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Dear LM_Net Members, I am an *old* member just getting re-connected to LM_Net. I have been off the list for awhile now and would like to share a few resources with all of you. I have a list of favorite Internet Resources and a web homepage that may be of help to those of you looking for K-12 Resources and Project links. My homepage is located at: http://www.state.wi.us/agencies/dpi/www/jans_bkm.html I am trying to keep this page updated with new additions every other week or so. I just mailed off an update to Bob Bocher, Wisconsin DPI/DLS webmaster, so check for updates later this week. I do fair amount of Internet training and presentations in the Wisconsin and over time I have developed a list of my favorite Internet resources that help me keep up-to-date. I will also try to keep this list current. If you have any suggestions or additions, please email me. You will see a posting about the Live From the Stratosphere project that I also submitted. I hope you will promote this project in your school/district. This project is sponsored by NASA and PBS and many other credible agencies. I am a consultant for this project, serving as Director of Online Support Services. If you have questions, please feel free to ask. ********************************************************************** Favorite Internet Resources for Educators by Jan Wee, LMC Director -- West Salem Middle School School District of West Salem 608-786-2090/fax: 608-786-1081 email: wee_j@mail.uwlax.edu This list represents my personal favorite Internet resources for educators. Please be aware prices may change. All information is as currect as possible. (7/10/95) *************************************************************************** Books: 1) Educator's Internet Companion with diskette and video by Gregory Giagnocavo, et. al., 1995, available from Wentworth Worldwide Media, 1866 Colonial Village Lane Lancaster, PA. 17605-0488, 800-638-1639, fax: 717-393-5752, $39.95. (One of the best educational internet resource books published!!! Lesson plans, funding sources, educational listservs and newsgroups, world wide web resources, etc.) 2) World Link: an Internet Guide for Educators, Parents and students by Linda Joseph, available from Greyden Press, 2020 Builders Place, Columbus, Ohio 43204 800-881-9421, email: print@zip.com, www address: http://www.smartpages.com Cost: $24.95 plus $3.50 per book shipping. 3) Way of the Ferret: finding educational resources on the Internet, by Judi Harris, ISTE , 1994. Order from ISTE, 1787 Agtate Street, Eugene, Oregon, 97403, 503-346-4414, $24.95; ISBN 1-5684-055-7. Fax: 503-346-5890. Written by one of the most highly respected authorities on integrating the Internet! Excellent resource for all K-12 schools connected to the net! 4) Walking the World Wide Web: your personal guide to the best of the Web, by Shannon Turlington. Ventena Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515, 919-942-0220 $29.95 5) Internet for Kids by Deneen Frazier, with Dr. Barbara Kurshan and Dr. Sara Armstrong. Explore the world step-by-step with hands on activities. I really like the easy to follow format designed for kids who are connected. Comes with NetCom Netcruiser software diskette. $22.99 Distributed by Computer Learning Foundation, P.O. Box 60967, Palo Alto, California 94306. Published by Sybex, 800-848-8199, 6) Internet Connections: a Librarian's guide to Dail-Up Access and Use by Mary E. Engle, Marilyn Lutz, William Jones, Jr., and Genevieve Engel 1993 American Library Association (LITA Publications, Chicago, Illinois) 7) The Internet Handbook for School Users by Nancy Protheroe and Elizabeth Wilson, published by Educational Research Service (ERS) 2000 Claredon Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22201, 703-243-2100, email: ers@access.digex.net Designed to help those investingating the Internet and trying to learn how the "information superhighway" can help their schools, as well as beginners who are trying to become more comfortable using the net, and experienced users in need of a ready reference to specific tools and special K-12 Internet locations. $24.00. 8) Welcome to the Internet: from mystery to mastery by Tom Badgett and Corey Sandle; MIS Press, c1993; $199.95 9) Riding the Internet Highway: complete guide to 21st century communications by Sharon Fisher; New Riders Publishers, c 1993; $17.00 10) Internet: Mailing Lists (updated 1993 edit) edited by Edward T.L. Hardie and Vivian Neou; PTR Prentice Hall, c 1994; $30.00 11) The Internet Yellow Pages by Harley Hahn and Rick Stout; Osborne McGraw-Hill; c 1994; $27.95 excellent guide organized by topic! 