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Internet Resources

Associations, Organizations
& More

American Federation of Teachers: www.aft.org/index.html

Education Connection
): http://www.educationconnection.org/

Connecticut Educators Association: www.cea.org

CT State Dept. of Ed: www.state.ct.us/sde

National Education Association: www.nea.org


U.S. Dept. of Education: www.ed.gov
Assessment
 
GLEF - Assessment Research: www.edutopia.org/modules/modarticle.php?id=art_938&mod=assess

Designing Performance Assessments: www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/8658

EducationWorld - Teachers Learn From Looking Together at Student Work: www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr246.shtml

Looking at Student Work: www.lasw.org

TechLearning - Assessment, Assessment Rubrics, and Evaluation Guidelines: www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/evalguid.html


Techtreckers - Rubrics: www.techtrekers.com/rubrics.html
Character Education Boston University Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character: www.bu.edu/education/caec

Character Counts: www.charactercounts.org

Character Education Partnership: www.character.org

Good Character.com: www.goodcharacter.com
Connecticut State Frameworks

The Arts Curriculum Framework

Computer Technology Competency Standards for Students

CT Teacher Technology Competencies

Health and Safety Education Curriculum Frameworks

Language Arts

Mathematics Curriculum Framework

Science Curriculum Framework

Technology Education Curriculum Framework

Social Studies Curricular Framework

World Languages Curriculum Framework

Copyright, etc. American Library Association - Copyright Issues: 
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/copyright.htm


Copyright Condensed: http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/help/copyright.pdf

Copyright Crash Course: www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm

Copyright With Cyberbee: www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html

Designing Web Pages - Copyright Tips and Issues: www.siec.k12.in.us/west/online/copy.htm

Cable in the Classroom Digital Ethics: http://ciconline.org/Enrichment/DigitalEthics/default.htm

Fair Use: Music, Video, Graphics and Text: http://www.danbury.k12.ct.us/midweb/FairUse/Site/Fair%20Use.html

NEA: Intellectual Property & Copyright Resources: www.nea.org/he/abouthe/intelprop.html

Stanford University - Copyright & Fair Use: http://fairuse.stanford.edu

Tech Learning - The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use:
www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright.html

U.S. Copyright Office: http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright

Education News American School Board Journal: http://www.asbj.com/

Education Week on the Web: www.edweek.com

Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/

eSchool News Online: www.eschoolnews.org

New York Times - Education: www.nytimes.com/pages/education/index.html

Essential Questions

Baltimore County Schools - High School Research Modules (includes essential questions, graphic organizers and assessments): www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/highcore.html#socstud

Changing the Questions (see "Essential Questions: & "Historical Inquiry"): http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/questions.html

Creating Essential Questions
: http://www.galileo.org/tips/essential_questions.html

Framing Essential Questions: http://www.fno.org/sept96/questions.html

A Questioning Toolkit: http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html

The Question Mark
(An educational journal devoted to questions, questioning, sound intelligence, strategic reading and quality teaching): http://www.questioning.org/

Research Modules (offers examples by grade level of units supporting information literacy):  http://www.bcpl.net/~sullivan/modules/

General  Resources All Kinds of Minds (learning styles / strategies): www.allkindsofminds.org

BCPS onLINE:
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/high/index.html

Blue Web'n: www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn

The Critical Thinking Community - Articles: www.criticalthinking.org/resources/articles/#Fundamentals

Discovery School: http://school.discovery.com/

Education World: www.education-world.com

eSchool News:
http://www.eschoolnews.com/

The Educator's Reference Desk: http://www.eduref.org/

ERIC - http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: www.ed.gov/free

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/

Landmarks for Schools - Library of Links:
 http://landmark-project.com/index.php

The Learning Page: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/

Learning Wave.com: www.learningwave.com

Marcopolo: http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx

MSN Lesson Plans for Students and Educators: http://www.microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx

November Learning - Alan's Favorite Sites: http://www.anovember.com/Default.aspx?tabid=150

