- Crosspoint Anti
Racism
Crosspoint Anti RacismAn international, searchable collection of briefly
annotated links covering such topics as anti-racism/anti-fascism, migrants,
anti-Semitism/Shoah, migrants/diversity, indigenous people, Jewish resources/Shoah,
human rights/refugees, disability resources, Roma/Sinti/Travellers, gays &
lesbians, and women's rights. Can be browsed by country or by topic. The
annotations are provided in English, Spanish, German, French, or other
language depending upon the country of origin.http://www.magenta.nl/crosspoint/
- Medieval Woodcuts
Clipart Collection
Medieval Woodcuts Clipart Collection"A collection of Medieval clipart culled
from various period sources, most notably woodcuts of the 15th & 16th
centuries." Browsable by subject (animals and creatures, biblical scenes and
figures, decorative borders and initials, human figures, and plants).
- Musee
Free registration is required to access much of the site information and
directory listings of 37,000 museums around the world including art, science,
history, zoos, archaeology, aquariums, and more. The site features current
exhibits, education, entertainment, archive reviews, and shopping links. There
is an optional notification service available to contact subscribers when
there are special exhibits at a favorite museum.
- NewsCenter: Up to
the Minute News Resources
Links for major wire services, one-stop shops, search for news, U.S. news,
business news, international news, technology, entertainment, and more.
Maintained by librarian Gary Price.
- The Artist's
Toolkit: Visual elements and principles
The Artist's Toolkit: Visual elements and principlesMinneapolis Institute of
Arts & Walker Art CenterArtists use visual elements and principles like line,
color and shape as tools to build works of art. Learn about these concepts
with animated movies, create-a-composition activites, videos of professional
artists in action, and an in-depth encyclopedia.
- A Guide To NASA
Educational Programs
Teacher/Faculty Preparation And Enhancement ProgramsoK-12oHigher
EducationStudent Support ProgramsoK-12oHigher Education*Educational Technology
Programs*Support of Systemic Improvement Program*Curriculum Support and
Dissemination*Research and Developmenthttp://ehb2.gsfc.nasa.gov/edcats/2000/nep/programs/index.html
- A Jazz
Improvisation Primer
A Jazz Improvisation Primer "Here you can find information on almost any topic
relating to jazz improvisation, from jazz history to music theory to practical
advice on playing in a group." Includes annotated bibliography and
discography. Online version of text written by Marc Sabatella.
- A Lifetime of
Color
This is an extraordinary art education site that includes hands-on activities
and techniques; galleries of student and professional work; information about
art elements, principles, concepts, media, styles, and artists; an interactive
art timeline and glossary; online games; teacher resources; and lesson plans
for grades K-8.This is a good place to learn some basic techniques. Site is
sponsored by Sanford, a manufacturer of art supplies.Subjects: Art -- Study
and teaching, Lesson planning, Teaching Aids and devices.
- Activities for ESL
Students
Activities for ESL StudentsThere are over 1,000 activities on the a4esl.org
website to help you study English as a Second Language.This project of The
Internet TESL Journal has contributions by many teachers.http://a4esl.org/
- African Music and
Dance Ensemble
The Ensemble broadens access to knowledge about Africa's rich cultural
heritage across the United States, Canada and Europe. The Ensemble has taught
the skill, artistry and philosophy that inform the African music and dance
traditions.
- Agayuliyararput:
Our Way of Making Prayer
This site provides a wealth of information on Native American Yup'ik and
Inupiaq masks and culture.
- Amazing Picture
Machine
Search for pictures, maps, and other graphic resources on the
Internet.Excellent collection and easily searchable, with an annotated list of
good photograph and image sites and a list of the types of pictures in the
database.Good for educational uses, from the North Central Regional Technology
in Education Consortium.
- Amazing Space
has an excellent series of inquiry-based activities on their web site entitled
Amazing Space; http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/amazing-space.html
- American Folklife
Center
The American Folklife Center, which houses correspondence, artifacts, sound
recordings, and photographs documenting folk arts, has showcased a number of
its collections online.
- American Memory
Project
American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the
history and culture of the United States. From the U.S. Library of Congress.
Access to over seven million images, texts and recordings documenting American
history. Collections include African-American sheet music 1850-1920,
architecture and engineering 1933 to the present, early silent films of New
York City, and hundreds of others. American Memory: Historical Collections for
the National Digital Library Collection Finder Select collections to search
- Animated Gifs,
Backgrounds, Graphics, Icons, Sounds, Movies
Great collection backgrounds, animated GIFs, icons, and other small graphics
for student Web page designers. Additionally there are more than 150 sound
files in WAV and MIDI formats and a very few movies in QuickTime and AVI
formats.
- Applying Big6
Skills, Information Literacy Standards and ISTE Nets to Internet Research
Applying Big6 Skills, Information Literacy Standardsand ISTE NETS to Internet
Research. Correlate Mike Eisenberg's and Bob Berkowitz' Big6 Skills with the
national Information Literacy Standards developed by the American Association
of School Librarians (AASL) and Association for Educational and Communications
Technology (AECT) and the National Educational Technology Standards for
Students (NETS) to organize an introduction to research on the Internet.
- Artsedge
ArtsEdge is an online resource center funded by the National Endowment for the
Arts and the United States Department of Education and administered by the
Kennedy Center Education Department. Its mission is to help artists, teachers,
and students gain access to and share information, resources, and ideas that
support the arts as a core subject in the K-12 curriculum. The ArtsEdge
website includes:arts education newsan annotated catalog of websitesK-12
curriculum materials, programs, and strategiesinteractive sections for
students and the online communitya searchable and browseable database of arts
education information directories and resources.
- Artslynx:
International Arts Resources
Artslynx: International Arts Resources. The amazingly wide scope of this
comprehensive arts site includes links to information on organizations and
collections; arts advocacy, education, funding, and administration; healing
and disabilities; history; and more. Areas covered are visual arts, performing
arts, and writing. This searchable site is useful for a range of users, from
serious researchers to those looking for show tickets.
- Ask Dr. Math
Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for math students and their
teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as
summaries of Frequently Asked Questions (the Dr. Math FAQ).http://mathforum.org/dr.math/abt.drmath.html
- AskA+ Locator
AskA+ LocatorThis directory of online question answering services (AskA) is
"designed to link students, teachers, parents and other K-12 community members
with experts on the Internet." Each service listing includes identification
information (e.g., publisher, e-mail address, contact name, and links), scope,
target audience, and a general description of the service. Searchable and
browsable. From the Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) project sponsored by the
National Library of Education and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and
Technology.
- AskERIC Lesson
Plan Collection
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/The AskERIC Lesson Plan Collection
contains more than 1100 unique lesson plans which have been written and
submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States.
- AskERIC Visual
Arts Lesson Plans
The Educational Resources Information Center has a fully searchable database
of visual arts content,
- Assessment Help
for Teachers
Teachers make judgments about students every day, based on such formal and
informal appraisals of their work as classroom observation, homework
assignments, and teacher-made quizzes. Soon, they'll have the first set o
fprofessional standards to help guide them in making such decisions.The
220-page "Student Evaluation Standards" is on track to be approved this week
by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, a nonprofit
group whose members represent 18 national education organizations. The Joint
Committee on Standards for Education Evaluation provides additional
information on the proposed student evaluation standards, including an
overview of how they were developed and a draft summary.
- Assessment
Research by Roberta Furger
Academic research points to the benefits -- and identifies ongoing challenges
-- of implementing performance assessments in K-12 classrooms. Studies also
identify the impact technology can have and is having on both classroom and
large-scale assessments. Following are synopses of a sampling of studies on
K-12 assessment.
- Assessments of
Multimedia Technology in Education
This is a Bibliography of a growing body of research devoted to assessing the
effectiveness of multimedia in all levels of education, including corporate
and military training.
- Bartelby.com
Bartelby.com, which began as a research experiment in 1993 at Columbia
University, has grown into a high-quality reference tool and an extensive
repository of classic literature. It includes works by hundreds of authors:
including over 10,000 poems and 86,000 quotations.
