Learning
Styles and Multiple Intelligences
An
explanation of learning styles and
multiple intelligences to help those
with learning disabilities develop
strategies to capitalize on their
strengths; includes a teaching style
inventory
VCC's TESOL Department, in partnership with
the University of BC and MOSAIC, has
produced a
series of teacher training videos to be
used in TESOL courses and for professional
development purposes. The videos,which are
practical snapshots of real Canadian ESL
classrooms at work, cover such topics as
Introduction to ESOL Levels, Teaching a
Communicative Lesson, Teaching a Grammar
Lesson and Communicative Activities. The
project, coordinated by Anita Schuller and
funded by the BCcampus Online Program
Development Fund, includes a blog that will
allow for interactive use by students and
other interested parties.
Of the many aspects of teaching and learning
to be covered during the SPEAQ convention,
few topics cry out to be made sense of as
much as the multiple issues around the role
and uses of technology.
Against this background Mr. Paul Sweeney
will overview the recent history and trends
in technology supported language teaching,
report on wider trends of educational
technology in the UK educational sector such
as e-portfolios and personalized learning
before moving on to discussing how ESL /EFL
fit into this broader context. Be warned:
this will contain no answers, only
frameworks which attempt to situate language
teaching and learning in a changing world!
Click here to
view the PowerPoint presentation.
No. 1 - Teacher Tube:
The name
says it all. It’s YouTube for teachers.
Educators can post their videos and find
ones made by others. The site is very
extensive and takes the No. 1 spot in
our list.
No. 2 - Edutopia:
This site
is done by George Lucas (yes the Star
Wars guy). Here you’ll find some great
lesson plans, lectures and inspirational
videos.
No. 3 - EduTube:
Yes,
another “Tube” site, but this one has a
bunch of great educational videos for
science. Topics include animals,
biology, chemistry, space and
technology.
No 5- Scholar Spot:
This site
is great, even if you are not a teacher
or a student. The coolest part is you
can sort by people. Want to find
education videos about President Obama,
Abraham Lincoln or Martin Luther King
Jr.? This is the spot. Plus, this site
has a college version in the works.
No. 6 - Nova Teachers
Watch Video Online:
Since
Nova films tend to be a little long,
this site lets you sort through small
clips from the television program
television series Nova.
No. 7 - Discovery
Education:
The
Discovery Channel for education has a
large selection of video learning
content, including Bill Nye (The Science
Guy). The only downside is you have to
create a login and password to use the
site.
No. 8 - C-SPAN Video
Library:
If you a
Politics or government teacher, students
can learning about how government works
right here. You can sort through
individual videos easily to play just
the clip you need
No. 9 - History Channel
:
This site houses
most of the great content you are used
to seeing on the cable network.
Biographies and historical documentaries
and much more.
No. 10 - Biography.com:
Yet
another cable network that’s making
learning easy with their website.
Biography.com has an endless supply of
clips on famous figures in history, all
broken into nice bite-size segments of
10 minutes or less.
RefSeek's guide to the 25 best
online resources for finding free
educational videos. With the exception
of BrainPOP and Cosmeo, all listed sites
offer their extensive video libraries
for free and without registration.
Edutopia Online: The Big List on
Technology Integration -
The George Lucas Educational
Foundation (GLEF) offers courseware
modules, articles, interviews,
professional organizations, and
resources to show teachers how to
weave computers into the curriculum.
Best Practices of Technology
Integration - Access K-12
lessons that use technology. Written
by practicing teachers and
"kid-tested", the lessons encompass
Fine Arts, Language Arts,
Mathematics, Science, Social
Studies, Special Education, and
Technology.
Technology Integration: Unit
Planning - What does the
research say about using technology
effectively? This site reviews how
to design an effective technology
lesson, construct the assessment,
identify instructional resources,
and plan for classroom management.
Technology Integration -
Linda Burkhart provides guidelines,
tip sheets, interactive projects,
and strategies for K-8 students and
special needs students. Topics
include the one computer classroom,
utilizing Web information, assistive
technology, and instructional uses
of the Internet.
Technology Integration Projects for
Students - This site
lists various ways to use computers,
such as conduct research, dialog
with experts, publish products,
discuss ideas, use multimedia
resources, enhance project-based
learning, and reform learning. Each
category has supporting Web sites.
Technology Integration -
This site holds a wealth of
information from keyboarding lessons
and game templates to classroom
applications using a digital camera
and software tutorials. Also
available are virtual activities,
Web page design tips, links to
student sites, and how to use
Windows and interactive whiteboards.
Planning Lessons that Use Technology
- This site offers advice
on assessing your technological
resources and planning activities
within your comfort zone.