PBS Teacher Source: www.pbs.org/teachersource

Thomson Gale Online Databases - Professional Collection: http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=SPJ.SP00&userGroupName=s2153&finalAuth=true

Graphic Organizers CAST Universal Design for Learning - Graphic Organizers: http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_go.html

Region 15 Graphic Organizers:
http://www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html

SCORE - Graphic Organizers: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm

Write Design Online - Graphic Organizers:
http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/index.html
  Grants & Funding Education World - Grants Center:
www.education-world.com/grants/index.shtml

Grants Alert: http://www.grantsalert.com/

Schoolgrants.org: www.schoolgrants.org


U.S. Department of Education - Grants & Funding: www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html
Information Literacy  21st Century Literacies: www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent

AASL Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning: www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf

The Big 6 - Information Skills for Student Achievement: http://www.big6.com/

Center for Media Literacy [organized by topic, curriculum area]: http://www.medialit.org/

Eschool News - Report: Students Struggle with Information Literacy: https://www.edline.net/DocView.page

Finding Information on the Internet - A Tutorial: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

Forming an Information Literate School Community: www.fno.org/sept98/cov98sept.html

Information and It’s Counterfeits: Propaganda, Misinformation and Disinformation: http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/counterfeit.html

Information Literacy Process Model: www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/tips/index.html

Media Awareness Network: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/

Media Literacy 101: http://www.ciconline.org/medialiteracy101

Noodle Tools - Information Literacy: http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/1over/infolit1.html

November Learning - Information Literacy: www.anovember.com/Default.aspx?tabid=160

Power to Learn - Internet Smarts: http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/index.shtml

Teaching Information Literacy in an Age of Edutainment: www.fno.org/jun99/media.html

Inquiry, Project & Problem Based Learning BIE Institute - Problem-Based Economics (downloadable economics standards-based units): http://www.bie.org/pbe/unitsoverview.php

BIE Institute - Problem-Based Government (downloadable civics standards-based units): http://www.bie.org/pbg/unitsoverview.php

Google Directory - Problem Based Learning: www.google.com/Top/Reference/Education/Methods_and_Theories/Learning_
Theories/Problem-Based_Learning/


Guide on the Side - Project / Inquiry-based Resources: www.iearn-canada.org/guideontheside.html

Overview of Problem-Based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=ijpbl

Project, Problem and Inquiry-Based Learning: http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic43.htm

Thirteen Ed Online - Concept to Classroom - Inquiry-Based Learning: http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/index_sub7.html

Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-Based Learning: www.biopoint.com/inquiry/ibr.html
Instructional Materials & Programming
(Television Schedules)
A&E Classroom: www.aande.com/class/

Cable in the Classroom: www.ciconline.org

CPTV (Connecticut Public Broadcasting): www.cptv.org

Discovery.com TV Channel:
www.discovery.com/tvlistings/daymulti.jsp?through=dcom|topnav|tvscheds

PBS TV Schedules: www.pbs.org/whatson/index.html
National Standards

ISTE NETS Standards Project

NCHS National Standards for History

NCTE Standards for English Language Arts

National Science Education Standards

National Standards for Arts Education

NCSS Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

National Health Education Standards

Principals and Standards for School Mathematics

World History Standards Grades 5-12 
Education News American School Board Journal: http://www.asbj.com/

Education Week on the Web: www.edweek.com

Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/

eSchool News Online: www.eschoolnews.org

New York Times - Education: www.nytimes.com/pages/education/index.html

From Now On Ed. Tech. Journal: www.fromnowon.org

T.H.E. Journal: www.thejournal.com

Pod Casting Audacity - Free Podcast Creation Software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Apple Educational Resources: Podcasting in Education:

 www.apple.com/education/resources/podcastingvideos/


Happy Fish - News and Poscast Reader: http://thirstycrow.net/happyfish/

Learn Out Loud:
www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video

PodCast 411: www.podcast411.com/page5.html

Wikipedia Podcasts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting
Plagiarism Avoiding Plagiarism: http://www.pomperaug.com/research/avoiding_plagiarism.htm

