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Educational Organisations

Educational government, teacher and Educational Technology organisations.

B.C. College of Teachers
BCCT is the professional regulatory body for teachers in British Columbia.

B.C. Ministry of Education
Responsible funding and policy directions for education in BC K-12, information on Programs and services.

Canadian Education on the Web
Brings together everything relating to Canada and education on the Web. Includes links to Journals and teacher, students and government organizations.

Canadaís School Net
Information about the Internet and schools, over 5,000 Learning Resources listed.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Promotes appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve teaching, and administration in K-12 education.

National Educational Computing Association (NECC)
Focuses on the appropriate use of current and emerging technologies to empower all individuals to reach their full potential. Yearly conference (NECC) for teaching and learning with technology in K-12 and teacher education.

Online Journals and Articles

Educational Journals and magazines for research, interest and the latest news.

Educational Leadership
News and Journals: including Educational Leadership

Education Week
Educatorís Online Newspaper: current and archived articles available.

ERIC
Educational Resources information Center: Search for articles in ERICís extensive database.

Educause
Nonprofit association to help shape change in education through the use of information resources and technologies in teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and institutional management.

George Lucas Educational Foundation
Gathers and publicizes the most innovative models of K-12 teaching and learning in the Digital Age.

How do I?

Tutorials from a general introduction to computers, to specific software used by pre-service teachers.

Computers for Lunch
Computers for Lunch: hands-on, self-directed instructional resource for educators, web, desktop publishing, web pages etc.

Use the Internet?
Self-paced Internet tutorial for educators.

Make Imovies?
Apple site: tips on how to shoot, edit, enhance and share your own imovies.

Use Hyperstudio?
Five part tutorial. HyperStudio is a multi-media development software package that allows you to create presentations easily and quickly. It is similar to "HyperCard" and "Digital Chisel."

Make an Electronic Portfolio?
Create Your Own Electronic Portfolio based on the "5-by-5 Model" by Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D.

Use PowerPoint?
PowerPoint in the Classroom: tutorial for teachers and students.

Information Literacy

Information literacy includes the skills involved in effective use of information technology and resources. Information literacy extends beyond technical skills and is considered the critical reflection on the nature of information itself.

Big6 Information Problem-Solving
Problem-Solving approach to teaching information and technology skills , used in K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and corporate and adult training programs.

Learning Style Website
Instructional Styles: Teacher Directed vs. Multiple Approaches.

Media Awareness
Encourages critical thinking about media information, media entertainment and new communications technologies in young people, includes resources for Educators, Parents and Students.

WebQuest
Project and problem-based learning in which the resources (and often the tasks and resources) are located on the Web.

Innovative Classrooms

When integrated into the curriculum, technology can enhance and extend learning in powerful ways. The benefits for students and teachers include new ways to access information and more avenues for collaboration.

Apple: Education
Information about laptops, tools for education, and resources for teachers.

Hand Held Computers
In Orland Park, Ill., students are carrying their computer in the palms of their hand, examples of use and news coverage.

Web Pages Made in Social Studies
Pages made by students from grade 3 and up, subjects from mountains to Vikings.

Laptops in the Classroom
High School Laptop Program with information on the instructional benefits and research.

Guide to Using the Internet in the Classroom
Beginner's Guide to the Internet for Educators with information on searches and different ways the Internet can be used in the classroom.

Think Quest
Global online community where young people learn, teach, discover, and grow through teamwork on ThinkQuest programs.

Interactive Learning

Interactive learning can be described as access to the Internet that enables dynamic learning where direct exposure to experts in the field is possible and multimedia presentations facilitate various learning styles.

Canadian Kid Sites
All Canadian sites for children that have been reviewed for content, features sites are listed.

Integrating the Internet into the Classroom
Many resources including ask an expert, tutorials, school web sites, all to help educators integrate the Internet into the classroom.

Race Rocks Marine Protected Area
Marine conservation site with live video cams and forum to share ideas.

Virtual Tours and Field Trips
Go to the zoo or take a world tour, from your desk. Includes some very in-depth tours.

Lesson Plans and Resources

K-12 Learning resources, including many free lesson plans and units for various subject areas, to make learning collaborative and fun!

Cool Teaching Lessons and Units
Resource for K-12 with quality ready-made units and lessons for all subjects, that emphasizes engaged learning.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Classified list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. Updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.

Maps and Cartography
Natural Resources Canada teacher's resource page; teaching materials including maps, quizzes and how to make maps.

Multicultural Learning
Multicultural Pavilion: links to articles, subject areas, teaching and learning and equity resources.

PBS Teacher's Source
Public television resources for different subject areas and grade levels.

Resources For Pre-Service Teachers
Links to: organizations. journals, lesson resources, assessment and subject Area

IERG
Here you will find examples of lesson and unit plans designed to engage students' imaginations. We have also provided the planning frameworks we have developed to help teachers apply some of the ideas from the previous section. Where possible these are for free downloading.

Assessment and Evaluation

Resources to facilitate teacher's assessment of information and learning, including assessment of web sites and rubrics to evaluate students' learning.

Assessment and Evaluation
BC Ministry of Education: assessment and evaluation of students by subject area and grade level.

Critical Evaluation of Web Sites
Evaluation survey forms for students, and links to sites and articles about web site evaluation.

Rubistar
Customizable rubrics to assess project-based learning activities.

TrackStar
To help instructors organize and comment on Web sites for use in lessons.

Web Adventures

Education resource sites incorporated in the infusing technology sessions

Astronomy Picture of the Day
A daily picture from the Galaxy from various observatories around the world.

Yahooligans
Internet site for teacher resources, all subjects and current information.

Race Rocks
Canada's first marine protected area. Excellent site for live video cam, first nations history and marine research.

The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Excellent site for innovative classroom integrating digital technology.

The Apple Learning Interchange K-12 Education
Excellent site for learning resources, units of practice and using digital technology in the classroom.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Excellent site for enhancing cirriculum and professional growth, includes the best sites for teaching and learning.

DayPop
A search engine which indexes over 5800 current events sites daily.

Managing your Classroom Resources
A super list of links including everything form assessment to dealing with stress.

Media Literacy
Links to hundreds of sites dealing with all aspects of media.

NASAexplores
Free weekly lessons and articles based on current research and developments in NASA's Aerospace Technology area.

First Peoples on SchoolNet
Cultural resources, language, health, legal links, organizations and a what's new site.

Aboriginal Digital Collection
Web sites featuring significant Canadian Aboriginal material.

Aboriginal Law and Legislation
Extensive information on aboriginal legal issues.

Canadian Aboriginal News
An information source for current aboriginal news.

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