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bullet  "Green" Construction
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bullet  Automotive
bullet  Biology
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bullet  Game Design & Development
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bullet  Health Reform
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bullet  HST Online Discussion Forum
bullet  Interior Design
bullet  Keyboarding
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bullet  Links That Complement Specific Lessons
bullet  Math & Reading
bullet  Medical Assistant
bullet  Music/Sound & Audio--Royalty-Free
bullet  Nanotechnology
bullet  Nursing
bullet  Organizations--Business Teacher and Student
bullet  Other State Sites of Interest
bullet  Other State’s Resources
bullet  Podcasting
bullet  Power Points
bullet  Professional and Student Organizations
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bullet  Professional Development
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bullet  Programs of Study
bullet  Project/Problem-Based Learning
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bullet  Resource Management
bullet  Robotics
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bullet  State of Illinois
bullet  Surveys
bullet  Sustainability
bullet  Teacher Resources
bullet  Teacher Resources
bullet  Teacher Resources
bullet  Test Preparation
bullet  Tests and Assessments
bullet  Tests and Measurements
bullet  Tests and Measurements
bullet  The Brain
bullet  Tools and Strategies
bullet  Universities for Business Education
bullet  Universities That Offer Teacher Education
bullet  Web 2.0 Emerging Technologies
bullet  Webpage Design

"Green" Construction Top
Academic/CTE Top
Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=41
This is a very comprehensive site for all areas. Art, music, health & physical education, history, language arts, math, and science are all covered in this website. If you click on Math, you will find Mathematics Across the Curriculum. To access lessons, type “ lesson plans” in the search box.
K-12 Instructional Media Center
http://www.k12imc.org/
Click on Curriculum and Classroom treasures. You will find Electronic field trips as well as computer assisted collaboration projects, such as podcasts. This is a great site for all teaching areas.
Math for America
http://www.mathforamerica.org/teacher-resources/virtual-manipulatives
Teacher resources include: Games and challenges, activities and lesson plans, skills practice & worksheets, podcasts, etc.
Thinkfinity
http://www.thinkfinity.org
55,000 FREE resources for all content areas, including 4,500 lesson plans.
University of North Carolina
http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/math/archives/I-AFM.pdf
Math lessons.
University of Utah GIS Lessons
http://www.uensd.org/gis/lessons/GIS_Lessons_uen.htm
The GIS/GPS Academy is designed to introduce educators to two exciting technologies, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Educators will not only be introduced to these technologies but will also be given tools and resources for using them to enhance their curriculum.
Accounting Top
Accounting Learner.com
http://www.accountinglearner.com/2006/09/accounting-and-finance-courses.htm
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Resources for teachers and lecturers teaching Accounting and Finance. Resources include lesson plans, presentations,and activities.
Accounting Lessons Using Century 21
http://webs.rps205.com/teachers/mlai/AC12LessonPlans.html
Using Century 21 General Journal Accounting Anniversary Edition, lessons from Rockford, IL
Accounting Videos
http://www.aicpa.org/financialliteracy/blocks.asp
Great Accounting videos from the American Institute of Certified Accountants.
American Accounting Association
http://aaahq.org/facdev/teaching/acc_bus_resources.htm
Accounting and Business Teaching Resources
Careers in Accounting
http://www.findacareercollege.com/accountant-characteristics.htm
Is an accounting career for me?
Ide@s--Wisconsin.edu
http://www.ideas.wisconsin.edu/subject.cfm?sid=62
Accounting ideas in the classroom using technology
Internet 4 Classrooms--Accounting Lessons
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/ct-bus.htm
A collection of Business Education course lessons including Accounting
Lesson Planet Search Engine for Teachers
http://www.lessonplanet.com/directory/Social_Studies/Economics_and_Business
/Economics/Accounting
Teacher reviewed lessons correlated to state standards
Money Instructor
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/accounting.asp
Basic Accounting and Bookkeeping Lessons
PBEA Accounting Lessons
http://www.pbea.info/www/htdocs/AccLP.htm
Six accounting lesson plans and websites
Penny Wise Lesson Plans
http://ceae.aicpa.org/Resources/Career+Awareness/Elementary+and+Middle+Scho
ol/Penny+Wise+Lesson+Plans.htm
Penny Wise Lesson Plans include exercises on preparing a budget and more!
Quicken 8.0 for Teaching Accounting
http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/ERI_95-04.pdf
A pdf file--Lesson Plan for Teaching Accounting for the Home Using Quicken 8.0
Study Sphere--Accounting Projects
http://www.studysphere.com/Site/Sphere_5381.html
Learning resources for students, families, and teachers
Teachers.Net Lesson Bank
http://teachers.net/lessons/search.html
Search “Accounting” for several lesson plans.
The Lesson Corner
http://www.lessoncorner.com/search?q=accounting
Free login. Provides a variety of accounting lessons
Utah Education Network
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPview?grade=12
Accounting lesson links as well as other plans for business education courses.
Agricultural Education Top
Agricultural Education--Illinois
http://www.agriculturaleducation.org
A resource for Illinois Agriculture teachers which includes a calendar of events, nearly 800 Ag-related lesson plans, Power Points, assessments and much more.
Articles Top
Cloud Computing: The Economic Imperative
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2009/03/04/cloud-computing-the-economic-imperati
ve/
May 2009 eSchoolNews article talks about why this paradigm shift in IT isn't just lofty thinking
Off-Line Web Applications
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?ch=specialsections&sc=eme
rging08&id=20245&a=f
March/April 2008 article in Technology Review predicting the future of computer applications
Students Dropping Out of HS in Record Numbers
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=2667532&page=1
From ABC News, a 2006 article--Department of Education found that 31 percent of American students were dropping out or failing to graduate in the nation's largest 100 public school district
Assessing Knowledge and Skills Top
Assessment Tools in Informal Science
http://atis.pearweb.org/tools/browse?assessment=true
Assessment tools for informal science according to age, domain assessment type and custom.
Study Maps Shifting Ideals of Intelligence
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/world/europe/29iht-riedpisa.html?_r=2
A new report on shifting notions of excellence in education in more than 60 countries sheds some light on an increasingly skill-focused academic and professional environment and reveals what could be termed a more practical approach to intellignence.
