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4Teachers Fifteen outstanding online tools to help students and teachers get their work done easier and more effectively. Emphasis on project based learning. http://www.4teachers.org/ 90+ Online Photography Tools and Resources Sharing, editing, printing, buying, selling, searching, remixing, and hosting photos online http://mashable.com/2007/06/23/photography-toolbox/ AFI Screen Education Extensive teaching guide and video clips on teaching filmmaking to students from the American Film Institute and Discovery Education; areas for teachers and students. Very practical. http://www.afi.edu/demo/screened_tables.aspx?t=31 American Memory Film Collections from the Library of Congress Numerous collections of documentary film footage of American life, mostly from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Fascinating. http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Motion%20Picture Best Practices of Technology Integration Lessons and strategies across the disciplines http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/ Best WebQuests.com A growing collection of some of the very best webquests from one of the originators of the concept, http://bestwebquests.com/default.asp CEEE GirlTECH Lesson Plans Technology, Math, and Science lesson plans for girls http://teachertech.rice.edu/Lessons/ Classrooms@Work Four examples of interdisciplinary tech integration projects, see especially "It's a Wild Ride" http://www.netc.org/classrooms@work/ Club Penguin A kid-friendly virtual world where children can play games, have fun and interact with each other; similar to Second Life, has free and pay versions...no advertising...designed for 8-14 year olds http://www.clubpenguin.com/ Copyrightchart Copyright and fair use guidelines for teachers and students http://www.mediafestival.org/chartshort.html CullmanCollaborativeBooks Middle school students collaborate in a wiki to write their own books online http://cullmancollaborativebooks.wikispaces.com/ Cyber Bully, Cyberbully, Prevention and Intervention of Cyberbullying Resources and suggestions http://cyberbully.org/ Cyber Safety Wide-ranging information for teachers and students, K-12, in the areas of safeguarding personal information, cyber predators, inappropriate content, social networks, piracy, and cyberbullying encompassing all kinds of digital devices. http://www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/ Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens Cyber safety for kids and teens, their parents, and those who work with them from one of the major experts in the field, Nancy Willard http://www.cskcst.com/ Digital Photography School — Digital Photography Tips for You A blog full of tips on digital photography http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/ Download a la Mode Miguel Guhlin's fabulous series of how-to's and tips for the eager computer using educator, all collected in one spot. http://www.edsupport.cc/mguhlin/archives/2006/07/entry_783.htm Educating the Video-Game Generation From NAESP's "Middle Matters" http://www.naesp.org/ContentLoad.do?contentId=1775 eduScapes Very extensive teacher resources for technology integration http://eduscapes.com/ Effective Ways to Involve Middle Level Learners with Technology Article http://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/mstech.html Free Teacher Clip Art Animated clipart, word art, educational clipart. http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm Gender Differences in Preadolescent Children’s Online Interactions Journal article http://tinyurl.com/qbbkq GetNetWise Primer on Internet safety http://www.getnetwise.org/ Google For Educators Examples and sample lessons on how to use the ever-expanding Google suite of tools in K-12 settings http://www.google.com/educators/index.html How Middle School Boys and Girls View Today’s Computer Culture Article http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2005/computerculture/index.html How to Edit Pictures Digitally Useful primer, from Finland! (in English) http://www.edu.fi/svenska/laromedel/digital_image/ HTML Code Tutorial Free reference guide for help with HTML tags including forms, frames, tables, and more http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/ Instructional Technology