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Informative Sites
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U. S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/
Promoting educational excellence for all Americans.
New York State Education Department
http://www.nysed.gov/
The mission of the NYSED is to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York. Richard P. Mills is President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education.
Subscribe to the NYSED's RSS feeds and get news delivered directly to your desktop! - Click here
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New York State Education Department
Office of Teaching Initiatives -
Click here to check your certification |
Doing What Works (DWW) is a new website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. It relies primarily on the Institute of Education Sciences, is dedicated to helping educators identify and make use of effective teaching practices, and provides examples of possible ways educators might apply research findings to classroom practice. Additional information and resources are available at http://dww.ed.gov/index.cfm
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FREE -- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://free.ed.gov/ |
Web Safety - How much do you know about WEB SAFETY?
Take the internet safety quiz. |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County (Nassau BOCES)
http://www.nassauboces.org/
Nassau BOCES is a partnership of the County's school districts and is dedicated to providing the best possible education for learners of all ages.
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Hempstead Public Library
http://www.nassaulibrary.org/ |
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Lesson Plans
http://eeznt2.nyiteez.org/marcopolony/
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/index.aspx
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To view Teaching Assistants Professional Development Workshop Information click here. |
Curriculum, Instruction and Technology
RESPONSE Newsletters - Click here to view |
Educators, students, and others can find information about universities that make their course content available free of charge via the web by visiting the website of the OpenCourseWare Consortium.
http://ocwconsortium.org/index.html |
| Edutopia - http://www.edutopia.org |
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| Curriculum Magic - Click here |
Web 2.0 Tools for Educators - Click here |
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| Google Earth Lessons - Click here |
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Professional Learning Programs
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| Nassau BOCES Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology. Click here for In-Service Brochure Spring 2005 |
Video Streaming
Click here for website
See your school curriculum coach or contact Office
of Instructional Technology for your username and password.
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New York State Education Department Virtual Learning System is designed to encourage the use of the internet as a tool for teaching and learning. It can be accessed on the Internet at http://eservices.nysed.gov/vls/
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| Mathematics and English Language Arts Standards - A great deal of information, including direct mailings to K-8 teachers and regional meetings across the state, will be made available to teachers and administrators - test design, time requirements, etc. so that the field is fully informed and can offer their insights. Sample questions at each grade level in each subject will also be provided. In addition, curricular and other resources for teachers will be provided on the website. http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/home.html |
| (New Link) Landmarks for Schools - This Web site is dedicated to the idea that the very nature of information is changing, practically before our eyes. It is changing in what it looks like, where we find it, what we look at to view it, what we can do with it, and how we communicate it. Here you will find information and tools designed to help us redefine literacy for the 21st Century. http://www.landmark-project.com/ |
Vital New York (Video in Teaching and Learning for New York State Educators) - Click here to access |
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Podcasting
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| Podcasting in the Classroom - Click here for website |
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Research Tools
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On-line Dictionary
http://thefreedictionary.com/
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Online Atlas |
GALE (Opposing Viewpoints)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hemp21530rpa
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World Book Online
http://www.worldbookonline.com
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Maps101 Plus
http://www.maps101.com
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C.E.R.F.
http://www.cerfinfo.com
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ProQuest (New York Times Online)
http://proquest.umi.com
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Turnitin.com
http://www.turnitin.com
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New RSS feeds alert educators to new content at the Library of Congress web site.
http://www.loc.gov/rss |
Beacon Learning Services - http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/default.asp |
TeachingBooks.net - Engaging author programs and K-12 book resources!
Trial - Expires on 11/15/2005
Go to www.teachingbooks.net/home fill in your email address and then in the "Password" box enter: Hempstead and click "Submit" |
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Math Resources
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org |
Algebra - Click here
Geometry - Click here
Algebra B/Trig - Click here
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Hotmath.com
http://www.hotmath.com |
Free Math Worksheets
Click here |
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Science/Technology Resources
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Welcome to Science - NY State Education Site
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sci.html |
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/mainviews |
TryScience.org
http://www.tryscience.org |
iWaswondering.org
http://www.iwaswondering.org |
Verizon Literacy Network helps give literacy a boost
http://literacynetwork.verizon.org |
Follow the latest developments in cutting-edge technologies with CoSN's new emerging technologies blog
http://www.cosn.org/blogs/emerging-tech |
Check out this new software implementation checklist from SIIA
http://www.siia.net/education |
Kaleidoscope - Click here for website |
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English Resources
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Spellingtime.com- Helps students practice weekly spelling terms.
http://www.spellingtime.com |
Reading Rockets blogs offer new ideas in reading instruction
http://www.readingrockets.org |
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Social Studies Resources
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| WIDE ANGLE's documentaries and Web episodes are valuable resources for teachers and students. The WIDE ANGLE Global Classroom offers lesson plans and activities for middle school and high school teachers. Most WIDE ANGLE episodes may be purchased for educational and non-theatric use, and occasionally for home video use from Films Media Group. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/classroom/index.html |
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Bilingual/Second Languages Resources
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Leeyseras.net - Help young Latino children prepare for school.
http://www.leeyseras.net |
Social Studies Glossaries, Grade 5
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/BilingualSocialStudiesGlossaries.htm
Languages available: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Chinese traditional, Haitian -Creole, Russian, Spanish, Urdu |
The 2008 NYSESLAT Test Samplers are the same as the 2007. Here is the link to access the samplers: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/nyseslat/sampler07/home.htm
The 2008 NYSESLAT training materials are the same as for 2007. Here is the link to access the training materials: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/nyseslat/training07.htm
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Suggested Field Trips
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Long Island Museum of Science
http://www.smli.org
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Long Island Child Museum
http://www.licm.org
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Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science
http://www.mathmuseum.org |
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