http://www.abilityhub.com/AbilityHub.com
All
levels of education
must include
students with disabilities. AbilityHub
is
a website that can assist educators with finding information on
adaptive
equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers.
AbiltyHub.com was created and
is maintained
by Mr. Dan J. Gilman in association
with TGGWEB.
Mr. Gilman has lived with a disability since
1972 when he fractured his neck in a swimming accident, resulting in
paralysis
from a C4-5 spinal cord injury and has been in the Assistive Technology
field
since 1992.
http://www.abilityhub.com/
New Jersey
Department of Education
The New
Jersey Department of Education provides professional development
opportunities
that specifically address its CCCS 8.1 and 8.2.
The professional development opportunities have been available
at
various locations throughout the state and some of the recent workshops
have
dealt with interdisciplinary studies, how to integrate of technology
into the
core subject areas and have provided administrators opportunities to
stay in
the technology loop.
http://www.state.nj.us/njded/aps/cccs/tech/profdev.htm
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
American
Association of School Librarians (AASL)
AASL is a
professional membership organization, serving the needs of 10,000
school
library media specialists in the
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslindex.htm
The
Educational Media
Association of New Jersey advocates high standards
for librarianship and library media programs in the public, private and
parochial schools in
http://www.emanj.org/Index.htm
Apples for the
Teacher – Teachers Page
This site
offers teachers resources to reinforce the curriculum and to integrate
technology into the classroom.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/teachers.html
This site
is a comprehensive subject guide for virtually all K-12 curricula.
Kathy has
scoured the Internet to find lesson plans, original sources, on-line
collaborative projects, and other Internet-based resources. Further,
this site
has a number of links to search engines and other Internet tools.
Finally,
Kathy has authored several presentations which are designed to show
teachers
how to use the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning. These
presentations are available on her site. In short, Kathy Schrock's
Guide for
Educators is an excellent "first stop" for any teacher use of the
Internet.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
The website
is an excellent resource for experienced and novice educators. The first section of the website begins with
an article that discusses the value of education. The
sections that follow explain some of the
programs that are normally readily available on computers in schools. There are five sections; four provide address
specific types of programs with at least two examples of software
titles,
explanations of the key benefits of the software as well as examples of
their
uses while the fifth section is dedicated the Internet, its key
benefits and
examples of uses.
http://www.sun-associates.com/resources/bastools.html
TeacherWeb
is an economical, fun and easy site that allows teachers to create
their own
website. It allows teachers to post
assignments, announcements and other educational material for students
and
parents in the same manner in which a classroom bulletin board would be
used.
http://teacherweb.com/
ARTICLE(S):
Bertram, B. C. (2002). A
friendly, welcoming attitude toward change. Journal of Adolescent & Adult
Literacy, 45, 7.
Freedict.com
Freedict.com is a dictionary of 16 international languages that translates individual words from English to the language of choice and vice versa. This is an excellent resource for educators, because it allows an educator who may not know a particular language to translate key words of an assignment into a learner’s native language. It serves as an interdisciplinary and technology tool for students with limited English proficiency to use while learning the English language.
Babel Fish
is a website that translates blocks of text up to 150 words or an
entire webpage. Users can indicate
specific words that they
do not want translated and can select from 36 different from and to
language
combinations. A resource that any
teacher can use in order to bridge the technology and language gaps
that exist
for students with limited English proficiency.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
The Brain Store
The Brain
Store is an educational publisher that supports teachers,
administrators, staff
developers, and other professionals who strive to reach learners in
meaningful
ways and to improve their own instructional and delivery skills. They specialize in books and materials about
brain-compatible learning and teaching and offer products that provide
instructional strategies based on scientific research in the fields of
neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychology.
http://www.thebrainstore.com/store/default.asp
PBS
TeacherSource TV Resources
This website provides public television listings for all grade
levels and many subject areas.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/planning/schedulex/subject.shtm
As a part
of Discovery.com, the On TV section of this website provides
educational programs
for grades K-12 and program schedules
from The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel.
http://school.discovery.com/ontv/index.html
PBS
TeacherLine
PBS
TeacherLine is funded by a grant from the US Department of Education
and provides
online professional development through facilitated and standards-based
courses,
supportive and collaborative learning communities, and exemplary
Internet-based
resources. TeacherLine offers more than
90 courses in mathematics, reading, instructional technology,
instructional
strategies, science, and curriculum mapping.
