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Caithness Studies
Centre For Continuing Education - University of Aberdeen
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at Halkirk
The Gateway
American meta search engine created by the United States
Department of Education. The Gateway to Educational Materials is a
free and allows educators (and parents) search for lesson plans from over
24,480 different Internet resources. It also allows search by
American school grades.
New York Time Learning Network
News summaries, lesson plans, and current events quizzes.
The articles you find at the Learning Network have also been written for
the younger audience. Click on a difficult or complex word in a Learning
Network article and up comes that word's dictionary definition. Click on a
country's name and you get an atlas showing you that country's map and key
demographic information.
New York Times College
Lots of Articles on many topics that may be useful for older students and
pupils.
Educators Guide To The Olympics
You will find Fact Sheets, Questions and Activities,
Worksheets and Lesson Plans to help you incorporate the Olympics into your
curriculum.
See Also
Olympics 2004 &
Winter Olympics Salt
Lake City
Elementary Pages For Students & Teachers
Lots of good links and information - North American bias
Science Tobacco & You
Great resources from Florida State University for teaching
children about the dangers of Tobacco
Scholastic Teachers
American site with lots of topics and advice
Turning Point - For Teaching Citizenship
BBC Education Web Guide
A must for all UK Educators Favourites. It has
coverage of hundreds of web sites in categories to fit education.
You don't need to be in education to find this site very useful.
4Learning Channel 4 TV
4 Learning Secondary 11 - 18
Sites For Teachers Parents and Children
Yahooligans
Sites For Students And Others
New York Times College
As you might expect American bias but great amount of info.
Just For
Teachers
A Yell.com award candidate - Lots of resources here
Community Learning
Scotland
Free
Resources For Teaching English
Book Adventure
WTech Gateway - For students &
teachers about countries around the world.
Surfing With The Bard
Scottish
Consultative Council on the Curriculum
Early
Years Web site of Scottish NGFL
Math & Science on The Net
Films.com
- For Educational Films
Children's
Literature Web Guide
Getting Girls Interested in Computers
Puzzlemaker
Create and print customized word search,
crossword, and math puzzles using your own information!
Teacher
Lesson Plans
Education
Virtual Resources
ICT Scotland
provides free downloadable programmes to assist people with disabilities
- it also provides links to other sites with a pragmatic outlook and
content.
Learning and Teaching Scotland
Developing curriculum 3 - 18 and to promote
effective use of ICT in education and throughout life.
Phonics
If you are looking for web sites
to help children develop basic reading skills and have fun you should
take a look at our listings. This is a page of a slowly expanding
set of pages where children and young people will enjoy learning.
Under the general heading of Kids
Links an
increasing number of subjects will bring you interesting web sites with
great content to save you having to search them out. this
seemingly random selection will gradually be categorised into different
subject headings to assist children, parents and other interested people
find suitable web sites for children.
Teacher
Vision
Another American Site packed with
assistance.
Save prep time with our teacher-tested plans and seasonal
activities
- Post homework, events and projects on your free class website
- Save time with your online, calculating grade book
- Track students' performance with our online quizzes.
(Receive quiz results via email -- we do the work for you!
Science
Classroom Resources
Teachers Lab
A place for Teachers To Explore New ideas In Learning
Create
Weather Lesson Plans
Need Some Ideas For Younger
Classes
Need A Short French Course - Free -
Virtual Immersion - also available in Spanish
Dositey
This is a fun site with educational content including exercises
to increase word power and maths and much more all FREE for
younger children nursery age and primary
Play Kids
Games
Here is another fun site with an emphasis
on alphabet games
Study Works Online
Maths can be made interesting for
young children and this site proves it.
Reading
Matters
A comprehensive site from the National
Education Association of America. Full of advice for teachers and
parents. Free information to download.
America
Reads
Check out the American Learns literacy
Assessment Programme here. A government sponsored site with
valuable advice.
Story Place
Get stories read aloud in English or
Spanish. A fun site with the aim of promoting reading. Needs
Flash Plug-in.
National Center for
Family Literacy
American non-profit - may be of interest to
teachers.
Discovery
Teaching Tools
"Teachers, save time and use DiscoverySchool.com's web
tools, Instant Glossary Builder and Vocabulary Quiz Maker to create
customized word glossaries and word definition quizzes in a click of a
button. Each tool only takes a few easy steps to use and complete. Just
enter the list of words into Glossary Builder and it finds the
definitions and creates the glossary."
