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Technology in Our Schools

Technology Standards (ISTE)
http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-netst.html

The six standards areas with performance indicators listed below are designed to be general enough to be customized to fit state, university, or district guidelines and yet specific enough to define the scope of the topic.

New Times Demand New Ways of Learning
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/edtalk/newtimes.htm
NCREL article on finding appropriate indicators for measuring technology effectiveness.

Assessing Your Technology Quotient--EdTechProfile
http://www7.edtechprofile.org/index.php

-EdTechProfile delivers the results for every teacher, school, and district, in the entire State of California. With teacher self-assessments based upon the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Standards 9 & 16 (which are the Standards of Quality and Effectiveness for Professional Teacher Induction Programs)

Assessing Your Technology Quotient--The Learning With Technology Profile Tool
http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/profile/profile.htm
The Learning With Technology Profile Tool is a computer program intended to help educators think carefully about their practice in the areas of engaged learning and technology. The program presents indicators of engaged learning and indicators of technology. For each indicator there are three choices that educators can compare to their own practice. When finished, educators can view the results in a graphical format to help identify their strengths and weaknesses.

The Digital Divide
https://www.csun.edu/~sb4310/digitaldivide_files/frame.htm
Powerpoint presentation on the problems promoted by the digital divide

Technology's Impact
http://www.electronic-school.com/0997f3.html
A
n article from Electronic School Online.

Sample Internet Needs Assessment  
http://www.tcet.unt.edu/START/assess/needs1.htm
Structured identification of perceived technology training needs.

An Educator's Guide to Evaluating The Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide/index.html
Primarily geared to educators or administrators with little or no research experience, it is intended for use at the district or school level; Includes examples of
technology surveys.

An Educator's Guide to Evaluating The Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide/index.html
A
guide was developed for the U.S. Department of Education by the American Institutes for Research in conjunction with its formative evaluation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund. It is intended as a tool for individuals who have little or no formal training in research or evaluation.

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Technology in the Classroom

Microsoft Excel Tutorials
http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/
http://www.baycongroup.com/el0.htm
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm
http://www.functionx.com/excel/lesson03.htm
http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/class/excel_resources.htm
 

Microsoft Word Tutorials
http://www.baycongroup.com/wlesson0.htm
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/word/
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_word.htm

Microsoft Publisher Tutorials
http://www.bcschools.net/staff/PublisherHelp.htm
http://www.bbhcsd.org/start/t4t/
http://www.2learn.ca/teachertools/Wordprocessing/wphow2.html
http://tipt3.utoledo.edu/dtp.html

Microsoft Powerpoint Tutorials
http://www.actden.com/pp/
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm
http://oregonstate.edu/instruction/ed596/ppoint/pphome.htm

Using Technology as an Administration Tool-Attendance
http://www.softcities.com/School-Attendance-Keeper/transfer/9268.htm
Free download,
this program handles classroom attendance requirements of public and private schools of all sizes, and produces attendance reports which meet legal requirements of the No Child Left Behind act. Now with Student Info, Lunch and Dismissal options. Flexible and easy-to-use this program accepts input from multiple users. Teachers can enter daily attendance right from their classroom saving valuable teaching time for their students.
 

Using Technology as an Administration Tool-Gradebook
GradeBook using Microsoft Excel
https://www.csun.edu/taechang/assignments/gradebook/index.html
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Teachers can use the basic functions of Microsoft Excel to create an electronic gradebook

Using Excel to Create a Grade Book
http://www.cccd.edu/dis/training/handouts/excel_gradekeeping.htm

Search Engines/Portals

Ask Jeeves
Yahooligans!
Google
Netscape Search
Lycos
Yahoo!
AOL NetFind
HotBot
LookSmart

 

 

 

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Technology in Instruction

Using Technology as an Instructional Tool

4Teachers
http://www.4teachers.org/
This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.
 

PBS Teacher Resources
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/  For more than 30 years, teachers have trusted PBS's quality programming and educational services. Maintaining that trust is the foundation of PBS's mission to serve educators and learners.  Using PBS content in the classroom is easy since producers work with teachers to create standards-based curriculum materials, which are then aggregated at PBS TeacherSource.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
A comprehensive site that is immensely helpful to educators.

Criteria and Standards Used in Evaluating Web-Based Instruction and Delivery Guidelines
http://www.electroniclearning.edu/certification/checklist.html
The Electronic Learning Institute has developed six broad criteria that encompass 96 quality process standards used in evaluating online instruction and delivery. The criteria are: Flexibility of learner interaction and communication with faculty, peers, and course materials; Attention to detail in the course and its materials; Attention to detail in the web design; Detailed faculty communication to learners; Clear timelines and due dates; and Creating a sense of collaborative teamwork and 'groupness'.

Tammy's Technology TIPS
http://www.essdack.org/tips/index.html
This site is a great resource for teachers--includes

 

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Using Technology as an Assessment Tool

Using Technology for Checklists, Learning Logs
http://www.corwinpress.com/book.aspx?pid=11214
A full chapter in this text for teachers gives step-by-step directions on
building observation checklists

Assessment: Checklist for Strategies Students/before reading
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/graphicorg/beforereading.htm
Checklists help you monitor your students' attitudes toward reading, use of reading strategies, participation in partner and group book discussions, and knowledge of story structure

When and where to use learning logs and journals
http://www.corwinpress.com/book.aspx?pid=11214
A full chapter in this text for teachers gives step-by-step directions on creating and using learning logs
To learn how to format a document:  try using this website:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_word.htm

Using Technology for /Performance and Product Rubrics

Rubrics.com
http://www.rubrics.com/
Helpful site that will get you going!

