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APPLICATIONS--Education
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Education Top: the resources for educators; empahsis on primary education, but some higher-education resources; described and reviewed (http://www.december.com/web/top/edu.html)
----- Major Collections
These are major collections of information about the support of education online which are distinguished by their depth, breadth, or authority.
- AskERIC: Educational Resources Information Center, Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, US federally-funded collection of education-related resources; AskERIC includes a question and answer service, a virtual library, and a research and development team; the collections are well-organized and frequently updated (http://ericir.syr.edu)
- Blue Web'n: a library of Internet-based instructional information; you can quickly search this database by audience type, application type, content area, and other search terms; you'll find activities, lessons, references, tools, and projects listed for a variety of educational audiences part of the Pacific Bell initiative, Education First, and of Pacific Bell's umbrella program to benefit education, Knowledge Network (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/)
- CAUSE: association for managing and using information technology in higher education; this site includes a discussion of current issues, information about conferences, professional development, publications, information services, and collaborative alliances with other organizations; the focus is on the future of higher education in the information age; this site is well-organized and has breadth and depth (http://cause-www.colorado.edu)
- CNIDR/K-12 education: educational sites hosted at the Center for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval, includes ARTSEDGE (National Arts and Education Information Network, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts), EdWeb (Online K-12 Education Resource Guide, Corporation for Public Broadcasting), Global SchoolHouse Project (Collaborative Internet Classroom Project, National Science Foundation), Janice's K-12 Cyberspace Outpost (K-12 Educational Uses of the Internet, J3N3), Presidential Awardees Internet Pilot (Presidential Awardees for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, National Science Foundation), and K-12 Opportunities and Resources (On-line mailing lists for K-12 projects) (http://k12.cnidr.org)
- CEARCH: The Cisco Educational Archives (CEARCH) Virtual Schoolhouse; this is a collection of links of interest to the K-12 educator; it includes a comprehensive list of schools and universities on the Internet, educational links by subject, links to libararies and books sites, museums, exhibits, networking resources, technical information about the Internet, and teaching resources; this is a project of Cisco Systems, Inc., the leading global supplier of internetworking hardware (routers, switches, servers, software) and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Office of Information Technology's SunSITE, an educational service of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://sunsite.unc.edu/cisco/schoolhouse.html)
- GSN: Global SchoolNet Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the instructional applications of telecommunication; includes registry of best curriculumn projects, tutorials, articles about using the Internet in the classroom, news and discussion, and events and contests; includes a link to the collaborative project with Microsoft to create a comprehensive site for education resources on the Internet (http://www.gsn.org)
- US-RELnet: U.S. National Educational Laboratories network, a network of regional educational laboratories and educational research and development organizations supported by contracts with the U.S. Education Department, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI); this page links to contact information and information servers of the labs (http://www.nwrel.org/national/regional-labs.html)
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Web66: resources and information to facilitate the introduction of Web technology into K-12 schools; the project helps educators learn how to establish Internet services and distribute and use resources on the Web; provides specific examples of how the Web is used in a classroom at the Hillside Elementary School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, USA, the pilot school for the Web66 project; the Mustang project helps teachers prepare and evaluate projects using Internet resources in their classroom (http://web66.coled.umn.edu)
----- Specialized Education Sites
- AACE: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (http://www.aace.org)
- Adventure Learning: A directory of sites that involve students in explorations; this page, provided by adventureonline.com, a resource center for activities of this type, provides links to a variety of adventure projects--for example, the JASON project to explore the undersea world, MayaQuest to explore Central America's treasures and GOALS, another site for Global Online Adventure Learning (http://www.adventureonline.com/other.html)
