- Download.com
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/010007.html?st.dl.redir.txt.cat10
An electronic grade book, a real-time sky display, a Shakespeare trivia game,
and a customizable spelling bee are just a few of the hundreds of educational
freeware and shareware products ready to download onto your hard drive. Each
download includes product specs, quick facts, a narrative description, and
easy to follow directions. The searchable database can help you find lots
more great instructional and productivity tools too!
-
HTML Guides and Tutorials
http://pages.prodigy.com/bombadil/create.htm
"Content is king only if visitors stick around long enough to see it" is just
one of the tips you'll find while using this extensive hotlist of online lessons
for creating Web pages. Many of the linked sites involve using hypertext mark-up
language (HTML), but even if you use an HTML editor, you'll find something
here to help you get the most from your Web page.
- Internet
Detective Tutorial
http://sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.html
Information literacy will be one of the most highly prized skills of the information
age. Are you ready to evaluate Internet resources? The two-hour tutorial
on sharpening assessment skills is well worth the time.
- K-12
Acceptable Use Policies
http://www.erehwon.com/k12aup
Every connected school or school district should have its own Acceptable Use
Policy (AUP) in place! At this site, Nancy Willard, a teacher, lawyer, and
technology consultant, posts a collection of (copyrighted) templates to help
you develop an AUP for your school or district.
- PC
Lube and Tune
http://pclt.cis.yale.edu/pclt
Perhaps you're ready to learn a little more about the hardware behind your
PC -- but not sure where to begin? PC Lube and Tune, "a Service Station and
convenience store at Exit 130.132 on the National Information Highway," explains
hardware, operating systems, COM ports, modems, ISDN lines, the Ethernet,
and more -- in terms even a technophobe can understand.
- Spreadsheet
Integration
http://users.desupernet.net/ohora/spreadsheet/ssintegration.html
This practical, step-by-step process for effectively using spreadsheets explains
how to set up, customize, and enter data in a spreadsheet created with ClarisWorks.
The site also provides lots of data, graphing, and calculating ideas for using
spreadsheets with students.
- Tammy's
Tech Tips for Teachers
http://www.essdack.org/tips/index.html
At this site, you'll find lots of practical tips for classroom management,
online projects, electronic portfolios, Internet navigation, technology workshops,
and much more.
- Videoconferencing
for Learning
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/vidconf
Pacific Bell maintains this site on using digital video to conduct distance
learning in real time over the Internet. The site includes tips on using videoconferencing
in the classroom, developing communication skills, and employing evaluation
techniques. Lots of interactive links allow visitors to move around and gather
the information needed to take the plunge. Excellent recommendations on other
resources are also included.
- Software
Evaluation
http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/eel/Conc/conceot.htm
This extremely well organized and visually graphic site outlines the processes
involved in evaluating software for your instructional program. From the Overview
Diagram (Step 1), which shows the various stages of the evaluation process,
to the Criteria for Evaluation (Step 4), this site provides a great
starting point for educators interested in establishing criteria for software
acquisition. The information is easily transferable to a rubric format.
- Media
Selection Worksheet
http://hakatai.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/authoring/handbook/cs-media.html
ml Perhaps you want to integrate a lesson with technology but aren't sure
which type of media would work best. Just complete the checklist and click
submit, and this site will return a list of appropriate media that match your
lesson objectives. This is a fun and informative exercise even if you don't
have a lesson in mind.