- Be a Geography
Detective
Be a Geography DetectiveOverview:At first glance, a landscape can be
beautiful, boring, colorful, disturbing. Using the skills of a geography
detective, however, students can learn more about the land and the
relationships humans have with it. Students will apply the six "essential
elements" of geography (location, places and regions, physical systems, human
systems, environment and society, and uses of geography) as they make in-depth
observations and draw conclusions about historical landscapes. They will
demonstrate understanding by writing journal entries, sketching landscapes,
and making mental maps.Connections to the Curriculum:geography, language arts,
science, history, art
- Blank & Outline
Maps
This collection includes printable outline maps of the world, continents,
regions, countries, the states of the U.S., and the provinces of Canada. Maps
are free "for educational or personal use at home or in the classroom." From
About.com's geography page.
- Blue Web'n
"Blue Web'n" combines "Blue-Ribbon" and "Web" (or you can think of it as
"Blue-Ribbon" in duck talk). Blue Web'n is a searchable database of about 1000
outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and
type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references,&tools). Blue Web'n
does not attempt to catalog all educational sites, but only the most useful
sites -- especially online activities targeted at learners. Since there are a
wealth of resources on the Web and few activities, they created Filamentality,
a tool that turns existing Web resources into activities. Filamentality
prompts teachers to "fill in the blanks" with links, instructions, and
questions, and then builds a Web activity for students.
- Bridging the Home
and School: A Case Study
In today's society, there are many new technologies that educators have at
their disposal to use both inside and outside of theclassroom. One such
technology was the focus of the first stage of an on-going project on the
"open school" model. This "open school" model isdesigned to provide access to
information on a child's schooling to both students and parents outside of the
traditional school day. This articleconsiders the use of one web-enabled
technology called ThinkWave in twoone-term, elective courses.
- Bug Bytes
A collection of more than forty insect sound files. Browse by species name or
subject. Included are various larvae and adult insect feedings; movements of
soil invertebrates; insects in plants; wing vibrations, and more.
Additionally, there is a sample file to learn how to distinguish insects
sounds from background noise. Length of each file is provided. From the Center
for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
- Building a Digital
Workforce
Taking action to close the IT skills gap in the current and future workforce
is a critical challenge for business, labor, education, government, and the
nonprofit sector that requires urgent attention by all stakeholders. This
report sets out NPA's Digital Economic Opportunity Committee's recommendations
for increasing the number of U.S. workers with IT skills. The report also
includes examples of IT-related workforce development programs, many in a
labor-management context, that illustrate how the recommendations can be
implemented. These findings and recommendations resulted from a series of nine
meetings and three conferences held by the DEOC over the life of the project.
- Castle Rock
Pueblo:
Castle Rock Pueblo: A Trip Through Time. A resource for teaching about
southwestern archaeology and culture.http://www.crowcanyon.org/castlerockstudyEducational
field trips allow readers to "visit" an ancient Pueblo Indian (Anasazi)
village in southwestern Colorado during the 1200s?when people lived at Castle
Rock Pueblo, the 1800s?when the site was discovered by explorers, and the
1990's when the site was excavated by Crow Canyon archaeologists and program
participants.
- Children's Music
Web
Children's Music Web is an excellent site for parents, teachers, children, and
professionals, promoting music for children with unbiased, free information.
Focuses on music resources, not artists or companies. Partner sites link to
more educational information, national and international radio programs and
Webcasts, broadcasting resources, organizations, and music online.
- Chinatown Banquet
Chinatown Banquet A community-based public art and education project based on
the metaphor of a Chinese banquet raising awareness about the history, culture
and conditions of Boston Chinatown, the city's most densely populated
residential neighborhood.
- Choose the Best
Search for your Information Need
Choose the Best Engine for Your Purpose is a guide for choosing a search
engine that will best fulfill your specific needs. Provides some great
information for students on the different ways to use search engines.
- Choosing a
Classroom Digital Camera
Choosing a Classroom Digital Camera by Jeffrey BranzburgFor the
new-to-technology educator, some considerations when buying a digital camera
for school use.By Jeffrey BranzburgThis page is designed specifically with the
new-to-technology educator in mind. Please feel free to reproduce it for use
in your teacher training sessions or other staff development efforts.Digital
photography can trace its roots back almost 40 years, when NASA needed a
technology for spacecraft to send images back to Earth. Digital images are
stored in computer memory and are able to be transmitted like any other
computer file.When choosing a digital camera, we are presented with a wide
(and sometimes confusing) selection of features to consider. Here is some
information to help you make the best choice.
- Classroom
Assessment
Classroom AssessmentTeachers share their strategies for assessing their
student's work and their teaching.Assessing Student Learning--and My
Teaching--Through Student JournalsThis physics teacher finds the challenges of
using student journals as an embedded assessment strategy are amply repaid by
the benefits.Assessing Student Understanding with
Interactive-Collaborative-Electronic Learning Logsby Paul HickmanA
Massachusetts science teacher describes how technology enhances communication
between student research groups and their teacher.Implementing Portfolios and
Student-Led Conferencesby Jennifer WilliamsThis middle school teacher in
Minnesota devised an assessment strategy that caught on with teachers of all
subject areas.Using Self Evaluation with Fourth Gradersby Leah
PoynterElementary school is not too early to help students learn to assess
their own achievement. A veteran teacher tells how.
- Classroom Connect
Classroom Connect is a provider of professional development and online
curriculum resources that foster successful use of the Internet in education.
They offer the K-12 education community a customized subscription service
package that includes the professional learning programmes and standard-based
classroom learning materials available, complete with face-to-face training
and ongoing customer support. Through years of experience they found that this
integrated approach helps educators effectively use the Internet as part of
daily classroom instruction, which ultimately helps students develop key
critical thinking skills while meeting core learning requirements in math,
languages arts, science and social studies.
- Classroom Support
Classroom SupportThese resources help education professionals assess skill
levels for both teachers and students, and set grade-appropriate goals for
students. This section also includes links to education information, provides
teachers with ideas for technology-based lesson plans, and includes the tools
necessary for creating appropriate use policies for these new technologies.
Finally, explore resources that assist teachers in their professional
development, including information about continuing education classes and
online tutorials for software and hardware.
- Classroom Weather
This site was designed to help teachers introduce atmospheric processes and
the science of meteorology through experimentation and hands-on activities in
the classroom.
- Climate
Prediction Center
Climate Prediction Center - The Climate Prediction Center serves the public by
assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variability and
emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events. Educational
materials include information on the ENSO cycle, and fact sheets and
monographs.
- Color Landform
Atlas of the United States
These are geographic maps of the US.
- Communication as
the Foundation of Distance Education
Communication as the Foundation of Distance Education Robert F. BrooksFlorida
State UniversityIntroduction Distance Learning Link Between Information and
Communication Learning and Social Interaction Framework for Practical
Application To Web-Based Distance Learning Conclusion and Recommendations
BibliographyIntroduction Communication plays a vital role in learning, not
only with respect to expository and discussion methods of instruction, but at
a more consequential level in the development of higher mental processes
through acquiring and learning to manipulate symbols. This has been so at
least since the early days of Greek society where education of the citizen
primarily was concerned with the ability to express oneself in a thoughtful
manner in order to develop a better society. Isocrates, one of the first
Western educators, stressed the relevance of speech in sharpening thought and
judgment; his emphasis on the relationship between education and speaking well
became the standard throughout the ancient Western world (Golden, Berquist,&Coleman,
1989).
- Computer Literacy
Course Tutorial
Computer Literacy Course TutorialHalifax Regional CAP Association 2001This is
a course, on line, and also on a cd that takes teachers through the basics of
the Internet.These materials have been developed by the Standardised Materials
Training Team of the Halifax Regional CAP Association
- Connected Teacher
Connected TeacherConnected Teacher is a free community resource for educators
for sharing insights, finding new lesson plans, or visiting the links to
educational materials for educators. As a member, you can get expert advice,
meet teachers from your area, or report on what's going on in your classroom.
- Create a Graph
"Create a Graph" helps students create their own graphs & charts. This online
tool can be used to make 4 kinds of charts & graphs: bar graphs, line graphs,
area graphs, & pie charts. (ED)
- Critical Issue:
Providing Professional Development for Effective Technology Use
Whether technology should be used in schools is no longer the issue in
education. Instead, the current emphasis is ensuring that technology is used
effectively to create new opportunities for learning and to promote student
achievement. Educational technology is not, and never will be, transformative
on its own, however. It requires the assistance of educators who integrate
technology into the curriculum, align it with student learning goals, and use
it for engaged learning projects. "Teacher quality is the factor that matters
most for student learning," note Darling-Hammond and Berry (1998). Therefore,
professional development for teachers becomes the key issue in using
technology to improve the quality of learning in the classroom.
