Resources

Early Connections: Technology in Early Childhood Education
www.netc.org/earlyconnections

This joint project of NWREL and the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium examines how technology connects with the way young children learn. The Web site provides educators and care providers with information and online resources for the appropriate use of technology.

Fresa Project
www.clmer.csulb.edu/gln/fresa/index.html

Two teachers in Oxnard, California created a multimedia, cross-curricular project to help students understand the relationship between their own lives and the strawberry crops that surround and sustain the local community.

Kristi Rennebohm Franz's Classroom
www.psd267.wednet.edu/~kfranz/index.htm

"We are a Sunnyside School Primary Class of first and second grade children. Take the link to our teacher, Mrs. Rennebohm Franz, to read articles about our classroom. Take the links below to learn about our classroom projects."

Tulalip Elementary School
www.msvl.k12.wa.us/elementary/tulalip/home.html

"There are two features that make our site special: 1. We present our research and learning about the Native language, literature and culture of the Puget Sound. . . 2. We try to make this a site that is a showcase for student work."

The Franklin Institute Community Science Action Guides
www.fi.edu/guide/index.html

These Guides, developed by teachers working with The Franklin Institute Science Museum and the Science Museum, London, support student investigation of local science issues. One project for primary grades is Grandbuddies.
www.fi.edu/guide/knox

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
www.enc.org

ENC identifies effective curriculum resources and disseminates useful information to improve K-12 mathematics and science teaching and learning.

CyberGuides: Teacher Guides and Student Activities
www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html

CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, Web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric, based on California Language Arts Content Standards.

Oregon School Library Information System - Elementary
www.oslis.k12.or.us/elem/index.html

Information on Web search strategies, how to research, how to cite sources, and more, written for students. Also helpful for teachers and parents.

American Library Association
www.ala.org

ALA resources for parents, teens and kids including Web sites and recommended reading lists.

www.4teachers.org
www.4teachers.org

Resources for teachers integrating technology into the curriculum from the High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium. Includes TrackStar, an on-line interface that helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) into lessons, and RubiStar, a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.

Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE)
www.k12science.org

CIESE designs and sponsors interdisciplinary, collaborative classroom projects that use realtime data and the Internet's potential to reach peers and experts around the world

EduScapes
http://eduscapes.com

A site for teachers, parents, students, and life-long learners of all ages, created by Annette Lamb, former elementary library media specialist, professor of teacher education, and computer teacher. Includes listings of online collaborative projects.

Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project
www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids

The focus of this instructional project is to integrate technology into instruction and increase early childhood students' skills in reading and writing. The site shares information gathered and developed during the project.

Aunty Math
www.auntymath.com

Aunty Math's Math Challenges are fun for K-5 learners and encourage the use of multiple intelligences in problem solving. Students can submit their solutions to the problem, and teachers can explore the math behind each challenge.