Alabama Schools Online
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/guide/student_teacher/k_college/schools_online.html
Links to school web pages
EduScapes
http://www.eduscapes.com/
Articles and teaching stratgies for the one-computer classroom, literature circles, interactive projects, and other educational resources for life-long learners
Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
http://www.valdosta.edu/~djudd/tools.html
Features 200 fun and educational topic pages for elementary students
International Society for Technology in Education
http://www.iste.org
Find the national technology standards, web resources, and lessons and units which integrate technology
Landmarks for Schools
http://landmark-project.com
Annotated website links by subject with tips for classroom use
Laura Turner's Education Web Portal
http://www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/index.html
Exemplary educator site features web resources by subject area, tech tips, and deep web search tools
Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers
http://www.tammyworcester.com/Tips/Tammys_Technology_Tips_for_Teachers.html
Lesson plans, student instructions, and rubrics for assessment of classroom computer projects help teachers new to integrating technology into daily classroom activities.
Tech Learning
http://www.techlearning.com/
From Technology+Learning Magazine, this site provides resources and professional development for education technology leaders
www4teachers
http://4teachers.org/
Be sure to try the online resources for teachers including TrackStar, QuizStar, RubiStar, NoteStar, and WebWorksheet Wizard
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
Strategies for preventing online plagiarism
Healthy Computing for Kids
http://www.healthycomputing.com/kids/computers.html
Kids have special needs when it comes to computers, from a smaller mouse for smaller hands to footrests that support the dangling feet of children in adult-sized chairs. Keeping your kids safe means tailoring the workstation to their pint-sized frames using good products, the right setup, and healthy usage habits. Read on for a quick list of tips and suggestions on keeping your kids comfortable.
School Ergonomics Programs: Guidelines for Parents
http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/MBergo/intro.html
With the number of computers in classrooms increasing every day, many schools are beginning to institute ergonomics programs to show students, teachers, and parents how to reduce the risks of computer-related injuries. What follows is part of such an ergonomics program, in the form of guidelines that have been developed for the parents of school children, from the needs identified by a project with Blackwell Elementary School in Redmond, Washington. The guidelines have been included in the "Get Techfit" program developed by Diane Tien and her class at this school.
Boston Public Library-Internet Dictionary for Kids
http://www.bpl.org/kids/Glossary.htm
Age-appropriate definitions of computer terms
The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/families/index.html
Library resources
KidSpace on the Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
KidSpace Features:
Ask a Question
Culture Quest
Learning HTML
Orca Search
Poison Prevention
POTUS
Say Hello
Science Fair
Stately Knowledge
Story Hour
Ivy's Search Engine Resources
http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html
Here you will find search forms for the major Internet search engines for kids.
Below these are Internet search engine links, links to web guides for kids, some specialized search engine forms and specialized search engine links of interest to kids.
At the bottom there are links to family friendly or general WWW filtered search engines and links to more pages like this.
Kid's Search Tools
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
Search topics on some of the most commonly used search engines for kids and teachers.
Squigly's Pencil Puzzles
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/PencilPuzzles/
Offers many different types of printable puzzles in several different topic areas.
Internet 4 Classrooms
http://internet4classrooms.com/
Great resource for teachers from PreK-12th grade. This site is a free web portal designed to assist anyone who wants to find high-quality, free Internet resources to use in classroom instruction, developing project ideas, reinforcing specific subject matter areas both in the class and at home and even for online technology tutorials.
Rubric for Visual/Digital Literacy
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1013/rubric-digital.pdf
Using this rubric from a ReadWriteThink lesson, teachers assess student-created fan magazines, or "zines", about their favorite popular culture icons. Teachers can evaluate how students use the computer, interactive publishing tools, images and more. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field for a link to the lesson this assessment tool supports.
Lesson: What do the parts do?
http://www.kidsandcomputers.com/kids/lessons/lesson1.htm
This page can guide a lesson on the basic parts of the computer and teach the concepts of "input" and "output".
Digital Tools- Podcast- Vocaroo
http://www.vocaroo.com
An easy way to create podcasts and record audio for reading and discussions.
