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Curriculum Standards--TEKS	Britannica Curriculum Matrix TEA--TEKS English Language Learner--Help with ELPS Technology Applications--TEKS STaR Charts
Information Literacy/ Twenty-first Century Skills	Online Resources to Support Big6 Information Skills Big6 Homepage Janet Murray's Big6 and the Internet I-Search Curriculum Unit I-Search Unit Problem-based Learning Oral interviews ILILE--Institute for Library &Information Literacy Education TRAILS--Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills	Partnership forTwenty-first Century Skills Twenty-first Century Skills maps Route 21 Site 21st Century Information Fluency Commonsense Media -- 21st century curriculum eThemes--University of Missouri--topical information and lesson plan sites Questioning Tool Kit--FNO.org
General Sources	Texas Education Agency Doing What Works--U.S. Dept of Education Sen Teacher--resources for special needs TexasISD.com--Homepage for Texas School Officials	Kathy Schrock--Assessment /Rubrics Kathy Schrock--Web evaluation Kathy Schrock--Copyright/Citation Research and Style Manual Citation Guide--Elementary Citation Guide--Secondary
Multi-disciplinary	Newspapers in Education--Austin-American Statesman Internet4classrooms 42eXplore--Pathfinders on all topics Educational Hotlinks for Middle School People--Kean Univ Educator's Reference Desk Internet Detectives Library of Congress Learning Page--lesson plans Virtual LRC	Shmoop -- multi-subject resources including all kinds of flashcards Thinkfinity--Lesson Plan Search LetsNet--Shared resources Education World AP Central Curriki--Lesson Plan Wiki A-to-Z Teacher Stuff--lesson plans HippoCampus Teachers' Domain--lesson plans, inc. video Blue Web'n
Copyright in the classroom	Video in the classroom Movie Licensing USA Creative Commons Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education A Visit to Copyright Bay--Universtiy of St. Francis A Fair(y) Use Tale--Stanford Law School Copyright Alliance--downloadable video and leaflet on educational copyright Teaching Copyright--curriculum for the classroom
Language Arts	Kathy Schrock--Language Arts ReadWriteThink EdSitement--Lit. & L. Arts Literature Lesson Plans FreeRice--Vocabulary plus UN World Hunger Program SparkNotes Pink Monkey English Companion--Jim Burke The ESSL Children's Literature Blog ATN Booklists--Nancy Keane--titles for teaching Reading for Information--Web course American Indians in Children's Literature Google Lit Trips Classic Tales and Fables--links to materials for storytelling
Writing	Dept. of Educ.S.D. 6+1 Writing Traits Picture Book of the Day 6+1 Writing Writer's Digest--Writing prompts 6+1 Trait^® Writing-Trait Prompts Trail of Breadcrumbs MAKEBELIEFSCOMIX.com--design comic strips
Math	Kathy Schrock--Mathematics Illuminations Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Go-Math Mathematical Fiction Real World Math Fantasy Sports Math Math Bridges
Social Studies	21st Century Skills Map--Social Studies Kathy Schrock--History/Social Studies Xpeditions EdSitement--History & Soc. Studies eHistory American Memory National Archives Digital Vault Data.gov--accessing U.S. government information by agency or category Data.gov--accessing U.S. government information by agency or category	Historical Census Browser--Univ. of Virginia Gapminder National History Day--supports standards Awesome Stories--primary source material TEA Social Studies Center--links to biographies & bibliographies Life Photo Archive--copyrighted, not to be reproduced Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Science	NSTA Learning Center--Do-it-yourself modules Kathy Schrock--Science/Technology Science NetLinks Teachers' Domain--lesson plans, video segments ExploraVision Science Daily Exploration Nation	PubMed--Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine The Biology Place--Pearson Google Sky Tox Town--environmental health UT Health Science Center Siemens Science Day Links to Ideas for Science Fair
Fine and Performing Arts	Kathy Schrock--Art/Architecture Kathy Schrock--Performance/Music Art cyclopedia ArtsEdge EdSitement--Art & Culture Art History: resources on the Web Denver Art Museum -- Creativity Resource WAIT--web-based art interactive tool MAKEBELIEFSCOMIX.com--design comic strips University Interscholastic League--Texas Garage Band Classic Tales and Fables--links to materials for storytelling
Foreign Language	Kathy Schrock--World Culture and Languages EdSitement--Foreign Language Poisson Rouge--Interactive site for beginning vocabulary and concepts Professor Garfield Toon Book Reader
Spanish Culture and Language	Online Resources for Hispanic Patrons
Careers	Kathy Schrock--Tech/Career EconEdLink RealityCheck
Physical Education and Health	Kathy Schrock--Sports Kathy Schrock--Health, P.E., Fitness the.News--the.Medic--PBS University Interscholastic League--Texas
Special Education/Gifted/Counselors	Kathy Schrock--Special Education Sen Teacher--resources for special needs
Library	School Library Standards for Texas TL Guides -- Valenza & Jones ALL aspects of school librarianship School Libraries Librarian's Index to the Internet Libraries and Technology Texas Library Association TLC Archives Search School Library Media Certification Library Lesson Plans--NEISD, San Antonio The ESSL Children's Literature Blog Intellectual Freedom Handbook AddAll -- book search and price comparison	Texas Library Connection Cataloguing Tools YALSA Savvy Surfing YALSA Search Tricks SUNLINK Weed of the Month ITS MARC LibraryTech Resources Getting There--B. Jansen Richie's Picks Book Sprouts--online book clubs Information Search Process Tools AASL School Library Media Standards Survey
Teacher Tools	RubiStar--rubric designer TrackStar--customize website use Amazing Flashcard Machine Easy Test Maker Timeline Tool--basic timelines from ReadWriteThink Wordles Book Cover Creator ReadWrite Think Printing Press Purple Planet--Royalty Free Music Free Play Music Soundzabound--royalty free music for education Musopen--free public domain classical musicSoftSchools.com--multi-level, multi-subject online quiz site	Webquests--create your own BestWebQuests QuestGarden WebQuest.org Dare to Differentiate--Choice boards Links to Educational Games Templates Ice-breakers--Education World Free Online Surveys Mindomo--online mind mapping and brainstorming software Strategy Coach--Classroom tools and strategies--University of Missouri