Kidz Online
Kidz Online (KOL) is is a high-tech digital video production and distribution organization with unique and robust online learning specialties that span the globe. KOL is a leading provider of comprehensive online communications and training solutions and services for global youth, the federal government and commercial customers.
KOL’s content spans across a series of channels, each focusing on different approaches to engage students, their teachers and other users.
4Teachers
The goal of 4Teachers.org is to help integrate technology into the classroom by offering free online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing
issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.
WebQuest Template
A nice resource for creating WebQuests.
WebQuests - Spartanburg County School District
This is a page from the above site which is a really good resource for WebQuests. It explains what they are, how they can be used, and provides some nice examples.
The Scout Providence Network
Tutorials for those needing some help making HTML that effectively creates good looking websites (also includes helpful discussion boards)
Web Publishing Policy
This list of web publishing policies of some K-12 school districts can serve as a useful guideline. I found it interesting that "most of the districts in this category do not have a standardized release form that is used for parental permission related to the posting of student names, photos, or work."
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly:
or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
This New Mexico State University Library website helps students understand the Internet's strengths and weaknesses as both a research tool and as a general source of information. It includes examples, a nicely laid out set of evaluation criteria, and suggestions
for successful internet assignments.
The Free Country: Free HTML Editors/Web Editors
This page lists free HTML editors, Web editors, WYSIWYG editors, web site builders, as well as specialized editors optimized for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
The editors are separated into two sections: the WYSIWYG Web Editors/Site Builders allow you to design a website using a "What You See Is What You Get" interface, and the other section lists the Free HTML Editors which are basically text editors with additional features that make it easier for you to code pages for the web
(if you plan to learn to write HTML, these are the editors you will want use).
Cascading Style Sheets
Links to some of the best articles, tips, tutorials, editors, and templates on cascading style sheets (CSS).
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