Bringing A Nation Online:
The Importance of Federal Leadership
- Both the executive and legislative
branches of the federal government
are working to bridge the digital
divide. This report examines the
data in A Nation Online and
highlights the gaps between those
using technology tools and those who
are not.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:
The Digital Divide - This
Foundation has become partners with
state library agencies and U.S.
public libraries to provide access
to technology and training. Find out
more information on grants and how
to help students achieve.
Digital Divide Network -
The Digital Divide Network provides
research, data, and news on
technology equity in America. Find
out about community technology
centers in your state. The site also
serves as forum for sharing
experiences with colleagues around
the world.
Community Technology Centers'
Network - CTCNet is a
national network of community
technology centers that provides
resources and information about the
digital divide.
PBS Digital Divide - This
PBS series was designed to raise
awareness about access to computers;
software and Internet content; and
model programs. The campaign looks
at the divide from the perspectives
of both race and gender.
Collaborative Projects -
Collaborative projects often are the
most memorable learning experiences
for students. But the projects must
be well-designed and run by teachers
who are knowledgeable and
well-trained, especially if they are
online projects. A number of web
sites provide proven models for
online collaborative projects. These
projects have been improved and
honed over a number of years and
iterations. Moreover, they come with
built-in contacts to students and
teachers all around the world who
are working on the same projects and
therefore can provide extremely
valuable perspectives and enhance
the collaborative aspect.
Intime - offers
educational/technological support to
K-12 grade teachers in technology
integration in the classroom. View
instructional videos and download
lesson plans for free.
PTI Curriculum Units Online
- The Pittsburgh Teachers Institute
offers teachers the opportunity to
develop curriculum units for their
classrooms. The units, from 1999 to
2001, are designed for all levels of
students and cover integrated units
in Mathematics, Science, English and
the Social Sciences.
CyberGuides are
supplementary, standards-based,
web-delivered units of instruction
centered on core works of
literature. Each CyberGuide contains
a student and teacher edition,
standards, a task and a process by
which it may be completed,
teacher-selected web sites and a
rubric.
One-Computer Classroom -
Thanks to Janine Scott of University
of Southern Mississippi for
compiling this hotlist (made with
Filamentality) for ideas
for the one-computer classroom. This
is a great resource to kick off a
staff development period, with
small groups exploring each site to
come up with creative ideas for
using computers in education.
CyberGuides are
supplementary, standards-based,
web-delivered units of instruction
centered on core works of
literature. Each CyberGuide contains
a student and teacher edition,
standards, a task and a process by
which it may be completed,
teacher-selected web sites and a
rubric.
Collaborative Projects -
hundreds of collaborative projects
that have been reviewed and written
about at Education World. Educators
are encouraged to submit their
collaborative project for listing
within this resource.
Making Connections - A
new Louisiana sponsored Web for
teachers. This project
provides links to software products,
web site resources, lesson plans,
and assessment items to the
Louisiana Content Standards.
Education with New Technologies:
Networked Learning Community
- Developed by teachers and
researchers at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education, this site
explores issues of improving
teaching with technology
integration, integrating new tools
with classroom practice and
curriculum, and collaboration with
colleagues locally and around the
world.
CLEARINGHOUSES OF ONLINE RESOURCES
FOR EDUCATORS - For a thorough list
of online resources pertaining to
education and technology, go to
"K-12 Educational Resources" on The
Technology Education Lab
site and be sure to bookmark it!
This annotated directory has links
to Web sites, listservs, newsgroups,
and online forums related to
curricular applications of
technology. Another helpful site to
visit is
Teachers@Work--in New
Zealand--(http://teachers.work.co.nz/),
with a searchable database of 1,000
useful Internet sites for educators
that have been reviewed and rated.
Betsy Kelaher (bkelaher@ascd.org)
is an associate editor with ASCD's
Editorial Services.
ED's Oasis - What
teachers have been looking for. A
comprehensive instructional
resource.
Microsoft's K12 - wealth
resources, free downloads, and
information for the classroom.
Production Studio - NSU's
Ed Tech resources through Main
Street on the Web - How to use the
digital camera, create multimedia,
and many other useful tips for
classroom development.
Puzzlemaker - Need a
sponge activity or extra credit
handout for your lesson tomorrow?
Want to spice up a newsletter or
flyer? This site lets you create
your own mazes, word searches,
crosswords, number blocks, math
squares, and more. All you do is
enter information and click the
"Create" button, wait a few seconds,
then print your customized puzzle.
Quia - learning
activities-- This learning game
collection provides a fun way to
help students review a wide variety
of topics in general subject areas
of math, science, foreign language,
economics, and music. Visitors can
create their own java-enabled
flashcard drills, matching games,
concentration, and word search
puzzles using a simple (and free!)
editing tool. The editor creates the
Web pages and publishes them for all
to share. This is a handy way to
help students memorize factual
information.
