World Wide Web Sites
for Educators
TECHNOLOGY SITE
Technology in the
classroom promotes an increase in writing skills; better understanding of
math; the ability to teach others; and greater problem solving and critical
thinking skills. Learn more from these sites.
Educator's
Reference Desk
Formerly ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center, a national education
information system sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and
Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education, describes more than fifty
Internet sites that will be of special interest to children in grades K-8,
teachers, parents and librarians.
http://www.eduref.org/
Computer
Basics-
Links for tutorials, creating your own web site, the history of computers, and
lots more.
Computer
Labs: Why Have Them at the Elementary School Level?
Developed by
teachers at John F. Pattie Elementary School, these extensive resources for
using technology in the classroom include tips for using computer labs.
http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/fellow4/may99/
Education
World: Teaching Keyboarding
This resource for
technology in education presents Linda Starr's article on teaching keyboarding
skills.
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech072.shtml
Excel Links
Tips and tricks, tutorials, templates, pictographs, and lots more.
Funbrain--This
site contains educational games for ages K-8. Quiz Lab allows teachers to make
quizzes for students to complete online. Quizzes are automatically graded and
e-mailed to you. Parents, participate in your child's education here.
http://www.funbrain.com/
HPR*TEC
Teacher Team -- Integrate technology into
your teaching by creating a custom quiz or online lessons. Glossaries,
tutorials, and articles for information on assessment, special needs, equity,
and funding opportunities.
http://4teachers.org/
SuperKids
-- The site for educational software reviews. This site also contains
reviews of books, movies, news etc.
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/reviews.shtml
Teaching
With Technology -- This PBS Teacher Source site takes
the beginner through the steps necessary to get onto the Web. While the
information is relevant to any internet user, it was assembled with the
teacher in mind.
www.pbs.org/teachersource/teachtech.htm
Technology
Enterprise Office
http://www.usgs.gov/tech-transfer/
Tools
for the TEKS: Integrating Technology in the Classroom
Wesley Fryer offers a variety of
articles and ideas for jumpstarting instructional planning.
http://www.wtvi.com/teks/
Understand
Your Acceptable Use Policy
This site includes a lesson plan
and handout for teaching students about AUPs.
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/45_07.asp
The information in webTeacher
is presented in six chapters: Web Basics, Communicating Online, Multimedia,
Homepage Construction, Peripherals and Utilities and The Web in Your
Classroom. E-mail, video conferencing, chat rooms, Web page design,
Internet safety, curriculum searches - you choose the topic you want to
explore, you choose your own pace, you choose the depth of knowledge you
desire,
http://www.webteacher.org/windows.html
Tips
for Developing School Web Pages
This Indiana
elementary school offers useful instructions for designing Web pages and using
FrontPage Editor to create a Web site. This site also tells how to participate
in collaborative projects with other classrooms as well as pen and key pals.
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/online/index.html
ITworld.com:
Adding Sound To Your Web Page
This site has
tips on adding sound to your Web page. http://www.itworld.com/nl/html_tutor/09182001/
Updated: April 01, 2008
