Building and Using a Web Database With
FrontPage
Author's Sites
Elfrank-Dana's Web site: www.elfrank.org
Elfrank-Dana's U.S. history site: www.elfrank.net/elfrank/ushistory
FrontPage Tutorial: www.elfrank.net/elfrank/tutorials
Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers: www.bergtraum.org
Search Engines
Ask Jeeves: www.askjeeves.com
Google: www.google.com
Yahooligans!: www.yahooligans.com
Web Hosting Services
GeoCities: http://geocities.yahoo.com/home
Tripod: www.tripod.lycos.com
Web Sites
Teachers Network: www.teachersnetwork.org
The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: www.carnegiefoundation.org/CASTL
Is Online Professional Development for
You?
Internet-Based
Decision-Making
Resources
AT&T Learning Network: www.att.com/learningnetwork/virtualacademy/success.html.
Online Professional Development—Suggestions for Success! by Lynne
Schrum,
is a series of articles for educators who want to make "the most
out of
online educational opportunities." It includes guidelines for
choosing
online professional development classes, a list of online workshops
and degree
programs, and a learning style self-quiz.
The Illinois Online Network: http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/IONresources/onlineoverview/StudentProfile.html.
What Makes a Successful Online Student? provides a list of guidelines
to help
you make decisions. Find links to several self-paced surveys and Tips
for Online
Success.
Minnesota Virtual University: www.mnvu.org/Frame?pg=1515.
Seven Questions to Ask about Your Online Course will provide you with
the questions
to ask when exploring your
options. It includes topics such as handling instructor and peer
interactions.
Online Course
Opportunities
TeacherLine: http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/welcome.cfm.
This professional development Web site is designed as a source for
"content,
community, and collaboration." A series of modules help educators
integrate
technology into their learning and teaching. PBS Education and ISTE
are working
to develop a certification program for PK–12 teachers, based on
the National
Educational Technology Standards (NETS).
The Teachers Network— The TeachNet Project: www.teachnet.org.
The TeachNet Project helps teachers and educational communities create
local
or regional school improvement projects. Through small grants, the
network assists
teachers in developing their innovative ideas and connects them
with interested colleagues.
TAPPED IN—Teacher Professional Development Institute: www.tappedin.org.
TAPPED IN is an "online community for teachers, professional
development
providers, and researchers. Visitors can participate in real-time
discussions
and classes. Teachers log in to share experiences, find and contribute
educational
resources, hold meetings, conduct collaborative inquiries, and meet
new colleagues.
Membership is free to educators."
Classroom Connect's Connected University: http://cu.classroom.com.
The Connected University provides an "online professional
development community,
providing educators with courses, learning resources, just-in-time
support,
and a convenient way to interact with your peers nationwide."
Apple Learning Interchange: http://ali.apple.com/nshelp/welcome.shtml.
Apple Learning Professional Development Online Courses provide an
array of self-paced
courses, "consisting of an interactive tutorial, a hands-on
course project,
and a forum for discussion with fellow students and with the course
mentor."
OnlineLearning: www.OnlineLearning.net.
This site offers an extensive list of online offerings for K–12
teachers.
There are 20 "Education Neighborhoods," including Teaching
English
as a Foreign Language and College Counseling Certificate Program.
Degree
Programs
The following fully accredited universities offer master's degree
programs with
no residency requirement:
George Washington University: www.gwu.edu
Lesley University: www.lesley.edu
Michigan State University: http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/onlineedu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: http://cter.ed.uiuc.edu/index.html
University of Maryland University College: www.umuc.edu
Online
Resources
Peterson's and Barron's, traditionally publishers of guides to
face-to-face
learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels, provide searchable
Web pages
at:
www.petersons.com
www.barrons.com
El Nino Did It—Using Technology to Assess and
Predict Climate
Trends
1997 El Nino: http://members.aol.com/windgusts/ElNino.html
This site includes basic information on the El Niño
phenomenon.
