This site is designed to support
teachers as they incorporate technology in their teaching. Listed
below are web sites that offer instructional software, provide resources
for using technology, and offer lesson plans and ideas for utilizing technology
throughout the curricular areas.
NEW:
Great Sites for Teachers Interested in On-Line Applications
ClassBuilder
ClassBuilder is a complete FREE teacher office
suite featuring exam creation, grading, gradebook, reports, lesson plans,
assignments, calendar, randomized exams to prevent in-class cheating, team
grades as well as individual grades, attendance, and lots more.
http://www.schoolexpress.com/comped/
Comp Ed, Inc. has been producing educational software
since 1984. It is very popular in schools and homes. Programs are available
for Macintosh, DOS and Windows users. http://www.schoolexpress.com/free/
- this related site provides free worksheets for several curricular areas.
http://www.teleport.com/~inspirat/betaform.html
INSPIRATION K-12 EDITION is a powerful visual learning tool that inspires
students to develop ideas and organize their thinking.
http://www.apte.com/education/
Internet Coach.
http://www.academic.com/
Interactive Mathematics is a series of multimedia
lessons that provide mathematics instruction in a stimulating and challenging
environment. A process-oriented multimedia writing environment that
provides a combination of instructional resources, online writing tools,
and readings and comprehension activities.
http://www.littleplanet.com/
The Little Planet Learning. Video, computer
software, audio, and print materials are combined to enable children to
create their own library of published readings and writings. Assessment
tools track children's progress as they master critical skills.
Other
Technology Sites of Interest 
SITES WITH FREE WEB SPACE:
Without offering any endorsements, the following offer free web pages:
http://geocities.yahoo.com/home
http://www.tripod.com
http://www.angelfire.com
http://www.freeyellow.com
http://xoom.com/webspace/
CYBER KIDS:
http://www.cyberkids.com/
HOW TO IMPLEMENT A GLOBAL INTERNET PROJECT:
http://www.k12.hi.us/~elake/global.html
By use of email and the internet, teachers are able to create their own global
internet project, reaching real-time partners in a learning and discovery
project. This site will take you through the do's and don'ts of creating such a
project, with design process, implementation and evaluation.
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATES & EDUCATOR RESOURCES: APPLEWORKS: EDUCATOR SPECIFIC
TEMPLATES:
http://henson.austin.apple.com/ali_appleworks/LPpg2.sit
Answering several requests for a lesson plan template, this site will do the
trick! Not only will it give you a lesson plan template however, you can also
download a school newsletter template, rubrics, journals, progress reports,
schedules, spreadsheets, graph paper, reading records, spelling templates,
certificates, stickers. . .
A LINK TO ANIMATION (10-12)
A page of links to site teaching about computer animation and digital image
creation.
http://mambo.ucsc.edu/psl/cg.html
REQUEST FOR CLIP-ART:
http://henson.austin.apple.com/ali_appleworks/clipart.htm
ClarisWorks/Appleworks brings you these clipart pages, specifically geared to
educators.
CYBER KIDS KIDS ZEEN:
http://www.cyberkids.com/issue19/issue19cover.html
This issue of CyberKids' Kids Zeen is the latest, for July - Sept/99. After reading some of the fiction
and articles, encourage your students to submit their own work!
KID PUB
http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/howto.html
A website for kids to publish their own stories and school news online.
CRAYON!
http://crayon.net
Have your class create their own online newspaper at this site. Step-by-step instructions make for
painless teaching!
INTERACTIVE ONLINE SCREENPLAY WRITING:
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema/screenwriting/page2.html
Give your students a chance to write a movie script online! Students can submit their scene and see if
their characters' dialogue rings true. They can read previous entries and also see how the actual screen-
play was written. From the Annenberg Project.
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR BOOKMARKS:
http://www.ncsu.edu:80/midlink/man.bkmks.html
Do you forget what bookmarks you've made? Or looking at them, wonder what they're about? Here is a site
which will help you organize your favorite bookmarks in a very basic way--by topic. Instructions and movies
for both Netscape and Internet Explorer 4.
FREE COMPTON'S INTERACTIVE 1998 ENCYCLOPEDIA:
http://www.arcamax.com/freebies/cb13-1274
This interactive encyclopedia also carries an atlas, a dictionary and a thesaurus. It does cost $7.95 for
shipping and handling, so it's not entirely free. Be sure to check the system requirements before
requesting a copy.
