46 Web Sites About Creative Commons and Public Domain Images

I'm sure my students don't think twice about taking images off the Internet and pasting them into their reports or PowerPoint presentations. The reality is that unless permission is given to download or copy an image, it is considered plagiarism. Right. Tell that to my high school students and they will genuinely be surprised. They actually think that everything on the web is there for the taking. Here's where I share with them the beauty of Creative...

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The Great List of Sites for Teachers

As I have mentioned before, I'm working on updating all my resources and it is taking longer than I thought. Sites move and change the URL or they just disappear off the face of the earth. Since things can change in a heartbeat, I can guarantee this list was current when I posted it.  Here are 56 links to add to your bookmarks:4Teachers- integrating technology into the curriculumAdobe Education -free lessons, course guides, and projectsThe...

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Links to Hundreds of Virtual Field Trips

100+ Virtual Field Trips- Simple12CARE Virtual Field Trips Archive- visit Guatemala, Ghana, Peru, Bolivia, Haiti and moreClay Middle School Virtual Field TripsDigital and Virtual Field Trips- from TeacherTapGeology Field TripsGoogle LitTrips- covers grades K-12Historical Tour of the White House- click "Interactive Tour"A Hotlist of Virtual Field Trips- mainly for grades K-8, this list covers Internet Resources and subject areas of math, social studies,...

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25 Resources for Drivers Education Teachers

California Department of Motor Vehicles- interactive practice testCalifornia Driver Education Quia Quizzes- street sign game and driving quizCommonwealth of Virginia- online practice testCyberDriveIlliois Drivers Education ResourcesDepartment of Motor Vehicles- national listing for forms and locationsDriver Education.com- they call their site "The Ultimate DriverDrivers Ed Resource"DriverEd- resources for teachers, students and parentsDriving Today-...

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38 Sites for High School Lesson Plans

Hopefully these web sites offer every high school teacher some great lesson plans for their subject area. The links should bring you directly to the "high school" section. I tried to label those sites which did not offer browsing by grade level. Even though it's not even August yet, it's never too early to start gathering some great ideas. You will also notice that I just added the "high school" tab at the topof the...

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For Your Research: 40 Different Types of Glossaries

I've heard some students ask if a glossary is the same as a dictionary. Growing up without the Internet, I learned that a glossary was a listing of terms at the end of book. Each one of my textbooks had a glossary, which made it easy to look up any words which I didn't understand. Most of today's textbooks have glossaries, and unlike dictionaries, which have the definitions to all words, the glossary is a vocabulary list from a specific topic or...

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