Re: Teaching with the Internet - new edition!

[Anton Ninno <anton@ERICIR.SYR.EDU>]

Marge, and the LM_Net group...

Note: I am no longer employed at ISS-SU/ERIC.  The funding for my position
ran out in December.  However, I am now a volunteer at the ED's Oasis
project.  My new email address is <ajninno@syr.edu>.  Please make a note
of it, and send any future email there.  I'll help out on LM_NET when I
can, as a friend and colleague (used to teach 6th grade).  Meanwhile,
please take advantage of the resources listed below - all top notch.

The suggestion in my original post to the LM_NET listserv was to use the
book, "Teaching with the Internet" by Don Leu.  In it you will find
recommendations of many K12 websites and evaluation criteria.  You will
also see that ED's Oasis and some of the other sites I mention below.

Teaching with the Internet: Lessons from the Classroom, 2nd edition
 by Don J. Leu, Jr. and Deborah Diadiun Leu, Syracuse University
 1999, 336 pages, ISBN 0-926842-85-4
 Christopher-Gordon Pubs., Inc. 1-800-934-8322
 1502 Providence Hwy., Suite #12, Norwood, MA 02062
http://web.syr.edu/~djeu/teaching.html

Here are two more useful books for teachers, especially those looking for
current titles on technology integration in the classroom.

Net Lessons: Web-Based Projects for Your Classroom, w/CD
 by Laura Parker Roerden
 March 1997, 284 pages, ISBN 1-56592-291-3
 Songline Studios, Inc. and O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
 101 Morris St., Sebastopol, CA 95472
 http://www.ora.com/catalog/netlessons/
 Net Lessons features 70 K-12 classroom-tested lesson plans that harness
 the unique potentials of the Web, plus hundreds of extensions and ideas
 for all subject areas. The book also includes curriculum frameworks for
 creating your own successful web projects, assessment tools, and the
 advice of teachers who have used the Web in their classrooms.

Great Teaching in the One-Computer Classroom, 4th edition
 by David A. Dockterman, EdD.
 Tom Snyder Productions
 80 Coolidge Hill Road
 Watertown, MA 02172-2817
 1-800-342-0236
 http://www.teachtsp.com/

Please take a look at the ED's Oasis site, where K12 websites are
evaluated according to a set of guidelines (posted there) by a volunteer
staff of professional K12 educators.

If you need more advice, send your query to the Network Information
Specialists at AskERIC and to the Mentors at AskLN, (Ask the AT&T Learning
Network), listed below.  You'll get plenty of good information there.

Hope this helps.  Good luck!  Let me know how you make out.  If you have
any more questions, please send them to directly to AskERIC.

Happy New Year to LM_NET - onward and upward...

Anton

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Free Teacher Resources on the Internet --

ED's Oasis - treasure trove of teacher resources:
- all linked sites have been reviewed and approved by K12 teachers!
http://www.EdsOasis.org/

AskERIC on the Web (resources for education information):
http://askeric.org/                    (homepage)
http://askeric.org/Virtual/            (virtual library)
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/ (lesson plans)
http://askeric.org/Qa/                 (question form)
- Or send your education question to: AskERIC@ericir.syr.edu
http://askeric.org/plweb-cgi/fastweb?searchform+ericdb  (search!)

AskLN - Ask the AT&T Learning Network
http://www.att.com/learningnetwork/

GEM - Gateway to Educational Materials (lesson plans and more!):
http://gem.syr.edu/
http://thegateway.org/index.html

The Virtual Reference Desk (Ask-An-Expert links for K-12 educators):
http://www.vrd.org/
http://www.vrd.org/locator/subject.html

KidsConnect on the web - the question-answering service for kids!
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/AskKC.html      (K-12 students)
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html   (teachers & parents)
- Or send your questions by email to: AskKC@iconnect.syr.edu

Teacher/Pathfinder - an educational Internet village:
- educational resources for teachers, administrators, and parents!
http://teacherpathfinder.org/

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> Dear Anton and all LMnetters:

> Anton, as Education Resource Evaluator, do you suggest any
> particular websites as having the best advice/info on how students may
> evaluate websites they may come upon.
>
> All, you have probably had the same experience in surfing the
> web:  There is so much out there that is unreliable info. Is there a
> simple lesson for elementary students on the internet that can enlighten
> them as to the reliability of the source of info, etc?
> I will post a composite of your replies.  TIA
>
> Marge Ortiz, SMS, Norwood School, Long Island, NY

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