Identifiying Destinations for A Class Trip
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g35/
In this lesson, students will use a geographic perspective in identifying and comparing features of physical and political maps of the world. They will use information from these map sources, as well as other National Geographic resources, to make decisions about the best place to go on a class trip. Once students identify this place, they will relay their findings in a presentation designed to convince the principal that it’s an ideal place for a class trip.
Digital Tools- Podcast- Podbean
http://podbean.com
This site allows you to create and share teacher/student podcast.
Keyboard Shortcuts
http://www.kidsolr.com/technicalsupport/page3.html
This site gives several keyboard shortcuts that teachers may want to share with their students. The site may be too overwhelming for younger children.
Organizing A Computer Folder
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=399
Students will realize that computers can store and organize information and that this information can be easily retrieved whenever they want to access it.
Internet Safety Just for Kids
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/bigkids/netsafety.cfm
This site has downloadable resources to print out for the classroom as well as links to websites for kids regarding Internet safety.
Inquiry on the Internet: Evaluating Web Pages for a Class Collection
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/inquiry-internet-evaluating-pages-328.html
Lesson, tips, and resources for evaluating electronic resources for reliability.
Digital Tools/ Storytelling/ Voicethread
http://voicethread.com
A way to create, talk and share your images, documents and videos.
Digital Tools/ Storytelling/ Mixbook
http://www.mixbook.com
Create and upload photo books online.
Digital Tools/Storytelling/Animoto
http://animoto.com
Create and upload video and pictures to share on the Internet.
Digital Tools/ Storytelling/ Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net/
Upload powerpoint, documents, pictures to share on the Internet
Copyright and Plagiarism Rules for Teachers
http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html
This site has links to resources for teachers to use as background for teaching children about cyber plagiarism and copyright law.
Digital Tools/Photo & Art Mashups/Be Funky
http://www.befunky.com
Turn your photos into artwork with one click.
Digital Tools/Photo and Art Mashups/Lunapic
http://www.lunapic.com
Create and turn your photos into artwork to share on the Internet or print.
Digital Tools/ Writing/ Kerpoof
http://www.kerpoof.com
Create animated movies, cards, stories, pictures and drawings on the Internet.
Digital Tools/Writing/ToonDoo
http://www.toondoo.com
Create and publish your own comic strips.
What They Left Behind: Early Multi-National Influences in the United States
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/early-multi-national-influences-united-states
The lessons in this unit are designed to help your students make connections between European voyages of discovery, colonial spheres of influence, and various aspects of American culture.
Digital Tools/Writing and Art Mashups/Glogster
http://www.glogster.com
Create posters with images, video, audio and apply a wide ange of text effects. Link to your website to share with the world.
Thomas Edison’s Inventions in the 1900s and Today: From “New” to You!
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=408
The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with life and technology around 1900 in order to better understand how Edison influenced both. Through comparing and contrasting life and technology in the early part of the twentieth century with technology found in their own homes and experiences, students will gain a greater understanding of how far the fields of industry and entertainment have progressed since Edison's day and of how Edison's work was the foundation for technology they enjoy today.
Digital Tools/Concept Mapping/Lovely Charts
http://www.lovelycharts.com
Online diagramming allows you to create flowcharts, sitemaps, and organizational charts.
A User-Friendly Workstation
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/facstaff/ergonomics/computer/erguser.shtml
This web page provides an image, checklists, and tips for providing a user-friendly workstation.
The Electronic E.L.F
http://www.lauriefowler.com/elfpage.html
Technology integration activities for grades K-12 that are aligned with the Alabama Course of Study.
Computers Can Be a Real Pain
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/k_ergonomics.html
This article discusses proper body posture while using a computer.
Good Computer Ergonomics for Children
http://www.cascadewellnessclinic.com/newsl/01nl/0101nl.shtml#compukids
At least 70 percent of America's 30 million elementary school students use computers. As a result of this increased usage, doctors of chiropractic are treating more young patients suffering from the effects of working at computer station that are either designed for adults or poorly designed for children. Many children are already suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and chronic pain in the hands, back, neck and shoulders. These are harmful physical effects that can last a life-time.
Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School Students
http://orosha.org/cergos/
Computer Ergonomics is about things that you can do to make working on a computer more comfortable and better for your body, for example, wearing a bike helmet when riding a bike and a seatbelt when riding in a car are two simple things that you do to be safe. The Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School Students (CergoS) Web site will show you some simple and affordable ways to make sure that your body is safe and comfortable while using a computer.