- David Rumsey
Historical Map Collection
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection contains to date over 6,400 maps
online and focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America
cartographic history materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and
Africa are also represented. The collection categories include old and antique
atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket,
wall, children and manuscript maps. Genealogy and family history can be
studied on the maps. The online collection is an expanding cross section of
digital images designed to highlight the depth of the collection.The
collection can be viewed in three ways:The Insight Browser is the easiest way
to begin experiencing the David Rumsey Map Collection. It utilizes any typical
web browser and requires no plug-ins or downloads. This browser is recommended
for first time users.The Insight Java Client is a fully featured Java
application that requires download. It provides rich features and advanced
functionality over the Insight Browser. The Java Client is recommended for
researchers and frequent visitors.Selected content from the collection is
available using a special GIS Browser that allows detailed overlays of
historical maps and current geospatial data.
- Demos with
Positive Impact ( in Math)
DEMOS with POSITIVE IMPACT is a project to connect mathematics professors with
effective teaching tools. As instructors we use a variety of techniques to try
to get important ideas across to students. This project focuses on
demonstrations that use some form of instructional technology. For the purpose
of this project, we use the following broad descriptions. Instructional
technology: any tool used to facilitate a learning process; for example,
physical equipment or examples, graphical displays, simulations, computations,
interactive modules, calculators, computers and computer software, the web,
etc. Demonstration: a description or explanation of an idea, concept, or
process, illustrated with some form of instructional technology. What we have
in mind is a vignette, incorporated within a lecture that engages the learner
on a level in addition to the dialogue of the instructor. In contrast to
student activities such as projects or lab activities, these vignettes are
intended to be presented by the instructor. http://www2.gasou.edu/facstaff/lroberts/demos/demos_story.html
- Developing WWW
Research Lessons
This site helps teachers to develop and post a WWW integrated lesson, that
creates opportunities for students to solve problems and create new answers,
and gives teachers ways to use the WWW as a tool in their classrooms.
- Digital Divide
Network (DDN)
Digital Divide Network (DDN)The Digital Divide Network is a group of concerned
people in education and the computer industry who are working to provide
information, resources, and events on unequal access to information
technology. Divided into sections, and with links to news stories and other
online resources, this is a useful starting point for research on access to
technology. Includes links to current research and a digital divide discussion
list. Find free computer centers by entering a ZIP code.
- Digital Photos
Online
Digital Photos OnlineWesley FryerThere used to be a considerable delay between
capturing an event on film and sharing the resulting photos with others and it
was also very costly. Digital photography, based on bits rather than atoms, is
dramatically changing this process. Today, teachers and students all over the
world use these new technologies to capture events, to allow students to be
creators, to share what is going on in the classroom
- Discovery
School.com
DiscoverySchool.com is part of the Discovery Communication, Inc. The website
provides teaching materials for teachers, resources for students, and advice
for parents about how to help their kids enjoy learning and excel in school.
The site is constantly reviewed for educational relevance by practicing
classroom teachers in elementary school, middle school, and high school.
CONTENT_For teachers - this section includes lesson plans (original lesson
plans, all written by teachers for teachers and sorted by subject and grade or
both), teaching tools (tool that help teachers create their own teaching
materials), custom classroom (teaching tools available online - plus the
ability to save documents in their own personal account, create and save
puzzles with Puzzlemaker, create, save and administer quizzes with Quiz
Center, and create and save worksheets with, Worksheet Generator, teacher's
store and conversation_For learners - provides tools to help learners study,
games, and tons of great clip art to use and many learning adventures. _For
parents - this section provides parents with comprehensive book reviews, the
educational software, videos, games, and toys for kids; tools to help their
children with homework and assignments; tips and advice on everything from
surviving their your children's research report and watching TV programs with
children. _Store - here users can find and order all the teaching tools and
videos, CD ROMS, books, worksheets and learning plans.
- Distance
Education Clearinghouse
Distance Education ClearinghouseComprehensive, annotated, searchable,
up-to-date directory of resources.http://www.uwex.edu/disted/Subject: Distance
educationCategory: Directories
- Drought Science
for Educators -
One of NOAA's partners in dealing with the causes and the effects of drought
is the National Drought Mitigation Center. This site helps teachers of grades
5-12 incorporate drought into their lectures.
- Education in
Geography
If you access the general web site there are many resources on line including
the magazine, world, but also there is an educational portion that has many
teaching resources. There are all kinds of resources, events, and lesson plans
here.
- Education Week
Education Week is a national print and online magazine that focuses on current
educational issues.
- Educational
Resources on Asia
Educational Resources on AsiaThis site provides resources and links to
educational material relating to Asia. These include reference works, online
periodicals, educational films and suppliers, K-12 curriculum materials and
vendors, full-text of significant historical documents (primarily
constitutional), as well as demographic, economic, educational, and political
statistics. Maintained by the UCLA Center for East Asian Studies.
- Educator's
Reference Desk
Educator's Reference Desk is a Internet-based service providing education
information to teachers and others interested in education.
- EduHound.com
Extensive collection of briefly annotated links for teachers, administrators,
and parents, organized into categories, or browse an alphabetical
subject/keyword list. Includes specific subjects (animals, science, etc.) as
well as specialized educational resources (home schooling,
standards&assessment, etc.). Of particular interest are EduHound Espol, with
resources for Spanish speakers; EduHound Espol (English), resources for
teaching students whose primary language is Spanish, including Bilingual
Tutorials; and EduPuppy.com, resources for Preschool-Grade 2. From T.H.E.
Institute.
- Encarta
Schoolhouse
Encarta SchoolhouseThis MSN Encarta site offers resources for teachers,
including lesson plans, educational sites, and educational technologies.
- Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning is targeted at K-3 learners and produces children's
educational websites and games which are designed to capture thier imagination
while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment. Their mission is to
produce the best educational material, emphasizing creativity and the pure
enjoyment of learning.
- ETB Thesaurus
The European Treasury Browser (ETB) Project has recently released
amultilingual thesaurus available in eight languages: Danish, English,French,
German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish. The thesaurus is"aimed at
indexing educational resources" and building an "interoperableinfrastructure
to exchange and network metadata on educational resources forschools in
Europe." The project seeks to add value to national resourcecollections by
allowing teachers and students to locate Europe resources.The thesaurus gives
users access to all resources, regardless of theindexing method used. Users
have a choice of downloading the thesaurusbetween three different displays --
alphabetical, rotated, or systematic.Potential users of the ETB thesaurus are
indexers working in educationdocumentation services, publishers, libraries,
teachers, students,administrators, scholars, and researchers. Interested users
may finddownloading the thesaurus a bit difficult; the first download yields a
URLfrom which users can download the actual file
- Evaluating
Information Found on the Internet
Time-tested, librarian-created guide to copyright, intellectual property, fair
use, propaganda, misinformation, disinformation, bias and resource evaluation.
Excellent. From Johns Hopkins University librarian Elizabeth E. Kirk.
- Evaluating Web
Resources
This site, created by two librarians at the Wolfgram Memorial Library of
Widener University, provides a set of checklists to help users analyze the
quality of the information at various websites. Types of pages include
advocacy, business/marketing, informational, news, and personal web pagesThis
is an example of learning to evaluate the resources on the web.
- Exploratorium Web
Science Workshop
By clicking the links below, you will find a variety of on-line "Web
Lessons.""Web Lessons" are activities intended to help science teachers
integrate the Web into their science curriculum. Since a "Web Lessons" may use
dynamic content or require communication via the Internet, "Web Lessons" are
best done during an active Internet session.
- EXPLORES! Using
Satellite Data
Florida State University implements the NOAA Direct Readout Program from the
polar orbiting satellites. To date the university has installed over 230
weather satellite ground stations designed to receive live imagery from NOAA
12, 14, and 15 satellites (as the constellation now stands), and also supports
WEFAX in about 1/4 of these schools. This site includes postings of APT, WEFAX
and GVAR imagery received at FSU, plus weather satellite interpretation
messages.
- Feeding America:
The Historic American Cookbook Project
The Michigan State University Library, in partnership with the MSU Museum,have
created a fascinating look into American epicurean history with their online
trove of influential 19th and early 20th century American cookbooks.
- Filters and
Filtering
The Office of Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association has
pulled together a lot of information on their site that deals with the
filtering issue as well as providing links to more information, including a
summary and the full text of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA),
information on the Neighborhood Children___s Internet Protection Act (NCIPA),
news articles, and more. This is a site to guide the individual teacher.
