- Welcome to the Technology for
Teachers web page. This page provides some good places to start
your exploration of Internet.
Places
to Start
- If you're new to the web, try
some informational sites. Explore the Weather
Channel,
CNN
Interactive, or
USA
Today. Find an address
at Switchboard
or a map at Mapquest.
Subject
Area Resources
- Kathy
Schrock's Guide for
Educators,
EdView,
and the Franklin
Institute's HotLists
contain links to all the subject areas. Search tools for kids
include Yahooligans
and
Disney's
DIG. Ezines for kids
include Cyberkids
and Cyberteens.
The Busy
Teacher's Web Page has
great links for kids.
School
Links
- If you want links to schools
that have web sites, go to Web
66, American
School Directory, or
Classroom
Web. For school library
pages, check out Peter
Milbury's
site.
Lesson
Plans and Teacher Resources
- For lesson plan ideas, explore
Education
World, AskEric,
Connections+,
Mustang
List of Lessons, and
Teachnet.Com.
Find lessons and add your own ideas to Collaborative
Lesson Archive and
Teachers.Net.
For lessons that incorporate Internet resources, explore the
Blue
Web'n. On-line courses
are listed at the World
Lecture Hall. Great
high school science lessons are available at Access
Excellence,
Environmental
Education, and
Biology
11/12. Try the social
studies lessons at Social
Studies Lessons,
C-SPAN
and Civics.
For English classes, try Inkspot
and Voice
of the Shuttle. PE
Central has Physical
Education lesson plans
and unit ideas. For technology plans, explore the National
Center for Technology
Planning.
Professional
Development Resources
- The
Connected Educator,
Online
Educator, and
Educational
World contain links to
many professional organizations and resources. Explore
InSite
for links to departments of education, national standards, and
other useful agencies. Also find links at Educational
Resources. Explore
popular educational technology journals including Electronic
Learning. The
Impact
of Technology links to
research in educational technology.
Check out Career
Mosaic. You can find
out how to get a job, write a resume, and even post your resume on
the web.
You'll find great clip art for classroom projects at the
Clip
Art Connection. Some of
the textbook (Troll
Books and
Houghton
Mifflin) and software
companies (Apple,
IBM,
HP,
Claris,
Microsoft,
Educational
Resources) have great
resources. If you'd like to link with experts, check the
Ask
the Expert site. For
Internet grant information, check ICONN.
Internet
Project Ideas
- Are you looking for Internet
projects? Start with Global
SchoolNet Projects,
NickNacks,
Global
Heinemann,
Collaborative
Learning Projects, or
Project
Watch. Virtual field
trips are a great way to reach beyond the classroom. Start with
Zia's
Field Trip page. Try
MayaQuest,
Adventure
Online, and
Global
Learn http://www.globalearn.org.
Happy Internet
Surfing!
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This page was developed by
Annette
Lamb, April 21,
1997.