Professional Shelf

Filamentality - This site allows teachers to create their own interactive web sites.  You can also view pages other teachers have created on a variety of topics from the Civil War to Geometry to elements.

ERIC - This database, which is from Syracuse University, allows users to access educational journals and documents.

Teacher Center - The official site of the Greater Capital Region Teacher Center.  This site has educational and research links. Check out the excellent links to "instructional resources and teaching strategies linked to the New York State Learning Standards."

SUNLINK --  This site shows Internet search strategies.  It gives specific search examples and can be used to teach Internet searching.

Big 6 Skills  - This site covers Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz's Big6 Skills. These steps are the "information problem-solving approach to library and information skills instruction."

Connecting Students: Teacher Resources - This site offers links to free graphics, crossword puzzles, worksheets, teacher resources, and other professional links.