Promising Online Resources for PK20 Educators

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Promising Online Resources for PK-20 Educators

• Bilingual Education Student Organization BESO
  Meeting
• February 27, 2006 Dr. Trina J. Davis
• http//coe.tamu.edu/tdavis

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Texas Public School Technology Surveys 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002

• Four small grants from TAMUS, TAMU-College of
  Education, and the Texas Infrastructure Fund
  Board with funding from SCRTEC were used to
  conduct public school district technology surveys
  on the integration of technology in Texas public
  schools between 1996 and 2002.

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Texas Public School Technology Surveys 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002

• Surveys included the following sections -
• District Demographics
• District Policies
• District Technology Infrastructure
• Technology Support and Sustainability
• Technology Integration and Use
• Professional Development
• Outreach/Communication

Highlight findings from two areas
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Findings - Infrastructure
Results indicated significant increases in
classroom Internet access by 2002. Now, in 2005
there is nearly 100 access across all campuses
in the state. Denton, J., Davis, T., Strader, A.,
Durbin, B. (Winter 2003). 2002 Texas Public
School Technology Survey. INSIGHT . 173, 13-28.
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Findings Professional Development
Reports are available at http//eeducation.tamu.ed
u/tech_studies
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Good News

• Classrooms across the state of Texas are equipped
  with Internet Connected Computers
• Id like to highlight some promising online
  resources
• Just to wet your appetite
• Explore them on your own
• Nominate your favorite Educational Sites/Resources

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TrackStar

• HOW many folks are familiar w/ TrackStar?
• TrackStar is your starting point for online
  lessons and activities.
• Simply collect Web sites, enter them into
  TrackStar,
• Add annotations for your students, and you have
  an interactive, online lesson called a Track.
• Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds
  of thousands already made by other educators.
• Search the database by subject, grade, or theme
  and standard for a quick and easy activity.
• There is a fun Track already made for each day of
  the year, too!

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TrackStar http//trackstar.4teachers.org/trackst
ar/index.jsp
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FloorPlan Classroom Architecthttp//floorplan.a
ltec.org/

• Outline Your Classroom Floorplan
• This tool provides an opportunity for
  experimentation with the space and layout of your
  classroom without any heavy lifting! When you
  have finished, print off your floor plan.

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Casa Notes http//casanotes.4teachers.org/

• Casa Notes is designed to allow teachers to
  quickly make, and customize, typical notes that
  are sent home to parents or given to the
  students.
• Teachers can select whether the notes should be
  in English or in Spanish.

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More Favorites _at_ http//www.4teachers.org/

• RubiStar
• QuizStar
• More _at_ http//www.altec.org/index.php
• Illuminations _at_ NCTM Site http//www.nctm.org

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eZones Resource Media Center _at_ TAMU
http//empowermentzone.tamu.edu/media_center/

• Nominate your favorite sites
• Share them with other communities of
  learners/practitioners