LM_NET: Library Media Networking
- Subject: My favorite Internet Resources
- From: Jan Wee <wee_j@MAIL.UWLAX.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 09:45:08 -0500
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.
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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)
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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
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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)
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