Howard County Public Schools Technology Training

MPT ThinkPort "is a resource for Maryland educators, families, and communities from Maryland Public Television and Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education.."

DC-101 - Digital Camera Basics, Buying and Use in the Classroom

Doing Backflips Over Google for Yahooligans - tips & tricks to get the most out of these favorite websites

Internet Integration: a Jump Start - Topics covered: Internet tutorials and primers, browsers and ISP's, netiquette, how to search not surf, the best search engines, bookmarks/favorites, email, WebQuests, teacher resources and sites.

Technology Toolbox - Another great site created by MPT staff! "MPT¹s Technology Toolbox takes teachers through the many adventures of Internet-based projects. This collection of websites, resources, and lesson ideas helps teachers harness the Internet and bring it into their classrooms to transform each school day. There are tips and strategies for integrating everything from online collaboration projects to Web research and Web authoring tools. Links to Internet investigations, online simulations, and virtual field trips are all housed in the toolbox. Teachers ready to unleash the power of the Internet as a learning tool will find everything they need here." Go here, and bookmark it, quick!

PBS Teacherline An Online professional development opportunity for K-16 teachers focusing on technology integration.

PBS TeacherSource: Copyright -a reference guide for educators who videotape programming from PBS television. For quick access, the information is divided into the following sections: copyright law and fair use, PBS and extended taping rights, educational multimedia, FAQ's, further resources and sample videotape label.

PBS TechKnow - Do you think you have the Techknow to judge a television show, or earn your first web license? Check out this interactive site!

Are You Net Savvy? a Directed Internet Task - Topics include: Netiquette (with quiz), Net Safety (earn the Internet Driver's License), Net Privacy (call to get your own free bookcover!) Source Evaluation, Misleading Banner Ads and Links.

Get More from the Web -This page chock full of great links to assist the educator in getting more from the web! Constructed by tech guru Doug Fireside, this page is nicely made, frankly and amusingly annotated, and easily navigated. Some of the links are duplicates of the ones on this page, but there is a lot of really great information there.

The HyperPowered Curriculum -page was designed for those teachers who use Hyper-Studio and other slide show/presentation software in their classrooms. You can find clip art, scoring rubrics and all sorts of other goodies here. Created by Amado "Sonny" Narvaez, Media Specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools.

Professional Development Resources:

Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators - "is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated daily to include the best sites for teaching and learning."
Backflip - "Stop bookmarking and start backflipping! An easy and FREE way to save, organize, and share all of your favorite Internet sites!."
Backflip: MediaResources - "Backflip Example: Useful Internet Sites for a Middle School."
Technology for Teachers - a multi-layered FREE website designed to "to help the average teacher and school in the world of integrating educational techology"
Backflip: TechforTeachers.org - "Backflip Example: TechforTeachers.org guru DonnaMH's Backflip page featuring hundreds of resources!"
Tapped In-The future of Professional Development -Join an online virtual educational community!
"TAPPED IN?is the online workplace of an international community of education professionals. K-12 teachers and librarians, professional development staff, teacher education faculty and students, and researchers engage in professional development programs and informal collaborative activities with colleagues."
Filamentality -"is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities. It helps you combine the "filaments" of the Web with a learner's "mentality" (get it?). Support is built in through Mentality Tips, so you'll be guided along the way and end up with a Web-based activity you can share with others even if you don' know anything about HTML, Web servers, or all that www-dot stuff."
Evaluating Internet-basted Information: A Goals-based Approach

Integrating the Internet - primary resources, projects, a weekly newsletter, units of study, and a tutorial to help you plan projects and class homepages.
Internet Safety Resource -This site, first developed in 1994, contains a listing of over 2,000 health and safety Internet based resources.
Yahooligans' StreetSmart on the Web -Tips for online safety
Internet Safety for Parents & Teens -safe surfin', warning signs, internet filtering software, know your sources: evaluating web pages, netiquette, misleading internet ads, and more!
KidShield - Use KidShield tools and information to create a SafetyNet for your children online.
Internet Glossary - This page is awesome! All the commonly used terms simply listed alphabetcially!
Smugmug- Fun and helpful photo resource! Easy one-click uploads of *hundreds* of digital images! Make photo albums online and share them easily with your family & friends.

Listservs:

a comprehensive document created by MPT staff: of The Best Educational Online Mailing Lists Ever!

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