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Using the Internet to Enhance K-12 Teaching & Learning

Lesson Plans

Examples of Resources Specifically for Teachers

Teachers have been sharing knowledge of successful lessons for as long as we can imagine. Teachers in the same school or maybe even district often share ideas to help them improve their teaching practice. The Internet has taken the sharing of knowledge to a whole new level. Today, a teacher from Los Angles, California may come up with a wonderful idea and share it with teachers across the globe via the Internet. This one simple exchange could most likely be seen by thousands of teachers within a few short weeks.

You will find two types of invaluable sites for lesson plans on the Internet: Lesson Plan Depots and Lesson Plan Directories.

Lesson Plan Depots- This category would include websites that have large collections of exclusive or original lesson plans.

Exemplary Web Sites include:

1. AskERIC Lesson Plans- http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/
2. Lesson Plans Page- http://www.lessonplanspage.com
3. NY Times Lesson Plan Archive- http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html

Lesson Plan Directories- This category includes websites that have been reviewed or have recommended links to outside lesson plan sites.

Exemplary Web Sites include:

1. Lesson Plan Search- http://www.lessonplansearch.com
2. Lesson Planz- http://lessonplanz.com
3. Teachnology- http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/

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