Internet Tools

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Internet Tools

• Nashua, New Hampshire
• Your Internet Concierge
• Helen Teague

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Todays Goal

• This session's focus is on integrating online
  research, activities, resources, and projects
  into the curriculum and the classroom.

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Our Focus

• Focus first on the learner.
• Think about what kids need to learn and how they
  can learn it best.
• Don't be distracted by the question
• 'What can I use these tools for?' Instead ask,
  'What can these tools do for the students?'

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The Internet Connection

• Teachers Needs

Students Needs

• Content
• Online resources
• Curriculum sites
• Online Projects

• Content
• Adventure learning
• Reference materials
• Activities/Projects

• Resources
• Reference materials
• Experts
• Online Tools

• Resources
• Reference materials
• Communication
• Hotlists

• Tools
• Lesson Plans
• Activities/Projects
• Simulations

• Tools
• Authoring/Publishing
• Calculators
• Applications

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Content
Online Resources Resources for your bag of
tricks.

• Link to Learn Tutorials
• http//pd.l2l.org/tch_internettools.html
• actDENDigital Education Network
• http//www.actden.com/
• LearnThat.com
• http//www.learnthat.com/
• Teachnet.com
• http//www.teachnet.com/
• The OOPS Page http//4oops.com

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Content
Curriculum Sites A collection of sites promoting
uses of information technology to support and
improve learning, teaching, and administration in
K12 education and teacher education.

• International Society for Technology in Education
• http//www.iste.org/
• National Education Association
• http//www.nea.org/
• Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
• http//www.mcrel.org/index.html
• EduHound
• http//www.eduhound.com/

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Content
Online Projects Learning activities in which
students explore, collect, and interact with
online information.

• Internet Classroom Projects
• http//www.ket.org/Education/IN/projects.html
• CIESE Online Classroom Projects
• http//www.k12science.org/currichome.html
• Filamentality
• http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
• WebQuests
• http//edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/

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Resources
Experts Access to specialists and mentors in a
variety of fields. Answers are given to difficult
questions not found in traditional resources.

• Pitsco's Ask an Expert
• http//www.askanexpert.com/
• The MAD Scientist Network
• http//www.madsci.org/
• Electronic Emissary
• http//emissary.ots.utexas.edu/emissary/index.html
  
• Mentor.org
• http//www.mentoring.org/index.adp

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Resources
Online Tools Promote anywhere, anytime learning.
Create online activities, and provides storage
for special URLs.

• Teacher.net
• http//www.teachers.net/sampler/
• SLATE Landmark Project
• http//landmark-project.com/slate.php3
• HPRTEC
• http//www.hprtec.org/

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Resources
Online Tools Promote anywhere, anytime learning.
Create online activities, and provides storage
for special URLs.

• Teach-nology
• http//www.teach-nology.com/
• Funbrain-Quiz Lab
• http//www.funbrain.com
• Discovery School
• http//school.discovery.com/teachers/index.html
• Blink
• http//www.blink.com

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Resources
Reference Materials Sites rich in reference
materials at your fingertips.

• Reference Desk
• http//www.refdesk.com
• The Library of Congress
• http//www.loc.gov/
• Virtual Library
• http//vlib.org/
• Internet Public Library
• http//www.ipl.org/

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Resources
Reference Materials
Search Engines Search by keyword, they crawl
over Web/Net constantly, and they build indexes
to all material.

• Google
• http//www.google.com/
• Alta Vista
• http//www.altavista.com

Metasearch Engines Give access to multiple
engines and directories by searching all tools by
keyword.

• MetaCrawler
• http//www.metacrawler.com
• DogPile
• http//www.dogpile.com

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Tools
Lesson Plans Online access to tried and true
lessons linked to state and national standards.

• PBS Online
• http//www.pbs.org/teachersource/
• Harcourt Brace School Publishers Learning Site
• http//www.harcourtschool.com/
• Education.com
• http//www.education.com/home/index.jsp
• Classroom Connect-Connected Teacher
• http//www.classroom.com

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Tools
Activities/Projects Two or more classes studying
a common topic and sharing information.
Activities created to match topics or themes.

• Global School House
• http//www.gsh.org/pr/index.cfm
• EduPlace Houghton Mifflin
• http//www.eduplace.com/projects
• TEAMS Distance Learning
• http//teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/projects/proj
  ects.html
• Quia
• http//www.quia.com/

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Tools
Simulations Real world applications that allow
students to learn by doing.

