These sites provide more direct information on how to use the internet in the classroom.
Getting Started, As easy as ABC: This lesson plan for teachers, teaches kids how to surf the net safely. As the author says...Whether kids are searching for facts that merely begin with every letter of the alphabet, or they are searching for facts about the Civil War or Zoology, you can create an informative lesson that has meaning and purpose which is integrating the Internet with your classroom curriculum.
The Academic Net: A site devoted to fostering the use of technology in teaching and learning. Registration is required, but is free. You must log on with a password every time you enter the site.
Beginners Guide to
the Internet: An amusing but valuable tour of the WWW.
Connections+: consists of Internet resources, lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources linked to correspond with subject areas. Links to assist teachers in using the Internet in the classroom.
Classroom
Activity Project: A long list of sites that would be valuable to both
teachers and students in the classroom.
Digital Education Network: Features interactive content for students and teachers. Mathematics, Current Events, Computer graphics, Writing and Astronomy are some of the areas covered.
Ed's Oasis: ED's Oasis' primary purpose is to make the Internet easier and more rewarding to use with parents. ED's Oasis provides links to what educators around the country recommend as the most engaging student-centered web sites, AND examples demonstrating effective classroom Internet use from successful teachers.
Edweb: Explores the world of educational reform and information technology. Links to on line educational resources from all around the world.
Encyberpedia: Encyberpedia is a site that aims to create a "living" Encyclopedia on the Web. On the main page there are links to specific sub areas (sports, maps, news, medical, and live video from around the world). There is also a "subjects index" where you can quickly locate a region of interest to you in areas more related to information taught in schools. In the Subjects Index there are sub areas such as: agriculture, animals, antiques, auctions, art, automobiles, and aviation -- just in the "A" section. The subjects can yield rich link sources of information suitable for school.
George Lucas Education Foundation: "Use the Force" or if you can't use the force then use the newsletter published at this site about the successful integration of technology with teaching and learning.
Hot-list of K-12 Internet School Sites: Provides an index for finding grade schools, middle schools, and high schools that have a Web presence. Mostly U.S. schools.
Join an on line Project: Need a project for your class to participate in? Check out this page which lists dozens of possible projects.
Learning Resources and Technology: This site contains a Technology Demonstration Center, Classroom Education Media Library, Software evaluation reports and Curriculum Related Links.
Jardin Mundial Kindergarten Gate: A bilingual (Spanish/English) Kindergarten page that's done a terrific job of publishing their site.
Links to the Future: Links students, educators, and professionals to research facilities and data bases on the WWW.
LiveText: The LiveText site is a grades 4-12 technology resource center. It was developed by the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College, Columbia University, and it provides an annotated and structured guide to technology, teaching and internet resources. Another major focus of the site is in the area of curriculum development and technology planning, with numerous articles available on line at both the LiveText site and linked to elsewhere.
M&M's Software: Educational Shareware: Most of the software at the site is shareware, this means that the creator offers a free limited trial offer and then ask/requires the user to pay a registration fee. The programs offered varied from games to keep students occupied to useful learning tools. As with a lot of educational software, there are many more MacIntosh programs in each category than IBM compatibles. Schools, especially MacIntosh users, wishing to find out what educational software is available should go through the site.
NickNacks: Offers unique information on managing collaborative projects on the Internet. Includes tips for finding projects and participants: developing a project: exchanging varied file formats, etc. The site is updated frequently.
ThinkQuest: ThinkQuest is an annual contest that challenges Students ages 12 to 19, to use the Internet as a collaborative, interactive teaching and learning tool.
UK-Schools a Virtual Website: UK-schools is one of the many Listserv mailing lists. Features on the web site include CD-ROM Reviews; Links to the best Technology sites; Hints'n Tips on web design; MacLinks; a Primary Pinboard; and a kick-starter Web Guide - a clutch of sites-by-subject for teachers in a hurry.
Web66: A K12 World Wide Web Project: Web66 features the Internet's oldest and most comprehensive list of school web sites. The Web66 International Registry of School Web Sites now has over 6,900 school home pages listed.
Over 4,700 Schools in the USA. Over 2,200 Schools from 60 other countries. Over 1,200 School districts.
Easy-to-use Clickable Maps Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan and the U.S.A
Websites for
Children and Youth: This page provides a sampling of the many web sites
available for children and youth.
WWW4Teachers: Find testimonials from teachers about using technology or the WWW in the classroom. Find lesson plans on integrating the web into the classroom and find out what students think about working with technology and the web in the classroom.
Yahoo!-Education K-12
Sites: Check these sites out for more useful places to visit in the
classroom.
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