Resources  for Educational Change,

and Technology Integration in the Curriculum

Standards	Multiple Intelligence	Project-Based Learning
Assessment	Rubrics	Information Literacy
Internet Safety	Curriculum Resources	Copyright
Citing Sources	Web Evaluations	Web Page Design
Icon Sites	Search Sites	More Tutorials
WebQuests	HyperStudio	PowerPoint
KidPix	Change Process	E-Magazines
Spreadsheet Tutorials	AUP	Integrating Computers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Change Process and Exemplary Sites:

• http://www.reinventingeducation.org/RE3Web/ (Change Toolkit)
• http://www.portical.org/techplanningtools.html
• http://www.wested.org/    http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/print/htdocs/home.htm
• http://www.portical.org/barnett_intro.html
• http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
• http://www.intel.com/education/articles/help_outside_the_classroom.htm
• http://www.nsdc.org/.
• http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/
• http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000015/  Teaching resources and video’s
• http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/new_affiliates.html
• http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000026/  
• http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/index.shtml 
• http://www.profilerpro.com/
• http://www.bie.org/ Project based learning and
• www.glef.org  Edutopia Online is the site with the best materials
• http://www.mff.org/tap/tap.taf
• http://www.nici-mc2.org/de_toolkit/pages/toolkit.htm has the digital divide toolkit.
• http://www.benton.org
• http://www.connectforkids.org/
• http://www.oracle.com/corporate/community/index.html?education.html http://www.cnets.iste.org Download lesson and standards pdf files.
• http://www.my-ecoach.com has online coaching, professional development
• http://www.taskstream.com Lesson plan and unit builder
• http://trackstar.hprtec.org/  a free lesson planning tool.
• http://www.think.com  Free online educational portal for teachers and students
• http://cnets.iste.org/tssa/ technology standards for school administrators (TSSA).
• http://www.Immersiveeducation.com  the place to learn about composing 3d stories.
• http://www.backflip.com/  is an online place to store your favorite websites.  You can see ours at  http://www.backflip.com/members/pt3/html
• http://www.pt3.org  profiles of successful strategies

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Search Sites

• How to Search the Web
• Search Engines and Subject Indexes a GREAT place to start!
• Web Searching Tips
• Search Engine Info
• Kids Search Engines
• Kid's Search
• A Helpful Guide to Search Engines, Top Page
• The Spiders Apprentice
• Online Help for Inquiring Young Minds
• Kid Safe Search Sites

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KidPix

• KidPix for the Web
• KidPix How to
• KidPix Tutorial
• The Best KidPix Tutorial on Web
• KidPix Hotlist of Ideas
• More Ideas scroll down
• Sample Lessons
• SlideShow samples

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Multiple Intelligence

General Information

• Multiple Intelligence nice visual!
• Seven Styles of Learning
• MI Smart!
• Multiple Intelligence ASCD Great Tutorial and Ideas!
• Tapping into Multiple Intelligence
• Educational Reform and Multiple Intelligence
• Multiple Intelligence and Technology
• Technology and Multiple Intelligence Lots of resources here

Find out about Yourself

• Multiple Intelligence Inventory  on-line use EXPLORER
• MI Inventory on-line with population averages
• MI Printable Survey
• Student Survey
• Adult Survey
• MI Teacher Inventory
• MI Take a Survey
• MI Self Profile
• How Are You Intelligent?
• Teaching Style Assessment printable inventory
• Learning Style Survey on-line
• Learning Style Questionnaire another on-line
• Sample MI Distribution

Activities for Incorporating MI

• MI Learner Descriptions
• MI Toolbox
• MI Sample Lessons
• Lesson Assessment and Plans
• Sample Lessons
• Blanks for Planning
• MI in the Classroom Good Videos!

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Web Evaluation

• Kathy Schrock Web Evaluation
• Yahooligans Evaluating Web Sites
• The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
• Schrockguide  examples of content rich sites
• Surf, Stumble, Search & Lurch
• FNO Web Evaluation
• Evaluating Web Resources
• Examples to Evaluate
• On-line Web Evaluation Tool check out this very cool site
• Evaluation Quiz for Kids

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Standards

• Technology Standards for Students from ISTE
• Technology Standards for Teachers from ISTE
• California Department of Education   content standards
• SCORE   Good resources linked to standards
• Information Literacy
• Intel Education: Educational Standards
• State Departments of Education -find standards for all 50 states

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Information Literacy

• Information Literacy Standards: ISTE
• Nine Information Literacy Standards by American Library Association
• Yahooligans Internet Literacy

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Curriculum Resources for Teachers

• Ask ERIC
• SCORE
• Graphic Organizers Adobe Acrobat printable pages!
• Blue Web'n
• Kathy Schrock Home Page Lots of incredible resources!
• Tech Trekers.com  Many incredible resources!
• Edhelper.com
• Franklin Institute Hot List by Subjects
• Awesome Library
• Bigchalk.com   data base for lesson plans
• Curriculum Ideas
• Curriculum Integration
• Educational Resources
• Teacher Resource
• Free Lesson Plans, Web Quests, Worksheets and Teacher Tools!
• Scholastic.com
• Houghton Mifflin
• Apple Learning Interchange
• Atomic Learning
• Becoming Human
• Theme Pages for Elementary Students and Teachers
• Sitesforteachers.com
• TeachersFirst.com
• The Teacher's Internet Use Guide designing lessons
• Bablefish translates text from one language to another!
• Graphic Organizer downloads
• EverythingESL.net
• Stapleless Book
• Making a Template on a Mac
• Making a Template on a PC
• Visual manipulatives

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HyperStudio

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Rubrics

• The Advantage of Rubrics
• Assessment and Rubrics
• Creating a Rubric  with a template!
• Make Your own Rubric!
• WebQuests Rubric
• Rubric for Evaluating a Web Lessons
• Rubric Samples
• A Million and One Samples  all subject areas!
• Questions to Ask

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Citing Sources

• Writer's Handbook
• Yahooligans Citing Sources
• Classroom Connect
• Plagiarism
• The Citation Machine - Check this out!!
• NoodleTools Quick Cite

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AUP/RUP

• Yahooligans
• Virginia Department of Education
• Bellingham AUP
• Gary's AUP movie!!!

