Teacher Resource Page

Please note: This page is being superseded by the The "new and improved" ITE Web Site

(Last Updated 11/20/02)   This page is in the early stages of development.  Some of the web pages listed have not been reviewed.  Please email any comments or suggestions (and especially notes about links that no longer work!) to Steve Webster (stevew@sburl.k12.vt.us), South Burlington School District Information Technology Education Coordinator.  Thanks!

Tip: This a long, and growing, page. And, admittedly, the organization needs a bit of work. If you're looking for something in particular, you can search for a keyword in this page by typing <Ctrl> <F> and entering a keyword. (This works for both Netscape and Internet Explorer.)

Important Note: My intention is to organize this info a variety of ways, including by grade level...someday. In the meantime, I'm gradually adding notes as to appropriate grade level at the end of each link description. PR = K-2, ES = 3-5, MS = 6-8, HS = 9-12.

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Current Topics:

General Teacher Resources (by topic)

Some Specific Topics:

Key Resources for Teachers:

Important Hints, Tips, and Warnings:

See also "How-To Pages"

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Technology Integration Issues, Case Histories, "Visionary" Articles, etc.

Here are a few web pages illustrating how some teachers are using technology in exciting ways to significantly enhance learning in their classrooms. (If you find other, and especially better, examples, please let me know. Thanks. Send email to Steve)

Other resources for clarifying one's vision for effectively using information technology in the classroom.

Classroom Management Suggestions

Technology Status Reports.

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Internet Monitoring/Filtering:

American Library Association "Libraries and the Internet Toolkit"--Includes a discussion of Internet filtering.

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Student Project Ideas:

Important Note: My intention is to organize this info a variety of ways, including by grade level...someday. In the meantime, I'm gradually adding notes as to appropriate grade level at the end of each link description. PR = K-2, ES = 3-5, MS = 6-8, HS = 9-12. If you've got an opinion about grade level for any of these resources, please let me know.

Collections:

Examples of South Burlington Student Projects:

Internet:

  • Classroom Connect--A variety of Internet resources and project ideas. Try the "Hotlinks" link. More lesson plans can be found here.
  • Global Schoolhouse Projects and Programs--A collection
  • Key Pals--A web site for locating classrooms to communicate (via email) with.
  • MultiMedia Schools--An Online Version of a Journal of Multimedia, CD-ROM, Online, and Internet for K-12 Educators. (See especially CyberBee in each issue.)
  • Our Town--Students research information about their community and create a Web site for their town
  • Telecollaborative Project Ideas
  • Kathy Schaw's List
  • More Links from Kathy Schaw
  • Orchard Elementary School Library/Media Center's List
  • Teaching Matters, Inc.--Judy Harris's List
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  • ThinkQuest and ThinkQuest Junior--"ThinkQuest® is an educational initiative committed to building and redefining "community" by challenging learners of all ages to create high quality, innovative and content-rich educational Web sites."
  • Web Quests
  • WNET School--Lesson plans, recommended web sites, professional development opportunities, and more. (You need to register the first time, but registration is free.)
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    Math:

  • Science, Math, and Technology Lesson Plans--A collection
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    Science:

  • Global Water Sampling Project--Middle school and high school students gather and share data to compare the water quality of a local river, stream, lake, or pond with other fresh water sources around the world. Projects run in the fall and spring.
  • NASA Student Involvement Project
  • Science, Math, and Technology Lesson Plans--A collection
  • Three NASA Projects--Elementary, Middle School, and High School
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    Social Studies:

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    Teacher/Student Resources:

    Important Note: My intention is to organize this info a variety of ways, including by grade level...someday. In the meantime, I'm gradually adding notes as to appropriate grade level at the end of each link description. PR = K-2, ES = 3-5, MS = 6-8, HS = 9-12. If you've got an opinion about grade level for any of these resources, please let me know.

    Key:
    Art
    Chemistry
    Citing Internet Sources
    Computers
    Copyright/Fair Use
    English/Language Arts
    Fair Use
    General/Collections
    Geography
    Health
    Internet Resources
    Internet Research
    Key Resources
    Mathematics
    Online Magazines
    Pictures (in the Web
    Pub. section)
    Research Tools
    Search Engines
    Science
    Social Studies
    Software
    Weather
     

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    Citing Internet Sources:

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    Computers:

    Copyright/Fair Use:

    So far, it has proven very difficult to find a short, simple summary of Fair Use/copyright issues for students. Fair Use of resources on the Internet is a gray area at this point in time. Here's the best summary I've found so far. (Thanks to Cally Flickinger, Chamberlin Elementary School, who located and Georgia Harper, University of Texas, who wrote "Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment", from which items 3, 4, and 5 below are quoted.):

    1. All material on the WWW is automatically copyrighted, unless the work explicitly says that it can be copied or is available for public use. It is my understanding that work produced by government agencies, unless otherwise noted, is in the public domain and can be copied.
    2. Educators and students may use copyrighted multi-media for academic purposes (i.e., not commercial).
    3. Time limit on fair use: 2 years from completion of the multimedia work
    4. Copies limit: generally, only 2, but joint work creators may each have a copy
    5. Portion Limits:
      • Motion media--Up to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less
      • Text--Up to 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less
      • Poem--Up to 250 words, but further limited to:
        • three poems or portions of poems by one poet; or
        • five poems or ortions of poems by different poets from an anthology
      • Music--Up to 10% or 30 seconds, whichever is less
      • Photos and images--Up to 5 works from one author; up to 10% or 15 works, whichever is less, from a collection
      • Database information--Upto 10% or 2500 field or cell entries, whichever is less
    6. If copyrighted material is used, the source should be noted. (See Citing Internet Sources)

    English/Language Arts:

    General/Collections:

    Geography:

    Health:

    Internet:

    Mathematics:

    Online Magazines:

    Science:

    Social Studies/History:

    Software:

    Weather:

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    Online Research Tools/Search Engines:

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    Software Reviews:

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    Professional Development:

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    Action Research:

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    Assessment:

  • ACSU Information Technology Assessment Web Page
  • Vermont Performance Assessment Resource Bank--A searchable collection of assessments created by the Vermont Standards and Assessment Consortium. (Note: this is a "work in progress".)
  • "Wired for Learning--Standards into Action"--Tools to build standards-based units and activities, under development as part of the Vermont/IBM Reinventing Education Partnership. Other resources available, too, such as a simple web page publishing tool. Teachers need a password to access all the features of the site..
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    Grants:

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    Standards:

    Articles about standards-based teaching:

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    Listservs:

      Focus of the List List Address List Administrator Address
      e-rate e-rate@list.uvm.edu listserv@list.uvm.edu
      Teaching in General TeacherTalk@list.uvm.edu listserv@list.uvm.edu

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    Multimedia/Plug-ins:

    Plug-ins, Web Accessories, Acrobat Reader, etc.:

    MP3 (MPEG 1 Layer 3)--A technology for saving high-quality audio on computers

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    How-To Pages:

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    Organizations:

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     Online Course Opportunities:

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     Resources for Parents:

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    Web Publishing

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    Last updated     11/20/02