EDU 560: External Links

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Ed 560 Home Page (http://www.geocities.com/dominicaned560/homepage)
Students' websites are linked to this page. Please check to make sure that your page connects properly.

Illinois Learning Standards (http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/)
This link will take you to the Illinois learning Standards. Outcomes on the lesson plans must be aligned with the learning standards.

Kathy Shrock's Website Evaluation Links (http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html)
This site provides some helpful information for designing and evaluating websites.

Library Info and Technology Association Search Engines Took Kit (http://www.lita.org/committe/toptech/toolkit.htm)
Tool Kit for the Expert Web Searcher from Pat Ensor of the Library and Information Technology Association. Describes different search engines and indicates which are the best.

Vivisimo (http://www.vivisimo.com)
Check out this search engine. How is it different from others you have used?

Backflip (http://www.backflip.com)
Backflip is a tool for bookmarking web pages. It allows you to access these pages from any computer that connects to the Internet.

Sample website (http://www.geocities.com/cbenfrev/mainpage.html)
This is a sample website created for a high school class.

Inspiration & Kidspiration (http://www.inspiration.com)
Inspiration and Kidspiration software are available for download at this site. Additionally, many suggests for using the software are also provided.

The Center for Electronic Studying (http://cbss.uoregon.edu)
The Center for Electronic Studying at the University of Oregon has myriad resources for using technology for learning stratgies. Many of their resources can be downloaded.

Interactive Frog Dissection (http://curry.edschool.Virginia.edu/go/frog/)
The Net Frog Virtual Frog dissection is designed for Biology students and provides an excellent example of how the internet can be used to support instruction.

NCSLearn's Successmaker Integrated Learning System (http://www.ncslearn.com/successmaker/courseware.html)
This is a fee-based integrated learning system. It is possible to preview this software on the site.

Earobics (http://www.earobics.com)
This software helps to build foundational skills for language and literacy development. It is available for all levels, pre-school through adult. Check out the demos on the website.

Bones of the Skull (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/commons/skullvr/)
This website is a tutorial on the structure of the human skull.

Reader Rabbit software (http://www.readerrabbit.com)
Not much needs to be said for this software; it is well known. Check it out. It's one of the best, educationally, and it's affordable.

Ohio Distinctive Software (http://www.ohio-distinctive.com)
A great source for drill and practice software that tracks students' progress and is very affordable. It is available in both Windows and Mac format, and in both English and Spanish.

Forest Technologies (http://www.foresttech.com)
A resource for purchasing teacher created tools that integrate technology into the courses. Weblessons is available here.

Technology Standards for All Illinois Teachers (http://www.isbe.net/profprep/CASCDvr/pdfs/24120_coretechnology.pdf)
This site provides the core technology standards for all Illinois teachers.

ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education (http://www.iste.org)
This link contains the organization's National Educational Technology Standards for Students, Teachers, and Administrators.

AACE - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (http://www.aace.org)
This site contains information about this organization's goals, publications, and activities.

AECT - Association for Education Communications and Technology (http://www.aect.org)
This site contains information about this organization's goals, publications, and activities.

ITEA - International Test and Evaluation Association (http://www.itea.org)
This site contains information about this organization's goals, publications, and activities.

ISPI - International Society for Performance Improvement (http://www.ispi.org)
This site contains information about this organization's goals, publications, and activities.

Center for Research on Information Technology and Organization (http://www.crito.uci.edu)
A possible resource for articles about recent reserach on the impact of technology in education.

The Milken Foundation (http://www.mff.org/edtech/)
A possible resource for articles about recent research on the impact of technology in education.

Microsoft Website for Education (http://www.microsoft.com/education/)
This site has many lesson ideas and templates for Microsoft Office tools.

Microsoft Word viewer (http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/wd97vwr32.aspx)
A download from Microsoft's Web site that allows all user who do NOT have Word97/Word 2000 on their home computers to view (but not change) Word documents.

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/Ppview97.aspx)
A download from Microsoft's Web site that allows users who do NOT have PowerPoint on their home computers to view (but not change) PowerPoint slides.

Microsoft Excel Viewer (http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/xlviewer.aspx)
A download from Microsoft's Web site that allows users who do NOT have Excel on their home computers to view (but not change) spreadsheet files.

ABC's of the Writing Process (http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/)
This website provides a plethora of ideas, tips, and addtional links for each of the five steps of the writing process.