... part of the Web Site of George North . . . . . EDCI4993-601 Syllabus
Links to Explore
EDCI 4993 Sec.601, Tuesdays, Fall 2000



from Now On
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Lesson Plans Stop Within the 7 subject area pages, you'll find about 500 links to web sites organized by topic and grade level. Look for the link to the newsletter.
National Library of Education The World's Largest Federally Funded Library Devoted Solely to Education
Free Hundreds of education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government are now easier to find.
edHelper.com Lesson Plans - Teacher's Lesson Plans - WebQuests - Primary Teacher Resources - Math Lesson Plans - Writing Lesson Plans - Reading Lesson Plans - Science Lesson Plans - Technology Lesson Plans - Social Studies Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans Page one of the best teacher resources on the Internet


Lesson Plans, etc
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Math Resources Starting Points, Math Lessons, Activities and Materials, Math Puzzles, Games and Brainteasers, Software, Pictures, People and Other.
The Learning Web the Learning Web, a portion of the USGS web dedicated to K-12 education, exploration, and life-long learning.
Art on the Net Join fellow artists in sharing works together on the Internet. Enjoy visiting artists studios and roaming the gallery.
Classroom Connect Developer of original Web resoruses for Educators.


MultiMedia Presentations
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Authoring for the Web
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Lesson Plans Page one of the best teacher resources on the Internet
WebMonkey Adam's Multimedia Tutoria
Teachers Oz's Kingdom of History
Multimedia Authoring AUTHORING here refers to programming by non-programmers. This site is a resource collection of pointers to Internet sites for those that develop or author multimedia.
A Guide to Web Authoring Recourses Web authoring and online guides to creating your own home pages -- from Northwestern University Library.
Web Authoring FAQs ... maintained by the Web Design Group.
Web Authoring Tools A Review of many of the authoring environments available for the Web
International Visual Litersay Assoc. VLA is a not-for-profit association of educators, artists, and researchers dedicated to the principles of visual literacy..
Teach with Movies A New Tool for Parents and Teachers -- also in Spanish.
HyperText and Writing Space
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Writing Space The subject of this printed book is the coming of the electronic book.
Another review The Journal of Computing in Higher Education 3 (1992).
Electronic Signs Chapter 6 of Writing Space.
The Electronic Labyrinth Hypertext about Hypertext about Writing Space.
The Writers' Corner Cafe Monthly chat session held on KIDLINK IRC, where a group of kids aged 10-15 meet and discuss writing hypertexts.
A sample chat Teaching Inside An Electronic Writing Space.
Jay David Bolter Dr. Bolter's home page.
Eastgate Systems Serious HyperText by Dr. Bolter.
Amazon.com Buying Writing Space is little pricy.
Web-based Curriculum Resources
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Cruse Web66 The University of Minnesota Mustang project.
the CurriculumWeb A Education Web Site.
Curriculum Web Sites Links to many more links about using the Web in Curriculum.
Tunnel to History This site covers all that is History...meaning, all that relates to Humanity. For info on Ancient History, World History, War, U.S. History & Government, the Fine Arts(art, music, film, TV), Education, Study Skills, plus anything else you can think of.
History of the United Kingdom Links to Web Sites with primary documents.


Our WebQuest Model
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WebQuest Building Blocks Covers the anatomy of a WebQuest, with explanations of each of the six parts.
Student WebQuest Template Template for building the Student's WebQuest pages, you can save this page to your computer and use it as a starting point in building your webquests.
Teacher WebQuest Template Template for building the Teachers's WebQuest pages, you can save this page to your computer and use it as a starting point in building your webquests.
Example WebQuests These are lists of WebQuests created in various settings, mostly University courses and workshops.
The WebQuest Page This is the mother lode of all WebQuest information.
More Examples Sample WebQuests from different content areas and grade levels.
Evaluating WebQuests How do you know when your WebQuest is a good one? By its results with your students, of course. Prior to using your WebQuest on anyone, though, score it with this rubric to see where it might be improved.


More Sample WebQuests
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a UNO student Sr. Julie's Social Studies Page -- an excellent example using Our WebQuest Model.
an LSU student Life in Rural Louisiana during the 1850's.
at PacBell Searching for China.
at PacBell Look who's footing the bill, An Introductory WebQuest on Democracy and the National Debt.
WebQuest, Grades 3-5 Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.


For Week: Monday, September 4
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EdWeb "An intelligent, detailed, informed and practical guide, both to education related issues concerning the Internet, and to educational resources on the World Wide Web...."
Eiffel Project The Eiffel ProjectÑa US Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge GrantÑis a joint effort of the NYC Board of Education (The Board),
Technology & Teaching Preparing Teachers For the Digital Age


For Week: Monday, August 28
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History of Technology Chapter 8, Author: Dr. Jason Ohler
the Geometry Center The Center for Computation and Visualization of Geometric Structures


For Week: Monday, August 21
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OnLine Education Learning and Teaching in Cyberspace, Author: Greg Kearsley
Content Standards State of Louisiana, Department of Education
ISTE International Society for Technology in Education
Unit Plan Model A sample document showing an outline of a possible Unit Plan
sample Unit Plan U.S. Civil Rights in the 1960's
Web Quests A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet and other sources.
Unit Plans Resources for Math Teachers
Lesson Plans Lesson Plans Across the Curriculum


Ideas for Developing your Rubrics
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Self-Evaluation Rubrics One Example of using Rubrics in self-evaluation of technology skills.
Technology Assessment Rubrics Mighter than the Pen.
Technology... The Future of Education? Automating Authentic Assessment With Rubrics.


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