Assistance Project Short how-to videos on using technology in ESL. Cool http://www.otan.us/Itap/index.cfm?fuseaction=videogallery Internet Safety Tweens (11-13) http://www.wiredkids.org/tweens/index.html Internet Safety Teens (14-17) http://www.wiredkids.org/teens/index.html Internet4Classrooms Helping teachers use the Internet effectively. Links to hundreds of quality resources. Excellent! http://internet4classrooms.com/ Keeping Students Safe Online Free online book, registration required. http://cmp.ebookhost.net/tl/8e6/1/index.php Kids' Vid How to use video production in class to support project-based learning, for teachers and students http://kidsvid.altec.org/ Larry Ferlazzo, Teacher Great source of links to many sites where students can create all manner of media such as songs, maps, comic strips, slide shows, videos, and flash cards. Awesome. http://www.bayworld.net/ferlazzo/Student%20Work.html#com MabryOnline.org Website of Mabry MS in Georgia. Very interesting. Check out the MS film festival...awesome! http://mabryonline.org/ Mapwing Build and share virtual tours for free http://www.mapwing.com/ Meridian A Middle School Technologies Journal, from North Carolina State University http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/ MIDtech Middle School Technologies Forum http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/middletech/ Mountain Ridge Computer Class Site set up to assist students in this MS with their computer class. It can help your students too. http://www.kidsnetsoft.com/html/home2.html Mr. Olejarz, Eisenhower Middle School, Wyckoff, NJ Interesting overview of resources and activities in art and technology for MS...digital video, imaging, and a morning news show http://www.wyckoffschools.org/eisenhower/teachers/olejarz/index.html NetSmartz.org Online videos and other activities to teach teens how to use the Internet safely and responsibly http://www.netsmartz.org/ Nine Rules for Safe and Appropriate Use of Web 2.0 Tools Article from "Today's Catholic Teacher" http://peterli.com/archive/tct/1354.shtm NoodleTrip Virtual field trip search engine http://www.noodletrip.com/ Passport to Knowledge Interactive adventures in life, space, earth, and physical science from NASA and NSF http://passporttoknowledge.com/main.html PBwiki.com One of the easiest and fastest ways to create a robust and highly interactive presence on the web, with no knowledge of code needed http://pbwiki.com/ Peter's Online Typing Course Beginner's level touch keyboarding course, online. http://www.typing-lessons.org/ Photonhead Great beginner's guide to film and digital photography http://www.photonhead.com/ Pink Flamingo’s Resource URLs for Educators, Students, Writers, and Webpage Designers Great links to resources on technology used in support of learning. Not for beginners. http://www.ibritt.com/resources/index.htm PowerPoint FAQ Many authoritative tips and suggestions for how to accomplish numerous tasks when using PowerPoint http://www.pptfaq.com/index.html Research Summary The Impact Use of Technology Has on Middle Level Education and Student Achievement (2001); article. http://www.nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/Summary19/tabid/275/Default.aspx Room Planner Cool way to lay out a floor plan for a room online http://www.furniturefind.com/design/1_040_roomplan.aspx SocialSafety.org Extensive resources for teaching about online safety http://www.socialsafety.org/ Technology Curriculum Gr. 6-8 Outstanding work from San Antonio, TX Public Schools http://itls.saisd.net/tateks/sub_pages/curriculum_guide.pdf Technology Curriculum Gr. 6-8 Scope and Sequence More great work from San Antonio http://itls.saisd.net/tateks/sub_pages/benchmrks/6_8tateksbenchmarks.pdf UEN News Online interactives across the disciplines gr. 3-6 and 7-12 http://www.uen.org/News/article.cgi?category_id=2&article_id=1352 Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners Extensive reources on technology and differentiation from WestEd http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/print/docs/tdl/home.htm Virtual Classroom Field Trips Search for and create your own virtual field trips. Many trips indexed here. http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/ Virtual Field Trips Why, where and how-to http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm