Research & practice

Writing School Library Web Pages
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/wpages.html#top

Web-Based Instruction Resource Site
An excellent directory of resources  clip art, listing of WWW-based courses in many different content areas; design suggestions for instructional WWW sites; HTML Guides; Listservs and Newsgroups; Organizations and Conferences; Professional organizations related to Web-based instruction; Research documents;  Meta sites providing general information about Web-based instruction;  Software Resources and Listings of various top Internet and WWW sites http://www.stockton.edu/~harveyd/WBI/main.htm

Technology Focus
An excellent source of ideas & info from the Education Dept. of Western Australia. Software and site reviews, pedagogy, collaborative projects.
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/centoff/cmis/eval/technology/

Computer Skills for Information Problem-Solving: Learning and
Teaching Technology in Context.
ERIC Digest. 1996 Eisenberg, Michael B. - Johnson, Doug http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed392463.html

The Impact of Technology
Surveys, Bibliographies, Literature Reviews | Articles, Reports | Case Studies |
Additional Resources. Published by McREL, located in Aurora, Colorado, is a private, nonprofit organization that provides products and services, primarily for K-12 educators, to promote the best instructional practices in the classroom.
http://www.mcrel.org/resources/technology/impact.asp

Electronic Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Educators
National School Network project, USA. A straightforward guide for the beginner.
http://www.lab.brown.edu/public/ocsc/collaboration.guide/

Milken Family Foundation - Education Technology
Links to case studies, reports and projects [US references]
http://www.mff.org/edtech/

Technical Support on the Web
A review of various online tech support guides; encompasses both gateway sites and those focused on specific computer issues, excluding the topic of Internet searching. http://www.ljdigital.com/articles/multimedia/webwatch/19990301_4231.asp

The Emerging Role of E-Books 
Roy Tennant, August 1, 2000 Library Journal Digital [ a useful journal in itself]
http://www.libraryjournal.com/articles/infotech/digitallibraries/20000801_15318.asp

Involving and supporting teachers in developing a course on the Internet.
New England Institute of TAFE, NSW. http://www.tafensw.edu.au/neit/other/nau/nau1.htm

A Teacher's Guide to Distance Learning 
Intended for K-12 educators who are interested in implementing distance learning technologies. http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/distance/chap8.htm

TONIC - online Internet tutorial http://www.netskills.ac.uk/TonicNG/cgi/sesame?detective

Ten C's For Evaluating Internet Sources
http://www.uwec.edu/Admin/Library/Guides/tencs.html

ICYouSee: T is for Thinking
Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/hott.html

Microsoft in Education http://www.microsoft.com/education/instruction/default.asp

WebTeacher
E-mail, video conferencing, chat rooms, Web page design, Internet safety,
curriculum searches - you choose the topic you want to explore, you choose
your own pace, you choose the depth of knowledge you desire, and webTeacher guides you through the information. Then, because webTeacher is an interactive guide, you get to put your new knowledge to work immediately through the online exercises and activities. http://www.webteacher.org/winexp/indextc.html

Myths and Realities about Technology in K-12 Schools
Glenn M. Kleiman, The Center for Online Professional Education (COPE) at Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). LNT Perspectives, Apr-Jun 2000
http://www.edc.org/LNT/news/Issue14/feature1.htm

Leadership and the new technologies
Online journal, Library of links and articles on the theory, planning and practice of using Learning Technologies. US references. http://www.edc.org/LNT/

Take a virtual tour of a refugee camp http://www.refugeecamp.org/

Web Wonders
From Joanne Troutner for the Teacher Librarian online Journal. This column contains an eclectic set of web sites chosen to help support curriculum
areas and liven up classrooms as we enter a new century. Lesson plans etc. http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/webwonders27,3.html

Tapped In Self-Guided WebTour 
TAPPED IN (short for Teacher Professional Development Institute) is a CyberCampus where teachers and other education professionals create, shape, and participate in their own professional community. http://www.tappedin.org/info/webtour.html

Integrating Inquiry and Technology into the Middle School Curriculum
In the Make It Happen! approach, interdisciplinary teams of teachers design and implement inquiry-based I-Search Units and integrate technology into these units in meaningful ways to benefit students. EDC, Massachusetts.2000. http://www.edc.org/FSC/MIH/

Lightspan.com
Lightspan.com is a FREE education portal for educators, parents, and
students, providing resources, research tools, and grade-specific activities. US and international references. http://www.lightspan.com/

QUALITY COMPUTER RESOURCE SITES
Email Projects, WebQuest Lesson Plans, Learning the Internet, Learning and Technology Resources, Magazines, Shareware Programs for Educators, Web Page Resources. http://www.teachertidbytes.com/Teacher_WebResources/Computers.html

Powerpoint in the classroom
Useful tutorials and ideas. http://www.actden.com/pp/

Too Many Channels: Making Sense out of Portals and Personalization
Debra S. Ketchell. This article will discuss customization and the imperative to integrate content into the workflow of users at the point of need.
http://www.lita.org/ital/1904_ketchell.html

Eduscapes - A Website for Life-Long Learners
Practical, online resources and activities across the curriculum [US bias]
http://eduscapes.com/

Classroom Resource Reviews
A searchable database of resource evaluations which provide information about curriculum and professional resources to schools throughout Queensland. This service provides the educational community with reviews of preschool to Year 12 curriculum materials in a range of formats. http://crr.qed.qld.gov.au/reviews/webinqu5.dll

Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal
http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/

E-learning Resources http://derekstockley.com.au/eindex2b.html

School Libraries on the Web: A Directory Compiled by Linda Bertland, a school library media specialist in the United States of America, this site provides a listing of school library pages on the Web, covering the United States of America (organised by state), Australia, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, the United Kingdom, and other countries. http://www.voicenet.com/~bertland/libs.html

School Library and School Librarian Web Pages Compiled by Peter Milbury, a school library media specialist at Chico Senior High School in California, and co-owner of the LM_NET international listserv for "school library media people", this site provides a listing of pages that have been created by school librarians. Peter Milbury suggests that other school librarians might like to use some of these as models or as sources of ideas for their own library pages. http://cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~pmilbury

Standards & assessment

IT competencies [Rosemary Horton]
http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/teaching/itcomp.htm

KITOs - Key Information Technology Outcomes 
Defining an approach to computers in education. Members of the Computer Education Discussion Group at the University of Tasmania have put together a framework, and some initial ideas of how it might be used.  http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/KITOs/

Technology and Portfolio Assessment 
Over the last few years, schools have adopted new ways to assess students' learning. Called alternative, authentic, or performance assessments, these new measures require students to solve realistic problems or accomplish a complex task. One of the most common forms of alternative assessment is the student portfolio. http://www.nea.org/cet/briefs/04.html

Mountain Brooks Technology Scope & Sequence.
A comprehensive K-12 graded skills programme and pointers on the integration of technology. http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/ss/ss97.htm

The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project 
An ongoing initiative of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to define [US] standards for students, integrating curriculum technology, technology support, and standards for student assessment and evaluation of technology use. http://cnets.iste.org/

CEO Forum
Issues an annual assessment of the USA's progress toward integrating technology into classrooms. Has also developed two School Technology & Readiness (STaR) Charts, one for the K-12 community and the other for colleges of education. Both contain a series of questions that, once answered, enable you to get instantaneous feedback on your institution's level of readiness in using technology. http://WWW.CEOFORUM.ORG/

Technology and the Essential Learnings
A collection of ideas to get teachers started using technology to support Washington's [USA] learning standards called the Essential Academic Learning Requirements. Technology and: Reading; Writing; Communication; Mathematics; Science; Social Studies (History/Geography/Civics/Economics; Health/Fitness; Arts. http://edtech.esd112.wednet.edu/reform/index.html

The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
MERLOT is designed primarily for faculty and students in higher education. A searchable list of lists, with peer reviews and user comments on rated sites.
http://www.merlot.org/Home.po

Bellingham School District Technology Plan http://www.bham.wednet.edu/tech/techplan.htm

The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
NCREL is a not-for-profit organization [USA] that specializes in the educational applications of technology. Provides Learning Point magazine online, strategies and programs for improving school practice, and resources on a variety of topics of interest to educators and policymakers. http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/homepg.htm

Quality Assurance Criteria for Developing Digital Curriculum Resources
A tool to assist in the planning, development, production and evaluation of educational materials. Includes: 

Learning With Technology Profile Tool.
An interactive tool based around a questionnaire exploring various aspects of the use of technology to support student learning.
Plugging In: Choosing and Using Educational Technology.
A planning framework based around a range of technology and learning indicators. 
Multimedia Mania 2001 Rubric.
A rubric used for judging of multimedia projects. 
A guide to online teaching and learning activities.
A practical resource for teachers, to guide the development of new online resources and the repurposing of old materials for the online environment.

http://www.oac.schools.sa.edu.au/learningfirst/index.html

Create your own multiple choice test and use it on your web page. It is really
easy: just type your questions and answers, and then add a link to your test
at our test engine. http://www.interactivetest.com/

ICT Courses

Most of the following were derived from a HIT of suggestions from OZTL_NETters for courses to do to help teacher librarians increase their hands-on computer skills. Thanks to Rosemary, Leslie, Margo, Thelma, Kylie and also Cathy + Peta [who compiled the original hit] 

Local Computer Education Group
It may be possible organise a short course for interested educators  through your local Computer Education Group; there are several CEGs around Australia listed at the Australian Council for Computers in Education site: http://www.acce.edu.au/

Learning Technologies courses at Curtin University
Available from Curtin Uni using the Internet and CD-ROM; and using what you do, or can do in your school if you wish. There's a stream specifically about hardware technical stuff, but there's lots of other stuff which you can tailor make for your own needs. There's a short course, a graduate certificate or you can convert to Masters or Ph.D.. http://www.smec.curtin.edu.au/gc/
see also http://cea.curtin.edu.au/tlf2000/abstracts/kessells.html
and an article written by a former student : http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/smec/gc/trinity.html

A+ Certificate. 
This is available at TAFE colleges etc or through http://training.gateway.net.au/dpec/psu/defautl.htm

Graduate Certificate In Applied Science (Information Literacy) offered by Charles Sturt University. One of the aims of the course is to explore high performance collaborative electronic information environments. More information about this course is available at http://www.csu.edu.au/cstl/members/courses.html#grad

Bibliozine.com The emagazine for librarians
Check here for US & International: ALA accredited programs | Degrees by Distance Education | School Media Programs | PhD Programs http://www.bibliozine.com/education/index.shtml