CTAP Technology Proficiency Training Guidelines
CTAP Training Guidelines provide a firm foundation for a technology enhanced professional
development program. These guidelines align with computer based applications and the
"general and specific" Factors to
Consider found in the Computer Education Advisory Panel report.
Canada’s Queen’s
College Education Department
From the faculty of Canada’s Queen’s College Education Department. The Web
Studio Home Page is a structured gateway to the uses of the World Wide Web for educational
practice and research. Through online guides, users have the opportunity to explore
hundreds of databases and to supplement collections of recommended sources.
Copyright and Fair Use
Information on Copyright and Fair Use for the individual is included as well as libraries
and educational institutions.
Education
Leadership Toolkit
This toolkit is a collection of tips and pointers, articles, case studies and other
resources for education leaders addressing issues around technology and education.
An Educator’s Guide to Evaluating the Use
of Technology in Schools and Classrooms (December 1998)
An introduction to educational research and evaluation.
Worksheets and a variety of technology surveys are included.
Filamentality
This site contains easy step-by-step instructions for creating web-based lessons. If you are interested in the information found at
this site, Pac Bell will provide training on the use of this site.
Finding
Information on the Internet
An internet tutorial which contains a tutorial outline offering a progression from
beginning information to advanced searching and beyond.
Free Skills
Finally online training within every budget - FREE! This site currently hosts over 200
full online training courses - Over 35,000 pages of professionally developed, high quality
content pages. All of this training material
can be viewed free online using the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Harnessing
the Power of the Web
"Over the years, Global SchoolNet (Formerly FrEdMail) Foundation has evolved a number
of guidelines and principles which have led to many successful collaborative projects
involving hundreds of classrooms and thousands of students. Like many aspects of
successful teaching...planning is the key to success."
How to Search the World Wide Web
This site contains a tutorial for searching the web for beginners. Areas covered include: Search Tools and Methods, Keyword Search Operators, Search Tools, Planning
and Conducting a Search, Hints and
Information, Search Tool Descriptions, and Conducting Searches.
ILTweb:
LiveText Constructivist Project Design Guide
This is a LiveText Guide to initiate experienced educators into designing constructivist,
cooperative learning projects around the World Wide Web. This hypertext document is
organized into seven sections: Introduction,
Web Page Design, Preparation, Student Surfing, Concept Formation, Research, and
Exhibitions.
Internet Searching
Explains how to use search engines and subject collections and how to evaluate web sites.
Created by Clackamas Community College, Oregon.
Michele Web
Here at Michele-Web, you will find all you need to build your own website. This site
contains a Step by Step tutorial for building a webpage. Border backgrounds and graphics,
tips and how to's, a color chart, copy n paste scripts - you can even promote your website
while you are here! Find out about tables, adding music, javascript and MouseOver effects
or how to provide easy navigation on your website.
NCSA Beginner’s
Guide to HTML
Many people use the NCSA Beginner's Guide to HTML
as a starting point to understanding the hypertext markup language (HTML) used on the
World Wide Web.
NickNacks: Technology
Resource Checklist
This checklist is helpful for planning telecommunications-based activities. It is from the
NickNacks for Telecolloborate site.
Online Projects Sites
This site from Houghton Mifflin Publishing called
Links for Creating Online Projects provides a list of sites related to designing
online projects.
Professional Development &
Technology Training for Teachers
Teachers can take time out to browse through educational links at this site and obtain
information, connections to fellow teachers, lesson plans, educational research, classroom
activities and instructional resources.
Robin’s Nest
Web site design and development, links to free website and e-mail providers.
Web Evaluation Criteria
This site walks the user through 5 areas of evaluation for websites: Accuracy, Authority,
Objectivity, Currency, and Coverage.
WebMaster Tutorials
This site contains tutorials from scripting to mouseovers and frame construction.
The WebQuest Page
This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to
teach with the web. By pointing to excellent
examples and collecting materials developed to communicate the idea, teachers learn from
each other.
WebTrainer
Learn JavaScript, HTML, PhotoShop 5.5, 8 Steps to Intranet, FrontPage 2000, FrontPage 98,
Dreamweaver. Printable and online versions. Free! |
