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Technology in the classroom promotes an increase in writing skills; better understanding of
others; and greater problem solving and critical thinking skills. Learn more from these site
Edutopia Online: The Big List on Technology Integration - The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) of
interviews, professional organizations, and resources to show teachers how to weave computers into the curriculum
Best Practices of Technology Integration - Access K-12 lessons that use technology. Written by practicing teache
Fine Arts, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, and Technology.
Technology Integration: Unit Planning - What does the research say about using technology effectively? This sit
technology lesson, construct the assessment, identify instructional resources, and plan for classroom management.
Technology Integration - Linda Burkhart provides guidelines, tip sheets, interactive projects, and strategies for K-8
Topics include the one computer classroom, utilizing Web information, assistive technology, and instructional uses o
Technology Integration Projects for Students - This site lists various ways to use computers, such as conduct re
products, discuss ideas, use multimedia resources, enhance project-based learning, and reform learning. Each categ
Technology Integration - This site holds a wealth of information from keyboarding lessons and game templates to
camera and software tutorials. Also available are virtual activities, Web page design tips, links to student sites, and h
whiteboards.
The Benefits of Information Technology - This article by John Kosakowski discusses the advantages of
Tools for the TEKS: Integrating Technology in the Classroom - Wesley Fryer offers a variety of articles
planning.
Planning Lessons that Use Technology - This site offers advice on assessing your technological resourc
comfort zone.
Understand Your Acceptable Use Policy - This site includes a lesson plan and handout for teaching stud
The Traits of an Effective Technology Coach and Signs of a Robust Program - This site discusses the
cheerleader, sidekick, or judge.
Bringing A Nation Online: The Importance of Federal Leadership - Both the executive and legislativ
working to bridge the digital divide. This report examines the data in A Nation Online and highlights the gaps between those
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: The Digital Divide - This Foundation has become partners with state library
access to technology and training. Find out more information on grants and how to help students achieve.
Digital Divide Network - The Digital Divide Network provides research, data, and news on technology equity in America

2. centers in your state. The site also serves as forum for sharing experiences with colleagues around the world.
Community Technology Centers' Network - CTCNet is a national network of community technology centers that p
digital divide.
PBS Digital Divide -
This PBS series was designed to raise awareness about access to computers; software and Internet content; and model prog
the perspectives of both race and gender.
170 Ideas and Resources for Teachers - Integrating Technology into Planning and Curriculum comp
Tech Planning
Linux In Education Portal
Berkeley Logo 5.3 released (freeware)
Teaching with Electronic Technology
Collaborative Projects - Collaborative projects often are the most memorable learning experiences for students. But th
teachers who are knowledgeable and well-trained, especially if they are online projects. A number of web sites provide prove
These projects have been improved and honed over a number of years and iterations. Moreover, they come with built-in con
world who are working on the same projects and therefore can provide extremely valuable perspectives and enhance the co
Learning About Technology - Intel Education
Arnold Pulda, Worcester Public Schools, Worcester, MA
Time Management in the Computer Room
New York Times Daily Lesson Plan and Archive by New York Times and Bank Street College of Educat
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Myths and Realities About Technology Adoption Among Teache
Intime - offers educational/technological support to K-12 grade teachers in technology integration in the classroom. View in
for free.
Online K-12 Projects
Key Pals
Mind Tools - Also Check School of Information Science Technology
"Excel" in the classroom
Bell Atlantic Resources for Teaching with Technology
Teaching with Electronic Technology
PTI Curriculum Units Online - The Pittsburgh Teachers Institute offers teachers the opportunity to develo
The units, from 1999 to 2001, are designed for all levels of students and cover integrated units in Mathema
Sciences.
CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core wo
contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, tea
Staff Development for Curriculum / Technology Integration
A Hotlist on One-Computer Class
One-Computer Classroom - Thanks to Janine Scott of University of Southern Mississippi for compiling thi
ideas for the one-computer classroom. This is a great resource to kick off a staff development period, with
come up with creative ideas for using computers in education.
CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core wo
contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, tea
Teachers Leaders and Leading-Edge Computer Users: Are They the Same?
Online Debate: Technology's Role in Schools
Computer Labs Versus Classroom Integration Of Computers
School Technology and Readiness: A Focus on Digital Learning, CEO Forum on Educational Techn
Technology and Reform: Realizing the Possibilities For Education
Fulton High School A+ Schools Program
Evaluating Technology-Based Curriculum Materials, ERIC Digest
The Troubles With Technology: A Study of Teachers Struggling to Use the Computers in Career-Or
Does It Compute? The Relationship Between Educational Technology and Student Achievement in
Curriculum Administrator - Best web curriculum sources
Curriculum Web Site awards 2001
Gradebook Assistant - download Excel template
Internet Learning Center
Technology in the Classroom
The National Math Trail an interactive, Internet-based project
Collaborative Projects - hundreds of collaborative projects that have been reviewed and written about at Education World. Educators a
listing within this resource.

3. Making Connections - A new Louisiana sponsored Web for teachers. This project provides links to software products, web site resourc
Louisiana Content Standards.
Graphic Organizers using Inspiration
KEY PALS - long list of links to sites for connecting and communicating
Internet E-Mail Resource Page - Teaching readers that e-mail is much more than just sending a message
Internet keypal exchanges
Teachers Net - Teacher Chat, Forums, News, and Resources
Ed's Oasis Discussion Board
The Ten Stages to Web-Use Nirvana
Self Directed Learner's Cross Cultural K-12 Internet Guide
Education with New Technologies: Networked Learning Community - Developed by teachers and researchers at the Ha
explores issues of improving teaching with technology integration, integrating new tools with classroom practice and curriculum, and collabora
CLEARINGHOUSES OF ONLINE RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS - For a thorough list of online resources pertainin
Educational Resources" on The Technology Education Lab site and be sure to bookmark it! This annotated directory has l
forums related to curricular applications of technology. Another helpful site to visit is Teachers@Work--in New Zealand--(http://te
database of 1,000 useful Internet sites for educators that have been reviewed and rated. Betsy Kelaher (bkelaher@ascd.org) is an ass
ED's Oasis - What teachers have been looking for. A comprehensive instructional resource.
Microsoft's K12 - wealth resources, free downloads, and information for the classroom.
Production Studio - NSU's Ed Tech resources through Main Street on the Web - How to use the digital camera, create multimedia, and
Sabine's Designing and Creating a Web - How To for creating and maintain a classroom web
Puzzlemaker - Need a sponge activity or extra credit handout for your lesson tomorrow? Want to spice up a newsletter or flyer? This site
crosswords, number blocks, math squares, and more. All you do is enter information and click the "Create" button, wait a few seconds, then pr
Quia - learning activities-- This learning game collection provides a fun way to help students review a wide variety of topics in general subjec
economics, and music. Visitors can create their own java-enabled flashcard drills, matching games, concentration, and word search puzzles u
creates the Web pages and publishes them for all to share. This is a handy way to help students memorize factual information.
Funbrain.com - Activity - Funbrain.com is the home to interactive, GamesSpell Check, and Wacky include Math Baseball, Fun Match, C
Middle School
Calling Students Back: Using Technology to Support Engaged Learning This article includes tips for creating an enga
activities, and using online K-12 curriculum resources.
Productivity in the classroom-Lessons at a Glance Lessons at a glance is a quick reference for what each of the lessons is ab
time allotment, software needed and subjects covered.
