George Sabato presented on his "Best of the Web for Education" website which is a portal featuring personally selected websites on a broad spectrum of education topics. The website includes common core resources, as well as history, geography, math, science, art, music, homework help, news, virtual tours and educational games. Sabato demonstrated how teachers can utilize the site to find vetted internet resources for their classes and create Word documents or web pages with hotlinks to share resources with students.

2. Presented by
George F. SabatoGeorge F. Sabato
Featuring his “Featuring his “Best of the Web for EducationBest of the Web for Education””
website.website.
CTA Good Teaching Conferences ConferenceCTA Good Teaching Conferences Conference
20182018

3. How do you find websites to support your class?
Do you teach using the Flipped Classroom method?
Do you embed resource websites in student lessons?
How do your students find internet sources to support their
work in your class?
Do you have pre-selected, vetted sites for your students
posted on a teacher, department or school website?
Do you have a teacher/class website?
If you don’t have one, would you like one?

4. I remember writing the URLs of websites I was
recommending to my students--on my blackboard
Great Geography website
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/#geo
games

5. It was on our P.U.S.D. District server,
created in an afternoon hour in-service.
Then what?

6. Today you will be introduced to
Mr. Sabato’s…
Best of the Web for Education
--a portal to sites for teachers, students and parents.
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You will view personally selected websites
featuring a broad spectrum of education topics.
And learn how to make Your Own Site!

7. SSeeaarrcchh
mr.sabato or Best of the Web for Education
it !!!!!!it !!!!!!

9. Best of the Web…
Is a featured link at
ccss.org
The Links page of
The California Council for
the Social Studies.
Listed as
Mr. Sabato’s Super Site
* site’s original name

10.  Digital—Paperless “Hand-out”
Best of the Web for EducationBest of the Web for Education
by George F. SabatoGeorge F. Sabato
 Find the link to my PowerPoint presentation posted
on slideshare.comslideshare.com at my site’s
““What’s New”What’s New” tab:
 http://mrsabato.webs.com/
 https://sites.google.com/site/mrsabatosite/

11. FIND THIS PRESENTATION ATFIND THIS PRESENTATION AT WHAT’S NEWWHAT’S NEW

12. http://mrsabato.webs.com/

13. An alternate site created because
some school sites block the webs.com site.
http://sites.google.com/site/mrsabatosite/

14.  Common Core
 American and World History
 Geography
 Government
 Math
 English
 Science
 Art and Music
 Science and Technology
 Homework and Research Assistance
 News
 Taking Virtual Tours
 Educational Games
 Translation
 Gifted and Talented Education and ESL
 Teacher Resources

15. WELCOME!WELCOME!
USE THE MENU TO NAVIGATEUSE THE MENU TO NAVIGATE

16. SELECTSELECT WORLD HISTORYWORLD HISTORY

17. You arrive at this page.
You have links to
World History.

18. The following
are just a few
of my favorite
history sites.

19. Selected Sample History Sites
This site has a great review
Of world history written at
The students reading level.

20. Wonderful World History
Written for kids.

21. Click on RomeRome
Or any Ancient Civilization
Mr. Donn’sMr. Donn’s
AncientAncient
HistoryHistory
Great Links and Lessons
On the civilization you select!

22. BJ Pinchbeck’s at Discovery School
has great links for Social Studies, Math,
English, Science, Art/Music, ….
Easy Fun School has great project ideas.
for example, for Egypt they have instructions
on how to mummify a chicken!

23. American History
Menu from my Google Site page

24. American History
Find Sites like Ms. Hotz Links

25. Kathy Schrock’s Guide
for Educators
Mr. Kash’s Class Page

27. The Geography links
provide you
with links that present
Maps—ancient and contemporary
map quizes, black line
masters
political and physical
by the hundreds!
Aerial/Satellite images
Facts about countries
Weather
World Time
Games

28. Sample Geography Sites
National Geographic has it all,National Geographic has it all,
from political and physical maps,from political and physical maps,
all about animals, history/cultureall about animals, history/culture
and it has fun and challenging games.and it has fun and challenging games.
Free Accounts!

