Vocational Education

Many students will choose a career path requiring technical skills. These resources will steer them in the right direction.

• Dr. Steven Yuen's Homepage http://dragon.ep.usm.edu/~yuen/votech.htm

• Kathy Schrock's Guide to Technical & Career Education http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/vocation.html

• K-12 Vocational Sites http://vocserve.berkeley.edu/k12.html

• Vocational Information Center http://www.khake.com/

Special Education

These websites will provide useful resources to guide students with special needs.

• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Special Education Teachers http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/edspec.html

• Marc Sheehan's Special Education & Exceptionality Page http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/sped.html

• SERI-Special Education Resources on the Internet http://seriweb.com/
  

• Special Education Resources for Teachers http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/special_ed/
  

• Special Education-Teacher's Guide http://specialeducationweb.com

Music Education

Soothe your weary soul with these available melodies.

• Educational CyberPlayGround- http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/
  
• Music Education Online By Children's Music Workshop- http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/
  
• Songs for Teaching- http://www.songsforteaching.com/
• Support the Music- http://www.supportmusic.com/
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources- http://library.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/mused.html

Library Reference Guides

These library sites concentrate on popular subject guides and online sites for the general public. Teens, parents, and educators will find them useful for educational and recreational purposes.

ALA Best References http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/mars/marspubs/MARSBESTIndex.cfm

Bartelby http://bartleby.com/

Info Please http://www.infoplease.com/

Kids Click
http://www.kidsclick.org/

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/

Librarian Internet Index
http://lii.org/

Ref Desk http://www.refdesk.com/

WWW Virtual Library http://home.istar.ca/~obyrne

Fun & Engaging Teen Reading Opportunities

www.teenspoint.org/reading_matters/ will stimulate teen reading with book reviews from popular works and accelerated reader. Teens will also find commentary on music, movies, websites, and art. Students even have the opportunity to write their own book, movie, and music reviews. Sections for kids and teachers are also available.

Students Teaching Teachers

I came across this website called Generation Yes-Youth and Educators Succeeding. http://www.genyes.com/



Students gain the opportunity to train teachers on implementing technology into the curriculum. This supports student interaction with the learning process. (Web 2.0 student participation, hint--hint)

Google Docs for Personal Essay

Many seniors will be working on personal essays as part of their admissions and scholarship applications for university. Why do it alone. Google docs communities can help students collaborate and offer critical support in the personal essay.

The Library Media center can help you build a Google docs community linked to your school e-mail. Upload drafts of your personal essays for others to read and review. Meet online to discuss writing techniques and the admissions process. Be a mentor or just call out for help. :)

Google docs can be accessed from any computer at home or at school.

(This post is the brainchild of Leslie Liberman)