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Macon County Board of Education
501 College Street, Lafayette, TN 37083
            Phone:  615-666-2125        Fax:  615-666-7878 or 615-666-3280       Special Education:  615-666-2685
MARGARET OLDHAM, Director of Schools

Inspiring and Empowering Students

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for Teachers, Students, and Administrators
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Follow this link for SMART Board resources
 

CURRICULUM MAPPING

Grade 1 Reading Curriculum Map
Grade 2 Reading Curriculum Map
Grade 3 Reading Curriculum Map
Grade 4 Reading Curriculum Map
Grade 5 Reading Curriculum Map
Grade 6 Reading Curriculum Map
Kindergarten Reading Curriculum Map

 

 
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Activities
Classroom Internet Websites:  Lesson Plans, Resources, Etc.
Current Events/News Websites
History
Internet Search Engines
Past Pages from this Website
Resources & References
Science
Technology Tutorials and Training Sites
TN State Department of Education Websites
WebQuests

 

TN State Department of Education Websites

A Blueprint for Learn--Teachers guide to the Tennessee Curriculum
Tennessee.Gov
Tennessee State Curriculum Framework 
National Curriculum Standards
Tennessee State Department of Education  
Tennessee K-12 Schools  

Report Card, TCAP Scores, Gateway Scores, etc.
(best viewed using Internet Explorer)
 

Safe & Drug Free Schools
School Nutrition Program
 
 

PAST WEBPAGES FROM THIS WEBSITE


Halloween Links

Remembering


Presidents' Day 
Links


Red Ribbon Week


Veterans' Day and 
the US Flag Links


Thanksgiving links


Christmas Links

Easter on the Net

 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/MLK.shtml
http://www.educationplanet.com/articles/mlk.html


Valentine's Day Links


Groundhog Day Links


St. Patrick's Day Links

School Nutrition
Dole 5 A Day
 
TECHNOLOGY TUTORIALS AND TRAINING SITES:

RESOURCES & REFERENCES

4Test.com
"Your on-line practice test site"

Microsoft Productivity in the Classroom
Microsoft Productivity in the Classroom. Classroom ready lessons for those learning to use Office and its components. Includes Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint tutorials.

Microsoft Innovative Teacher
“Be an Innovative Teacher….Join now and receive:
Free classroom teaching and professional development resources
Targeted help on using technology to transform teaching and learning
Special technology offers for K-12 teachers and their students “

Hands on Tutorial Packs for Microsoft Products
Enhance teaching and learning in the classroom using these step-by-step tutorials on Microsoft products.”
Find tutorials on Microsft Office, Microsoft Windows, Internet Technologies, & Microsoft Outlook and Exchange.

On-Line Tutorials for:
Introduction to the Internet, E-Mail Basics, Microsoft WORD, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft EXCEL, Microsoft FrontPage 2000, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Publisher 98,
Adobe PhotoShop, Miscellaneous

Excel Tips
Tips on how to use Microsoft Excel.

PhotoShop 7.0 (you will need Adobe Acrobat.)
An 8 page tutorial to “beginning” PhotoShop 7.0”

About Email Listservs
Information on email listservs.  Includes ways educators can use listservs to enhance classroom technology.

Technology Tutorials Found on the Web
An in-depth list of technology tutorials found on the Web from Internet4Classrooms.

Tennessee Technology Trainers
~  T3 ~
This is a powerful site created for Tennessee K-12 teachers by Tennessee K-12 teachers.  This site is a sharing site from different school systems who have put together training modules and added lots of links to help the Tennessee K-12 teacher learn and use technology.
http://www.henry.k12.tn.us/teachersworkshop/Trainer/train.html

Avery Gallery
Pre-Designed Avery templates are Microsoft Word documents that provide pre-set layouts with professional designs for a variety of Avery products.  The Pre-Designed Template Gallery allows you to download thousands of templates for presentations, mailing & correspondence.