- aeRes: Australian Educational Resources, Australia's largest and most comprehensive Internet site for Australian educational information. Topics include primary, secondary, tertiary and technical fields of study (http://www.gu.edu.au/aeres/)
- Canada's SchoolNet: an educational initiative for learning through electronic networking in Canada, supported by government agencies (provincial, territorial, and federal), industry, and educational institutions; site includes online resources, staff, and information about projects; site includes a range of information on this national initiative (http://schoolnet.carleton.ca)
- CASO Directory: Cape Software Directory, The Internet University - College Courses by Computer (companion site to the book), comprehensive listing of online college courses available (700+ courses); profiles of over thirty accredited online course providers; dynamic links to more than 2,000 Internet study resource sites (http://www.caso.com)
- CEE: Center for Excellence in Education, to help our best students and teachers keep the United States competitive in science and technology, and to nurture international understanding among potential leaders of many countries (http://rsi.cee.org)
- CEFPI: The Council of Educational Facility Planners, International, an information agency that supports its members' professional efforts in creating world class educational facilities; site features a wide variety of educational facility planning information including the latest technology/Internet issues; thisis the place to learn about issues such as issues of lighting, gross area needed per student, and strategic planning for educational facilities (http://www.cefpi.com/cefpi)
- Chronicle of Higher Education: Academe this Week, offers guide to contents of The Chronicle of Higher Education and all Positions Available ads, calendar of events, deadlines for grants, papers, fellowships, put out every Tuesday at noon EST (http://chronicle.merit.edu)
- COL: Commonwealth of Learning, distance education techniques and associated communications technologies; an organization established by fifty-three member countries to improve access to and the quality of education using distance learning and communications technologies; web site includes administrative and organizational information as well as information on programs, publications, videos, and news (http://www.col.org)
- CTC: Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway, resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12 (http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/index.html)
- DeweyWeb: facilitating communication between students from all over the world; emphasis is on helping students both gain and produce information by contributing their own findings and ideas; sponsored by the University of Michigan and Interactive Communications and Simulations (ICS), a program of exciting and innovative educational telecommunications exercise (http://ics.soe.umich.edu)
- DLD: Distance Learning Directory, an extensive listing of distance learning/distance education information and resources, including links to other directories, compiled by the Howard University Continuing Education Program (http://www.con-ed.howard.edu/WebPages/dll/Dist-Lrn/dld.htm)
- EDUCOM: addresses critical issues surrounding the role of information technology in higher education; includes links to EDUCOM information conferences, seminars, news, initiatives, programs, projects, and cooperative efforts (http://www.educom.edu)
- ENC: Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education, instructional materials for K-12 math and science (http://www.enc.org)
- ESI: Educational Software Institute, a commercial site offering a large collection of K-12 educational software from hundreds of software publishers; you can search the online catalog to find software and order online (http://www.edsoft.com)
- FinAid: The financial aid information page, information about student financial aid, from Mark Kantrowitz, author of the The Prentice Hall Guide to Scholarships and Fellowships for Math and Science Students (http://www.finaid.org)
- GNA: Globewide Network Academy, a non-profit corporation, affiliated with Usenet University; goal is to create an fully accredited online university (http://uu-nna.mit.edu:8001/uu-gna/index.html)
- HUB: articles, curriculum, newsletters, projects, reports, and software for mathematics and science education, operated by TERC, Technical Education Research Center, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the quality and accessibility of education; site links to projects (e.g., Testbed for Telecollaboration) and network resources produced by TERC (e.g., Planning Guide for Network Science) (http://hub.terc.edu)
- IAT: Institute for Academic technology, a site devoted to interactive technologies in education; includes programs and training information and resources to facilitate the use of affordable technologies in higher education; located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://www.iat.unc.edu)
- iCDL: International Centre for Distance Learning, in the United Kingdom on the campus of the Open University, disseminating distance education information worldwide (http://acs-info.open.ac.uk/info/other/ICDL/ICDL-Facts.html)
- IKE: IBM Kiosk for Education, a collection of resources about IBM products and service to support education; a higher education information service managed by the University of Washington in partnership with IBM (http://ike.engr.washington.edu/ike.html)
