Web Sites for Educators
http://www.usatoday.com
USA Today newspaper online includes the lastest headlines, news briefs,
full text news stories, money matters, policital news, sports features,
weather, and just about every topic possible. This Web site can be used
in the GED classroom to help students keep up to date with current events
while improving their reading comprehension and writing skills. News articles
could be used in a project-based activity or added to the teacher's
collection of realia.
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies is a free educational site with more
than 400 pages of free math activities and resources. The site is divided
into three sections: Math Resources for Parents, Quality Resources for
Teachers, and Math Help for Students. Fifty-four interactive math lessons
provide students immediate feedback with statistics, pre-algebra, probability,
intergers, percentages, and more! For teachers, there's message boards
for Teacher Talk, Creative Lesson Ideas, Math & Technology News, and
New Teachers.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/index.html
ThinkQuest is a non-profit organization which offers programs designed
to advance education through the use of technology. The Library of Entries
contains a collection of educational sites designed through ThinkQuest
contests. A multitude of topics can be found at this site. One topic of
interest to GED teachers and learners is "A Roadmap to the U.S. Constitution."
A copy of the Consitution and Bill of Rights is fully annotated and appropriate
for teaching/learning about these important documents for the GED 2002.
http://www.cagle.com/
The Professional Cartoonist Index features a huge collection of editorial
cartoons from 54 newspaper editorial cartoonists. There's a Teacher's
Guide, Search for a Cartoon, Daily Editorial Cartoons and more! These
cartoons can be used to stimulate students' interest in discussions
about current events, technology, famous people -- the list is endless.
Appropriate for use in teaching the GED 2002.
http://www.aldaily.com/
Arts & Letters Daily, An Updated Report of News & Reviews, is
published on Monday through Saturday of each week. It is loaded with information
from all over the world covering such areas of interests as philosophy,
literature, culture, history, music, trends, breakthroughs, disputes,
and gossip. Clickable links take readers to the homepages of leading journals,
magazines, National & World newspapers, news services, Ezines, and
radio news. Communication sources from around the world. Appropriate for
GED and ESL classrooms.
http://www.connectforkids.org/
Connect for Kids is a resource for family literacy programs as well as
others "who want to build better communities for kids and families." The
Reference Room includes book reviews; public opinion articles; and key
reports and data containing comprehensive information on the status of
the nation's children.
http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/2khome.htm
The U.S. Census Bureau homepage takes readers to the Data Bank from the
Census 2000; the Newsstand (news releases, Webcasts, tipsheets, videos,
photos); the Reference Room (reports, questionnaires, response rates);
and the Group Corner (information for teachers). Even though the Census
2000 is over, this site contains eduation information for GED/ABE/ESL
teachers and classrooms.
http://www.dailygrammar.com/
Daily Grammar can be used by both students and teachers. If a reader subscribes
to this free service, an e-mail grammar lesson is sent five days a week
and a quiz on the sixth day. There are also over 400 grammar lessons in
the archives.
