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/

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