Assessment Top
Career Development Assessments
http://www.ilworkinfo.com/icrn.htm
Guide to Academic Assessment by the ISBE—Math example for AG lesson—Shortened Version
http://www.isbe.net/ils/career_develop/pdf/assessment_guide.pdf
ILS Assessments for Business, Marketing, and Management (on CD)
http://www.isbe.net/ils/career_develop/business/assessment.htm
WorkKeys Web Site—for assessment questions which might appear on the ACT
http://www.act.org/workkeys/assess/index.html
Automotive Top
Car Talk: The Official Site
http://cartalk.com/
This is the site for the popular NPR show. Be careful with what you choose for the classroom. Tom and Ray can stretch it a bit. Use your professional judgment.
Information on over-the road trucking services
http://www.suntecktransportgroup.com/
Good source of data for career exploration in semi operation and repair
Procarcare
http://www.procarcare.com/icarumba/default.asp
This site provides information on resources and may be useful for student career exploration
Biology Top
BMC Biology
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiol/
BMC Biology - the flagship biology journal of the BMC series - publishes research and methodology articles of special importance and broad interest in any area of biology and biomedical sciences. BMC Biology (ISSN 1741-7007) is covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, Zoological Record, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
Business Ed. Software Top
Accounting/Finance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_software_packages#Finance
List of Open Source software packages.
Computer Aided Design Software
http://www.archimedes.org.br/ -- Archimendes
Archimendes is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) program being developed side by side with architecture offices in order to fulfill all their needs. Archimendes can be used on Linux, Windows, Mac OS and any platforms supporting Java.
Computer Aided Design Software -- Other Sites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_computer-aided_design_software
There are a number of other free CAD programs located here.
Computer Aided Design Software -- StaticFreeSoft
http://www.staticfreesoft.com/
StaticFreeSoft is CAD software that runs on most operating systems.
Data Mining Software
http://sourceforge.net/projects/weka/
This is good for data preprocessing, clustering, classification, regression, visualization, and feature selection. Also, http://rapid-i.com/.
Diagramming Software -- Dia
http://live.gnome.org/Dia
Dia is somewhat inspired by the Windows program 'Visio', though more geared towards informal diagrams for casual use. It can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams and the Operating-System is cross-platform.
Diagramming Software -- InkScape
http://www.inkscape.org/
Inkscape is an open-source vector graphics editor similar to Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Freehand, or Xara X. What sets Inkscape apart is its use of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), an open XML-based W3C standard, as the native format
Diagramming Software -- Others
http://www.openoffice.org/index.html; http://www.koffice.org/
OpenOffice and Koffice both have diagramming programs.
File Managers
http://www.7-zip.org/
7-zip runs on Microsoft, DOS, Linux and others and is a file archive system.
File Managers Resource
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_file_managers
Check this site for other options for File Managers.
File Sharing-peer to peer-software--eMule
http://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/general.cgi?l=1
eMule is one of the biggest and most reliable peer-to-peer file sharing clients around the world which runs on Microsoft Windows.
File Sharing-peer to peer-software--FrostWire
http://www.frostwire.com/?id=home
FrostWire is free open-source file sharing peer-to-peer software which can be used on Windows, Linux/Unix like, and Mac OS X.
File Sharing-peer to peer-software--LimeWire
http://www.limewire.com/
Works with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It is also a peer-to-peer software.
File Sharing-peer to peer-software--MLDonkey
http://mldonkey.sourceforge.net/Main_Page
MLDonkey is an open source, free software multi-network peer-to-peer application that can be used with Windows, Linux.Unix.
Finance -- jGnash
http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
jGnash is a free personal finance manager with many of the same features as commercially-available software. Some of the features are Double-Entry Based Transactions, account reconciliation and its O.S. is completely cross-platform.
Finance -- Many Choices
http://financialsoft.about.com/od/reviewsfinancesoftware/a/FreeSoftwr.htm
This site has free software for Money Management. The downloads include: ClearCheckbook, GnuCash, AceMoney Lite, PLCash. This software is very similar to Microsoft Money and Quicken.
Finance -- TurboCash
http://www.turbocash.net/
TurboCASH is an open source accounting software package for Windows.
Finance--SQL Ledger
http://www.sql-ledger.org/
SQL-Ledger is a double-entry accounting system that works for both Macs and PCs
Finance/Accounting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_software_packages#Finance
List of open source software packages.
Graphic Editors (Bitmap) - GIMP
http://www.gimp.org/
GIMP is used to process digital graphics and photographs. Typical uses include creating graphics and logos, resizing and cropping photos, altering colors, combining multiple images, removing unwanted image features, and converting between different image formats. GIMP can be used on Windows, Mac and others.
Graphic Editors (Bitmap) -- Additional Sites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_bitmap_graphics_editors
There are about six other free software programs here.
Graphic Editors (Bitmap) -- GIMPshop
http://www.gimpshop.com/
GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Like GIMP it can be used with most Operating Systems.
Graphic Editors (Bitmap)-- CinePaint
http://www.cinepaint.org/
CinePaint is a collection of free open source software tools for deep paint manipulation and image processing. CinePaint is used for motion picture frame-by-frame retouching, dirt removal, wire rig removal, render repair, background plates, and 3d model textures. It is also cross-platform.
Graphic Editors (Vector)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_vector_graphics_editors
There are a number of Vector Graphics Editors at this site.
Graphics Editing Software -- Art of Illusion
http://www.artofillusion.org/
Art of Illusion is an open source software package used for 3D modeling, texturing, ray tracing, and otherwise rendering computer generated imagery stills or animations (movies). This software is fully cross-platform.
Graphics Editing Software -- Blender
http://www.blender.org/
Blender is a 3D animation program. It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulating, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications. It can be used on Windows, Mac, Linux, and others. http://www.jrman.org/ jrMan is an open source version of the REYES rendering algorithm used by Pixar's PhotoRealistic Renderman. JrMan runs on most O.S.
Graphics Editing Software -- jrMan
http://www.jrman.org/
jrMan is an open source version of the REYES rendering algorithm used by Pixar's PhotoRealistic Renderman. JrMan runs on most O.S.
Graphics Editing Software -- Many
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_3D_graphics_software
Note: there are 18 other free 3D graphic editors at this site.
Graphics Editing Software -- OGRE
http://www.ogre3d.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=1
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OGRE (Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine) is a scene-oriented, flexible 3D engine designed to make it easier and more intuitive for developers to produce applications utilizing hardware-accelerated 3D graphics. OGRE seems to be one of the best free graphical software available. OGRE is Linux, Mac and Windows compatible.
HTML Editor - Mozilla
http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/
Operating system: Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
HTML Editor -- Mozilla's Site Wizard
http://www.thesitewizard.com/gettingstarted/mozillacomposer1.shtml
This site shows how to design and publish your website with Mozilla Composer.
