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//**Cross-Curricular**//


 * __NYSATL__** (NYS Academy for Teaching and Learning) – unit plans


 * __GLEF__** (George Lucas Educational Foundation) – videos on best practice teaching methods


 * __RubiStar__** – free online rubric generator – look in the ‘Related Content’ section for more tools


 * //English Language Arts//**


 * __Literacy__** **__Center__** – phonics-based interactive games for grades PreK - 1


 * __Historic Recordings__****, __Poetry Recordings__** – recordings of poets reading their works


 * __CyberGuides__** – online guides to pieces of literature


 * __British Library__** – online books from the national library of the United Kingdom


 * __interactive book__** – online books for students in Grades PreK - 8


 * //Social Studies//**


 * __BECHS__** (Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society) – Adventures in American History pamphlet series


 * __Karpeles__** **–** historical documents from the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum


 * __NARA__** (National Archives and Records Administration) – historical documents


 * __interactive maps__** – historical maps from different time periods in NYS


 * __Library of Congress__** – lesson/unit plans for using primary source documents


 * __USHMM__** (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) – resources for teaching about the Holocaust


 * //Mathematics//**


 * __Shodor__** – interactive mathematics activities


 * __NLVM__** (National Library of Virtual Manipulatives) - interactive mathematics activities


 * __Bills__** – a mathematics program centered on the sport of football, from the Buffalo Bills


 * __investigation__** – resources from the Core Curriculum Companion for Mathematics.


 * //Science//**


 * __ESDIL__** (Earth Science Digital Image Library) – encyclopedia-like entries on a variety of earth science digital images


 * __zoo__**, **__vernal pools__** – encyclopedia-like entries on a variety of animals


 * __Exploratorium__** – activities and lessons from the Exploratorium science museum


 * __PhET__** (Physics Education Technology project) – interactive physics simulations


 * __NOVA__** – activities and lessons from PBS’s science program, NOVA


 * __eSkeletons__** – digitized, manipulative versions of skeletons


 * //Technology//**


 * __Atomic Learning__** - free tutorials on a variety of software programs


 * __EPN__** (Education Podcast Network) – collection of podcasts on a variety of educational topics


 * __ECSDM__** - a collection of lessons integrating SMART Board technology in the classroom


 * //Foreign Language//**


 * __LOTE__** (Languages Other Than English) – resources for teaching foreign languages


 * //Career Development//**


 * __CDOS__** (Career Development and Occupational Studies) – resources for teaching about careers/business