Webliography

 

The following is a list of websites and a brief description of each.  They all can be used to assist districts, schools, and teachers improve their professional practices by setting up efficient communications systems, organizing curriculum templates, model integration of technology such as digital video, and help develop lesson plans that integrate technology across the curriculum.

 

Professional Practice

www.mylearningplan.com

This is a site that organizes and manages professional development for teachers and administrators.  Each teacher has an account which keeps track of conferences, in-service programs, workshops, and courses that have been taken.  It also informs those on staff of upcoming opportunities for professional development.

 

www.edsolutions.org

Edsolutions is a non-profit organization that assists schools districts by offering web based solutions to common education processes such as curriculum writing, gathering student information and graphing test data.

 

http://www.enc.org/professional/learn/change/

This site offers lesson plans, activities, curriculum ideas, resources, and professional development for K-12 science and math teachers.

 

http://www.pearsondigital.com/

This company provides digital options for teachers and students.  Curriculum, lessons, and assessments can be developed and implemented.  Four different programs are offered.  Waterford, a program that helps develop early skills in reading, math and science.  Success Maker Enterprise combines curriculum, management, and assessment to help individualize instruction.  Knowledge box is a catalogue of digital lessons that can be adapted to meet the needs of different types of learners.  NovaNet is an on-line curriculum source gear toward old learners, those in grades 6-12.

 

Communication

echalk.com

Echalk is a web-based communication tool that allows for easy and efficient communication between parents, teachers, administrators.  The system offers user-friendly email, teacher and group WebPages that are easily created, edited and updated, and available memory for each teacher to upload and save important documents which can be used anywhere.

 

http://www.aect.org/default.asp

The AECT or Association for Education Communication and Technology is an organization that promotes the use of educational technologies throughout the various curricula.  The website offers teachers information regarding conferences, research, and resources. 

 

Resources

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm

Offers lists of sites and resources which can help teachers be more efficient and effective.

 

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/blogger.html

This site offers research, articles, and ideas for teachers interested in integrating technology.