netTrekker

Danielle Moore Faculty Presentation Database

Voted the #1 educational search tool in K-12 schools, netTrekker delivers only the very best digital content, organized by grade and reading level and aligned with state standards, to every classroom to energize lessons and motivate learning! netTrekker contains a unique set of valuable differentiated instruction tools to quickly and easily find just the right resource to meet each child’s individual learning needs!

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 * Website: http://www.nettrekker.com**

Elementary through high school classroom teachers; special education teachers; library media specialists; art, music, and physical education teachers.
 * Target Audience:**


 * Features**: Topics include:
 * Science**: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Space Science, Physics, Nature of Science, Science Fair Projects, Agriculture.
 * Social Studies**: Law, American Gov't, Economics, Canadian Social Studies, Understanding History, Psychology, Geography, Sociology, U.S. History, World History.
 * Language Arts**: Reading/Visual Literacy, Writing & Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Journalism, Literature.
 * Mathematics**: General Math, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Statistics/Probability, Discrete Math, Consumer Math.
 * World Languages**: Spanish/Español, French/le français, German/Deutsch, Latin.
 * Health and Physical Education**: Health, Physical Ed./Sport.
 * Philosophy and Religion**: Philosophy, Religion
 * The Arts**: Music, Architecture, Visual Art, Performing Arts
 * Technology**: Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Computers, Technology & Society.
 * Vocational Education**: Career Skills, Career Clusters
 * Current Events**: World News, U.S. News, News By Topic, Breaking News, News Event Analysis
 * Reference Tools**: Encyclopedia, Grammar Guide, Math Answers, Maps, Calculator, more...


 * Formats of information**: netTrekker itself is very similar to a search engine, such as Google. The information on the site is comprised of text and pictures. However, the outside sites that it links to can contain information in a variety of formats (text, pictures, video, sound/music, etc.)

First, like a typical search engine, you search netTrekker by keyword. Lists of website will appear and are rated and also list the readability score for your students. The second way to search is to click on a topic and then continue to narrow your topic until a list of results appears. You can search by a theme, a famous person, and have the ability to view a timeline of art, music, or history. You can also search for a standard, and the sit will list the standard and then display a list of lesson plan ideas and resources for students that match the given standard. There are links to tools for teachers and resources, such as online dictionaries, encyclopedias, clip art, images, sounds that can be used by bother teachers and students. The homepage also features “a site of the day”.
 * Search Methods**: There are TWO basic approaches to searching for information.