Classroom+Resources

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

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


 * MICROSOFT OFFICE**
 * 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 Quick Reference Guides** - These can be opened or saved to your desktop. Keep them for future use.
 * [|Word]
 * [|Excel]
 * [|PowerPoint]
 * 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 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/] 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] 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/]**