A Hotlist is intended for those who want more information on a certain topic or for those interested in the topics I have listed.

The Hotlist will hopefully be helpful to me as further my career in education and hopefully become a teacher.

If you have a question or comment concerning the Hotlist, feel free to email me at:
cjlewis@bloomu.edu

Also, try the Google browser at the bottom of the page to search my site or all of the web.
 

If you have too much free time on your hands and have clicked every link purposely to try to find a dead link and then complain about it, you should leave the site immediately. 

If you do not plan on teaching and don't care about English, you should also probably leave.

If your name is Sean Cavanagh or Matt Zangari I strongly urge you to get off your computer and go to Good Old Days or another friendly watering hole.

Hotlist:  

1. Various Teaching Websites
2. Lesson Plan Websites
3. English Teaching Websites
4. Webquest Websites
5. Searching Websites

Various Teaching Websites

Teacher World
http://www.teacherworld.com/
This site, easily the best site on the internet, is automatically the first site listed since Dr. Pastore teaches the class.  However, the site offers a variety of links dealing with teaching, finding a job, and using certain computer programs properly.

Map-a-Course
http://www.mapacourse.com/
First introduced by Dr. Ruffini of Bloomsburg University, the site offers links on building webquests, creating a strong resume, and learning various programs.

PDE Website
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/
Extremely important site for anyone attempting to become a teacher in Pennsylvania

Harry Wong
http://teachers.net/wong/
Every month offers a new collection of classroom strategies and approaches designed to help teachers in the classroom and out.

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html
One of the best sites for basically everything involving teaching.  Being monitored by the Discovery Channel, one can be confident with the accuracy of material.

PBS Teacher Source
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Provides activities and lessons for teachers.  Naturally, the site promotes its' television specials, but also provides worksheets and plans to go along with their movies.

Teaching Strategies
http://www.teachingstrategies.com/
Offers curriculum, evaluation, and training for early childhood learning.  Provides several links on all topics.

Teacher's Top Sites
http://www.americanteachers.com/topsites/index.php?a_m=1
Offers hundreds of links to teachings sites.

Top 20 Education Sites
http://www.top20education.com/
Excellent page offering links to almost every subjects.  Page is well designed and easy to navigate ultimately making it easy to find exactly what your looking for.

Special Education Inclusion
http://www.weac.org/resource/june96/speced.htm
As inclusion becomes more popular, teachers are forced to find new ways to include the special students.  The site offers news, issues and resources concerning the topic.

About Special Education
http://specialed.about.com/
Offers a variety of links concerning all aspects of special education.

Learning Disabilities Online
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/strategies.html
Site for Teachers that offers a collection of information for regular and special educators, and direction to an array of teaching resources.

The ABC's of Teaching
http://abcteach.com/
Site includes tons of activities, reports, teaching strategies and much more for kids, parents, student teachers, and teachers.

School Express
http://www.schoolexpress.com/
Offers over 9000 worksheets, 165 thematic units covering various topics, and almost 400 eWorkbooks ranging from language arts, math, phonics, reading, writing, and more.  Unfortunately, requires a membership to access most contents.

Boggles World
http://bogglesworld.com/
Boggle's World contains printable teaching resources for teachers who teach elementary and middle school.  Good site with lots of worksheets and games for younger learners.

Time Savers for Teachers
http://www.timesaversforteachers.com/
Timesavers for Teachers.com specializes in interactive, teacher-created, often-used classroom forms, report card comments, worksheets and teacher resources.

American Teachers
http://www.americanteachers.com/
One of the better sites found offering lesson plans, safe research sites, special education and topics concerning experienced teachers.

The Teachers Corner
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/
One of my favorite sites.  Tons of lesson plans and activities.  Also provides a message board for teachers to post comments.

Teacher View
http://www.teacherview.com/
Updated daily to provide activities pages, lesson plans, theme units, and a new movie everyday.

Teachers Helping Teachers
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
Has been helping teachers for nearly ten years.  Many lesson plans and links to help teachers with the NCLB Act.
 

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Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan Page
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Updated frequently to provide the newest and most recent lesson plans on the web. Offers over 2,500 free lessons.

