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##  An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part I:               Information Resources, Update 2000. ERIC Digest.                             

The Internet is an international computer network composed of                   thousands of smaller networks. Recently, through state and regional             education networks and commercial providers, the vast resources of              the Internet are increasingly available to administrators, school               library media specialists, and classroom teachers. This Digest lists            a sample of no cost Internet resources of special interest to K-12              educators. Readers should be aware that the resources and their                 Internet addresses below are subject to change. GUIDES TO INTERNET            RESOURCES:* The Argus Clearinghouse: A large collection of                  guides to Internet resources categorized by                                     topic. 
http://www.clearinghouse.net/ 
* AskERIC InfoGuides:                  Topical guides to Internet, ERIC, and print                                     resources. 
http://www.askeric.org/Virtual/InfoGuides/ 
* The                 Internet Public Library:  Links to pathfinders in the following                 categories: Arts & Humanities; Business & Consumers; Computers &                Internet; Education; Entertainment, Leisure, Hobbies; General;                  Health, Medicine & Nutrition; Law, Politics & Government; Science &             Technology; Society and                                                         Culture. 
http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/PF/ LESSON PLANS AND                    TEACHING MATERIALS:* The AskERIC Virtual Library contains                   hundreds of lesson plans, including, but not limited to, language               arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. Also included are               lesson plans from School Library Media Activities Monthly, Newton's             Apple Educators Guides, and Crossroads: K16 American History                    Curriculum. 
http://www.askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/ 
* The                   Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) is a "virtual card catalog"              to lesson plans, activities, projects, and curriculum found all over            the Internet. 
http://www.thegateway.org KEYPALS AND                         PENPALS:* IECC-Intercultural E-mail                                         ClassroomConnections 
http://www.iecc.org 
* ePALS Classroom                  Exchange helps classrooms to meet, correspond and interact with                 other classrooms. 
http://www.epals.com/ 
* Mighty Media Keypals              Club 
http://www.mightymedia.com/keypals/ ACCEPTABLE USE                     POLICIES:Many schools provide Internet access to students, and              staff have created policies and agreements for the appropriate use              of Internet accounts. Samples of agreements, policies, and opinion              pieces have been collected at: 
* Armadillo's WWW                              Server 
http://chico.rice.edu/armadillo/Rice/Resources/acceptable.             html 
* Acceptable Use Policies:  A Handbook-From the Virginia                 Department of                                                                   Education.                                                                      
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/go/VDOE/Technology/AUP/home.shtml 
*                Development of Student Acceptable Use Policies-From the National                Education Association 
NEA Focus on                                            Technology. 
http://www.nea.org/cet/BRIEFS/brief12.html TECHNOLOGY           PLANS FOR K-12 SCHOOLS:* The National Center for Technology                 Planning 
http://www.nctp.com/ 
* Technology Planning                         Resources 
http://www.etc.sccoe.k12.ca.us/CalTIP/techpln.html 
*              District Administrator's Guide to Planning for                                  Technology                                                                      
http://www.smartschools-cie.org/leadersonline/lol_library.                    html 
* Technology 101 
http://www.teachnet.org/docs.cfm/dcs                  tech101?page_frame=home INTERNET PROJECTS FOR THE                             CLASSROOM:Examples of telecommunication projects that                       incorporate the use of the Internet in the classroom can be found on            the following sites: 
* Global SchoolNet                                       Foundation 
http://www.gsn.org 
* Pitsco Online Collaborative                 Projects 
http://www.pitsco.com/p/Respages/collab.html 
*                     NickNacks: Collaborative Education on the                                       Internet. 
http://home.talkcity.com/academydr/nicknacks/ GRANT               INFORMATION:* U.S. Department of Education Grants and Contracts             Information:  Select "Grants                                                    Information." 
http://ocfo.ed.gov//index.htm 
* Foundation                    Center 
http://fdncenter.org/ 
*                                              GrantsWeb 
http://sra.rams.com/cws/sra/resource.htm 
* The                    Foundation Center 
http://fdncenter.org/ 
* Pitsco's Launch to                Grants and                                                                      Funding 
http://www.pitsco.com/p/Respages/grants.html 
*                      Schoolgrants 
http://www.schoolgrants.org E-RATE                             INFORMATION:* The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the               Universal Service Administrative                                                Company (USAC) 
http://www.sl.universalservice.org/ FEDERAL                  GOVERNMENT INFORMATION:* The Federal Web Locator: From The                  Center for Information Law and Policy at Chicago-Kent 
College of              Law, Illinois Institute of                                                      Technology. 
