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A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning (PDF): Although many have shown enthusiasm for online courses and online learning, teachers, administrators, and other school and district staff oftentimes do not know what to do online or how to implement it. This primer provides helpful advice for educational professionals in developing and advancing online learning.; North American Council for Online Learning
Access and Equity in Online Classes and Virtual Schools (PDF): The focus of this Issues Brief is to increase the awareness of the importance to students, teachers, and administrators of making online courses accessible to meet your legal obligations. This Issues Brief references civil rights legislation in the United States, but the issues of access and equity are relevant to all online programs.
Best WebQuests: This site provides a matrix of the best WebQuests arranged by content area and learners' age.
Classroom Technology Management: Discover tips for arranging classroom technology to maximize learning and minimize potential disruptions.
Generation YES Blog: Created by Generation YES, this blog works with schools all around the world to plan, implement and enhance student technology programs through innovative curriculum, online tools and research-based support services. Generation YES focuses on student-centered, project-based experiences that impact student's lives and increase student involvement in school and community through technology, as well as improve the use of technology in the school as a whole.
GenYES 2.0: GenYES is a student-centered research-based solution for school-wide technology integration. Students work with teachers to design technology-infused lessons and provide tech support. The resulting collaboration provides the students with project-based learning and the teachers with on-site, sustainable professional development. GenYES includes innovative online tools that support student and teacher collaboration and a student-run help desk.
Great Schools: The Parents Guide to K-12 Success: Founded by a former teacher, GreatSchools helps parents choose schools, support children's education and improve schools in the community.
Managing Classroom Technology: Tips from Experts: Learn tips and tricks from the Education World Tech Team for teaching successfully with technology.; 1 Comment
MIT OpenCourseWare: OCW is a free publication of course materials used at MIT. Included on this website are lecture notes, problem sets, labs and more. Watch lecture videos and demonstrations, and study a wide variety of subjects.
MIT Orients Course Materials Online to K-12: An article from Education Week highlights a website from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Highlights for High School, which offers free video, audio, and print lectures and course material taken straight from the school’s classes. Those resources target K-12 teachers and students.
Net Choices, Net Gains: Supplementing High School Curriculum with Online Courses (PDF): This article explains how online courses can be a valuable supplement to high school curricula, especially among smaller, rural and resource-poor urban schools. The article then discusses important practical steps for implementing and conducting online courses.; WestEd
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Professional Development for Virtual Schooling and Online Learning (PDF): This Issue Brief presents some myths about virtual schooling and online learning, then presents ways in which professional development coordinators can debunk those myths and prepare teachers and administrators to successfully implement online programs.
Professor Garfield: The Professor Garfield Foundation learning portal is an interactive online environment where children can safely explore, learn and creatively express themselves. It provides children, parents, and teachers an opportunity to enhance and support classroom learning in new and innovative ways.
Ready to Differentiate?: This collection of resources assembled by the National Middle School Association support Differentiating Instruction with download PDFs of articles from Association publications, as well as a research summary.; 1 Comment
Simmons Assistive Technology Showcase: The Assistive Technology Showcase wiki provides handouts from the 2008 CEC Assistive Technology Showcase, sponsored by Simmons College and Apple Computer, Inc.
Standards for Quality Online Teaching (PDF): This article looks at many issues which must be factored into setting appropriate standards for quality online teaching. Among other things, discussed topics include: the importance of effective online teachers; understanding modern students; and modifications of curriculum for online teaching.; SREB
Stepping Into History Conference: Alliance Library System, in cooperation with LearningTimes, offers a one-day online conference exploring the possibilities of using virtual worlds to teach history and to promote its appreciation. The conference - entitled "Stepping into History: Exploring the Past through Virtual Worlds" - will be held entirely in the virtual world of Second Life on June 10, 2008. "In-World" online attendance at the conference is limited to 60 participants, however you may also choose to attend via the virtual classroom simulcast.
Technology Integration Resources: Integrate and manage technology in the classroom with this web site full of rubrics, lesson plans, and other online resources.
TechYES Science - Student Technology Literacy Certification Program for Science Classes: TechYES is a Student Technology Literacy Certification designed to introduce students to technology and information literacy through science projects for grades 6-9. By recruiting a group of students to act as TechYES Peer Mentors, TechYES Science can expand the opportunities for all students and help all science teachers bring more technology into their lessons. With TechYES Science, science teachers can focus on their science lessons, and do not have to teach or assess technology.

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