BUILDING BLOCKS OF A WEBQUEST:
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/webquest/buildingblocks.html
This online lesson for teachers compares webquests to lesson creation. It will take you through task,
process, resources and evaluation in order to design your own web quest.
INTRODUCTION TO NET PBL: COLLABORATIVE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING:
http://www.gsn.org/web/pbl
An excellent site, from the Global Schoolhouse Network, to help you get involved and using the internet to
support your teaching and enhance student learning. It takes you step-by-step through planning, finding,
organizing, managing and evaluating simple web projects. Finally it shows you how to build your web
project. If you have been hesitant about your ability to proceed with technology in your classroom
or curriculum, you would do well to explore this site's guided instructions and simple projects. It will put
you on the road to becoming techno-competent, and making your classroom an enhanced,
challenging and stimulating learning environment!
TECHNOLOGY & LEARNING = INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS CYBER FAIR 2000:
http://www.gsn.org/cf/index.html
Featured in our newsletter before, but worth another mention. Only one entry per school; all students must
contribute to the one project. Students will make a website to publish the research they complete. This
international competition is judged by peer review to find the best project-based site. Register by Feb.28/
2000. Research and web pages: work from now (after registration) through till Mar. 24/2000.
THE WORLD WIDE WEB IN EDUCATION:
A CLOSER LOOK:
http://edweb.gsn.org/web.intro.html
An excellent article on the web as a powerful tool in education, and its history, importance and future
in the classroom.
DATABASE LESSONS:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/Curriculum/Computer.skills/lssnplns/Database/dbtoc.htm
For grades 4 up to grade 8, with several lesson plans available at each grade level to teach database to
your students.
INTERNET LESSON PLANS:
http://www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/lessons/index-e.html
22 detailed lessons on internet use that you can use directly in your classroom. They can be adapted and
applied to almost any grade level. Start here with internet history, go through terminology, email, home
pages, transferring files, Archie, collaborative learning, and more.
STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING CHILDREN RESPONSIBLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY:
http://www.computerlearning.org/ARTICLES/ethictch.htm
Besides having students and parents sign off a form on school computer use policy, it may help to have
additional teaching strategies on ethics in place. Here are some examples of educators teaching
computer responsibility.
MORPHING FROM TEACHER TO CYBRARIAN:
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan99/nellen.htm
Teacher Ted Nellen writes an amicable narrative relating his day in the computer lab and teaching
cyber-English. He then goes on to discuss the technological evolution of education and teachers.
This article provides a positive outlook on the future of technology and education, and on how
"doing" becomes learning.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS:
http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/melissa/projects.html
An experienced educator explains her interactive projects, largely applied through students using
email resources. They chart their response and follow-ups. Global interaction is easily
achieved in these multi-subject projects, and can be used by your classroom as well!
SPREADSHEET LESSONS:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/Curriculum/Computer.skills/lssnplns/sstoc.html
A series of several lessons, intended to teach spreadsheet skills to middle school students.
FACTORS IN SUCCESSFUL INTERNET TRAINING:
http://www.oise.on.ca/~mfryatt/training/plusfact.htm
This article looks at effective methods of staff development and what particular training strategies
might lend themselves to achieve real educational reform, via technology. Some real concrete advice
and solutions are offered here. If technological professional development is an issue in your school
district, print and then take this (and tomorrow's) articles to your administrator's desk!
DESIGNING WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION:
http://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/course
If you have ever wanted to put your class on the web, or design instruction specifically for web use, then
take a look at this course from WestEd. Unit I provides six sessions in orientation to the internet
in education. Unit II has five sessions to focus on producing web-based instruction. Your name and
email address are required for registration; the course is free.
WEBQUEST TEMPLATES:
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/LessonTemplate.html
SCHOOLNOTES:
http://schoolnotes.com/schoolnotes
Q & A TO COMMONLY ASKED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL INTERNET USER QUESTIONS:
http://www.cusd.claremont.edu/www/people/rmuir/rfc1578
If your school or class has only recently--or even not yet--connected to the internet, this Q & A session for
educators will provide many answers to common dilemmas. The entire discussion centers around the
internet in an educational setting, as well as how to apply this technology to your curriculum. It provides
several in-use examples, cites the internet as a prime model for school reform and shared learning, furnishes
funding and grant information, definitions, and finally supplies resources for further inquiry.
GRADEKEEPER:
http://www.gradekeeper.com
Back by popular demand! Shareware to record any or all of the following: grades, attendance, student
assignments and records.
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO HTML:
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html
This site provides a printable Beginner's Guide to HTML. You can take this primer course in three parts if you wish. Topics
include: Tags Explained, Markup Tags, Character Formatting, Linking, etc.