12) The Whole Internet: User's guide and Catalog by Ed Krol 1992 O'Reilly & Associates 103 Morris Street, Suite A Sebastopol, CA. 95472 13) Netpower: Resource guide to online computer services Using Online Information for Business, Education, & Research by Eric Persson 1993 Fox Chapel Publishing Book Order Department Box 7948 Lancaster, PA. 17604 ; $39.95 fax: 717-560-4702 1-800-457-9112 14) The Internet Companion: A beginner's guide to global networking by Tracy LaQuey 1993 Addison- Wesley Publishing $10.95 ** a new revised edition is now available 15) An Incomplete Guide to the Internet and other telecommunications opportunities especially for teachers and students K-12 compiled by NCSA Education Group Chuck Farmer 217-244-6122 or Lisa Bievenue 217- 244-1993. 16) Internet Passport: Northwestnet's guide to our world online by Jonathan Kochmer and NorthwestNet, Bellevue, Washington 206-562-3000. $19.95 plus 3.00 s/h (USA) 17) Navigating the Internet by Mark Gibbs and Richard Smith; Sams Publishing c1993 ; $24.95 1-800-428-5331 ************************************************************** Journals: 1. Classroom Connect: Monthly Teacher's Guide to the Internet --9 monthly issues covering the latest in Internet resources, projects, activities. Published by Wentworth Worldwide Media, $39.00 subscription rate. Call 1-800-638-1639. A MUST for every school connected to the net! 2. MultiMedia Schools: a practical journal of MultiMedia, CD-ROM, Online & Internet in K-12 published 5 times a year by Online, Inc. , 462 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT. 06897-2126; 800-222- 3766, $38.00 per year. 3. Technology Connection: the newsletter for School Library Media Specialists, published 10 times per year by Linworth Publishing, Inc., 480 East Wilson Bridge Road, Suite L, Worthington, Ohio, 43085-2372, 614-436-7107, fax: 614-436-9490. email: newslin@aol.com $29.00 per year 4. The Computing Teacher --published by ISTE every month "Mining the Internet" articles by Judi Harris (K-12 Internet guru from University of Texas-- Austin)--$61.00 membership dues for ISTE, includes $36.00 for this journal. (see ISTE address below.) 5. Electronic Learning: the magazine for Technology and School Change, published 8 times per year by Scholastic, Inc., 2931 East McCarty St., P.O. Box 3710, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-3710. $23.95 per year. 6. Internet World (Meckler) $24.95 per year sub. published monthly Meckler Corporation 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT 06880 $29.00 personal subscription / $59.00 Internet email address: meckler@jvnc.net ***best journal for general public interested in the Internet/online communications Organizations: ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) 1787 Agate St. Eugene, Or 97403 503-346-4414 Dedicated to the improvement of all levels of schooling through the use of computer- based technology; Special Interest Groups for telecommunicating educators! Sponsors the Tel-Ed Conference. Call for membership rates. Videos: 1. Global Quest: The Internet in the Classroom, producted by NASA Ames Research Center, 11:45 min., contact NASA Core, Lorain County Joint Vocational School, 15181 Route 58 South, Oberlin, Ohio 44074, phone: 216-774-1051, ext. 293/294. $18.50 (includes shipping and handling). Up-to-date information describing how students and teachers are using the Internet and the value it has in the classroom. Excellent for use in Internet workshops and for educating the general public, school board, etc. 2. Experience the Power: from expanding educational tools to improving administration, shows you how network technology can revolutionize your school. written and produced by NASA and the US Dept. of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics 18 minutes. Available from Master Communications Group, 7322 Ohms Lane, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55439, fax: 612- 835-9573, 800-862-6164. Cost: $19.95. Explains the importance of getting connected, learn about the Internet andy why over 30 million people use it daily, hear firsthand comments from schools that are already on-line. 3. Connecting to the Future, produced by NASA's Education Division and the UW Department of Education's NCES, 22 minutes, $19.95 plus $4.50 shipping and handling. This video is intended to accompany a 131 page handbook of the same title. Designed to be a guide for building a network infrastructure. Handbook available for $12.95. If you are in the planning stages of developing a networking infrastructure within your school, this is an excellent guide. also available from Master Communications Group see above for address, etc. 4. Future Schools: connected to the world, produced by MIT, 23 minutes. Illustrates the impact of technology enriched education in various model schools in America today. $19.95 plus $4.50 shipping and handling. Order from Master Communications Group. Sincerely, Jan Wee Jan Wee, Library Media Director West Salem Middle School 450 N. Mark Street West Salem, Wisconsin 54669 608-786-2090 608-786-1081 (fax)