El Niño cartoons: www.coaps.fsu.edu/lib/climatoons/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate
Diagnostic
Center: www.cdc.noaa.gov/Usclimate/
Regional Climate Center: www.wrcc.dri.edu/rcc.html
El Niño: Online Meteorology Guide: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/eln/home.rxml
This site is an online teaching module from the University of
Illinois.
What Is an El Niño?: www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino-story.html
This site provides more detailed and technical discussion of the El
Niño
phenomenon. Good graphics.
Designing an E-zine—Are We There Yet?
AltaVista: http://altavista.com
Ditto: http://www.ditto.com
Glen Cove School: http://ggwww.ncook.k12.il.us (Click on
Student Work
for the e-zine
Professional
e-zines
Midlink Magazine: http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/
PC Gamer: http://www.pcgamer.com
ZuZu: http://www.zuzu.org
Student-generated
e-zines
Cyberstories:
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6066
Kids on the Net: http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/index.htm
Kidscribe: http://web2.airmail.net/def
Come See the Molecules—Using 3-D Modeling Programs
to Learn
Chemistry
Software
Chemscape Chime: www.mdli.com/cgi/dynamic/downloadsect.html?uid=$uid&key=$key&id=1
RasMol: http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/getras.html
RasTop: http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/software.rastop/
PDB Files
Klotho: Biochemical Compounds Declarative Database: www.ibc.wustl.edu/moirai/klotho/compound_list.html
Protein Data Bank (PDB): www.rcsb.org/pdb/
Molecules R Us: http://molbio.info.nih.gov/cgi-bin/pdb
Classroom Activities
Biochemistry in 3D-Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (high
school or college
level): www.worthpublishers.com/lehninger3d/
ISAT 454: Computer Applications in Biotechnology (college level): www.isat.jmu.edu/users/klevicca/isat454
Side-by-Side Amino Acids: http://info.bio.cmu.edu/Courses/BiochemMols/AAViewer/AAVFrameset.htm
Visualization in Science and Mathematics (VISM) Web page (for beginners):
www.isat.jmu.edu/users/klevicca/VISM/vism.htm
RasMol Tutorials
Introduction to Molecular Modeling: www.usm.maine.edu/~rhodes/GraphicsGallery/RasTut.html
RasMol Reference Manual: www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/getras.htm#rasmanual
RasMol Tutorial: www.chemistry.gatech.edu/faculty/williams/bCourse_Information/
6521/tutorials/rasmol/rasmol_tbp_fset.html
Opening Doors to the World
Adopt an Escargot: www.AdoptAnEscargot.com
AmazonQuest: http://quest.classroom.com/marketing/AmazonQuest/AmazonQuest.asp
Building Bridges: www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/Bridges/index.html
CASKE: www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/676/wa/BCPageDA/gen~CASKE~caske_homepage
Clean Water for Nicaragua: www.iearn.org/projects/cleanwater.html
Comparing Costs: http://gsh.lightspan.com/pr/_cfm/GetDetail.cfm?pID=1532
Cultura: http://web.mit.edu/french/cultura2001/index.html
Electronic Emissary: http://emissary.ots.utexas.edu/emissary/
E-mail Keypals for Language Fluency: www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~trobb/keypals.html
ePALS.com Classroom Exchange: www.epals.com
Interactive Story: http://zero-de-conduite.com/htm/projets/story/stor.htm
KidProj–Spanish: www.kidlink.org/spanish/kidproj-spanish/index.html
Language Trade: www.languagetrade.com
Letters to Santa Claus: www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/cc/santa/index.html
Multimedia Cultural Exchange: http://ecom2000.hoops.ne.jp/
MayaQuest: http://quest.classroom.com/maya2001/
Tandem: http://tandem.ac-rouen.fr/email/idxeng00.html
Add 'em Up—New and Interesting Math
Products
Ten Tricky Tiles www.sunburst.com
Tessellation Exploration www.tomsnyder.com
Comparing with Ratio www.sunburst.com
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