Internet Resources
Click on the links below to access a variety of online resources. Many of these links require that you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. This is a free piece of software available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.
Internet Resources for Educators
- State Dept. of Ed's certification info/forms page: For certified public school teachers.
- MMS Composting Manual: Our manual for setting up a school-wide composting program is available in pdf format.
- Federal Department of Education's Overview of the ESEA: A comprehensive overview of the new (2002) Federal education regulations. It includes a list of links, by topic, to each section of ESEA.
- ERIC Database Online: ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice from 1966 to present.
- AskERIC Lesson Plan Collection: Contains 1100 unique lesson plans written by and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: A very popular index to Internet resources for educators - created and maintained by teachers.
- Gateway to Educational Materials: Index of Lesson plans, curriculum units, and other education resources available online.
- Edinformatics: Provides information on a wide variety of educational topics in all disciplines. Connect to databases, educational journals, content standards, and more.
- EduHound: Educational Technology's premier magazine, T.H.E. Journal, presents an index of helpful K-12 Internet resources.
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: Includes free "resources ... that enrich the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning" from 30 Federal agencies.
- ePALS: E-mail penpal program that claims to have connected 1.9 million students and teachers from 28,917 classrooms in 182 countries.
- Edutopia: Founded by filmmaker George Lucas, this website looks at the Digital Divide & Education, and publishes a biannual newsletter of educational technology lesson ideas.
- Busy Teacher's Website: Time-saving index of Internet resources for teachers.
- Resources for Middle School Teachers: A list of Internet resources compiled and updated by the staff of a public middle school.
- FindLaw: Easy-to-read guide through historical documents, biographies, and Supreme Court decisions. Browse the Federalist Papers, read the Constitution, or research the lives of present and past Supreme Court Justices.
- Education News Sites: Education Week, eSchoolNews.com, USA Today Edu News, Teacher Magazine, Yahoo Edu News.
Popular Internet Resources
- Language: Dictionary & Thesaurus, Grammar & Writing Guide, Language Translator.
- Reference: Almanac, Area Codes, Biographies, Encyclopedia Britannica, How-To, Encyclopedia, Government Documents, Library of Congress, List of Lists, Maps, Public Records, Time Zones, Zip Codes, Yellow Pages, Bartleby Quote Library, Library Catalogs.
- Numbers: Currency Converter, Different Types of Calculators, Some More Calculators.
- Local News: Weather, Hartford Courant, Journal Inquirer, Willimantic Chronicle, Hartford Advocate.
- National News: National Public Radio, AP Wire, FOX News, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, Newsweek, NY Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Time, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, C-SPAN.
- World News: Bangkok Post, BBC, Canada News, Electronic Telegraph UK, Japan Times, Jerusalem Post, Kyodo, Nikkei Net, Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegram, Times of India.