The main purpose of the Web is to share information. As educators we are always looking for ways to share information with others. There are many educational sites on the Web dealing with research, journals, lesson plans, politics, and current issues effecting educators.
The following is a list of some educational sites on the
Web to get you started. Add them to your personalized search page for quick
references.
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/
This is an excellent site to learn about grants, funding
for research, policies, and what the government is up to in education.
Access to search engines and resources is only a click away.
ISTE
http://www.iste.org/
The International Society for Technology in Education
is a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the improvement of
education through computer-based technology. This site provides links to
publications, special interest groups, conference calendars, and other
educational technology resources.
The Educational Technology
Journal: From Now On
http://fromnowon.org.
The January issue of From Now On-The Educational Technology
Journal offers two articles on the Internet:
Sunsite's On
the Horizon
http://sunsite.unc.edu/horizon
Go to "Technology Tools for Today's Campuses," found
in the Special Projects listing, and find a nice collection of articles
about using technology in the classroom.
EDUCOM-Educom
Review
http://educom.edu/web/pubs/edreview.html.
"Educom Review explores the changing ways we will work,
learn, and communicate in the digital world of the 21st century. Educom
Review is the preeminent magazine that monitors those developments along
with related issues in management, planning, law, and policy."
The Net Magazine
http://www.thenet-usa.com/.
This site has information about page design and HTML
tricks. Find out what is happening in Web page development.
Internet World
Online
http://www.internetworld.com/.
This site contains subscription information, free trial
issue, and other information about the happenings in the Internet World.
The Chronicle of
Higher Education
http://chronicle.merit.edu/.
On-line version of the print publication. Contains full
text of Academe Today, links to information concerning information technology,
Internet resources, events and deadlines, job listings, etc.
RESOURCES
VolWeb
http://voyager.rtd.utk.edu/volweb/
This server for the K-12 academic community is offered
in the same spirit as Volunteerism. It is provided through cooperation
of The University of Tennessee and the State Department of Education. Teachers
may use this site to view Tennessee school Web sites, share lesson plans,
connect to educational sites, learn more about staff development, and peruse
seasonal and special topics.
Teaching
and Learning on the Web
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tl/
This searchable collection includes sites that are using
the World Wide Web for teaching and learning.
K-12 on the Internet
http://info.pitt.edu/~aefa/k12.htm
This site is an extensive list of links to educational sites or sites that are great teaching tools covering a wide subject area. Some sites provide lesson plans and projects.
Boulder
Valley School District: Using the Internet
http://bvsd.k12.co.us/bvip/using.html
This is a comprehensive site providing links to
K-12 educational resources. Some of the areas included are art, assessment
and evaluation, various science subjects, foreign and bilingual education,
curriculum materials, educational journals, general information, teacher
education, and research sites.
AskERIC
http://ericir.syr.edu/
AskERIC is the award-winning Internet-based education
information service of the ERIC System, headquartered at the ERIC Clearinghouse
on Information & Technology at Syracuse University. Because AskERIC
is also a Sun SITE repository, AskERIC is able to expand the quality and
quantity of its resources and services to the education community. http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~derco/tihp.html
Telnet
Sites of Interest to Educators
http://eduwww.mwsu.edu/bigsurf/07-2-Education_Telnet
CitizenDirect
http://www.citizendirect.net
CitizenDirect is the premier means of corresponding with
the Senators and Congressman via the Web. It assists you in locating your
Representatives and linking to their homepages and other information. Most
importantly, it provides a secure means of corresponding with those Representatives
via the Web, without the using ordinary e-mail.
School
News Weekly
http://dlcwest.com/~wmp/SchoolNews/snindex.html
School News is a weekly publication offering a selection
of Internet resources of interest to educators, students and parents of
students. Brought to you by Weller Media Products.
The
Year2000 Information Week
http://www.mbs-program.com/
The Year2000 Information Network, a membership driven
organization dedicated exclusively to helping the media and IT decision
makers research, report on and/or manage the international Year2000 computer
problem has kicked off its 1997 international "Year2000 Awareness Campaign"
with the launch of several new information services including this dynamic,
content rich web-site that is updated daily with news of importance to
Year2000 stakeholders.
Budget Explorer - explore budget choices and find solutions to balance the U.S. budget.
Yahoo's Education:K-12:Teaching:Lesson Plans
Net Lessons: Web-based Projects for Your Classroom (Sample Lessons)