US Department of Education
Nces: Technology in Schools Assessing Technology
This guide was written by the National Forum on Education Statistics under NCES's Cooperative Education Statistics System. Directed toward state and local education agencies, it describes how to measure technology use by examining...
Other
Global Schoolhouse: Harnessing the Power of the Web
This online tutorial shows K-12 teachers how to harness the power of the World Wide Web for classroom use, and in particular for interaction, collaboration, distance education, cultural understanding and cooperative research -- with...
PBS
Pbs: School: The Story of American Public Education: Evolving Classroom
A detailed comparison of the classroom in a nineteenth century schoolhouse to that in a twenty-first century school. Looks at many features of school life, e.g., discipline, technology, homework, testing, etc. Supported with many images...
Other
Global School Net: Harnessing the Power of the Web
An educational tutorial for collaborative project based learning is provided by Global SchoolNet.
Other
Class tools.net: Create Interactive Flash Tools & Games for Education
ClassTools.net offers a collection of templates you can customize and save online and even embed into your own website or blog. Fast and intuitive Flash animations guide you through the template-building process, and you'll be creating...
Other
Finding E Books
One of the most useful ways to use your Pocket PC is to read e-books on it. This site provides a tutorial to learn how to find and download e-books for use in your classroom.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Creating Podcasts With Your Students
Creating podcasts in the classroom has many educational benefits, including strengthening skills in research, writing, and collaboration - and podcasting is easy to do. This article walks you through the steps of preproduction,...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Places on the Planet: Latitude and Longitude
Students learn how citizen scientists involved in the Geological Society of America's EarthCaching project use GPS technology and latitude and longitude coordinates to find special places on the Earth.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Digital Slideshows: Power Point for the Novice
Students will learn how to use presentation software to enhance learning. Student-created digital slideshow presentations can span the curriculum. Each student will prepare a presentation in one of the following curriculum areas:...