Great Web Resources for Teachers

Subject Guide on Education (Wayne State University Library System)

http://www.lib.wayne.edu/resources/subject_guides/guide.php?id=24
This guide includes links to both WSU restricted and free internet resources. The Internet Resources -
Subject Specific Guides link at the top of the page will link you to pages of resources created for specific
curricular areas in education. (Or access from www.lib.wayne.edu, click on the Subject Guides link, then
click on Education)

Big 6 Information Literacy Model and Big 6 Kids

http://www.big6.com/ and http://www.big6.com/kids/
The Big6 is an information literacy model. Some people call it a metacognitive scaffold, or an information
problem solving strategy. Developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, the Big6 is the most widely-
known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world. When you
apply the Big6 steps, you have an essential framework to approach any information-based question

The Big 6 Kids provides lesson plans and ideas for incorporating the Big 6 model in the classroom. In the
http://www.big6.com/kids/, ideas and lessons are broken down into K-2, 3-6 and 7-12. Each segment
also has its own individual learning model for students to work on their own solving their information
need.

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and
professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. It has a little
of everything, including links to Assessment & Rubric builder’s and ready-made slide shows for teaching.

Landmark for Schools

http://landmark-project.com/
Landmark for Schools was begun back in 1995 by David Warlick. Its current focus is to provide links to
Web sites, pages, and interactive tools which contain information that can be imported into other
information processing tools and used in the meaningful construction of unique and valuable information
products, within the context of social studies, science, mathematics, and other disciplines. It also
provides free Rubric Generators, Citation Machines and RSS and Blogging tools for classroom use.

Michigan Online Resources for Educators

http://more.mel.org
Michigan Online Resources for Educators (MORE) provides thousands of quality educational web sites tied
to the state's curriculum and professional development needs. Search by content expectation or subject
area. Also, see their link to Educator Job Listings.

MTTC Study Guides

http://www.mttc.nesinc.com/MI_viewSG_opener.asp
All MTTC Study Guides freely available in downloadable Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format.

The Testing and Education Reference Center is available to WSU users only. You can access this by
selecting the letter T under Articles & Databases on the WSU Library homepage (www.lib.wayne.edu),
then select the Testing and Education Reference Center link.

The Learning Express Library contains online skills study guides that may help you prepare for the MTTC
(and help your students prepare for the SAT and ACT). Access it through the MeL (www.mel.org)
databases link.
 Michigan Intermediate School District (ISD)/RESA Resources

Most Intermediate School Districts provide a vast array of resources for educators in its
district, such as:

 access to restricted databases like InfoTrac and ProQuest

 a lending library containing printed materials and classroom manipulatives
 special resources developed by the ISD

Following are some resources available at ISD’s/RESA’s in the tri-county area in Michigan.

Intermediate School District Maps/Links

http://www.crcmich.org/Links/isd.html
Links to all 58 Intermediate School Districts in the State of Michigan.

Macomb Intermediate School District

Beal Library
http://www.misd.net/Beal/default.htm
Includes access to both free and restricted materials.

Documentation for Applications

http://www.misd.net/IL/Docs/index.htm
Freely available links to online tutorials and guides for using software and other programs.

Curriculum
http://www.misd.net/curriculum.htm
Links to websites containing sample lessons and learning materials for curricular areas.

Oakland Schools

Information Center and Library

http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx?tabid=406
Includes access to both free and restricted materials.

Learning Resources
http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx?tabid=243
A wide array of resources to support teaching and learning.

St. Clair County RESA

Tools for Schools

http://www.sccresa.org/toolsforschools/
Includes curriculum and professional development resources. Also check out Dateline Schools, a series of
audio and video programs produced by St. Clair County RESA, and Curriculum Tools.
Washtenaw Intermediate School District

WISD Online Catalog / Digital Resources

http://library.wash.k12.mi.us/common/welcome.jsp?site=100&context=saas2104139
Includes access to both free and restricted materials. Also check out their United Streaming page, which
includes free video resources and guides on how to use vide effectively in the classroom.

Tech 411 Newsletters

http://www.wash.k12.mi.us/techservices/technewsletter.cfm
In each issue of Tech 411, you will find many computer related topics such as security,
hardware, software, along with some quick tips to help you in your daily computer use.

Wayne RESA

Library and Reference Services for Wayne RESA

http://www.resa.net/teacherresources/libraryresources/
Includes access to both free and restricted materials.

Curriculum and Instruction

http://www.resa.net/curriculum/
Includes links to portals for curriculum based materials, RTI, and resources on the School Wide Positive
Behavior Support (SWPBS).

MEAP Tool Kit

http://www.resa.net/teacherresources/meaptoolkit/
Set of documents which provides an analysis of items included on the MEAP.
 Michigan Electronic Library (MeL)

The Michigan Electronic Library provides access to online subscription database resources for ALL
Michigan residents for free! You can access databases like ERIC with full-text access to some
journal articles, and Gale’s Educator’s Reference Complete database, which includes articles from
magazines and journals specifically targeted to K-12 teachers.

You can access the Michigan Electronic Library at http://www.mel.org

Click the See Databases from Home link in the MeL DATABASES are to access the links and log in to
the databases. You will need your driver’s license or State ID to log in.

The Michigan Electronic Library is also a great place to send your students for excellent research
resources. Most of the student databases also contain teaching resources with ideas for lesson plans
and research projects incorporating the use of the resource. The MeL databases are also available in
every Michigan public school and public library that has internet access.

Your students can access databases like these from home using MeL:

 eLibrary Elementary: Students can use the colorful, graphical search interface to
find the answers they need from more than 130 magazines, newspapers, books,
transcripts, maps, images, web links, and audio/video titles, all selected as
appropriate for elementary school studies. Access curriculum activities that can be
used in conjunction with eLibrary Elementary and the SIRS databases at
http://www.proquestk12.com/curr/ and
http://www.proquestk12.com/educatortools.shtml and Standards Based Learning
Activities http://www.proquestk12.com/curr/elibrary.shtml

 Kids Infobits: Meets the research needs of

students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It
features a developmentally appropriate,
visually graphic interface and full-text, age-
appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current
events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. A Teacher Tool Box is
available in Kids InfoBits, and has resources on the research process, source evaluation and citing
sources.

 InfoTrac Junior Edition: a periodical database designed for

students in junior high and middle school, with magazines,
newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for
information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history,
sports and more. InfoTrac Student provides the same types of resources selected for students in High
School.

 Learning Express Library: A completely

interactive online learning platform of
practice tests and tutorial courses. Get
immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Test and
course resources vary from Elementary School Skills Improvement to SAT Preparation and TOEFL. You
can also access test preparation e-books.