Resources for the K-12 Classroom
What can educators do with the Net? Let's consider the following as a first draft list of ways educators might use the Net:
- 1) To support communication:
- -with fellow educators with whom they have had some personal contact;
- -with fellow educators in on-line dicussions;
- -with professional organizations
- -between students and teachers or student to student.
- 2) As a resource for materials:
- -pictures and graphics;
- -data;
- -news, experimental results, interviews.
- 3) For lesson plans, curriculum guides, and classroom support.
- 4) To assist students in their search for the most appropriate post-secondary education and financial support
This page contains listing of various educational sites useful for educators. At the top level it is broken up per these four uses. As together we explore how best to use the net as educators, perhaps a better structure will emerge. That too is part of the Net - an ever changing, collaborative atmosphere. Those interested in a more expanded discussion of uses of the net in the classroom might want to read some of my thoughts on the subject.
Communications
- KIDLINK: Global Networking for Youth 10-15
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- The World Wide Web in Education moderated discussion list
- A moderated discussion list with over 1300 members from 30 countries.
- Educational Electronic Mail Lists
Educational Organizations
- The Regional Alliance for Math and Science Ed Reform
Educational Materials
General Resource Sites
- AskERIC
- An incredible resource for educators, including lesson plans, collections, databases and tools.
- GNN Education Center
- Educational resource dedicated to providing educators with dynamic curricula, projects, and connections to education experts and peers.
- Cisco Virtual Schoolhouse
- A Meta-Library of K-12 Internet Links
- A List of Recommended K-12 Educational Sites
- A table of contents to educational sites on the web by Judi Harris, University of Texas at Austin.
- EdWeb
- "An intelligent, detailed, informed and practical guide, both to education related issues concerning
the Internet, and to educational resources on the World Wide Web."
- EdWeb: Exploring Technology and School Reform, by Andy Carvin
- Computers and Education in Action: Some Examples.
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Problem Solving
- Kenneth Koedinger - Papers
- PSAC prob solv across curriculum
- 21st Century Problem Solving
Government and Current Affairs
- THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
- Public Brodcast Service Web
Literature
- Entrance to the Shakespeare Web
- Yahoo - Arts:Literature:Classics
- faulkner home page
- List of available Electronic text sites
- Index of /books/shoham/
- Journals Online
The Arts
- Arts Ed Net
- An online service for K-12 arts education from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts.
Multimedia
- Rob's Multimedia Lab (RML)
- Project Cape Town
- Multimedia case studies of educational techniques from four of the first schools to become integrated in South Africa.
Curriculum Ideas and Lesson Plans
General Curriculum Ideas and Lesson Plans
- Middle School Integrated Studies Lesson Plans
- Busy Teachers' WebSite
- This Site is designed to provide teachers with direct source materials, lesson plans / classroom activities with a minimum of site-to-site linking, and to provide an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the teacher who is learning to use the Internet.
- Resources compiled in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Science Curriculum Ideas and Lesson Plans
- University of Kansas Explorer HomePage
- The Explorer is a collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans ...) for K-12 mathematics and science education.
Post-Secondary Institutions and Financial Aid
- Peterson's Education Center
- The on-line ability to search Peterson's databases as well as to request more information, apply, and interact in other ways with faculty and administrators at educational institutions. Every private school, camp, college, and university has its own Site in The Center.
- A List of American Universities
- The Homepages for various Universities
- THE STUDENT GUIDE 1995-96
- Financial Aid Info from the U.S. Department of Education.
There are many more sites on the Net useful to educators. Your task is to find ones that meet your needs. Keep track of them because once you know how to create your own pages you will be asked to add to this list. You will also be asked to add more detailed comments to the entries already here.
HAVE FUN!!!