Links to save you a few minutes or hours in your lesson plan
work
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
A great source of all this History
Teachers Helping Teachers
Lesson ideas and a wonderful guestbook of ideas and teacher exchanges
TrackStar
TrackStar helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs)
for use in lessons.
The resource list remains visible allowing the user to easily stay
on track.
MapMachine
National Geographic's redesigned online atlas gives you the world—your way.
Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more. Plus, browse antique maps, find country facts, or plan your next outdoor adventure with their trail maps.
Rubistar
RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics
but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.
QuizStar
With this web-based utility, you will be able to create a custom quiz
that others can take online!
If you have a lesson plan centered around internet websites,
or if you want students to be able to do take-home assignments over
the internet, then QuizStar is for you!
FunBrain
Much like QuizStar above.
Quizlab
Much like QuizStar above. This is the site I use every year and have used for the past 6-7. I have over 160 Louisiana history quizes online for my students to take for extra credit.
HPR-TEC
A network of Education solutions.
TeAch-nology
TeAch-nology.com offers teachers FREE access to lesson plans, printable
worksheets, over 150,000 reviewed web sites, rubrics, educational games,
teaching / technology tips, advice from expert teachers, current education
news, teacher downloads, teacher finance help, web quests, and teacher
resources for creating just about anything a teacher could need.
Louisiana
DOE Content Standards
The Social Studies Content Standards have been revised and are now
available on the LDE Web site for use.
Making Connections
The Louisiana lesson plans website where you can find hundreds of lessons that are GLE complete and ready to teach.
Creative Teaching
Just another tool for teacheres to use in finding that just right lesson idea.
Teachnet
A great teacher network of lesson ideas.