MS Office Alternative -- GNOME
http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/
Has downloadable word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
MS Office Alternative -- KOffice
http://www.koffice.org/
For Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X--KWord, is a frame-based word-processing and desktop publishing application. KSpread, is a scriptable spreadsheet program which provides both table-oriented sheets and support for complex mathematical formulas and statistics. KPresenter, is a program in which you can prepare a set of slides for use in an on-screen slideshow or for printing. Kexi, is considered as a long awaited Open Source competitor for Microsoft Access, Filemaker and Oracle Forms. Kivio, is a program that enables you to create network diagrams, organization charts, flowcharts and more. Karbon14 allows artists to create complex drawings without losing image quality when zooming in on, or resizing the drawing. Krita, is a painting and image editing application for KOffice. KPlato, is a project management application. KChart, is the KOffice chart drawing application. KFormula, is a formula editor for KOffice. Kugar, is a KDE tool for generating business quality reports which can be viewed and printed.
MS Office Alternative -- OpenOffice
http://www.openoffice.org/index.html
Open Office includes: Writer (very similar to Word), Calc (very similar to Excel), Impress (very similar to PowerPoint), and Base (very similar to Access). All of Open Office software is compatible with the Microsoft version except for Base (this means that Writer is compatible with Word and so on). It also includes Math, and Draw. Spanish version of Open Office: http://es.openoffice.org/
MS Office vs Open Office
http://www.openoffice.org/index.html
Microsoft Office Home and Student includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Microsoft Standard substitutes Outlook for OneNote. Microsoft Home and Student costs about $150 and Microsoft Standard costs about $400. OpenOffice is a free substitute to Microsoft Office. OpenOffice is very similar to and is compatible with Microsoft.http://www.openoffice.org/index.html You can also buy it for $25 dollars at http://www.openoffice2007.com/1495index.html. There is also a free Spanish version
MS Web Design Resources for Illinois Schools--Expression Studio
http://expression.microsoft.com/education
The Expression Studio suite of software provides easy-to-use professional Web design tools that allow users to create dynamic, interactive Web sites.
Music Recording and Editing -- Ardour
http://www.ardour.org/
Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It can be run on GNU/Linux, Mac and Solaris.
Music Recording and Editing -- Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audacity is a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.
Music Recording and Editing -- Sox
http://sox.sourceforge.net/
Sox is a general purpose sound converter/player/recorder. It can be used on Windows, GNU/Linux, Sun Solaris, and Mac.
Music Recording and Editing -- Wired
http://wired.epitech.net/
Wired is a professional music production and creation free software running on the Linux operating system. It brings musicians a complete studio environment to compose, record, edit and mix music without the need of expensive hardware.
PDF Editor -- iText
http://www.lowagie.com/iText/
iText is an ideal library for developers looking to enhance web-and other applications with dynamic PDF document generation and/or manipulation. The Operating System is cross-platform and uses Java.
PDF Editor -- Others
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_PDF_software
You can see a number of other free PDA software programs on this site.
PDF Editor -- PDFCreator
http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator
PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application.
PDF Editor -- Skim
http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/
This can be used on Mac OSX. Use Skim to view, edit and add notes, highlight important text, and more.
PDF Editor -- Stefanochizzolini
http://www.stefanochizzolini.it/en/projects/clown/
A PDF creator and manipulator it works on all Operating Systems that have Java.
Podcasting
http://radio.about.com/od/podcastin1/a/aa030805a.htm
This site shows you how to create a Podcast using different operating systems.
Podcasting in the Classroom
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech238.shtml
This site shows teachers how they can use Podcasts for education enhancement. This is a page with the fundamental questions answered.
Podcasting Tools
http://radio.about.com/od/onlinepodcastcreation/Online_Tools_and_Software_F
or_Creating_Podcast_Feeds_and_Posts.htm
This site gives you tools to create Podcasts.
Serif Software
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/default.asp
This site has free downloads for: photo editing, document editing (creating professional documents), web design, art and drawing (to create attention-grabbing logos and such), and 3D programs (to add dimensions to your website graphics).
Text Editor -- Bluefish
http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/
Bluefish can be used with most Operating Systems.Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and web-designers, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code.
Text Editor -- Vim
http://vim.sourceforge.net/
Vim is also compatible with many operating systems. Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing.
Video Conferencing/Webcasting -- Ekiga
http://www.ekiga.org/
Ekiga is an open source VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME. Ekiga uses both the H.323 and SIP protocols. It supports many audio and video codecs, and is interoperable with other SIP compliant software and also with Microsoft NetMeeting.
Video Conferencing/Webcasting -- OpenWengo
http://www.openwengo.org/
OpenWengo allows users to speak to other users of SIP compliant VoIP software at no cost.
Video Conferencing/Webcasting -- Vmukti
http://www.vmukti.com/
Vmukti gives real-time conferencing and broadcasting, complete P2P collaboration architecture, open source voice and video over IP and more.
Video Editing -- LiVES
http://lives.sourceforge.net/
LiVES began in 2002 as the Linux Video Editing System. Since it now runs on more operating systems: LiVES is a Video Editing System. It is designed to be simple to use, yet powerful. It is small in size, yet it has many advanced features. Use Lives on Mac, Linux, BSD, and IRIX
Video Editing -- Avidemux
http://avidemux.berlios.de/index.html
Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It can be used with Microsoft Windows, Mac, Linux, and BSD.
Video Editing -- Jahshaka
http://www.jahshaka.org/
Jahshaka can be used with Windows, Linux, and Mac. Jahshaka aims to become a cross-platform, open source, free, video editing, effects, and compositing suite. Once finished, it would be in the same market space as Newtek's Video Toaster and Pinnacle Liquid Edition.
Business Law Top
Bus. Law Lesson Plans by UW Law Students
http://www.law.washington.edu/Clinics/Streetlaw/lessons.aspx
Lesson plans developed by University of Washington School of Law Students for the Street Law Course and are available for use at no charge. Each lesson plan is in Adobe PDF; some are also available in an editable Microsoft Word document. Additional files are available as noted.
Court Lessons
http://www.ourcourts.org/for-teachers/court-lessons
These lesson plans teach key concepts about the courts.
Legal Case Updates--Cengage
http://www.swlearning.com/blaw/cases/topic_index_main.html
Once a month, SW Legal provides 15-30 summaries of the most important legal cases happening around the country.