29. This game is like
Simon.
Drill and Thrill!

30. Great Study Maps
And Quizes!

31. My Home!
When you type in the
street address in to
Google Earth it will
give you an aerial view
of the location.

32. Government & ElectionsGovernment & Elections

33. Sample Government Sites

34. You name the subject--
Math
English
Science
Music
Art
ESL
Find hundreds of links!

36. Science, Art, Music, Theater

37. Four Great Sites of Homework help

38. Search Engines
Guides to Searching
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Library Links
Bibliography Help

39. Elementary - ESL
Early Elementary
Wacona Elementary School: Sites for Early Learners.
Mrs. Alphabet: Great for preschoolers.
Sesamestreet: Browse kindergarten games by subject
Fisher Price: Pre-school games
Mrs. Perkins: Learn the Dolch words with audio assist.
The Smiling Teacher: Learn sight words.
Little Lamb: Learn site word from a video featuring Mary's Little Lamb.
Site Words: The site words appear in the animated video and then
hear the words.
Phonics: Youtube teacher phonics--160,000 hits. Mr.Thorne in U.K.
great! He has many other useful vidoe clips for phonics.
Elementary
Rockingham Schools: All Subjects Pre/K-5
Sierra and Schnell School Elementary School: Selected Educational
and fun sites.
FunSchool: Games and craft for elementary kids. This is used often in
my grand-daughter's class.
Kim's Corner: Primary and Elementary reading, writing, classroom
management...
Elementary Math: All pages are interactive
Starfall: Lean to Read with phonics.
Children's Learning Network: All free sites for all subjects
Top Educational Websites: Fun sites
Discovery School: Puzzles, Learning Adventures...
Fun Brain: Math, Reading...games.
Fact Monster: Homework help for all subjects
KidSites: Educational and Fun sites for kids...and adults as well.
KidSites: Educational and Fun sites for kids...and adults as well.
P.J. Pinchbeck Homework Helper: Math with links to other subjects
Counting Money Activity from Harcourt
Count the coin value and type it in the box and click 'Check'.
www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_money
The One Dollar Store
Choose enough of the quarters, dimes, nickles, and pennies to make
up the exact price of a toy.
www.smartygames.com/igre/game.php?dir=math&file=learnMoney
Piggy Bank
When coins fall from the top of the screen, choose those that add up to
the given amount, and the piggy bank fills.
fen.com/studentactivities/Piggybank/piggybank.html
More at Home School Math:
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/online/money.php
For Teachers
Best Websites for Elementary Teachers: Teacher tools, language arts,
social studies, holidays...
Discovery School Lesson Plans: For Elementary K-5
Find more assistance in the Homework Help section or other topic
specific sections on the Main Page.
ESL
ESL: English Learner Help--Google
Dave's ESL Cafe: English Learner Help for Teachers, Parents and
Students
Ron-Chang Lee ESL A Fantastic Menu to Many ESL Resources
Quizes, Tests, Activites for ESL: A4ESL Resources
Randall's Cyber Listening Lab: Listent to Everyday Conversations--
Take a Quiz
ESL Kid Stuff: Games, Quizes, Flashcards
My English Images: Resources for Teachers

