Resources


 * Helpful Websites for Teachers**

Through the course of my education here at Hope, from writing lesson plans to conducting research investigations, I have come across quite a few websites that are helpful for teachers. This is a small cache of the websites that I have come across along with a website that I created about corre﻿ctive behaviors and approaches. This page is kind of like a little technology toolkit to assist teachers on a day to day basis. And aren't teachers always looking for ways to make life just a little bit easier?

Cool Math Cool Math is a site that is filled to the brim with fun, math-based games for students in kindergarten through students who are taking calculus. There are also tutorials, subject outlines, and problem generators for a variety of math courses including pre-algebra, algebra I and II, geometry, pre-calc, and calculus. While the site itself may be a little busy, its bright colors and easy navigation menus make it easy for students to use. Teachers can also use this to generate problems and to "brush up" on certain topics.

[|RubiStar] This site is a God-send for teachers. RubiStar is a rubric creator that has built in templates for different projects in a variety of content areas including math, reading, speech, science, and social studies. Teachers can customize templates or use them as is for general assignments. Is the rubric you are looking for not on the site? No problem! RubiStar also allows teachers to create their own rubrics from scratch and save them for future use or share them so that other teachers can use them.

[|Classroom Architect] Classroom Architect is a virtual classroom design software that allows teachers to create blueprints for their classroom set up. The dimensions of the room can be set and then furniture including desks, tables, chairs, bookshelves, rugs, TVs, computers, and bean chairs. A draw feature allows for the creation of new objects and the text box feature allows the different parts of the room to be labeled. These designs can then be printed out or saved for later use. Just be careful, if you change the dimensions of the room while there is furniture in it, you will lose your entire blueprint!

Teacher Tube Teacher Tube is like a YouTube for teachers. Educators from around the world can post videos on any variety of educational topics from improper fractions to the letter T. The search option makes it easy to find exactly what you are looking for. The only downside is that the videos sometimes take a long time to load.

Corrective Approaches Toolbox This is a website that I actually created using Google Sites for one of my major classes. This site is a collection of online resources that teachers can use to find ideas for addressing and remedying inappropriate behaviors in the classroom. Each type of remediation is described and an associated website is linked. The pros and cons of the website itself are also highlighted on this site.