Resources for integratingGIS technologies in the classroom

http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/gis/

Classroom Grant Resources

Quality Science and Math Grant Program
Maximum Award $750
http://www.seasystem.net/cgi-bin/qsm/

Heritage Education (Louisiana) Mini-Grants
Maximum Award $2500
http://www.heritage-ed.org/hed/Index.html

AEP SWEPCO
Maximum Award $500
http://www.aep.com/about/community/teacherGrants/application.asp

Smarter Kids Foundation
Award amounts vary
Awards for discounts on the purchase of Smart Boards, projectors, and eInstruction systems
http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/nec/chooseprojectors.asp

Toyota Tapestry Grant
Award amounts $2,500 - $10,000
http://www.nsta.org/programs/tapestry/index.htm

Grants Alert
http://www.grantsalert.com/

Do Something Grants
Maximum Award $500
http://www.dosomething.org/awards/grants/apply/

Captain Planet Foundation
Maximum Award $500
http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/

Lowe's Toolbox for Education
Awards up to $5,000
http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/

Tool Factory & Olympus
Award Value $3,500
http://www.toolfactory.com/olympus_contest/

Samsung Hope for Education Essay Contest
Maximum Award $200,000 in products
http://www.hopeforeducation.com/cgi-bin/nabc/campaign/hfe/hfe_about.jsp?eUser=

Louisiana Learn and Serve American Grants
Awards of $3,000 - $13,600
http://www.crt.state.la.us/laserve/forms.html

ASM Materials Education Foundation
Awards of $500
http://www.asminternational.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ASMFoundation/K-12TeacherGrants/Living_Material_World.htm

EDS
Awards of $1500
http://www.eds.com/about/community/grants/

Dollar General Back-to-School Grants
Awards up to $5000
http://www.dollargeneral.com/community/communityinvestments.aspx

Science & Technology Grant Resources
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/science.htm

Technology Grant News
http://www.technologygrantnews.com/pages/sample-issue/corporate-grants-sample.html

LADOE Grant Resources
http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/lcet/325.html

CSI in the Classroom

Come by and see our "Crime Busters" presentation at LSTA in October 2006!

Supplies:
http://www.theproscope.com/
Forensics and Biotechnology from Glencoe Science $12.99
http://www.glencoe.com/catalog/index.php/program?c=16&s=457&p=1627&t=2
Carolina Biology Forensic Science Materials
http://google.carolina.com/search?q=forensic+science&restrict=products&ie=&site=my_collection&filter=0&output=xml_no_dtd&client=my_collection&sort=&lr=&num=10&proxystylesheet=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.carolina.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2Fgoogle%2Fproducts.xsl&getfields=itemid.itemcount.itemprice.proddesc.prodthum&oe=
Ward's Natural Science Forensic Science Materials
http://wardsci.com/search.asp?t=ss&ss=forensic+science
NSTA Recommended Resources
http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-03/books2.htm
Forensics in School Books
http://www.forensicsinschool.com/index.html
Forensic Lab Kits
http://www.sciencekit.com/category.asp_Q_c_E_427181

Curriculum Materials and Lesson Plans:
Get A Clue!
http://www.southcentralrtec.org/alt/mod_19.html
Who Killed The Red Baron
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/3011_redbaron.html
Access Excellence "The Mystery Spot"
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/
Crime Scene Investigation
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/index.html
Genetics / DNA / Forensics Curricula
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/forensic.html
Forensic Friday: CCSI -- Classroom Crime Scene Investigation (Grades 9-12)
http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,1819,156,00.shtm
Court TV Forensic Science Curriculum
http://www.courttv.com/forensics_curriculum/
Online Teachers Guide
http://www.shodor.org/workshops/forensic/
"The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet"
http://phs.psdr3.org/science/forensics/index.html
Discovery School "Who Did It?"
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/whodidit/
Project SUCCEED
http://www.shodor.org/succeed/programs/explorations/forensic.html
The Science Spot
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classchemlsn.html
Discovery School Forensic Science Lesson Plans
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/forensics.html
Educators Reference Desk (Eric Database Resources)
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/Subjects/Science/forensic.html
Lesson Plan Resource Listing
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/4/lessons.htm
The Case of the Barefoot Burglar
http://cyberbee.com/whodunnit/crimescene.html

