Resource Hotlist

Free clipart l Fair Use l Internet Security l Viruses l Online Collaboration l Blogs l Webquests l Technology Standards l Web-Based SIS l Technology Planning Resources
 

Free clipart
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/ Discovery School clipart
http://www.apte.com/clipart/months/february.cfm Clipart for each month
http://www.barrysclipart.com/
http://www.free-graphics.com/
http://www.1clipart.com/
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Fair Use
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ copyright and fair use guidelines
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html limitations on exclusive rights
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm What is fair use?
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm Multimedia fair use guidelines
http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html Copyright and fair use in the classroom, on the Internet and World Wide Web
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm Digital Millennium Copyright Act
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr280.shtml Educators guide to copyright and fair use
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Internet Security
http://spam.abuse.net/spam/ Details on how to fight spam on the Internet
http://www.unicom.com/spambait/ Spambait page that feeds bogus email addresses to spam spiders
http://www.shieldandprotect.co.uk/ Free sample network vulnerability assessment
http://www.cert.org/ CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) is a center of Internet security expertise located at the Software Engineering Institute, a federally funded research and development center operated by Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.sans.org/top20/  The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities
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Viruses
http://www.howstuffworks.com/virus.htm Information about how computer viruses work
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?cid=9043 Virus information from McAfee Security
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html Latest information on virus threats from Symantec
http://www.cert.org/other_sources/viruses.html CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) computer virus resource page
http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/ F-Secure information on computer virus hoaxes
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Online Collaboration for Students and Teachers
http://www.teaching.com/KeyPals/about_us.cfm Keypals Club - Mighty Media presents the KeyPals Club, a place for young people, teachers and students to locate and correspond with other youth and students around the world.
http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/currichome.html Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education interdisciplinary online classroom projects
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic1.htm Extensive information about various kinds of online collaborative projects published on Eduscapes by Dr. Annette Lamb and updated by Dr. Larry Johnson
http://www.eduplace.com/projects/ Online project center from Houghton Mifflin publishing company
http://www.gsn.org/ Global SchoolNet is a leader in online collaborative learning. We continue to provide online opportunities for teachers to collaborate, communicate, and celebrate shared learning experiences.
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Blogs
http://lowendmac.com/lab/03/0626.html from Mac Lab report - blogs make it easy to post lesson plans and more on the World Wide Web.  Includes a good definition of blog.
http://www.blogsearchengine.com/education_blogs.html Education blogs from the blog search engine.
http://writingblog.org/ WritingWiki.Org, GrammarWiki.Org, & WritingBlog.Org are presented as free writing spaces for students. enrolled in courses that require writing. These resources are provided by Joe Moxley, author of College Writing Online, and are not affiliated with Pearson Education or the University of South Florida.
http://writingwiki.org/Wiki.aspx?page=blogs Blog and writing resources from WritingWiki.
http://educational.blogs.com/edbloggerpraxis/ Examples of Edblogs online and resources for people interested in blogging.
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Webquests
http://www.ozline.com/learning/index.htm Webquest resource page by Tom March, partner of Bernie Dodge and creator of Ozline
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/ The original webquest page, updated continuously by Bernie Dodge of San Diego State University, creator of the concept of webquests.
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month8/ Excellent informational page on webquests from WNET's Thirteen ed online, New York public television's website for educators.
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Technology Standards
http://www.isbe.net/news/2002/sept19-02c.htm Illinois State Board of Education definition of "highly qualified teacher"
http://www.isbe.net/nclb/default.htm Federal No Child Left Behind requirements are explained
http://cnets.iste.org/ National Educational Technology Standards for students, teachers, and administrators
http://www.isbe.net/profprep/standards.htm Illinois State Board of Education Content Area standards for teachers
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a unique alliance of education, business and government leaders working to fully address the education needs and challenges of work and life in the 21st century.
http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/skills.htm This site is designed to help districts and schools plan and evaluate the system wide use of educational technology.
http://www.nsdc.org/ Not-for-profit organization that includes standards for professional development
http://www.justmyweb.com/6essentiallearnings.html Illinois State Board of Education's Six Essential Learnings in a Technological Society
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Web-Based Student Information Systems
https://www.webgrader.com/WebGrader/Login.aspx - Webgrader offers access to grades for stuudents and parents.  Especially noteworthy is the standards-based report card generator
http://www.teacherease.com - Web-based gradebook and report-card generator that is free for the first three teachers in a school
http://www.chancery.com/  K12Planet® - Available to any school district currentlly using Chancery's Win School®, Mac School® or Chancery SMS™ student information systems, K12Planet provides an easy-to-use, secure, and comprehensive school-to-home portal that gives parents and students instant access to grades, attendance, homework assignments, and school activities.
 http://www.apple.com/education/powerschool/ PowerSchool for Apple - PowerSchool, a web-based student information system (SIS) from Apple, simplifies data-driven decision making by providing real-time information to all stakeholders — over the Internet.
http://www.schoolmaster.com/ Schoolmaster - Schoolmaster for Windows® / Macintosh® is a fully integrated application for managing and reporting student information used by over 7,000 educators across the country.
http://www.istarscorp.com/ iStars - Integrated Student Tracking and Reporting System - Complete web-based Student Information System that includes grades, health, conduct, and scheduling at a reasonable cost
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Technology Planning Resources
http://www.topachievement.com/smart.html T.O.P. Achievement's explanation of SMART goals :  Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic, and Tangible.
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/smartgoals.html University of Victoria, Canada Learning Skills Programs explanation of SMART goals: Specific, Measureable, Acceptable, Realistic, and Time Frame
http://www.ncrel.org/ North Central Regional Educational Laboratory - Good site to refer to for research-based goals
http://www.metiri.com/features.html - enGuage 21st Century Skills by NCREL's Metiri Group
http://iirc.niu.edu/iirc/ - Northern Illinois University's interactive school report card site
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