Introduction
to Science in Society
Intro to Science is wonderful way for teachers of natural science to
offer students dynamic learning opportunities that go beyond traditional
textbook teachings. This site offers a graphics-rich journey through the
wonders of natural science using animation and experimentation to
enhance learning of chemistry, atomic theory, nuclear science,
astronomy, genetics, cell structure, and human anatomy. It features a
customizable lesson plan package useful for university and high school
level science instructors.
The Busy
Educators Guide to The World Wide Web
The Busy Educator's Guide To The World Wide Web features information
about top Internet sites for busy teachers, librarians and parents.
Book, software and reviews of educational games, teacher articles,
reports and a free newsletter with back issues can also be found here.
Computer
Ergonomics
Computer Ergonomics is about things that
you can do to make working on a computer more comfortable and better for
your body. For example, wearing a bike helmet when riding a bike and a
seatbelt when riding in a car are two simple things that you do to be
safe. The Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School Students (CergoS)
Web site will show you some simple and affordable ways to make sure that
your body is safe and comfortable while using a computer.
A T
& T Virtual Classroom
This fun, innovative
program brings together primary and secondary students in a unique and
stimulating environment that simulates a real classroom. It's all
via the Internet, and it's all free!
Education
Community on the e-Learning Hub
Educators,
education students and teacher educators are invited to join in forum
discussions and to use a continually growing array of resources. The
site features a Web directory of URLs for the best sites for teachers as
well as a Library filled with content on compelling topics in education
today.
The
Read In
This site
is for an online literacy project which is FREE of charge. The
site contains reading resources, lesson plans,suggested activities,
simple links, author websites, reproducibles, fun things to make and a
discussion board.
RHL School
Free worksheets and more that are fun to do - great for parents and
teachers.
Global
Learning Online
International Learning
Open University database of courses and
material. 31,000 courses at over 1000 institutions and 11,000
extracts from books, journals etc. With 15 years start into
distance learning you may find what you are looking for here.
Globewide Academy
Look up 17,000 courses worldwide here
ADDITIONS AND NEW LINKS
If you ever wonder about plagiarism then here is a web site to help.
Findsame will search the web
after you upload or paste an article an article, piece of work or a web
site address and then match the same phrases or sentences and tell you
where it comes from. Check out which authors are using other
peoples stuff or anything you want to find a source for.
Science Teaching Resources going in to
Science Links section 13 October 2000
Maths Teaching Resources now going in to
Mathematics Links 13 October 2000
English Teaching Resources Links added
to English Language Links Page 12 October
Dyslexia Teacher Information and resources for helping
dyslexic pupils and students. 12 October 2000
Free
Lesson Plans - American 10 October 2000
MFL Graphics - of
interest to language teachers lots of free downloads 10
October 2000
All About Atoms -
Fun Learning site 10 October 2000
Element
Games 10 October 2000
Pedagonet
- Learning Resources Search Engine 7 October
2000
Database
of Award Winning Children's Literature 7
October 2000
Teaching
Handwriting Reading And Spelling Skills -THRASS 7
October 2000
Sports
Media - Physical Education for everyone - aimed at sports educators 7
October 2000
Physical Education - Lesson Plans 7 October
2000
Literacy
and Education 25
September 2000
Yahoo
Educational Resources 25
September 2000
BBC
Consultation on "Digital Curriculum" -
Not for courses but you might be interested.21/9/00
Alphabetical
List of Educational Resources 21 September
700
Great Sites 21 September
Sofweb
From Victoria Australia 21 September
Atheneum
to become not simply a place to pick up missed homework assignments or
notes, but a virtual reading room—where you can pull up a virtual
overstuffed chair, kick off your virtual shoes, and learn more ON YOUR
OWN about topics we cover in class.
Lesson Plans Page -
Over 1000 lesson plans. American Site.
Internet
Public Library
Looking for Lesson plans and More
Teacher
Vision -American
Lesson plans and more..
The
English Teachers Web Page
Deaner's
Language/Arts Page
Clarkson's
English Teaching Page
Music Education
The
Music Education Launch Site - Part of an Education Music Web Ring
Several other Educational web sites
are listed in the Music Links in the Music
Section of Caithness.org
Allegro
- The Music Education Search Site
Education
Unlimited
for all the latest news and background in education
Janet
Network
JANET is the network for the education and research community within the
United Kingdom.