• Walk Through Time
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/
• The Interactive Frog Disection
• http//curry.edschool.Virginia.edu/go/frog/
• Web Based Interactive Stock Market
• http//archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb
  .html
• ExploreScience.com
• http//www.explorescience.com/

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Content
Adventure Learning Simple sharing info about
their community. Complex monitoring an
expedition to reach the North Pole.

• The Field Trip Site
• http//www.field-guides.com/index.htm
• Virtual Field Trips
• http//www.virtualfreesites.com/tours.html
• Amazing Travel Bureau-National Geographic
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/bure
  au/
• The Quest Channel-Classroom Connect
• http//quest.classroom.com/

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Content
Activities/Projects Engaging students in
interactive opportunities.

• Surfin for ABCs
• http//www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/abc/
• Planning a School or Community Archive
• http//www.edheritage.org/articles/archives.htm
• JavaLovers-The Applet Showroom
• http//www.javalovers.com/home.htm
• Riverdeep
• http//www.riverdeep.net/

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Content
Reference Materials Kid Friendly Search Engines

• Kids Search Tools
• http//www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
• SuperKids
• http//super-kids.com/
• AskJeeves for Kids
• http//www.ajkids.com/
• Yahooligans
• http//www.yahooligans.com/

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Resources
Reference Materials

• The Why Files
• http//whyfiles.org/
• FactMonster.com
• http//www.factmonster.com/
• Atlapedia
• http//www.atlapedia.com/
• KidsClick.com
• http//sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

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Resources
Communication Electronic pen pals are the most
common of all school telecomputing projects.
Threaded discussions are a great way to include
reluctant participants.

• Gaggle.net
• http//www.gaggle.net
• Epals
• http//www.epals.com
• Boardhost
• http//www.boardhost.com

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Resources
Hotlists Save hours of aimless searching by
providing the students with a chosen list of
resources that work best for the goals you set.

• Eduhound Hotlists
• http//www.eduhound.com/hotlist/
• Franklin Institute Hotlists
• http//sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html
• Thinking Through Linking-Ozline
• http//www.ozline.com/learning/thinking.html

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Tools
Authoring/Publishing Create online web pages
that display original works via online newspaper,
poetry anthology, magazine, or museums.
Sometimes peers and/or experienced authors offer
feedback.

• Artsonia
• http//www.artsonia.com/
• Midlink Magazine
• http//longwood.cs.ucf.edu/MidLink/
• KidsPub
• http//www.kidpub.org/kidpub/
• Webmonkey For Kids
• http//hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/kids/

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Tools
Calculators Online access to to calculators,
converters, language translators, etc.

• Calculator.com
• http//www.calculator.com/index.html
• The Universal Currency Converter
• http//www.xe.net/ucc/
• The Inflation Calculator
• http//www.ifigure.com/
• Time Zone Converter
• http//www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

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Tools
Application Elementary-interactive activities
that revolve around a curriculum topic.

• Eduplace Kids Site-Houghton Mifflin
• http//www.eduplace.com/kids/
• Mamamedia.com
• http//www.mamamedia.com/
• FunBrain.com
• http//www.funbrain.com/
• PBS Online for Kids
• http//www.pbs.org/kids/fun_and_games/index.html

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Tools
Application Secondary-interactive activities and
resources that revolve around a curriculum topic.

• Teen Learning Network
• http//teenlearningnetwork.com/
• Access Excellence-The Mystery Spot
• http//www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/
• School Zone
• http//www.schoolzone.co.uk/resources/englishEn3.h
  tm
• Noodle Tools
• http//www.noodletools.com/

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BEST Pinpoint Searching!!
Google http//www.google.com
Features Images Specific Files Strict
Filtering Translation Section Specific Domains
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1. Accessing Online Information
Results
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BEST Way to Evaluate Web Sites

• What is the purpose of the site? Is there bias?
• Who developed/sponsored the site? Contact
  information?
• GoTo
• www.alltheweb.com
• What are the goals/objectives of the
  developer/sponsor?
• Is the information provided well-documented?
• When was the site last updated?
• See Also Kathy Schrocks recommendations
• http//school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
  

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Questions