Learning Technologies

The range of material and resources available on the World Wide Web has made technology itself, in all its forms, a topic of considerable interest to teachers and professors alike. The following list of resources was prepared for university faculty members but can prove equally valuable to teachers in K-12 schools.

LEARNING TECHNOLOGY WEBSITES

www.aace.org
Created by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), this site is designed for those with an interest in advancing knowledge and learning with information technology worldwide.

http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/res.cgi/Educational_Technology
AskEric (Educational Technology) provides a directory of educational technology sites and is maintained by the U.S. Department of Education.

www.edtechnot.com
The edtechnot.com site was created by Forde Multimedia Consulting to encourage debate on the merits and pitfalls of using educational technology in real schools. Expert commentators include such "mavens" as Bonnie Bracey, Larry Cuban, Jamie McKenzie, Alan November, and Seymour Papert.

www.freestockphotos.com
This site allows visitors to download stock photographs absolutely free and to use them in any website or publication, personal or commercial. There is no royalty, use fee, or cost of any kind.

www.refdesk.com
This site is a comprehensive source for facts on the Internet.

http://trackstar.hprtec.org/
The TrackStar site helps instructors organize and annotate websites (URLs) for use in lessons. The resource list remains visible at all times, allowing users to easily stay on track.

www.wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/teaching.html
The websites collected by Teaching with Electronic Media, University of Maryland, College Park, and presented on this page reflect the considerable variety of uses for computing and related forms of electronic technology in teaching.

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp
A publication of the Michigan Virtual University, The Technology Source is a peer-reviewed bimonthly periodical. It provides thoughtful, illuminating articles that will assist educators as they face the challenge of integrating information technology tools into their teaching.

www.merlot.org
The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) offers a continually growing collection of online learning materials, peer reviews, and assignments. MERLOT helps faculty members enhance instruction.

www.ids.ac.uk/gdn/tools/writing.htm
Writing for the Web, part of the Global Development Network (GDNet), is a site that focuses on the differences between communication on paper and online. It examines the ways people use the Web and considers the implications for the writing and content delivery of research. -- Nereus Dooley, learning technology consultant, Marquette University, Milwaukee.

TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH

http://cela.albany.edu
The National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement (CELA), which is affiliated with the Albany Institute for Research in Education, State University of New York at Albany, is the only national R & D center funded by OERI (Office of Educational Research and Improvement) to conduct research dedicated to gaining knowledge to improve students' English and literacy achievement in schools across America. It makes available at no charge research reports, newsletters, and other research-to-practice information, much of which is designed specifically for practitioners. -- Janet Angelis, associate director, National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement, SUNY, Albany.

We welcome readers' submissions of brief descriptions of Web-based resources that they have found useful. Send submissions to Phi Delta Kappan Web Watch, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789, or via e-mail to kappan@kiva.net.

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