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 Assistive Technology Web sites  Graphics
 Copyright Web sites Resources for Teachers
 Create and Post a Web site  School Television Resources
 David Warlick's Landmark Project  Searching the Web/Search Engines
 Educational Newsletters  Technology Standards
 English as a Second Language Web sites  WebQuests
   

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http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/clt/inform/questionnaire.html

 

 Assistive Technology Web sites

 NC Assistive Technology Program 
http://www.mindspring.com/~ncatp 
 Infogrip - company providing keyboards, trackballs, and other assistive technology peripherals 
http://www.infogrip.com 
 Freedom Scientific - company providing braille keyboards and other products for the visually impaired 
http://www.freedomscientific.com 
 Attainment Company - company providing assistive technology products 
http://www.attainmentcompany.com 

 

Copyright Websites 

 DPI - General guidelines for Copyright in an Electronic Environment 
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/copyright1.html 
 Midlink Magazine- copyright, citing web sources, letter of request for students 
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/citing.html 
 The Copyright Website - Benedict O'Mahoney has put together an informative and fun Web site dealing with copyright issues. Students will enjoy the example lawsuits. 
http://www.benedict.com 
 How to site information from the Web - the American Psychological Association (APA) provides examples for making bibliographic citations for information found on the web. 
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html 
 Copyright websites http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/5/copyright.htm

 

 Create and Post a Website

 The Internet for Educator's Web design Resources 
http://www.fno.org/webdesign.html 
http://www.buffalostate.edu/~tkatie/html/ 

Basic Principles of Web Design
http://www.ncsu.edu/cep/mentornet/mnwkshp01basic.html

 The Teachers.Net website Handbook 
http://teachers.net/manual/ 
 Big Chalk & NPR's site 
http://www.bigchalk.com 
 Filamentality - design and post a webquest activity 
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wored/fil/ 

 

 David Warlick's Landmark Project

 Landmarks for Schools provides links to information building blocks: Web sites, pages, and interactive tools that provide information in the form of a raw material. 
http://www.landmark-project.com/ 
 http://www.landmark-project.com/workshops/index.html - Handouts from David Warlick's workshops from 1996-2001.
 http://www.landmark-project.com/_rubric/rubric_builder.php3 - Rubric Builder
 http://www.landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/index.php3 - Slate Tools including rubric builder, links builder, collaborator, and question creator
 http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php3 - Citation Machine
 http://www.landmark-project.com/ncsh/index.html - New Century School House

 

 Educational Newsletters

 A to Z Teacher Stuff Newsletter - If you don't want to miss the latest updates to the site, including both A to Z Teacher Stuff & the lesson plans search engine, LessonPlanz.com, find out in the newsletter! The newsletter is generally sent out around the beginning of each month. 
http://AtoZTeacherStuff.com/newsletter/ 
 Eduhound - EduHound, a division of T.H.E. Journal, is a highly specialized educational directory with built-in resource links offered free to educators, students and parents. 
http://www.eduhound.com 
 Bigchalk - Bigchalk opens a world of information to teachers, students, and parents - enhancing learning, helping with homework, and offering limitless paths of exploration. 
http://www.bigchalk.com 
 Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators on Discovery Channel School - 

Site of the School Day 
Each school day, from September until June, you will be able to receive in your email a new web site. In this way, you will increase your knowledge of what is out there to support instruction. 
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ 
 Jan Brett - Subscribe to receive updates on when new activities and pages have been added to this author's Web site. Great for k-2 teachers! 
http://www.janbrett.com/list/subscribe.htm 
 Teach-nology - Teach-nology offers a wide variety of resources intended to bring educators into the world of teaching with technology. Sign up for weekly teaching tip and resources. 
http://www.teach-nology.com 
 CNET 
http://www.help.com 

 

 English as a Second Language Websites

 Dictionary of International Languages 
http://www.freedict.com 
 Online Spanish Dictionary 
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/spa.htm 
Glencoe World Languages
http://glencoe.com/sec/worldlanguages/index.html
 Korean Phrases 
 
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Language/phrases.htm 
http://www.vellumstudio.com 

 

