My Web Link Bibliography is a list of my 2 main interests at this point in my career. At the present time I am teaching 8^th grade math, pre algebra and algebra at E Russell Hicks Middle School in Washington County, Maryland. I am also taking classes to obtain my Master’s Degree in School Library Media. Half of these sites will help in my present situation and the other will aid me in the pursuit of my Master’s.

1. MathGoodies- This site has over 400 pages of activities for math teachers and students. It is free and includes some super puzzles and solutions as long as the copy right information is retained. A super help for math teachers!

http://www.mathgoodies.com/

Date visited July 3, 2003

2. edhelper- This site can be subscribed to for $19.99, but it also contains sample worksheets for math teachers. If you are not a subscriber you have to come up with the answers yourself. It can help you design lessons. It has all subjects and levels.

http://www.edhelper.com/

Date visited July 3, 2003

3. page for new and not so new math teachers- What a super find. A whole lot of tips from classroom management to problems of the day. I love this site! It received the Golden web award. It has links to other terrific finds. A real Gem!

http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/terri/terri.html

Date visited July 3, 2003

4.creative fun lessons for real life applications- Using math in the real world. Real life applications using money, hot tubs, cars, pizza, and even stress. The age old question is when am I going to use this in real life? Now we have an answer.

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons

5. Algebra resources- A whole lot of sites dedicated to the mysterious subject of algebra. Lesson plans are included as are the best picks.

http://mathforum.org/algebra/alg.sites.html

6. Imagination mathematics- Included in the site mentioned above is a list of creative and imaginative real life problems. A lot of problem solving strategies are included. The site is colorful and easy to get around. I particularly liked the ice cream stand problem.

http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/.

Date visited July 3, 2003

7. Ask Eric (Educational Resources Information Center)- sponsored by the Dept. Of Education. A plethora of ideas and lesson plans. All materials, and time limits are shown and the links are listed. This is a free service and our government at work.

http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/res.cgi/Subjects/Mathematics

Date visited July 3, 2003

8. Fractions and Decimals, memory aids- Often the most difficult concepts in math are those tricky fractions and decimals. Even in the 8^th grade we come across students that have difficulty with these concepts. This site gives some good memory aids and tricks of the trade to help.

http://mathforum.org/~sarah/hamilton/fracdec.mem.html

Date visited July 3, 2003

9. History of Mathematics- Often it is interesting to see who was famous in the field of mathematics. A history and math lesson in one. This is a great site for discovering those famous mathematicians.

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/HistoryTopics.html

Date visited July 3, 2003

10. go math pre algebra and algebra solutions- A terrific way to create a tutorial if you have the computers and worksheets for teachers with mini lessons for those students who can go it on their own or maybe need extra help.

An excellent resource!

http://www.gomath.com/algebra.html

Date visited July 3, 2003

 

Media Instructional Resources

an ideal middle school library resource page- a one stop shop to gain information. I was impresses with this site and all the technological information it possessed. It had dictionaries, telephone books, resources for teachers, almanacs, quotes, you name it. A terrific place for information and perhaps model to follow.
http://www.lvcsd.k12.ny.us/schools/middleschool/mslibrarymedia.html
Date visited July 3, 2003
No Child left Behind Improving education through literacy- This is a great site that all teachers, and librarians should get to know. The Department of Education gives a space to the Federal NCLB law and explains it in terms of literacy. We need all to be aware of how this will affect us. And how we can help.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/reference/1b4.html
Date visited July 3, 2003
school library Journal- a must have for all school libraries. This journal is up to date and full of all kinds of articles pertaining to school libraries. It includes web sites of the month, videos, books, articles, and many listings librarians would find helpful. It is very current which is a plus!
http://slj.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=frontpage
Date visited July 3, 2003
Library resources and math links- This site was in answer to a teacher’s prayer. A way of combining math and books. It had professional articles and resources.

www.carlhurst.com

Date visited July 3, 2003

5. Lesson plans for teachers and librarians- Very colorful plans for teachers and librarians. It was catorgorized by the dewey system. Many useful information could be obtained here. There were a variety of subjects. Parents also would like this site.

www.sunsite.berkley.edu/kidsClick!/

Date visited July 3, 2003

6. Movie guide for parents and teachers- A great resource for Media Centers to have. This site rates movies and gives episodes that may contain violence, sex and other hot issues for students. I used it to look up Gods and Generals, a movie filmed in our own "backyard."

www.kids-in-mind.com

Date visited July 3, 2003

7. School library Media Career Move- This site gave some great ideas about a career in school library media. It told about the profession. How to get help. And said even though the Internet is here to stay the librarian is a student’s best search engine!

www.ala.arg/alsc/

Date visited July 3, 2003

 

8. PBS and ALA team up to help literacy- A great site full of games and activities for the younger grades in the library. I loved the colorful pages and the moveable graphics. It would be a plus for all librarians to book mark this site.

www.pbskids.org/lions

Date visited July 3, 2003

9. Internet Resources for Media centers- An excellent source of all media related questions. Book reviews, book awards, book fairs and other information all listed in an easy to follow format. A must have for all school library media persons.

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm

Date visited July 3, 2003

10.School library Media Activities Monthly- A sharing of ideas in an up to date form to show students how important literature and technology both are. Books are reviewed and there are lesson plans for teachers and librarians. The problem with this site was I could get only the writers information.

http://www.crinkles.com/schoolmedia.html

Date visited July 3, 2003.