteStar
• Pathways to Knowledge
• Refdesk.com
• School Librarian's Toolkit
• SOS for Information Literacy
• ThinkTank
• Why Students Plagiarize
• Wikijunior Booklets
• Word Central
• Wordsmyth
• Zip Code Lookup

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Mathematics

• AAA Math
• A+ Math
• Abacus: The Art of Calculating with Beads
• Algebra I
• Algebra Lesson Plans
• Algebra Problems & Puzzles
• Algebra Worksheet Generator
• Arlington Central School District Performance Assessment Tasks
• Ask Dr. Math
• Ask Dr. Math Middle School Archive
• Assessment for California Math Standards- Grade 6
• Assessment for California Math Standards- Grade 7
• Assessment for California Math Standards- Algebra I
• Basic Arithmetic
• Basketball Ratios: Take Your Best Shot!
• Brain Teasers
• Clever Games for Clever People
• Create a Graph
• Designer Fractions
• Egyptian Numerals
• Elementary Algebra Assignments
• Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section
• Fibonacci Numbers and Nature
• Figure This! Challenge Index
• Fractions
• Geometry Step by Step from the Land of the Incas
• Gizmos from Explorelearning
• Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
• Interactive Mathematics: Virtual Manipulatives
• Math Activities for Grades 5- 8
• Math.com
• Math Fact Sheets: Create Your Own
• Math Glossary
• Math Lessons: Functions and Algebra
• Math Lessons- Intermediate
• Math Lesson Plans
• Maths is Fun
• Math Tables and Formulas
• Middle School Math Resources from Math Goodies
• Million Dollar Mission
• Model Math WebQuests
• Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies Lesson Library
• NCTM Illuminations Lessons
• NCTM Tools
• NCTM Web Resources
• Open-Ended Math Problems
• PBS MathLine
• Pi Day
• Practical Money Skills for Life
• Pre-Algebra
• Pre-Algebra Problem of the Week
• Problems, Problems, Problems from MathCounts
• Puzzle Spot
• Pythagorean Theorem
• Pythagorean Theorem Applet
• Reflections: NCTM video-based Professional Development
• Simple Fractions
• Standards for Grades 6- 8
• Suzanne's Mathematics Lessons
• Symmetry and Pattern: the Art of Oriental Carpets
• Tangrams
• Teacher to Teacher Free Activities
• Teaching Mathematics in the Middle and Secondary Schools
• Time Math
• Virtual Polyhedra
• Visual Fractions
• WebMath
• Word Problems for Kids

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News, Daily Links

• CNN Student News
• GoogleNews
• KidsNewsRoom
• Midlink Magazine
• National Geographic News
• News Summaries from the New York Times
• On This Day- from the NY Times
• On This Day in History
• PBS NewsHour
• This Day in History- from the History Channel
• Today in History- Library of Congress

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PE, Health

• Bully Police USA
• Fitness Files
• Food Safety at Home, School, and When Eating Out
• Game Central
• Games Kids Play
• No More Bullies
• Non-Traditional Gymnastics
• PE Central
• PE Lesson Ideas
• PE Lesson Plan Page
• PE Zone
• President's Challenge- You're It. Get Fit!
• Sports Illustrated for Kids

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Science

• Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics
• Earth Floor
• Earth Science World
• Franklin Institute Online
• How Everyday Things are Made
• Life Has a History
• Middle School Physical Science Resource Center
• Middle School Science Homework Spot
• Middle School Science Lesson Plans
• NSTA Middle School Science Classroom
• Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Science Daily
• Science Fair Projects
• Science Fun 4 All
• Science Spot
• Smithsonian Science and Technology
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Year of 8th Grade Science

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Teaching Tips

• 11 Techniques for Better Classroom Discipline
• 99 Ways to Say "Very Good"
• Active and Cooperative Learning
• American Teachers
• America Taking Action
• Beginning Teacher Tips
• Building Your Own Unit
• Bulletin Board Ideas
• Bulletin Board Ideas and Artwork
• Bullying at School
• Character Education
• Classroom Architect
• Classroom Management
• Classroom Management
• Classroom Management Topics Index
• Concept to Classroom Online Workshops
• Creating a Climate for Learning
• Cyber-Prof
• Discovery.com
• Discovery School
• Easing the Teasing
• Ed-Data
• EdSitement
• Establishing a Homework Policy
• Great Expectations: Good News for Beginning Teachers
• List of Reward Ideas
• NEA Works4Me Tips Library
• Pathways to Knowledge
• Really Big List of Classroom Management Resources
• SBC Knowledge Network Explorer: Blue Web'n
• Seating Arrangements
• Teachers Network
• Teacher Tools
• Teaching Tips: Acknowledging Responses and Dignifying Errors
• Tips for New Math Teachers
• What is Your Classroom Management Profile?
• You Can Handle Them All

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Visual and Performing Arts

• Artcyclopedia
• Art Kids Rule!
• Art Lessons K-6
• Art Room
• ArtsEdge
• Art Site Links
• Basic Art Lessons
• Case of Grandpa's Painting
• Children's Crafts and Projects
• Children's Music Web
• Dance and Rhythms
• I Hear America Singing
• Incredible Art Stuff
• Kid's Homemade Recipes
• K-12 Resources for Music Educators
• Middle School Art Lessons
• NGA Kids: National Gallery of Art
• See, Hear, and Sing
• SFS Kids Fun With Music
• Timeline of Art History
• Trouble with Treble
• What is a Print?

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WebQuests

• Active Learning on the Web
• Building Blocks of a WebQuest
• Home Improvement WebQuest
• Matrix of WebQuest Examples
• Middle School Math WebQuests
• Web-Based Projects
• WebQuest Showcase

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