Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Web Search Simulation
In this presentation show how fast web search is implemented. Create sample web pages, then have crawlers collect these pages, sorters sort them, and searchers retrieve the information.
Learn My Way
Learn My Way: Using Search Engines
In this online course, students will learn how to search for things on the internet using search engines such as Google. The course covers how to search for websites, using bookmarks, and saving images and other files.
Google
Google for Education: Exploring Computational Thinking: What Is Ct?
Learn about computational thinking which involves a set of problem-solving skills and techniques that software engineers use to write programs that underlie the computer applications you use such as search, email, and maps.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Search Better
In this tutorial, learn tips and tricks for getting the most out of conducting research online.
Other
Constitute: The World's Consitutions to Read, Search and Compare
Constitute is a project from Comparative Constitutions Project which was done by in cooperation with Google, and is managed by individuals from several universities. The site provides access to constitutions, in English, from countries...
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Binary System
How are the numbers stored in a computer? Have students think of binary as a set of bulbs with on and off states. Take a look at how many numbers can be represented with a limited set of bulbs.
Other
History World: Greek Science Timeline
A timeline of scientific discoveries and theories of the ancient Greeks. It covers the period from 585 BC to 150 AD, with three additional entries for related events in the 1900s. Each entry has links to additional content on the website...
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Introduction to Matter
A resource provided to Grade 8 teachers to address the School District of Philadelphia's Core Curriculum on the topic of Matter. It covers properties and states of matter, elements, compounds, mixtures, atoms, and the periodic table....
Other
Eco Usa: Index of State Superfund Sites
Choose a state and get information on all of the toxic waste sites within that state individually. External links on each state's page may no longer work but the list of sites is there and can be found through a Google search.
James Madison University
James Madison University: Keys to Igneous Rock Classification
Click for different identification keys for igneous rocks to help you classify them correctly. Includes various color/texture keys as well as classification charts. (NOTE: At the time of writing this, the PDF links were configured...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What We Learned From 5 Million Books
Have you played with Google Labs' Ngram Viewer? It's an addicting tool that lets you search for words and ideas in a database of 5 million books from across centuries. Erez Lieberman Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel show us how it works,...
PBS
Yahoo Browser
Its a browser from Yahoo. One of the oldest browser. Google Chrome though newer but better than Yahoo browser.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Art Lesson Plans, 9 12
Browse this selection of lesson plans for the visual arts classroom. Easy-to-use tools help you search for the kinds of plans that interest you most. Lessons are laid out in full, with supplies lists, instructional plans, assessments,...
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Sir Martin Frobisher
A biography of Sir Martin Frobisher (1535-1594), one of the first English navigators to search for a Northwest Passage to India and eastern Asia. He became known as one of the greatest seamen during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He...
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Henry Hudson
A biography of Henry Hudson (1565-1611), an English explorer and sea captain. He made four voyages in an attempt to discover a northern route between Europe and Asia. Hudson never found such a passage, but he sailed farther north than...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Unit Assessment on Measurement Concepts
Move over Van Halen because today we are all going to "Jump." So go ahead and jump as students solve an assessment piece and story problems involving jump lengths. If you are under 30, please Google Van Halen before proceeding.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Using Area as an Architect (Stations Day 1)
In this multi-day activity, 3rd graders make 3 different models of an orphanage floor plan using Google Drawing, Virtual Graph paper, and a construction of rectilinear shapes, to calculate the area of each room using units square.
Curated OER
Akoma Ntoaso
Dozens of African adinkra symbols and their meanings. A friendly warning: the site has extensive information but also has google search tool and pop-up ads.
Curated OER
Akokonan
Dozens of African adinkra symbols and their meanings. A friendly warning: the site has extensive information but also has google search tool and pop-up ads.
Curated OER
Akoben
Dozens of African adinkra symbols and their meanings. A friendly warning: the site has extensive information but also has google search tool and pop-up ads.
Curated OER
Akoma
Dozens of African adinkra symbols and their meanings. A friendly warning: the site has extensive information but also has google search tool and pop-up ads.
Curated OER
Adinkrahene
Dozens of African adinkra symbols and their meanings. A friendly warning: the site has extensive information but also has google search tool and pop-up ads.
Other
Rss Ideas for Educators [Pdf]
Trying to make sense of RSS technology and wondering how to use it in your classroom? This research paper clearly explains the basics behind XML feeds and aggregators and how educators can use this new tool to share great resources with...
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Using the Web
The World Wide Web is a great place to find more information about a topic. But there are a lot of sites out there - some are good and some are not so good. Here are some steps to help students use the Web to do research.