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Apple
Education: Teaching and Learning
http://www.apple.com/education/k12/
This sites supports "professional development, creating and sharing curriculum
resources, and building a worldwide community of people committed to finding even
better ways to teach with technology. Specific lessons to integrate technology
into the curriculum are offered as well as resources for parents. Classroom
Connect
http://www.classroom.net/
Classroom
connect develops original web-based curriculum products and professional development
programs for K-12 educators. Site includes access to Classroom Today, Connected
University and Quest interactive adventures for learning. Computer
Learning Foundation
http://www.computerlearning.org/aboutclf.htm
The Computer Learning Foundation is an international nonprofit educational
foundation, dedicated to improving the quality of education and preparation of
youth for the workplace through the use of technology. To accomplish its mission,
the Foundation provides numerous projects and materials to help parents and educators
use technology effectively with children. Do2Learn
http://dotolearn.com/
A great family website that
provides learning activities to promote independence in children and adults with
special learning needs. Includes picture cards for communication and learning,
homework guides, activities and product guides. Enchanted
Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Enchanted Learning produces elementary grade educational web sites and games which
are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning,
and enjoyment. A wide variety of themes and topics are available. ePALS
http://www.epals.com
Teachers and students
can connect with more than 6,000 classrooms in 80+ countries eSchool
News
http://www.eschoolnews.com/index.cfm
This email newsletter provides information on School Technology including top
news stories, funding and grant information and an event calendar.
Family
Education Network
http://www.fen.com/
Explore an extensive collection of tools, activities, and resources designed
for parents, teachers, and students. For parents, find homework help, creative
activities,
printables, games, and ideas. For teachers, standard-based activities, lesson
plans, research tools, and instructional techniques.
Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
Filamentality
(Pacific Bell) is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through
picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning
Web resources into activities appropriate for learners.
Gateway
to Educational Materials (GEM) on the Internet
http://thegateway.org/
A federally supported search tool, GEM is designed for teachers to type a
topic, grade level, and other information into a search screen that then retrieves
-- from more than 140 web sites -- lessons, instructional units, and other free
educational materials on that topic, for that grade level. GetNetWise
http://www.getnetwise.org/
A resource for families
and caregivers to help kids have safe, educational, and entertaining online experiences.
Hyper
Studio Home Page
http://www.hyperstudio.com/
HyperStudio is a multimedia authoring tool. Examples of its use for all students
can be found at this website. Includes links to stacks, pictures, and lessons
using Hyperstudio. IBM
K-12 Education Guide
http://www-1.ibm.com/industries/education/
Includes tools and ideas for using technology in today's classrooms. International
Society for Technology in Education
http://www.iste.org/
This site looks to help teachers use technology to educate students.
Also available are the Learning & Leading with Technology Journal and the Journal
of Research on Computing in Education.
Literacy
Links for Parents and Teachers
http://chd.gse.gmu.edu/chdinfo/ref.html Microsoft
in Education (K-12)
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=schools
Technology resources for teachers, technology coordinators and parents.
- Teaching
and Learning with Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=TL
This site offers learning activities, timesaving tools, templates, and training
resources for teachers using Microsoft Office for Windows or Macintosh. Either
download the reproducible information from the website or order a CD version. - Microsoft
Accessibility & Disability Page
http://microsoft.com/enable/ My
Teacher Software
http://www.myteachersoftware.com
Pay
only for shipping; software demos and full programs are available. Online
Classroom Flyer
http://www.learningcompanyschool.com/school/resource/flyer.asp
The Classroom Flyer is a FREE, Monday through Friday online newsletter for
K-12 teachers. Each weekday you will receive in your e-mail useful information
on current events, a review of "this day in history", samples of teacher's websites,
and additional online web links to help you dialogue with your students. Parents
Guide to the Internet
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/ Parent
Pals Technology Links
http://www.parentpals.com/
PEP
Treasure Hunts
http://www.microweb.com/pepsite/Schools/treasure.html#Intro
Resources that integrate the Internet and the Classroom Learning Experience. Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/sitemap.htm
This
sites offers a wide range of technology supports for teachers, families and children.