Superjanet4
Music
Teachers Resource Site - Its Great
Since 1996 they have helped thousands of music teachers and PGCE
students with their queries, lesson ideas etc. If you have any good
lesson plans and would like to contribute, feel free to do so - just
e-mail Rob Jones
Ask an expert
Need a helping hand? This is a list of experts on a variety of music
education topics with E-mail links who may be able to help you.
Open
2 Net - Open University
Learnfree
Chemistry
Course Study/Revision Standard/Higher Grades
Compiled by Teachers in the subject. Joat
Services
Information
for Education
Highland
Research Network
Scottish
Virtual Teachers Centre -
Government Site
Guide
to Education & Training in Scotland
www.scran.ac.uk
Scran - PART OF THE EDUCATION GRID
Scottish
Development Education Centre
Enter
The Education Web Rings
Free
Worksheets -
4500 another 1000 by 31/1/2000
DVC
Learning Style
To check a students style.
European
Information for Teachers and Trainers
Teaching
& Learning on the Web
Northern
Ireland Network for Education
Teachers and Parents
wanting to teach your kids how to build web sites or learn yourself
using simple language then go to -
Web Monkey for Kids
This site also has resources and information about the Internet,
easy HTML guide and much more. Safety and security issues are also
discussed.
Worldaware
For resources on Development issues.
National
Grid for Learning
The
Internet Public Library
More than 10,000 links worldwide organised by Librarians.
Internet
Resources in Education
Organised by University of Adelaide
Education
- Virtual Library Charlse Sturt University
Education
World - massive in USA
"Where educators go to learn."
Bell
South Education Gateway - USA
Blueweb
Learning Archives - USA etc
Education
Channels - USA
Education
Index
Educational
Issues - Large Resource - Chicago
Teachers
College Record
Edutech
- Online Resources
Education
Line
An enormous database of texts in education.
Full texts on many subjects for you to download.
British Educational
Communications and Technology Agency
BECTA are also managing a new scheme to issue unique domain names to
schools in the UKwww.becta.org.uk
www.becta.org.uk/ptojects/schoolnames/index.html
Educational Resources in Metropolitan
Police
Education
Unlimited
Elizabethan Site Renaissance
Faire
Cool
Safe Links for Kids, Parents and Teachers
Education
Software Co
Learning
For Life
Little
Fish Software
Free downloads and catalogue for Primary Schools
BBC
Education
Schoolmaster.net
Longman
Logotron UK educational software.
The
Literacy Hour
Special
Needs
Multimedia
Course
Accelerated
Learning Centre
Topmarks
Over 600 topics listed here teachers, parents,pupils
Pythia
Software
Scandesk
Information Services
Community Learning Scotland
Rickitt
Educational Media
Scottish
Qualifications Authority
Education
in Human Values
AVP
Shopping -
Catalogues of software and videos for schools
Disability
Information Systems in Higher Education
Doing
Research & Educational Study on the Net
The
History of Education & Childhood
Education
on Britannica.com
Electronic
Resources for Youth Services
The
History of Education
Online
Act of Parliament Debates for Schools
Family
Web Internet Training Workshops
Aimed at families with children aged 8 - 11
and to assist parents to help their children on the net.
Education
Action Zones
Results
in English Schools & Colleges
We will put up the Scottish address when we find it.
Anyone can email it to bill@caithness.org
Exams and Marking Etc.
www.edexcel.org.uk/
www.aeb.org.uk/
BBC web sites cover a
multitude of topics.
Go to www.bbc.co.uk Add /, followed
by the name of the topic or programme and you will find more
information. eg
Education Directory
www.bbc.co.uk/education/directory
Computers Don't Bite
www.bbc.co.uk/education/cdb
Education Online Newsletter
www.bbc.co.uk/education/news
BBC
Teachers Guide
Teachit
-
English Teachers resource - lessons etc.
Learn
to Use the Internet as Curriculum Resource
Learnwell Courses
Institute
for Learning & Teaching in higher Education
See Also
Chemistry
Education on TV Listings
Free Education &
Courses
Languages - free courses on the net
Homework Help
Mathematics
Questions And Answers
Quotations
Reference Section
Shakespeare
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