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Teachers and Staff, the Village School Technology Handbook is now online. The handbook has information on web page design, creating labels, e-mail, and more. Check it out!

Faculty and Staff may check their e-mail from any computer connected to the internet. Click on this link: http://webmail.village-school.com/exchange. You will be prompted to enter your village school username and password. If that address is not working, try http://209.241.142.201/exchange.

Below are links to internet sites that are devoted specifically to meeting the needs of educators by providing lesson plans, curriculum resources, activities, and access to a larger professional community. They have been sorted by type of site, and include a short summary.  Please feel free to suggest additional sites, or to ask for a certain topic to be added to the list.

Internet resources for students and parents can be found on our Internet Resources and Student Links page.

 

Web Site/URL

Type

Summary

Yahooligans!                   
http://yahooligans.com
Search Engine Yahoo's search engine for children filters many of the results.
Searchopolis         
http://www.searchopolis.com
Search Engine Searchopolis is another search engine designed for children.
Kids Click!
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Search Engine A search site created by librarians, very useful for researching topics for the classroom (for kids too).  It even includes reading level!
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans Though it contains no information of its own, this site is one of the better lists of links for educators and education.
SCORE - Schools of California Online Resource
http://score.k12.ca.us/
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans The Schools of California Online Resources for Education includes subject area lesson plans and activities, as well as the California frameworks.
The Gateway             
http://www.thegateway.org/
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans This site offers lesson plans and curriculum resources in a variety of subject areas.
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans This site for teachers offers a wide range of information, communities, and news.
The Global Schoolhouse
http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans Membership here is free, and it is another place to look for activities and support online.  You can take a free tour before joining.
Teachers.net                            
http://teachers.net/
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans This specializes in providing online professional communities for teachers.  You can chat or correspond with teachers from across the country to share ideas and experiences.
PBS Teacher Source
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/index.htm
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans Teaching with Technology ideas, and a link to PBS for teachers.  
About.com Guide
http://k-6educators.about.com/education /k-6educators/msub107.htm
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans This particular link will take you to their lesson plan list.  But use about.com to find just about anything.
Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans Now part of the Discovery Channel  School Online, this free site designs a variety of puzzles.
Teachers First           
http://www.teachersfirst.com/
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans This site includes lesson plans as well as a detailed internet tutorial and section on internet safety.
Alan November's Ideas about Learning and Technology
http://www.anovember.com/ideas.html
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans A speaker on the Internet and teaching, this site addresses the issues of using the Internet, provides links and discusses issues in educational technology. 
Lightspan
http://www.lightspan.com/default.asp
Links/Resources/ Lesson Plans A search engine designed for teachers and learners.
Tech.Learning                     
http://techlearning.com/
Educational Technology This is the online version of the Technology & Learning magazine, and includes current trends in educational technology and reviews.
Surfing the Net with Kids
http://www.surfnetkids.com/safety.htm
Internet Safety Created for parents, this site gives suggestions for letting children use the internet, as well as a review of sites.
700+ Great Sites
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites /amazing.html
Internet Safety This page links to sites that have been previewed to assure that the content is appropriate for children.  Still, check it out before passing it on.
Get Net Wise           
http://www.getnetwise.org/
Internet Safety This site was created to educate parents, teachers, and kids about the benefits and dangers of the information superhighway.

Books

Type

Summary

Step into the Courtroom
http://www.prufrock.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=512

 

Teacher resource This book was written by Ms. Weiss (AKA Mrs. Ring) and Ms. Lukes, former third grade teachers at Village School. It is a thematic unit on the U.S. legal system. It provides legal background information and reproducible activities for the teacher.

 

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