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With the return to school, teachers are always looking for additional classroom resources. This issue's NetWatch offers support-based sites geared specifically to teachers.
by Lynda Scarrow
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Reference sites
The Canadian Encyclopedia
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all things Canadian |
 Find the Canadian Encyclopedia, Junior Encyclopedia of Canada, articles, games and a timeline of Canadian and world events. The search feature and subject index - top right of the home page - are most useful, with front-page and left navigation links to general information.
The Free Dictionary
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dictionaries and more |
Access almost everything reference-based: dictionaries, encyclopedias, a thesaurus, acronyms, idioms and a literature reference library. Key a word into the search field for its definition, along with literary and web references.
Online Newspapers
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a world of newspapers |
This site has a link to Canadian newspapers plus 16 drop-down menus broken into North America, United Kingdom, Europe, South/Central America, Asia/Asia Pacific/South East Asia, Middle East, West Indies and South Pacific.
Bartleby
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treasure trove |
A virtual treasure trove, Bartleby.com is home to Roget's thesauruses, multiple encyclopedias, fact books, quotation sources and style guides. Do a simple word search or browse alphabetically. The drop-down search option provides approximately 60 sources; navigation is at the top of the page.
Canadian Atlases
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interactive atlases |
Where in Canada is Waldo? Track him down with this atlas from Canadian Geographic. Go to Maps - tucked away on the right side. This leads to a database of interactive atlases and lesson plans (see Learning Centre). CG Kids Atlas, from the home page is filled with fun information for younger kids.
Internet Public Library
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online library |
At the Internet Public Library, click on Ready Reference for almanacs, calculation and conversion tools, census and demographic information, grammars, periodical directories, style guides and much more.
Librarians' Internet Index
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vetted sites |
The Librarians' Internet Index contains tens of thousands of vetted entries maintained by librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics. You can subscribe to a free weekly newsletter featuring dozens of high-quality web sites, carefully selected by a team of librarians.
Additional Resources
ENO Curriculinks: Special Education Resources
curriculum.enoreo.on.ca/spec_ed/
TeacherVision.com
www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/
Gifted Education and Special Education Lesson Plans and Resources
www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edexc.htm
Kinder Art
www.kinderart.com/special/
ProTeacher Special Needs Discussion Groups
www.proteacher.com/070059.shtml
School Psychology Resources Online
www.schoolpsychology.net
American Teachers Special Education Resources
www.americanteachers.com/specialed.cfm
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org
About.com - Behavior and Emotional Disabilities
specialed.about.com/od/behavioremotional/
The Behavour Page
www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/homepage.html
Lesson Plans
Teacher Resource Center
www.glc.k12.ga.us/trc/cluster.asp
Chalkface
www.chalkface.com/category_Special_Needs.html
Internet Resource for Special Children
www.irsc.org
Parent Pals
parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/
Education World
www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr139.shtml
Autism Society Ontario
www.autismsociety.on.ca
Not all sites are available in both English and
French. For additional sites or for French sites related to this topic,
visit Cyberespace.
Lynda Scarrow is the College's web
editor. She can be reached at lscarrow@oct.ca.
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