Teacher Links

 AR/STAR Directions, etc.

AR/STAR Instructions for setting up classes

Reference Sheet for most common functions in AR & STAR

Revised ZPD Chart

Read-Aloud Suggestions
 

• http://www.readaloudamerica.org/booklist.htm Lists from Read Aloud America by grade level)

• http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah_treas_ful_nov_p1.html  (A partial list of Jim Trelease's favorite read-aloud novels)

• http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Opera/8114/index.html  ( The Read Aloud Registry compiled in Alberta Canada and listed by grade level)

• http://flamingnet.com/bookreviews/indexpastreleases.cfm  (Flamingnet Book Review- this site lists middle school books reviewed and rated by students)

Copyright Information 

• Copyright Management Center:  Purdue University

  http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/classroom.htm

General Help for Teachers

• http://www.lessonplanspage.com Lesson Pages.com

• http://www.education-world.com/ Education World

• http://www.teachersfirst.com  Teachers First Hot Topics

• http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/   Teachers Helping Teachers

• http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html   Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators 

• http://4teachers.org

• http://www.teach-nology.com A web portal for educators

Power Point Help
Tutorials

• http://www.actden.com/pp

                                                                    Power Point Templates

• http://www.brainybetty.com (awesome website!)

• http://www.teachnet.com  Templates for PP presentations from Mark Damon.  These all have game themes (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Jeopardy, etc.).

• http://www.graphicsland.com/powerpoint-templates.htm

• http://www.geocities.com/tathisri/powerpoint.html

                                                        Various Media (clip art,sounds,movies)

• http://www.free-clip-art.com/

• http://www.soundamerica.com

• http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com

Scavenger Hunts

• Inventors and Inventions Hunt Internet Hunt http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/invent.html

• Presidential Internet hunt http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/pres.html

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Scavenger hunt thttp://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/hpstone.html
• Environment Internet Scavenger Hunt http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/environment.html
• Exploring Music Internet Hunt  http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/musicsym.html
• Olympic Athletes Scavenger Hunt  http://warriors.warren.k12.il.us/whitney/olympics.htm

      Using Rubrics

• RubiStar

• Rubric Makers