Internet Resources in Education

Electronic Books in Education

• NetLibrary
  Electronic books in education and other fields. Searchable by subject, author, title, and by words and phrases in the content of each electronic book.
  
• Education:
  A Guide to Reference and Information Sources

Education News

• CNN.com Education News
  
• Education Week on the Web
  Weekly source of news on K-12 education
  
• New York Times.com Education News
  
• The Scout Report
  Annotated announcements of valuable web sites in the social sciences, business and economics, and science and engineering

Education Web Sites

• Child Trends
  Data and information of children, youth, and families.
  
• Content Knowledge
  Standards and benchmarks for K-12 education
  
• Developing Educational Standards
  An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum framework documents
  
• Distance Education Clearing House
  A source for national and international information on distance education
  
• Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management
  College of Education, University of Oregon
  
• Educator's Reference Desk
  
• Illinois School Reform Resource Locator
  Covers Illinois and national school reform initiatives
  
• K-12 School Sites
  
• National Institute for Urban School Improvement
  Annotated references to research and information on urban information
  
• netLibrary
  A collection of electronic books in education and other subject areas.
  
• School Psychology Resources Online
  School psychology resources for parents and educators. Covers the areas of learning disabilities, behavior problems, psychological assessment, special education, and more.
  
• U.S. Department of Education
  Includes full text documents, searchable collections, and links to other education sites

Children's Literature Web Sites

• Children's and Young Adults' Authors and Illustrators
  
• Children's Literature Web Guide
  A gateway to the best Internet resources related to books and resources
  
• Children's Literature Program Book Review Service
  Reviews from San Diego State University's Children's Literature Program
  
• Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
  
• Hans Christian Andersen Collection at Northwestern:
  Children's Books From Around the World
  
• International Children's Digital Library
  A multilingual online collection of children's books from throughout the world.
• The Lion and the Unicorn
  Full text of this scholarly journal of children's literature and culture, published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
  
• Literature for Children
  The Baldwin Library for Historical Children's Literature
  
• Picture Book Database
  A searchable database of children's picture books, organized by topic, concept, and author/title/publisher.
  
• Reading Online
  Electronic journal on reading and literacy, published by the International Reading Association

K-12 Curriculum Web Sites

• Advanced Placement Digital Library (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
  A collection of Internet resources that have been reviewed for educational merit in the Advanced Placement high school classroom. Sponsored by Rice University.
  
• AOL@SCHOOL: Lesson Plans
  
• Best of History Web Sites
  
• Discovery.com Lesson Plan Library
  
• EdSitement
  Top humanities web sites for teaching English, history, art history, and foreign languages
  
• Education World
  Includes lesson plans, research materials, and articles of interest to educators.
  
• EduPuppy
  Resources for early childhood education (preschool-grade 2)
  
• EduHound
  Resources for K-12 education
  
• FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
  A gateway to federally supported education resources
  
• GEM: The Gateway to Educational Materials
  Provides one-stop access to a select group of lesson plans, curriculum units, and other education resources. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's National Library of education.
  
• Great Sites
  A gateway to hundreds of specially selected web sites for parents, care givers, and teachers. Covers K-12 curriculum and hildren's literature. A project of the American Library Association
  
• Lesson Plan Search
  Lesson plans, teacher resources, thematic units
  
• LessonPlanz.com
  Preschool-grade 12 lesson plans and resources in all subjects
  
• National Science Digital Library
  Exemplary education resources in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
  
• NSTA Recommends: The Best Science Education Resources
  A searchable database of science teaching materials recommended by the National Science Teachers Association
  
• Read, Write, Think
  
  A reading, language arts, and literacy web site sponsored by the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, and MarcoPolo.
  
• Teachers Network
  Lessons, curriculum guides, and activities for classroom online learning
  
• TryScience
  Science activities selected by over 400 science and technology centers worldwide. A project of IBM Corporation, the New York Hall of Science, the Association of Science-Technology Centers, and science centers worldwide.

Higher Education

• American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
  
• American Council on Education
  
• Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
  
• Futures Project:
  Policy for Higher Education in a Changing World
  
• Higher Education Resource Hub
  
• Institute for Higher Education Policy
  
• Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
  
• National Association of College and University Business Officers
  
• National Center for Postsecondary Improvement at Stanford
  
• Society for College and University Planning
  
• U.S. Department of Education
  
• U.S. Department of Education Publications
  
• Web U.S. Higher Education
  Links to regionally-accredited institutions of higher education in the U.S.

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