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/welcome.cfm
ARTICLE(S):
Coiro, J. (Feb 2003). Reading
comprehension on the Internet: Expanding our understanding
of reading comprehension to encompass new literacies.
CREATION AND POSTING OF A WEBSITE
Filamentality
This is a
website for teachers who want to create web-based activities. It is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides
teachers through picking a topic, searching the Web, and gathering good
Internet links thus assisting teachers with turning them into learning
activities. This site assists teachers
who may not be proficient with advanced technological functions.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
This
website is an online service to create interactive forms with the
provision of
a 30-day trial. It is a part of Wondermill Webworks,
a Canadian company that builds useful online tools and services.
PowerPoint in the Classroom
This
website is from the Digital Education Network.
It provides a print and non-print version of PowerPoint
in the Classroom tutorial and teacher’s guide.
Education World.com
This link
provides a lesson plan created by Jean
Napier-Faeih, a teacher at
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/00-2/lesson0023.shtml
Bobby
Bobby
WorldWide is a desktop tool that tests website accessibility. It helps identify changes to pages so users
with disabilities can more easily use Web pages. Bobby
is offered as a public service by CAST
and encourages
compliance with accessibility guidelines such as Section 508 of the
U.S.
Rehabilitation Act. It is produced and
distributed by Watchfire.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CAST, the
Center for Applied Special Technology
This
nonprofit organization develops technology-based educational resources
and
strategies based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning
(UDL). CAST attempts to help educators at
all grade
levels meet the challenge of teaching diverse learners by
providing
professional development, resources, and consultation services.
http://www.cast.org/index.html
Standard IV. Assessment
and Evaluation.
RUBRICS AND AUTHENTIC TASKS
Teach-nology
Teach-nology
is a website that educators can use to instantly create and print
grading rubrics by filling out a simple
form. Additionally, a variety of
services
are provided including a free web portal of resources for educators,
professional development consultations, products to assist teachers in
creating
instruction for diverse learners, publications by experienced
educators, and
reasonable fee-based memberships.
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
Looking
at Student Work
Looking at Student Work is a website offered as a resource for teachers,
administrators, staff developers, and others who work with teachers,
schools,
and students. It represents
the collaborative efforts of educators who look at student
work for the purposes of professional development, accountability,
setting
standards, and reflecting on student learning and development.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain
is a website that contains resources for students, teachers and parents. Students can select games by subject area and
teachers can create online quizzes for free. Quiz Lab automatically
grades the
quizzes and emails the results to the teacher.
Math
Goodies is a free math website containing over 400 pages of activities
for
students, educators and parents. The
site has interactive math lessons, puzzles, worksheets, and homework
help.
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Activities for ESL/EFL Students
(English Study)
This website is a project of The Internet TESL Journal and has contributions by many
teachers with over 1,000 activities to help students study English as a
Second
Language.
ASSESSMENT,
INSTRUCTION AND SOFTWARE
Brainchild
Brainchild provides standards-based
assessment and instruction which can
be customized based on a particular state’s needs.
It provides web-based multimedia instruction,
offers online assessments, the software can be modified according to
classroom
needs, and a PS-10 handheld tutor can be purchased.
Additionally, Brianchild offers EOG Achiever! software which is based on the
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS) and focuses on
the
performance objectives tested on the NJASK test.
ARTICLE(S):
Bucher, K. T. (2000). The importance of
information literacy skills in the middle school curriculum. Clearing House, 73, 4.
Standard
V. Productivity and
Professional Practice.
The JASON Foundation for Education
Through
their programs, this non-profit educational organization offers
middle-school
students opportunities to participate in real, standards-based,
multidisciplinary research directed by leading scientists.
For educators, JASON offers accredited online
professional development courses in science, math, and science literacy
instruction as well as onsite workshops and coaching to help teachers
become
highly qualified and make the best use of JASON programs in the
classroom.
http://www.jason.org/jason_home/home.htm
Classroom Connect
This site
provides professional development programs and online instructional
materials
for K-12 education which uses technology to improve learning.
http://corporate.classroom.com/index.html
T.H.E. (Technological Horizons in
Education)
This
organization offers information-based
products and services.
It publishes T.H.E. Journal, a free education
technology publication for educators and
through
T.H.E Institute, provides professional development for
educators at all
levels, offering courses in a wide variety of mediums ranging from
online and
multimedia to on-site training.
http://www.thejournal.com/institute/
EVALUATE AND REFLECT ON PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
This site
is a networked community which is designed to help educators develop
learning
experiences for students through the effective integration of new
technologies.
http://learnweb.harvard.edu/ent/home/index.cfm
PRODUCTIVITY
Microsoft
Office Tutorials
This site offers step-by-step tutorial
guides, lets educators share lesson
plans through the Innovative Teachers Network, provides free clip art
and
media, and makes it possible to individually select appropriate
Microsoft
Office tools.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx
Standard
VI. Social,
Ethical, Legal
and Human Issues.