 Graphics

Using Images in a webpage 
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/graphics.html
Graphics for Multimedia Projects and Web Pages
 2Cool Animation 
http://www.gifanimations.com/ 
 A+B+C Graphics 
http://www.abcgiant.com 
 Animated Gifs by Kitty Roach 
http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/hpages/ani1.html 
 Anthony's Icon Library 
http://www.sct.gu.edu.au/~anthony/icons 
 ArtToday 
http://www.arttoday.com/newfree/top.html 
 Barry's Clip Art Server 
http://www.barrysclipart.com/index.html 
 CatStuff Graphics 
http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/graphics.htm 
 Celine's Original GIFS 
http://www.specialweb.com/original 
 Clip Art Connection 
http://www.clipartconnection.com/index.html 
 Clip Art Universe 
http://www.nzwwa.com/mirror/clipart/ 
 CoolGraphics 
http://www.coolgraphics.com/gallery.shtml 
 Finger Prints and Paws 
http://www.geocities.com/~ritas/ 
 Flower and Bird Icons 
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/9659/fleuricons.html 
 Free Graphics 
http://www.freegraphics.com/ 
 GifsNow 
http://gifsnow.com/ 
 Icons and Stuff 
http://www.xs4all.nl/~arjenvm/pics/index.html 
 Image Paradise 
http://www.desktoppublishing.com/cliplist.html 
 Inki's Clipart 
http://www.inki.com/clipart 
 Internet Graphics Sources (Gifs, photos, etc.) for K-12 
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/graphics.htm 
 Media Builder - 3D Test Maker 
http://www.3dtextmaker.com/ 
 PaintShop Pro Tips/ Graphics 
http://www.mccannas.com/ 
 School Image Gallery 
http://www.hoxie.org/clipart/clip00.htm 
 The Icon Browser 
http://www.ibiblio.org/gio/iconbrowser/ 
 The ShockZone 
http://www.TheShockZone.com/ 
 Web Clip Art 
http://webclipart.about.com/internet/webclipart/ 
 Programs/Downloads/Graphics Manipulation
 Irfanview - graphic editor tutorial and free download 
http://www.teachers-connect.net/misc/quest/infanv/irfanv.htm 
http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/english/htm
 Technology How-To - various ways to manipulate and publish images 
http://www.hpineducation.hp.com/k12/resources/technology/tech_howto.html 
 Still Image Input, Manipulation and Output - skill development activities will introduce you to the skills necessary to input images into your computer and use them to develop unique creations using image manipulation software. 
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/route/usetech/imagemanipulation/ 
 Scanners
 Using a scanner with a MAC 
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/route/usetech/imagemanipulation/input.html#scan 
 Detailed Instructions for Scanners 
http://www.scanjet.com/learn_to_scan/photographs/ 
Using Your Scanner
http://www.ncsu.edu/cep/mentornet/mnwkshp01scan.html
 Digital Camera
Digital Camera Characteristics - introduce you to the use of the digital camera 
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/route/usetech/digitalcamera 

 

 Resources for Teachers

 LearnNC - lesson plans, online courses, article links,discussion board, etc. 
http://www.learnnc.org 
 MarcoPolo - internet-based educational resource for k-12 teachers of all disciplines. It provides lesson plans, classroom activities, materials to help with planning, and search engines. 
http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo/ 
 Maps
http://pittsford.monroe.edu/Jefferson/CALFIERI/maps&globes/MapsGlobesHome.html
 Free Web Space
http://www.tripod.lycos.com/
 NC Classes Online, free Web space for teachers
http://www.ncgov.com/asp/subpages/what_ncclasses1.asp
 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com 
 Free online Web calendar hosting 
http://www.calendars.net/indexnof.htm
 
MEGA website -
gives information about NCSU's technology support network for educators. You are encouraged to join and attend meetings.
http://www.ncsu.edu/mega/HTML/mission.html

http://www.ncsu.edu/mega/HTML/training.html
 The Oriental Trading Company
http://www.oriental.com/home.html
 
Ghosts in the Castle
 
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/castles/enter.html
 
National Geographic Xpeditions
 
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions 
 National Endowment of the Humanities Council of the Great City School 
http://edsitement.neh.gov 
 The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge 
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org 
 National Council on Economic Education 
http://www.econedlink.org 
 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 
http://illuminations.nctm.org 
 NCWise Owl - resources from NCDPI 
http://www.ncwiseowl.org 
 The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - designed for teachers to type a topic, grade level, and other information into a search screen that then retrieves from more than 150 web sites- lessons, instructional units and other free educational material. 
http://www.thegateway.org 
V Foundation
http://www.jimmyv.org
 Kathy Schrock's Guide 
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ 
 Blue Web'n - provides resources by curriculum 
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn 
 Internet Teaching 
http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/middletech/spotlight/coty/lesson.html 
 Websites and Resources for Teachers by Dr. V. Sharp & Dr. R. Sharp 
http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/ 
http://www.HowStuffWorks.com 
http://HomeworkHelp.com 
http://FunBrain.com 
http://HomeworkCentral.com 
http://www.MathGoodies.com 
 Powerpoint Tutorials and Resources 
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/mnwkshp01ppb.html
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/mnwkshp01ppb2.html
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/mnwkshp01ppb3.html
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/mnwkshp01ppbsound.html
http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/00-2/lesson0023.html - A lesson plan for students to integrate technology, language arts, and art to create a PowerPoint presentation. 
http://www.wcu.edu/ccenter_inf/CatOnline/MSPP/ - A tutorial on how to create a Powerpoint presentation. 
http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa540/powerpt.htm 
http://www.cant.ac.uk/title/tutorials/PDF/powerpoint2000.htm 
http://www.actden.com/pp/ 
http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2000_basics.html#about 
http://microsoft.com/education/tutorial/classroom/o2k/ppt.asp#explore 
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt/
 http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt/slideeffects.html

