Educators

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Educators Guide to the Internet

• John DiElsi
• Anna E. Story

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Arachnids and Acronyms?

• A network of networks
• Providing information and communication
• Promotes linking
• World Wide Web
• Browsers
• E-Mail
• URL
• .com .org .info .name .net .edu .gov
• .etc
• http//www.amazon.com

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Navigating the Web

• URL
• Favorites/ Bookmarks
• Search Engines
• http//www.google.com
• http//www.excite.com
• http//yahoo.com
• http//www.lycos.com

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Filtering the Bad Guys

• Filtering software restricts child access to
  unacceptable sites
• Used by educators and parents
• See why!
• http//www.whitehouse.com
• http//www.whitehouse.gov
• Filtering info
• http//www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/kidsaf
  e/1/sw_sum1.shtml

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A Plague

• Computer viruses
• Erase data
• Create annoying messages
• Replicate
• Vaccinate
• http//www.mcafee.com
• http//www.symantec.com
• http//www.drsoloman.com

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Acceptable Use Policies

• Must establish guidelines for use
• Written and signed by
• Parents
• Students
• Teachers
• Outlines terms and conditions of Internet use
• http//www.bham.wednet.edu/schinfo/policies.htm
• http//wima.org

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Professional Development

• Training and faculty development ops
• www.yahoo.com/Education/Instructional
  Technology/Conferences
• Links to a variety of educational technology
  conferences
• http//sunsite.unc.edu/horizon/conferences
• List of conferences for using technology in
  education
• Distance Learning (online) graduate
  certifications and programs
• http//www.capellauniversity.edu

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Educational Administration

• Educational resources
• Trends in ed policy
• Information design development
• Educational reform
• links
• http//www.fromnowon.org/
• From Now On The Educational Technology Journal
• http//www.learner.org/
• The Annenberg/CPB Projects Learner Online
  multimedia educational resources
• http//www.nysernet.org/ NYSERNet, Inc.
  non-profit organization whose mission is to
  advance education and research using network
  technologies

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Funding a Grant

• Technology the key to evolution and innovation in
  teaching
• The following web sites will help you get
  started
• A Grant Writers Primer
• http//scholastic.com/EL/grants.ind
  ex/
• What Should You Know About Education Department
  Grants
• http//gcs.ed.gov/grntinfo.htm
• National Science Foundation Grants
• http//www.nsf.gov/home/grants.htm
  opps
• The Foundation Center Online
• http//fdncenter.org

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Creating and Hosting a Site

• Web editors
• Dreamweaver (http//www.macromedia.com)
• Image Editors
• Photoshop (http//www.adobe.com)
• Usability
• Jakob Nielson (http//www.useit.com)

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Links to Enhance Your Curriculum

• General Web Starter Sites
• http//www.ceismc.gatech.edu Busy teachers K-12
  web site
• http//www.remc4.k12.mi.us/Resources and lessons
  plans online curriculum
• http//www.education-world.com American Fidelity
  Education Service
• http//www.thejournal.com Technological Horizons
  in Education magazine
• http//www.ets.org/resource.html Educational
  Testing Service Internet resources for teachers
  and students listed alphabetically by subject
• http//www.nea.org/resources National Education
  Association
• http//www.studyweb.com Resources by categories
  sites are ranked by subject and grade level

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More Links

• Classroom Management
• http//www.scholastic.com/teachertalk Scholastic
  teacher ideas and tips
• http//www.teachtsp.com Tom Synder Productions
• http//www.classroom.net/ Variety of Web
  education materials

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Specific Links for Language Arts

• Language Arts
• www.bartleby.com/100/ Bartletts Familiar
  Quotations
• www.ipl.org Internet Public Library
• Foreign Language
• polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/langlink.html A
  multi-language site with Web activities for
  teachers and students

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Specific Links for Math

• Math
• math forum.org Contains extensive math-related
  resources
• aleph0.clarku.edu/djoyce/mathhist/mathhist.html
  Links to timelines and databases of information
  on the history of mathematics

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Contact Information

• John DiElsi
• jdielsi_at_mercy.edu
• Anna Story
• astory_at_mercy.edu