LEARNING THEORIES

GENERAL RESOURCES

Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
http://www.thegateway.org/welcome
An educational site which facilitates teachers, parents, educators with quick access to thousands of educational materials. Information can be accessed by subject, title, and keyword and by grade level.

National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids
Special site for kids; includes encyclopaedia, homework help, maps and a section for parents.

World Book Online
http://www2..worldbook.com/students/course_study_index.asp
Provide references on various courses of study for all grade levels.

School Clip Art
http://www.school-clip-art.com

Teacher’s Desk
http://www.teachersdesk.org
Provide resources for grades five and grade 6 in the following areas of Writing, Spelling, Reading etc, which covers Math, Language Arts, and Social Studies. Holidays and special events themes also are covered.

The Learning Lab
http://tll.ola.bc.ca
A site for teachers to increase their competence with technology.

Site for Teachers
http://www.siteforteachers.com

Community Learning Network
Theme Pages
http://www.cln.org/themes.html
Provides curricular and instructional materials links.

Technology and Learning Centre for Teachers
http://www.nationalteacher.com

Homework Spot
http://homeworkspot.com

Homework Spot Reference Desk
http://homeworkspot.com/reference/referencedesk

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LESSON PLANS

Internet Based Lesson Plans
http://col-ed.org/smcnws/msres/curriculum.html
Provides math and science lesson plans at the elementary level.

Columbia Education Centre
CEC Lesson Plans
http://www.cd-ed.org/cur
Teachers have created these lesson plans for all grade levels.
Mathematics, Social Studies, Science and Language Arts lesson Plans are represented.

PBS Teacher Resource Page
http://pbs.org/teachersource

Education Planet
http://www.educationplanet.com
Provide multiple resources

Lessons Planz
http://www.lessonplanz.com

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GAMES

Games Quarium
http://www.gamequarium.com/
A portal to hundreds of free online learning games for Pre K – Grade 3 and Grades 3 – 6.

Fun brain Kidscentre
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html

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MATHEMATICS

The Math Forum
http://mathforum.com
Provides resources, materials and activities, which enrich the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com
These games and activities aim to meet the needs of the curriculum. Content description and grade level suggestions are features of this site.

Math Work Sheets
http://wwwbry-backmanor.org/mathsheets.html
Provides simple math worksheets for practice in addition and subtraction. Suitable for Grade 3.

Math Resources
http://illuminations.nctm.org

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SOCIAL STUDIES

Information on Food Labels
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov

Food Pyramid
http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/fpyr/pyramid.gif

National Symbols
http://www.nlj.org.jm
Jamaica’s national symbols can be found at this website.

Jamaica Information Service
http://www.jis.gov.jm
Jamaica’s main news agency website. The national symbols can also be found here.

Map Skills
http://www.maps.com/learn/101-content/skills.html
This site provides extensive map skills tutorials.

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NEWSLETTERS

Learning Edge – The Trends in Technology Integration
http://www.learning.com

Teachnolgy.com
http://www.teach-nology.com

Tech Teachers
http://www.techteachers.com/onecomputer/onecomputerworkshop_files/frame.htm

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STRATEGIES FOR USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES

        Television

Using TV in the classroom
http://www.scetv.org/education/tvforteachers/usingtv00.html

Technology Tips for Teachers: Use of TV in the classroom
http://www.idahotv.org/learn/technology.cfm

WQED Multimedia Education Resource Center
Tips for using TV in the classroom
http://www.wqed.org/erc/teachers/tips.shtml

        Video

Use of video in the classroom (PowerPoint presentation)
http://www.pbvusd.k12.ca.us/ttc/video2/sld002.htm

Tips for teaching with video
http://www3.iptv.org/exploremore/PDFs/Using%20video.pdf

Using video in the classroom (Auckland College of Education)
http://staff.ace.ac.nz/Centres/Technology/Bruceweb/video%20in%20classroom/resources.htm

        Radio

Audio in the classroom (Auckland College of Education)
http://staff.ace.ac.nz/centres/technology/Bruceweb/audio%20for%20the%20web/audiohome.html

        Tape Recorder

Using tape recorders in the classroom (Auckland College of Education)
http://staff.ace.ac.nz/centres/technology/Bruceweb/audio%20for%20the%20web/classusetape.html

        Overhead Projector

Preparing and using overhead transparencies
http://www.id.bcit.ca/pdf/ohts.pdf

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Strategies for the One-Computer Classroom

Strategies and applications for the one computer classroom
www.lburkhart.com/elem/strat.htm

One computer classroom - Getting organised
http://www.technet.com/hoe-to/organization/onecompclass040799.html

101 activities for the one-computer classroom
http://www2.drury.edu/dswadley/101/index.html

Tech Teachers
http://www.techers.com/onecomputers/onecomputerworkshopfiles/feame.htm

Ideas for the one computer classroom
http://danenet.wicip.org/mmsd-it/tlc/1comprm.html

Berrien County Intermediate School District - Classroom Resources.
- The one computer classroom
http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/onecomp.htm

"But I don't have a Computer lab!"
http://www.serve.org/seir-tec/present/onecomptr.html

The One computer Classroom
http://facweb.furman.edu/~pecoy/mfl195/onecomputer.html

Some Ideas from other Teachers
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/organization/onecompclass040799.html

Great Teaching in the One Computer Classroom
http://www.ellendale.k12.nd.us/tsp.htm

Possibilities for the One Computer Classroom
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic84.htm

More on the One Computer Classroom
http://www.scs.k12.tn.us/SCS/trpages/OCCwebpage/occ.htm

Practical suggestions for using one computer in the classroom
http://www.tisdaleschooldiv.sk.ca/kanuski/teachers/onecomputer/one.htm