How to sit at a computer
http://www.ergonomics.com.au/pages/400_useful_info/420_how_to_sit.htm
This site provides the four basic steps to Setting Up Your Computer Workstation
School Ergonomics Programs: Guidelines for Parents
http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/MBergo/intro.html
With the number of computers in classrooms increasing every day, many schools are beginning to institute ergonomics programs to show students, teachers, and parents how to reduce the risks of computer-related injuries.
Awesome Clipart for Educators
http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/
FREE educator clipart, coloring pages, banners, backgrounds, fonts, icons, lines, worksheets and wallpaper with aliens, animals, cats, creatures, dogs, education, holidays, robots, sports, toys, weather & more
Internet Safety/Think U Know?
http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Information and resources on Internet safety to use in the classroom or at home.
Social Safety
http://www.socialsafety.org/
Social Safety is an effort to educate US teens on the dangers of social networking.
Word Processing Ideas
http://www.emunix.emich.edu/~krause/Tips/word.html
This perhaps goes without saying, but one of the best uses of computers in a writing class is perhaps the most common activity that writers use computer for in the first place: writing. For many students, it will represent a "unique activity" to actually compose at the keyboard, no pen or paper in sight.
Stop Cyberbulling
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
A website with a variety of resources on cyberbullying for teachers, students and parents.
Reference: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Thesauri
http://www.kidsolr.com/reference/
Numerous links to references in specific content areas.
Educational Technology-MPS
http://www.mpsaz.org/edtech/
Provides many educational technology resources, including activities and links for teachers and students.
Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.
NetSmartz
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx
Educational resource from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Discusses various Internet safety topics.
TrackStar
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp
TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity. There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year, too!
Math Projects
http://www.ct4me.net/math_projects.htm
Project-based learning is a terrific way to link your curriculum with real world events and applications of concepts that your students are learning. These resources will inform you about project based learning, link you to projects on the Web, and help you and your students to design your own curriculum-based multimedia projects.
TRIP for Teachers: WebQuests
http://trip.schoolinsites.com/
Provides links to WebQuests adapted for Alabama Course of Study content standards by Mobile County teachers.
Science.gov Search
http://www.science.gov/browse/w_133A.htm
Enables you to search 47 million pages in real time
Weather Resources for Students
http://www.wxdude.com/kidres.html
Nick's favorite resource materials for students to learn more about weather and other sciences.
Energy Kid's Page
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/onlineresources.html
Online energy education resources include energy activities for kids and materials to help classroom teachers teach about energy.
Simple Machines
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=1
The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to use Internet resources to explore the parts of a system and develop students' understanding of the interactions between those parts, as well as engage in troubleshooting and design related to systems. In this investigation, students take a closer look at a variety of simple hardware devices. They observe the interactions between the elements of the devices, through both hands-on and Internet exploration.
Dropbox Tutorials
https://sites.google.com/site/classroomtechtrends/home/dropbox-setup-and-login-tutorial
These tutorials are designed to demonstrate the ease and use of setting up Dropbox as well as how to: use the public folder, share and upload files with co-workers, family members and\or friends. With Dropbox, you can sync your files on all your computers including your ipad and iphone. To sign up for a free account, visit www.dropbox.com to set up for a free account.
Wallwisher
http://www.wallwisher.com
Digital Interactive Sticky note board
The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/families/index.html
Library resources
KidSpace on the Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
KidSpace Features:
Ask a Question
Culture Quest
Learning HTML
Orca Search
Poison Prevention
POTUS
Say Hello
Science Fair
Stately Knowledge
Story Hour
Technology and Oil
http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/technology-and-oil/
To demonstrate how much our society depends on petroleum products and to show how advances in technology have allowed us to find, obtain, and transport oil more efficiently.
PoducateMe Podcasting Guide
http://poducateme.com/
PoducateMe features a comprehensive podcasting guide that reveals exactly how it’s done. The entire PoducateMe Podcasting Guide can be read online and is free of charge.
Technology at Work
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/technologyatwork1/
Technology is defined as any invention, including tools, machines, materials, techniques, and sources of power, that makes people’s work easier. The history of technology really begins in prehistoric times. This lesson explores life without technological advances.
