Dr. Alice Christie's Technology Integration Workshop
for Middle and High School Teachers in the
Deer Valley Unified School District

Creating Global Classrooms: Teachers Collaborating with Others

Arbor Heights Elementary School: Earth Day Groceries and More Everett Middle School Peace Day 1999 Cultural Exchange between Shikisai High School (Japan) and Pasco High (Washington, USA) (Numerous examples of high school students work in all curricular areas) Adams High School (Rochester Hills, Michigan): The Global Village Project Electric Soup: Online Literacy Collaboration  Finding Online Collaborative Projects Houghton Mifflin Project Center: A site that helps teachers find or create online projects. Telecollaborations: A list on online collaborative projects Classroom Connect: A free community resource for educators 21st Century Teachers: A national network of teacher leaders helping themselves and their colleagues through education technology The Global Schoolhouse Teachers.Net! Creating Internet Projects Planning Internet Projects: Guidance for Beginners Designing Your Own Online Projects

Creating New Knowledge: Teacher and Student as Information Producer

What Did You Do in the War, Grandma? (An Oral History of Rhode Island Women during World War II written by students in the Honors English Program at South Kingstown High School) The American Immigration HomePage by Students from the Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology (A student produced web-based project by a 10th grade American History Class) Christina S. Y. Leung's High School Chinese-American Unit (A collaborative effort in which students share their research on the WWW)  Using Modern Navigation Tools: A Unit by Two High School Teachers (Two science teachers create a web-based curricular unit for student use) Project Orion: Gahanna Lincoln High School's Space Shuttle Simulation

Using ePals to Connect with Students Nationally and Internationally

Finding ePals ePALS Classroom Exchange Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections About.com: Kids' Pen Pals The Key To Keypal Success KeyPal Club Web 66 Education World's School Directory Sending Electronic Postcards Geography Postcards Cyberzoo Postcards from the San Diego Zoo Electronic Postcards.com! A large assortment of electronic postcards with multiple fonts, pictures, music, etc. to choose from. Sands Electronic Greeting Cards Blue Mountain Arts Unicef: Voices of Youth Email Activities in a Bilingual Writing Class Other Links for Reading and Language Arts Online

Using Simulations to Enhance Learner-Centered Education

National Budget Simulation   The Atlantic Slave Trade: Demographic Simulation Project Orion: Gahanna Lincoln High School's Space Shuttle Simulation Market Player: An Investment Simulation Virtual Stock Exchange Edustock: An educational web page on the stock market and how it works Virtual Frog Dissection Kit Virtual FlyLab Virtual Earthquake Virtual Dating (Geologic Time) Volcanic Animations

Doing Online Research Using Searchable Databases

NASA NASA for Kids The Library of Congress The Library of Congress American Memory Collections National Geographic United Nations Background Notes on Countries Around the World (US State Department) The CIA World Factbook: 1999 US Census Bureau International Population Database Summary vital statistics data for all countries, 1996 and 2000 as well as mid-year estimates, 1950-2020 Additional data on marital status, ethnic origin, religion, literacy, labor force, income and poverty US Postal Service Zip Codes White House Electronic Publications White House Virtual Library United States Code: A searchable database of all US Laws Animal Diversity: A collection of pictures and information about animals, searchable by name, characteristics, or taxonomy Newsrack: A searchable database of online newspapers and magazines Writer's Guidelines Directory: Searchable Database of Writer's Guidelines Searchable Database of Registered Trade Marks Netlinks: A Searchable Database of Internet Resources in Population, Health and Development The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Doing Research with Online Encyclopedias and Almanacs

Encyclopedias: Encyclopedia Britannica Encarta Concise PC Webopedia Compton's Encyclopedia Online How Stuff Works Almanacs InfoPlease.com Kids' Almanac The Old Farmer's Almanac Political Reference Almanac StarDate Online: Sky Almanac Daily Almanac: Births, deaths, holidays, events on any given day in history

Authors Online

Dr. Maya Angelou Nick Bantock's Griffin and Sabine Gabriel Garcia Marquez The Vonnegut Web Anniina's Toni Morrison Page Isabel Allende R.L. Stine Jane Yolen Cynthis Rylant  Patricia Polacco  Beverley Cleary  Native American Authors Online Scholastic: Authors Online Internet Public Library: Ask the Author Page Bartleby Library Diane Corley's Author Illustrator Page

Ask An Expert

Ask an Expert by Pitsco About.com Ask an Expert Scientific American: Ask the Experts AllExperts.com ExpertCentral.com eHow XpertSite.Com The Mad Scientists Network  How Things Works (Physics)

