Teacher Tap:
Starting Points for Educators

The following Teacher Tap topics contain lots of great starting points to locate and integrate technology into your classroom.  

Starting Points

• Education Portals and Starting Points
• Literature Learning Ladders
• Online Lesson Plans
• Search Tools
• Search Strategies
• Evaluating Internet Resources

Adapting Resources

• Mississippi River Lessons - PDF Format
• Player Software and Plug-ins
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader Software
  • Real Player - streaming audio & video (free version, scroll down bottom left)
• River of Life - General River Links
• Jeopardy Template - Download the Jeeparty PowerPoint Template by Cary Harr
  • Mississippi River Jeeparty Game using Cary Harr's template

Intellectual Property

• Citing Sources
• Copyright
• Plagiarism

Internet Resources

• Content-Rich Websites
• Electronic Postcards in the Classroom
• Graphical Organizers
• Kidspiration and Inspiration in the Classroom
• News Resources
• Online Collaborative Projects
• Epals
  • Gaggle
  • Nicenet
• Online Reference Materials
• Primary Resources and Real-World Data
• Student Project Assessment
• Teacher Tools: Puzzle, Page, and Quiz Builders
  • Watershed Map Quiz
  • Rubistar
• Technology Tutorials for Teachers
• WebQuests
• Virtual Field Trips and Museums
• Visual Resources

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