Multimedia sites from MERLOT (http://www.merlot.org/Home.po) and am sending them to you in case you might find one or more of them useful in your courses and work with students.

         K-6 Arts Lesson Plans:http://www.csuchico.edu/educ/cguenter/229Barts.html
Integrate the arts into your students' elementary curriculum with the innovative and engaging lesson plans provided in this database. Containing field-tested lesson plans for teaching dance, drama/theater, music, and visual arts, this easy-to-navigate web site may be the perfect resource for any teacher, beginning or experienced, seeking to enrich the education of their students.

The WebQuest Page:http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

Wondering how to promote learning in new and thorough ways by using the Web? This site offers extensive support and examples for faculty and instructors who are using WebQuests to help students learn. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.


 

PBS Teacher Source:http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/

Education with New Technologies: http://learnweb.harvard.edu/ent/home/index.cfm

ExploreMath:http://www.exploremath.com/index.cfm

Enhancing Curriculum with Technology: http://chiron.valdosta.edu/djudd/webactivities1.html

Only a Teacher:http://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/index.html
      "... presents historical background about the profession and how it developed, while giving voice to contemporary
      teachers and their concerns. The series plays out as a dialogue between past and present, as teachers from different
      eras describe their dreams and setbacks, challenges and achievements.
Professional Development Online:http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/

      "Professional Development for Educators PBS TeacherLine provides online professional development through
      facilitated modules, a supportive learning community and exemplary resources."

National Commission on Teaching & America's Future:http://www.nctaf.org/policy/index.html

      "This report offers what we believe is the single most important strategy for achieving America's educational goals: A
      blueprint for recruiting, preparing, and supporting excellent teachers in all of America's schools. The plan is aimed at
      ensuring that all communities have teachers with the knowledge and skills they need to teach so that all children can
      learn, and all school systems are organized to support teachers in this work."

History of American Curriculum:http://www.salemschools.com/~shs_science/history.htm

      "Designed as a webquest, this website provides a task for students to explore individuals who have influenced education
      and to "pose" as one of these educators during a mock debate and address"

The Learning Site: http://www.harcourtschool.com/

      "The learning site is one of those sites where children can learn by playing with words. Its index has links for reading,
      language arts, spelling, math, social studies, science, health and art. The Learning Site has animation programs in most
      of his links where children can have fun learning."

Technology Tips for Teachers:http://www.essdack.org/tips/page1.htm

      "Lesson plans, student instructions, and rubrics for assessment of classroom computer projects."

Online Poetry Classroom:http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/

      "Online Poetry Classroom is a program of The Academy of American Poets that is designed to enhance poetry
      education in the United States. OPC employs technology to encourage the development of new poetry curricula and
      teaching strategies by high school English and Language Arts teachers. Online Poetry Classroom is a virtual community
      that consists of the following features How to teach, What to teach, Find a Poet, Find a Poem, forums and links."

Online Course for Teachers:  Teaching Evolution:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/index.html

Authentic Asssessment Toolbox: http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/index.htm

      "The Authentic Assessment Toolbox site is a tutorial for learning all about authentic assessment. It is presented with
      hypertext and features creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning.
      What is authentic assessment? Why do we need it? How do you do it? Answers to these questions as well as
      information on Standards, Rubrics, Portfolios, and Examples can be found here. Educators at all levels will find this site
      useful." 

Our Documents:http://www.ourdocuments.gov/

      "This site provides teachers, teacher educators, and students of American history with images and copies of the text of
      100 milestone documents of American history (1776-1965) related to the rights and responsibilities of citizens in our
      democracy. Other resource material about how to use primary sources can also be found on this website."

Writing Better Learning Objectives:  http://www.webcthub.mcg.edu:8900/Hub/NEWHUB/Hub/objectives/objectives_frameset.htm

      "A powerpoint presentation with sound (Impatica) tutorial on writing clear and measurable learning objectives. There are
      also practice templates to download." 

Rubric, Rubrics Makers: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

      "The rubric generators allow a teacher to make grading rubrics by filling out a simple form. The materials are made
      instantly and can be printed. A teacher's rubric creations are not made public, but they can be saved for later use."

Edutopia Online:  http://www.glef.org/

      "Publication of the George Lucas Educational Foundation that documents and disseminates stories about exemplary
      practices in K-12 public education." 

Introduction to Teaching Strategies:  http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/framework/strategies/

      "This page is dedicated to making it easier to implement a variety of teaching methods and techniques. Here you'll find
      scores of teaching strategies that help students take more responsibility for their own learning and enhance the process
      of teaching for learning."

Children's Dictionary: http://www.logos.it/pls/dictionary/new_dictionary.home_project?pjCode=10&lang=en&u_code=4395

      "Children’s Dictionary, compiled in more than 100 languages, including English, the main European languages.. Chinese
      and Japanese, as well as a number of Italian dialects... and Latin. Besides translating a word, the dictionary also
      illustrates its use, lists the various definitions and gives a clear pronunciation." 

Child Development: http://twosocks.ces.ncsu.edu/cyfdb/browse_2pageAnncc.php?subcat=Child+Development&search=NNCC&search_type=browse

      "General information and links are available regarding development of children from birth through age 8 years."

Web Based Inquiry Science Environment:  http://wise.berkeley.edu/

      "WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine real-world evidence and analyze current
      scientific controversies. Our curriculum projects are designed to meet standards and complement your current science
      curriculum, and your grade 5-12 students will find them exciting and engaging. A web browser is all they need to take
      notes, discuss theories, and organize their arguments... they can even work from home! Our Teacher Area lets you
      explore new projects and grade your students' work on the Web. Best of all, everything in WISE is completely free."

Educational Web Portal:http://www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/edportal.htm

      "The following links will take you to a very large variety of free educational internet sites.  These links contain listings of
      thousands of excellent web sites for teachers at every level and discipline.  The lists are ordered alphabetically by the
      site's name and contain a brief summary of each site as well as an approximate grade level.  NOTE:  The Web Portals
      for Education link has links to numerous sites which have vast amounts of educational material and resources all in
      'One Stop Spot' formats."