Great Online Resources

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Great Online Resources
To Improve Your Professional Practice
Barbara Mammen Supervisor of Instructional
Technology Westfield Public Schools
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How Has The ClassroomChanged?
1989 Classroom 2009
Classroom
Student-centered Collaborative Work Assessment Het
erogeneous High Tech
Teacher-centered Isolated Work Testing Homogeneou
s Low Tech
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What does it look like?
Conditions Indicators
Student Centered Collaboration Assessment Heteroge
neous High Tech
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Educating the Net Generation

PROFILE OF A NET-GENER
Speak techno Communicate
digitally Play digitally Techno-multitaskers Expec
t instant digital gratification Immersed in
digital media Our curriculum, facilities, and
resources must meet the aptitudes, attitudes,
expectations, and learning styles of our Net
Generation students.
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Comic Relief
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Great Online Resources
Education World http//www.educationworld.com/ Ha
ndling Misbehaviors http//www.disciplinehelp.com/
Teaching With Technology http//www.4teachers.or
g/ Educator Newsletter Listservs Education
World Newsletters Everyday Teaching
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Comic Relief
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More Great Online Resources
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http//school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.htm
l ABC Teach www.abcteach.com Discovery School
http//school.discovery.com The Lesson Plans
Page http//www.lessonplanspage.com/ A to Z
Teacher Stuff http//atozteacherstuff.com Dr.
LeBeaus Web Site www.suelebeau.com Learning
Disabilities Online www.ldonline.com
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Comic Relief
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And Even More!
Rubric Generator http//rubistar.4teachers.org/in
dex.php Graphic Organizers of all Kinds
www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html
Teacher Templates Create Your Own Microsoft
Student Microsoft Classroom
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Its A Flat World
Collaborative Internet Projects
All grade levels All curriculum areas Local,
National,Global Projects Global
Schoolhouse http//www.gsh.org/ Stevens
Institute of Technology http//www.k12science.org/
currichome.html
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Workshop Closure
Partner Listening 3-2-1 Exit Card Q
A Evaluation Forms
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A Final Thought
Getting information from the Internet is like
taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
Mitch Kapor
Founder of Lotus
Development Corp.
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Contact Information
Barbara Mammen Westfield Public Schools 302 Elm
Street Westfield, NJ 07090 908-789-4431 bmammen_at_w
estfieldnjk12.org www.westfieldnjk12.org/instructt
ech