Career and Technical Education Top
Career Exploration Top
Career Cruising
http://www.careercruising.com/default.aspx
This is a pay-to-view web site, but is a gold mine of resources from interest surveys to mapping courses throughout the university for careers of interest. Guidance counselors can look at the administrative portfolios of students to guide them correctly in their career choices. Universities with the degree programs throughout the U.S. are listed along with the requirements to achieve those degrees.
Career Guidance--Accounting Careers
http://www.findacareercollege.com/accountant-characteristics.htm
Characteristics of a career in accounting
Career Guidance--Business Careers
http://careers-in-business.com/
Careers-in-Business.com is designed to help you explore satisfying jobs in the business world.
Career Guidance--Business Careers Schools & Colleges
http://www.findacareercollege.com/business-career.htm
Explores the characteristics of most business careers and schools/colleges to attain the credentials for careers in business
Career Guidance--Choose Your Own Future
http://www.chooseyourfuture.org/
Website to help students prepare for careers.
Career Guidance--College View Careers
http://www.collegeview.com/index.jsp
With College View, you can search, compare, and connect to various careers and the post-secondary institutions that provides access to those majors.
Career Guidance--Marketing Careers
http://swlearning.com/web_resources/careers.htm#4a
Many resources and tools for career guidance which focuses on Marketing careers.
Career Guideance--Career and Job News, The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-career-jobs.html
Up-to-date information on the top careers across the country.
Choose Your Career
http://www.chooseyourfuture.org/
A career planning site for students to explore career options, colleges, how to get to and pay for college, etc.
Illinois Career Resource Network
http://www.ilworkinfo.com/icrn.htm
A free resources, this site is a portal with resources similar to the pay-to-view sites. Career and interest information is available and is adding capabilities daily.
Illinois Department of Employment Security
http://www.ides.state.il.us/program/employer.asp
Illinois workNet
http://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal
What's Next Illinois
https://secure.whatsnextillinois.org/Default.aspx
A career planning website to help students make career decisions.
Work & Career Lesson Plans
http://gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/career.aspx
Lessons on career planning, job search, resume writing, cover letters, interviewing skills, money basics, career development, and the workplace.
Career Guidance Counseling Top
Career Planning Top
Choose Your Future
http://www.chooseyourfuture.org/
A career planning site for students to explore career options, colleges, how to get to and pay for college, etc.
What's Next Illinois
https://secure.whatsnextillinois.org/Default.aspx
A career planning website to help students make career decisions.
Careers Top
Career Cruising
http://www.careercruising.com
This free site offers tests on careers, resume building, as well as career paths.
Illinois Work Net
http://www.illinoisworknet.com
A comphrehensive website providing information on job applications and resumes, job availability and wages in specific counties, and educational opportunities.
Careers Top
Medical Assistant Training Programs
http://www.indeed.com/forum/job/Medical-Assistant.html
Log in with your personal information and locate training programs for Medical Assistants
American Association for Respiratory Care
http://www.aarc.org
American Medical Informatics Association
http://www.amia.org/
The AMIA is the professional home for biomedical and health informatics.
Commission on Accrediation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education
http://www.cahiim.org/.
An independent accrediting Organization for degree-granting programs in Health Informatics and Health Information Management Education.
Free Online Courses
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Check out this website at SIUC for free on-line courses
Health and Social Job Site and Resume Database
http://www.ihirehealthandsocial.com
Site to Post or Search Jobs Within the Health & Social Service Speciality
Health Informatics Blog
http://healthinformaticsblog.com/
Blog is anchored by Chris Patton a Research Fellow at Auckland University in New Zealand.
Health Informatics Degree Programs
http://links.mkt1408.com/servlet/SignUpForm?f=40239-
This site provides current programs in Health Informatics in the U.S.
Health Informatics Journal
http://jhi.sagepub.com.
Current articles pertaining to Health Informatics
Health Informatics Newsletter
http://links.mkt1408.com/servlet/SignUpForm?f=40239-
The Health Informatics Newsletter provides up-to-date information and career opportunities.
Health Informatics-United States
http://www.hiww.org/us.html.
Subdivision of Health Informatics WorldWide with calendar and state-by-state information
Health Informatics-Worldwide
http://www.hiww.org/.
The First and Most Comprehensive Health Informatics/Medical Index Site
Jobs for the Future
http://www.jff.org/KnowledgeCenter/Achieving+Success.html
The publication provides information on student successes in community colleges that participate in the Achieving the Dream Initiative.
National Career Development Association
http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/Home_Page
Provides service to the public and professionals involved with or interested in career development, including professional development activities, publications, research, professional standards, and advocacy.
National Center for Public Health Informatics
http://www.cdc.gov/ncphi/.
One of three National Centers within the Center for Disease Control and Preventions Coordinating Center.
Third Internation Conference on Health Informatics
http://www.healthinf.org/.
Health Informatics in Valencia, Spain, January 20-23, 2010
U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos164.htm
Provides up-to-date labor statistics for career planning.
U.S.News & World Report article
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-careers/2008/12/11/ahead-of-th
e-curve-health-informatics-specialist-2009.html
Concerns a Health Informatics Specialist
USA Database of Healthcare Jobs and Medicine
http://www.healthjobsusa.com/
The largest specialized health care/medical job site on the Internet, wtih over 1,000ckuebts abd iver 275,000 posted healthcare/medical jobs.
Vocational Informatio Center
httpL.. www.khake.com
Education directory that provides links to online resources for career exploration, techinical education, workforce development, technical schools and related vocational learning resouces.
Child Development Top
Free Pre-K Lesson Plans/ Child Care
http://www.funlessonplans.com/preschool_lesson_plans/free.htm
Free Pre-K Lesson Plans/ Child Care
http://www.teachercreated.com/lessons/
Free Pre-K Lesson Plans/ Child Care
http://www.childcarelounge.com/free.htm
Games and crafts for children
http://www.familyfun.com
Story Place
http://www.storyplace.org
There is a section on good books for preschoolers as well as themes and activities.
Clothing and Textiles Top
Clothing and Textiles Information
http://fabriclink.com
This website has information on textiles careers, fabric care, current articles on green technology, and much more.
Cornell Costume Collection
http://char.txa.cornell.edu/treasures/index.html
Wonderful historical 19 and 20th century costume collection
Custom Apparel Pattern Drafting Software
http://www.wildginger.com
Free patterns for hospital gowns, U.S. troops draw bag, anti ouch pouch, and accessories. Information on an online Fashion Design class and custom fit patterns.
