Educational Resources
Educational Resources
Texas
Dinosaurs is a Technology Integrated Unit which includes a rubric,
TA-TEKS standards, and other components of a quailty unit.
(http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/summer99/northside/txdino/)
Armadillo
List of AUPs (http://chico.rice.edu/armadillo/acceptable.html)
Evalution Tools/Rubrics for Assessment
Rubrics from WebQuest Projects (http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/rubrics/)
Develop Evaluation Tool/Rubric (http://www.essdack.org/building/evaluation.html)
Rubrics for Web Lessons (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/july/rubrics/Rubrics_for_Web_Lessons.html)
Project Based Learning (PBL) Checklists (http://www.4teachers.org/projectbased/checklist.shtml)
PBL Multimedia Checklist (http://4teachers.org/projectbased/24mlt.shtml)
Sample Assessment Rubric for Lesson Plan (http://129.7.160.115/COURSE/INST_5931A/Rubric.html#Lesson)
Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation Guide (http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html)
Criteria for Evaluating Websites (http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/criteria/web.asp)
Evaluating Websites: Criteria and Tool (http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/nyla/webeval.html)
Links to Web Evaluation Materials (http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm)
Evaluating Internet Research Sources (http://www.sccu.edu/faculty/R_Harris/evalu8it.htm)
Northwest ISD Rubrics (http://www.northside.isd.tenet.edu/cmptecww/DeptWebSite/AdvCompTech/index.htm)
Tammy's Tools for Learning (http://www.essdack.org/building/evaluation.html)
Texas Technology Standards for Students
Technology Applications
(TA) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) (http://www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/ta/)
National Techology Standards for Students
ISTE National Standards for
Students (http://cnets.iste.org/sfors.htm)
Standards for Teachers
International
Society for Technology in Education Standards Project (http://www.iste.org/standards/ncate/index.html)
Tutorial: Guide to Effective Searching of the Web (http://www.thewebtools.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm)
Lycos search engine for Pictures & Sounds (http://www.lycos.com/picturethis/)
AltaVista Photo and Media Finder (http://image.altavista.com/cgi-bin/avncgi)
Arriba Vista image searcher (http://www.arribavista.com/)
Liszt , the Mailing List Directory(http://www.liszt.com/)
Offers over 90,000 mailing lists. You can search the directory, or
you can browse through categories and finetune it from there.
Connected Teacher (http://listserv.classroom.com/archives)
Many listservs are available to view their archives or subscribe to
their service.
Net-Happenings
(http://listserv.classroom.com/archives/net-happenings.html)
Regularly sent listserv that deals with many areas of K-16 education.
You Can Handle Them All (http://www.disciplinehelp.com/)
This site shares a step-by-step approach to handling misbehavior at
home and in school. An overview examines the causes of misbehavior, the
core needs that motivate humans, and a four-step discipline model. A behavior
index applies the model to over 100 specific misbehaviors.
I Love Teaching.com (http://www.iloveteaching.com)
Designed to encourage new teachers and those studying to be teachers,
I Love Teaching.com offers the experiences and wisdom of a veteran teacher.
What to Expect Your First
Year of Teaching (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/)
The U.S. Dept. of Education offers this FREE online book (in PDF format):
a compilation of award-winning first-year teachers' experiences, challenges,
and successes. It includes tips on how to have a successful first year,
advice from veteran teachers, and a discussion about the things for which
no training could have prepared new teachers.
Great Expectations:
Helpful Hints for Beginning Teachers (http://www.positiveparenting.com/jane4.html)
"Positive Parenting On-line offers helpful hints for beginning teachers.
Adapted from: Laura Kelly (lkelly@ascd.org) project assistant for ASCD's Newsletters and Special Publications unit and co-editor of *Classroom Leadership Online.*
Tammy's Tidbits
(http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/~tbushey/educ.html)
This page was designed for teachers, students, and parents as a shortcut
to finding some of the best educational sites on the internet.
Tools for Teachers
Certificate Creator
(http://www.CertificateCreator.com/)
This site allows you to personalize many different types of certificates
and print them out.
Worksheet Generator (http://www.mtech.on.ca/)
A simple online tool for creating matching, scramble, fill-in-the-blank
and other types of worksheets.
Puzzle Maker (http://www.puzzlemaker.com)
Make all kinds of puzzles for classroom use.
Fun Brain (http://www.funbrain.com)
Allows you to create online quizzes to give your students; you can
also use those already created
Zoomerang.com (http://www.zoomerang.com)
A site which allows you to create online surveys and also complies
the results for the survey creator
Biography Maker
(http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm)
An online tool taking students step-by-step through the writing of
a biography; includes the research and
writing skills for overall understanding
Technology Enhanced Lesson Plans
Handbook of Engaged Learning Projects (HELP!) (http://www-ed.fnal.gov/help/cover.html)
A Collection of Technology-Integrated Lesson Plans Links (http://courseweb.tac.unt.edu/rhondac/lp.htm)
Louisiana Challenge Grant Lesson Plans and Activities (http://etrc33.usl.edu/k12act/lp/index.html)
Using Digital Cameras in the Classroom
Links
to Using Digital Cameras (http://www.emtech.net/CEESA00/digital_camera_course_reader.htm)
Course related information for using a digital camera including activities
in the classroom.
The Digital Darkroom (http://www.shortcourses.com/book03/contents.htm) Links to digital photography and places to store photos.
1001 Uses for
a Digital Camera (http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/qvuses.htm)
A reference tool for educators for creative educational applications
for digital cameras in educational settings.
Why
Would You Use a Digital Camera in an Educational Setting? (http://www.alfreddeakinhs.act.edu.au/library/camera2.htm)
Uses for digital cameras in the classroom
Using the Digital Camera in the Primary Classroom (http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/TEC/digitalcamera/primary.htm)
Technology Integration Projects
Getting Started on the Internet: Simple Projects! (http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr032.shtml)
Designing Resource-based Projects that Use the Internet (http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu:80/edu/RSE/RSEviolet/RSEviolet.html)
Email Project Ideas (http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Technology/4/4.html)
Web Project Ideas (http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Technology/9/9.html)
Classroom Implementation Techniques (http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Technology/10/10.html)
Creating Web-based Lessons: Webquests and Other Internet Projects (http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/)
List of Scavenger Hunts for the Web (http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/training/scavengerhunt.html)
Internet Scavenger Hunt (http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~mcssb/scavengerhunt.html)
Texas Heritage Cut & Paste Scavenger Hunt (http://wtvi.com/teks/hunt.html)
Web Page Design: From Planning to Posting (http://www.essdack.org/webdesign/)
Project Center: Creating Online Projects (http://www.eduplace.com/hmco/school/projects/index.html)
Example Online Project: Class Pets (http://www.eduplace.com/projects/classpets.html)
Ask An Expert (http://www.askanexpert.com/)
The Project Approach (http://www.ualberta.ca/~schard/projects.htm)
Internet Pocket Guide for Teachers
(http://www.genium.com/ipgt/)
The Free Site
(http://www.thefreesite.com/freewebpages.htm)
There are literally hundreds of sites that allow you to have free home
pages. For a list of them, see The Free Site.
Hoxie.org (http://www.hoxie.org/clipart.htm)
A collection of over 1,000 free clip art (clipart) images for downloading.
Free Educational Clip Art (http://www.thermix.com/naje/clip_art.htm)
Web Clip Art (http://webclipart.miningco.com/internet/design/webclipart/)
Cameo's Hut (http://www.cameohut.com/)