Sites for Administrators
Free Technical Software, Part Two
By Richard Williams
You can’t beat the price - once again all of the programs listed here are free and also a lot of fun if you love technology. FREE Resources: Vocational Education
Visit these web sites for information, activities, and resources for learning about vocational education. FREE Resources -- The Constitution
Visit these web sites for information, activities, and resources for learning about the Constitution. FREE Resources -- Health and Safety
By T&L Editors
Visit these web sites for information, activities, and resources for learning about health and safety. FREE Resources: Educational Technology
Visit these web sites for information, activities, and resources for learning about educational technology. FREE Resources: Ten Math Web Sites
Visit these web sites for information, activities, and resources for learning language arts. FREE Resources: Eleven Language Arts Sites
Visit these web sites for information, activities, and resources for learning language arts. FREE Resources: 20 Sensational Science Sites
Visit these web sites for information, activities, and resources for learning science. The Games Children Play
By Carol S. Holzberg
Cybergames can help teach difficult concepts, reinforce topics already introduced, and present youngsters with engaging opportunities to apply new skills. Check out these Web-based learning games. Assessment, Assessment Rubrics and Evaluation Guidelines
By Carol Holzberg
Learn about assessment techniques that monitor, evaluate and guide both instructional practice and student learning. Fund-Raising Projects, Hidden Deals, Educator Discounts
By Carol Holzberg
There are lots of ways to raise cash besides having a bake sale. Visit the following Web sites to learn more about how your school can earn some extra dollars. Favorite Free Online Resources
Favorite Free Online Resources Wireless Solutions for Instructional Technology
By Carol Holzberg
Wireless is the next new thing. Which wireless technologies (if any) should you implement at your school? How do you ensure data security and prevent unauthorized network logons? For answers to these questions and information about wireless networking, follow the links here. Browser Soup-Ups
By Carol S. Holzberg, PhD.
Web browsers are the engines that drive us along the Internet, and thanks to their "extensible" architecture, we can soup-up their capabilities by installing third-party add-ins called plug-ins. Here are examples and where to find them. Total Cost of Ownership
By Carol S. Holzberg, Ph.D.
Web Sightings Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
By Carol Holzberg
There’s more to successful implementation than just the purchase price of computer hardware, software and networking equipment. Find out where to get information on all the costs you’ll need for technology budgeting. Copyright and Plagiarism for Print, Video, Images, and Electronic Articles
By Carol Holzberg
Copyright isn’t simple. For answers to commonly asked questions and information on the legal doctrine called fair use, visit the Web sites listed here. High Stakes Testing and Assessment
By Carol Holzberg
How can we best measure student learning? What strategy will result in increased student achievement? Here are answers to questions like these and more information on the issues.
No Child Left Behind
By Carol Holzberg
Teachers, educational administrators, and parents looking for help in interpreting NCLB, critiquing reform assumptions, or assisting with compliance should visit these Web sites.
Networking Without Wires
By Judy Salpeter
Here are Web resources to help education technology leaders keep up with the rapidly changing world of 802.11 (or "Wi-Fi") technology.
Technology Benchmarks K-12, Part 2
By Carol Holzberg
Educators who are responsible for technology integration must formalize their school's technology curriculum, specifying, on a grade-by-grade level, the hardware and software skills that students need to master. These Web sites provide help in compiling technology benchmarks that promote high academic achievement, education standards, assessments, and accountability. Many of the highlighted Web sites include sample lessons that teach technology skills.
Technology Benchmarks K-12, Part 1
By Carol Holzberg
Educators who are responsible for technology integration must formalize their school's technology curriculum, specifying, on a grade-by-grade level, the hardware and software skills that students need to master. These Web sites provide help in compiling technology benchmarks that promote high academic achievement, education standards, assessments, and accountability. Many of the highlighted Web sites include sample lessons that teach technology skills.
What Every Principal Needs to Know About Technology And Where to Find It Online
By Marianne Handler
It's not easy being a 21st Century, technology-savvy principal, is it? How do you keep up in this new, time-intensive area? Do you know what is important to know and where to find information about it? The Web sites in this Web Tour should provide ways to help you get started - and stay informed.
School Reform
By Kim Carter
The current thrust to reform schools, born with the publication of A Nation At Risk in 1983, continues to be a hot topic. These Web sites provide a variety of resources, tools, models, and explanations relative to reforming schools. They include information on current school reform initiatives, tools for looking at schools to determine what changes are needed, and Web sites that demonstrate the links between using technology and changing schools.
Resources for Accountability
By Kim Carter
Accountability is such a major issue that it was the focus of a panel at SchoolTech Expo New York's Leadership Institute. Panelists discussed how technology impacts student achievement; internal and external indicators of this impact, and the relationship of educational technology to national and state standards. They presented their approaches to realizing the full value technology adds to education, assessing and documenting what matters and insuring accountability to stakeholders. This list of resources was provided to attendees.
Resources About Total Cost of Ownership
Compiled by Sara Fitzgerald
At SchoolTech Expo New York, Sara Fitzgerald presented the TCO Perspective on Staffing and Support. Figuring out how to support a network once it is built is one of the biggest challenges school districts now face. This discussion explored the pros and cons of new models such as outsourcing and addressed factors that increase the support needs of a district. Attendees received this list of resources about TCO.
Web Sites to Help You Write and Win Grants
By Gwen Solomon
The Internet is a great place to learn about grants. You can visit Web sites that list lots of grants and find precisely the one that meets your needs. Sometimes the whole application package is even available at the grant funders' Web site. You can get lots of advice on how to write your proposal online as well. You can even review successful proposals to see how it's done. While it's always the strength of your concept that matters most, the sites below are a good start to finding, writing, and winning grants.
Professional Development
Compiled by Gwen Solomon from Techlearning resources
Technology changes fast, but schools rarely do. Yet in just a few short years, computers and educational Web sites are increasing in number and use in classrooms. How does an educator keep up? We hear that professional development is the key, but there's so little time. So technology itself is often the answer. There are hundreds of Web sites with information and materials that are geared toward professional development. Some provide courses; some give advice; some have lots of resources. With that said, it's not so easy to find the best among them. So this Web Tour points out some of the Web sites that other educators recommend. These sites were culled from the resources available on techlearning.com.
Standards
By Jeff Branzburg
These Web sites provide useful and current information about educational standards, both content and technology. In addition, Jeff has also included three archive resources for information about the beginnings and progress of the current educational standards efforts.
Resources on Assessment Online
By Roger Gottlieb
Assessment is an important issue. How do we know the benefits of technology integration? How can we measure student learning? What's important for students to know and be able to do? These are just a few questions that emerge from technology's emergence in the classroom. Quite a bit of work has been done concerning assessment and Roger lists the sites that include much of the information.
Essential Websites for Educational Leaders
By James Lerman
Are you seeking lesson plans, projects, or other curriculum resources? Do you need information on urban education, grants, or professional development? Do you want reliable sources of education news or general reference? All of this and more can be found in Jim's guide to educational websites, each complete with URL and description. This is an amazingly comprehensive and thoroughly researched mega-list.
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