Tech*Learning
The resource for Education Technology Leaders….directed toward teachers, technology coordinators, & administrators

The Educator's Reference Desk


http://www.marcopolo-education.org/  
MarcoPolo in Tennessee
Internet Content for the Classroom
”MarcoPolo provides the highest quality, standards-based Internet content and professional development of K-12 teachers and students throughout the United States.”


netTrekker
”netTrekker, the trusted search engine for schools, enhances teaching and learning with fast and easy access to over 180,000 educator0selected resources organized by curricula and aligned with your state’s academic standards!”
netTrekker received the Awards of Excellence 2003 from Technology & Learning!


The Global Schoolhouse

Through the Globalhouse, part of the Global School Network,
there are links provided to a clearinghouse of more than 900 online collaborative projects, organized by topic, grade, and project date. Find partners or join projects from around the globe, and much more!

Teachnet.com
Find Lesson Plans for:  Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology, Health/PE, Science, Seasonal, Arts & Creativity, Parents, & Miscellaneous

Click the link below for an overwhelming 
list of search engines, research resources, web portals, on-line museums, k-6 curriculum, general curriculum, arts and literature, government and current events, history, remedial/gifted sites, science/math, music, PE & health and more.
http://www.henry.k12.tn.us/teachersworkshop/Trainer/Classroom_Internet_Resource.htm

   

WEBQUEST

SCIENCE

WebQuests -- Home Page

The WebQuest.org Portal
Links to the BEST WebQuests on the Net!

What is a WebQuest?  
Click the discipline of interest to you and choose a WebQuest!

WebQuest 101 -- Putting Discovery into the Curriculum
"This tutorial introduces you to Webquests – an internet activity which lets you create something useful for your students while increasing your web "comfort level" at the same time. A well-designed webquest lets you turn your students loose on the web for a specific project and get results that both you and your students will like"

Try these WebQuests:
A Visit to the Farm 
Entomology for Beginners  
Grasshopper Study  
Digging for Dinosaurs    
This Land Is Our Land 
 

A Field Guide to the Universe
Design a Space Station,
Learn about:
our Solar System, space craft, and astronomers

Adventure Science Center
(formerly the Cumberland Science Museum)
 

 
"Now in its 9th year, CyberFair has been described as the largest educational event of its kind ever held on the Internet. This program has brought together more than one million students across 100 countries. View past winners and take a virtual journey around the globe to learn about people, programs and their communities."

 

INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES

Current Events/News Websites: ACTIVITIES: HISTORY

Search Engine:
Search the Net
Vivisimo

Google
Alta Vista
Lycos
Yahoo
Ask Jeeves
Yahooligans

NEWS and WEATHER:
CNN, TIME
CBS, ABC
MSNBC, Weather
News Channel Five
NewsWeek

 

Download A Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs Flashcards
Dino Drag and Drop Puzzle
Land of Dinosaurs
puzzles and more puzzles
Dinosaurs ClipArt

Fifty States
Thousands of Facts about out 50 states. Find the answers to just about every question regarding each state.

Today in History  

Those Were the Days 

Historic Events that Occurred on this day 

Library of Congress:  Today in History 
 
USA Today:  Today in History 

 
 
Classroom Internet Websites:  LESSON PLANS, RESOURCES, ETC.


http://riverdeep.net
Resources for Teachers, Students, and Parents
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Enchanted Learning
Elementary School Teachers...don't miss this website!

How to be a Web Hound
The webhound will show you how to use different types of web search tools. You will be able to identify key elements of a topic search, decide the most appropriate approach, and then... do it!”

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
"Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning."

Creative Teaching
Creative Teaching, teaching style, education, creativity, and teachers...
The Creative Teaching site is a non-profit site financed by the author to help develop creative teaching and professional enthusiasm.
Empowering teachers.  Teaching as art.  The teacher as artist.”

