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
- Create a Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
- Dimdim http://www.dimdim.com
- I Keep Safe-Internet Safety http://www.ikeepsafe.org/iksc_educators/
- Internet Safety- Comprehensive Website:http://www.bnetsavvy.orgwas 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 Edition http://illinois.pbslearningmedia.org/
- Illinois State Board of Education http://www.isbe.net/
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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
- Kahn Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/
- 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