Living Without Technology
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/1900house/lessons/lesson2a.html
In our daily lives, 20th century technological advances surround us. Whether we are taking a hot shower, using the refrigerator, driving a car or turning on a light to read a book, our environment is shaped by hundreds inventions that make our lives more comfortable, automatic, productive and easier. The goal of this lesson plan is for students to understand how dependent we have become in the technical world and what "modern conveniences" really are.
Digital Cameras Enhance Education
http://www.zardec.net.au/keith/digcam.htm
The website provides a wealth of technical and practical information about the use of digital cameras in all curriculum areas.
How WiFi Works
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network.htm
This website provides an excellent explanation of how a wireless network operates with diagrams and videos.
Audience, Purpose, and Language Use in Electronic Messages
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/audience-purpose-language-electronic-159.html
With the increasing popularity of e-mail and online instant messaging among today’s teens, a recognizable change has occurred in the language that students use in their writing. This lesson explores the language of electronic messages and how it affects other writing.
E-pals Around the World
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/pals-around-world-178.html
It is often difficult to motivate students to read and write. By integrating a letter-exchange program in the classroom, students become excited about literacy learning. This lesson helps you select e-pals for your students and develop real-life writing and learning experiences for them.
Girls Read: Online Literature Circles
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/girls-read-online-literature-970.html
In generations past, women met in quilting circles to share their dreams; today’s girls share their thoughts in virtual communities. Multicultural literature with strong female protagonists serves as the focus for e-mail exchanges and classroom discussions in this lesson. Students select and read one of five novels presented by the teacher, and discuss the novel in exchanges with e-mail pen pals and in classroom literature circles. Students then participate in an online literacy community where they can respond to questions and post reviews, allowing them to expand their perspectives and converse with a wider audience.
Computer Hope (Troubleshooting)
http://www.computerhope.com/index.htm
"Computer Hope" is web site offering useful online resources, a very active set of forums and a free email support service. Computer Hope has been designed to assist all types of computer users with any of their computer related questions as well as a great location to learn more about your computer and its hardware and software.
Make Way for Wikis
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6277799.html
An article focusing on how wikis work and how to incorporate in a classroom.
Bluetooth Explained
http://www.teach-ict.com/technology_explained/bluetooth/bluetooth.html
This site provides an in-depth explaination of connecting computer devices using bluetooth wireless technology.
Computers Can Be a Real Pain
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/k_ergonomics.html
This article discusses proper body posture while using a computer.
The copyright site
http://thecopyrightsite.org/teaching/correlations.html
This site is dedicated to helping educators everywhere in the United States understand the issue of copyright.
Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School Students
http://orosha.org/cergos/
Computer Ergonomics is about things that you can do to make working on a computer more comfortable and better for your body, for example, wearing a bike helmet when riding a bike and a seatbelt when riding in a car are two simple things that you do to be safe. The Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School Students (CergoS) Web site will show you some simple and affordable ways to make sure that your body is safe and comfortable while using a computer.
School Ergonomics Programs: Guidelines for Parents
http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/MBergo/intro.html
With the number of computers in classrooms increasing every day, many schools are beginning to institute ergonomics programs to show students, teachers, and parents how to reduce the risks of computer-related injuries.
Social Safety
http://www.socialsafety.org/
Social Safety is an effort to educate US teens on the dangers of social networking.
Stop Cyberbulling
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
A website with a variety of resources on cyberbullying for teachers, students and parents.
NetSmartz
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx
Educational resource from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Discusses various Internet safety topics.
Nimble Fingers
http://www.nimblefingers.com/index_1.html
Free online typing program with varied skill levels.
Marble Mania Student Page
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/afterschool/marbles/student.html
This Science NetLinks Afterschool activity introduces kids to probability and chance with a fun interactive. By pulling marbles out of a virtual bag, students begin to develop a basic understanding of probabilities, how they are determined, and how the outcome of an experiment can be affected by the number of times it is conducted.
Power Up!
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tools.cfm?DocID=88&Grade=6-8
This tool, created by Science NetLinks, challenges students to think about the positive and negative consequences of various types of power. The site provides students with a specific monetary budget, which they can use to purchase power plants for their city. As students choose their types of power, they learn how much power the plant provides, how much it costs, and the effect it could have on the environment. While this page links to the overview of the tool for grades 6-8, you can access reviews for additional grades and benchmarks using the navigation tools at the top of the overview.
