Using the Internet as a Resource

Using the Internet as an Educational Resource

As a substitute teacher, I may have to find an activity or visual quickly to enhance an existing lesson provided by the absentee teacher.The Internet highway has countless resources that teachers can use. There are many online web sites that has games, worksheets, lesson plans that teachers can use. One of my rules for preparation is that I do not "reinvent the wheel." In other words, if there is a resource that I can use online, whether it is a worksheet, lesson plan or PowerPoint, I use it.  Educators and organizations are free sharing information for teacher use. Here are some examples:

101 Conversation Starters:
http://www.conversationstarters.com/101.htm

25 Best Web Sites for Teachers:
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/25-best-websites-teachers

AAA Math:
http://www.aaamath.com/

Brain Pop (Social Studies):
http://www.brainpop.com/search/search.weml?keyword=Social%20Studies%20Games&sections=games

Fun Brain:
http://www.funbrain.com/

Busy Work Ideas:
http://www.av.qnet.com/~rsturgn/busywork.htm

Math Play:
http://www.math-play.com/

Pete's Power Point Station:
http://www.pppst.com/

Read Write Think:
http://www.readwritethink.org/

Science Games:
http://sciencegames.4you4free.com/

RubiStar (Create your own Rubrics):
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

I have found these web sites by using Google. Why not do some "Googling" of your own and see what resources you come up with?

TeachersPayTeachers:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Powerpoint-Queen