- Teaching with Technology: offers information on
using technology in the classroom
- Special Needs: offers
related articles on issues around including children with disabilities in classrooms
- Technology Guide: offers information on software for
students, teachers and administrators as well as information on the use of the
Internet
- Web Guide: index with thousands of excellent
Web sites found by teachers in all subjects for grades K-8. Available by subject
search or categories.
HPR*TEC
http://www.hprtec.org/
HPR*TEC's mission is
to help educators create, share and find solutions to integrate technology into
education. The site includes a variety of tools and resources. - www4teachers,
a carefully indexed collection of online resources made by teachers for teachers!
- Trackstar,
QuizStar, Problem Based Learning and Web Worksheet Wizard are tools available
to make technology integration easy. They include lesson plans, and tools to develop
plans that incorporate relevant websites into student learning plans.
Teacher
Resources
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Loads of teacher resources and interactive lesson plans for all grades and
disciplines. Some references to PBS programs. Tech4Learning
http://www.tech4learning.com/index.html
Tips
on using technology to make the classroom an active learning environment. Tutorials
(recipes) and tips (snacks) are designed for and by teachers in the elementary
grades. Time
For Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Kids and adults can explore current events each week; also includes classroom
and follow up activities.
Units
for Teachers
http://www.units4teachers.com
Site
offers an organized collection of thematic units, lesson plans sites, teacher
tools, books, posters, etc. Virtual
Computing Guide
http://www.virtualfreesites.com/compute/html
Let this site be your guide to PC Computing. Whether it's Windows 3.x, WIN95 Applications,
Macintosh, Tips, System Optimization, Trouble Shooting, Virus Protection or FAQ's,
you'll find helpful guidance on this page Web
Toolboxes for Educators
http://www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolbox.html
A collection of "tool boxes" to increase the learning of students with disabilities
with technology-based applications. WebQuest
http://webquest.sdsu.edu
This site offers
the opportunity to look for quality web sites on particular subjects, for specific
age groups. Students are guided in learning by following web links for information.
Training materials are available as well as other resources. This site is a "must"
for web-active learning! Weekly
Lesson Plans for Literacy
http://www.scholastic.com/literacyplace/curriculum/lesson.htm
Educational
Web Adventures
http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html
Discover the world of art, science, nature and social studies with our Web
adventures and online activities! Learn more by clicking on a category title,
or go straight to the adventures. (*Some sites require a subscription fee.) Family Education Network
http://www.fen.com
Explore an extensive collection of tools, activities, and resources designed for
parents, teachers, and students. For kids, there are cool games, activities, quizzes,
articles, and school tools. Homework
Help: KidsClick!
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
A searchable and comprehensive directory of Internet resources for
kids, with notes on reading levels. HyperStudio
Kid Stacks- Free!
http://www.shsu.edu/ret_hjb/hyper.html
For ages 4-9. Requires HyperStudio Player to run; also available on this website-
for PC or Mac.
Information
Please
http://www.infoplease.com
Includes
a searchable almanac for kids. MadSciNetwork
http://www.madsci.org/
MadSci Network is a
collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. Includes
Ask-A-Scientist, MadSci Archives, MAD Labs, and MadSci Library. Children's
Software Review
http://www.childrenssoftware.com/ Educational
Resources Software Catalog
http://www.edresources.com/
Kids
Domain (Software Download)
http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/index.htm Riverdeep
Online Resources
http://www.riverdeep.net/products/downloads/free_downloads.jhtml
Information
on software products with universal design features as well as free tools and
activities for teachers and children.
Simply
Media
http://www.simplymedia.com/
Site offers
inexpensive CD's including Bookshop Classics, a collection of complete classic
works. Smart
eStore
http://smart-estore.com/default.asp?storeid=533821&c=WMAD007
Purchase popular children's software for the cost of shipping only! ($3.95 - $5.95) SuperKids
http://www.superkids.com/
Software reviews in
a variety of ways: subject index with the latest head-to-head product comparisons;
new reviews; title index to look up SuperKids' review of a specific title.
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