| Term | Definition |
| Classroom menu | find resources to use WITH students in class or in assignments |
| Professional menu | Find resources to help you be a better teacher and advance your knowledge as a professional |
| What's Current menu | find content that changes frequently, such as weekly updates or daily Dates That Matter |
| What's Hot menu | Find information on topics that are "hot" in the press, of timely importance for educators, or popular with your fellow teachers |
| My TF menu | Find information about becoming a TeachersFirst member ( for free) or manage your membership--log in, out, view/edit Favorites, etc. |
| Search menu | A quick way to access both keyword and subject/grade seach tools, as well as FAQ |
| Sitemap | A link that is always there in the footer so you can see an outline-type display of what is on the site |
| Puzzle piece logo | Always there in the top left as a link to the TeachersFirst home page |
| Subject/Grade search page | The best way to browse for resources to "check out" what TF has-- available from Search or Classroom menus |
| Keyword search | The best way to do a refined, time-saving search on a specific topic (READ the hints!) |
| Membership | A free way to save even more time and be able to mark Favorites, make and share comments on resources, collaborate with other teachers, even make a teacher HOME page that students can access |
| Free?? | Because our not-for-profit parent company believes in providing this service to teachers |
| TeachersFirst Writers and Reviewers | All professional, experienced educators! |
| TeachersFirst Edge | The area where we review web 2.0 tools and tell teachers how and why to use them SAFELY in the classroom |
| Wiki Walk-Through | Find it under What's Hot: A How-to and Why-to on wikis in the classroom, starting from the basics and giving ANY teacher good ideas |
| Blogging Basics for the Classroom | Find it under What's Hot: A how-to and why to on classroom blogging. Includes the very basics and loads of blogging ideas |
| Dates That Matter | Find it under What's Current and learn about today in histry, but with meaningful CONTEXT |