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2. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Chapter Eight Selecting and Integrating World Wide Web Resources, Including Designing Online Instruction

3. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Focus Questions: What constitutes a quality online educational resource? What constitutes a quality online educational resource? What considerations must be made to successfully integrate an online resource into a comprehensive lesson sequence? What considerations must be made to successfully integrate an online resource into a comprehensive lesson sequence? What are the differences between teacher resources and student resources on the web? What are the differences between teacher resources and student resources on the web? What planning is necessary prior to establishing web-based instruction? What planning is necessary prior to establishing web-based instruction? Chapter Eight

4. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Focus Questions: What are some strategies for keeping the documents of a website organized? What are some strategies for keeping the documents of a website organized? Why is regular maintenance vital to a quality website? Why is regular maintenance vital to a quality website? What is the best approach for building a list of websites for a specific classroom lesson? What is the best approach for building a list of websites for a specific classroom lesson? Chapter Eight

5. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Focus Questions: What steps can you use to find a website that is no longer in existence or has changed its URL? What steps can you use to find a website that is no longer in existence or has changed its URL? List the steps you would take to design an online course. List the steps you would take to design an online course. What methods will you take to measure achievement of an online student? What methods will you take to measure achievement of an online student? Chapter Eight

6. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Framework of Educational Resources… Purpose: Assisting teachers in locating information, applications (content driven) for information, integrating the information, and evaluating the resources. Chapter Eight

7. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Website Review Guidelines… Chapter Eight 1.Content 2.Credibility 3.Critical Thinking 4.Copyright 5.Citation 6.Continuity 7.Censorship 8.Connectivity 9.Comparability 10.Context

8. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Website Review Guidelines… Chapter Eight Documentation and Credibility Content Audience Appeal and Suitability Ease of Use, Navigation, and Accessibility User Interface and Design

9. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Portal Sites… Chapter Eight AOL@SCHOOL (www.aolatschool.com)www.aolatschool.com Free online portal Variety of age-appropriate educational content State-of-the-art communications features Special safety tools

10. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Portal Sites… Chapter Eight DISCOVERYSCHOOL.COM (http://school.discovery.com)http://school.discovery.com Searchable Lesson Plans Downloadable templates Materials that coordinate with Discovery Channel Video Screening Room

11. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Portal Sites… Chapter Eight COMPU-KISS NEWSLETTER www.compukiss.com EDUCATION WORLD www.education-world.com KATHY SCHROCK’S GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide MARCOPOLO www.marcopolo-education.org MICROSOFT CLASSROOM TEACHER NETWORK http://www.microsoft.com/education/mctn/default.asp

12. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Kid Friendly Sites and Search Engines… Chapter Eight ASK JEEVES FOR KIDS www.ajkids.com FACTMONSTER www.factmonster.com/index.html KIDSCLICK! http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick WORDSMYTH www.wordsmyth.net YAHOOLIGANS! www.yahooligans.com

13. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Content Resources… Chapter Eight Language Arts: CHILDREN’S LITERATURE WEB GUIDE www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown EDSITEMENT http://edsitement.neh.gov READWRITETHINK www.readwritethink.org SHAKESPEARE WEB www.shakespeare.com

14. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Content Resources… Chapter Eight Mathematics: THE GEOMETRY CENTER www.geom.uiuc.edu ILLUMINATIONS http://illuminations.nctm.org MEGA-MATHEMATICS www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math

15. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Content Resources… Chapter Eight Science: EXPLORELEARNING.COM http://explorelearning.com THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE ONLINE http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/welcome.html OLOGY http://ology.amnh.org VOLCANOWORLD http://volcano.und.nodak.edu SEAWORLD/BUSCH GARDENS ANIMAL INFORMATION DB www.seaworld.org

16. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Content Resources… Chapter Eight Social Studies: THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HOMEPAGE http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html CONGRESS.ORG http://congress.org DIGITAL HISTORY www.digitalhistory.uh.edu ECONEDLINK www.econedlink.org NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC XPEDITIONS www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

17. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Content Resources… Chapter Eight Arts: ARTSEDGE http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART www.metmuseum.org PLAY MUSIC www.playmusic.org

18. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Content Resources… Chapter Eight Simulations: GLOBAL ONLINE ADVENTURE LEARNING SITE (GOALS) www.goals.com THE JASON PROJECT www.jasonproject.org NASA QUEST http://quest.arc.nasa.gov THE QUEST CHANNEL http://quest.classroom.com

19. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Content Resources… Chapter Eight Research Tools: ANSWERS.COM www.answers.com ASKERIC http://www.eduref.org GOOGLE SCHOLAR http://scholar.google.com LIBRARY OF CONGRESS http://www.loc.gov

20. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Content Resources… Chapter Eight Planting Tools: CRUNCH http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/crunch CYBERKIDS www.cyberkids.com FERN’S POETRY CLUB http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/poetry MIDLINK MAGAZINE www.ncsu.edu/midlink

21. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Content Resources… Chapter Eight Puzzle Tools: Astronomy for Kids Puzzles www.dustbunny.com/afk/puzzles Fact Monster www.factmonster.com/spot/crossword1.html Puzzlemaker www.puzzlemaker.com

22. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Online Instruction… Supplement (i.e. WebQuest) Distance Education (i.e. Online Course work) (i.e. Online Course work) Chapter Eight

23. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Creating a Website… Mental Plan –Audience, Types of Information, Presentation Strategies Design Process –Study, Sketch, Navigation, Organization, Accessibility Chapter Eight

24. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Creating a Website… Involve Students –Pride and confidence, valuable cross- curricular project Development Process –Create, choose tools, manage, store, update, enhance Chapter Eight

25. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 The End Prepared by Carolyn Roy Chapter Eight