- Finding
Information on the Internet
The best introduction to Internet searching on the Web.Be sure to check out
the section on how to choose search tools - there is an excellent chart
comparing the features of the major Web search engines and directories. From
the UC Berkeley Teaching Library.
- Geography Network
The Geography Network is an online resource to discover and access geographic
content, including live maps and data, from many of the world's leading
providers
- Getsmarter.org
Getsmarter.org, an initiative of the Council on Competitiveness, gives
students, parents and teachers a free and private way to compare science and
math skills to students worldwide. It also provides warm-up practice quizzes
in both math and science. Site visitors can instantly compare their
performance with that of students around the world, based on the results of
the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 1995-99.
- Gina Amenta-Shin
Ed. D.
Gina is a member of ISTE's NETS for Teachers Writing Team and NSCD's Staff
Development Standards for Online Learning Team . Through her past experiences
as both a doctoral student and professor, Gina has developed multiple
perspectives of distance learning - using interactive technology and virtual
communities to facilitate online professional development. Her research
interests include analyses of how learners construct their own understanding
based on their prior experience. She believes it is important to build on the
conceptual and cultural knowledge students bring to the classroom and to
discover strategies for strengthening achievement for all students in a
collaborative culture. The majority of Dr. Amenta-Shin's work with NICI
introduces teachers to a process for rethinking classroom teaching and
learning. Through an inquiry-based learning approach educators discuss, study,
plan, apply, and reflect on integrating technology into a student-centered
learning environment.
- Girl Power
Girl Power! http://www.girlpower.gov/Supports the national public education
campaign sponsored by the Department of the Health and Human Services "Girls
at 8 or 9 typically have very strong attitudes about their health, so Girl
Power! seeks to reinforce and sustain these positive values among girls ages
9-14 by targeting health messages to the unique needs, interests, and
challenges of girls." Includes adult resource links and research and news
about girls.
- Google Labs
This experimental site from the Google search engine "showcases a few of our
favorite ideas that aren't quite ready for prime time." Play with keyboard
shortcuts, telephone searching, a glossary (thesaurus), and more.http://labs.google.com/
- GT World
GT WorldThis is a site for those caring for talented and gifted children. It
provides definitions of terms and emoticons to be encountered on site;
information on testing; some articles; and recommended reading for children,
teens, gifted adults, and parents. Members can participate in the MOO (a kind
of chat room); the site also maintains several electronic mailing lists.
- Guggenheim.org
This site introduces you to the five Guggeheim Museums. Venice, Italy; New
York; Berlin, GR; Bilbao, Spain; Las Vegas, NV. Each museum is clickable to
obtain the information about that museums programs. Each museum has an
education center as well as many other offerings.
- Guide to African
American Documentary Resources
A highly selective collection of over 80 annotated links to sites "relating to
African American history," including academic, government, and other sites,
and digitization projects. Searchable and browsable. Includes a plain-text
version for convenient download to PDAs.
- Handheld
HandheldComputer ActivitySuggestionsOrganizing and
PlanningReferenceInformationData GatheringData Manipulation and
DisplayIndividual LearningCommunicating and Collaboration
- Handheld
Education.com
The purpose of this site is to help teachers and students improve teaching and
learning through the use of handheld computers
- Handhelds Go to
Class - New short film and story!
In one of the largest school implementations to date, District 230 in the
Chicago suburb of Orland Park equipped its three high schools with 2,200
handheld computers in the fall of 2000. Interested teachers were given
classroom sets or students could buy or lease the handheld computers.
According to English, biology, and social studies teachers in the district,
use of the handhelds has increased student productivity and efficiency across
all disciplines. In just one example, Laura Ritchey had her biology students
use the handhelds to create an "ecological footprint," a measurement of the
human impact on nature. Sidestepping the tradition of handing out paper
assignments, Ritchey "beamed" the assignments to her students' handheld
computers via an infrared ray. The students then used their handhelds to
collect field data and instantly input the data into the school computer for
further analysis. http://glef.org/orlandpk.html
- Harnessing the
Power of the Web
This guide will help you to understand collaborative, project-based learning
on the Internet. We use the term NetPBL (Networked, Project-Based Learning) to
describe this kind of learning.These resources will help you introduce your
students to powerful educational experiences grounded in student-centered,
project-based learning well-supported in the literature. Whether you're just
starting out or ready for advanced levels, this guide will help you.
- How the Weather
Service Gets the Word Out
How the Weather Service Gets the Word Out - This document shows how the
National Weather Service (NWS) strives to utilize the latest technologies
available for the dissemination of climate, water, and weather data and
information. Timely access to weather information is provided through NWS
systems, including the - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Weather Radio (NWR) - NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) - Emergency Managers
Weather Information Network (EMWIN) - Interactive Weather Information Network
(IWIN) Teachers will find information about resources from the American
Meteorological Society and Project Atmosphere including the formation of the
Atmospheric Education Resource Agent (AERA) network, DataStreme, AAAS, the
American Geological Institute, and others, with information about audiovisual
materials, computer software, and data sources.www.nssl.noaa.gov/resources
- HTML Goodies
Have you ever seen colorful text or a pull down menu on a Web site and
wondered how they were done? A visit to the HTML Goodies site should answer
most of your questions. The HTML Primers section offers lessons for beginners
and HTML Tutorials has 98 tutorials to take you to the next level. Java
Goodies is the "Largest Java Script Repository on the World Wide Web." The
tutorials are written in simple, friendly language and the site is easy on the
eyes. Bookmark this site for reference.
- In Search of the
Ways of Knowing Trail
- Your jeep breaks down on your way to the remote village of Epulu in central
Africa. You along with four youths from different local cultures are forced to
walk through the Ituri Forest to get there. Together you'll have to navigate
the forest by foot to arrive at Epulu. In the process you'll learn about
plants, animals, and survival. You'll need the free Flash
- Isometric Drawing
Tool
Isometric Drawing ToolUse this interactive mathlet to make dynamic drawings on
isometric dot paper. You can draw figures using edges, faces, or cubes. You
can shift, rotate, color, decompose, and view in 3D or 2D. Start by clicking
on the cube to the left. Then place the cube on the grid where you would like
it. Move the mouse slightly and another cube will be ready for placement.
- ISTE National
Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators
Today's teacher preparation programs provide a variety of alternative paths to
initial licensure. They address economic conditions, needs of prospective
teachers, and the demands of employing school districts. Regardless of the
configuration of the program, all teachers must have opportunities for
experiences that prepare them to meet technology standards. The existence of
many types of programs virtually ensures that there will be no one method for
providing learning experiences to meet these standards.The Technology
Performance Profiles for Teacher Preparation suggest ways programs can
incrementally examine how well candidates meet the standards. The Profiles
correspond to four phases in the typical preparation of a teacher. The
Profiles are not meant to be prescriptive or lockstep; they are specifically
designed to be fluid in providing guidelines for programs to create a set of
benchmarks in planning and assessment that align with unique program
design.ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION.Teachers apply technology to facilitate a
variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies. Teachers:A. apply
technology in assessing student learning of subject matter using a variety of
assessment techniques.B. use technology resources to collect and analyze data,
interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice
and maximize student learning.C. apply multiple methods of evaluation to
determine students' appropriate use of technology resources for
learning,communication,and productivity.
- JASON Project home
page
Grades: Kindergarten - 12 Synopsis: Don't worry, this is not another scary
movie installment! This JASON is an educational program that lets students and
teachers perform exciting scientific fieldwork from their classrooms,
exploring regions from the polar ice caps to the steamy rain forests.
- Justice Learning
CIVICS EDUCATION WEB SITE, NYTimes.com and NPR have launched (www.justicelearning.org),
a free civics Web site designed for high school students and teachers. The Web
site is organized around eight distinct civic issues that are updated twice
yearly. It will use lessons and articles fromThe New York Times Learning
Network and content from NPR's Justice Talking radio show. Current issues
include gun control, juvenile justice and Webcensorship.
- K-12 GIS for
Educators
GIS software can help learners of all ages grasp the ways that geography
affects their everyday lives and the world around them. GIS helps students and
teachers engage in studies that require and promote critical thinking,
integrated learning, and multiple intelligences--at any grade level.
- K12 Handhelds
K12 HandheldsHandhelds is a company which focuses on handheld computing in
education. It provides schools with integrated solutions for handheld use in
education that include: planning, professional development, hardware, software
and applications, educational bundles, implementation and support, and
assessment.
