District Web Resources

A list of the district's available Web resources and web sites with related information, passwords, usernames, requirements and materials. What web sites does the district subscribe to? How do I access the district web resources? What passwords and usernames do the district web resources as pages use?

Acuity by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

Folder contains information and support materials for teachers using the Acuity website.

Atomic Learning by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

Atomic Learning provides software training using a unique, just-in-time approach. Our library of thousands of short tutorials on dozens of applications are focused on answering the common questions teachers, students and anyone else may have when learning software.

Building Blocks and Triad Resources by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

TRIAD is a BPS/UB project that provides professional development, curriculum, and resources to PreK teachers who are implementing the Building Blocks early childhood mathematics curriculum in their classrooms. (We are beginning with preschool, but pre-K, Kindergarten, and first grade will all be involved.)

EDVideo ONLINE by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

EDVideo ONLINE features over 50,000 multimedia components free to all New York State K-12 & Adult Literacy educators, home schoolers and their students. The New York State Public Broadcasting stations provides this service which allows you to stream and download educational videos, audio files, images and clip art. Create quizzes and lessons, and access teacher guides and student handouts. Create and publish classroom podcasts and access a large library of PBS programs and instructional multimedia, correlated to New York State Standards!

Harcourt Trophies Resources by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

Lively online activities enhance and extend every Harcourt Website Trophies literature selection and lesson. Activities include Building Background, Reading Skills Rocket, Test Tutors, Grammar Practice Park, Ideas for Writers, and more!

NetTrekker Website Resources by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

netTrekker classic is the award-winning academic search engine that's safe, fast, and easy to use for teachers, school librarians, students, and parents. netTrekker classic delivers to every desktop more than 180,000 educator-selected online resources that support the complete K-12 curriculum and align with YOUR state standards. With netTrekker classic, educators and students spend less time searching and more time focused on learning!

MarcoPolo Website Resources by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom is a nonprofit consortium of premier national and international education organizations and the MCI Foundation dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content and professional development to teachers and students throughout the United States. It's a free website where teachers can find lesson plans and activities to support curriculum. Aligned to New York State standards.

NYLearns Website Resources by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

NYLearns.org is a standards-based, educational website that offers resources to enhance teaching and learning. The NYLearns.org approach to the standards is unique in the level to which alignment can occur. In NYLearns.org, all educational resources are aligned to the New York State Learning Standards at the performance indicator level.

Teacher Pages by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

This folder contains information, tips and ideas for the creation of teacher pages, sponsored by BPS through www.buffaloschools.org

Voyager by Leslie Duggleby — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

Folder contains information and support materials for teachers using the Voyager/Vport and Ticket to Read websites.

World Book Online Resources by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

World Book Online was designed to help students and teachers find answers quickly. Answers that are accurate, up-to-date, and reliable. Answers that are trusted and referenced by teachers and librarians around the world. Updated regularly by World Book editors, World Book Online features thousands of articles, maps, pictures, sounds, and video that are delivered to you over the web. World Book's reference resources are supported by Behind the Headlines articles, Calendar-based features, and the Learning Zone of extra teacher- and student-related resources.