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HELPFUL RESOURCES
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LINKS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
World Wide Web Tutorials and History for Classroom Use
- The World Wide Web in Education: A Closer Look - This site
was produced especially for educators who would like to know more about the
World Wide Web and how to use it in their classroom. There are four main sections
covered each touching upon a different aspect of the Web. The sections included
focus on the history of the Web, the importance of hypertext, the Web as an
education tool, and the Web's future in the classroom. edweb.gsn.org/web.intro.html
- World Wide Web Workbook - The workbook takes a user through
a page-by-page series of instructions that lets them learn the basics about
internet usage. It is ideal for individual or whole class Internet tutorial
instruction. ww.fi.edu/primer/setup.html
Online Museums
Teacher Resource Links
- Ask Eric - Ask Eric is the largest eduacational database.
Search for articles and other written resources that pertain to many fields
in education. More than just text, Ask Eric has a virtual library stocked
with lesson plans, infoguides and other useful educational materials. This
site comes in very handy when doing research or almost anything in the field
of education. ericir.syr.edu
- Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library - Produced by Pac Bell,
this site is a treat for the classroom teacher of any subject matter. The
opening page houses a matrix showing the teacher all they offer in terms of
tutorials, activities, projects, units and lesson plans, hotlists, etc. Each
of these items is available for a whole spectrum of content areas. Also available
is a list serve that sends out weekly updates, via e-mail, telling the teacher
what new sites have been added to the existing pool. Each entry comes with
the title, address, brief description, and appropriate grade level and subject
area for each particular new site. This site covers a tremendous amount of
very useful material for teachers. I would highly recommend visiting this
site when in search of educational material. www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
- Busy Teachers' Website - No matter what area one teaches,
you are bound to find a resource or activity link at this site. The table
of contents lets a teacher click on the subject area they teach to receive
a list of related resource and activity pages for that content area. Grades
levels covered: K-12. A useful and enjoyable site, but not as thorough or
stock full of materials and information as some of the others.
www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt
- Education World - A tremendous wealth of education related
information is housed at this site. Lesson plans, news, curriculum, books,
administration, site reviews, and financial planning are just some of the
areas covered. There are 56,000+ Web sites in their database. Education World
offers monthly education site reviews, whose results can be e-mailed to you
when complete. Each entry comes with the site's name, address, and grade in
several areas. Each evaluation area comes with a write up justifying the grade
received. Also, educators can find other schools on-line around the world
by selecting the geographic region of their choice. Another one of those must
have sites. There is so much good stuff here that no teacher should be without
this link.
http://www.education-world.com/index.shtml
- NASA's Education Programs Page - Look through an online
inventory of the educational programs and materials NASA has to offer teachers.
www.ho.nasal.go/office/code/education/index.html
- Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science - The
National Academy Press has put together a guide to help teachers tackle the
process of teaching evolution. The Academy has gone through and created sample
activities, which have all been tied to the National Science Education Standards,
to further illustrate their ideas. The guide takes a teacher through an introduction
about why to teach evolution, the major themes of evolution, and the a discussion
on the nature of science. www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/evolution98
- Teachers Helping Teachers - Not just your typical resource
site, these people have a sense of humor. They include a poem and stress reduction
moment of the week section for teachers to enjoy. In addition, lesson plans
are available on various subjects, even classroom management, as well as other
educational resources. This is a very helpful site to incorporate into your
routine of things. The material is here, but not in the amount found at some
of the larger education sites. www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
Other Oceanography Educational Sites
Professional Organizations
Government Agencies
Standards
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