Michele Goshko
Darien School District #61
District Technology Educator
mgoshko@darien61.org
Fall 2001

#1 Rule

PLAN AHEAD and ALWAYS CHECK YOUR SITES FIRST!
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rule #2
Have an alternative plan. Technology is full of surprises!
 

Kids Search Tools

As an adult we use many different search engines (Yahoo, AltaVista, etc.) Why not teach your kids these options. The Kids Search Tools Page is a one stop shop for all kid friendly search engines. Go to www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm. Try searching for topics here as a central research site.
 
 

Other Search engines and directories for kids
 
 

KidsClick	http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Eduppuppy	http://www.edupuppy.com/default.cfm
Berit's Best	http://www.beritsbest.com
Kids Sites	http://www.kidsites.com
Kids Konnect	http://www.kidskonnect.com

http://www.educationworld.com/best_of/2000/reviews.shtml

Use this site to create puzzles tailored to your classroom.
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
 

Recess Weather
 

1. Go to www.weather.com
2. Type your zip code in the local weather box 
3. Bookmark this local site and refer to it when checking recess weather/ wind chill, or graphing weather in math.

Current events on the Web

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
 
 

Yahooligans ìCoolî
And Yahooligans Teacher Guide

Yahooligans staff lists a top 5 web sites list every week. They are not always educationally orientated, but worth looking through.
 

1. Go to www.yahooligans.com
2. Click on the COOL button under the Yahooligans logo.

The Teacher Guide site has SOME helpful links for teachers

www.yahooligans.com/tg/index.html
 
 
 
 
 

Ditto.com for images
 

1. Go to www.ditto.com
2. In the search box type in what you want a picture of
3. Your returns include where the site came from and the picture title
4. You can print or capture the image for any education use.
5. If you don't get any results, you can request the ditto detective to search for you. Your results will come back in 24 hours.

Great Interactive sites in one place
 

1. Go to www.nationalgeographic.com/features
2. Here you will find a WEALTH of sites on many topics of study. Click on any topic of interest.

   
    

National Geographic Features site is an excellent place for you to find educationally sound sites that will keep your kids attention, and relate to your curriculum.

Internet Key Pals 

1.  
2. Go to www.epals.com
3. Click the join e-pals button to the left of the screen.
4. Follow the directions to sign yourself up and create a profile.
5. You can search for a class to correspond with by country, grade level, or topic of study.

Blue Webín
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn

Returns educational web sites for teachers to use as classroom resources
 
 

Eduscapes http://eduscapes.com
Created by a teacher for teacher. Provides web resources for thematic units and SO MUCH MORE!
 
 

http://www.everythingesl.net/
 
 

AAA Math http://www.aaamath.com/
 

Provides a list of MANY, MANY math topics with explanations and activities for all grade levels
 
 
 
 

One of the best professional resources for information, strategies, research, etc. on all types of learning disabilities.

http://www.teachervision.com/

WOW! Everything for teachers! Try the ìprintablesî section.
 
 

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/

As if this list isnít enough!
 
 
 

http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html

More great sites listings!
 
 

http://www.atomiclearning.com/

The way of the future! Instructions for using many software titles. The titles listed in red are free.
 
 

http://www.ed.gov/free/

Federally supported education resources. Definitely worth looking in to!
 
 
 

http://www.factmonster.com/

Quite possibly the only site a student needs. Current events, information, dictionary, encyclopedia, and more!

http://www.brainpop.com/

Quick and informative movies on science, health, and technology topics. Great to use as an introduction to a classroom lesson.
 
 

BBC Schools Online

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/

Electric Library

http://www.bigchalk.com/bc/illinois/school

All you could ever want in an online encyclopedia or current event information. More sources than you could ever imagine!

PASSWORDS
Home:
user name: IL$#1-ILREMOTE
password: ILREMOTE

School:
user name: IL$#1-0810001
password: ILCH0001
 

About.com

http://about.com

My second favorite search engine to Yahoo.
 

History Place
http://www.historyplace.com

If your topic is listed this has excellent information!

http://www.alfy.com/index1.asp?FlashDetect=true
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
http://www.isbe.net/
http://www.m-w.com/
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/categories/preschool.shtml
http://www.quia.com/
http://www.freeworksheets.com/
http://www.vrd.org/index.shtml
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/default.asp
http://www.dist214.k12.il.us/users/kwiseman/TR.html
http://memory.loc.gov/