A. MODEL AND TEACH
LEGAL AND ETHICAL PRACTICE RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY USE.
Technology,
Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH)
http://www.ala.org/washoff/teach.html
Children's Online Privacy Protection
Act (COPPA) (Standards
A&D)
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/oitp/emailtutorials/privacya/09.htm
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech021.shtml
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/coppa.htm
Children's Internet Protection Act
(CIPA) (Standards
A&D)
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html
Individuals
with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA)
http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html
tech-Learning
- an article "The Educator's Guide to Copyyright and Fair Use"
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright.html
Rehabilitation Act (Standards
A&E)
Section 504: What Teachers Need to Know – an article by Tom E.
C. Smith
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/legal_legislative/section_504_for_teachers.html
The
Copyright Website
An
informative and fun Web site dealing with copyright issues with
examples of
lawsuits.
http://www.benedict.com
LDOnline
Website on learning disabilities for
parents, teachers, and other professionals.
http://www.ldonline.com
C. IDENTIFY AND USE
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES THAT AFFIRM DIVERSITY.
WISE (Working to
http://www.ithaca.edu/wise/
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/index.html
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/primer/setpolicy.htmlhttp://www.access-board.gov/sec508/standards.htmhttp://www.access-board.gov/training.htmBrown, M.
R. (2000). Access, Instruction, and Barriers: Technology issues facing
students
at risk. Remedial and
Special
Education, 21, 3. (critique)
This
web-based guide on the American Association of School Librarians’
website
provides books, journal articles, websites, and other media resources
gathered
by AASL staff and members in an effort to provide assistance in
answering
questions about school libraries from school librarians, but also from
principals, parents, charter school organizers, library
paraprofessionals,
government officials, and college instructors.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/resourceguides/budgetaaslresource.htm
Neal Schuman
created the librarian’s library which is a collection of manuals
written by
library professionals and address specific topics such as:
This
resource can be accessed online or by requesting a print catalog and is
a
complete source for library and school supplies.
http://thelibrarystore.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TLS/index.jsp?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001
Both
a
print magazine and online source of information for librarians who work
with
young people in schools and public libraries.
It provides information needed to integrate libraries into the
school
curriculum, in the areas of technology, reading, and information
literacy, and
to create high-quality collections for children and young adults.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/
Films Media Group offers educational
video and multimedia programs for
schools, colleges, libraries, the medical community, and other
institutions.
http://www.filmsmediagroup.com/
ARTICLE(S):
Jurkowski, O. (2004). School library website components. TechTrends: Linking Research &
Practice to Improve Learning, 48, 6. (critique)
Standard
VIII. Leadership and Vision.
Library Instruction.com
This website
includes a bibliography, articles, lesson plans, and resources for
library instruction
and material relative to information literacy.
http://www.libraryinstruction.com/
SCHOOL LIBRARY LEADERSHIP REOURCES
Resources for School Librarians
This
website provides a variety of websites and books related to school
library
leadership.
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/import.html
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
American Association of School
Librarians' (AASL) 12th National Conference & Exhibition
"Every
Student Succeeds @ your library" is this year’s theme of the AASL’s
conference which is solely dedicated to school library media
professionals.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/conferencesandevents/national/2005pittsburgh.htm
ARTICLE(S):
Eisenberg,
M. B. & Miller, D. H. (2002).This man wants
to change your job. School Library Journal, 48, 9.
This
article provides Guidelines for school librarian to become core player
in
school.
Hartzell,
G. (2003). A
school is a school. School
Library Journal, 49, 12.
This
article offers ideas for responding to someone who thinks schools
should run like
a business.
Hartzell, G.
(2003). Taking
the Initiative. School
Library Journal, 49, 6.
This
article presents five proactive strategies that media specialists can
use to
expand their influence.
Lau, D.
(2002). Got
Clout. School
Library Journal, 48, 5.
This
article shares the results of a survey on the influence and job
satisfaction of
school librarians and shows their increasing influence.
Minkel, W. (2002).
Making Every Librarian a
Leader. School
Library Journal, 48, 10.
This
article looks at an innovative program that challenged