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Link to The High School Library Integrating the Internet Into Your Curriculum
A Beyond the Basics Approach
The idea of using the Internet with your class can be overwhelming. A number of questions arise such as: Where do I start looking for information? What do I do with it once I find it? What are the best ways in which to present this electronic information to my students? How can my students and I evaluate the information that we find?
During this session we will be addressing the questions above. Also, we will be looking at various websites that offer a variety of different materials that both you and your students can benefit from. The Internet holds vast amounts of information the key is knowing how and where to search for it.
Below are a list of websites that can help you as you begin to or continue to use the Internet. All of the addresses for these sites are on the session handouts.
Professional Resources on the Internet:
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
A categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to keep up with the tremendous number of new World Wide Web sites.
Blue Web'N Applications Library
Here you will find pacific Bell's "Internet-based Learning Application" site. Includes K-12 Tools, Resources, References, Lessons, and Activities.
From Jamieson McKenzie, this online journal is dedicated to the instructional use of technology in K-12 classrooms.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
To search for educational resources by keyword, follow the link to "search Eric Database." This site includes abstracts and citations for documents and journal articles published since 1989.
Literature Pages:
The Children's Literature Webguide
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. An extensive page created by David K. Brown through the University of Calgary.
Kay E. Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
A professor at Rutgers, Vandergrift's page offes an incredibly vast amount of information on children's literature -- what to use and how to use it.
The largest library available on the Internet.
Field Trips:
The Missouri Botanical Learning Network's award winning website extends activities found in a complete learning package called "What's It Like Where You Live" that teaches kids about various biomes of the world.
Key Pals:
Key Pals and Correspondents Exchange
A project center for your students where they can fill out on-line questionnaires. Check back to the site and you compare your class responses with other classes from around the world.
Provides links to listings and home pages of schools from around the world.
Web Site Evaluations:
ED's Oasis Evaluation Guidelines
WWW Cyberguide Ratings for Content Evaluation
Creating Websites:
This site provides a basic outline for creating a text only website. The site provides you with spaces to type in any text you want your site to have and also provides spacing for typing in the addresses for links.
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