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There is a wealth of information available on the World Wide Web. Below are a few of my favorite links that relate to six themes important for the success of technology integration in schools: applications that support student learning, support for the work of staff, access, maintenance and technical support, staff development, and administrative support.
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE) lists hundreds of relevant curriculum materials that integrate technology in teaching and learning. These curriculum specific web sites include:
History/Social
Science
http://www.rims.k12.ca.us/SCORE/
The Big Six
Information Problem-Solving Approach to Library and Information
Skills
http://ericir.syr.edu/big6/bigsix.html
What are skills that students must learn in relation to
information literacy? This site offers the "Big Six" from the
perspectives of Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz.
January
1998- Teacher Magazine
http://www.edweek.org/tm/vol-09/04tm.htm
Teacher Magazine's January issue took a look at the
integration of technology in learning. Writers visited various
sites around the country, including Napa's Technology High School.
Perspectives from these articles can be helpful as schools plan
and design for their own schools.
An
Overview of Judi Harris' Internet Activity Structures
http://www.sonoma.edu/education/faculty/phelan/harris.html
Judi Harris, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has
studied e-mail activities between K-12 students on the Internet
extensively. Her work has identified more than 14 different
"activity structures" for teaching and learning. This site lists
Harris' categories and provides links to sites where teachers can
see examples and sign-up for projects.
Technology
Assessment Tools from the Bellingham Public Schools
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/assess2.htm
The Bellingham Public Schools have done excellent work in
articulating technology skill standards for their students.
Although they are still developing high school standards, their
middle school and elementary standards are worth looking at.
National
Center to Improve the Tools of Educators
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ncite/index.html
The National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators (NCITE) is
run by Doug Carnine and Ed Kameenui. It is wonderful - great
links, great research syntheses, all ready to download... a site
not to be missed.
Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators
http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/
A fabulous web site maintained through the tireless efforts of a
school librarian; it's among Rick's top 5 picks for Best Sites for
Educators. It contains resources that help educators find
purposeful use for the Internet including: rubrics for evaluating
web sites, research activities for students, and links to other
Web sites.
Technology In the
Curriculum Home Page
http://clearinghouse.k12.ca.us/
A site maintained by the California Instructional Technology
Clearinghouse containing a searchable of database of hundreds of
technology resources. Searches can be made on: keyword, grade,
subject area, language, technology platform or any combination of
these descriptors. The site also contains electronic publications
of the California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse.
National Institute of
Health and Child Development
http://www.nih.gov/nichd/
This is the site for the National Institute of Health and Child
Development (NICHD). It is the premier national organization
conducting research in the area of reading and related reading
disabilities. Headed by Dr. Reid Lyon, they have produced some of
the most useful reading research done anywhere in the world...
scientists working under the auspices of the NICHD have had a
dramatic influence on the California Reading Initiative.
Apple Learning Exchange
http://ali.apple.com
This is the place for educators interested in professional
development, creating and sharing curriculum resources, and
building a worldwide community of people committed to finding even
better ways to teach with technology.
Staff
Development Stages
http://sonoma.k12.ca.us/dhs/ Staff_Development_Stages.html
Researchers from the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) have
noted a series of developmental stages which teachers pass through
when technology is used as a tool in the curriculum. The stages
suggest different training needs for each level of development.
This worksheet offers a way to begin thinking about what staff
development opportunities should be available at your school.
Web
Teacher
http://webteacher.org/winexp/indextc.html
WebTeacher, is a self-paced Internet Tutorial that puts both basic
and in-depth information about the World Wide Web at your
fingertips - just a mouse click away!
Places
for Learning
http://glef.org/universal/learnlive/book/schools/places/snapshots.html
Snapshots from the George Lucas Educational Foundation's book,
Learn and Live; this section describes innovative schools that
have considered the relationship between physical building spaces
and learning. Other parts of the book are worth exploring as
well.
Education
Outreach
http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/outreach.htm
Microsoft maintains an extensive website with resources for K-12
educators. This section lists organizations that afford support to
schools in gaining access to technology resources.
An Educator's
Guide to Assessing the Cost of Donated Computers
http://www.spa.org/project/check.htm
This site offers questions that can be used as an aid in
determining whether to accept or not accept a donated computer
that is offered to your school.
Technical
Training Resources from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/train_tech.htm
A listing of technical support training options for K-12 educators
from Microsoft.
Troubleshooting
the Mac
http://www.ops.org:80/tech/troubleshoot.html
An example of an online technical support resource developed by
the Omaha Public Schools, this site displays problems and
solutions for common Macintosh technical problems.
California Department of
Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov
This is the general URL for the California State Department of
Education. It highlights many of the projects going on around the
state offering links and contact information.
California Technology
Assistance Project (CTAP)
http://www.ctap.k12.ca.us/
CTAP is an organization of K-12 educators from regions and
counties around the state charged with implementing projects from
the State Department of Education.
Developing
Educational Standards for Schools
http://putwest.boces.org/standards.html
A site which offers extensive resources related to educational
standards; includes ideas on technology standards in academic
content areas.
North Central Regional
Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
http://www.ncrel.org/
NCREL's Assessment and Accountability Program offers assessment
models, alternative assessment information, and assessment
resource libraries.
National Assessment of
Educational Progress
http://nces.ed.gov/naep/
State by state national results on student achievement including
data tables and reports.
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