- KITE - 1000 cases
on how to integrate technology in K-12 classrooms
KITE is a case-based reasoning system that is designed to help K-12 teachers
to integrate technology in their classroom. The system has a 1000 cases (July
2003) and has multiple options to search to the context of the teacher.
- LD Online
LD Online has a special section on how technology can diminish barriersfor
children.
- Learning styles
assessment
Learning Styles AssessmentRead the word(s) in the left column and pick the
description that best expresses how you usually handle each situation.This
site contains a matrix to help the user to assess his or her learning styles.
- Learning to Adapt
Lesson Plans to Different Teaching Styles and Computer Configurations
How do you adapt a lesson to different teaching styles and classroom computer
configurations. This is an important resource because many teachers can access
the lesson plans, but need to learn to tailor them for their own uses.
- Learning with
Laptop Tech Resources Page
Technology Coordinator Resources Laurie and Fred Bartels run the laptop
program at Rye Country Day School in New York. They put together this website
with resources to help you both plan for and use laptops in schools.
- Lesson Plans
Page.Com
The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 1,000 lesson plans, primarily at
the elementary level, that were developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students and
faculty at The University of Missouri. More recent lesson plans were submitted
by the users of this website. The Lesson Plans Page was developed to assist
educators of all types. Elementary school teachers get lesson plans that are
ready to use in their classrooms. College students get great example lesson
plans or ideas to base their own lesson plans on. Distance education learners
can get lesson plans to use at home and parents can get ideas for educational
activities to use with their children.
- Library Spot
Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, reference desks, and other
student help sites.
- Lucas
Videogallery in Edutopia
The Video Gallery features nearly 50 documentaries and 70 interviews with
experts on topics such as assessment, emotional intelligence, and
project-based learning.Use the right-hand panel to browse documentaries and
interviews according to topic. To browse documentaries, the "documentaries"
tab must be red (click on it if it is white); to browse interviews, the
"interviews" tab must be red. The default topic is assessment. Use the
pulldown menu to select a different topic to browse.There are over 50
documentaries and 70 interviews with experts on topics such as assessment,
emotional intelligence, and project-based learning.Use the right-hand panel to
browse documentaries and interviews according to topic. To browse
documentaries, the "documentaries" tab must be red (click on it if it is
white); to browse interviews, the "interviews" tab must be red. The default
topic is assessment. Use the pulldown menu to select a different topic to
browse.Once you have selected a documentary or interview to watch, it will
download and play in this (left-hand) panel. Below most video clips will be a
link to an "accompanying article" for more details about the featured school/program.QuickTime
5.0.2 or higher is required.
- Magic Tales of
Mexico: Folklore of the Texas-Mexican Border
Gene Cowan maintains a web page of folktales collected by Gabriel Cordova.
Magic Tales of Mexico: Folklore of the Texas-Mexican Border features both
English and Mexican translations of several tales passed down orally by family
storytellers
- Map Machine
This is an online resource to show maps of many kinds from all over the world,
and there are other resources on the site that are printable.
- MarcoPolo:
Internet Content for the Classroom
MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom is a consortium of premier
national education organizations, state education agencies and the MarcoPolo
Education Foundation dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet
content and professional development to teachers and students throughout the
United States. First launched in 1997 as a collection of standards-based,
discipline-specific educational Web sites for K-12 teachers.
- Math-lets
Math_lets are math applets you can use to explore math and create interactive
lessons. See our i-Math Investigations for examples of lessons that use
Math_lets. (You can find some college-level mathlets in the Mathematical
Association of America's online journal, JOMA.)The Illuminations Math_lets are
available for public use-provided that they are used only for educational,
nonprofit purposes and that the NCTM Illuminations Project is appropriately
credited. See Terms of Use.http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/index.html
- Mathematics
Teacher Education Resource Place
The Mathematics Teacher Education Resource Place is a website dedicated to
supporting and improving the preparation of mathematics teachers (preK-16) by
providing on-line resources, hot links, and a professional forum for those
engaged in the teaching of mathematics content and methods courses, or in the
field supervision of beginning teachers.
- Museum of the
Rockies
Museum of the RockiesPartnership between Montana State University Libraries
and the National Leadership Grant for Libraries, created a database, which
will make the Plains Indian cultures accessible via the Internet and World
Wide Web. The database is titled Images of the Indian Peoples of the Northern
Great Plains
- Museums Online
Museums OnlineMuseumStuff.com is the one-stop shop for museum information,
where Internetusers can discover and explore thousands of museums and related
resourcesaround the country. This search engine, which features a "broad range
ofmuseum 'stuff,'" offers links to various museums, virtual exhibitions,museum
events, fun and game sites for secondary and post-secondary students,and
educational links.The museum links are arranged in three separatecategories --
art, history, and science -- and can be accessed from the mainpage. The
virtual exhibition section offers 55 topics ranging from AfricanAmerican, to
ceramics, to evolution, to motorcycles, to religion, to zoos/animals. Viewers
can search for museum events by organization name, month,and specific day, or
perform an advanced search using a combination ofselections. On the whole,
this gateway to museum stuff provides enoughresources to pique the interest of
persons in many different areas.The National Clearinghouse for Educational
Facilities tracks key K-12 school facilities issues. Resource Lists are
annotated bibliographies that include links to full text publications and
related Web sites, descriptions of books, studies, reports and journal
articles. A Mediation Model For Dynamic Literacy Instruction - Lisbeth Dixon-Krauss"Jerome
Bruner remarked that Vygotsky's conception of development is at the same time
a theory of education (Bruner, 1987). It is also a dynamic theory of learning
and teaching; the learning evolves through the teaching, and at the same time
the teaching evolves through the learning.This paper presents a mediation
model for dynamic literacy instruction which applies this idea to classroom
research and makes it accessible and functional for teachers."
- NASA K-12
Internet in the Classroom:
Initiative to help K-12 schools use the Internet for Space Science education.
Offers a variey of projects, some without charge, to schools across the United
States. Internet initiative videos are available at the cost of distribution
from NASA CORE . http://quest.arc.nasa.gov
- National
Foundation for the Improvement of Education
NFIE provides grants and technical assistance to teachers, education support
personnel, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning
in the nation's public schools. Find out about new grant opportunities.
- National
Geographic Teacher Community
- National Severe
Storm Laboratory's Weather Room
This page provides general information for kids, parents, and teachers.
Elementary school coloring books are available for printing and use for
weather education. There is information about tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning
and thunderstorm, with weather lessons on the basic introduction to map
analysis and interpretation, and information about weather careers.
- Native
American/American Indian/First Peoples
features articles, educational resources, and bibliographies of contemporary
and historical Native-themed books as well as bibliographies of books written
and/or illustrated by tribal members. The site author is Cynthia Leitich
Smith, author of JINGLE DANCER, a contemporary powwow picture book, and an
enrolled member of Creek Nation. Books and resources are recommended from a
Native perspective. Contact: c-smith@texas.net and/or visit:
- New State Fact
Sheets on the Technology Gap
New State Fact Sheets on the Technology Gap-Updated data available for all 50
states on how each state is fairing in addressing the Digital Divide.
- No Child Left
Behind
Signed into law on January 8, 2002, the No Child Left Behind Bill will
significantly impact the terms and conditions of primary and secondary
education in America, especially where it comes to how federal monies
earmarked for education are allocated.
- NOAA - Especially
for Teachers
WeatherYou can find information about tornadoes, hurricanes, flash floods,
tsunamis and all kinds of hazardous weather.Climate Change and Our PlanetYou
can find information about climate change, earth science and sciences as it
relates to our planet.Oceans and CoastsThis category includes information
about fish, marine mammals, our coasts, navigation and the many facets of the
waters that surround our nation.Satellites and SpaceThis category includes
information about satellites and space.Training, Other Opportunities&External
LinksThis category includes information about Operation Pathfinder, the GLOBE
Program, NOAA's Teacher at Sea Program, as well as external links to other
websites.
- NOAA Education
Resources
A page with many links, including experiments and science fair
projects.www.nws.noaa.gov/er/box/education.html
- North Carolina
State University: Introduction to Videoconferencing
North Carolina State University: Introduction to Videoconferencing An
introduction to videoconferencing. This site includes information about
creating and implementing classroom projects using videoconferencing.