Virtual Field Trips A teacher's list of several dozen http://www.vickiblackwell.com/vft.html Virtual Field Trips Home Nice site from one of the leaders in the field. A number of free trips and other resources for sale. http://www.field-guides.com/vft/index.htm Virtual Field Trips Home Over 350 virtual field trips, searchable by subject and grade level; from the Washington State Dept. of Education http://www.ncesd.net/VFT/Default.htm WebQuest.Org Home base for Bernie Dodge, one of the originators of webquests; chock full of samples and helpful resources http://webquest.org/http://www.4teachers.orghttp://mashable.com/2007/06/23/photography-toolbox/http://www.afi.edu/demo/screened_tables.aspx?t=31http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Motion%20Picturehttp://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/http://bestwebquests.com/default.asphttp://teachertech.rice.edu/Lessons/http://www.netc.org/classrooms@work/http://www.clubpenguin.comhttp://www.mediafestival.org/chartshort.htmlhttp://cullmancollaborativebooks.wikispaces.comhttp://cyberbully.orghttp://www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/http://www.cskcst.comhttp://digital-photography-school.com/blog/http://www.edsupport.cc/mguhlin/archives/2006/07/entry_783.htmhttp://www.naesp.org/ContentLoad.do?contentId=1775http://eduscapes.comhttp://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/mstech.htmlhttp://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htmhttp://tinyurl.com/qbbkqhttp://www.getnetwise.orghttp://www.google.com/educators/index.htmlhttp://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2005/computerculture/index.htmlhttp://www.edu.fi/svenska/laromedel/digital_image/http://www.htmlcodetutorial.comhttp://www.otan.us/Itap/index.cfm?fuseaction=videogalleryhttp://www.wiredkids.org/tweens/index.htmlhttp://www.wiredkids.org/teens/index.htmlhttp://internet4classrooms.comhttp://cmp.ebookhost.net/tl/8e6/1/index.phphttp://kidsvid.altec.orghttp://www.bayworld.net/ferlazzo/Student%20Work.html#comhttp://mabryonline.orghttp://www.mapwing.comhttp://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/middletech/http://www.kidsnetsoft.com/html/home2.htmlhttp://www.wyckoffschools.org/eisenhower/teachers/olejarz/index.htmlhttp://www.netsmartz.orghttp://peterli.com/archive/tct/1354.shtmhttp://www.noodletrip.comhttp://passporttoknowledge.com/main.htmlhttp://pbwiki.comhttp://www.typing-lessons.orghttp://www.photonhead.comhttp://www.ibritt.com/resources/index.htmhttp://www.pptfaq.com/index.htmlhttp://www.nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/Summary19/tabid/275/Default.aspxhttp://www.furniturefind.com/design/1_040_roomplan.aspxhttp://www.socialsafety.orghttp://itls.saisd.net/tateks/sub_pages/curriculum_guide.pdfhttp://itls.saisd.net/tateks/sub_pages/benchmrks/6_8tateksbenchmarks.pdfhttp://www.uen.org/News/article.cgi?category_id=2&article_id=1352http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/print/docs/tdl/home.htmhttp://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htmhttp://www.vickiblackwell.com/vft.htmlhttp://www.field-guides.com/vft/index.htmhttp://www.ncesd.net/VFT/Default.htmhttp://webquest.orgshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8shapeimage_3_link_9shapeimage_3_link_10shapeimage_3_link_11shapeimage_3_link_12shapeimage_3_link_13shapeimage_3_link_14shapeimage_3_link_15shapeimage_3_link_16shapeimage_3_link_17shapeimage_3_link_18shapeimage_3_link_19shapeimage_3_link_20shapeimage_3_link_21shapeimage_3_link_22shapeimage_3_link_23shapeimage_3_link_24shapeimage_3_link_25shapeimage_3_link_26shapeimage_3_link_27shapeimage_3_link_28shapeimage_3_link_29shapeimage_3_link_30shapeimage_3_link_31shapeimage_3_link_32shapeimage_3_link_33shapeimage_3_link_34shapeimage_3_link_35shapeimage_3_link_36shapeimage_3_link_37shapeimage_3_link_38shapeimage_3_link_39shapeimage_3_link_40shapeimage_3_link_41shapeimage_3_link_42shapeimage_3_link_43shapeimage_3_link_44shapeimage_3_link_45shapeimage_3_link_46shapeimage_3_link_47shapeimage_3_link_48shapeimage_3_link_49shapeimage_3_link_50shapeimage_3_link_51shapeimage_3_link_52shapeimage_3_link_53shapeimage_3_link_54shapeimage_3_link_55shapeimage_3_link_56shapeimage_3_link_57shapeimage_3_link_58shapeimage_3_link_59shapeimage_3_link_60
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