Rubristar
http://rubristar.com/
Great site for learning about the design and use of rubrics.  Many free templates as well.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators--Assessment Page
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html
You will find a collection of assessment rubrics and graphic organizers that may be helpful to you as you design your own.

Notes on Rubric Development
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/PlanAssess/RubricNotes2-97.html
This sites provides definitions, examples and hints.

Multimedia Mania
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/rub.multi.htm
Rubrics to evaluate projects

 

Using Technology for Creating Teacher-Made Tests

Schoolhouse Technologies:  The power to teach
http://www.schoolhousetech.com/index.html
Provides a helpful tool for construction of teacher-made tests.  Requires a fee.

Constructing better teacher-made tests
http://www.corwinpress.com/book.aspx?pid=11214
A full chapter in this text for teachers gives step-by-step directions on constructing effective teacher-made tests.

Using Technology for Designing Electronic Portfolios

Electronic Portfolios
http://www.essdack.org/port/
A teacher-made site that answers questions, what, why, how and more. Excellent resource!

Can Digital Teaching Portfolios Become Tools for Technology Integration?
http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/547/Baker-Christie.pdf
PDF file on the potential relationship between the use of electronic portfolios and subsequent integration of technology in the classroom.

Electronic Portfolio Scoring Rubric
http://www.essdack.org/port/rubric.html
This is a great getting started site.

 

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Web-Based Applications of Technology

Building Your Teaching Website

TeacherWeb.com
http://teacherweb.com/
A 30 day trial period is available to begin an electronic homework site as well as attendance and gradebook support. Provides and instructs teachers with and to a way of creating their own website to communicate with students outside of class.

FrontPage in the Classroom
http://www.electricteacher.com/frontpage.htm
Part of the Microsoft Office Suite, FrontPage is a web-authoring software program. It is very easy to use to develop webs. Teachers can easily create web sites or web pages for use in their classrooms or for professional development.


SchoolNotes Teacher Webpages
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/1stgrade/schoolnotes.htm
Site provides  ways to communicate better with their students, families, and each other.

Web Page Development-- Claris HomePage; Dreamweaver, FireworksFlashFrontPage
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htm
Great site that provides tutorials on the above web authoring software for educator's applictions.
 
Webpage Design: From Planning to Posting
http://www.essdack.org/webdesign/
Easy to use site covers planning, designing, posting and examples of webpages for students.
 

Creating and Uploading Webquests to Your Webpage

What is a Webquest? The Webquest Page
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
THE source for learning about webquests, their structure, capability and more.

Some Thoughts about Webquests
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/about_webquests.html
An important description of the earliest conceptualization of the WebQuest model.

WebQuests 101": Tips on Choosing and Assessing WebQuests
http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://www.eric.ed.gov/sitemap/html_0900000b8000a443
Defines WebQuests as a specific kind of Web-based learning activity and discusses how to choose and assess WebQuests. Explains a rubric to assess the strengths and weaknesses of WebQuests and includes Web sites to view examples of WebQuests.

TeacherWeb
http://teacherweb.com/  - trial and nominal charge webspace for teachers to create assignment announcements, bulletin boards and homework hotlines.

Creating Effective Teacher Webpages
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/tettenborough/effectiveweb/
Creatively presents Webquest on what to include in a teacher website.

Encouraging the Use of Technology in the Classroom: The WebQuest Connection
http://www.readingonline.org/articles/stinson/
This article tracks the evolution of “The WebQuest Connection,” a cooperative effort between children and teachers in a local school district and university students enrolled in a secondary reading methods course.

What WebQuests Are (Really)
http://bestwebquests.com/what_webquests_are.asp
A well-designed Webquest uses the power of the Internet and a scaffolded learning process to turn research-based theories into dependable learning-centered practices.

Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Teach with Technology: Getting Past Go in Science and Mathematics
http://www.citejournal.org/vol4/iss3/currentpractice/article2.cfm
We are especially impressed with the way in which a WebQuest encourages critical thinking and problem solving. In science, our students develop a WebQuest about a possible classroom pet (i.e., rabbit, sugar glider, or tarantula) to help children decide how they might provide care in the classroom
 

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Cybersafety Tips for Teachers and Students
https://www.csun.edu/~sb4310/cybersafetyresponsibility.htm
Comprehensive presentation of reasons and tools to promote internet safety.

Cybersafety Tips for Parents
https://www.csun.edu/~sb4310/cybersafetyresponsibility.htm
Comprehensive presentation of reasons and tools to promote internet safety
Description  Comprehensive presentation of reasons and tools to promote internet safety.

Navigating the Children's Media Landscape: A Parent's and Caregiver's Guide
http://www.pta.org/pr_magazine_article_details_1117640210765.html

Guide is the latest chapter in National PTA's 10-year media literacy collaboration with Cable in the Classroom and the National Cable Television Association to provide parents with tools to take charge of their TVs. Provides helpful advice and resource material to help parents.

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