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO URLs:
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/demoweb/url-primer.html
A LINK TO FUN (K-6)
ePlay is a fun activity site for children with content daily changing. It's tailored to appeal to multiple learning styles.
Educators will enjoy the Teachers area, complete with lesson plans and educational research articles.
http://www.eplay.com/
RIGHT ON TIME:
http://www.keymaster.org/computers/rot/rot.html#QuickStart
This is a freeware events calendar, with a monthly calendar available. Tailor it to your own needs, with
to-do lists, calendars, reminder features, menubar clock, etc.
CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF EDUCATION K-12 NETWORK
TECHNOLOGY PLANNING GUIDE:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ftpbranch/retdiv/k12/ntpg/
From training the staff and training resources, to getting started in networking and internet services, this guide
can provide a useful framework for you, your classroom, or your school to get going in supporting education with
the vast resources offered by technology.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS CYBER-FAIR:
http://www.gsn.org/cf/index.html
Schools from around the world take part in these projects; you can register yours to participate too!
Cyber-Fair is apparently the largest competition of its kind on the internet. Students research a
project and publish their results on a web-page. These pages are then peer-reviewed for the
winners. You can register now for the year 2000 competition. You might also want to take a look at
past entries.
WEB-TRAINING: USING THE INTERNET:
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/web.html
These lessons on how to use the internet can be adapted for any age level, from elementary through to high
school. If you don't feel particulary web-proficient yourself, you might want to learn right along with
your students--why not?!
KEYBOARDING SKILLS:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/CurriculumComputer.skills/lssnplns/Keyboarding/keybdtoc.htm
Lesson plans on how to teach keyboarding skills, from
Kindergarten to grade 4.
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/ttforum/technology.html
Teacher Talk Forum: Technology in the Classroom.
The Center for Adolescent Studies - Indiana University.
http://www.gsn.org/
Global SchoolNet Foundation. Contains learning projects
for classes to join, articles about the Internet or the WWW, and ideas
about how to integrate the WWW into your curriculum.
http://www.newslettersforfree.com/
Get free newsletters online with the click of your
mouse. newslettersforfree.com makes it easy for you to get all kinds
of free newsletters conveniently delivered to you via e-mail. Request
one or more, absolutely free!
http://edweb.cnidr.org/
EdWeb: Exploring Technology and School Reform.
Describes the role of the WWW in education.
http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html
Glossary of Internet Terms. Matisse Enzer.
http://www.smartbooks.com/
Site that offers information on books about the
Internet.
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/demoweb/url-primer.html
Site that offers an explanation of "URL" - Uniform
Resource Locator.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4610/index.htm
A Teacher's Guide to Understanding the Internet,
(or How to Keep Your Teaching Job in the 21st Century)
http://alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/
Electronic Frontier Foundation's Guide tothe Internet.
http://www.algonquinc.on.ca/edtech/index.html
Using Technology in Education.
http://www.algonquinc.on.ca/edtech/usngtech.html
Learning to use technology in the classroom.
http://www.indirect.com/www/dhixson/index.html
Integrating the Internet into your classroom.
http://www.edu.yorku.ca/~rowston/article.html
The World Wide Web: A Technology to Enhance Teaching
and Learning? Ronald D. Owston, York University (paper)
http://www.ils.nwu.edu/~e_for_e/nodes/I-M-NODE-4121-pg.html
This is an incredible site. Engines for Educators
- Roger Schank. Refers to computers and a whole lot more.
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/
Writing HTML: A Tutorial for Creating WWW
pages.
http://www.algonquinc.on.ca/edtech/webstrat.html
Web Search Strategies.
LITTLE EXPLORERS PICTURE DICTIONARY:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
This is a great site to get young children interested in and adept
at using the internet for educational activities. Most entries are connected
to relevant web-sites. You can click on a word or a picture.
UNDERSTANDING & USING THE INTERNET:
http://www.pbs.org/uti/begin.html
Lessons from PBS. Beyond email and the World Wide Web, you will
also find File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Usenet, Internet
Relay Chat (IRC), Gopher, Telnet, etc. Many links with each section,
and a quiz once you've become a pro!
DOWNLOAD INTERNET HELPER APPLICATIONS:
http://www.pbs.org/uti/helperapps.html
Also from PBS, applications to download for Internet ease. Adobe Acrobat,
Shockwave, Java, RealAudio, Quicktime, Sound App, and more. They also tell
you what you need each application for, which may be helpful!
