Activity

The two major resources are the Georgia Learning Connections, a source of official lesson plans, and Galileo, a state project to make information available to residents of the state. Other sources of lesson plans will be provided, along with general K12 resources.

Assignment

1. Class Discussion Board
   You will be working in Section Four of the Class Discussion Board.
   1. Post a new thread to discuss one or more of your experiences with this section. Do you see any tools and resources here that you can use in your teaching or work? Be sure to post to section Four of the board.
   2. Respond to a Section 4 post from another student.

2. Link Share
   Select two different resources from Galileo and/or Georgia Learning Connections to post and discuss on the Link Share board. Choose any resource on this page, any site linked to any of these linked resources, or any relevant web site that you are already aware of. Be sure the links go in Section 4 and be sure the link works correctly. After you enter the link return to the link share board and click on the link to be sure it will correctly open the page you are citing.

   Tip: You must always begin the URL with http:// and it is usually most successful to actually visit that page and use your mouse the copy the URL directly from the browser location strip; then use your mouse to paste the URL into the link share board.

Resources

Accessing the Galileo Free Databases

1. Start at the Galileo Home Page.

2. Select the link for Databases or All Databases

3. Scroll down the Password Entry page until you see the link for Public Databases

4. This takes you to a web page which lists public (free) databases alphabetically by title. Select the Education link. You can also access the Galileo Education Resources directly.

The Galileo Student Resources links a number of resources for teachers and parents as well as students. You'll find terrific web sites here that you can safely offer to your students. High school graduation tests are linked here as well as myriad sites for children and teens.

A Note on Frames
Galileo is a framed site and this can cause problems when you need to add a resource to your bookmarks or favorites. Please read about breaking out of frames on the tools page.

The Georgia Learning Connections

The Georgia Learning Connections is a project of the Georgia Department of Education and it is full of terrific resources in addition to the Lesson Plans. This is also a framed site, and you may want to check out the tips on Breaking out frames on the class tool page. Start out with their GLC Frequently Asked Questions.

 

Visit the Teacher Resource Center to make use of the many materials available:

• Classroom Strategies is a wonderful collection of resources for quizzes and assessment.

• Exceptional Student Resources covers a variety of special needs such as autism, gifted, ADD/ADHD and others.A listing of organizations is included.
  
  
• The Lesson Plans collection is a great way to browse the lesson plans. You'll be guided through a series of web pages as you select the grade level, then the subject area. These lesson plans are terrific!

You can search for specific grade levels and subject areas through the QCC: Quality Core Curriculum button. This option walks you through the process of identifying the grade level and subject level for the lesson plans.

Lesson Plans

• Rubistar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch. (Heidi Goodrich, a rubrics expert, defines a rubric as "a scoring tool that lists the criteria for a piece of work or 'what counts.'" So a rubric for a multimedia project will list the things the student must have included to receive a certain score or rating. Rubrics help the student figure out how their project will be evaluated.)
• K12 Lesson Plans cover many subject areas and various grade levels.
• Georgia Learning Connections, the Quality Core Curriculum (QCC)
• The Learning Circle Teachers' Guide provides a structural approach to promoting cross-classroom collaboration with telecommunications.
• Lesson Planning Center at Education World offers plans for various grade levels and is kept updated to reflect seasons and current events (such as plans for MLK Day.
• Lesson plans and web resources are available at Teachersfirst. They are grouped by subject and grade level.
• Gateway to Educational materials (GEM) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and is a special project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology.
• AskERIC Lesson Plans
• A largecollection of links to various lesson plan collections ranging from ERIC to the Busy Teacher!
• Federal Resources for educational excellence from the US Department of Education.
• EDSITEment from the NEH is a collection of resources for humanities and literature.

General Resources

• Teachers net is an extraordinarily rich resource. You'll find everything from mentoring (in the form of mailing lists and web boards) to guides and tutorials. They have a terrific collection of lesson plans and offer live, online events. This place is a must see.
• Middleweb explores middle school and middle school reform. This site offers resources for teachers and parents. Topics include
  • assessment and Evaluation
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Nuts and Bolts
  • PArents and the Public
  • Principal Professional Development
  • School Leadership
  • Standards-based School Reform
  • Student and School Life
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Teachers at Work
• Commercialism in Schools: New Technologies, Old Debates. By Andy Carvin. This article explores the difficult issues surrounding free Internet resources from commercial services.
• yahooligans offers many resources, from learning to use the Internet (for teachers and for their students) to lesson plans and activities. It offers a terrific approach to
• teaching search strategies to children.
• Yahooligans Street Smart on the Web offers a number of approaches to teaching children how to use the Internet safely.
• Marco Polo: Internet Content for the Classroom program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom

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