Title: Dropbox Tutorials
Description: These tutorials are designed to demonstrate the ease and use of setting up Dropbox as well as how to: use the public folder, share and upload files with co-workers, family members and\or friends. With Dropbox, you can sync your files on all your computers including your ipad and iphone. To sign up for a free account, visit www.dropbox.com to set up for a free account.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 6: Identify uses of technology systems in daily living.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (0-2) 8: Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.
[TC2] (3-5) 10: Use digital environments to collaborate and communicate.
[TC2] (6-8) 2: Publish digital products that communicate curriculum concepts.
[TC2] (6-8) 12: Use digital tools to communicate and collaborate at all levels from interpersonal to global.

Title: Boston Public Library-Internet Dictionary for Kids
Description: Age-appropriate definitions of computer terms
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.

Title: The Library of Congress
Description: Library resources
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.
[TC2] (6-8) 11: Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information.

Title: KidSpace on the Internet Public Library
Description: KidSpace Features: Ask a Question Culture Quest Learning HTML Orca Search Poison Prevention POTUS Say Hello Science Fair Stately Knowledge Story Hour
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.
[TC2] (6-8) 11: Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information.

Title: Ivy's Search Engine Resources
Description: Here you will find search forms for the major Internet search engines for kids. Below these are Internet search engine links, links to web guides for kids, some specialized search engine forms and specialized search engine links of interest to kids. At the bottom there are links to family friendly or general WWW filtered search engines and links to more pages like this.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.

Title: Yahooligans
Description: Kid-friendly search engine and homework helper
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.
[TC2] (6-8) 11: Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information.

Title: Kid's Search Tools
Description: Search topics on some of the most commonly used search engines for kids and teachers.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.

Title: Reference: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Thesauri
Description: Numerous links to references in specific content areas.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 4: Identify safe use of technology systems and applications.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

Title: Energy Kid's Page
Description: Online energy education resources include energy activities for kids and materials to help classroom teachers teach about energy.
Standard(s):
[S1] (3) 3: Describe ways energy from the sun is used.
[S1] (4) 1: Describe how electrical circuits can be used to produce light, heat, sound, and magnetic fields.
[S1] (5) 4: Describe forms of energy, including chemical, heat, light, and mechanical.
[S1] (8) 11: Explain the law of conservation of energy and its relationship to energy transformation, including chemical to electrical, chemical to heat, electrical to light, electrical to mechanical, and electrical to sound.
[S1] PHY (9-12) 9: Describe quantitative relationships among charge, current, electrical potential energy, potential difference, resistance, and electrical power for simple series, parallel, or combination direct current (DC) circuits.
[S1] E&S (9-12) 1: Describe sources of energy, including solar, gravitational, geothermal, and nuclear.
[S1] ENV (9-12) 2: Evaluate various fossil fuels for their effectiveness as energy resources.
[S1] ENV (9-12) 3: Evaluate other sources of energy for their effectiveness as alternatives to fossil fuels.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.

Title: Dropbox Tutorials
Description: These tutorials are designed to demonstrate the ease and use of setting up Dropbox as well as how to: use the public folder, share and upload files with co-workers, family members and\or friends. With Dropbox, you can sync your files on all your computers including your ipad and iphone. To sign up for a free account, visit www.dropbox.com to set up for a free account.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 6: Identify uses of technology systems in daily living.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (0-2) 8: Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.
[TC2] (3-5) 10: Use digital environments to collaborate and communicate.
[TC2] (6-8) 2: Publish digital products that communicate curriculum concepts.
[TC2] (6-8) 12: Use digital tools to communicate and collaborate at all levels from interpersonal to global.

Title: KidSpace on the Internet Public Library
Description: KidSpace Features: Ask a Question Culture Quest Learning HTML Orca Search Poison Prevention POTUS Say Hello Science Fair Stately Knowledge Story Hour
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.
[TC2] (6-8) 11: Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information.