- ILT: Institute for Learning Technologies, part of the Columbia University (New York, USA) Virtual Information Initiative; resources and information about education (http://www.ilt.tc.columbia.edu)
- inSITE: Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, exploring ways in which the Internet can be used both to benefit teacher education programs at colleges and universities around the world and to support K-12 staff development technology initiatives (http://teach.virginia.edu/insite)
- Jones Ed Co: Jones Education Company (http://www.jec.edu)
- Kidlink: a grassroots project aimed at getting as many children in the age group 10-15 involved in a global dialogs (http://www.kidlink.org)
- K-5 Cybertrail: developed by public broadcaster WMHT of New York state's Capital Region as part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting K-12 Internet Testbed Project, an online tutorial for elementary educators who are new to the Internet (http://www.wmht.org/trail/)
- K-12 LiveText: developed by the Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA, to provide K-12 related resources to educators, students and others; this site contains school resources such as planning guides, technology planning and policy; readings in technology and pedagogy as well as telecommunications and reform policy; a page of student publications and student work; and a page for curricula in a variety of subject areas; this site serves as a broad index to other sites and is part of the Institute for Learning Technologies web at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/livetext/index.html)
- K-12 Busy Teacher: a directory of resources for teachers divided by subject area; an extremely extensive database of well-annoted links of resources for a variety of subjects, such as archaeology, art, astronomy...sciences, social studies; put together by Carolyn Cole (http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/BusyT/)
- K-12 Registry: International WWW Schools Registry, a list of schools with Web sites worldwide, from Web66 project, College of Education, University of Minnesota (http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html)
- LRDC: Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh--thinking, knowing, and understanding in and beyond school (http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu)
- Maricopa CLI: Center for Learning and Instruction, Maricopa Community Colleges, Arizona, USA, includes extensive directory for teaching and learning, using technology; a national model for motivating, infusing, and promoting innovation and change in the community college environment (http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu)
- OISE: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, a graduate school of education affiliated with the University of Toronto, offering graduate degrees and research and development in education (http://www.oise.on.ca)
- Peterson's: Educational Center for education and lifelong learning (http://www.petersons.com)
- Plugged In: a non-profit group dedicated to bringing the educational opportunities created by new technologies to children and families from low-income communities, located in East Palo Alto, California (http://www.pluggedin.org)
- School.Net: educational information and links to schools, Internet help for teachers, students, parents (http://k12.school.net)
- Singapore-MOE: Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore (http://www.moe.ac.sg)
- SLN: Science Learning Network, a site to support inquiry science, involving students in hands-on explorations; site links to a variety of science museums, each of which support a variety of online exhibits and exercises for students; students and educators can take part in making connections and exchanging project information and ideas; funded by Unisys and the U.S. National Science foundation (http://www.sln.org)
- Syllabus: resources for educators on how technology can be incorporated into instruction. It contains news, case studies, product reviews and announcements, and feature articles on technology written by educators and experts in educational technology (http://www.syllabus.com)
- Teachers helping Teachers: helps with basic teaching tips, ideas, methodologies, and a forum for experienced teachers to share expertise and tips; tips are practical and detailed; prepared by Dr. Scott Mandel (http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/)
- TERC: Technical Education Research Center, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the quality and accessibility of education (http://www.hub.terc.edu/gn/hub/owner/terc.html)
- UK-DEE: United Kingdom Department for Education and Employment (http://www.open.gov.uk/dfee/dfeehome.htm)
- UK-NCET: National Council for Educational Technology Information Service (UK) (http://datasun.ncet.org.uk)
- UK-TLTP: United Kingdom Teaching and Learning Technology Programme, makes teaching and learning more productive and efficient by using modern technology (http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/tltp/)
- US-DLA: United States Distance Learning Association, a non-profit association to promote the use of distance learning for education and training; includes membership and administrative information about the USDLA as well as links to other sources of information about distance and life long learning (http://www.usdla.org)
