A portal or gateway site is the best place to begin research. These sites, which are intended to serve as "jumping off" points, will lead the researcher to a variety of useful sources that have been selected because of their relevance or quality. A portal site may include thousands of links on a wide range of topics, or may be very specific in scope and point to a small number of resources.
Portal sites may allow keyword searching, provide topical, hierarchical browsing (drilling down) or both search and browse capabilities. Another useful starting point for research is the search engine, particularly those that are subject-specific.
intute: social sciences: education
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/education/
Intute organizes over 18,000 Web resources for education and research and makes them searchable by keywords or browsing. These resources are "selected and evaluated by a network of subject specialists."
Education World
http://www.educationworld.com
A resource for teachers that includes original content such as lesson plans and advice essays, as well as access to news of the field.
Educator's Reference Desk: Lesson Plans
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml
Access to "more than 2,000 unique lesson plans which were written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States and the world."
Librarians' Internet Index - Education Topics
http://lii.org/ [Browse "Education" under "Society and Social Science"]
Librarians' Internet Index is a searchable Web directory. Web sites are organized by subject term or keywords in their annotations. Education topics are arranged both by field (e.g., "early childhood") and by "hot topic" (e.g., "school safety").
The Internet Public Library Subject Collections (IPL)
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/
Core internet resources are arranged by discipline and then by more specific subject area. An option is also available to find associations or serials related to the subject. These sites have been selected and organized by librarians. A link to pathfinders on very specific topics is also available.
Search Engine Guide
http://www.searchengineguide.com/
This guide indexes over 3,000 directories and search engines. Organized by category and searchable by keyword.
Use intute: social sciences: education
to browse educational technology resources.
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