Online Instructional Resources

Links used in the workshop:

Webquests

http://www.altn.org/techtraining/webquests.html

The Learning Edge

http://thewclc.ca/edge/

Captured Wisdom (

http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cw/adultlit.htm

Computers in Action Lesson Plans

http://tech.worlded.org/docs/cia/toc.htm

Thinkfinity

http://www.thinkfinity.org

English for All

http://www.myefa.org/login.cfm

Border Civics

http://www.bordercivics.org/pages/tools.htm

Surfing for Substance

http://tech.worlded.org/docs/surfing/index.htm

Teacher Tutor Resources

http://www.altn.org/techtraining/teatut.html

Activities you can do in your classroom with examples:

Have a class field trip using a Virtual Field Trip http://www.infotoday.com/mmschools/sep01/stevenson.htm

Design event fliers, brochures, posters, and advertisements  http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=145

Produce menus, schedules, standard grocery lists

Use word processing programs to "write" original sentences, paragraphs, and stories http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cw/mars/start.htm

Compose e-mail correspondence

http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm

Learning about grammar and writing

http://www.tv411.org/writing/

Use common spreadsheet applications to teach basic math concepts and understanding charts and graphs

http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cw/antart/start.htm

Use databases to help students organize information and learn new concepts http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec570/project_del.html

Design simple individual or family web pages http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cw/history/start.htm

Use search strategies to research information on a student's community resources http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/pilotproject/career/communityresources.htm

Use Office applications to prepare students for the employment http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cw/package/start.htm

Learn by doing http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604268#article2

Additional Links

General Links

http://www.altn.org/techtraining/index.html

http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/IT/

http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/newsletr/june04/june04a.htm

http://www.adultedonline.org

Project Based Learning with Technology

http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/IT/#pbl

http://tech.worlded.org/wei_under.pdf

Lesson Plans

http://www.lhup.edu/ablenet/profdev/lessons/abelitplans.htm

http://www.az-aall.org/AALL/Pages/AALLInternetLessonLinks.htm

http://alri.org/harness.html

Site and Content Evaluation

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20050314.html

http://tech.worlded.org/nelrctech/webpub/evaluating.html

http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html