Hero of the Year Activity - In this Web-based activity by 4th-grade teacher Rebecca Pilver, elementary students research selected We
commemorative stamp. This is a nice example of how elementary educators can make use of existing Web sites in their interdisciplinary lesso
Issues in Technology Integration - Keep up with the latest school-technology issues--or participate in discussions of them. How
you ensure equitable use of educational technology? How do you meet the challenges of introducing computers to reluctant staff or students?
links on these subjects are The Electronic School, Pathways to School Improvement, and The Well-Connected Ed
The Learning Connection: Schools in the Information Age - This extensive research report examines, "how educators are g
change and educational values" and "identifies key factors that make the connection work, and reviews major players in the education technol
Education goes into greater detail about lessons learned in the field. Grade Level: Adult/Professional
Molding the Web, Profile of Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee - Scientific American offers a profile of the man credited with inventing the W
World Wide Web Consortium, or W3C, out of MIT, but more important than the clout or awe these statements inspire is the spirit of the Web em
and for evangelizing the real use and power of the Web. Look to quotations like these: "The Web can help people to understand the way that o
humanity of people" "It is important to realize that the Web is what we make it." "If you are worried that your children are going to read low-qua
Teach them how to judge information." Grade Level: Adult/Professional
ICONnect - Learn to Use the Internet as a Curriculum Resource
ThinkQuest is an annual contest that challenges Students, ages 12 to 19, to use the Internet as a collaborative, interactive teaching and le
Teaching with Electronic Technology - The World Wide Web sites collected on this page reflect my interest in the considerable va
electronic technology in teaching. I have arranged them in no strict order, but have tried to proceed from the more general and theoretical reso
applications of technology to teaching and learning. Like many other websites, this one tends to change and grow as I find time to revise and u
made suggestions and introduced me to additional sites on teaching with technology.
Keypals--Intercultural e-mail classroom connections; for teachers seeking partner classrooms for e-mail exchanges
bioSURF - This resource from Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley is organized around their book, Biology: The Web of Life, and includes link
categorized by chapter, and news, community, and career links are also offered for each unit. A "Teachers' Lounge" helps educators connect t
activities to help augment instruction. Units include "The Basis of Life," "Genetics," "Change and Diversity," "Monerans, Protists, and Fungi," "P
"Human Biology," and "Organisms and the Environment." This is a great example of how the Web can augment a textbook. Grade Level: High
The Catapult Museum - Small and specialized, this intriguing, well-illustrated Website touches a lot of bases: ancient warfare and mec
traps, and basketball shoes. The text describing each type of catapult provides fresh and factual background for a school homework theme. Th
very small topic, shows the power of the Internet to bring information together for study in totally new ways. A school textbook would not have
library would involve bouncing all over the stacks.
Curriculum Associates - Learning Online, an Internet/activity book program which covers topics in all curriculum areas, and draws on I
Distance Education at a Glance... - This outstanding site from the University of Idaho guides educators through all phases of deve
topics include an Overview, Strategies for Teaching at a Distance, Instructional Development, Evaluation, Instructional Television, Instructiona
Distance, Research, Interactive Videoconferencing, the Web Copyright, and a Glossary. Grade Level: College, Adult/Professional
Six Paths to China - Building on his original WebQuest, Searching for China, Tom March has fully revised this popular site to provide m
effective use of the Internet. Tom also created "Six Paths" to China which incorporates five more Web-based activities on the topic and stands
the article Working the Web for Education .

4. Tales From the Electronic Frontier - In this exceptional WestEd publication, ten teachers share "actual classroom experiences usin
Each story is followed by questions and issues, making this an ideal resource for teacher preservice or inservice instruction on classroom use
Grade Level: College, Adult/Professional Content Area(s): Education (Teaching and Learning, Educational Technology), Technology (Intern
American School Directory - Schools wishing to create Internet pages can use GeoSystem's Map Quest software to add maps, and f
and students.
Integrating the Internet - find primary resources, projects, a weekly newsletter, units of study, and a tutorial to help you plan projects a
Scholastic Technology Guide - QED Education Network, a service for educators. The service offers forums where educators can de
information and teaching strategies, news stories of interest to K-12 educators, a teacher registry, and offers for products and services.
The Web for Educators -- Resources for Making the Most of the Web
Levels of Technology Implementation - A Framework for Measuring Classroom Technology Use
In Search of the Giant Octopus - A research team, which traces its project's start to the clean-up of spilled oil in Prince William Soun
information and color photos around the knowledge it gathers. Being in touch here with scientists at work lets younger students learn that the o
shells out of his den on to a midden pile, while those in the grad school can note that the biggest crab in the Octopus dofleini diet is the Telmes
called "On Rocky Shores" with educational projects for K-12. A sample: the "Life's a Beach" puppet show, starting Olivia Octopus.
