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Primer for the Online Instructor: Part 3
Create a Class
Blackboard: www.blackboard.com
Classnet: http://classnet.cc.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/main-menu
eClassroom: www.eclassroom.com
eCollege: www.ecollege.com
See a Demonstration
a2zClass: www.a2zclass.com
Altus Learning Systems: www.altuscorp.com
IntraLearn Software: www.intralearn.com/demo.htm
Learning Space: www.utoronto.ca/cat/courseware/demos/learning.html
Thomson eLearning: www.thomsonelearning.com
WebCT: www.uta.edu/webct
Lose
the Wires?
Bluetooth:
www.bluetooth.com
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): www.ieee.org
Brewin, B., Verton, D., & Disabatino, J. Wireless LANs: Trouble in the air,
ComputerWorld, January 14, 2002 [Online]: www.computerworld.com/itresources/rcstory/0,4167,STO67344_KEY73,00.html
Lock up your wireless LAN: Threats to your WLAN, ZDNet Tech
Update (2001).
[Online]: http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2806945-3,00.html.
Using
Handhelds and Billiards to Teach Reflection
Hardware
Cassiopeia Computer Extender: www.casio.com
Texas Instruments (TI-89, TI-92, TI Voyage 200 PLT): www.ti.com
Software
Geometer’s Sketchpad: www.keypress.com/sketchpad/
Web Sites
Billiards Tour (D&D Family Billiards): www.thebilliardstour.com/carom.html
Carom Billiards Worksheet: www.mathorama.com/geom/lessons/pool3.html
Carom Café: www.caromcafe.com
Carom Corner: www.caromcorner.com
Carom TV: www.caromtv.com/webcam.html
History of Pool and Carom Billiards—Online Guide: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/james.masters/TraditionalGames/Pool.htm
A
Project for Everyone
Adaptive tests
Computer-Adaptive Testing (University of Minnesota): http://carla.acad.umn.edu/CATFAQ.html
An Online, Interactive, Computer Adaptive Testing Tutorial: http://ericae.net/scripts/cat/catdemo.htm
Lists
CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV® lists: www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
Vietnam Veterans: NAMVETS-L@VENUS.VCU.EDU
Software
Imagination Express, Edmark Corporation, PO Box 9702, Redmond,
WA 98073-9721;
1.800.691.2986; www.edmark.com/prod/ie/.
Inspiration, Inspiration Software, Inc. 7412 SW Beaverton
Hillsdale Hwy.,
Portland, OR 97225-2167; 1.800.877.4292; www.inspiration.com.
MapMaker Pro, MapMaker Ltd., The Pier, Carradale, Argyll,
Scotland, PA28
6SQ, United Kingdom; 44 (0) 1583.431.358; www.mapmaker.com.
PowerPoint, Microsoft Corporation, www.microsoft.com
Print Shop, Brøderbund, www.broderbund.com/SubCategory.asp?CID=117
Storybook Weaver Deluxe, The Learning Company, www.learningcompanyschool.com
Super Create-a-Book Kit, Inkjet Cartridge/Barcode Printers,
Inc., www.inkjetcartridge.com/supcreatkit.htm
Talksender, Talksender, USA, 92 Montvale Ave. #3000, Stoneham,
MA 02180;
1.781.279.4088; www.talksender.com
ViaVoice, IBM Corporation, 1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains,
NY 10604;
1.800.426.4968; www.ibm.com/software/speech
Web sites
(Find more sites by searching with keywords: “learning
styles”)
Learning to Learn: http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/mod3/index.html
Learning Style Inventory (Glendale Community College, English
Department):
http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/learn.styles.html
Learning Styles Evaluation (University of Northwestern Ohio Virtual College):
http://bsd-server.nc.edu/virtcol/ss/learn.html#eval
Mystery from History: www.mccsc.edu/~wtamborr/class/mystery.html
Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL, don’t
miss the
Resources section): http://owl.english.purdue.edu
National Educational Technology Standards for Students
(NETS•S):
http://cnets.iste.org
TESOL: www.tesol.org/assoc/k12standards/it/01.html
VARK: A Guide to Learning Styles: www.vark-learn.com/questionnaire.htm
WebQuests (select “examples” and use the matrix): http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
Area,
Mass, and Volume Oh, My!
About The United States Mint: www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/index.cfm?action=coin_specifications
Chemicool Periodic Table: www-tech.mit.edu/Chemicool
Density Exercise 1: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/graphics/density/densityex_1.html
Density of a Paper Clip: http://online.cctt.org/physicslab/content/Phy1/labs/density/densityofapaperclip.asp
Geometry: www.aaamath.com/geo.html.
Geometry facts covered in K–8 math courses with
explanations, interactive
practices, and challenge games
Mass, Volume, Density: Floating Lab 101: www.sciencejoywagon.com/explrsci/dswmedia/density.htm
Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: FAQ—Geometric Formulas: www.mathforum.com/dr.math/faq/formulas
Merriam-Webster Online: www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
National Institute of Standards and Technology (International
System of
Units): http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units
National Science Education Standards (NSES) Unifying Concepts
and Processes:
http://books.nap.edu/html/nses/html/6b.html
SI: Base unit definitions: Meter: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/meter.html
Student
Voices
IMSA: www.imsa.edu
IMSA Kids Institute: www.imsa.edu/kidsinstitute
Real Science video streaming: www.imsa.edu/kidsinstitute/streaming
Team Mars: http://toolkit.imsa.edu/mars
Software
Reviews
Microworlds: www.microworlds.com
Center for Image Processing in Education: www.cife.com
GeoCities: www.geocities.com
Palm: http://www.palm.com/us/education/
Bytes of Learning: www.bytesoflearning.com
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