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Phone: 614-447-0844
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Using Technology

PT3.org Intranet
The PT3 (Teaching Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology) program established this new Web site to support the collaborative efforts of grantees and the field of teacher preparation programs at large to build strong strategies for improving the technology proficiency of future teachers.
http://www.pt3.org/

Blue Web'n: a library of blue ribbon learning sites
Knowledge Network has developed new services for schools, libraries, and community colleges due to the a daunting array of technologies and the overwhelming need to train students and staff in the use of technology.
http://www.bluewebn.com/

PowerUP: Bridging the Digital Divide
PowerUP is a unique partnership to give under served youth access to technology and guidance on how to use it. Based in schools and community centers around the country, PowerUP will provide young people with access to the wide range of content and information on the Internet.
http://www.powerup.org/

PBS Digital Divide Series Home
Provides information on the Digital Divide and its effects on classrooms, gender, race, and the work environment.
http://www.pbs.org/digitaldivide/

Distance Learning

The Ohio Learning Network
The Ohio Learning Network's mission is to significantly expand access to learning opportunities for the citizens of the state by enhancing the capacity and effectiveness of colleges and universities to use technology in instruction and research. The Ohio Learning Network will facilitate partnerships among higher education institutions, as well as collaborations between higher education and PK-12, business, industry, and local communities. OLN has an catalog of distance education courses availabe from member institutions and provides access to Distance Learning Specialists that can help students find information about distance education and related opportunities in the state of Ohio.
http://www.oln.org

The Indiana College Network
The Indiana College Network (ICN) is a gateway to distance learning opportunities from Indiana's colleges and universities. Students can take courses by various delivery methods from member institutions. Whatever the mode of course delivery, ICN students may obtain support services from a nearby Learning Center, including help with registration as well as access to computers and fax machines for course-related communications.
http://www.icn.org/

The Illinois Virtual Campus
The Illinois Virtual Campus is a service of Illinois' colleges and universities working together to provide access to distance courses through an online catalog, a human element of support to students taking distance courses through Student Support Centers, resources for faculty developing and teaching online courses, and links to resources for academic advisors in a virtual higher education world.
http://www.ivc.illinois.edu/

Nontraditional Education: Alternative ways to earn your credentials
Supplies extensive input on alternative ways for nontraditional learning to further their education.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/education/nontraditional-education/nontrad-edu.htm

Center for Adult Learning
ACE's (American Council on Education) College Credit Recommendation Service was developed to help adult learners obtain academic credit for learning acquired outside the traditional college classroom.
http://www.acenet.edu/calec/corporate/univ-home.html

Handbook for Instructors on the use of electronic class discussions
This handbook provides advice for instructors on one particular use of instructional technology - the use of electronic communication to extend class discussion beyond the time and place of class meetings. The main goal of the handbook is to help instructors use this form of technology thoughtfully and effectively, given their course goals.
http://www.osu.edu/education/ftad/Publications/elecdisc/pages/home.htm

Electronic Discussion Groups: Using E-mail as an Instructional Strategy in a Graduate Seminar
Brent Wilson, May Lowry, Philip Koneman, and Rionda Osman-Jouchoux (University of Colorado) present a qualitative research study exploring the use of electronic discussion groups in a reading based graduate seminar. The potential uses of email as an instructional tool in a classroom setting are discussed; and the benefits/limitations of electronic discussion groups are presented.
http://www.cudenver.edu/public/education/edschool/email.html

Parents and Professionals

WWW 4 Teachers
This web site has a carefully indexed collection of online resources made by teachers for teachers.
http://www.4teachers.org/

The Circle of Inclusion
The Circle of Inclusion Web Site is for early childhood service providers and families of young children. This web site offers demonstrations of and information about the effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth through age eight.
http://www.circleofinclusion.org/

The U.S. Department of Education
This site provides a number of links that thousands of educators, policy makers, parents, students, researchers, and other citizens with a stake in education find useful.
http://www.ed.gov/

The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory web site provides a number of links on topics such as Early Childhood, Literacy, Parent and Family Involvement, and Technology.
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/pathwayg.htm

Family Literacy Foundation
Provides information on how to facilitate supportive relationships for children through families and friends reading aloud with them.
http://www.read2kids.org/

The Early Head Start National Resource Center
This site has informative links for those interested in Early Head Start grantees, program support, and other resources for EHS programs.
http://www.ehsnrc.org/

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families
Provides info to parents and professionals about the healthy development of infants and toddlers.
http://www.zerotothree.org/

The National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children site provides various resources for parents and professionals.
http://www.naeyc.org/