USING INTERNET RESOURCES:
http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/using2.htm
It is the last day of lessons for the internet itself, and the
previous sites have made you comfortably proficient with the web!
Today's site addresses browser problems and trouble-shooting, keyboard
shortcuts, using and citing resources (as in making a viable bibliography,
since the web can also be used for research!), basic maintenance of your
computer, & avoiding viruses.
APPLICATIONS: SCAVENGER HUNT!
http://www.monterey.k12.ca.us/~pgadult/hunt.htm
Now the test on what you've learned with all that useful course material!
A computer information scavenger hunt on the web is just the thing to test
the skills you've acquired this week. Choose from various categories, such
as Egyptian Scavenger Hunt, or Wizard's Wacky Scavenger Hunt. If
you find you need help still, try a review of the web primer below.
Good luck!
WORLD WIDE WEB SCAVENGER HUNT:
http://valuecreation.org/sgs/scav_hunts/magda/scavenger_hunt.htm
Seven questions, with clues available, to promote internet search skills,
while having fun at the same time!
WWW PRIMER:
http://sln.fi.edu/primer/newprimer/primer.html
NET WORKING:
http://node.on.ca/networking/
This one is from Canada, a journal on teaching, learning, and technology.
June's issue has a feature article on the Future of Education, with Dan
Tapscott. Also of interest is The Web as a Reference Tool, an article
located under publications of note.
A LINK TO COMPUTERS (7-12)
Check out 3-D annimation on a CRAY Supercomputer.
http://www.kings.k12.ca.us/~score/fresno/martin/intro.html
Family Search:
http://www.familysearch.org
Library of Virginia:
http://image.vtls.com/
Kids Only Search Engine:
http://www.aol.com/netfind/kids/home.html
Kids Space:
http://www.kids-space.org/forms/formG.html
Inez Ramsey's Kids' Sites:
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/kids.htm
Curricular Areas
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4610/lessons.html
Technology Lesson Plans for You!! From South
Smithfield Primary School!
COMPUTER LAB DETECTIVE: WEBQUEST FOR EARLY
ELEMENTARY:
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq95/index.htm
This webquest is a great starting place for teaching your elementary students about using computers
and the web! Students grade themselves on their ability to use a searching tool, all positive feedback.
From a given list of resources, they will learn how to send an email, explore Eric Carle's page, discover
a musical website, etc. A webquest that provides a fun and enabling intro to computer/internet use.
WHAT'S THE ORDER? (SEQUENCING ONLINE GAME):
http://www.funschool.com/cgi-bin/ga?kindergarten,
This game takes 4 pictures out of sequence, and kindergarten students must rearrange them in
correct order. Much like workbook style, but with the added fun of getting immediate feedback, and
learning their way around computers. Also, this is not a time-consuming game. Children can play
it in small groups or duos as well as alone, and you can easily get the whole class through on
one computer. While the game loads, small minds will not get impatient as beautiful spirographs
form onscreen.
FISHING FOR NUMBERS:
http://www.funschool.com/cgi-bin/ga?12_match1k,r,19,46
Kindergarten students must check the correct group of fish to match the number on their
fishing rod, dragging the number to the group to see if they made a catch!
COMPUTER CURRICULUM:
http://www.smls.org:80/curriculum/outline.html#II.B
While this page provides more of a resource than an actual lesson plan, nevertheless it
can be used as a curriculum outline for grade 4 up. Key skills are addressed towards having
your students become computer-proficient, such as keyboarding, identifying major parts
of a computer, understanding common uses of a computer (spreadsheets, databases, graphics,
etc.), file folders, commands and more.
EMAIL AROUND THE WORLD:
http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/2098.html
What better way for your students to get used to the internet, while learning a few
good geography lessons, than to collect epals around the world? Here is a lesson
plan for just such a venture, incorporating appropriate internet terms and procedures.
HISTORY OF THE INTERNET:
http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/
How did the internet come to be, and who were and are the key players? This site addresses these
and many more issues in the evolution of internet technology. Many sites are offered as resources.
This topic would make a great research paper for middle school to high school level; it could
also be used as a webquest, with all the resources already found for you onsite. All you would have
to do is review the sites, and make a list of questions for your students to answer as they
become internet experts!
RACE ACROSS TIME:
http://www.phm.gov.au/rat/
Your classroom can participate in this unique technology curriculum from AT&T's Virtual
Classroom. They will explore Australia in time/space with a variety of online exercises.