Autobiography Time Line
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=690&title=
This student interactive, from an Xpeditions lesson, guides students in creating autobiographical timelines listing the important events of their lives.
Flash Jeopardy Game
http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/
Teachers can create their own game using this flash version of Jeopardy. Great for Smartboards.
Dropbox Tutorials
https://sites.google.com/site/classroomtechtrends/home/dropbox-setup-and-login-tutorial
These tutorials are designed to demonstrate the ease and use of setting up Dropbox as well as how to: use the public folder, share and upload files with co-workers, family members and\or friends. With Dropbox, you can sync your files on all your computers including your ipad and iphone. To sign up for a free account, visit www.dropbox.com to set up for a free account.
Glogster
https://sites.google.com/site/classroomtechtrends/home/glogster-tutorials
Glogster EDU connects teachers to their students with Web 2.0 multi-sensory learning experiences that can be easily integrated into traditionally text-oriented subjects. Glogster is a tool that allows users to create posters to express information. They are multi-media posters that can include text, images, and video. Students will also love to create their own glogs! Instead of printing our pictures and messing with scissors and glue, images and video can be added right to their glogs. They can express an event in history, a science concept, characters in a story, or math concepts.Educators who use Glogster EDU have access to a wide range of creative resources, differentiated instructional activities, assessment opportunities, and so much more. To sign up, visit http://edu.glogster.com. You may also visit our class glog at http://kerrymoore.edu.glogster.com.
How Encryption Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/encryption.htm
In depth article on data encryption with helpful videos.
Data Encryption
http://library.thinkquest.org/27158/
This ThinkQuest site provides basic background information on what data encryption is and a brief history of it.
Introduction to Programming
http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse142-TVI/00au/lectures/
This website is a free lecture series for introductory programming including audio commentary and examples.
PoducateMe Podcasting Guide
http://poducateme.com/
PoducateMe features a comprehensive podcasting guide that reveals exactly how it’s done. The entire PoducateMe Podcasting Guide can be read online and is free of charge.
Digital Tools/Storytelling/Animoto
http://animoto.com
Create and upload video and pictures to share on the Internet.
Computer Hope (Troubleshooting)
http://www.computerhope.com/index.htm
"Computer Hope" is web site offering useful online resources, a very active set of forums and a free email support service. Computer Hope has been designed to assist all types of computer users with any of their computer related questions as well as a great location to learn more about your computer and its hardware and software.
Bluetooth Explained
http://www.teach-ict.com/technology_explained/bluetooth/bluetooth.html
This site provides an in-depth explaination of connecting computer devices using bluetooth wireless technology.
The copyright site
http://thecopyrightsite.org/teaching/correlations.html
This site is dedicated to helping educators everywhere in the United States understand the issue of copyright.
Social Safety
http://www.socialsafety.org/
Social Safety is an effort to educate US teens on the dangers of social networking.
Stop Cyberbulling
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
A website with a variety of resources on cyberbullying for teachers, students and parents.
NetSmartz
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx
Educational resource from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Discusses various Internet safety topics.
Compressing Files to Ease E-Mailing
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/compressing-files-to-ease-emailing.html
Article that describes how to compress a file and open a file that has been compressed.
Aviary
http://aviary.com/
Suite of online creation tools including editing, video, audio, image and effects. Free.
Glogster
https://sites.google.com/site/classroomtechtrends/home/glogster-tutorials
Glogster EDU connects teachers to their students with Web 2.0 multi-sensory learning experiences that can be easily integrated into traditionally text-oriented subjects. Glogster is a tool that allows users to create posters to express information. They are multi-media posters that can include text, images, and video. Students will also love to create their own glogs! Instead of printing our pictures and messing with scissors and glue, images and video can be added right to their glogs. They can express an event in history, a science concept, characters in a story, or math concepts.Educators who use Glogster EDU have access to a wide range of creative resources, differentiated instructional activities, assessment opportunities, and so much more. To sign up, visit http://edu.glogster.com. You may also visit our class glog at http://kerrymoore.edu.glogster.com.
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