Teach 2000 - The Educators Guide to the Internet and World Wide Web
http://www.lhbe.edu.on.ca/teach2000/onramp/why.html

Netscape - tutorial on how to make an email link
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/clt/workshops/netscape_tutorial/index.html
 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 

The mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language rights. 
http://www.tesol.org/ 
 LD Online - The interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children. 
http://www.ldonline.org/ 
Management Strategies
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/mnwkshp01mgmt.html
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/mnwkshp01mgmt2.html
How the Net works
http://www.ncsu.edu/cep/mentornet/mnwkshp01netw.html
Using Your Scanner
http://www.ncsu.edu/cep/mentornet/mnwkshp01scan.html

Multimedia Mania Rubric
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/mm2002.rubric.htm

 Midlink Magazine - A digital magazine by students, for students ages 8-18. http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/
 A primer on listservs for school leaders 
http://www.electronic-school.com/0397f5.html 
 A database of lesson plans. Search by subject, grade level, keyword or lesson title. http://www.eduniverse.com/ace_intel/searchplan1999.asp
 Lesson Plan Evaluation Scoring Guide http://www.edUniverse.com/schools/intel/rubric.htm
 The Leader's Guide to Education Technology http://www.edvancenet.org/res_guide_resources.shtml
 Information Literacy and the Net - eight hour staff development course that emphasizes student investigations as vehicles to explore the information available over the Internet. The course engages participants in learning the Research Cycle, several types of literacy, Gardner's Seven Intelligences and much more. 
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/literacy.htm 

 

 School Television Resources

 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Videotape Loan Library -all grade levels and many subject areas
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/sd/videocatalog.pdf
 NCDPI School TV Overnight Schedule - broadcast schedules and descriptions for elementary and middle school programs on UNC TV
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/sd/OvernightSchoolTV.pdf
 Tube Talk - Cable in the Classroom program listings primarily for elementary students (some middle school)
http://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/wine/tubetalk.htm
 PBS TeacherSource TV Resources - public television listings for all grade levels and many subject areas
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/planning/schedulex/subject.shtm
 Discovery.com School TV Resources - educational series and program schedules from The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel
http://school.discovery.com/ontv/index.html
 The History Channel - program schedules and search tool
http://www.historychannel.com/ontv/

 

 Searching the Web/Search Engines

 Comparing Search Engines - "In Search of the Perfect Search Engine" 
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/200102/picksofmonth.html 
Strategies for Searching the Internet -Annette Woodlief
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/mnwkshp01search.html
 About Search Engines - discusses different search engines 
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/interns/search.html 
Backflip Tutorial
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/backflip/backflip_tutorial.htm
 Topic Oriented Directories
 Yahoo 
http://www.yahoo.com 
 Yahooligans 
http://www.yahooligans.com 
 Galaxy 
http://galaxy.com 
 Snap 
http://www.looksmart.com 
 Education Related Directories
 LightSpan 
http://www.lightspan.com/ 
 Planet K-12 
http://planetk-12.planetsearch.com 
 Search Engines
 Alta Vista 
http://www.altavista.digital.com 
 Excite 
http://www.excite.com 
 HotBot 
http://www.hotbot.com 
 Google 
http://www.google.com 
 Ask Jeeves 
http://www.askjeeves.com 
Kid Friendly Search Engines
 Ask Jeeves 
http://www.ajkids.com/ 
 KidsClick 
http://sunsite.berkley/edu/KidsClick!/ 
 Meta Search Engines 
 Metacrawler 
http://www.metacrawler.com 
 Dogpile 
http://www.dogpile.com 

 

 Technology Standards

 North Carolina Advanced Teacher Competencies 
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/tap/advance.htm 
 National Standards for Technology 
http://cnets.iste.org/teachstand.html 
 Tutorial about the Technology Competencies 
http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/tap/techcomps/ 

 
 

 WebQuests

WebQuest Links Permission Form 
http://.www.teachers-connect.net/misc/quest/WQPerm.htm 
 WebQuest Powerpoint 
http://.www.teachers-connect.net/misc/quest/WebQuest.ppt 
  North Carolina WebQuests
 Albert Root Elementary 
 http://schools.wcpss.net/Root/internet.html 
 