Teacher Created Materials
This site has lots of links for teachers including a library of teacher resources and Free Stuff with activities, brain teasers and free lesson plans.

Blue Web’n Learning Sites Library
Blue Web’n is a library of Blue Ribbon learning sites on the web. These sites are rated. Take a look at this part of the site for a break out of the tutorials, activities, projects, lesson plans, hotlists, resources and references & tools.

Teacher Tid Bytes
“For Bytes of information that will save you time!
Teacher web resources, Teacher/Student tutorials, Web-Integration Lesson Plans, …”

Teachers Net
Lesson Plans for teachers
The Teachers.Net Lesson Bank is your opportunity to share your most precious asset - your teaching ideas and lesson plans! Now your genius and creativity can be used to touch lives around the world, and to help teachers reach students in ways they had never imagined before!”

KidInfo
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tudents:  Homework help, reference resources, fun sites
Young Children:  Online books and reading activities, Educational Games
Teacher Index:  Web resources, Tutorials, Lesson Plans
Parent Index:  Parenting Tips, college, culinary, health, shopping, travel resources, free stuff, and more.
 

The Copernicus Education Gateway -- EdGATE
EdGate collaborates with the K-12 educational community to improve student achievement by providing user-friendly, secure and personalized access to a vast array of high-quality, organized Internet resources and tools

Resources to help teachers
Integrate Technology with the Curriculum

http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/teacher.htm 

Designing Technology-Based Lessons 
Aligned with Tennessee Curriculum Standards

Teaching and Learning with the Web
HERE YOU WILL FIND over 798 examples of how the web is being used as a medium for learning.

Internet4Classrooms
”Helping Teachers Use the Internet Effectively”
At this site, you will find Links for K-12 Teachers, On-Line Practice Modules, In School Integration Support, Education News, Grant Information, Searching Tips, etc…

Tech Update from Jefferson County Schools
Tech Update is an online collection of resources for educators and student.

The Internet Schoolhouse
”The Internet Schoolhouse is dedicated to guiding our audience of teachers, parents and students to best educational resources on the net. Our goal is for our audience to be Learners for LIFE!”

Education World
This website provides lots of information including:
Lesson Planning, Administrator’s Desk, School Issues, Professional Development, Technology Integration, and more resources such as free newsletters, teacher templates, holiday ideas,….

AEL
AEL’s Home Page for its Tennessee Project includes some linked sites for lessons matching TN’s Curriculum Framework

WebTeacher
WebTeacher is a comprehensive, interactive, 80-hour, self-guided and self-paced tutorials, available to teachers free over the Internet. Created by teachers, the service helps educators master the Internet and integrate new technologies into student learning. Teachers can learn to navigate the ‘Net, link to educational web sites, develop lesson plans, create their own home pages, find tips on Internet safety, and more

Classroom Connect
For nearly a decade, Classroom Connect has established a reputation for delivering high quality professional development programs and online instructional materials to meet the changing needs of K-12 school districts nationwide. Today, the company’s products are delivered online, face-to-face, at conferences, and in print, and are available by subject areas that include Reading, Math, Technology Integration, Curriculum & Instruction, and Educational Leadership.”

The Lesson Plans Page
Loads of lesson plans for teachers

Saxon
Saxon Math, Phonics & Spelling, Early Learning, Physics, Online Activities, and other resources.

 

 

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VISION
It is the vision of the Macon County School System to provide all children with a safe and inviting environment to ensure their success. We want to instill in each student high expectations, morals, and respect enabling them to graduate with the knowledge and skills to become productive and responsible citizens.

MISSION
The Macon County School System inspires and empowers students to meet high academic standards, lead ethical lives, and demonstrate responsible citizenship.

 

The Macon County School System complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) and in accordance with Title VI of that Act, no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the applicant (Macon County School System) received federal financial assistance and will immediately take any measures necessary to effectuate this Agreement.