Those classes who make it through get their class pictures on the webpage. Teacher tips
and evaluation are included--a great way to include technology in your own curriculum,
and have all the setup already done for you!
INTERNET LESSON PLANS & PROJECTS:
http://www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/lessons/index-e.html
There are more than 20 brief, basic internet lesson plans at this site, that can be used directly in the classroom
by your students. Topics cover everything from history, email, keeping a log, transferring files, posting projects
and identifying resources. Lessons are "take-out" style-- no teacher prep. required!
COMPUTER APPLICATION LESSON PLANS:
http://www.fred.net/nhhs/lessons/ca.htm
A virtual goldmine for technology teachers! George Cassutto at North Hagerstown High has put together
a packet of lessons, including: Hands-on DOS & Windows; Webpage Basics; Netscape Exercises; PaintShop Pro;
and various levels of HTML and webpage design. Also find interdisciplinary units, and an invitation for
classroom collaboration on a web project.
ONLINE SAFETY MODULE:
http://www.cybersmart.org/module1.htm
This site takes a no-nonsense approach to providing online safety for your classroom. It furnishes discussion
questions, citing that discussion is much more important than simply handing the child a list of rules to take home
(I agree!). It also links to articles you should read, from nationally recognized organizations, addressing child
safety on the internet.
FLEET KIDS ACTIVITY BOOK FOR TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS:
http://www.headbone.com/fleet/teachers/activity/
Classrooms in grades 3-6 can sign up for an interactive activity to learn economics,financial
management and educational research on the internet. Real world mathematics are applied,
and correlated with National Standards for Math. Activities include role playing, budgeting,
money language and learning games. Teachers can sign up their school for the activities by
using the school's zipcode. Try Windfall, where students will learn the basics of running their
own business. Schools can also sign up for the FleetKids Contest, where, by playing the
games and earning high points, they compete for computers and other tech. prizes.
CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY GRANTS:
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/icprize.html
Classroom teachers can apply for one of five annual $1000 grants to develop a curriculum where the internet is used
in a meaningful way. Rules etc. can be found onsite. Check out past winner's entries and content, not only to get a
good idea of what will be accepted for a grant proposal, but also for the wonderful
lesson plans developed out of this program, such as the Native American Unit.
HOW TO SET UP COMPUTERS IN YOUR CLASSROOM:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachtech/techsetup.htm
Many readers responded to Kathy's request for ideas in a one-computer classroom.
We have included a few more letters and ideas in the Your Corner section below.
The website above also addresses the problem of a one-computer classroom, and
offers several practical suggestions.
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING STUDENT INTERNET EXPERIENCES:
http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/guide.htm
This ten step, tip-oriented guide provides a framework for teachers planning on
using the internet as for resources, webhunts, teaching tools or research.
Student Start Pages contain applicable bookmarks for elementary research.
Also check page bottom ideas on using a one-computer classroom.
THE ORIGINS OF A GLOBAL-LEARNING NETWORK:
http://www.gsn.org/teach/articles/feb99_article.htm
Author Al Rogers examines the history of the global classroom, giving a close-up
view of the modern classroom versus an historical one. In this brief article,
Rogers demonstrates his main point on how what is accomplished in the classroom
is not a question of technology, but of how it is utilized.
K-12 NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE GUIDE AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/k-12infra/k-12infra.htm#Professional
From connectivity designs in the classroom, building, or district, to network
support and management, to
connection scenarios and professional development-- here are a variety of
approaches and considerations for
you to consider when implementing a new technology infrastructure in your
classroom, school or district. Using this information will also aid in the
technical components of any grant applications for technology.
WEB EVALUATION
TOUR:
http://www.infosearcher.com/cybertours/tours/tour04/_tourlaunch1.htm
Since anyone at all is able to publish a webpage, it is wise to know a few tools
in evaluating the material you find on the net. Educators especially need
to be concerned about content quality. This "tour" will address these
issues, with an eye toward some basic principles in your own evaluations.
IBASICS ONLINE INTERNET COURSE:
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/ibasicsschedule.html
This is an opportunity to good to pass up! Designed specifically for school
library media specialists-- but appropriate for any teacher wishing to
incorporate more internet technology into their classrooms or even simply gain
more internet knowledge -- the session runs five weeks, with one lesson per
week. Registration begins Nov. 22nd, and the course starts Dec. 6th/99.
You will learn basic tools of the internet, curriculum threads, and how to use
the internet for collaborative curriculum projects. The lessons are also
archived online if you prefer
to go at your own pace.