Funbrain.com - Activity -
Funbrain.com is the home to
interactive, GamesSpell Check, and
Wacky include Math Baseball, Fun
Match, Change Maker, Tales.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
School
Productivity in the
classroom-Lessons at a Glance
Lessons at a glance is a quick
reference for what each of the
lessons is about, what grade levels
it is appropriate for, estimated
time allotment, software needed and
subjects covered.
Hero of the Year Activity
- In this Web-based activity by
4th-grade teacher Rebecca Pilver,
elementary students research
selected Web sites to select a Hero
of the Year, then design a
commemorative stamp. This is a nice
example of how elementary educators
can make use of existing Web sites
in their interdisciplinary lessons.
Grade Level: Elementary
Issues in Technology Integration
- Keep up with the latest
school-technology issues--or
participate in discussions of them.
How do you wire your school for
Internet access? How do you ensure
equitable use of educational
technology? How do you meet the
challenges of introducing computers
to reluctant staff or students?
Three Web sites with articles,
columns, forums, and links on these
subjects are
The Electronic School,
and
The Well-Connected Educator.
The Learning Connection: Schools in
the Information Age -
This extensive research report
examines, "how educators are
grappling with the difficult
interplay of technological change
and educational values" and
"identifies key factors that make
the connection work, and reviews
major players in the education
technology arena." Companion site
What's Working in Education goes
into greater detail about lessons
learned in the field. Grade
Level: Adult/Professional
Molding the Web, Profile
of Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee -
Scientific American offers a profile
of the man credited with inventing
the World Wide Web. Currently
Berners-Lee directs the World Wide
Web Consortium, or W3C, out of MIT,
but more important than the clout or
awe these statements inspire is the
spirit of the Web embodied by this
man. Use this article for
inspiration and for evangelizing the
real use and power of the Web. Look
to quotations like these: "The Web
can help people to understand the
way that others live and love and
are human, to understand the
humanity of people" "It is important
to realize that the Web is what we
make it." "If you are worried that
your children are going to read
low-quality information, teach them.
Teach them what to read. Teach them
how to judge information."
Grade Level:
Adult/Professional
ICONnect - Learn to Use
the Internet as a Curriculum
Resource
ThinkQuest is an annual
contest that challenges Students,
ages 12 to 19, to use the Internet
as a collaborative, interactive
teaching and learning tool.
Teaching with Electronic Technology
- The World Wide Web sites collected
on this page reflect my interest in
the considerable variety of uses for
computing and related forms of
electronic technology in teaching. I
have arranged them in no strict
order, but have tried to proceed
from the more general and
theoretical resources to some
instructive examples of specific
applications of technology to
teaching and learning. Like many
other websites, this one tends to
change and grow as I find time to
revise and update these links. I am
grateful to those who have made
suggestions and introduced me to
additional sites on teaching with
technology.
Keypals--Intercultural
e-mail classroom connections; for
teachers seeking partner classrooms
for e-mail exchanges
bioSURF - This resource
from Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley
is organized around their book,
Biology: The Web of Life, and
includes links and activities for
each unit. "Learning Links" are
categorized by chapter, and news,
community, and career links are also
offered for each unit. A "Teachers'
Lounge" helps educators connect to
background information, tutorials,
software, and activities to help
augment instruction. Units include
"The Basis of Life," "Genetics,"
"Change and Diversity," "Monerans,
Protists, and Fungi," "Plants,"
"Invertebrate Animals," "Vertebrate
Animals," "Human Biology," and
"Organisms and the Environment."
This is a great example of how the
Web can augment a textbook. Grade
Level: High School
The Catapult Museum -
Small and specialized, this
intriguing, well-illustrated Website
touches a lot of bases: ancient
warfare and mechanics, Rome,
Medieval times, the Wright brothers,
traps, and basketball shoes. The
text describing each type of
catapult provides fresh and factual
background for a school homework
theme. The organization of the
content here, which is around a very
small topic, shows the power of the
Internet to bring information
together for study in totally new
ways. A school textbook would not
have this kind of depth on the
subject, and to find it in a library
would involve bouncing all over the
stacks.
Curriculum Associates -
Learning Online, an
Internet/activity book program which
covers topics in all curriculum
areas, and draws on Internet
resources to enhance the lessons.
Distance Education at a Glance...
- This outstanding site from the
University of Idaho guides educators
through all phases of developing and
delivering a course at a distance.
Guide topics include an Overview,
Strategies for Teaching at a
Distance, Instructional Development,
Evaluation, Instructional
Television, Instructional Audio,
Computers, Print, Strategies for
Learning at a Distance, Research,
Interactive Videoconferencing, the
Web Copyright, and a Glossary.
Grade Level: College,
Adult/Professional
Six Paths to China -
Building on his original WebQuest,
Searching for China, Tom March has
fully revised this popular site to
provide more scaffolding for student
cognition and more effective use of
the Internet. Tom also created "Six
Paths" to China which incorporates
five more Web-based activities on
the topic and stands as a living
example of the strategies he
explored in the article Working the
Web for Education .
