PCPS Teacher Resources
Technology
Graphic Organizers

Common Educational Terms, "What Educators Mean When They Say..."

School Center

PCPS Technology Online,  Step by Step Instructions, Presentations and more to assist you in learning technology skills

PCPS
Technology Plan

Technology Standards   Check into the "International Society of Technology Standards" to find read about technology standards for our students. Click on Student Profiles.

Technology Lesson Plan Template

OK SDE Passport Tool

Excel Tutorial

Teacher Resources
District Forms
OK SDE Assessment Information
Approved Software List
PowerPoint files- links to elementary, middle and secondary presentations
PowerPoint Presentations for Elementary Students- created by Po-HI students to assist elementary students in learning PASS objectives and Power Standards
Jeopardy Template
Useful Sites
Algebra Resource Site-  Lots of links for games, lesson plans and interactive activities.

Cite Evaluations Presentation- this gives a good list of questions to ask about a site to determine the credibility of the information.

Citations Information- This is provided by EBSCO

EBSCO This powerful search tool is provided by legislative funding. Get directions. Read more about it. Off site, use ponca as the user name and city for the password.

Oklahoma Periodicals Index- An index to Four Key Oklahoma Periodicals

Free Translator- use this site to translate text for a variety of languages

Internet Training- free training provided by National Semiconductor for integrating Internet resources into the classroom

Online puzzlemaker.

Rubrics for Web Lessons - How often have you attempted to grade your students' work only to find that the assessment criteria were vague and the performance behavior was overly subjective? Would you be able to justify the assessment or grade if you had to defend it?

TeenInk "is a monthly print magazine, website, and a book series all written by teens for teens."

The WebQuest Page - The original site for training, examples, and resources for webquests. 

Math Online - The Gallery consists of interactive multimedia learning units on various issues that shall facilitate understanding. Technically, most units are Java applets, some are graphical supplements or other programs (JavaScript). For practice and (self) control, visit the collection of interactive tests.

Shakespeare: Subject to Change
Shakespeare: Subject to Change is the first installment in a series of projects by Cable in the Classroom that demonstrate the educational power of Internet.  Experience how Internet and broadband technology allows all kinds of learners to benefit from great content in open and interactive environments using text, images, audio, full-motion video, and animations.”

 Anagram Game
A great tool to build vocabulary.
 

Visual Thesaurus-  Awesome, wait until it finishes loading then use the search tool, top left.

Resources by Area

District Forms
General Sites of Interest
Education World - A highly recommended site for a multitude of lesson plans, link, etc.
Marco Polo - an excellent "portal" for a vast amount of resources.
Kathy Schrock - This site has everything!
HandSpeak - A practical online sign language dictionary.
Compton's Encyclopedia Online 
The complete text of the latest edition of Compton's Encyclopedia provides over 37,000 entries and articles, cross-reference links, over 1,000 pictures, maps, flags, charts, tables, and MIDI and other sound files. 
The Global Schoolhouse - Use the links on this page to find Global Schoolhouse content and tools plus easy access to the wealth of material on Lightspan.com.
Interactive Learning Network - AWESOME student reference site
www.historychannel.com - The History Channel Online.
www.eagle.ca/~matink/projects.html
Good list of class and individual Internet projects.
www.iste.org
The International Society for Technology in Education
WebTeacher
Good Web tutorial. Info on how to navigate the Web, how to use search engines, how to build your own Web site, etc.
www.headbone.com
This fun, smooth looking site has lots of fun educational games and allows kids to submit their own jokes.
Internation Technology Education Association
Lots of good technology resource links.
www.pcwebopedia.com
PC Webopedia is a handy listing of Web and technology-related terms.
TeacherVision
Organized Lesson Plans linked by curriculum area
Web Exhibits
A handy directory of online exhibits.
The Biography Center - Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. 
Freeworksheets.com offers over 2500 free downloadable worksheets. Help your students brush up on science, math, geography and more.
SchoolCity, recognized by numerous teachers' associations, provides links to the best sites on the World Wide Web.
Cable In The Classroom - Cable in the Classroom is a $2 million per week public service effort supported by 41 national cable networks and over 8,500 local cable companies. These networks and local cable companies act as a partner in learning with teachers and parents by providing a free cable connection and over 540 hours per month of commercial-free educational programming to schools across the country.
Disney's Education - This is an excellent resource of lesson plans, reading lists and lots of other ideas.
ThinkQuest - ThinkQuest sponsors yearly contests for students and teachers to create high-quality, innovative Web sites. These school-created sites provide a collection of relevant, quality information. It is one of the most visited educational sites on the Web.
Teacher Tidbytes - This site helps teachers save time. The organizer has visited, evaluated and categorized quality web sites for educators as well as an impressive collection of Web-integrated lesson plans.
wNet School - links teachers to  a great deal of information including valuable multimedia and Internet projects and lessons for teachers to use in their classes. You must become a subscriber, but that is no problem. An e-mail update comes with the free subscription so that teachers are constantly alerted to new postings.
Houghton Mifflin's Education Place - resources for K-8 teachers and students, including a searchable database of lesson plans, interactive games, weekly brainteasers, and online projects for teachers.
Education Week on the Web provides one of the best resources for exploring public issues in education. A vast online newspaper with archives of past issues. Subscribe to the newsletter and keep apprised of educational news.
Classroom Connect is a fantastic site for K-12 teachers and students seeking useful, high-quality educational Web sites. Classroom Connects features a huge searchable database, Global Resources and Directory of Educational Sites, hand-picked by the site's staff.
Teachers.Net is a great resource for educators seeking lesson plans, discussion groups with their peers and job listings.
Educational Technology Network - Educational product reviews, editorials and ideas for utilizing technology in the classroom. 
Instructional Television Schedule 2001-2002
Rubistar-  Rubrics Generator

Special Thanks to Richland Public Schools in Columbia, S.C. for sharing these resources.