40. Research

41. One of the best teacher sites--
designed for AP classes.
A great resource for all!
•Atlas of World History (free software …)
•Black History (Encyclopedia Britannica
•Citation Styles for Internet Resources
•Encyclopedia.com
•Free Dictionary/Encyclopedias, etc.
•Greeley Writing Handbook
•Historical Maps Online
•Historical Research & Writing Sites
•History News Network
•International Affairs Resources
•The 1911 Encyclopedia
•The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
•New York Times News Quiz
•Online Encyclopedias & Reference Guides
•Those Were the Days
•Today in Asian History
•Today in History
•Where to Do Research
History Research Tools
National History Day
Why Study History?
•A Student's Guide to History
•The Philosophy of History
•Why Study History? - Peter N. Stearns
•Why Study History? - William H. McNeill
•What Is History About?
•Why Become a Historian?
•Where to Do Historical Research
For History Teachers
•The History Guide: A Guide to the Study of History
•Historical Journals On-Line
•History: The Big H
•The History Journals Guide
•History Departments Around the World
•Internet for Historians
•Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -- History
•Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia (UK)
•Teachers Lesson Plan Resources
•Timelines on the Internet
•Web Sites for the History Profession
Historical Resources
•Academic Resources Home Page
•The American Presidency Project
•Best of History Web Sites
•Classical Review (Bryn Mawr)
•CNN Millennium Series
•The Concord Review

42. Bibliography
Help!
MLS or APA
ISBN to Citation!!

43. Find linksFind links
to just about everyto just about every
museum in the world!museum in the world!

45. Get the scoop from kid oriented sites,
or from main stream sites of television
networks to newspapers, from local
to national!

47. You can now easilyYou can now easily
use translation software,use translation software,
just type in the English andjust type in the English and
get a translation into theget a translation into the
language you choose.language you choose.

49. Naturally, the kids love games.
having these safe, educational games
available is a nice service,
and a hook to the web site.

51. Educational Games

52. Technology
and
Science

53. Links to apps,
tutorials, clip art,
banners, free
website builders,
buttons…
http://mrsabato.webs.com/technologyscience.htm

54. Find Teacher SupportFind Teacher Support
from YouTube Channels, Grantfrom YouTube Channels, Grant
to Web 2.0, Smart Boards,to Web 2.0, Smart Boards,
Teacher Tools for theTeacher Tools for the
Classrrom…Classrrom…
Teacher ResourcesTeacher Resources

55. Find links to the
California Association of the Gifted (CAG),
And other great resources for parents,
teachers—the kids too!

56. GreatGreat
sitessites
For teachers,For teachers,
students andstudents and
parents!parents!

57. Best Sites For Organizations

59. If you can do basic word-processing,
you can create
Word Docs and Google Docs with hot links,
Or create web pages, blogs and wikis.
Here are some examples
of how you can do it.

60. MAPS OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN WORLD
The Seven Hills of Rome – Map of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Basic Rome City Topography – Topographic map of Rome.
Maps of the Roman Empire - Interactive map of the Roman Empire.
Map of the Roman Empire At Its Greatest Extent – A large file map of the Roman
Empire in the third century.
You can save a doc as a regular file. When students bring
up that file on your classroom or lab computer,
they can follow your selected links. Use Google Docs too!
…in Google Classroom.
You can also save these files to your web site in HTML*.
The set of links I created for Ancient Rome (in my links)
were done in this manner. Example below,
If you can use Word or Google Docs, you just create a
regular document with the insertion of hyperlinks.

61. I used Schoolnotes…. A free Teacher
Website!
Post assignments, send email notifications, easy upload of files and images, class
calendar, and much, more. (A premium option is available.)

63. Here’s another free teacher site--SchoolRack.

64.  Webs.com
 Google Sites
 WeeblyWeebly
 Do you have one toDo you have one to
recommend?recommend?
Each of these sites provide you with templates and tutorials.
You could be up and running in minutes!

66.  Visit “Mr. Sabato’s Best of the Web forVisit “Mr. Sabato’s Best of the Web for
Education”.Education”.
 Bookmark the site.Bookmark the site.
 Visit the websites on Mr. Sabato’s SiteVisit the websites on Mr. Sabato’s Site
 Bookmark your favorite sites.Bookmark your favorite sites.
 Share the site with teachers, students andShare the site with teachers, students and
parents.parents.
 Advise students to use the site for homeworkAdvise students to use the site for homework
help.help.
 Create a Word document with links for studentCreate a Word document with links for student
use.use.
 Create a Hot Link page at Filamentality.Create a Hot Link page at Filamentality.