Tales From the Electronic Frontier
- In this exceptional WestEd
publication, ten teachers share
"actual classroom experiences using
the Internet in K-12 science and
mathematics." Each story is followed
by questions and issues, making this
an ideal resource for teacher
preservice or inservice instruction
on classroom use of technology.
Grade Level: College,
Adult/Professional Content
Area(s): Education (Teaching
and Learning, Educational
Technology), Technology (Internet)
American School Directory
- Schools wishing to create Internet
pages can use GeoSystem's Map Quest
software to add maps, and free
lifetime e-mail accounts are
available for teachers and students.
Integrating the Internet
- find primary resources, projects,
a weekly newsletter, units of study,
and a tutorial to help you plan
projects and class homepages.
Scholastic Technology Guide
- QED Education Network, a service
for educators. The service offers
forums where educators can debate
issues, success stories including
curriculum information and teaching
strategies, news stories of interest
to K-12 educators, a teacher
registry, and offers for products
and services.
In Search of the Giant Octopus
- A research team, which traces its
project's start to the clean-up of
spilled oil in Prince William Sound,
Alaska, has built a scientific
treasure trove of information and
color photos around the knowledge it
gathers. Being in touch here with
scientists at work lets younger
students learn that the octopus
takes crabs home for dinner and
tosses the shells out of his den on
to a midden pile, while those in the
grad school can note that the
biggest crab in the Octopus dofleini
diet is the Telmessus cheiragonus.
There is a new section (July 1997)
called "On Rocky Shores" with
educational projects for K-12. A
sample: the "Life's a Beach" puppet
show, starting Olivia Octopus.
The Roman Forum - Here is
a place to learn not only all about
the history, religion, daily life
and major players in the Roman Forum
from 100 BC to 100 AD. This Web site
was created by a high school class
in Hengelo, the Netherlands, and is
an exhibit of excellence for what
students can contribute to
cyberknowledge. The students who
created Roman Forum invite you to
correspond with them by email. They
were coached by three teachers: of
Latin and Greek, of English, and of
German and Computer Science.
WebCT -- A tool that
facilitates the creation of
sophisticated World Wide Web-based
educational environments
Bat Thematic Unit - Use
this site to get ideas for a
thematic bat unit or find a fun
Halloween activity for your
elementary students. Sections cover
basic information, resources (web
links, books, etc.), projects &
activities (be sure to try the
BatQuest!), art, science,
conservation, literature,
environment, sports, and even a Bat
Quiz. Even with some sections
unfinished, there is still plenty to
do at this site. Created by students
of CSU Hayward's Educational
Technology Leadership Graduate
Program. Grade Level: Elementary,
Middle School Content
The "Professional Cartoonists’ Index
site" - The site includes
current, updating cartoons from
twenty four of the best editorial
cartoonists in the world, like
Pulitzer Prize winners Jeff
MacNelly, Mike Luckovich, Signe
Wilkinson and Mike Peters. The most
compelling use of editorial cartoons
is to interest students in
discussions of current events. Our
lesson plans include games, like
scavenger hunts, tic tac toe and
cartoon bingo, which engage students
as they explore and interpret the
symbolism in cartoons. We include
all necessary pages to print out as
student handouts. I’m hoping that
English and Social Science teachers,
who seem to make the least use of
their school’s computer labs, will
take advantage of our resource.
There is no cost. No catch. It is
kid safe and RASCi rated. Grade
Level: Elementary, Middle School,
High School
Answers to Commonly Asked "Primary
and Secondary School Internet
User"Questions - User
Services Area of the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF)
documents questions most commonly
asked about the Internet by those in
the primary and secondary school
community, and to provide pointers
to sources which answer those
questions.
Hewlett Packard E-Mail Mentor
program - This e-mail
project facilitates mentor
relationships between HP employees
(worldwide) and grade 5-12 students
and teachers throughout the United
States. "HP employees motivate
students to excel in math and
science and improve communication
and problem solving skills. In
addition, students are encouraged by
their mentors to pursue their unique
interests and link these interests
with their daily school experience."
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
School, High School
Project OWLink -- A
collaboration between Rice
University and Texas area public
schools that attempts to create new
models for teaching and learning
with tele-distance and the Internet.
Includes online lessons, resources,
schools on the network, and training
materials.
WEB66 - Designed to
facilitate the introduction of this
technology into K12 schools.
CCCnet -- Computer
Curriculum Corporation, Two-way
communication medium for educators
The Puzzle Depot - This
site is devoted to "puzzles, board
and logic games, skill contests and
trivia as well as related books and
software for recreation and K-12
education. You'll find crosswords,
riddles and word puzzles, logic and
strategy as well as board games."
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
School, High School
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