Curriculum Information
Curriculum Information and Links
- Ohio Department of Education
- Ohio Learning Standards & Model Curriculum
- ODE Testing Information
- ODE Testing Materials
- College Credit Plus Program
General Reference
- Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center
- Battelle For Kids
- Coalation of Rural And Appalachian Schools
- Reading Recovery
Ohio Tests AIR – Next Generation Tests / Common Core
- Ohio’s State Tests – Ohio Department of Education: http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Testing/Ohio-s-State-Tests
- NWOCA Next Generation Assessments: http://nextgen.nwoca.org/
- Edcite Common Core Practice: https://www.edcite.com/
- Common Core Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/
Google Tools
- Google Apps for Education: http://www.google.com/work/apps/education/
- Google Web Apps: http://google.apps.sparcc.org/resources/web-apps
- Google Site – Help: https://support.google.com/sites/answer/153098?hl=en&ref_topic=23216&rd=1
- Google Drive - Help: https://support.google.com/drive/?hl=en#topic=14940
- Google Calendar – Help: https://support.google.com/calendar/?hl=en#topic=6076998
- Google Forms – Help: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/87809?rd=1
- Google Blogger – Help: https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/1623800?hl=en
Promethean Interactive WhiteBoard
- Promethean Planet: http://prometheanplanet.com
- Promethean ActivInspire Studio - Help: http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/professional-development/curriculum/teacher-support/activinspire-studio.aspx
- Promethean Flipchart Fundamentals – Help: http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/professional-development/flipchart-fundamentals.aspx
- Promethean Top Teaching Tips – Help: http://www.prometheanplanet.com/documents/uk-us/pdf/professional-development/activtips/top-teaching-tips.pdf
iPads/Tablets
- Kath Shrock’s iPads4Teaching: http://www.ipads4teaching.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html
- iPad Academy: http://ipadacademy.com/
- Apple’s iPads in Education: https://www.apple.com/education/ipad/
K12 Standards Resources
- Common Core State Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/
- Exemplars: http://www.exemplars.com/
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), National Educational Technology Standards – NETS: http://www.iste.org/standards
- IXL State Standards: http://www.ixl.com/standards/
Web-based Tutoring
- TutorsZone: http://etutorszone.com
- Tutor/Mentor Connection: http://www.tutormentorconnection.org/
- Learn To Be Online Tutoring: http://www.learntobe.org/
Online Projects
- edHelper: http://www.edhelper.com/
- Generation YES: http://www.genyes.org/
- Global Schoolnet: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/index.cfm
- JASON Learning: http://www.jason.org/
- Kidlink: http://www.kidlink.org
- SchoolExpress: http://www.schoolexpress.com/
- WebQuest: http://webquest.org/
Student Research Resources
- Cyber-Sleuth Kids: http://cybersleuth-kids.com/
- Fact Monster: http://www.factmonster.com/
- Homework Spot: http://homeworkspot.com/
- InfoPlease: http://www.infoplease.com/
- iTools: http://itools.com/
- Library Spot: http://libraryspot.com/
Professional Resources
- Atomic Learning: http://www.atomiclearning.com/
- Center for Education Reform: http://www.edreform.com
- Educational Research: http://www.ernweb.com/
- Instructional Design: http://www.instructionaldesign.org
- National Center for Technology Planning: http://www.nctp.com/
- Sites for Teachers: http://sitesforteachers.com/index.html
- TeachersFirst: http://www.teachersfirst.com
- TeacherVision: http://www.teachervision.com
- teAchnology: http://www.teach-nology.com/
- ED Talks - Education - https://www.ted.com/topics/education
- W3 Schools: http://www.w3schools.com
Libraries and Museums
- Kate Love Simpson Library: http://www.morgan.lib.oh.us/
- INFOhio: http://www.infohio.org/
- American Memory Historical Collections: http://memory.loc.gov
- American Museum of Natural History: http://www.amnh.org
- The Archaeology Channel: http://www.archaeologychannel.org
- Exploratorium: http://www.exploratorium.edu
- Free ebooks – Project Gutenberg: http://gutenberg.org
- The Franklin Institute: http://www.fi.edu
- Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/
- LibrarySpot: http://www.libraryspot.com
- The Museum of Broadcast Communications: http://www.museum.tv
- MuseumSpot: http://www.museumspot.com
- Museum Stuff: http://www.museumstuff.com
- National Air and Space Museum: http://airandspace.si.edu
- National Archives: http://www.archives.gov
- National Gallery of Art: http://www.nga.gov
- OhioLink – Ohio’s Academic Library Consortium: http://ohiolink.edu
- Ohio Resource Center: http://ohiorc.org
- Smithsonian: http://www.si.edu
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: http://www.ushmm.org
News Sources
- Morgan County Herald: http://mchnews.com
- ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/
- Cnet: http://news.cnet.com
- CNN: http://www.cnn.com
- Fox News: http:// www.foxnews.com
- Google News: http://news.google.com
- NBC News: http://www.nbcnews.com
- The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com
- Time: http://www.time.com
- Time for Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com
- U.S. News & World Report: http://usnews.com
- USA Today: http://usatoday.com
- USA Today Education: http://usatodayeducation.com
- The Wall Street Journal: http://thewallstreetjournal.com
- The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition: http://classroom.wsj.com
- Yahoo! News: http://news.yahoo.com
Online Learning
- The State of TECH: http://thestateoftech.org
- Kahn Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
- Udacity: http://udacity.com
- EdX: http://edx.org
- Coursera: http://coursera.org
- Kids’ Vid (A video production instructional site that guides students through the process of creating, viewing, saving, and presenting what they are learning.): http://kidsvid.4teachers.org/