Dr. Alice Christie Assistant Professor of Technology and Education Arizona State University West

Dr. Alice Christie's Reading and Language Arts Online Resources

Constructivism	Standards	Author/Illustrator Studies	Stories Online
Internet Research	Finding E-Pals	Student  Publishing	In-class Publishing
Writing Resources	WebQuests	Internet Projects	Language Arts Lesson Plans
Language Arts Resources	Evaluating Web Sites	Evaluating Software	Assessment/Portfolios
	Recommended Readings
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Constructivism
	Alice Christie's Constructivism Page
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Standards
	NCTE English - Language Arts Standards Arizona Language Arts Standards Michigan Language Arts Standards Jefferson County Public Schools Language Arts - English Standards Take a look at the glossary and bibliography! Vermont Communications Standards Meta-Index of ALL State Standards Arizona Technology Standards NETS National Education Technology Standards for Students ISTE Professional Standards Standards for Teacher Certification in Technology Apple Seminar: Choosing Digital Content to Match Your Standards State Departments of Education Go to any state and check for its Technology Standards. Alice Christie's Standards Page
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Author/Illustrator Studies
	Author and Illustrator Studies by Diane Corley Author Study Resources Web Links to Some Children's Authors and Illustrators What is an Author Study? Author Study Author Study: Sample Unit Author Study Sampler Author Study: Jan Brett Author Study: Don and Audrey Wood Author Study: Margaret Mahy Author Study: Phoebe Gilman Author Study: Frank Asch Author Study: Betsy Byars Author Study Discussion: Eric Carle Fifth Grade Author Study Author Information Author Spotlight Author Study Resources Author Study Author Study Using PowerPoint Author Study: William Bell Author Study: Lloyd Alexander Author Study: Patricia MacLachlan Author Study: Katherine Paterson Author Study: Chris Van Allsburg Black Poets Awesome Authors on the Web Author's Pen Author/Illustrator HomePages Eric Carle Jon Scieszka Audrey and Don Wood Jan Brett Robert Munsch Tomie dePaola Mercer Mayer R L Stine Jane Yolen Mem Fox Leo Lionni Dr. Seuss Cynthia Rylant Patricia Polacco Beverly Cleary
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Stories Online
	Stories for Kids by Kids Stories to Read Online Children's Storybooks Online Classics for Young People Debbie's Animated Children's Stories Disney Read-Along Books Myths and fables from around the world Candlelight Stories Classics Online The OnLine Books Page Complete Works of Shakespeare Online Children's Stories Nye School Students' Favorite Books
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Internet Research
	CyberSurfari Ask A Famous American American Library Association Great Sites for Kids KidsClick! AskJeeves for Kids AskJeeves Alice Christie's Search Engine Page
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Finding E-Pals
	Ask A Famous American Email Activities in a Bilingual Writing Class Electronic Postcards.com! A large assortment of electronic postcards with multiple fonts, pictures, music, etc. to choose from. Jan Brett's Electronic Postcard Page NetCards An assortment of electronic postcards with much fine art to choose from. Sands Electronic Greeting Cards Blue Mountain Arts Postcards from MIT Postcards from World Wildlife Fund Sands Electronic Greeting Cards Cyberzoo Postcards from the San Diego Zoo ePALS Classroom Exchange Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections The Key To Keypal Success
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Student Publishing
	Great List of Links to Newspapers Published by K-12 Students Story Book 1999 MidLink Magazine InkSpot For Young Writers KidPub The Writer's Corner Kids On The Net Kidscribe - Bilingual Young Writer Electric Soup A New Jersey High School's Online Literary Magazine
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In-class Publishing
	Vose Student Technology School Survey Buckman School Space ABC's Buckman School Block Project Buckman School PostCard Project Room 205 Web Page! Stories For Kids By Kids Room 209 Monthly Newsletter Online Autumn Everett Middle School Peace Day Project Second Grade Butterfly Shows Mrs. Silverman's Second Grade Class Literature Study Outgrowth: Bill Peet First Grade Research on Spiders Voss School Dinosaur Designs Voss School Student Writing Why The Quetzal has a Red Chest Rice School: Overcoming Prejudice Graham and Peter's Pi Home Page!
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Writing Resources
	The Writing Process in a Multimedia Environment Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site Purdue University On-line Writing Lab Bartlett's Familiar Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs IPL The Internet Public Library For Young Writers High School Hub: English Resources Meriam-Webster Word Central for Kids Story Quest The Biography Maker Aaron Shepard's Young Authors Page
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WebQuests
	Webquest on Sky Myths by Denis Lawton Cultural Diversity by Stephanie Tennille and Heather Lynch The Odyssey by Mary Adams Letters from Rifka by Constance Egter In Search of Stellaluna's Family Quest for Respect with the Grouchy Ladybug Be a Web Site Sleuth The Realm of Fairy Tales Alice Christie's WebQuest Matrix Bernie Dodge's WebQuest Matrix
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Internet Projects
	Mormon Trail Re-Enactment Ask an Expert by Pitsco WimmeraNet Projects Global Grocery List Project Los Angeles County TEAMS Projects Welcome to Classroom Connect's Teacher Contact Database Houghton Mifflin Project Center a site which helps teachers find or create online projects. Global Schoolhouse Interactive Projects The Diary Project Instructional Resources Internet Projects Reclaiming Spectacle Island an interactive Internet project designed and created by the seventh students on Explorer Team at Clarke Middle School in Lexington, Massachusetts. Melissa Matusevich Internet Projects Virtual Frog Dissection Kit Kids 2000 How to Design a Successful Project Steps to Designing a Collaborative Project Sunrise....Sunset Interdisciplinary bilingual science unit that uses telecommunication. Separate units created for K-3,4-7, and 8-12 students. Cyber Travels of Flat Stanley
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Language Arts Lesson Plans
	Discovery Channel School : Literature Lesson Plans Ask ERIC Lesson Plans for Language Arts Lesson Plan Ideas for Language Arts Scholastic Lesson Plans and Reproducibles Lesson Plan Evaluation Hammurabi's Code Deep In The Bush Where People Rarely Ever Go
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Language Arts Resources
	Children's Literature Web Guide Cyber-Seuss Grimm Stage Hand Puppets Activity Page Theodore Tugboat British Poetry (1780-1910) Complete Works of William Shakespeare E-Zine Listing English/Literature Resources on the Internet Teaching the American Literature Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature Internet Classics Archive SCORE Cyberguides Native American Children's Books Paradigm Online Writing Assistant Using Technology to Enhance Literacy in Elementary School Children Project IDEAL Blue Web'n English Links AOL@School 1999 Technology Counts Report State by State Data Use of Technology in Reading and Writing by State Connected Teacher English Teachers Site Cool Links For Kids
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Evaluating Web Sites
	Evaluating Web Sites This is a series of short articles. Highlight each in the left frame and the individual segment appears in the right frame. Evaluating Information Found on the Internet WEBQUEST: Be a Web Site Sleuth Kathy Schrock's Evaluation Resources WEBQUEST: Evaluating Websites: Teacher Page, Student Page Evaluating Web Resources
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Evaluating Software
	Children's Software Revue Language Arts/Social Studies Software Reviews More Language Arts/Social Studies Software Reviews
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Assessment/Portfolios
	Understanding Your Child's Writing Electronic Portfolios Collaborative Planning for Electronic Portfolios: Asking Strategic Questions The Digital Portfolio: A Richer Picture of Student Performance Electronic Portfolio Powerpoint slide show from TENET in Texas Electronic Portfolios from Discovery Middle School in Florida Creating an Electronic Portfolio
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Recommended Readings
	Articles on Using the Internet and Writing Teaching with the Web Steps to Designing a Collaborative Project Learning from Learners, Internet Style Creating and Using Portfolios on the Information Super Highway The Writing Process in a Multimedia Environment What is a WebQuest? Some Thoughts About WebQuests An Interview with Jamie McKenzie: K-12 Technology Issues The Internet as Curriculum Learning Together: Teachers and students tackle new technologies side by side Evaluating Quality on the Net Point/Counterpoint: Should Schools Be Wired To The Internet? YES by Al Gore Point/Counterpoint: Should Schools Be Wired To The Internet? NO by David Gelernter Active Learning on the Web The Next Step Now That Schools Have Technology, It's Time to let Technology Transform Schooling Technology Support for Alternative Assessment Technology-Supported Portfolio Assessment Teaching with New Eyes
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