Special Election 2000 Links for Middle and High School Students and Teachers

Project Vote Smart (The Best site for tracking all candidates, their views, voting records, etc.) The Democracy Network A League of Women Voters Educational Project) VoteNet Election 2000: Presidential Candidates on the Issues Election 2000 Coverage ABC News Political Summary CNN.com Politics Washington Post: Elections 2000 Political Junkie: Check the Main Page and the Candidates Page

Taking Virtual Field Trips

The Virtual Field Trip Site Virtual World Tours See the world - VIRTUALLY! Earth Science Virtual Field Trip Page Globe Learn: Live, interactive expeditions for children around the world Virtual Field Trips (Education) Louvre Museum (Musee du Louvre) Dinosaur Virtual Tour National Museum: Dinosaurs Visit the Oakland Zoo The San Diego Zoo Do the Zoo: Atlanta Zoo A Virtual Trip to the Whitehouse for Kids A Virtual Trip to the Statue of Liberty National Parks Live!: A Students' Internet Tour of the US National Parks Geography Online: Internet Student Activities for Students in Grades 3-9 CyberHikes A Tour of Durham Cathedral & Castle A Tour of Alcatraz Island B-17 Flying Fortress Virtual Tour A Virtual Visit to Carnegie Hall New York Underground A White House History Central Park, New York City NYC's Museum of Modern Art: Current Exhibitions Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Cape Canaveral Air Station Virtual Tour CIA Virtual Picture Tour Virtual Adventures Will Steger's Exploration of the North Pole Black Sea Exploration: Search for Noah's Flood Asia Quest (A Classroom Connect Adventure) America Quest (Another Classroom Connect Adventure) Alive on Everest In Search of Liberty Bell 7 (A deep sea adventure) MountainZone.com Adventures Jane Steven's Antarctic Adventure The World's Wildest Rides Mungo Park's A World of Adventure Quokka.com's Virtual Adventures  Adventures Online Jelly Belly Factory Tour

Model Middle and High School Websites

Mount Edgecumbe High School (This Alaskan high school used cutting-edge technology in ways too numerous to count) Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (High school students showcase the many ways technology is imbedded in their learning)  Hunterdon Central Regional High School  Williamsport High School North Junior High School Germantown Academy Middle School Germantown Academy High School Regional Math/Science Collaborative The William Penn Charter School San Francisco Unified School District: Carol Leikam's Fifth Grade Bridge Building Unit (This site displays activities and student work using a web-based format) Tanana Middle School Student Writing and Art - Fairbanks, Alaska (Students share their fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and artwork in this web-based forum) Alaska Studies by Tanana Middle School Students (Students share multimedia research reports on the state of Alaska and Alaskan history)

Designing and Using WebQuests: Teacher as Curriculum Designer

WebQuests: Alice Christie's WebQuest Page WebQuests - Alice Christie's Web Quest Matrix WebQuests - Bernie Dodge's Web Quest Matrix Deer Valley Teachers as Curriculum Developers Heather Lynch and Stephanie Tennille's WebQuest on Cultural Diversity Stephanie Tennille's WebQuest on the Desert Heather Lynch's WebQuest on Tolerance Sharla LaBelle's WebQuest on Body Systems Teri Beckner WebQuest on the Thirteen Colonies Teri Beckner's WebQuest on the Patterns of Time Sandy Luedke Integrative Unit on Geology Tina Crane Integrative Unit on Problem Solving Sheila Jones Integrative Unit on Information Literacy

Helpful Lists of Links for Middle and High School Students and Teachers

Maps on the World - Extensive list of links Mining Company's List of Maps Reference Tools A+ Research and Writing for High School Students Writing Tips by Teenage Writers StudyWeb CyberKids Resources Links to Educational Geography Web Sites About.com: National Parks The Ultimate Collection of News Links

Tools for Teachers

Dr. Alice Christie's Great Educational Resources Web 66 Kids Click! Search engine/subject directory for students created by librarians that includes reading level and number of graphics. Access Magazine: Arizona Republic Access Magazine: National Online Math Applications Blue Web'n: A library of Blue Ribbon learning sites on the Web The ThinkQuest Library Eisenhower National Clearinghouse American School Directory Arizona Department of Education ASSET: Arizona School Services Through Educational Technology Education World Tech Learning Homework Central: Teacher Resources The Virtual Schoolhouse Education Week: Technology Counts '98 Welcome to Internet Detective: An interactive tutorial on evaluating the quality of Internet resources WebTeacher: Web Tutorial TeachersNet The Savvy Cyber Teacher Classroom Connect Too Cool School House Educational Site of the Week Global Schoolhouse Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation of the Web Guides Karen McLachlan's CyberGuides Marco Polo: Internet Content for the Classroom Wired Learning in the Classroom and Library Ed's Oasis Teaching with the Web PBS Kids NPR's Science Friday Discovery Channel Online Eisenhower National Clearninghouse Hands-On Curriculum Ideas in Science B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper