Web Literacy

Cyber Field Trips

• Teacher Tap Digital and Virtual Field Trips Wide variety of links to cyber field trips for all ages.
• Simple K12 Virtual Field Trips Offers links to cyber field trips on the following topics: Family and Consumer Sciences, Fine Arts, Health, History/Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
• GoogleTreks Site Synthesizes information in one easy-to-use map that places text, pictures, audio files, video files, and much more in one central location. Wide variety of topics, all age levels.

Diigo

• Student Learning with Diigo Explains why and how to use Diigo with students. Good links to other educational resources regarding Diigo.
• Videos on how to use Diigo in the classroom by setting up groups and then setting up the Diigo Toolbar.

Gaming

• Learning Games for Kids Online Games Pre-K through Grade 6. Wide variety of curriculum topics.
• Ruby for Kids Free site to help students program their own games. Good links on teaching programming skills. Available in Spanish.
• ClassTool.net Free site that enables students to create their own games.
• What2Learn W2L makes it easy for teachers to create interactive games and quizzes and to track student attainment. Students have in-built rewards that will keep them engaged in their learning.

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Links

• See how links are affecting search results Open Site Explorer

QR Codes

• QR Codes in Education Step by step instructions on using QR codes with students. Includes video on how to QR codes can enhance learning.
• 101 Uses for Quick Response (QR) Codes Real-life examples of how QR codes are being used in everyday situations. Includes links to other sites and articles on QR codes.
• 10 Ways to Use QR Codes in your Classroom--Article from Technology Teacher, Feb., 2011.
• QRstuff.com Create QR codes using links or 250 letters of text.
• Video QR Codes 101--Who is using QR Codes and why.

Safety

• ALA guidelines on internet safety and use for young children Especially for Children and their Parents

Search Engines

• List of search engines for kids with rated features and descriptions Savvy Little Searcher
• Customize browsers Browser Add-Ons, School Library Journal, March 2011

Google

• Content farms and how they are affecting Google Search results. Washington Post article from January 2011.How Content Farms Beat Google
• How Google Searches from NY Times Feb. 2011 The Dirty Little Secrets of Search

• Video on Setting up a Google Custom Search

Smart Phones

• 10 of the Best Apps for Education E-School News-March 2011 How Ipads, Iphones, Itouches and Apps can be used in the classroom.

Social Networking

• Webinar Social Networking in Education from Education Industry Nov. 2010
• School Principals and Social Networking in Education:Practices, Policies, and Realities in 2010

Technology and Learning

• How Technology Wires the Learning Brain NPR article Feb. 2011
• Your Brain on Google--PBS 2009, See video below.

• New Learner of the 21st Century, PBS Video, Feb. 2011

Trends

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Twitter

• Study on how Twitter can improve student education, Times Education, Feb. 2011 Twitter Can Improve Student Education
• Why Tweet Good information about why educators should use twitter, as well as lists of who to follow in the education world, lesson plan ideas, tips on how to use, and links to other websites.

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