The Land Grant Training Alliance
Online lessons on Word Processing (WordPerfect), Presentation Graphics (Power Point), Spreadsheets & Databases (Access, Excel, Quattro Pro), and the Internet are made available.
http://www.lgta.or/

Using the Internet

Best of the Internet Tutorials
The list of Internet Tutorials is from the Department of Telecommunications at Bowling Green State Uuniversity.
http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/tcom/tutors2.html

The Prometheus Project Communicating on the Web
The Prometheus Project offers engaging tutorials on email and electronic mailing lists.
http://users.multipro.com/jegs1/project/index.html

North Dakota Extension's Master Internet Volunteer Program
The Master Internet Volunteer Program is an educational program designed to train volunteers to help other people in their community with the Internet. This web site makes available training materials and teachers' resources to conduct the course.
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/miv/miv.html

net.TUTOR: Your personal guide to understanding the Net.
Net.TUTOR offers interactive tutorials on basic tools and techniques for becoming an effective Internet researcher.
http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/

Web Teacher: Your source for Web Knowledge
WebTeacher is a self-paced Internet tutorial that puts both basic and in-depth information about the World Wide Web at a teacher's fingertips. Learn more about E-mail, video conferencing, chat rooms, Web page design, Internet safety, and curriculum material research.
http://www.webteacher.org/

Technology For Teachers
The Technology for Teachers web page provides some good places for beginning users to start their exploration of the Internet.
http://eduscapes.com/web/teacher.html

Parents Guide to the Internet
A Parents Guide to the Internet answers questions and provides basic information to parents who are unfamiliar with the information superhighway.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/

Cultural Diversity

Diversity Training University International
This online diversity training information source provides tips on expert knowledge, successful skills, and how to make a living as a diversity trainer.
http://www.diversityuintl.com/index.htm

The Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence
CREDE assists the nation's population of diverse students to achieve academic excellence. This site provides links to CREDE's six programmatic strands, which are: language learning, professional development, family, peers, and community, instruction in context, integrated school reform, and assessment.
http://www.cal.org/crede/

Perfecting Educational Practice: Culturally Responsive Curriculum Development
The purpose of this site is to develop, pilot, refine, disseminate, and evaluate culturally responsive education materials that can be used by faculty in various teacher education courses.
http://www.emory.edu/CULTURES/AACTE/contents.html

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
The NWREL site provides extensive information laid out in chapter format on developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive education.
http://www.nwrel.org/cfc/publications/dap2.html

The Cultural Competency Web Page
Answers questions and provides links concerning the impact of cultural competence on education and how it benefits children.
http://cecp.air.org/cultural/default.htm

Preserving Home Languages and Cultures in the Classroom
This article explores issues as they relate to culturally and linguistically diverse language learners, first describing the daily realities faced by teachers, students, families and communities, and then offering practical suggestions for all classroom educators.
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/ncbepubs/directions/13.htm

Technology Terms

Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms
This comprehensive dictionary provides complete descriptions of complex terms in two of the most volatile and interesting areas of computer development: personal computers and networks.
http://www.ora.com/reference/dictionary/

Dictionary of Computing
A searchable dictionary of acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, history, in fact anything to do with computing.
http://www.instantweb.com/~foldoc/contents.html

eCommunity
The Ohio SchoolNet's glossary of technology terms.
http://www.osn.state.oh.us/help/frameset.asp?tab=glossary

Net Dictionary
Netdictionary is an alphabetical reference guide to technical, cultural, and humorous terms related to the Internet.
http://www.netdictionary.com/html/index.html

Net Lingo: The Internet Language Dictionary
http://www.netlingo.com/

On-Line Dictionary of Computing
At the Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing you can quickly look up any computer term you type at the "ever-expanding dictionary of computing." Users keep this Web dictionary up-to-date by adding new terms.
http://nightflight.com/foldoc/

PC Webopaedia
Online Encyclopedia and Search Engine Dedicated to Computer Technology
http://webopedia.internet.com/

TechEncyclopedia
More than 13,000 definitions of computer terms and concepts
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/

The Internet Engineering Task Force's Internet Users' Glossary
There are many networking glossaries in existence. This glossary concentrates on terms which are specific to the Internet. Naturally, there are entries for some basic terms and acronyms because other entries refer to them.
ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/fyi/fyi18.html

whatis
Visit whatis.com for definitions of computer-related terms. Rated by PC Magazine as one of the top 100 web sites.
http://www.whatis.com/

ZDnet Webopaedia
ZDnet's encyclopedia of the web.
http://www.zdwebopedia.com/

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