Resources:
CSI on CBS
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/
Crime Scene Investigation
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/index.html
Crime Scene Photography
http://www.rcmp-learning.org/docs/ecdd1004.htm
FBI Youth Website
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/6th12th/6th12th.htm
Forensic Science Links
http://folk.uio.no/mostarke/forens_ent/fs_links.shtml
Forensic Science Web pages
http://home.earthlink.net/~thekeither/Forensic/forsone.htm
NOVA Online "The Killer's Trail"
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/

Computer Virus Free Removal Tools

http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Science Web Resources

http://whyfiles.org/index.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
http://www.sciencecentral.com/
http://www.sciencenews.org/
http://sciencemonster.com
http://place.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/index.htm
http://www.health.com
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html?skipIntro=1
http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/
http://school.discovery.com/
http://www.brainpop.com
http://www.chemistrycoach.com
http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/
http://www.enc.org
http://www.astronautix.com
http://www.exploratorium.edu
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/products/Exploring.Earth.From.Space/
http://www.funology.com
http://www.gfawesome.org/homepage_flash.html
http://www.thespacewriter.com
http://www.kidwings.com/index.htm
http://www.spacesounds.com
http://www.lsta.info/
http://www.skymaps.com
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/science_house/middleschool/index.html
http://www.nsta.org
http://www.sln.org/
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/
http://www.seasky.org/sky.html
http://www.spacesciencegroup.org
http://www.mystarslive.com
http://chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/wondernetdisplay.html?DOC=wondernet\index.html

Internet Safety Websites

http://www.isafe.org
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.htm
http://www.safeteens.com
http://www.safekids.com
http://www.chatdanger.com
http://www.netfiles.org
http://www.msn.staysafeonline.com
http://www.protectkids.com
http://ou.edu/oupd/inetmenu.htm
http://www.getnetwise.org
http://www.kidscom.com/games/isg/isg.html
http://worldkids.net/school/safety/internet/
http://disney.go.com/corporate/legal/safety_tips.html
http://www.wiredsafety.org

Lessons on Cyber Netiquette:
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DeerParkES/kids/CyberSafety/index.htm#lessons

Webquests:
http://www2.sd43.bc.ca/maplecreek/safety_on_the_internet.htm
http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/MinorES/techsafety.htm

Websites for LEAP/ITBS

http://www.louisianapass.org

http://www.charliefrench.com

http://www.funbrain.com

http://www.edhelper.com

http://www.lightspan.com

http://www.abcteach.com

http://www.photographicvr.com/leap4fun/

Great Clip Art/Image Sites

http://pics4learning.com/
http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/
http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
http://www.illustrationworks.com/index.php
http://www.bigfoto.com/
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/

Internet Treasures for Teachers

http://www.rapides.k12.la.us/VI/LACUE03/index.htm
This is a great site developed by the Regiopn VI TLTC which contains Internet Treasures for your teachers.

http://www.suelebeau.com/freetools.htm
This site has many helpful tools for teachers

A Hotlist Providing an Overview of Instructional Technology

http://www.doe.state.la.us/conn/training/hotlist.htm
This is a hotlist of instructional technology web resources.

Smart Board Interactive Whiteboard Resources

http://www.smarttech.com

http://www.edcompass.smarttech.com
An online community of educators using SMART products
Get a great image gallery by clicking on the software resources link, and then click notebook software collections

http://www.smarttech.com/smartideas
SMART Ideas concept-mapping software

http://www.smarttech.com/synchroneyes
SynchronEyes computer-lab instruction software

http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/nec/chooseprojectors.asp
Smarter Kids Foundation Grants to fund SMART products
NEC projector grant also available at this site