Links

Technology Links

• Google and your classroom
• http://www.google.com/educators/index.html 

• Information about Copyright laws
• http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/copyrightlaw.html

• Great lesson plans tused to implement the internet into the classroom
• http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/

• Great articles on technology and education
• http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/archives/technology.shtml

• Free Beginner Computer Tutorials
• http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/index.html

• Games related to internet safety/fraud
• http://www.webwisekids.org/

• Good Examples of Digital Storytelling
• http://techedonline.org/amrevstory.html

• Great collection of How to's related to computers and programs
• http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/

• National Educational Technology Standards
• http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

• Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds.
• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

• Great website  explaining how things work
• http://www.howstuffworks.com/

• Create simple web pages that groups, friends, & families can edit together 
  
• http://www.wikispaces.com/

Google Earth Links

• Classroom Google Earth wiki
• http://classroomgoogleearth.wikispaces.com/
• Ogle Earth brings you news about virtual globes, with a special focus on Google Earth.
• http://www.ogleearth.com/

Oregon Trail Links

• Great Website - A lot of useful information
• http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Sites.html

• Timeline of the Oregon Trail
• http://www.vlib.us/old_west/trails/othist.html

• Great resource tool for anything pertaining to the Oregon Trail
• http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/histhome.html

• Well written summary of the Oregon Trail
• http://oregonmag.com/OrHistArticle.htm

School Links

• Lesson Plans 
• http://school.discoveryeducation.com/

• Good Source of lesson plans
• http://www.coollessons.org

• Great online collection of information
• http://www.wikipedia.org

• United Streaming - great videos
• http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

• Illinois State Board of Education Homepage
• http://www.isbe.state.il.us/

• My School's Homepage
• http://www.homerschools.org

• Great Web Site for geography
• http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm#Games

• Great website to practice keyboarding skills
• http://www.freetypinggame.net/

• Nice website designed to help practice keyboarding skills
• http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/Index.html

Other Links

• Microsoft Homepage - Great templates for the Mircosoft Suite
• http://www.microsoft.com

• Purdue University Homepage
• http://www.purdue.edu

• ESPN Homepage - Get updates on anything pertaining to sports
• http://www.espn.com

• Nice Web 2.0 software that randomly shows you websites you might like
• http://www.stumbleupon.com/

• CNN Homepage - Get updates about any news in the world
• http://www.cnn.com

• Quotes of the Day - Get an email sent to you daily with quotes
• http://www.quotationspage.com/qotd.html

• Online Writing Lab - GREAT RESOURCE
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

• Chicago Bull's Homepage
• http://www.bulls.com

• Chicago Bear's Homepage
• http://www.bears.com

• TIE 547 homepage
• http://www.craigcunningham.com

• Great fourms if you ever need help in Excel
• http://www.mrexcel.com

• Get updates on what your local weather is doing
• http://www.weather.com

• Professional Bowlers Homepage
• http://www.pba.com