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    The Web -- Teaching Zack to Think by Alan November

    A QUOTE:
    
    There are a couple of quotes that I'd like to share.
    The first one by Jacqueline Goodloe explains why sorting out support 
    difficlties whether they are perceived or real,  is essential to our 
    ability to drive technology integration forward. The second quote by 
    Seymor Papert reminds us about keeping our focue on the main thing, 
    not the periferal problems that can get us off the learning track. As 
    Judi Harris says, "It's not how we use the TOOLS, it's how we USE the 
    tools." 
    
    Here are the Goodloe and Papert quotes:
    
    "When it comes to technology in education, you can create it, you can 
    design it, you can produce it, you can legislate it, you can order 
    it, you can restructure it, give it standards and outcomes for it. 
    But the bottom line is that if it is going to happen, teachers are 
    going to have to make it happen."              
           ~ Jacqueline Goodloe, Washington, D.C. teacher
    
    
    "The conversation about technology in schools is trapped in the wrong 
    subject. The talk is all about "does the technology work" as a fix 
    for the old. It ought to be about developing and choosing between 
    visions of how this immensely powerful technology can support the 
    invention of powerful new forms of learning to serve levels of 
    expectation higher than anything imagined in the past." 
    ~ Seymour Papert
    
    Sincerely:
    Brenda Dyck
    
    



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  • American Sign Language Browser Click on Take Me to the ASL Browser. Select the first letter of your word. Each sign includes a QuickTime video and explanation.
  • Battelle: Technology Forecasts Battelle Memorial Institute works with the government and industry to develop new technologies and products. In the course of this work, Battelle has compiled several technology forecasts that speculate about what will be common in the years and decades to come. These predictions range from 2005 to 2020, and many of them are quite interesting. Concepts such as nanomachines, "personalized public transportation," and genetaceuticals are defined, and their use in society is explained. Only time will tell if these predictions are accurate, but they certainly drive the imagination. This site is also reviewed in the December 6, 2002 _NSDL MET Report_.
  • Access Tutorial
  • Microsoft Access tutotial
  • Top 100 Blogs.
  • Create Your own Surveys
  • Button Talk Create Hypertext Fiction. for the Mac only.
  • Cmap free mapping tools.
  • CIO: Cyber Behavior Research Center. This virtual research center has numerous resources that address the role human behavior plays in the development of the Internet and, conversely, how the Internet affects human behavior.
  • Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project

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  • EZBoard Free list serve and discussion site.
  • Free Tutorials A very complete resource for learning how to do most anything with your computer!
  • FrontPage
  • Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is not freeware, but it is free of charge for those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions, who make their pages available on the web.
  • Hot Lingo 2.0 This handy little application offers form and applet spell checking for Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher, something that will be useful for persons looking to perform spell-checking in a number of settings and applications. Hot Lingo utilizes a 75,000 word English dictionary, and with this version, users can create a customizable dictionary that contains up to 32,000 additional words. Their Web site also contains a FAQ section, and a place where users can offer feedback on the functionality of the application. Hot Lingo is compatible with all of the Windows operating systems.
  • HTML Style Sheet
  • Gimp the generic Photoshop.
  • Integrating Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum. An Internet Hotlist on Spreadsheets in the Curriculum.
  • Integrtate Technology This page was designed to help teachers integrate technology into their classroom. Use elementary links to search for the website that matches what you are teaching. Browse the thematic resources to find excellent sites for incorporating into your teaching. Look at exemplary sites that teachers have created to get ideas for creating sites of your own. Learn how to work with graphics. Use the online tutorials to help you in using Microsoft programs like Word, PhotoDraw, PowerPoint, Photoshop, and Frontpage. And much more too!!!
  • JavaScript Tutorial. This site is designed for users with some basic familiarity with programming languages who want to learn more about JavaScript. Users will find some basics here, including an overview of JavaScript, some key terms, and information on syntax and methodology. This is not an in-depth site, but it provides an easy-to-understand, simple introduction for those new to JavaScript.
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  • Office 2000 & XP tutorials from Microsoft
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  • Moodle Knowplace is the virtual home of an international community of people working in, or interested in, all aspects of online education.
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  • a resource page for teaching teachers to make school web pages
  • good tutorials and even some good courses
  • SARC is a reference program containing information about the Typology, Technology, Raw Materials and Study Methods of the Stone Age.
  • Star Office
  • Teaching on the Net is your "source for information and professional development on teaching in the Internet Age. Whether you are teaching online or in a traditional classroom, our one-week online courses will give you new skills, models, and techniques for enhancing your teaching.
  • tutorialfind is the largest tutorial directory on the Web. It features over 300 categories of tutorials and currently more than 3000 links. Categories include everything from 3D software and Web development to sport and spoken languages."
  • Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology [RealPlayer] A collaborative project of the Center for the Virtual University and the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Maryland University College, this site aims to help teachers develop good practice in adopting technology in their courses. The site consists of two modules. The first focuses on using Web-based technologies to design online courses and links to over 40 examples of Web-enabled assignments from a variety of disciplines. Each is briefly described, with notes on the Web-based technologies employed. The second module concerns delivery in online courses, offering six interviews (video, audio, and transcript) "on significant dimensions of online teaching, with particular emphasis on managing interaction." Each interview includes a collection of related (annotated) links. This site should be useful to those studying teaching and technology as well as those who would like to make better use of the Internet and related technologies in their classroom.
  • WebPage Translator 1.2 Available in a number of languages (including Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Russian), this helpful program allows users to translate entire Web pages from one language to another in real time. WebPage Translator also includes an embedded help guide that will assist users in effectively using the program. Compatible with all computers running Mac OS X, the program does not require installation and takes up a small amount of memory.
  • Wiki explained.
  • Wiki Matrix Find a wiki
  • Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 Tutorial A production of FindTutorials.com (last reviewed in the January 18, 2002 _Scout Report_), the Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 tutorial provides basic background and set-up information on the Microsoft Windows operating system family. This brief tutorial consists of a chapter from the more intense training course Network+ Module 3 --- Major Network Operating Systems. For those interested in more detailed information, the page provides links to other tutorials that delve into networking fundamentals and operating systems more deeply.
  • Create forms that users complete in Word
  • Word tutorials and more.
  • Word tutorials from UCDavis.
  • Word tutorials
  • Word tutorial index. LOTS OF LINKS
  • a basic tutorial for Microsoft Word 2000.

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