|
Research Resources:
Subject Research Guides:
Education:
Commercial Education Sites
The sites listed below demonstrate the diversity of materials available for application in the
classroom. Many feature ways to run schools efficiently (teacher and administrator tools), as
well as specific curriculum offerings. The main advantage of the services is that each offers
access to computer-compatible instruction. Materials are prepared according to subject
standards [be sure to examine that as a quality factor for each item.) For teachers who wish to
integrate technology with curriculum, this is one option; one that needs district support. Some
sites feature thirty-day free trials, a good way to examine the services and see if they fit
school districts that are possible work environments. Many of these services "buy" aspects of
their offerings from smaller groups and acquire images, text, and plans from primary sources.
Be aware of the expense involved, as well as the strengths and "to be improved" aspects of each
sites.
RU Libraries = Available at the specified Rutgers University Library
RU Libraries-Specific = Available to Rutgers students, faculty, and staff.
WWW = World Wide Web resource, available to all. URLs are included for convenience.
WWW Resources
- AOL @ School
- Student resources (divided up by grade level), teacher and administrator resources, more… One can browse activities by textbook publishers across subjects, use lesson plans and find materials to use in the classroom. Free.
- URL: http://school.aol.com/
- Beyond Books
- Use this resource for browsing for ideas. Although it is a fee based service providing
interactive textbooks for students, there are areas for free browsing. Subject areas covered
include:
Literature & Language Arts,
Science,
Social Studies,
World Languages and
Electives. Try
the Strategies section, which focuses on the computer in the classroom, differentiating among
several styles of use. Fee.
- URL: http://www.beyondbooks.com/
- Classroom Connect
- This comprehensive service is one of the longest standing of its type. At this point, Connected Classroom, Connected University, and Connected Conferences offer the educator many options. "Visit", try a free thirty day trial, and examine the resource for yourself. Fee.
- URL: http://corporate.classroom.com/
- Family Education Network
- FEN markets to teachers, parents, and students. The management tools for teachers are prominently advertised (grade book, etc.). Quiz libraries (free browsing and free samples), an online bookto go collection (fee), lesson plans (free to browse, fee to print materials) and web based gradebooks are the main features of the commercial site. Fee.
- URL: http://fen.com/
- Google's Uncle Sam
- Allows searching across government domain names: .mil .gov .us Search for all the kids pages and find curriculum items as well as information about the government agency. This is a good place to look for updates to the chapters listed at the bottom of this page. Free.
- URL: http://www.google.com/unclesam.
- Plato NetSchools
- Similar to many of the other products listed, NetSchools offers a tour and a free trial for
thirty days. The company uses PLATO educational technology and focuses on curriculum that meets
standards with the following cycle: Accountability - Alignment - Assessment - Achievement.
Worth noting are the evaluation studies from school districts, carried out with an eye to
accountability standards. The company has overseas affiliates, worth examining for comparative
purposes. Fee.
- URL: http://www.netschools.com/
- ProQuest K-12
- Has
teacher resources, a library, K-12 resources, a homework helper, newspapers, images, reference resources, and more. There is limited access to the resources, which change frequently. Free trials are associated with an institution. Check out the variety of product descriptions and note the resource selection criteria. Fee.
- URL: http://www.proquestk12.com/
- School Center
- This company focuses on district wide management with web pages creatable by administrators and teachers. Fee.
- URL: http://www.schoolcenter.com/
- Commercial Software Available for Teachers
- See Chapter Twenty-four: Web-based Tools for Teachers
Judi Repman, Randy Carlson, and Elizabeth Downs
- The chapter lists and annotates available software useful for teachers in everyday job functions, each selection and explains how to get the software (trials, downloads, fee or free). The authors are professors of Education, Southern Georgia State University.The chapter is from Digital Resources and Librarians: Case Studies in Innovation, Invention and Implementation (2004). (Patricia O'Brien Libutti (Ed.). Chicago: ALA/ACRL
- URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/digitalresources/digitalresourcessec3.htm
|