Embroidery Machine Website
http://www.secretsof.com
This site provides a wealth of information for the embroidery machine user. You can find projects, ideas, tutorials, designs, etc. Some free designs are available.
Free newsletters
http://newsletters.drgnetwork.com
Free online newsletters for sewing related projects.
History of Fashion and Dress
http://www.costumes.org
Free online class. Contains many videos on fashion thru the ages, as well as vintage clothing, costumes for sale, hats and millinery, and “free” stuff. A very comprehensive web site on costumes and fashion.
Sewing Projects for Charity
http://www.conkerrcancer.org
This website provides a pattern for making fun, uplifting pillowcases for young cancer victims. Click on “How to Help” at the top of the home page for complete directions.
Sewing Projects for Charity
http://www.sewing.org
A wonderful website for the secondary clothing teacher. This website has an abundance of ideas for simple sewing projects including charitable sewing ideas and home décor projects.
Computer Graphics Top
Animation Factory by Jupitor Images
http://www.animationfactory.com/en/
Download PowerPoint Templates, Video Backgrounds, and Royalty Free Animated Clipart
Clip-Art
http://www.clip-art.com/
Top Free clip art sites available here.
Good-Tutorials
http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/
Tutorials for Java, CSS, Flash, and many more
Graphic Illusions
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/index-e.html
Discover how to make graphic illusions.
N-sane Art: Photoshop Tutorials
http://www.n-sane.net/
N-sane Art is the premier site for getting to know the wonderful program of Adobe Photoshop better.
Phong--Tutorials (Photoshop, flash, pov-ray)
http://www.phong.com/tutorials/
Tutorials
Photoshop and Other Graphics Programs Tutorials
http://www.teamphotoshop.com/tutorial-15,8.html
Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Photography tutorials
Photoshop Tips
http://www.geocities.com/dhouseng/
Various Photoshop techniques discussed.
Photoshop Tutorials
http://www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/web-design-and-adobe-photoshop-tutorials.h
tm
Interactive Online Video Tutorials
Photoshop Tutorials
http://www.photoshopcafe.com
Photoshop tutorials and resources at PhotoshopCAFE Photoshop CAFE V3
Photoshop Tutorials 2
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/
Various tutorials available for Photoshop techniques
Photoshop Tutorials--Absolute Cross
http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/
The skills you'll learn by working through these tutorials will help give you a firm grasp of what makes Photoshop tick.
Spoono--Photoshop Tutorials
http://www.spoono.com/photoshop/tutorials/
Photoshop tutorials using various techniques and tools
Tech4Learning-Pics4Learning
http://www.pics4learning.com/
Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers.
Consumer Education Top
Consumer Education in Illinois
http://www.isbe.net/curriculum/pdf/consumer_ed09.pdf
A 124 page pdf from the Illinois State Board of Education regarding Consumer Education in Illinois 2009.
Consumer Jungle
http://www.consumerjungle.org/content/view/35/689/
Web site with thousands of Consumer Education resources for teachers and students.
Cost of Living and Life Preparedness
http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/programs/consumer/cost_living_preparedne
ss.shtml
Materials available to teach the cost of living and life preparedness in Business & Technology Concepts as well as Consumer Education classes.
Copyright--Fair Use Sites Top
10 Myths About Copyright
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
An attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net and cover issues related to copyright and USENET/Internet publication.
Intellectual Properties
http://www.crackingideas.com/exhibition/
A British animation encourages creativity and explains "intellectual properties."
Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Stanford University discusses copyrights.
Database Top
Access Training Videos
http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=481
MS Access 2007 training videos--some free, others can be purchased
Disease Top
BMC Biology
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiol/
BMC Biology - the flagship biology journal of the BMC series - publishes research and methodology articles of special importance and broad interest in any area of biology and biomedical sciences. BMC Biology (ISSN 1741-7007) is covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, Zoological Record, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
Geographic Diffusion of Disease
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g912/disease.html
A Lesson Plan from National Geographic Expeditions at Think Finity
Educational Links to States Top
Alabama -- Career/Technical Education
http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=52&footer=sec
The Business Education division of the Alabama State Department of Education. Includes links to business marketing framework documents and more.
Alaska CTE -- Business, Marketing, & Administration Career Cluster
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/CTE/
Has framework for several business courses. Business, Management, & Administration is a broad, comprehensive curriculum that provides students at all levels of education with meaningful instruction for and about business. The program encompasses business skills and techniques, an understanding of basic economics, and business attitudes essential to participate in the international marketplace as productive workers and consumers.
Arizona -- CTE: Business Education
http://www.ade.az.gov/cte/businesseducation/
Favorite Links Page: http://www.ade.az.gov/cte/businesseducation/favorite_links.asp
Arkansas – Business/Marketing Technology
http://dwe.arkansas.gov/CurriculumFrameworks/CGBusinessandMarketing.htm
Lists framework links for several areas of Career and Technical Education.
California – Business and Marketing
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/bm/becapgen.asp
The Business Education Core features standards that address the knowledge and skills that provide a foundation for the pursuit of one of the Business Education Career Path Clusters.
Colorado – Department of Education
http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_home.htm
Career and Technical Education: http://www.cccs.edu/CTE/index.html High Educational Links: http://www.cccs.edu/EdServices/HigherEd.html Limited resources available.
Connecticut – State Department of Education
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/Career/Business/index.htm#publications
CTE: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2626&q=320802 http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?A=2678&Q=320804&pp=12&n=1 Good resources available for various business classes. Includes additional web links for ideas.
Delaware – Business, Finance, and Marketing Education
http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/staff/ci/content_areas/business_fin_mkt
.shtml
Vision of Education in Delaware: All students are able to reach their full potential and are prepared to lead full and productive lives as citizens and workers in the 21st Century.
Florida – Business Technology Education
http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/programs/business.asp
Includes many helpful links to course frameworks in the Business Education area.
Georgia – Business and Information Technology
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_cta.aspx?PageReq=CICTABusiness
The “one stop shop for educators”. Has many useful resources in most business subjects. Class projects and other resources are available in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Law, Business Procedures, Computer Applications, Advanced Computer Technology, Cooperative Business Education, Classroom Management, Entrepreneurship Standards: http://www.georgiastandards.org/career.aspx CTE: http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/pandp/technlgy/homepg.htm Lesson Plan Builder: http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/lp/
Hawaii
http://doe.k12.hi.us/
Hawaii’s Department of Education website. Few CTE links were located on this website.
Idaho
http://www.educ.uidaho.edu/bustech/
Lists several Business Technology links which divide each business focused subject into units.