THINKWAVE EDUCATOR:
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10033-108-40330.html?tag=st.dl.10033-100.upd.10033-108-4040330A
handy-dandy tool to download for free! The Thinkwave Educator is a gradekeeper,
with curves, email (for sending progress reports to students and parents),
attendance etc. It now works in concert with Thinkwave.com for additional
features: lesson plans, calendar, seating chart, assessment, more. Many of you
have been asking for these tools; try this one out.
http://www.wvaworldschool.org/html/lesson/lplans/misc/gas.htm
Get Acquainted email lesson plan.
HEARTBEATS ON THE INTERNET:
http://psrtec.clmer.csulb.edu/virtualp/global.html
Bilingual educator Kristin Brown presents a four-part article here, with resources, on using education and the
internet to pursue global learning activities and projects in an effort to "deepen the curriculum". Read about
this special project, its concepts, goals, execution and outcome, and be inspired!
THE SWITCHED-ON CLASSROOM:
http://www.swcouncil.org/switch2.stm
Though developed specifically for Mass. public schools, this planning guide for developing technology is instructive
for all public schools. Case examples, narratives and resources are included in this 12 step planning and
implementation process. This manual is not just an over- view or general plan; it relates in detail (& 250 pages!)
a successful process for those schools and educators serious about incorporating successful technology into
their schools and curriculum. The resources here are extensive and excellent.
SEMINARS ON WEB USE:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/seminars/browser/wwwintro.html
There are two different sections in these labs: one for beginners,
and an advanced level. Now that you've already had two days of internet
lessons, you can try advanced, with advanced configuration and plug-ins
and helper applications.
HOTWIRED:
http://www.hotwired.com/
The numero uno web e-zine.
http://www.wvaworldschool.org/html/lesson/litunits.html
Literature Units on the Web: These are links
to pages by teachers that incorporate picture books, chapter books and/or
novels into the curriculum
http://www.carolhurst.com/
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Books Online:
http://www.concordance.com/
Children's Lit. Web Guide:
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
Chapter One:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/books/front.htm
http://www.wvaworldschool.org/html/lesson/lplans/langarts/langarts.htm
Language Arts Lesson Plans: Elementary K-5
| Middle 6-8 | Junior/Secondary 9-10
Learning Exchange Lang. Arts:
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/Frames/Subjects/la/index.html
Teachers & Librarians Page:
http://www.cbcbooks.org/navigation/teaindex.htm
California Reading Initiative:
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/promising/prreading/prreading.html
LinguaLinks Library/Literacy:
http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/library/literacy/ttlepage.html
Big Sky Lang. Arts Lessons:
gopher://bvsd.k12.co.us:70/11/Educational_Resources/Lesson_
Plans/Big%20Sky/language_arts
Reading & Lesson Plans:
http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/lessons/results.asp?subject=Language%20Arts
Put Your Newspaper Online
http://www.highwired.net
Hamlet!:
http://www.bell.k12.ca.us/BellHS/Departments/English/SCORE/hamletmain.html
INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY:
http://www.ipl.org/reading/books/
How about settling in with a good book--with text online?Visit the
Internet Public Library's collection here.
A LINK TO CHALLENGE (K-6)
For a comprehensive place to drill spelling, learn about maps,
graphs and much more visit the Alphept Superhighway Challenge.
http://www.ash.udel.edu/ash/
What is on your summer reading list?
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/chevychasees/readinglist.html
http://www.wvaworldschool.org/html/lesson/lplans/sstudies/sstudies.htm
Social Studies Lesson Plans:
Elementary K-5 | Middle 6-8 | Junior/Secondary 9-12
Science
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/CTS/
K-12 teachers of science in the school districts near UC Irvine have
been designing lesson plans that utilize
Internet/WWW resources.
http://www.aimsedu.org/Activities/BAGS/bags.html
Students will complete a given pattern made out of various shaped beads.
By using their sense of touch, they will sort and
arrange the beads to match their pattern.
http://www.wvaworldschool.org/html/lesson/lplans/science/science.htm
Science Lesson Plans: Elementary K-5 | Middle
6-8 | Junior/Secondary 9-10
http://www.teachers.net/sampler/
Teacher Net
Math
http://www.aimsedu.org/activities/count/count1.html
Measurement, direct comparison and non-customary units
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/7862/
The New Teacher Page. The New Teacher Page is a resource site
for education students, student teachers, first-year teachers, teacher
certification candidates, and those who think maybe, just maybe, they'd
like to be an educator someday.
http://ericir.syr.edu/
AskERIC is... ... a personalized Internet-based service providing
education information to teachers,
librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and others throughout
the United States
and the world.
http://www.atlantic.net/~klesyk/
The Teacher Resource Page
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://www.eslcafe.com/
Dave’s ESL Cafe
http://www.asd.com/
American School Directory
http://lcweb.loc.gov/
Library of Congress
http://www.schoolnet.ca/home/e/
Canada’s SchoolNet
http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/garston/49/index.html
Mrs. Young's Supercharged Educatioal Voyage
Fishing for some Technology Lesson Plans?
