Learn How to Use the Internet
"The Net" is a poem I wrote about the Internet for a workshop by Poets and Patrons.
Learning about the Internet
The Tourbus is the best resource of
all, "So why
surf when you can ride the bus?"
Instructional Resources on the Web
Neat Net Tricks
The
Tweney Report
Research
Buzz
Searching the Internet
1. Internet
Guides from the Teaching Library at the University of California at
Berkeley has an online tutorial on searching and top recommended search
tools.
2. Search Engine Watch has everything you ever wanted to know about search engines.
3. Directories, Search Engines and Invisible Web
Directories are listings of web sites that are organized by topic, from most general to most specific. Examples of directories are Yahoo! Kids and Yahoo! , Galaxy.
Alta Vista combines both search engine and directory.
Search engines will accept a term and scan web pages to find that term. Examples of search engines are Google, AlltheWeb, Hotbot, and Northern Light.
Search Engines: This chart compares search engines.
Invisible resources on the web are the topic of Kay Benjamin 's page.
WebFerret is free software that you download and use on your computer.
The Basics of Searching on Google
Be selective with Keywords.
Use and to narrow your search, or to widen it.
Use "Quotation Marks" to find specific phrases.
Google is not case-sensitive, but other search engines may be. Check to make sure you are following their protocol.Google Advanced Search Tips:
use Boolean operators, such as AND (+), OR, and AND NOT(-). There must be a space before these. More complicated phrases can be formed with parentheses, such as dogs AND (Eskimos OR Terriers).
Websites for Teachers
The ICEberg by Illinois Computing
Educators, provides resources for teachers who want to learn more about
technology.
ISTE has a wide variety of
resources for teachers, especially standards for technology use by students,
teachers and administrators.
Kathy
Schrock has been an outstanding resource for a decade.
Classroom
Connect has professional development and online educational resources,
best known for coordinating Internet projects among classrooms all over the
world.
PBS for Teachers has lesson
plans and educational activities related to their TV shows.
Blue Web'n is a
library of educational websites.
The Children's Literature Web
Guide has resources for literacy.
EdWeb has resources for
integrating technology into the curriculum.
Marco Polo has lesson plans, web site reviews, interactive activities
and assessment.
Top Educational Resources
on the Web.
I Love That Teaching Idea!
Riverdeep
Lesson Plans
Teachers.net has lots of ideas for
lessons, in addition to chat rooms and discussion groups.
The Gateway has lesson plans,
curriculum units and educational resources.
Federal Resources for Educational
Excellence (FREE) has a newsletter you can receive by email.
Chicago Public Schools
has incredible resources for teachers, including lesson plans.
Teachnet has
lesson plans as well.
Florida Education Association's
resources for teachers includes lesson plans.
Themes are included
in this page by Jim Cornish.
Apple Learning Interchange provides many
resources for educators.
Microsoft has an education
page, too.
Don't forget Scholastic.
Enchanted Learning
is full of good early learning experiences.
Lesson Plans Page
Educator's Reference Desk has taken the place of ERIC, which was discontinued by the Bush Administration.
Houghton Mifflin Education
Place
Listservs
What is a
Listserv?
CataList
Google and Yahoo! have many discussion
groups.
Internet Projects
The Collaboratory
helps classrooms around the world work together.
The WebQuest Page will amaze you.
Jim
Levin of UIUC has been studying Internet projects for over a decade.
ThinkQuest has some of the best
websites available made by students and teachers.
last updated 7/4/07