The web is an awesome resource for teachers to find information to enhance the curriculum, lesson plans, and other resources. The following sites are just a few, highly recommended sites that contain a lot of good information. Not every resource found at these sights has to be used on the Internet or involves technology. Many contain printable lesson plans on a variety of curriculum areas.

Complete List of Google Earth Activities

http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/activities.html

A collection of lessons from the folks at SERC.

Real World Math

http://www.realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Lessons.html

Within this site you will find lesson ideas, examples, and downloads for mathematics that embrace active learning, constructivism, and project-based learning while remaining true to the standards. The initial focus will be for grades 5 and up, but teachers of younger students may be able to find some uses or inspiration from the site.

10 Best Things to do with Google Earth

http://www.gearthhacks.com/ten-things-with-Google-Earth/summary.php

This article lists some of the more amazing features of Google Earth.

Mercinova's Google Earth Tutorial

http://earth.mercinova.com/sky.htm

This page has a tutorial to using Google Earth software for exploring the sky space.

Google Earth Lessons

http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/GeogP/gearthplan/

This website has a ton links to other sites with Google Earth lessons and ideas.

Google Lit Trips

http://www.googlelittrips.org/

This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!

The Global Schoolhouse (TM)
http://www.gsn.org/
Interactive projects to advance learning; includes link to the Well-Connected Educator Publishing Center and Forum which has many resources for teachers.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
A categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth.

A to Z Teacher Stuff
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/
Quick lesson plan ideas to use with children at the elementary level. There are indexes to over 1,000 thematic unit lesson plans & resources, literature activities, original lesson plans, and useful educational sites.

The New York Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
The New York Times Learning Network is a free service for students in grades 3-12, their teachers and parents. The site is updated Monday through Friday throughout the year. Students can read the day's top stories using Knowledge Tools, take a news quiz about today's world, submit a letter to the editor, ask a reporter a question, and play special crossword puzzles. Teachers can use News Snapshot, aimed for grades 3-5, to explore current events through New York Times photos and related questions.

Highlights' TeacherNet
http://www.teachernet.com/
Highlight magazine resource page. Links to lesson plans and many useful resources.