Resources
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Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource - the minds of our children.
Walt Disney
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Education World
http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=429
Provides resources and tips about parenting
Family Education
http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
Helps parents get involved in their child’s education
Ontario Ministry of Education
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/earlyreading/index.html
A guide: “helping your child learn to read”
Get Net Wise
http://www.getnetwise.org/
Links to articles about online safety and security
Family Fun
http://familyfun.go.com/parenting/
Disney’s Parenting magazine
US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/homework/index.html
Article on “Helping Your Child with Homework”
Student News Net
http://www.studentnewsnet.com/
Online world news geared toward kids
KidsNet
http://www.kidsnet.org/
Television, multimedia, and radio resources
Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Current events organized by grade level
OceanWorld
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/educators/index.html
The latest about oceanography topics and information
Scholastic
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp
Teaching resources, student activities, and children’s book recommendations
CNN Student News
http://cgi.cnn.com/studentnews/
Presents the day's news in a simplified format and offers activities for the classroom
Kids-Puzzles.com
http://www.kids-puzzles.com/index.html
Interactive online puzzles, hidden pictures, mazes, wordsearches, jigsaws, and math games
North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Computer Skills Curriculum grades K-12
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/
Organizes the NC competency goals and objectives by grade and subject matter
ISTE’s Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS*S 2007)
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/NETS_for_Students.htm
Outlines the technology skills and expectations NC holds for students
ISTE's Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS*T 2008)
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/NETS_for_Teachers.htm
Outlines the technology integration standards NC holds for teachers
21st Century Skills Framework, Partnership for 21st Century Skills
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ (click on Overview > Skills Framework)
A model adopted by NC that aims to teach subjects in terms of necessary 21st century skills
North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.ncptsc.org/
Outlines the NC standards for teachers to ensure that they are effective, fair, and professional
Creative Commons Licensing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons
Organization that increasing the number of creative works available for others to use legally
For the Classroom | Lesson Planning and Assessment | Digital Video | Podcasts
Teacher Tube
http://www.teachertube.com
Appropriate videos online for use in the classroom
Next Vista for Learning
http://www.nextvista.org
An online library of free videos
Discovery Education Streaming
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm
Online resources and video streaming appropriate for the classroom
TeAchnology
http://www.teach-nology.com/
Resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students
flickrCC
http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net
Beautiful photographs available for presentations and lessons in the classroom
Lesson Planning and Assessment
Rubistar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Rubric database and generator
Wordplays.com
http://www.wordplays.com
Word game generator
The Lesson Plans Page
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Lesson plan database
FunBrain.com Curriculum Guide
http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/curric.html
A guide to help teachers find useful games for the classroom
PBS Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
Teacher resources, teacher communication, and lesson plans organized by subject
Introduction to Digital Video
http://21centuryconnections.com/node/499
Beginning guide for teachers creating video for the classroom
Ten Tips for Digital Movie Making
http://www.teachlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=19604593
Making movies for the classroom
Using MovieMaker2 (Windows XP)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx
Guide designed to step Windows XP users through the process of learning MovieMaker2
Blip.tv
http://blip.tv
Collects a number of formats from mp3 to video
SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net
Creates a text summary of your presentation based on PowerPoint Slides
Viddler
http://www.viddler.com
Allows user comments and tags for specific points in time
Vimeo
http://vimeo.com
Focuses on high quality video
YouTube
http://youtube.com
Mass market saturation; allows commenting at specific points in time
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