Taquina+Abrams+-+Websites+for+Educators


 * **An Innovation Odyssey**
 * http://www97.intel.com/odyssey
 * A world tour of innovative uses of technology in education.


 * **ABC Teach **
 * http://abcteach.com/
 * This is a wonderful site for teachers K-12! It contains more than 5000 FREE printable pages including lesson-specific worksheets, research forms, crossword puzzles, student certificates, classroom calendars, bookmarks and much more! There is even a new link for teachers of Spanish and French. A $35.00 one-year membership will allow you to gain access to additional members-only forms and classroom resources.


 * **Teacher Planet**
 * http://www.teacherplanet.com/calendar/01-JAN-06.htm
 * Some of the highlights from this website include links to lesson plans, theme units, worksheets, gradebooks, books, posters, and more. Membership required; free.


 * **LearningPage.com**
 * http://www.learningpage.com/
 * Professionally developed instructional materials that can be easily downloaded and printed. Membership required; free.


 * **FREE** **– Federal Resources for Educational Excellence**
 * [|http://www.free.ed.gov]/
 * Here teachers find a compilation of hundreds of federally supported teaching/learning resources. Federal agencies created this site in 1997 to make finding Internet resources easier for educators. The Home Page contains links to specific subjects and/or topics.


 * **ACTFL – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages**
 * http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
 * This is a council in which paid-membership is encouraged. Membership allows you to gain access to “the latest in methodology and pedagogical research , nationally recognized leaders in the field, a network of colleagues across the country and around the world, [and] the tools you need to prepare your students to participate successfully in today's multilingual world and global economy ”.
 * **Virtual Field Trips**
 * http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/
 * Great site for virtual field trips in all content areas!
 * **Scholastic CyberHunts**
 * http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/cyberhunt_kids.htm
 * Great site for Internet scavenger hunts for kids of all ages!