- Ology
A cleaver, animated site with activities related to "ology", the study of
something. Website includes activities about genetics, paleontology,astronomy
and biodiversity.
- On the Ice
On the IceThe San Jose Sharks, a National Hockey League franchise, has
developed several math lessons in English and Spanish, from "Presenting the
Great Zamboni" to "How Much Dirt Does a Dump Truck Dump?"
- Online Content for
Low-Income and Underserved Americans
TCP___s groundbreaking briefing examines and makes recommendations about
Internet content for underserved Americans (e.g., low-income,
limited-literacy, non-English-speaking).
- PBS Kids
Cyberchase
PBS Kids CyberchaseA fun math related game is available every day at
Cyberchase. Use the show to reinforce a concept taught in class. Pump up the
math skills andhave a little fun at the same time. Take the poll (and have
studentsapply their knowledge of graphs) or have a peek at the next day's
show.Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle SchoolContent Area:
Mathematics (General) [Dewey #510], Technology (General)Application Type:
Activity, Resource
- Portfolios
special focus area - portfolios and many websites for examination of the use
of portfolios.Article: Student Portfolioshttp://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ae/al_stufolio.htmlor(PDF
24 KB / 6 pgs)To read and print PDF files, get the Acrobat Reader.Portfolios
for Assessment and Instruction, article by Judith Arter et. al.http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed388890.htmlScoring
rubrics for portfolioshttp://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/libst/Portfolio/Scoring.htmlElectronic
portfolios: Webfolioshttp://www.cgc.maricopa.edu/williams/block/assignments/portfolio.htmlSample
use of portfolios for specific skills/disciplineshttp://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/libst/Portfolio/Dividers/Math.htmlhttp://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/libst/Portfolio/Dividers/Science.htmlUse
of portfolio for assessment of student outcomeshttp://k2.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~assess/s04-02.htmSample
use of portfolio for certificationhttp://www.snc.edu/educ/edpages/portfolio.htmlhttp://members.tripod.com/lepine/P-Assesm.htmlPortfolio
assessment project at SIU at Edwardsvillehttp://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/portwing.htmlA
Guide to the Development of Professional Portfolioshttp://www.edu.uleth.ca/fe/ppd/contents.htmlOther
resourceshttp://www-tep.ucsd.edu/portfolionews/PNResources.htmlhttp://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/bibs/portfoli
- PowerPoint in the
Classroom
Written for K-12 students, this tutorial covers all the basics and more of
using the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation software. This Microsoft-related
site also includes tutorials on other Microsoft programs such as the e-mail
software program Outlook Express, the Web browser Internet Explorer 4, and the
Web site editor Front Page.
- Project Based
Learning Checklist
Project Based Learning Checklist from www4teachers and the High Plains
Regional Technology in Education Consortium (check out the great tools at
their site) - This is a cool site where you can easily build a checklist for
or with your kids before they write, do an oral or multimedia presentation or
an experiment. They will know what to look for when they self-evaluate their
work.
- Research in
Education
The online Research in Education page of Education Week, listed under
thespecial Reports section, provides in-depth coverage of the latest
findingsand trends in education research. This page offers a compilation of
recentresearch-related articles, , andunderscores the increasing influence of
rigorous education research.
- Research It!
- dictionary, thesaurus, famous quotes, maps, translation
- Resource Listing
for Weather and Climate
*Instruction - This document is intended to assist those who teach weather and
climate at any level from pre-school through introductory college level
courses, by listing some of the available instructional resources. Teachers
will find information about resources from the American Meteorological Society
and Project Atmosphere including the formation of the Atmospheric Education
Resource Agent (AERA) network, DataStreme, AAAS, the American Geological
Institute, and others, with information about audiovisual materials, computer
software, and data sources.
- Resources for
Teachers at the Folger Shakespeare Library
The Folger Shakespeare Library, a private research institution, is the world's
most significant repository of Shakespearean material. Its holdings, which
include the largest collection of English Renaissance books outside of the
U.K., attract scholars and educators of international repute. The Folger
Shakespeare Library is now more than a research center; it creates and runs a
variety of humanities programs which reach out to both the scholarly community
and the general public.In 1623, John Heminge and Henry Condell addressed their
introduction to the First Folio of Shakespeare, "To the great Variety of
readers / From the most able, to him that can but spell." Even though these
words might have been intended to capture a larger market share in the
seventeenth century book trade, the words have proven true, time and time
again. Shakespeare's genius and appeal defies the limits of time, place, and
age. As the twentieth century has turned to the twenty-first, the interest in
this late sixteenth, early seventeenth century poet and playwright has
endured. Shakespeare is as popular in universities in Japan as he is in
elementary classrooms in the District of Columbia. Shakespeare wrote plays,
and plays are meant to be performed, not just studied. Even though new
technologies provide wonderful access to digitized images of the First Folio
and to historical documents and illustrations, "the play's the thing."
Bringing students and teachers to Shakespeare must start with language and
performance, and getting students up on their feet with his words in their
mouths is still the best way to engage them with Shakespeare and involve them
in active learning.
- Searching for
Digital Libraries in Education:
Why computers cannot tell the story. Library Trends, 45 (4), Special issue:
"Children and the digital library", 746-770. Abstract This article argues for
the evaluation of digital libraries in schools by drawing upon situated
observations, an exploration of educational goals, and a discusssion of
current technologies. As most of the research and development of digital
libraries has been directed toward specialized workplace settings, the authors
posit that an unrealized potential exists for the development of educational
digital libraries, raising a number of current questions and challenges.
First, the meanings and practices of information searching and information use
are explored from the perspectives of teachers and students. The article next
focuses upon contexts of library activity, emphasizing how physical and
digital spaces carry their own meanings in relation to the scho ol community
and pedagogical practices. Further, these physical and digital spaces
articulate and become the contexts of new hybrid practices and roles for
educators and students alike.
- SOHO: Exploring
the Sun
The International Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a cooperative
project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the U.S. National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA). See real time photos of the sun taken from
outer space. Find daily solar data as well as links and educational
information for the layperson and the solar physicist. Subscribe to receive
"What's New" messages by e-mail.
- Soundzabound.com
Soundzabound.com - Royalty Free Music
- Special Needs
Education Network (SNE)
This resource directory is in two parts: A Directory of Organizations active
in special needs education and an organized collection of links to Internet
sites for Special Needs Education. Sections include: Attention Deficit
Disorder (ADD), Autism, Blindness/Sight Impairments, Deafness, Developmental
Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, English as a Second Language (ESL),
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Gifted Education, Learning
Disabilities, Multiple Sclerosis, Technology and Special Needs, and more.
- Teacher
Professional Development
WestEd projects support teachers___ career-long growth and development,
beginning with preservice education and continuing with induction, inservice,
and mentoring programs. Professional development efforts also address the
learning needs of child-care professionals and professional developers
themselves.Which programs are involved with Teacher Professional
Development?Assessment and Standards Development Services (ASDS)Center for
Child and Family Studies (CCFS)Center for Prevention and Early Intervention (CPEI)Learning
InnovationsNational Center for Improving Science Education (NCISE)Policy
ProgramProfessional and Organizational Learning (POL)Science and Mathematics
ProgramTeacher Professional Development Program (TPD)Western Regional
Educational Laboratory (WREL)
- Teacher Resource
Page
A compendium of teacher activities for the classroom. Make a barometer or
explain the Doppler effect with a classroom activity. Show the class why the
sky is blue or show the difference between relative humidity and the dew
point. The page includes information about Project DataStreme as well as
resource links.
- Teacher's Mind
Resources
Proposing a teacher-based approach to educational reform, the Teacher's
MindResources site is built around a recently published study of
education,entitled _Teaching in Mind: How Teacher Thinking Shapes Education_.
Whilelargely promotional, the site offers a great deal of perspective into
thecurrent analysis of reformist trends and initiatives to stand on its own
asa valuable source of insight and inspiration to educators at every
level.Philosophically, the site's author is convinced that popular efforts
toapply "universal" educational standards are meaningless - if they fail
totake into account what each teacher brings to the class as an
individual.Thus, it focuses on the teacher's mind as a unique tool destined
tointerpret every mandated standard differently and uniquely. Offering
forums,media, and recently published research in the area, the Teacher's Mind
sitelooks both to inform and engage all users.