Other
Sites that Offer Lesson Plans
http://www.wvaworldschool.org/html/lesson/lplans.htm
Over 20 sites that offer lesson plans for K-12 teachers.
http://www.ofps.dpi.state.nc.us/OFPS/tc/TNT/index.html
Tried 'n True: Lesson Plans.
http://bulldog.unca.edu/~srashley/lesson.html
Stephanie’s Lesson Plans
http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/lessons/results.asp?subject=
HUGE collection of lesson plans - across the curriculum.
http://members.aol.com/MGoudie/index.html
Marcia's Lesson Links - amazing amount of educational links.
Other On-Line Resources Available
Listserv
- Automatic email that provides information
in areas of interest.
Listservs (or listservers) are a service providing
distributed messages that form conferences and allow the
archiving of files and messages which can be
searched and retrieved. That means you can send email to the group of your
particular interest and ask and answer questions. The most common form
of a listserv is a Mail list (or Mailing List) which is an automated system
(usually) that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their
message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mail
list. In this way, people who have many different kids of e-mail access
can participate in discussions together.
To access one of these mail lists, you must subscribe
to it. To join a listserv, send an e-mail message to it's moderator entering
the suggested message (usually "subscribe +listserv+user name") in the
message field. You will receive user instructions back by email. Anyone
with an Internet e-mail account can participate in a listserv.
(from: http://www.literacynet.org/literacyforums.html
)
Pam subscribes to the following listserves:
ArcaMax Recipes - they send recipes
about once a week. I print these out and put them in a binder.
To Subscribe, click here and send an email to
mailto:Recipes@arcamax.com?subject=subscribe
with the Subject of Subscribe.
ArcaMax WeirdNews - they send 3 or 4 weird news stories almost
every day. Really interesting.
To Subscribe, click here and send an email to mailto:WeirdNews@arcamax.com?subject=subscribe
with the Subject of Subscribe.
Amazon.com - I tell them the types of books I like to read and
they email me with suggestions. I get one every couple of weeks.
To become a new Amazon.com Delivers subscriber, or to sign up for additional
categories, visit
http://www.amazon.com/delivers
Storm Tracker 2000 Forecast - WRKN weather forecast emailed daily.
Don't forget to check our Web Site for more information: http://www.wkrn.com
A Word A Day - A new word and quote emailed daily. Email
and ask to be added: Wordsmith <wsmith@wordsmith.org>
Quote of the Day - A quote emailed daily. Email this person
and ask to be added: Jim Silverstein <silver@xnet.com>
Cool Fact of the Day - A neat or unusual fact emailed daily. To subscribe, visit http://www.tlk-lists.com/join/
A MightyCool Quote A Day! - Neat quote mailed daily. To
be added to the list, go to: http://www.MightyCool.com
Other Listserves:
http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
CataList, The Official Catalog of Listerv Lists. From this page,
you can browse any of the 24,674 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet,
search for mailing lists of interest, and get information about LISTSERV
host sites.
http://www.liszt.com/
Liszt: The mailing list directory. Since the 1970s, people have
been joining "mailing lists" to talk about their favorite topics via e-mail!
http://tile.net/lists/
Net/Lists: The Reference to Internet Discussion andInformation Lists
http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/gninf/readpro.html
ERIC Listservs for Reading, English, and Communication. READPRO.
http://metalab.unc.edu/edweb/lists.html
EdWeb: E-Mail Disussion Lists and Electronic Journals - really well
done site.