http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/ 
* FedWorld Information              Network 
http://www.fedworld.gov/ 
* Ingram Library--Government               Sites for                                                                       Kids 
http://www.westga.edu/~library/depts/govdoc/kids.shtml 
*               Federal Government                                                              Index 
http://www.info.gov/directory.html STATE EDUCATION                    DEPARTMENTS:* U.S. Department of Education links and Addresses              of State Education                                                              Agencies. 
http://www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SEA.htm 
* Links to              State Education Agencies from the Council of Chief State School                 Officers 
http://www.ccsso.org/seamenu.html 
* Links to State                 Education Agencies from the National Council for Accreditation of               Teacher 
Education 
http://www.ncate.org/wannabe/links.html                   STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION:* The Mid-Continental Regional                  Educational Laboratory (McREL) 
http://www.mcrel.org/standards/ 
*            Developing Educational                                                          Standards 
http://www.putwest.boces.org/Standards.html 
* Sites               Offering Academic and Skill Standards from the U.S. Department of               Education 
http://www.ed.gov/G2K/standard.html 
* Connections+:               lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources linked to                        standards. 
http://www.mcrel.org/resources/plus/index.asp 
*                  Achieve Standards Clearinghouse gathers state standards in one                  place. 
http://www.achieve.org/achieve/achievestart.nsf/pages/clea             ringhome RERERENCES RESOURCES:* Internet Public Library                   Reference Center 
http://www.ipl.org/ref/ 
* The Libraries at                 Purdue                                                                          University 
http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/index.html                LIBRARY CATALOGS:* webCATS, a directory of library                        catalogs. 
http://www.lights.com/webcats/ 
* Library of                       Congress 
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog/ KIDS RESOURCES:*                 KidsClick! Web Search for Kids by                                               Librarians. 
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ 
* Berit's               Best Sites for                                                                  Children 
http://db.cochran.com/li_toc:theoPage.db 
* The New York            Times Learning Network On the Web 
Home Page:                                  http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ 
Student Connections:                         http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/index.html 
* Student                 Connections 
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/index.html 
*           Kids Web--A World Wide Web Digital Library for                                  Schoolkids. 
http://www.kidsvista.com/index.html OTHER                       RESOURCES:* ACCESS ERIC: Gateway to the Internet sites of the               Educational Resources Information                                               Center (ERIC). 
http://www.accesseric.org/ 
* Consortium for                  School Networking (CoSN) 
http://www.cosn.org/ 
* Education World:            A searchable database of 50,000 education links for teachers,                   parents, and students. Includes lesson plans, education news, an                educators' forum, and more. 
http://www.education-world.com/ 
*               NASA Spacelink: Information about NASA, including the space shuttle             program and science curriculum                                                  activities. 
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/.index.html 
* Web 66: A               K-12 WWW Project from the University of                                         Minnesota. 
http://web66.coled.umn.edu/ 
* Yahoo: A hierarchical              subject-oriented catalog for the World Wide Web and                             Internet. 
http://www.yahoo.com/ REFERENCES:Branch, R. M.;               Kim, D. & Koenecke, L. (1999). "Evaluating online educational                   materials for use in instruction." ERIC Digest. Syracuse, NY: ERIC              Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. (ED 430 564) 
Cotton, E.            G. (1998). "The Online classroom: Teaching with the Internet, third             edition." Bloomington, IN: EDINFO Press. (ISBN-1-883790-29-8). (ED              413 606) 
Junion-Metz, G. (1997). "K-12 resources on the Internet:             An instructional guide." (2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded)                    Internet workshop series, number 5. San Carlos, CA: Library                     Solutions Press. (ISBN-1-882208-14-5). (ED 412 913) 
Miller,                   E.B. (1999). "The Internet resource directory for K-12 teachers and             librarians." (1999/2000 Edition.). Englewood, CO: Libraries                     Unlimited, Inc. (ED 433 028) 
Treadwell, M. (1999). "1001 of the               best Internet sites for educators. K-College." Arlington Heights,               IL: Skylight Training and Publishing, Inc. (ED 429                              560) 
Windschitl, M. (1999). "Using the WWW for teaching and                   learning in K-12 classrooms: What are the interesting research                  questions?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American               Educational Research Association (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April               19-23, 1999). (ED 429 580) 
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