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Collaborative Tools and Sites. Support for K-12 Educators by Jeff Cooper Education Technology Specialist College of Education Pacific University. This presentation offers links to sites useful for K-16 educators. Titles are hyperlinked to actual site.
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Collaborative Tools and Sites Support for K-12 Educators by Jeff Cooper Education Technology Specialist College of Education Pacific University
This presentation offers links to sites useful for K-16 educators. Titles are hyperlinked to actual site. Although these sites were chosen for pragmatic reasons, the theory behind their choice is to facilitate learning for both students and educators. Practice into Theory
Multi-User Virtual Environments • Educational Virtual Communities • Both Real Time and Asynchronous • Safe Student Environments • Web Page Projection, many other tools
Related links: IECC, I*EARN • K-12 Email Collaborative Tool • 182 Countries 65,000 Classrooms 2.2 million students • Start online friendships and projects, break down classroom walls
Weblog or “blogger” • Online journal, either for individual or group work • Free and ad free
Join International Listservs • Create your own listserv • Freeware
Online Bookmarks • Accessible from any online computer • File sharing capabilities Related Sites: backflipclickmarksmyhq
IECC Intercultural E-MailClassroom Connections • International Listserv • Archived Projects • Email-based
Hilites • Educational Listserv • Project Oriented • Archives
Projects Registry • CyberFair • News Lists • GeoGame • Make a Difference • Online Expeditions • Newsday Global SchoolNet is an excellent collaborative learning site. GHS facilitates opportunities for teachers to collaborate, communicate, and celebrate shared learning experiences. This website is free to all educators.
Online Science and Math Projects • Multidisciplinary projects to join
Online email listserv manager • Archives messages • Public/private option • Database manager • Calendar and Chat • Moderate or not • Online File Storage (20meg per group) • Online File Sharing
Online Day-planner • Reminders sent via email • Group and individual calendaring • Multiple access levels
Online virtual tour or webquest organizer • Allows teachers to create up to 15 links for student browsing • Searchable database for K-12 tracks
URL Redirector • Make long addresses short • Add toolbar to your computer • Important tool for getting students, teachers etc. quickly to the right webpage
T-Mail T-Sail T-Time • T-Mail: Email Translation • T-Sail: Webpage Translation • T-Time: Web Page Creation Translation (coming soon)
Over 500 K-12 Constructivist Lessons Interactive with MS Office Suite Allows teachers flexibility in both content and approach to lessons and tech Enactz: Lessons Pedera: Staff Development
Social Studies Chatboard • Resources: Gov’t., Law, Geography, History, Social Studies,Maps, Lesson Plans • Grade Level (and other) Chatboards
Award Winning Portal Site for K-12 • Over 1000 Links
Portal Site • 1000 Kid Links
Online multiple choice and short answer • Grade book interface • Hundreds of tests contributed by members
Online Games, Quizzes, Homepages and Templates • Collaborate with fellow teachers • Multi-Lingual Quizzes and Activities
Hundreds of K-12 Online Rubrics • Engaged Learning Assessment Tool • Links for Teacher Utililties Related Site: Mr.K’s Rubric Links
N.Y. Times Learning Network: Portal Site • Archived Lesson Plans • Highly Articulated • Includes Standards
Online rubric generator Editable templates Data analysis