Classroom++Resources

Google for Educators
All you need is a google account and you'll find tons of good stuff for the classroom. http://www.google.com/educators/index.html

Google Labs
Google is continually expreimenting with new apps and ideas. Check out the new things like their timeline view (great for history class). http://labs.google.com/

20 Basic Skills Teachers Should Have
A [|Word]document

**Curriculum Mapping, etc.**
Click [|here] for curriculum map templates, etc.

**Microsoft Office**

 * Templates** - [|click here] to find hundreds of Office templates to get the job done.


 * Microsoft Office Tutorials -** These are "Flash" programs which will show the user how to find the features in Office 2007 compared with 2003. Open the executable file and then click "Run" twice to run the tutorial. The program is from Microsoft and is SAFE to open. It should be very self-explanatory.
 * **[|Word]**
 * **[|Excel]**
 * **[|PowerPoint]**
 * Microsoft Office Ribbon mapping guides -** Use these to show you where functions are in the new 2007 version
 * [|**Word 2007**]
 * [|**Excel 2007**]
 * [|**PowerPoint 2007**]

Right-click any title and select Save As
 * Microsoft Office Quick Reference Guides** - These can be opened or saved to your desktop. Keep them for future use.

Microsoft Access

 * [|Access 2007]
 * [|Access 2003]
 * [|Access 2002]
 * [|Access 2000]
 * [|Access 97]

Microsoft Excel

 * [|Excel 2007]
 * [|Excel 2003]
 * [|Excel 2002]
 * [|Excel 2000]
 * [|Excel 97]

Microsoft FrontPage

 * [|FrontPage 2003]
 * [|FrontPage 2002]
 * [|FrontPage 2000]

Internet Explorer

 * [|Internet Explorer 8]
 * [|Internet Explorer 7]
 * [|Internet Explorer 6]

Microsoft InfoPath

 * [|Microsoft InfoPath 2007]

Microsoft Office

 * [|Office 2007]

Microsoft OneNote

 * [|Microsoft OneNote 2007]

Microsoft Outlook

 * [|Outlook 2007]
 * [|Outlook 2003]
 * [|Outlook 2002]
 * [|Outlook 2000]
 * [|Outlook 98]

Microsoft PowerPoint

 * [|PowerPoint 2007]
 * [|PowerPoint 2003]
 * [|PowerPoint 2002]
 * [|PowerPoint 2000]
 * [|PowerPoint 97]

Microsoft Project

 * [|Project 2007]
 * [|Project 2003]
 * [|Project 2002]
 * [|Project 2000]

Microsoft Publisher

 * [|Publisher 2007]
 * [|Publisher 2003]

Microsoft SharePoint

 * [|SharePoint 2007]

Microsoft Visio

 * [|Visio 2007]
 * [|Visio 2003]
 * [|Visio 2002]

Microsoft Windows

 * [|Windows 7]
 * [|Windows Vista]
 * [|Windows XP]
 * [|Windows 2000]
 * [|Windows 98]

Microsoft Word

 * [|Word 2007]
 * [|Word 2003]
 * [|Word 2002]
 * [|Word 2000]
 * [|Word 97]

Mac Quick References
Right-click any title and select Save As

Microsoft Entourage

 * [|Entourage 2008]
 * [|Entourage 2004]
 * [|Entourage X]

Microsoft Excel

 * [|Excel 2008]
 * [|Excel 2004]
 * [|Excel X]

Microsoft PowerPoint

 * [|PowerPoint 2008]
 * [|PowerPoint 2004]
 * [|PowerPoint X]

Microsoft Word

 * [|Word 2008]
 * [|Word 2004]
 * [|Word X]


 * Microsoft Office Movie Clips -** See the new features in Office 2007 in movie form. These clips will play in Windows Media Player.
 * [|Word]
 * **[|Excel]**
 * **[|PowerPoint]**
 * Microsoft Office Training Courses**
 * [|Word]
 * [|Excel]
 * [|PowerPoint]
 * [|Publisher]
 * Microsoft Office Presentations -** These PowerPoint presentations can be downloaded to your desktop and used in your classroom.
 * [|Word]
 * [|Excel]
 * [|PowerPoint]

Edline

 * [|http://www.edline.net - log in]
 * [|Managing your pages] – PowerPoint presentation
 * [|Quick-start Teacher guide] - 2 page, Word format
 * [|Teacher guide] - 38 page, PDF
 * [|Student-Parent Guide] - 10 page, PDF

United Streaming – Videos for the classroom

 * [|http://www.unitedstreaming.com][| Username is (lastnamefirstname) Password is (tiger)]
 * [|Complete 34-page user manual][| - PDF file]
 * [|50 ways to integrate into your classroom] - PDF file
 * [|Full training PowerPoint presentation] -
 * [|Teacher Features at Discovery Education] - great resources using unitedstreaming.com

Google Earth

 * [|http://earth.google.com][|Free download to your computer]
 * [|Getting to know Google Earth]– in Word format
 * [|Complete user guide –] 132 pages PDF
 * [|Google Earth Forum]– external web site
 * [|Google Earth Ideas] – in Word format
 * [|Lesson Plans] - External web site

Wiki

 * http://www.wikispaces.com
 * [|Setting up your Wiki] – PowerPoint presentation

PowerPoint Games (double-click to open, then save to your computer)

 * [|Millionaire]
 * [|Jeopardy]
 * [|Weakest Link]
 * [|Hollywood Squares]

Super Teacher Resource Sites
Deep’s portal for all your web resources 4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars Its search engine scours the online lesson plans of the National Geographic, National Council of Teachers of English, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the National Endowment of the Humanities. DiscoverySchool.com offers clipart and free teaching resources. You can also find personalized classroom materials. A definite “super site.” Education World®. The Educator's Best Friend. The surfing is over. Here you will find the best education links and original content the Net has to offer. [|http://www.nytimes.com/learning/**|****http://www.nytimes.com/learning/] The New York Times Learning Network – check out the archive and puzzles Explore Scholastic's free teacher resources. Find timely lessons and interactive activities for your grade level; get expert advice on improving your teaching strategies. Check out “Your Student Writing Toolbox.” Information-rich collage of educational resources for every student and teacher. Explore websites that help teachers and students create puzzles, worksheets, quizzes, and other online materials makers. A storyteller for education, GLEF profiles how teachers and students around the country are enacting many inspiring stories and transforming their schools, **...** [|http://www.internet4classrooms.com**|****http://www.internet4classrooms.com] Helping you use the Internet in your classroom more effectively Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Internet, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into online learning activities. PBS TeacherSource materials are developed by trained and practicing educators. In addition to having teachers create curriculum materials, PBS regularly seeks educator feedback through surveys and focus groups, receives ongoing guidance from the team of exemplary teachers who make up the TeacherSource Advisory Group, and conducts periodic "reality checks" with the PBS Board of Director's Education Committee representing various educational organizations.
 * [|http://www.thelearningdepot.org]**
 * http://www.4teachers.org/**
 * http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx**
 * [|http://school.discovery.com]**
 * [|http://www.education-world.com]**
 * [|http://teacher.scholastic.com]**
 * http://eduscapes.com/**
 * [|http://www.edutopia.org]**
 * http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil**
 * [|http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/]**