Illinois State Board of Education--Business
http://www.isbe.net/career/html/cte_bus_ed.htm
State Business Education Offices throughout the U.S. are listed below by state. Some states have more materials available pertaining to business education curriculum than others. As of March 2006, the links below were active. More complete information regarding these sites are available in the State of the Art paper APPENDIX A which can be downloaded from the business home page.
Indiana
http://www.doe.state.in.us/octe/facs/CrrClstrGrid.html#business
Business Management and Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business Management and Administration career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy.
Iowa
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/blogcategory/184/941/
Career and Technical Education connects careers and education. Iowa code identifies the following career and technical service areas: Agricultural Education, Business and Information Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Health Occupations Education, Industrial Technology Education, and Marketing Education.
Kansas
http://www.ksde.org/sfp/cate/cate.htm
Offers links to these various subjects: Agricultural Education, Business and Computer Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, Pre-Collegiate Teacher Preparation, Health and Science Education, Marketing Education, Trade and Industry Education, and Technology Education http://www.ksde.org/sfp/cate/business/bus_home.htm
Kentucky
http://education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Career+and+Technical+Ed
ucation/Career+and+Technical+Education+Programs/
Career & Technical Education programs are planned course sequences of high quality academic core content and technical skills, which focus on a specific career cluster and prepare students to successfully transition toward their career goal.
Louisiana
http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/family/514.html
The Louisiana Department of Education, Career and Technical Education Section, strives to provide all students a challenging, relevant, meaningful, and seamless education that will help them become lifelong learners and productive citizens of the 21st Century.
Maine
http://www.maine.gov/education/it/index.shtml
The mission of Career and Technical Education, as part of the educational system in Maine, is to ensure that students acquire the high-quality technical skills that will prepare them for post-secondary education and entry into an ever-changing workplace and society and meet the rigorous academic standards of Maine’s Learning Results.
Maryland
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/careertech/
The Career and Technology Education (CTE) branches provide leadership and technical assistance to ensure excellence in the comprehensive statewide system of career and technology education.
Massachusetts
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/
The Career/Vocational Technical Education unit administers the state law governing vocational technical education programs in public school districts. The unit also administers the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 P.L. 109-270 (Perkins IV).
Michigan
http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd/0,1607,7-122-1680_2629_2724---,00.html
Offers information on career clusters of various business subject areas.
Minnesota
http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Academic_Excellence/Career_Technical_Educa
tion/index.html
Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides support and assistance to high school students through career and technical education programs in Minnesota schools. CTE students gain academic and technical skills in various occupational pathways and develop solid college and career paths while still in school. The department oversees state program approval and funding distribution under the federal Carl D. Perkins and Tech Prep programs, the state transition-disabled program, and local career and technical education levies. Curriculum support and guidance is provided for both laboratory- and work-based learning.
Mississippi
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/vocational/news/
The Office of Vocational Education and Workforce Development provides Keys to Your Future by developing and implementing research-based instructional programs that meet the needs of a changing workforce and promote economic development. All vocational and technical education programs will reflect national and/or accreditation standards.
Missouri
http://dese.mo.gov/divcareered/business_ed_index.htm
Business education is vital for success in virtually every career. All citizens must apply business skills and concepts to meet the challenges of a changing society and workplace. Business instruction is organized to prepare individuals for occupations in administrative office systems, accounting and finance, management, and computer information systems. MCCE: http://missouricareereducation.org/crosswalk/businessCW.html
Montana
http://www.opi.mt.gov/BusinessEd/Index.html
INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL WEB SITES FOR BUSINESS AND MARKETING TEACHERS: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/BusinessEd/websites.pdf; http://www.opi.mt.gov/businessed/framework.html Career and Technical Education prepares Montana K-12 students for a wide range of careers and post secondary education programs. Career and Technical Education courses are found in Montana’s middle schools, high schools and career centers.
Nebraska
http://www.education.ne.gov/BMIT/index.htm
BMIT web site represents the Business, Marketing and Management Career Field and the Information Technology Career Cluster. http://www.nde.state.ne.us/BMIT/bmacc.htm ; http://www.nde.state.ne.us/BMIT/ITcareercluster.htm ; http://www.nde.state.ne.us/BMIT/msscc.htm ; http://www.nde.state.ne.us/BMIT/fcc.htm ; http://www.nde.state.ne.us/BMIT/htcc.htm
Nevada
http://www.doe.nv.gov/edteam/ndeoffices/octae.html
Purpose: provide leadership and resources to enable all learners to gain knowledge and skills needed to achieve career and employment goals, meet civic duties and accomplish educational objectives. http://www.careerclusters.org
New Hampshire
http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/adultlearning/Career%2
0Development/productsavailable.htm
Includes a list of Career and Technical Center websites for the state of New Hampshire
New Jersey
http://www.nj.gov/education/aps/cccs/career/resources.htm
Includes information for Consumer Education
New Mexico
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/div/ctweb/programs/mar.html
Program information for Marketing Education only. Lesson plans not available.
New York – Business and Marketing Education
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/business/
An excellent site for creative course names in Business and Marketing. Has suggested course outlines available.
North Carolina -- B&I Program of Study
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/cte/business/curriculum/programs/?&print=tru
e
The Career-Technical Education High School and Postsecondary Education Opportunities document was prepared to help guide students and their parents as they plan the student's high school course work and make decisions about education, training, and careers.
North Carolina--Marketing
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/cte/marketing/curriculum/scos/
North Carolina's Marketing Program of Study
North Dakota
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/corscode/index.shtm
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/corscode/officed.pdf http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/corscode/specneed.pdf http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/corscode/careers.pdf http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/corscode/careerclusters.pdf http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/corscode/marketing.pdf Has information regarding various business courses in a multitude of sites on their state site.
Ohio
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDefaultPage.aspx
Education programs and services (formerly known as vocational education) that prepare students for careers and continued education. This website contains a vast array of useful links.
Oklahoma
http://www.okcareertech.org/main/techadm.htm
http://www.okcareertech.org/cimc/embed.htm# Technology Center Programs All of us here at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education want to be the resource you can turn to when you need information or materials to become a better teacher, administrator, or staff member. On this page, you can order instructional materials for your program(s), send an e-mail message to staff, learn about a wide range of in-service opportunities, or gather lots of other information that will help you.
