Resources - Staff

District 25 Email	https://bendist25.powerschool.com/teachers/pw.html
http://schoolnettrekker.com//	http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm
http://www.curriculummapper.com	https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com
https://bendist25.powerschool.com/admin/pw.html

The Benjamin Foundation - Teacher Grant Program

 Tutorial on teacher certificate renewal (click here)

General Resources

• AOL at School  http://www.aolatschool.com/educators
• Alfy (Kids Portal Playground)  http://www.alfy.com/teachers/
• Comic Life  http://www.comiclife.com  (create your own comic strip)
• Common Craft  http://www.commoncraft.com/  (videos for training and education)
• Consumer Reports  http://www.consumerreports.org
• Dimdim  http://www.dimdim.com
• I Keep Safe-Internet Safety  http://www.ikeepsafe.org/iksc_educators/
• Internet Safety - Comprehensive Website: http://www.bnetsavvy.org was created by the National Education Association Health Information Network (NEA HIN) to provide educators, parents and other adults with the tools necessary for helping kids use social technologies in a safe and savvy manner.

• Illinois State Board of Education  http://www.isbe.net/

• Illinois Professional Teaching Standards  http://www.isbe.net/profprep/PDFs/ipts.pdf

• Illinois Learning Standards http://www.isbe.net/ils/
• Illinois Early Learning Standards http://www.isbe.net/earlychi/pdf/early_learning_standards.pdf
• Inspiration Examples & Lesson Plans http://www.inspiration.com/Examples/Inspiration
• Jog the Web  http://www.jogtheweb.com
• Microsoft-ClipArt  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx
• Microsoft-Educators  http://www.microsoft.com/education/educators.mspx
• Microsoft Office 2007    10 ways to Train Users on Office 2007
• Microsoft-Primary&Secondary  http://www.microsoft.com/education/schools.mspx
• Microsoft-Internet Safety & Security http://www.microsoft.com/education/ncsa.mspx
• My Webspiration  http://www.mywebspiration.com
• National Assoc for the Education of Young Children  http://www.naeyc.org/teachers/
• National Crime Prevention Council-Bullying Resources  http://www.ncpc.org/parents/
• NetSmartz  http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx  (helping children stay safe online)
• Quizlet  http://quizlet.com
• Reading Is Fundamental  http://www.rif.org/educators/
• Scholastic: 
  • Administrators - http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/
  • Librarians - http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/
  • Teachers - http://teacher.scholastic.com/
• School Safety News  http://www.schoolsafetynews.com/ (This map is provided to improve situational awareness through the posting of school safety related incidents and success stories.)
• Skype an Author  http://www.skyeanauthor.com
• Story Jumper  http://www.storyjumper.com  (design your own online books)
• That Quiz  http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/index.html  (a site for creating quizzes and tests that can be automatically graded)
• Tux paint  http://www.tuxpaint.org (drawing software for children - download for free)
• Visuwords  http://www.visuwords.com  (online graphical dictionary - learn how words associate)
• WeekinRap  http://www.theweekinrap.com

Templates

More templates can be found at Microsoft.com Education templates:  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/workessentials/CH102017651033.aspx
 

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