- US-ED: United States Department of Education; includes information about the department itself and how to make the most of its resources as well as information about guides, funding, and other valuable educational sites (http://www.ed.gov)
- USENET University: an online a society of people interested in learning, teaching or tutoring (ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/doc/uu/FAQ)
- US-DoD: United States Department of Defense Education Gateway, information on education efforts sponsored by the US DoD including such projects as the DoD science, mathematics, and engineering education enhancement efforts (http://www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/edugate/)
- US-NEA: United States National Education Association; advancing the cause of public education at all levels; web site includes tips and materials for parents and teachers (http://www.nea.org)
- US-NSNT: United States National School Network Testbed, exploring ways to use technology for enriching the school curriculum (http://copernicus.bbn.com/testbed2/)
- US-PBS Learning: Learning Services from the Public Broadcasting Service, a United States-funded television network; web includes how to use PBS programs as part of learning as well as projects and activities for students and teachers (http://www.pbs.org)
- US-PTA: The United States Parent-Teachers Organization, a volunteer organization for the benefit of children's education, health and safety; includes resources, archives, and discussions of issues, initiatives, and activities as well as links to web pages to local and state PTA chapters (http://www.pta.org)
- US-WICHE: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, an agency for resource sharing among 15 US western states (http://www.wiche.edu)
- VOU: Virtual Online University, an online liberal arts university online, using a virtual environment called a VEE, Virtual Education Environment (http://www.athena.edu)
- Yahooligans!: this is a Web guide for kids produced by Yahoo, Inc., contains content geared toward 8 to 14 year old children (http://www.yahooligans.com)
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World Lecture Hall: WWW for instructional use, a collection of course materials, from the University of Texas at Austin (http://www.utexas.edu/world/instruction/index.html)
----- Documents and Reports
- Multimedia in Education: consequences of using multimedia in education (current trends, exploring future chances), from the Research institute for psychology and media (http://www.uni-sb.de/sonstige/mefis/em01.htm)
- Schools-Internet: Answers to Commonly Asked Primary and Secondary School Internet User Questions; this is a good introductory discussion of the use of the Internet in an educational setting, including school Internet connections, security, ethics, collaboration, and other resources; this document doesn't tell you everything you have to know, but it is a good starting point (ftp://nic.merit.edu/documents/fyi/fyi22.txt)
- High school-Internet: Assessing the effect on high school teachers of direct and unrestricted access to the Internet--a case study of an east central Florida high school, by Michael Anthony Gallo (ftp://sci-ed.fit.edu/pub/Internet/study/)
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Pedagogical CMC: Online Report on Pedagogical Techniques for Computer-mediated Communication, by Morten Flate Paulsen, Assistant Professor, The NKI Department of Distance Education, a framework of pedagogical CMC techniques and experiences reported in about 100 articles (http://www.hs.nki.no/~morten/cmcped.htm)
----- Indexes
- Education-WWW VL: an extensive listing of world-wide web virtual library education sites; reasonably annotated, but not very selective and the organization lacks categorization (it is alphabetical); useful for searching on particular items of interest to educators (http://www.csu.edu.au/education/all.html)
- Education-Yahoo: Education section from Yahoo, contains a very wide selection of links--watch for the Yahoo sunglasses icon to separate the wheat from the chaff (sometimes) to find the most compelling sites; this index is good for overall look of what is out there with regard to Internet-based educational information (http://www.yahoo.com/Education/)
- Educational Technology--WWW VL: The World-Wide Web Virtual Library--Educational Technology, a listing of a wide variety of resources for educational technology, includes links to topics, announcements, educational virtual reality, courseware, software, and institutions and people (http://tecfa.unige.ch/info-edu-comp.html)
- Education Technology-Communication: a long, unannotated list of the names of computer/communications organizations and resource centers, from the American Communication Association (http://www.uark.edu/depts/comminfo/www/commed.html)
- WebCrawler education: WebCrawler select section on education, a list of some interesting resources for education; includes a selection of feature articles (http://www.webcrawler.com/select/ed.new.html)
Educators are using online actively to extend the context of their teaching and students' learning. I've selected resources for this section which connect you to major online information sources about education.
----- Reviewed Sites