Oregon
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=32
Oregon's Career Learning Areas (CLA) are six broad groupings of instructional areas, comprised of related careers, which provide context for academic, technical, and career learning. CLA help students gain a deeper and broader view of their career interests and the expectations required for post high school employment and postsecondary training and education. Business and Management: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1068 Top 10 Most Used Educational Technology Resources: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/edtech/topten.doc
Pennsylvania
http://www.able.state.pa.us/career_edu/cwp/view.asp?A=115&Q=97373
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/career_edu/cwp/view.asp?A=115&Q=97373 http://www.pde.state.pa.us/career_edu/cwp/view.asp?a=115&q=97366 Economists have forecasted that the key to a successful and productive society is found in maintaining an educated workforce. Pennsylvania’s commitment to developing that workforce is evidenced in our dedication to career and technical education. Whether you want to become a computer technician, an aviation mechanic, or an entrepreneur, you’ve come to the right place. We provide training and education for individuals of any age as well as for employers as a whole. There are opportunities within this site for you to help us reach our goal by becoming involved as a teacher, business partner, parent or an involved friend of Career and Technical Education in your local area.
Rhode Island
http://www.ride.ri.gov/cte/
Career and technical education, a continuum of learning opportunities open to all students, includes awareness, exploration, and preparation. For those students who choose to prepare for specific careers within the career and technical education structure, preparation begins in high school and often includes formal post-secondary learning experiences directly after high school. Each phase in the career and technical education continuum builds on the previous one(s) and is distinguished by its purpose and the type and intensity of learning activities.
South Carolina
http://ed.sc.gov/topics/careerandtech/
Not much available here.
South Dakota
http://doe.sd.gov/octe/bused/index.asp
Business, Computer, & Marketing Education Department. Has information regarding Curriculum Standards, CTSO, Program Improvement Process, & a Crosswalk Project.
Tennessee
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/cte/business_education/index.html
To provide Tennessee students the opportunity to participate in a rigorous and relevant career and technical education program that leads to academic achievement and successful employment in a global economy. http://tennessee.gov/education/cte/bt/ http://tennessee.gov/education/cte/marketing/
Texas
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/cte/business_education/index.html
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/cte/marketing_education/index.html This site will provide you with information on curriculum, rules, etc.
Utah
http://www.uen.org/k12educator/corelessonplans.shtml
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/ate/; http://www.uen.org/ate/business/index.shtml http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/ate/tlc/Resources/resourcesbus.htm http://www.schools.utah.gov/ate/keyboarding/key.htm; http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/ate/Skills/Mktg_tests.htm These sites give a multitude of information regarding business, marketing, and management education courses in Utah.
Vermont
http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/pgm_teched/programs/competencies.html
This site gives information regarding Vermont’s business, computer, marketing, and management course work.
Virginia
http://www.cteresource.org/publications/featured/infotech/itlinks.html
Great information regarding courses in Information Technology—another classification for Business, Marketing, & Management.
Washington
http://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/pathways/BusinessMarketing/
Includes Business and Marketing - Curriculum Resources and Updates including information about how Washington deals with Keyboarding.
West Virginia
http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.13/Business/
Has a list of many business course outlines
Wisconsin
http://dpi.wi.gov/cte/bitcurriculum.html
Is a great resources including IDEAS WISCONSIN - Great local resource for curriculum ideas, projects, lesson plans and more.
Wyoming
http://www.k12.wy.us
http://www.k12.wy.us/A/JEC/June%2007/MPR_report07.pdf Has a great document which outlines “New Directions for High School Career and Technical Education in Wyoming”. Has research regarding impact of CTE coursework on high school graduation.
Educational Videos Top
Accounting Videos
http://www.aicpa.org/financialliteracy/blocks.asp
Videos from the The American Institute of Certified Accountants
Accounting Videos
http://www.aicpa.org/financialliteracy/blocks.asp
Videos on various topics in Accounting
Intellectual Properties
http://www.crackingideas.com/exhibition/
A British animation encourages creativity and explains "intellectual properties."
Movie Clips on Technology
http://www.brainpop.com/technology/freemovies/
A few free movies available at brainpop.com.
MS Access Training Videos
http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=481
Several beginning Access training videos available.
TeacherTube
http://www.teachertube.com/
Has a variety of instructional videos which could be used in business classes.
Videos K-8--Free Educational
http://www.sqooltools.com/edvideos/index.html
Great review videos for basics in grammar, math, science, and social science.
Emergency Medical Technician Top
Career Builder
http://aol.careerbuilder.com/Jobs/Keyword/Emt/?cbsid=623a2071785e46a597d3d5
c7791daf63-307023891-ww-6&cbRecursionCnt=1&.
Site to help individuals build a career as an EMT
Emergency Medical Tech Positions in the Armed Services
http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/medical/jobs.jsp?job=62A&iom=C488-ITBP-MCAU-040
12008-NA-09021-TEXTAD
Discussion of positions for EMTs in the Armed Services
http://www.abbottems.org/LinkedDocs/2007ReportToCommunity.pdf
Abbott EMS (Illinois)
Abbott EMS of Missouri and Illinois is the region's leading resource for emergency and non-emergency ground ambulance transportation and dedicated on-site event and facility EMS services.
National Registry for EMTs
http://www.nremt.org/Content/NREMT_Home.nremt
This site provides information on certification, testing and other pertinent information.
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_medical_technician
Definition of EMT in Wikipedia
Energy and Sustainability Top
Natural Resources
http://links.email.scientificamerican.com/servlet/MailView?ms=MzU3Mjk1OTgS1
&r=NTM5NzIxNjI2MwS2&j=ODAzOTE5MTkS1&mt=1&rt=0
This is a very rich site. There are streaming video clips, plus a slide show on global warming, resource scarcity, etc. This will probably use a lot of band width, so please check before you try to use it in class.
Entrepreneurship Top
Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
http://www.entre-ed.org
Get tips for planning an entrepreneurship education curriculum, tap into resources, and find out about special events.
Generation E Institute
http://www.genei.org
This website offers training resources for educators interested in developing entrepreneurship programs.
Marketplace for Kids
http://www.marketplaceforkids.org
Learn more about the Marketplace program, and download learning guides and resources on a variety of topics including advertising, designing a web page, career exploration, and innovative thinking.
National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education
http://www.entre-ed.org/Standards_Toolkit/
This resource is designed to provide educators with information about standards for developing curricula for entrepreneurship programs.
National Entrepreneurship Week
http://www.nationaleweek.org
The website includes plenty of creative ideas and resources for planning events to celebrate the week
NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation
http://www.nfib.com/tabid/85/default.aspx
The website includes a business simulation program, a supplemental entrepreneurship curriculum for the high school classroom, and other resources.
