Teacher
Tools
An online swap-shop of teacher ideas and resources.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
http://www.teachertools.org/index.html
CONTENT:
Teacher Tools is a collection of ideas and resources submitted by
teachers. The site includes downloadable worksheets and other resources
in pdf and html format. Content includes bulletin boards, lesson plans,
forms and letters, and games and puzzles.
AESTHETICS:
The Teacher Tools site is easily read. There are no distractions from
the educational content.
ORGANIZATION:
This site uses frames to allow easy access to each area. A text menu
at the top of each section links to divisions within the section.
Materials to download are linked from the right-hand side of each
page.
REVIEW:
Teacher Tools offers a large collection of ideas and materials for
and by teachers. It was designed to be a place to share ideas, creations,
and documents in a variety of areas and subjects. Teachers submit
ideas to the site along with photos and files in html or pdf format.
These files are linked to the ideas to allow easy access to the printable
materials. Lesson plan ideas include ideas for classroom management,
technology, thematic units, and elementary subject areas. There are
several hundred activities and ideas available in the lesson plan
section of the site. Free to copy and print forms are available to
deal with discipline, communication, and academic situations. The
availability of pictures and patterns make the bulletin board section
easy to understand and duplicate. The site's Message
Center offers teachers a chance to share through online message
boards and chat areas. An interesting feature is the Used Curriculum
forum that allows educators to list resources they are no longer using
for purchase by other educators.
