To recommend a site to add to this list, email the URL to Ms Beaman at: albeam@ilstu.edu

Web 2.0 Resources

For updates on Web 2.0 Resources for the classroom,

read my blog.

Everything you need to know to create your first blog or wiki.

Blogs

Book Discussion Blogs

The Guerrilla Season Book Blog - Join 8th grade American History students at South Valley Jr High in Liberty, Missouri as they read Guerrilla Season by Pat Hughes

Read the article in School Library Journal

Night by Elie Wiesel - a fabulous example of how you can conduct a book discussion using a blog

Classroom Blogs

Teamann Tattle - by Amber Teamann, science teacher at Beaver Technology Center for Math and Science

Lit Circle Blog - Host lit circle discussions via a blog

Hamlet Blogs - students blog in the voice of a character from Hamlet

Global Studies Blog - Online discussion for a global studies class

Pre-Calc Blogs - "An interactive learning ecology for students and parents"

Wikis

Flat Classroom Project - a collaborative project between two schools (one in Georgia & one in Bangaldesh) exploring Thomas Friedman's book The World Is Flat

AP World History Review Wiki - students created a Wikipedia style review guide for the exam

Holocaust Wiki Project - students create simulation of a family and their experiences during the Holocaust (think "Choose Your Own Adventure" style) based on historical knowledge and research

Witches and Wiki - a children's novel being composed online by multiple authors

A Millions Penguins - a novel being composed online by multiple authors

Podcasts

History

Speaking of History - a podcast and blog maintained by an 8th grade American History teacher in Missouri who attempts to use technology to enhance the curriculum. Teaching about George, Thomas and Abe using the latest technology.

Colonial Williamsburg Podcasts

These audio files feature special interviews and photos available only to our Web users. Listen to standard mp3 files or enhanced podcasts with images on your computer or MP3 player.

Science

TV & Radio Science Podcasts -

Social Bookmarking

Bookmark sites and save them on del.icio.us's server, allowing you or students to access them from anywhere. Tag your sites with keyword descriptors so you or your students can search for them.  You and your students can tag all great Shakespeare sites for Brit Lit with "uhighshakes," for example.

Del.icio.us - most popular social bookmarking site

Diigo - will save a copy of an entire page to your account, so if the site disappears later, you'll still be able to view it.

CiteULike - specializes in the organization of academic content

Online Teaching Resources

Teaching Tolkien

An interdisciplinary resource guide for teachers, including links to lesson plan ideas,

Tolkien texts, literary criticism and other resources for teaching Tolkien in any classroom.

Women and the Holocaust: A Holocaust Education Resource for Teachers
This collection of curriculum resources covers topics related to women and the Holocaust, such as women's survival in concentration camps, women artists in the Warsaw Ghetto, and resistance activities of women in camps. Resources are for middle and high school classrooms, covering history, social studies, literature, and art history subjects. Many of the topic areas include bibliographies.

From Silk to Oil: Cross-Cultural Connections Along the Silk Roads
This curriculum guide about Asian trading routes, particularly in China, "begins in the second century BCE and ends in the contemporary period. Its twenty-three curriculum units teach the Silk Roads through geography, history, religion, literature, and the arts." Units include lesson plans, study questions, photographs, statistics, and maps. "Supplementary Materials" includes a glossary and lists of additional resources.

Broadway: The American Musical
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "documentary series that chronicles the Broadway musical throughout the 20th century and explores the evolution of this uniquely American art form." Features essays on the history of the Broadway musical, a musical theater timeline, information about popular musicals, and profiles of performers, choreographers, directors, and other individuals. Includes trivia, lesson plans, and related resources.

Discovery Channel Lesson Plan Library: 9-12

Incredible High School Art Lesson Plans

Web English Teacher