Cabot School Educational Technology Resources
These are a compilation of documents, articles and links to useful resources for teaching with and integrating technology- John McSweeney
Google sites for education...Creating teacher web pages
Note: you must first set up a Cabot School Google Site account- see John McS
this is the site link that shows you how
how to create a classroom page (word doc)
how to - creating web links (word doc)
how to create web page newsletter (word doc)
• ED Tech Presentation (powerpoint)
• Ed Tech Presentation Part 1 (flash) may take a minute to load
• Ed Tech Presentation Part 2 ( flash) may take a minute to load
Policies and Procedures
• Maximizing the Impact - Comprehensive Ed Tech planning and Philosophy (pdf)
• Maximizing the impact of Ed Tech - SETDA web page
• Cabot School Technology Plan 2009-2012 (word doc download)
• Cabot School Acceptable Use Policy For Information Technology
• Guide for Evaluating the Effective Use of Technology in Schools
Organizations
• ISTE The International Society for Technology in Education
• VTcite.org | Vermont Commons for Information Technology Educators
Vermont School IT Listserve- topics of interest to Vermont teachers and education technology specialists concerning the integration of technology in teaching.
ACTEM- Maine all manner of technology integration information and resources
ACTEM Listserve- technology integration and implementation discussions
State and National Standards
• ISTE National Educational Technology Standards
• Vermont Information Technology Grade Expectations
• Milken Professional Competancies
Articles/ Commentary/ Blogs
• 21st Century Learning- (pdf)
• Prensky- Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants- part1.pdf
• How Teachers Learn- Effective PD article
• Web 2.0 Classrooms vs Learning
• Google Wave- Commentary on the Future
Smartboard Resources
• Smart/Scholastic resources and lessons
• Smart Exchange - many smartboard resources
• Smart Math Notebook Software Beta for windows- excellent project under development- will replace any current notebook 10 software on your computer.
• teachertube-top 50 things we love about smartboards
• Maine Smartboard Wiki- tutorial links and resources
• Harvey's hompage- interactive math lessons for smartboards
• Teacher Online Training for Smartboards
Professional Development/Podcasts/ ITunes University
• 150,000 lectures/classes for iphone or ipod touch
• The Education Podcast Network
• Teachertube- lesson plans, demos, etc
• Youtube EDU free educational video content
Open Source Web 2.0
• Integrating Digital Storytelling- excellent resource page
• Digital Storytelling- "short, personal multimedia tales told from the heart."
• School 2.0 ning
•Global Classroom eschool, digital classrooms, moodle hosting
• Schoolforge.net- Free and open source educational software
• Why Open Source Software for Schools???
• Open Source Software Resource Center
• Digital content guide for Educators
Tech Republic "Top Ten" Articles on Wrestling with and Troubleshooting Technology PDF's
• combatting spyware and malware (pc's)
• disable unnecesary windows services
Web Links for Educators
• Kathy Schrock's education resources
• Huffenglish.com Issues, ideas, and discussion in English Education and Technology
• Gapminder- graphical simulation of world demograqphic data
• Simply Google- making the most of Google
• Enhance Learning with Technology- Home
• Enhance Learning with Technology- Differentiated learning strategies
• Free Mac Software for the Classroom
• Guidelines for taking and making effective video
• Delicious- social bookmarking site
• Freemind- open source mind mapping software
• Fitzbelden- primary math number conceps and subitizing
• Library of Congress Teacher Resource Page- lesson plans etc
to be continued and added to!!!!!!