FCS Assessment Top
Career Development Assessments
http://www.ilworkinfo.com/icrn.htm
Federal Agencies Top
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1&ta
x_subject=273
Great self guided programs showing information on labels.
Federal Agencies Top
National Institute of Health
http://www.nih.gov
The Primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical and health research
Foods Top
Betty Crocker
http://www.bettycrocker.com
This website offers numerous short cooking “How to” videos along with recipes. You will also find quick dinner recipes, cooking basics, microwave “rescues”, party themes and recipes, and lots more.
Food Safety
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/educate.html
Lessons on food safety with excellent video and PowerPoint on food borne illnesses as they relate to pregnant women.
Food videos
http://www.startcooking.com
Excellent short videos on basic food cookery.
Institute of Food Technologists
http://www.ift.org
The education section contains food science music videos and power points as well as lessons and experiments. Click on “education, general education, video and media resources and food safety music site.
Rhodes Bread
http://www.rhodesbread.com
You will find recipes using frozen bread dough. If you click on recipes and then on sculpture, you will find great ideas on how to incorporate bread dough into interesting sculptures. Tommy the Turtle is a fun way to serve a veggie dip. This is also a good idea for extra credit for the student who enjoys “hands on” experiences.
Still Tasty - Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide
http://www.stilltasty.com/
Are eggs still safe after the expiration date? Can you safely drink milk after the sell-by-date? Should you store bread on the counter or in the fridge? This site answers many of the questions you may have about whether to save or pitch.
The Food Time Line
http://www.foodtimeline.org/food2.html
A must website if you are looking for the history of food, food advertising lesson plans, menus, manners, food styling, etc. To access an interactive quiz on Portion Control, scroll down to Food Psychology and Consumer Satisfaction . Click on Portion Distortion. This website has a wide variety of lesson plans.
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1&ta
x_subject=273
Great self guided programs showing information on labels.
Forensic Science Top
Forensic Science Curriculum in New York
http://www.convergemag.com/stem/CSI-New-Rochelle-High-School.html
Students at New Rochelle High School have the opportunity to attend 7 forensic science classes, some of which offer college credit.
Game Design & Development Top
Games for Business Top
Back to the Basics Games
http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/games/top100.htm
Some business-like games, all fairly elementary.
Games for Ages 3 - 12--Basic Academic Reviews
http://www.prongo.com/games.html
Includes games from ages 3-12; many math games, some can be applied to business and economics, such as the “Stock Market Game.”
Global Business Game
http://www.onlinegbg.com/index.php
The Global Business Game is a computer-based business simulation that allows students to develop, implement and manage international business strategies throughout the life of a simulated company. This site allows you to watch a demo, however you must purchase the game.
Learning Games Archive
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/archives/learninggame.shtml
Classroom games categorized by academic area and grade level.
Novel Prize--Educational Games
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/
Students, teachers and non-professionals of all ages will enjoy testing and building their knowledge in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace and economics.
General Interest Top
Center on Education and Training for Employment
http://www.CETE.org
a university-based research and development center, CETE has access to the foremost authorities on workforce development and related fields to fulfill its mission.
CTE Resources Journal
http://www.ioes.org/genderequity/CTEresourcesjournal.html
: A journal of CTE resources which are reviewed and selected to assist educators to stay informed. Resources are sought and reported in the following areas of interest: Gender Equity/Nontraditional Careers; STEM Initiative; Emerging Fields and New Horizons; CTE Content Areas; Research and Reports; Education Reform Initiatives; and Technology.
Illinois Office of Educational Services
http://www.IOES.org
The IOES specializes in providing resources and services for those who plan, deliver, and administer Career and Technical Education (CTE).
National Center for Research in Career and Technical Education
http://www.NCCTE.org
The mission of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education is to improve the engagement, achievement and transition of high school and postsecondary CTE students through technical assistance to states, professional development for CTE practitioners and dissemination of knowledge derived from scientifically based research.
Noth Dakota Career and Technical Education
http://www.nd.gov/cte/
Teacher Tap
Project, Problem, and Inquiry-based Learning
Project, Problem, and Inquiry-based Learning Links for teachers.
The Samford Center for Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
http://www.samford.edu/ctls/problem_based_learning.html
The Samford PBL Center evolved into the Center for Teaching, Learning and Scholarship (CTLS) in 2003. Although the Center's focus has broadened, efforts to enhance student learning through the training, implementation and documentation of PBL and other methods of active, student-centered, collaborative, inquiry-based learning; and to share these practices with other educators continues.
UD PBL
http://www.udel.edu/pbl/
One of the most extensive PBL sites in the nation, featuring: articles, books, sample problems,PBL Clearinghouse and conference information
Grant Resources Top
AT&T High School Success & Workforce Readiness Grants
http://www.att.com/foundation
In April 2008, AT&T launched AT&T Aspire, a $100 million high school success and workforce readiness initiative. AT&T Aspire is the company's largest philanthropic commitment ever — and one of the largest-ever corporate commitments to address high school success and workforce readiness.
Grants--Ed. Tech, Non-Profit, Corporate and More
http://www.technologygrantnews.com/grant-index-by-type/k-12-grants.html
Many sources for grant writing opportunities are available including but not limited to Educational Technology Grants, Non-Profit Grants, Corporate Grants, and Federal Grants.
Health Reform Top
Health changes for the next president
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-ed-healthcare16-2008oct16,0,404383
3.story?track=rss
The two presidential candidates have marked out distinct territories on healthcare coverage, and it's not surprising that Barack Obama tilts more toward guaranteeing some level of coverage for all, while John McCain would rely more on deregulation of the insurance industry and individual choice.
Health Services Top
The Leading Independent Healthcare Rating Organization
http://www.healthgrades.com
Locate a physician from a nationwide database and view an independent rating for a small fee.
HST Online Discussion Forum Top
HST Online Discussion Forum
http://www.acteonline.org/forum.aspx?boardid=430&g=topics&f=13188
Site where teachers may chat with other professionals
Interior Design Top
Better Homes and Gardens Arrange-A-Room
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jhtml?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category
/data/arrangearoom.xml
At this interactive site, you may select any room in your house, determine the size of the room, select the furnishings you wish to place in the room, and then arrange them. You may print our your design if you choose.
Keyboarding Top
Best Ways for One-Hand Typing
http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com/
Type faster with one hand, on a NORMAL keyboard, than most two-handed typists! All you need is the One Hand Typing and Keyboarding Manual and a normal ke