- Teachers Teaching
Teachers
3 BackgroundT3 is teachers teaching teachers to provide the best professional
development program for the appropriate use of educational technology in the
teaching and learning of mathematics and science worldwide. There are now T3
courses covering mathematics and science topics from primary school through
high school and university. Today the T3 program operates in more than 25
countries around the world. We anticipate that additional countries will join
the program. If your country has no T3 program listed, contact info@t3ww.org
for further information.The principle of teachers teaching teachers is the
cornerstone of this program. T3 Instructors have been trained to teach others
how to use calculators and computers in appropriate ways to enhance the
teaching and learning of mathematics and science.T3 was founded at The Ohio
State University by Professors Frank Demana and Bert Waits.In the summer of
1988 they offered three one-week courses for teachers to learn how to use the
power of computer and graphing calculator visualizations to enhance the
teaching and learning of pre-calculus mathematics (pre-calculus is the course
in US high schools typically preceding a calculus course). Beginning in the
summer of 1995, Demana and Waits invited interested educators to participate
in their annual T3 summer institute week at Ohio State. That experience and
participation in other T3 conferences created the need to expand the T3
program to countries outside the US.
- Teaching Critical
Evaluation Skills for World Wide Web Resources
Teaching Critical Evaluation Skills for World Wide Web Resources This site,
created by two librarians at the Wolfgram Memorial Library of Widener
University, provides a set of checklists to help users analyze the quality of
the information at various websites. Types of pages include advocacy,
business/marketing, informational, news, and personal web pages.
- Teaching, Learning
&Technology:
A Report on 10 years of ACOT Research. (1995). Publication L01567A. Cupertino,
CA: Apple Computer, Inc.
- Teachology
Teachology is a series of staff development segments available for teachers
and administrators to utilize on the web. The first three segments spotlight
teachers implementing effective and motivational strategies in their
classrooms. The fourth segment focuses on teachers using technology to connect
with other educators and online education opportunities.
- Technology
Integration Proficiency Rubric
Technology Integration Proficiency Rubric Rubric for assessing teacher
integration of technology.
- Technology
Resources for Teachers
Resources to help teachers make the best use of technology in teaching their
day-to-day curriculum.Please note that this section is based on abstracts
found in ENC's database of K-12 materials. All ENC abstracts are descriptions
rather than evaluative reviews.Source www.enc.org
- TERC
Founded in 1965, TERC is a not-for-profit education research and development
organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts.TERC's mission is to improve
mathematics, science, and technology teaching and learning. TERC works at the
edges of current theory and practice to:*contribute to understanding of
learning and teaching*foster professional development*develop applications of
new technologies*create curricula and other products*support school reformThey
imagine a future in which learners from diverse communities engage in
creative, rigorous, and reflective inquiry as an integral part of their lives.
- The ABC's of Web
Site Evaluation by Kathy Schrock
The author states this as the ABC's or beginning evaluation of web sites for
teacher use in quality instruction.
- The Anacostia
Museum and Center for African-American History and Culture
Focuses on modern African-American history and culture.
- The Archaeology
Channel
The Archaeology Channel isa public-education project of our nonprofit, tax-exemptorganization,
Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI).We created this streaming-media website
as a way ofsharing with people everywhere the important messagesof archaeology
and indigenous peoples. TAC has valueto educators in a variety of ways. Our
on-demandstreaming video and audio content may be used inclassroom lessons and
we have a Teacher Resources area(accessible from our home page) that includes
lessonplans and other kinds of information designed to assistteachers in
employing archaeology in the classroom. Weare constantly expanding our list of
videos (29 so far)and audio programs and adding new features. We arealso about
to expand our Teacher Resources areadramatically by compiling links to
curriculum elementsand other materials on the Web.We and all professional
archaeological organizationsbelieve that archaeology has a largely
untappedpotential to excite kids about learning and providevaluable lessons,
and not only about the human past.Archaeology is a valuable means of
encouragingtolerance, multicultural perspectives and respect fordiversity.
Because archaeology involves many differentdisciplines, it can be used to
teach any subject underthe sun, including social studies, math,
science,geography, writing, art, and many others. ALI iscommitted to promoting
the use of archaeology byeducators at all levels.
- The Assessment
Program at NWREL
The Assessment Program at NWREL is dedicated to providing the highest quality
research, services and products for teachers and schools across the nation and
world.http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/Oral CommunicationOur unique approach to
oral communication assessment and instruction reinforces both academic and
career-related communication competencies.Listed below you will find the NWREL
Oral Communication Scoring Guidelines (Rubrics).Scoring GuidesCustomer Service
Communication RubricsThe CSR (customer service representative) rubric is a
modified version of the EAR model and can be used for instruction and
assessment of work-related communication behaviors. Applications include
school-to-work and business settings.EAR Related to SCANS Comparison ChartThe
E.A.R. Assessment System and the SCANS Interpersonal Communication
Competencies.Group AssessmentOral Assessment
- The Braille Bug
http://www.afb.org/braillebug/parents_teachers.aspThe American Foundation for
the Blind (AFB) created the Braille Bug web site to teach sighted children
about braille, and to encourage literacy among all children. AFB--a national
nonprofit founded in 1921 and the organization to which Helen Keller devoted
more than 40 years of her life--addresses the critical issues, such as
literacy, that are facing America's ten million blind or visually impaired
children and adults.
- The Coastal Ocean
Observatory Laboratory room (aka COOLroom)
The Rutgers Marine and Coastal Sciences (RMCS), in conjunction with the
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR) has addressed
the need for innovative materials that provide educators with the knowledge
and skills they need to develop scientific literacy in their students The COOL
Classroom is a series of Internet-based instructional modules that link middle
and high school classrooms with active research investigations at the Rutgers
Marine & Coastal Sciences (RMCS) COOLroom, a collaboration of oceanographers
studying the coastal ocean off the coast of New Jersey. Here you will find
information about how to use the COOL projects and printable teachers guides.
The Coastal Ocean Observatory Laboratory room (aka COOLroom) is where a group
of scientists are collaborating to develop a three-dimensional understanding
of the ocean over time. And it is, quite literally, one room. Since 1997, this
room has served as command central for studies being conducted on a
cross-section of the ocean off the New Jersey coast, and is where scientists
interpret the results so they can be published on the world wide web for
anyone's use.
- The Dirksen
Congressional Center's Web Suite
The Dirksen Congressional Center's Web Suite --http://www.dirksencongressionalcenter.org
-- has been selected as the2002 winner of the APSA Information Technology
Politics Section's BestWeb Site in the Professional category. The APSA
committee found TheCenter's Web suite to be "an outstanding example of a site
that providescomprehensive content utilizing a clean design that [is] easy
tonavigate while providing a variety of teaching materials andactivities." An
announcement regarding the award is available on theAPSA Section Web site at:
http://www.apsanet.org/~itp/.
- The Exploratorium
This is a very rich web site which is from a learning place that has a variety
of resources for teachers, students, and parents. There are the ten cool
sites, and there are webcasts, and all kinds of learning involving sports ,
physics and lots of science and math.
- The Gateway
http://www.thegateway.org/This is a great searching site for K-12 lessons and
other teacher's materials.
- The Global
Schoolhouse
Offers programs that help teachers integrate use of the Internet into their
teaching. Intended for all levels of Internet use, and includes activities for
students at all age levels.
- The Jane Goodall
Institute
The Jane Goodall Instituteadvances the power of individuals to take informed
and compassionate action to improve the environment for all living things.
With Dr. Jane Goodall's words and example as guiding principles, the Institute
inspires hope for a brighter future.
- The LOC.gov Wise
Guide
This Wise Guide portal was designed to introduce you to the many fascinating,
educational and useful resources available from the nation's library and one
of the most popular Web sites of the federal government. The federal
government and the Library of Congress, in particular, maintain and develop
hundreds of Web sites. For the user, navigating this online labyrinth can be
rather daunting. Thankfully, the Library of Congress has partnered with the Ad
Council to create the "Wise Guide," which is refreshed monthly (much like a
magazine or periodical), and offers links to "the best of the Library's online
materials." Currently, the site has eight archived issues of the Wise Guide
and the most current edition as well. In the most recent edition (June 2003),
visitors can follow links to materials dealing with Father's Day, John Philip
Sousa (and the recent reconstruction of his "Library of Congress March"), and
an amusing collection of dance instruction manuals from 1490 to 1920. This
helpful online compendium will be a great boon to those looking to keep up to
date about some of the most useful online materials available from a number of
federal government sponsored sites.
- The NASA Why?
