RECOMMENDED WEBSITES
1) Best Websites for Teaching and Learning – American Association of School Librarians
http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25
2) Library of Congress for Teachers
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching. Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations.
3) Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://free.ed.gov/
Animations, documents, photos and videos that are organized by content areas.
4) Khan Academy
http://www.khanacademy.org/
A library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice.
5) Smithsonian Education
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
An excellent collection of lesson plans and digital resources. It can be searched by keyword or by standards. (“Think” Google for teachers.)
6) TEDEd
http://ed.ted.com/
TEDEd allows educators to create and share lessons built around YouTube videos. The embedded lesson creator allows users to 1) FIND video content through an integrated search panel, 2) SELECT a video or lesson to be customized, and 3) FLIP a video by adding questions, notes, and content. The TEDEd library is continually growing and is searchable and browsable by series and subject.
Tip: The best lessons are curated by volunteer teachers and TEDEd and compiled under the Best Flips tab.
7) Gooru Learning
http://www.goorulearning.org
On this site, you can search for collections or resources, and filter by grade, subject or teaching standard. You can also start your own collection of resources on a particular subject, or personalize an existing collection for the way you like to teach.
1) Best Websites for Teaching and Learning – American Association of School Librarians
http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25
2) Library of Congress for Teachers
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching. Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations.
3) Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://free.ed.gov/
Animations, documents, photos and videos that are organized by content areas.
4) Khan Academy
http://www.khanacademy.org/
A library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice.
5) Smithsonian Education
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
An excellent collection of lesson plans and digital resources. It can be searched by keyword or by standards. (“Think” Google for teachers.)
6) TEDEd
http://ed.ted.com/
TEDEd allows educators to create and share lessons built around YouTube videos. The embedded lesson creator allows users to 1) FIND video content through an integrated search panel, 2) SELECT a video or lesson to be customized, and 3) FLIP a video by adding questions, notes, and content. The TEDEd library is continually growing and is searchable and browsable by series and subject.
Tip: The best lessons are curated by volunteer teachers and TEDEd and compiled under the Best Flips tab.
7) Gooru Learning
http://www.goorulearning.org
On this site, you can search for collections or resources, and filter by grade, subject or teaching standard. You can also start your own collection of resources on a particular subject, or personalize an existing collection for the way you like to teach.