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Copyright

• A Visit to Copyright Bay
• A Classroom Guide to Copyright
• Fair Use and Copyright for Teachers
• Copyright for Educators
• Electronic School: Copyright in a Digital Age
• Copyright & Fair Use ALA information
• Copyright Central
• From Now On
• Hall Davidson Article from Technology and Learning
• Fair Use great explanation
• Stanford University Site
• Copyright Activities

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Internet Safety

• Yahooligans
• Safekids.com
• Parents Guide to the Internet
• Web Safety Guidelines
• Responsible Netizen Institute
• Safe Surfing for Kids
• Safetyed.org
• Kids Domain Safe Surfing
• Get Net Wise

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WebQuests

• The WebQuest Page
• WebQuest Planning Page
• WebQuest Building Blocks
• List of WebQuests
• Pacific Bell KNE - WebQuests
• WebQuests & More
• Understanding and Building WebQuests
• Yorkville District WebQuests
• WebQuest pre-write excellent guide for creating a WebQuest
• Edhelper.com
• Kathy Schrock's Site
• Tech Trekers WebQuests
• Science Quests
• Graduate Class samples
• Creating WebQuests
• TeachersFirst.com
• More Samples by Grade Level
• WebQuest and Treasure Hunts Information
• A Collection of WebQuests
• WebQuest Template view in Netscape to use
• WebQuest Template view in Netscape to use

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Web Page Design

Elements of Art

• Read About Elements and Principles of Art
• Sanford Company Elements of Art and MORE
• Elements of Art
• Background Information

Web Design

• Web Design Tips
• Consistency
• Web Sins
• Site Design
• Top Ten Mistakes

Composer Tutorials

• Composer Tutorial
• Building Web Pages with Composer
• Composing and Editing with Composer
• Netscape Composer an Introduction
• Six Step Composer Tutorial Great for Mac help!
• Communicator Composer Tutorial

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Icon Sites

• Clip Art
• Coolarchive.com/Fast loading site
• Animal Icons
• FreeFever / Icons Lots of categories
• Sections Bigger graphics
• IconBAZAAR This is a HUGE site
• IconBAZAAR - Alphabets Very cool Alphabets
• Clip Art About.com
• Clip Art - Alphabets
• ABC GIANT -- We Have Backgrounds, Textures, 3d Balls and Page Dividers and More!
• Laurie McCanna's FREE ART PAGE Download file
• Berry's Clipart

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Graphics Converter

• Graphic Converter download
• Graphic Converter help

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Spreadsheet Tutorials
Claris

• A Simple Claris 5.0 Tutorial
• Spreadsheet Basics
• Basic Claris/Appleworks
• Math Forum Web Units   samples and ideas

·  Excel

• Excel Basics
• Excel Tutorial
• Another Tutorial
• Learning About Excel
• Excel Terminology
• Excel Sample Managing Grades
• Quick Tutorial
• Tutorial with Quiz!

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PowerPoint Tutorials

• PowerPoint in the Classroom
• PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial
• PowerPoint 2000 Basics
• PowerPoint Tutorial

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E-Magazines

• The George Lucas Educational Foundation
• Technology and Learning
• Electronic School
• Learners Online

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Project-Based Learning

• Questioning.org
• Start With The Pyramid
• Indicators of Engaged Learning
• Project-Based Learning
• Project-Based Learning - What is It?
• Why Do Project-Based Learning
• A Sampler of International Web Projects
• PBLnet.org
• Early Childhood Education
• George Lucas Foundation

Project-Based Learning Activity Sites

• Virtual Explorers
• Exemplary Projects
• PBL_samples
• The Jason Project
• Journey North
• Education World: Collaborative Projects
• iEarn Projects
• Impressions of America
• Gettysburg
• Exploring the Environment
• Exploratorium
• Global Schoolhouse

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Assessment

• Kathy Schrock Assessment and Rubrics
• What Does Research Say About Assessment?
• Creating Better Student Assessments
• Assessing Student Work with Project-Based Learning
• Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios

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More Tutorials

• Internet4Classrooms: Online Practice Modules
• Atomic Learning
• A Simple Claris 5.0 Tutorial
• Excel: Quick Tutorial
• Macintosh: Basics
• Windows/PC
• Lots of Different Tutorials

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Integrating Computers

• Integrating Computers into the Classroom
• Using Computers
• One Computer in the Classroom
• Integrating Technology in the Classroom
• The One Computer Classroom
• The One Computer Classroom | Getting Organized
• The One Computer Classroom
• Using One Computer in the Classroom

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Change process websites collected by Peggy Benton with grateful acknowledgement to Peggy Cling and Marian Shaffner for their work on the technology integration list of  websites for teachers