The Roman Forum - Here is a place to learn not only all about the history, religion, daily life and major players in the Roman Forum from
high school class in Hengelo, the Netherlands, and is an exhibit of excellence for what students can contribute to cyberknowledge. The studen
correspond with them by email. They were coached by three teachers: of Latin and Greek, of English, and of German and Computer Science.
Harnessing the Power of the Web for Classroom Use: A Tutorial
Reasons to Use the Internet in Your Classroom
Microsoft in K-12 Education
WebCT -- A tool that facilitates the creation of sophisticated World Wide Web-based educational environments
Bat Thematic Unit - Use this site to get ideas for a thematic bat unit or find a fun Halloween activity for your elementary students. Sectio
books, etc.), projects & activities (be sure to try the BatQuest!), art, science, conservation, literature, environment, sports, and even a Bat Quiz
plenty to do at this site. Created by students of CSU Hayward's Educational Technology Leadership Graduate Program. Grade Level: Elemen
The "Professional Cartoonists’ Index site" - The site includes current, updating cartoons from twenty four of the best editorial car
MacNelly, Mike Luckovich, Signe Wilkinson and Mike Peters. The most compelling use of editorial cartoons is to interest students in discussion
like scavenger hunts, tic tac toe and cartoon bingo, which engage students as they explore and interpret the symbolism in cartoons. We includ
handouts. I’m hoping that English and Social Science teachers, who seem to make the least use of their school’s computer labs, will take adva
is kid safe and RASCi rated. Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
Telecommunications In The Classroom: Keys to Successful Telecomputing
Answers to Commonly Asked "Primary and Secondary School Internet User"Questions - User Services Area of t
questions most commonly asked about the Internet by those in the primary and secondary school community, and to provide pointers to sourc
Hewlett Packard E-Mail Mentor program - This e-mail project facilitates mentor relationships between HP employees (worldwide
the United States. "HP employees motivate students to excel in math and science and improve communication and problem solving skills. In a
pursue their unique interests and link these interests with their daily school experience." Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High Schoo
Welcome to the ideas page -- Teachers will want to look at this site
Project OWLink -- A collaboration between Rice University and Texas area public schools that attempts to create new models for teachin
Includes online lessons, resources, schools on the network, and training materials.
WEB66 - Designed to facilitate the introduction of this technology into K12 schools.
CCCnet -- Computer Curriculum Corporation, Two-way communication medium for educators
Lightspan Partnership
The Puzzle Depot - This site is devoted to "puzzles, board and logic games, skill contests and trivia as well as related books and softwa
crosswords, riddles and word puzzles, logic and strategy as well as board games." Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
AskERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
The Teachers' Lounge - Teacher resources
Virtual Classroom - Eastern New Mexico University
Copyright
K-12 PRIMER ABOUT COPYRIGHT LAW
Music Law
Copyright Topics on ECP
Laptops for Students
Teaching Today: Making the Most of Laptops in the Classroom - Laptop training is the key to success. These tips tel
students organize their files.
Learning With Laptops - Click Why Laptops? to find ten reasons why laptops promote a positive shift toward more p

5. for a Successful Student Laptop Program and Third Year Laptop Program Reflections provide implementation guideli
TechLearning: Observations, Reflections, and Research of a Laptop Classroom - Switzerland Point Middle School in
commitment to their laptop program. The teachers feel it "creates new possibilities for every student that go beyon
Edutopia: Laptops for All or Laptops - The introduction of laptops to The Mott Hall School gave teachers "a wonder
curriculum and confront the digital divide."
The Electronic Classroom: Integrating Laptops Into Multiple Subject Areas - Read the student and teacher testimon
laptops. Learn how these users were able to perform research and find resources for their assignments. Discover the
how easily the laptop can display data.
Laptops and Learning Resources - Gary S. Stager asks, how does your school measure up?