"Continuous learning is not a choice in education; it's a necessity."  

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1. Assessment
   1. Assessing Teachers Technology Skills
   2. Technology and Student Achievement 
   3. Assessing System-wide Technology Use
2. Conferencing Tools  
3. Constructivism
4. Cooperative Learning
5. Copyright and Plagiarism
6. E-Learning and Staff Development
7. Email
8. Evaluating Resources and Higher-Level Thinking
9. Grants
10. Listservs  
11. Lesson Resources
12. Managing Technology 
13. Newsletters and Journals  
14. Planning
    1. Technology Plans 
    2. Tools for Technology Planning
15. Staff Development Models
    1. Motivation
    2. Student Models
16. Surveys
17. Technology Agencies, Programs, and Policies
18. Technology Standards and Scope/Sequence
    1. Technology Standards 
    2. Technology Scope and Sequence

Assessment

Assessing Teachers Technology Skills  

• Assessing Teachers' Technology Skills - http://www.techtamers.com/free_resources/educational_technology/assessteach.htm...Includes links to 18 different tools that educators can use.
  
  
• Learning with Technology Profile Tool - http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/profile/profwww.htm...This profile tool will help you to compare your current instructional practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance technology.
  

Technology and Student Achievement

• Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement - http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te800.htm
  
  
• West Virginia Study - http://www.mff.org/edtech/projects.taf?_function=detail&Content_uid1=151 ...Under what conditions is technology effective in advancing learning and teaching?  This is the fundamental question that drives the research of the Milken Exchange on Education Technology.
  
  
• Any Time, Any Place, Any Path, Any Pace:  Taking the Lead on e-Learning Policy (NASBE's Report on e-Learning - October 2001) - http://www.nasbe.org/e_Learning.html... report on the appropriateness of eLearning in today's schools.

Assessing System-wide Technology Use

• enGauge -  http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/  ...This site is designed to help districts and schools plan and evaluate the system wide use of educational technology

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Conferencing Tools

Tool	Where to get it
Listserv	Coollist http://www.coollist.com/  Yahoo! Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/
Chat Rooms
Videoconferencing
Threaded Discussions	Yahoo! Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/

Constructivism

• Internet Use by Teachers - http://www.crito.uci.edu/TLC/FINDINGS/internet-use/ 

  • Contrasting Teaching Philosophies among American Teachers - http://www.crito.uci.edu/TLC/FINDINGS/internet-use/snapshots/snapshot-1.htm 
    
    

• Computer Technology and Instructional Reform - http://www.crito.uci.edu/tlc/html/tlc_home.html 
  
  

• Reality Based Learning - http://www.letus.org/rbl/Index.htm ... Reality Based Learning is designed to create a network in which students and teachers use their knowledge and skills to address real-world problems.  Part of the Challenge Grants for Technology in Education Fund,  this site gives tips for getting started, examples, assessment, and helpful tips.
  
  

• The Socratic Method:  A Lesson Plan - http://www.livewiremedia.com/socmethod.html  
  

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Cooperative Learning

• Jigsaw Classroom  -  http://www.jigsaw.org/ .. The official website of the creator of the jigsaw method, Elliot Aronson.  List 10 steps to implement the jigsaw strategy in the classroom and implementation tips.
   
  

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Copyright and Plagiarism

• Landmarks for Schools - Permission Template - http://landmark-project.com/permission1.php... 
  Sample letters asking permission to use Internet materials in your courses or with your students.
  
  

• Supreme Court to Weigh in On Copyright Laws (February 19, 2001) - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...Washington Post article on the recent court case involving whether books, songs and movies will be freely available on the Internet or in digital libraries. 
  
  
• Copyright Resource Database - http://web2.unt.edu/children/copyright/list.cfm... a database of actual legal actions taken against school districts for copyright violations.
  
  
• Teacher Tap - http://eduscapes.com/tap/... Intellectual property resources:  Copyright, Citing Sources, and Plagiarism. 
  
  
• Term Paper Site - http://www.termpapers-on-file.com/... Teachers need to be aware of what is available to students on the Internet.
  
  
• Plagiarism.org - http://plagiarism.org/ ...  Designed to combat the growing problem of Internet plagiarism.
  
  
• Beating the Cheating:  A WebQuest for Teachers - http://www.lled.educ.ubc.ca/LIBE/LIBE1/MD/bc.htm... Designed to teach teachers how to develop constructive and proactive strategies for combating plagiarism and some suggestions for how practice and policies might be revised. MOVED???
  
  
• Fair Use - http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/gayle/fairuse/fairuse.html ...Part of the TEAMS Distance Learning Electronic Classroom.  This section starts with a Pretest that is worth taking and very eye-opening.  Information on Fair Use and additional resources are given.

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E-Learning and Staff Development

• E-Learning for Educators: Implementing the Standards for Staff Development - http://www.nsdc.org/library/authors/e-learning.pdf  - PDF file
  

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Email

• E-mail's limits create confusion, hurt feelings http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020205/3827977s.htm ... This USA today article illustrates the downside of emails in personal and professional communications.  Four suggestions are given to avoid misunderstandings.
  
  

• Emoticons - http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/emoticons.html... Emoticons are facial expressions made by a certain series of keystrokes.  :)  This can help the reader of online communications know the intent of the writer.