Lesson Plan Search
http://www.lessonplansearch.com/
Over 2000 lesson plans to chose from in almost every subject imaginable.  Files able to be downloaded in PDF version.

Lesson Plan Central
http://www.lessonplancentral.com/
Free lesson plans, webquests, worksheets, student links and clipart.  Easy to navigate and all information is laid out ergonomically.

Fun Lesson Plans
http://www.funlessonplans.com/
These convenient lesson plans are each filled with 5 days of themes and activities.

Literature Lesson Plans
http://www.litplans.com/
Over 30,000 lesson plans covers various authors and novels.  Easily one of the best sites for English teachers in search of lesson plans.

Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/plans.html
Offers many links and lesson plans ranging in all subjects and age level.

Lesson Planz
http://www.lessonplanz.com/
Don't let the "z" fool you, this site is well organized and easily allows a teacher to select his/her subject and appropriate age level.

Lesson Planet
http://www.lessonplanet.com/
A searchable guidebook to over 50,000 online lesson plans.  Unfortunately requires a membership to access all plans.

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English Teaching Websites

To Learn English
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/
Updated daily and allows teacher to take tests for themselves.  Also offers hundred of exercises and allows you to become a member and share with other teachers.

Using English
http://www.usingenglish.com/teachers.php
245 free grammar and vocabulary handouts, and a selection of printable PDF lesson plans for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and instructors to use in the classroom or other teaching environment.

Time to Teach
http://www.timetoteach.co.uk/
Free books and lessons for teachers of many subjects, but focusing on English.  Also offers options for teaching special needs students.

ZoZanga (Learn English)
http://www.zozanga.com/
Provides countless grammar lessons and is extremely easy to navigate and understand.  Very well presented information and simple enough for nearly everyone to properly use it.

MES English
http://www.mes-english.com/
Free download flashcards and games.  Site is more focused on teaching non-English speaking students but also could come in handy for younger students.

Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
Various links to many useful sites although the site seems biased towards some of its sponsors.  However, the sheer amount of links is extremely helpful and easy to navigate.

Reading Tutors
http://www.reading-tutors.com/
Focused on techniques to help young students read more efficiently.  However, site is extremely pricey for a subscription to unlock all materials.

Learn English
http://www.learnenglish.de/
A live English chatroom, online quizzes and tests, and various grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary worksheets.

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Webquest Websites

Which Webquest to Trust
http://www.altn.org/webquests/websites/
Offers some good tips on who to trust concerning webquest creation and the most effective and most practiced methods.

IWebquest
http://iwebquest.com/
Several great examples and offers a workshop to hone your skills.

Manteno School District's WebQuest Web site!
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/
Here you will find a growing collection of teacher and graduate student WebQuests.  Webquests are separated into grades for those interested.

Spartanburg County School District
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
A template to assist teachers has been developed and can come in handy for those new to webquests.  Offers many links to other sites involving webquests.

Webquests 101
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/oct00/march.html
Tips on choosing and assessing webquests.  Excellent site with lots of information concerning when and when not to use webquests.

 

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Search Engine Websites

Search Engine Watch
http://searchenginewatch.com
Perhaps the most comprehensive site covering nearly every search engine possible.  The ratings and links are extremely helpful.

Google
www.google.com
A very easy to use search engine which produces results quickly and accurately.  By clicking the "more" link, one can further their searching by selecting specific topics from a directory.

Yahoo
www.yahoo.com
Probably google's biggest competitor, Yahoo offers various different search techniques and provides numerous different categories.  However, Yahoo's site can be slightly cluttered and occasionally distracting.

Altavista
www.altavista.com
A lesser known search engine.  I use this engine strictly to help me find photos or video.  I find it too be better than google's or yahoo's image finder.

Dogpile
www.dogpile.com
sends a search to a customizable list of search engines, directories and specialty search sites, then displays results from each search engine individually.

Mamma
www.mamma.com
Founded in 1996, Mamma.com is one of the oldest meta search engines on the web. Mamma searches against a variety of major crawlers, directories and specialty search sites.

Search Engine Tips
http://searchenginez.com/tutorial.html
Provides a short yet detailed lists of ways to improve your searches.
 

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