Title: Internet 4 Classrooms
Description: Great resource for teachers from PreK-12th grade. This site is a free web portal designed to assist anyone who wants to find high-quality, free Internet resources to use in classroom instruction, developing project ideas, reinforcing specific subject matter areas both in the class and at home and even for online technology tutorials.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

Title: AOL Kids
Description: This is a kid-friendly search engine including online games and activities.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

Title: AOL Kids Jr.
Description: This search engine is great for younger children. It includes games, activities, and printables.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

Title: Web Search for Kids by Librarians
Description: This site is a cataloged subject area search engine for kids.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 6: Identify uses of technology systems in daily living.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

Title: Yahoo Kids Study Zone
Description: This site has a directory section for students to search in different subject areas. Also, it has a great section called "Today on the Web" which lists topics students can click on to take them to a list of links related to that specific topic.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 4: Identify safe use of technology systems and applications.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

Title: Weather Resources for Students
Description: Nick's favorite resource materials for students to learn more about weather and other sciences.
Standard(s):
[S1] (1) 8: Recognize daily changes in weather, including clouds, precipitation, and temperature.
[S1] (2) 9: Describe evaporation, condensation, and precipitation in the water cycle.
[S1] (3) 12: Identify conditions that result in specific weather phenomena, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (0-2) 8: Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.

Title: Math Projects
Description: Project-based learning is a terrific way to link your curriculum with real world events and applications of concepts that your students are learning. These resources will inform you about project based learning, link you to projects on the Web, and help you and your students to design your own curriculum-based multimedia projects.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 4: Identify safe use of technology systems and applications.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (0-2) 8: Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.
[TC2] (0-2) 9: Identify digital tools used for problem solving.
[TC2] (0-2) 10: Design original works using digital tools.

Title: KidSpace on the Internet Public Library
Description: KidSpace Features: Ask a Question Culture Quest Learning HTML Orca Search Poison Prevention POTUS Say Hello Science Fair Stately Knowledge Story Hour
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.
[TC2] (6-8) 11: Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information.

Title: Ivy's Search Engine Resources
Description: Here you will find search forms for the major Internet search engines for kids. Below these are Internet search engine links, links to web guides for kids, some specialized search engine forms and specialized search engine links of interest to kids. At the bottom there are links to family friendly or general WWW filtered search engines and links to more pages like this.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.

Title: Internet 4 Classrooms
Description: Great resource for teachers from PreK-12th grade. This site is a free web portal designed to assist anyone who wants to find high-quality, free Internet resources to use in classroom instruction, developing project ideas, reinforcing specific subject matter areas both in the class and at home and even for online technology tutorials.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

Title: Reference: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Thesauri
Description: Numerous links to references in specific content areas.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 4: Identify safe use of technology systems and applications.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

Title: Weather Resources for Students
Description: Nick's favorite resource materials for students to learn more about weather and other sciences.
Standard(s):
[S1] (1) 8: Recognize daily changes in weather, including clouds, precipitation, and temperature.
[S1] (2) 9: Describe evaporation, condensation, and precipitation in the water cycle.
[S1] (3) 12: Identify conditions that result in specific weather phenomena, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (0-2) 8: Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.

Title: TrackStar
Description: TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity. There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year, too!
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

Title: Math Projects
Description: Project-based learning is a terrific way to link your curriculum with real world events and applications of concepts that your students are learning. These resources will inform you about project based learning, link you to projects on the Web, and help you and your students to design your own curriculum-based multimedia projects.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 4: Identify safe use of technology systems and applications.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (0-2) 8: Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.
[TC2] (0-2) 9: Identify digital tools used for problem solving.
[TC2] (0-2) 10: Design original works using digital tools.

Title: TRIP for Teachers: WebQuests
Description: Provides links to WebQuests adapted for Alabama Course of Study content standards by Mobile County teachers.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 6: Identify uses of technology systems in daily living.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (0-2) 8: Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.

Title: Science.gov Search
Description: Enables you to search 47 million pages in real time
Standard(s):
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (0-2) 8: Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.

Title: Energy Kid's Page
Description: Online energy education resources include energy activities for kids and materials to help classroom teachers teach about energy.
Standard(s):
[S1] (3) 3: Describe ways energy from the sun is used.
[S1] (4) 1: Describe how electrical circuits can be used to produce light, heat, sound, and magnetic fields.
[S1] (5) 4: Describe forms of energy, including chemical, heat, light, and mechanical.
[S1] (8) 11: Explain the law of conservation of energy and its relationship to energy transformation, including chemical to electrical, chemical to heat, electrical to light, electrical to mechanical, and electrical to sound.
[S1] PHY (9-12) 9: Describe quantitative relationships among charge, current, electrical potential energy, potential difference, resistance, and electrical power for simple series, parallel, or combination direct current (DC) circuits.
[S1] E&S (9-12) 1: Describe sources of energy, including solar, gravitational, geothermal, and nuclear.
[S1] ENV (9-12) 2: Evaluate various fossil fuels for their effectiveness as energy resources.
[S1] ENV (9-12) 3: Evaluate other sources of energy for their effectiveness as alternatives to fossil fuels.
[TC2] (0-2) 7: Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.