http://www.bizproweb.com/pages/newsgroups/education.html
Search BizProWeb
http://literacyonline.org/ili/links2.html
Literacy Online: Listservs with International Discussions on Literacy
http://www.literacynet.org/literacyforums.html
Western/Pacific Literacy Networks: Literacy Forums
http://www.teacherzone.com/kb/newsgroups_teachers.html
Teacherzone.com
http://www.cal.org/ncle/nifl-esl.htm
National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)/National Clearinghouse forESL
Literacy Education
http://listserv.arizona.edu/lsv/www/tawl.html
Archives of TAWL@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
http://www.ncte.org/chat/
NCTE-Talk
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/ttforum/ttforum.html
Teacher Talk Forum
http://www.reading.org/
Internatioal Reading Association
http://wserver.arc.losrios.cc.ca.us/~ctl/instructions.html
Communicating with Colleagues on the Internet: How to Connect
to Electronic Discussion Lists
http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/literacy/online.htm
Online Literacy Resources
http://catalog.com/vivian/interest-group-search.html
Search The List of Lists.
http://www.netspace.org/cgi-bin/lwgate
Mailing List WWW Gateway
http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinch13/
B. J. Pinchbeck’s homework helper
http://vlib.org/Overview.html
The WWW Virtual Library
http://www.ipl.org/youth/HomePage.html
WWW Virtual Library and The Internet PublicLibrary (which has
a youth division)
http://www.kidinfo.com/Index.html
KidInfo
http://www.askanexpert.com/
Pitsco's Ask an Expert
http://www.askanexpert.com/cat.shtml
Pitsco's Ask an Expert: Categories
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/kids.htm
Inez Ramsey's Kids Sites
Sites Concerning Child Saftey and Acceptable Use
http://www.yahooligans.com/
Yahooligans
http://db.cochran.com/li_toc:theoPage.db
Berit’s Best Sites for Children
http://www1.surfwatch.com/
SurfWatch
http://www.solidoak.com/cybinfo.htm
CyberSitter
http://www.netnanny.com/
Net Nanny
http://chico.rice.edu/armadillo/acceptable.html
Houston Independent School District’s Acceptable Use Page
http://www.safekids.com/index.html
SafeKids.com
http://www.aol.com/netfind/kids/home.html
Kids Only Search Engine
http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html
Web66: International School Website Registry
http://home.talkcity.com/academydr/nicknacks/NNindex.html
NickNacks Tellecollaborate
http://www.gsn.org/pr/index.cfm
Global School Net’s Project Registry
http://www.kidlink.org:80/KIDPROJ/projects.html
KIDPROJ
http://www.win4edu.com/minds-eye/monster/
Mind’s Eye Monster Project
http://www.epals.com/home.html
E-Pals Classroom Exchange.
http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html
Web66: International School Website Registry
http://www.ziplink.net/users/tlipcon/keypals/
Keypals
HTML TUTORIALS:
http://www.bfree.on.ca/HTML/
This site contains an extensive listing of tutorial cells, authored by John C., Gilson. Go on to more advanced lessons
now! -- in color tables, writing JavaScript, Animated GIF's, Frames, Banners, Adding Music, etc., as you progress through
the lessons. Enough here to keep you busy most of the summer!
HTML HELP:
http://web.canlink.com/helpdesk/
If you still need help after this week's lessons, or if you're having problems in a particular area, then this site has a
help desk for you!
HOW TO MAKE A WEB PAGE:
http://www.splusnet.com/~evilcow/tutorial/
This tutorial is designed specifically for educators, with little or no web experience. Graphics are already created for you,
and resources are nicely laid out. So how about starting to think about creating a web page for your new class
this fall?
HOW A WEB PAGE IS WRITTEN:
http://shianet.org/info/webpage/webpage6.html
Easy reading and explanations.
APPLE'S HOME PAGE TUTORIAL:
http://www.apple.com/education/webkit/cwtut.html
This is a great tutorial kit for creating and saving a web page, for creating links and anchors, creating tables, etc.
With useful graphic guides, and examples of pages created with this kit.
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/misc_tools.html
Miscellaneous WWW Software Tools and Resources. This page
contains information on miscellaneous WWW software and HTML authoring tools
which may or may not yet be included in large indices such as Yahoo.
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/
A Beginner’s Guide to HTML
http://www.fred.net/nhhs/html2/present.htm
Setting Up a Web Site for Your School: An Online Presentation
http://www.cln.org/themes/webpages_intro.html
Open School Community Learning NetworksCreating Web Pages(Introductory
Level)
http://www.indirect.com/www/dhixson/index5.html
Integrating the Internet
News
Sites
http://www.msnbc.com/news/default.asp
MSNBC
http://cnn.com/
CNN Interactive
http://www.nytimes.com/
New York Times on the Web
http://www.c-span.org/
C-SPAN
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Washington Post
http://www.usatoday.com/usafront.htm
USA Today
http://WWW.readingonline.org/home.html
Reading Online (An electronic journal from the InternationalReading
Assn.)
Resource
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