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Evaluating Resources and Higher-Level Thinking 

• A WebQuest About Evaluating Web Sites - http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/evalwebstu.html 

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Grants

Deadline	Name	Description
Links to Multiple Grants
	Grant Sites
	Education Grants & Funding	Sign up for a weekly grants newsletter here

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Listservs 

• Coollist - http://www.coollist.com/...Free!  Set up your own listserv, invite members, and receive postings from each other.  Ability to moderate, archive, and receive digest versions of email.
  
  

• Listservs to Join

  • SOS:  Site of the School Days - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sos.html ...Sign up to have weekly recommended sites sent to your email.

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Lesson Resources

• MarcoPolo   http://www.marcopolo-education.org/ 
  Standards-based Internet content with links to six discipline-specific educational web sites.   

  • Economics - National Council on Economic Education

  • Geography - National Geographic Society

  • Humanities - National Endowment for the Humanities/ Council of the Great City Schools

  • Mathematics -

  • Science - American Association for the Advancement of Science

  • The Arts - The Kennedy Center
    
    

• Theme Pages for Elementary Students and Teachers -  http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.html ...over 150 themes organized by topic.  Great for thematic teaching using the Internet.   Created and maintained by a 5th grade teacher.
  

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Managing Technology 

• Managing Technology: Tips from the Experts  - 
  http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech116.shtml... Tips for teaching successfully with technology.

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Newsletters and Journals

• Kathy Schrock's Short Circuit - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/shortcircuits/index.html
  
  

• eSchool News Online - http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/enewsletters/ALERT/... Sign up to have this Technology newsletter delivered to your email address each week.  Topics include:  News stories, fundings, grants, site of the week and technology calendar.
  
  

• From Now On:  The Educational Technology Journal - http://fno.org/JM/subscribe.html
  
  

• Surfing the Net with Kids: Free Newsletter - http://www.surfnetkids.com/emailedition.htm...A free semi-weekly newsletter which highlights the best of the Internet.
  
  
  

• The Innovative Teaching Newsletter by Walter McKenzie - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/innovative-teaching/  ...Archived at http://surfaquarium.com/news.htm  
  
  

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Planning

Technology Plans 

Tools for Technology Planning

• By Your Own Design: A Teacher's Professional Learning Guide - http://www.enc.org/professional/guide/...The CD and the online version, gives you the navigation tools to create your own learning plan whether you plan alone or as part of a building or systemwide team.

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Staff Development Models

Motivation

• Yearning for Learning...How to develop a culture that > embraces training - http://www.shrm.org/hrmagazine/articles/0302/default.asp?page=0302agn-traindev.asp ...When planning profession development, start with the question, "How do you create an environment in which employees value training?" instead of, "How do you motivate your employees to participate in training?

Student Models

• Gen www.Y - http://www.genyes.org/genwwwy/ ...The Gen www.Y program trains students with technology and pedagogical skills to help improve teacher's teaching and therefore student learning. The Gen www.Y program is a school-wide strategy that provides teachers with on-site, anytime support for producing technology-infused lessons.

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Surveys

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Technology Agencies, Programs, and Policies

• State Technology Policies and Programs  - http://www.neirtec.org/statepolicy/ ...This site is designed for those responsible for state-level technology policies and programs, this forum will enable you to learn about policies and programs in other states and engage in discussions with colleagues from across the nation.  Click Initiative Summaries for a description of each state and State Tech Links for the state's individual website.
  
  
• Regional Education Labs -  http://www.nwrel.org/national/...There are 10 in the country, each with their own area of specialty.  Click on the map to reach the website of each.
  
  
• NCREL (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory) - http://www.ncrel.org/... The regional lab which specializes in Educational Technology and Engaged Learning.
  
  
• NCREL's list of free resources -  http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/rc2.htm
  
  
• Wisconsin
  • Information & Technology Literacy Standards Matrix - http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dltcl/eis/pubsales/lbrary_4.html...Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Information & technology Literacy, first published in 1998, identify and define the knowledge and skills essential for all students to access, evaluate, and use information and technology. This publication will help library media specialists, instructional technology coordinators, curriculum directors, and teachers identify where specific information and technology competencies might fit best into the assessed subject areas. MOVED???
  • Wisconsin Model Academic Standards - http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/standards/
  • Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Information and Technology Literacy- http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlcl/imt/itlstfmt.html http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/standards/pdf/infotech.pdf
    
    

• Bridging the Digital Divide
  
  
• Falling Through the Net:  Defining the Digital Divide - http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fttn99/contents.html

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Technology Standards and Scope and Sequence

Technology Standards 

• The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project - http://cnets.iste.org/ 
  • Nets for Students - http://cnets.iste.org/index2.html 
  • Nets for Teachers - http://cnets.iste.org/index3.html 
    
    
• Technology Standards for School Administrators (TSSA) - http://cnets.iste.org/tssa/ 
  
  
• A Complete List of Online Resources for State Education Standards -  http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3448

Technology Scope and Sequence

• Mountain Brook Alabama Tech Scope and Sequence  - http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/curr/cf/tech/tech.htm 
  
  
• Chenowith Oregon S & S  - http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/s_and_s/ 
  
  
• Santa Cruz, CA Scope and Sequence  - http://www.sccs.santacruz.k12.ca.us/html/ScopeSequence.html 
  
  
• Highland park, TX Elementary school  - http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/scope.html 
  
  
  

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