 Catawba County 
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/webquest 
 Guilford County 
http://www3.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/webquest.html 
 Iredell-Stateville Schools Teacher WebQuests 
http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/webquests/summer.htm 
 Additional WebQuest Resources
 Ontario WebQuest 
 http://www.dryden.net/~dnault/webquest/index.html 
 Matrix of Examples 
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html 
 MALASPINA FACULTY OF EDUCATION 
http://www.mala.bc.ca/www/discover/educate/edte611.htm 
 WebQuest 
http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/webdesign/web_quests.htm 
 WebQuest 
http://www.plainfiels.k12.in.us/hschool/webquest.htm 
 Memphis City Schools 
http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/web_que.htm 
 New Mexico State University 
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/examples.html 
 LSU WebQuest 
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/ 
 Educational, Media and Technology 
http://www.itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/webquest.html 
 EdSMRT 595: "Thinknology: Using Instructional technology to enhance Thinking Skills."  
http://itc.utk.edu/~jklittle/edsmrt595/clinton/webquests/default.html 
 Barley Sheaf School Library media Center 
http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/barleylibrary/library/tchr/tchr/tr3.htm 
 Macomb ISD Web Site 
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/webquindx.htm 
 Middle School 
http://www.middleschool.net/wequests.htm 
 WebWeaver Products, 1997-98 
http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/webweavers/prod98.html 
 Sample Math WebQuests on the Net 
http://www.wfu.edu/~mccoy/NCTM99/examples.html 
 North Grenville Digital Hagh School WebQuest Gallery 
http://infoweb.magi.com/~douglas/quest/quest.htm 
  WebQuests 
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/services/educational/cctechnology/webquest/webquest.htm 
  WebQuests 
http://www.Indiana.edu/%7Ew210/previouswq.html 
 Dr. Alice Christie's Matrix of WebQuests 
http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/wqmatrix.html 
http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/675.wq.resources.html 
 University of Maine College of Education and Human Development 
http://webby.umeedu.maine.edu/coehd/edt525.html 
 WebQuest 
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/drussert/webquest.htm 
 Spartenburg District 2 County Schools 
http://www.sap3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html 
WebQuests by ACT Now! Participants 
http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/actnow/curriculum.html 
 WebQuest Bookmarks 
http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/other/seirtec/it/webquest.html 
 Patterns and Triton WebQuest Showcase 
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/may0600/session1.html 
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/may0600/session2.html 
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/may0600/session3.html 
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/apr2900/session1.html 
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/apr2900/session2.html 
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/apr2900/session3.html 
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/dec0499/session1.html 
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/dec0499/session2.html 
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/dec0499/session3.html 
 Webquests and Resources for Teachers 
http://davison.k12.mi.us/academic/hewitt14.htm 
 JamesQuests 
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/dept/cise/soc/resources/jvc/unit/webquests/ 
 WebQuests 
http://www.biopoint.com/WebQuests/ 
 WebQuest Resources 
http://www.esu7.org/~esu7web/resources/webq.html 
 WebQuest Resources 
http://www.wol.pace.edu/~dsachs/webquest.html 
 WebQuest Resources 
http://www.coollessons.org/coolunits.htm#WEBQUESTS 
Sample WebQuest Links 
http://www.elko.k12.nv.us/scmiddle/webquest/webquest.html 
 WebQuest Resources 
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/instruct/webquest.html 
 The Kentucky Academy of Technology Education 
http://www.murraystate.edu/kate/wwwresources/webquest/default.htm 
 WebQuest Grades 4-5 
http://www.elmbrook.k12.wi.us/el/webquest/index.htm 
 Sample Social Studies WebQuests 
http://www.asd.webnet.edu/eagleCreek/Barnard/wkshp/WQ/samwq/us.htm 
 Region 20 education Service Center 
http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/ 
Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests in North Carolina http://www.teachers-connect.net/misc/quest/WQRub2.HTM 
 WebQuest Rubric 
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestrubric.html 

Colleagues Projects 

 WebQuests created by Franklin County Teachers
http://www.franklinco.k12.nc.us/WebQuests/webquestsfc.html
 Sebastian Shipp's high school math site
http://www.schools.wcpss.net/Garner/Math/Shipp/
 Nancy Carty's trip to Argentina
http://us.geocities.com/angier2001us/index.html
 Mail Quest
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Bridge/9672/
 Laurie Caterer's Day of the Dead
|http://www.catdayofdead.tripod.com
  Judy Kinney's Senior guidance
http://www.schools.wcpss.net/Broughton/guidance/seniors_2002.html
  Barbie Book's French page
http://www.geocities.com/barbiebook2001/index.html
  Angela Weaver's Cinco de Mayo
http://www.geocities.com/angelaweaver2002/
 


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