General Guidelines and Internet Safety

http://www.albion.com/netiquette -- a resource page for "Netiquette" the do's and don'ts of online communication. Netiquette covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace.

http://www.safewiredschools.org -- A consortium for School Networking is a non-profit association that promotes the use of telecommunications to improve K-12 learning.

http://www.safetyclicks.com -- Fun games for children to learn about Internet safety – especially useful for those children who have access to Internet chat programs such as AOL Instant messenger.

Curriculum Starters and Lesson Plans


http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/act_sheets/CY00_Stdnt_G23_L4.pdf -- Great example of an activity sheet for K – 5 students learning about online commerce. Use with lesson plan and performance indicators at: http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/k1_03.asp


http://crayola.com -- A great resource for both parents and teachers. Get a username and password for this site to gain access to lesson plans and curriculum ideas for language arts, science, social studies, visual arts, and math! (K-8)

http://school.aol.com -- What makes this web site a great tool for both students and teachers is the abundance of safe and approved subject resources. The site is also neatly broken down into resources for Primary, Elementary, Middle School and High School subject areas. (K-12)

http://www.brainybetty.com/educators11.htm


Online Management


http://www.thinkwave.com/ -- Ever think about publishing online resources for your students and their parents? Post announcements, upcoming assignments, a grade book, and more.


http://www.onlineschoolreports.com/ -- An online grading and record keeping system that allows students and parents to access their grades and other important classroom information via the Internet.