Plagiarism: What it is, How To Recognize and Avoid it: www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

Turn it in - What is Plagiarism: www.turnitin.com/research_site/e_what_is_plagiarism.html

Professional Development ASCD Professional Development Online: www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.51d81290deb240a98d7ea23161a001ca/

CEA- Professional Development: http://www.cea.org/profdev/

Education connection: http://www.educationconnection.org/


ISTE.org Professional Development: www.iste.org/Template.cfm?Section=Professional_Development


Lesson Lab Professional Development: www.skylightedu.com
Streaming Video BrainPOP: www.brainpop.com

AOL: http://search.aol.com/aolcom/videohome

Google (in beta stage): http://video.google.com/

CNN: www.cnn.com/video/

Learn Out Loud: www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video

PBS: http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=streaming&neighborhood=none
 
Technology Integration Apple's classroom of Tomorrow: Engagement and Technology: http://images.apple.com/education/k12/leadership/acot/pdf/rpt21.pdf

Best Practices of Technology Integration: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/

GLEF - Technology Integration: www.edutopia.org/modules/TI/index.php

Education World - Technology Integration Made Easy:
www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech146.shtml

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Educational Technology: http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=2

Making a Timeline in Excel; http://www.internet4classrooms.com/excel_time_lines.htm

Microsoft Lesson Plans: http://www.microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx

Miscrosoft Program Tutorials: http://www.microsoft.com/education/tutorials.mspx

PBS Teacher Source Technology & Teaching:  www.pbs.org/teachersource/teachtech.htm

PHS Technology Department Website: http://www.pomperaug.com/departments/technology/engagetech/index.htm

Tech Learning:  http://www.techlearning.com/

Using Excel to Make a Timeline: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/excel_time_lines.htm

Using Spreadsheets in the Curriculum:
www.my-ecoach.com/resources/spreadsheets.html
 

Technology News

eSchool News Online: www.eschoolnews.org

From Now On Ed. Tech. Journal: www.fromnowon.org

T.H.E. Journal: www.thejournal.com

Website Design Creating School Library Media Center Websites: http://www.pomperaug.com/research/slmc_websites.htm

Designing Web Pages - Copyright Tips & Issues: www.siec.k12.in.us/west/online/copy.htm

Front Page Help: www.at-frontpage.com


HTML Code Tutorial: http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/

HTML Goodies: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/

HTML Primer: http://htmlprimer.com

Microsoft's Using FrontPage:
http://office.microsoft.com/assistance

WDG - Web Authoring Tools:
www.htmlhelp.com/tools


W3Schoosl HTML Tutorial:
http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

Website Evaluation 2Learn.ca: Evaluating Internet Sties: http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/evaluating.html

Authenticating Online Information: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/teachers/wa_teachers/fact_or_folly_teachers/index.cfm

Avoid Fake Websites: http://whs.d214.org/results/whslibspecial/researchhelps/fakewebsites.htm#cite

Evaluating Internet-based Information: A Goals-Based Approach:
http://landmark-project.com/evaluation/index.html

Evaluation Rubrics for Websites: www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/eval.htm

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet: http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/

Evaluating Webpages - Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or, Why it's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web sources: http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html


Kathy Schrock Critical Evaluation Information:
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html


November Learning - Teaching Zach to Think: www.anovember.com/Default.aspx?tabid=159&type=art&site=19&parentid=18

QUICK (QUality Information ChecKlist: http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm

Trash or Treasure: Evaluating Internet Sites: http://www.bcpl.net/~sullivan/modules/tips/eval.html

WebQuests Best WebQuests.com: http://bestwebquests.com/

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Webquests: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html

Tech Trekers - Webquests: http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/

WebQuest News: http://www.webquest.org/

The WebQuest Page: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

 

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.

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