The Information Age Classroom

The Information Age Classroom
An Internet Hotlist on Classroom Management & Technology

created by Patricia Iannacone
Long Island Educational Enterprise Zone

Introduction
'What we need is people who specialize in the impossible'- Theodore Roosevelt

I think Teddy had teachers in mind when he said that! Managing a classroom is a challenge. Integrating technology and the thinking it encourages presents you, the teacher, with the dilemma of how to manage it all.

The sites listed below will help you to run your classroom smoothly and show you and your students how to have fun while learning too!

Please Bookmark this page and return often to find exciting new sites. Feel free to e-mail me (see bottom of page) with comments,questions,& suggestions.

The Internet Resources

All about Orangutans - here you can find information about the anatomy
George Washington Carver - here you can find a photo and some a bio
Molloy Home Page - Small College On LI
National Archives - copy of the bill of rights
Offical Civil War Page - find images of civil war battles
Rainforest animals - here you can find pictures of rainforest animals
Research and Observations - Space based sensors can provide us with literally several times more data than ground based sensors.
The American Civil War Page - find maps of civil war battles
The American Civil War Webpage - maps of civil war battles
The Butterfly Website - here you can find information on monarch butterflies
The Cask of Amontillado - full text of Poe's short story
The Disappearing Rainforest - here you will
The Moon - Here you will many facts about the moon.
The Nine Planets -
Tropical Plant Database - Raintree is dedicated to providing accurate and factual information on the important plants of the Amazon Rainforest, therefore this section of the Raintree web site is the most extensive.
Turbalance Maps - here you will find maps of wind patterns
White House Site-Abraham Lincoln - copy the portrait
Wild Dolphins - here will find photos of dolphins
about the US poet laureate - biography of the US poet laureate
allergies -
buid a solar system -
data set info -
eserver poetry collection -
math for morons - how to find the area of prisms
overview of the solar system - here you can find the definition of the solar system

Classroom Management Sites

Classroom management and constructivism - Constructivism and Technology go together like cookies and milk.
From Now On - Tips for equipping, arranging and managing a technology integrated classroom.
Nassau Boces - find info on jobs here
One Computer Classrooms - Tips on managing the one computer classroom
Technology Classrooms - Classroom management of the one computer, four computer, and computer lab classroom.

Great Sites for Educators

21st Century Teachers Network - A national network of teacher leaders helping themselves and their colleagues through education technology.
AfriCam - Hang out by a water hole in Africa's Djuma game reserve.
Arts & Entertainment Channel - Bring the A&E channel into your classroom.
Bizzare stuff you can make in your kitchen. - Great site for science teachers and students in search of science fair project.
California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse - Database of over 3,000 software reviews by educators.
Education World - A great resource for educators!
Educational Links - another great website from a LIEEZ professional developer
Educational Technology Resources - Links, links, links and more links to great resources for teachers who want to infuse their curriculum with technology.
Electronic Learning Magazine Online - A great educator's site from Scholastic.
Exploring the Internet - My Other Hotlist on Searching and Finding info on the Web.
Exworthy Educational Links - If you can't find what your looking for on this site, it's not out there!
For teachers powering learning with technology - Lesson plans, strategies for integrating technology into your curriculum.
International Society of Technology Education - Teachers helping teachers use technology in the classroom.
Kathy Schrock's Teacher Site - Great all around site for educators.
Learn2.com - Learn how to do almost anything
Measure for Measure - this site can link you to the best calculator for ANY job--from determining the worth of precious metals to tabulating bowling scores to converting volume measurements from friendly quarts and gallons to those sinister liters (and six other common units of volume measurement).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - See the world from a satellite's point of view.
Newsday Online - Everything you need to know about Long Island.
Resources for Teachers -
Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers - Tammy's technology tips for teachers- includes tips for using computers for classroom management.
The History Channel - This Day in History, TV schedules, lessons and more!
WebQuest - A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.
What is your classroom management style? - Take this quiz then read about your style.
a teachers web page of great links - Links to teacher tools, internet tools, grants and awards, lesson plans and internet tools.
wNetSchool - wNetSchool is where you go to find outstanding lessons for core curriculum topics, specific strategies for using technology in the classroom, and the rich resources of Thirteen/WNET, public television's flagship station

FYI

Angelfire - Create a graphic-based webpage, not as easy as Filamentality but it looks great!
Family PC magazine online - Great links to terrific technology websites.
Filamentality - Create a text-based web page, it's easy and fun.
Hotmail - Open a free e-mail account, (you will need an e-mail address to create a web page).
Mayo Health Clinic Oasis - The latest on the health news that is making headlines.
MediaBuilder.com - Lots of animated GIF's for your web page!
SurfNetKids.com - Web equivalent of the kids' version of TV Guide
Tutorials on Multimedia Authoring Tools - tutorials on PowerPoint, Hyperstudio, link to ClarisHomePage tutorial site, Adobe Photoshop, use a scanner, burn a CD
United States Postal Service - look up a zip code for any post office in the US.

Just for Fun!

CD Now - Sound clips from every type of CD-rock, classical, jazz, movie sountracks and more.
CNET.com - great technology site full of shareware, web page authoring helpers, news & more.
How Stuff Works - Find out how the machines you use everyday work.
Kate.Net - Free screensavers, wallpaper, info on holidays,etc.
MIDI Farm - Lots of fun sounds to add to your PowerPoint and HyperStudio presentations.
MTV Online - More sound clips for the young at heart.
ReviewFinder. - Reviews of practically everything-from camcorders to laptops, digital cameras to stereo equipment.
The Answering Machine - Suggestions for your outgoing message.
The Yuckiest Site on the Web. - You and your students will love this fun site.
TimeOut - the on-line guide to living in cities all around the world.
Wacky Uses - Wacky ways to use familiar household products and how the original product was invented.
WavCentral.com - Tons of great sounds for your PowerPoint or WebPage.

References

6 Billion Human Beings - Watch the population grow on a continually updating clock; find out how many people who were born the same year you were born are still alive and much more.
Acronym & Abbreviation Finder - Find out what all those pesky letters & abbreviations mean, ASAP.
American Sign Language Dictionary/Translator -
Biographical Dictionary - Brief Biographies
Dictionary of Technology Terms - what does TWAIN stand for? Find out here!
Library of Congress - Search their huge database to find primary sources such as diaries, recordings, photographs, and more.
Merriam Webster Online - Includes Bartlett's Quotations, Roget's Thesaurus, The Skeptic's Dictionary,Strunk's Elements of Style, and others.
My Angelfire WebPage - View the webpage I created with this Other Free web authoring site.
Online Rhyming Dictionary for the Poetically Challenged - Who Isn't?
Roget's Thesaurus - Stop using the same words over and over again!
Teachnet - Search this great site for tips on classroom management.
The Historical Atlas of World History - Answers all your history questions. Great for students up to high school level.
The Quotations Page - Search for quote for any occasion.

Content by Patricia Iannacone, piannaco@mail.nasboces.org
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listclassrootr.html
Last revised Tue Feb 24 16:08:57 US/Pacific 2009