Files
The NASA Why? FilesThe NASA Why? Files is a U.S.distance learning initiative
that integrates the use of a television broadcast, web site, and educator's
guide. The project uses Problem-Based Learning to introduce students in grades
3-5 to NASA research and missions. The television broadcast(or videotapes) and
web site provides students with the opportunity to learn subject matter and
develop problem-solving skills while engaged in real-world problems.
- The National
Lightning Safety Page
Here's lots of information about lightning safety. You can download the Online
Lightning Quiz to your computer by clicking on the .exe file. Be aware that
this is a very large file.
- The National
Report on e-Learning
The National Report on e-Learning: Putting a World-class education at the
fingertips of all children. (2000). Publication of the Office of Educational
Technology, Washington, D.C. http://www.ed.gov/Technology/elearning/index.html
- The Pantheon
The Greek world of gods and goddesses is extremely intricate, and The Pantheon
Web site provides an effective way to begin learning about this world, both
for beginners and for those looking to brush up on their knowledge of their
exploits and times.
- The Tomb of
Tutankhamon
This is a site that puts you in the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamon.
You have the actual tour of the ways in which the tomb was originally explored
after its discovery. This is in fascinating detail with notes. You will miss
the smells, the darkness and the silence of the tomb, but you will see it in
amazing detail in photographs.
- The Virtual Cave
This site tells the story of caves in words and pictures: what's in them and
how it got there. Because caves are so diverse, I've split them into four
underground realms. Grab three sources of light, a helmet, some sturdy boots,
and your mouse, and people can have fun exploring sea caves, lava caves,
solution caves and erosional caves.
- The WebQuest Page
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the
information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to
use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for
it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and
evaluation. The model was developed in early 1995 at San Diego State
University by Bernie Dodge with Tom March.
- The WWW Virtual
Library
The WWW Virtual LibraryAgricultureAgriculture, Gardening, Forestry,
Irrigation...Business and EconomicsEconomics, Finance, Marketing,
Transportation...ComputingComputing, E-Commerce, Languages,
Web...Communications and MediaCommunications, Telecommunications,
Journalism...EducationEducation, Applied Linguistics, Linguistics...EngineeringCivil,
Chemical, Electrical...HumanitiesAnthropology, History, Museums,
Philosophy...Information&LibrariesGeneral Reference, Information Quality,
Libraries...International AffairsInternational Security, Sustainable
Development, UN...LawArbitration, Law, Legal History...RecreationRecreation
and Games, Gardening, Sport...Regional StudiesAfrican, Asian, Latin American,
West European...ScienceBiosciences, Health, Earth Science, Physics,
Chemistry...SocietyPolitical Science, Religion, Social Sciences...
- Traces: Historic
Archaeology
Traces: Historic Archaeology (3-5)In this unit, students will "recover" and
analyze artifacts from sites in use from the settlement period to the second
half of the 19th century. They will look for similarities and differences
among the artifacts and the lives they reveal. In conclusion, students will
look at today's artifacts of the future and consider how we will be viewed in
the future.
- U.S. Education
Standards
Education World presents the objectives of the voluntary National Education
Standards for the major subject areas. This site allows educators to stay
abreast of the current efforts being made in the area of National Standards.
- Urban Classroom
Success Stories
Urban Classroom Success Stories Featured in October Issue Of Enc Focus.
http://www.enc.org/text/focus/ In the fall issue of ENC Focus, teachers who
work in urban classrooms sharetheir approaches to math and science
instruction, and at the same time point out that their challenge is the same
as their colleagues' in suburban and rural schools-to teach all children well.
Two of the nation's best-known spokes persons for successful teaching in
difficult environments. Kay Toliver and Ruby Payne-are featured in this issue.
Toliveris interviewed by Terese Herrera, mathematics resource specialist, ENC.
Based on her 30 years in New York City classrooms. Toliver recounts ways she
used the urban environment to bring math alive to her students. RubyPayne has
studied the "hidden rules" that operate in all classrooms but often lead to
misunderstandings with children from generational poverty. Her article will
help others recognize the rules and their outcomes. Other articles show how
teachers take advantage of the many learning resources in urban centers. In
Los Angeles County, California, and in Ithaca, New York, teachers and natural
history museums join forces togather data on modern-day biodiversity and
fossil records. Examples of K-12 teachers and university teachers working
together are found in descriptions of projects across the country--in Hamilton
County, Ohio, Little Rock, SanFrancisco, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Nashville, and
New York City. The content of the issue will be online after October 1 and
expanded to include three articles that do not appear in the print version.
Online you can quickly access the discussion areas for this issue, adding your
own prescriptions for success in the classroom or your observations on the
ideas presented.
- USGS Learning Web
K-12 students, can come get what they need to do homework.Project IdeasPut
creativity into your project.Homework HelpHomework has never been
easier!Lesson plans and activities for teachers to use in the classroom.Lesson
Plans&ActivitiesTeach with innovative activities.Paper ModelsClassroom
projects can be fun!Resources for anyone who is curious about natural
science.Research ToolsReadings, careers, Q-&-A's, and more.Special TopicsEarth
hazards and more.Playtime WizardFun activities for kids.* Coloring Pages*
Trivia Games* Topo Bingo NEW!* Printable Bookmarks NEW!Image WizardSee cool
pictures!Clipart
- VolcanoWorld
The Web's Premier Source for Volcano InformationVolcanoWorld has been the
Internet's leading source of information about volcanoes since January 1995.
Each year VW serves about 4 million different users, including grade school
kids, teachers, college students, professors, researchers, government
scientists and the general public. VolcanoWorld was originally funded by NASA
and hosted at the University of North Dakota. VW is now part of BrainSpace, a
non-profit organization devoted to informal learning for kids and adults of
all ages. Click the top button to the left to find out more about the new VW,
or use the buttons along the top to go straight to volcanoes and eruptions!
Have a good visit, but don't step in any hot lava!
- VORTEX:
Unraveling the Secrets - A Storybook This project, Verification of the Origins
of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment
VORTEX: Unraveling the Secrets - A Storybook This project, Verification of the
Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment, helps teachers and students
understand facts about tornadoes and shows how the scientific method of making
observations, collecting data, and developing and testing hypotheses to reach
an informed conclusion is used.
- Wayback Machine
The Wayback Machine makes it possible to surf more than 10 billion pages
stored in the Internet Archive's web archive. The Internet Archive is building
a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital
form. Like a paper library, it provides free access to researchers,
historians, scholars, and the general public. Collection includes Web, Moving
Images, Texts, Audio, Software. Still not sure what's so cool about this site?
Go to http://webdev.archive.org/web/web.php, enter a URL, click "Take Me
Back"and see how many years of the site have been archived.Grade Level:
Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adult/Professional Content
Area: Community Interest (Reference Desk), Technology (Internet) [Dewey #600]
Application type: References & Tools
- WebQuest Rubric
Template and Rubric Collection
WebQuest Rubric Template and Rubric Collection can be found at this site
produced by Education Service Center Region 20 (San AntonioTX) and teachers in
that region.The site features rubrics to evaluate student products created as
a result of webquests. Some are based on the excellent rubric template found
at the Rubric Collection web site, while the majority are based on the
ingenuity and creativity of teachers.http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/rubrics/Default.htm
- Windows to the
Universe
This site represents interdisciplinary lessons in astronomy, global change,
weather, mythology on three levels advance, medium and beginner. There are
specialized teacher pages and workpages for students.Lesson Plans and
Activities for the ClassroomToolsTeacher WorkbookClassroom
ActivitiesEducational LinksTeachers___ Share-A__"ThonEducational Standards
SearchClimate and Global ChangeWorkshop for Educators
- WWW.4teachers
This World Wide Web (WWW) site is a free, Web based monthly publication that
provides a place where educators and others with interests in K to 12
education can encounter new ideas about technology's role in education. At
this site they can express their opinions, share experiences, and be inspired
and educated by other teachers' narratives about using technology in
educational settings. The site features interviews, Web lessons, and surveys
as well as online lesson plans that guide students through an annotated set of
sites (URLs) on such subjects as language arts, science, mathematics, and
research in teaching. Abstracted 10/97. (Author/LCT)from www.enc.org
- Xpeditions
Greeting Friends from Other Places (K-2)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/gk2/friends.htmlStudents
will be introduced to map reading by examining the___Afghanistan, Land in
Crisis___ map (available in print or online). Students will practice different
types of greetings and learn how children in Afghanistan might greet one
another.