HOBOKEN SUMMER INSTITUTE

August 20, 2002

Unique and Compelling Internet Resources - Part B

Publishing Student Work

• The Modern Presidency
• Wordsmiths
• Biology Lab Report
• The Manhattan Project
• Endangered Species Project
  
• The Favorite Poem Project
• Thomas Jefferson Tech
• CyberEnglish Teacher Ted Nellen’s website
• Ted Nellen’s Teacher websites
•  Review Thinkquest website

Primary Source Activities

• Hoboken
• Exploring Primary Sources

Primary Source Materials

• Westside Park Plan
• Library of Congress American Memory Project
• American Treasures of the Library of Congress
• National Archives and Records Administration Exhibit Hall
• University of Pennsylvania Center for Electronic Text and Image Collections
• Berkeley SunSITE Digital Collections
• Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library
  • Medicine and Madison Avenue- with lesson plans
• Yale University Library Primary Sources Research
• Today in History
• SCETI Woman's Studies Primary Source
• Mayflower
• Eyewitness - History through the eyes of people who lived it
• Ad Access - Duke University site
• Galileo's Notes on Motion
• The Salem Witch Trials
• 4000 Years of Women in Science
• African Americans in Science
• History of Science Collections

• Technology video
• The Learning page - Using technology in the classroom
• The Interactive Raven - Shows how the Internet can be used to teach literary elements in Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, the Raven.
• Folger's Shakespeare Resources
• Fountain Hughes slave narrative
• American Memory Photograph Collection

• US Census Website
• US Historical Census Browser

• Slave Trade Data
• CIA World Fact Book
• UN Cyberschoolbus

• The Valley of the Shadow – photos, letters, etc. archived from newspapers of the north and south during the Civil War
• Newsdirectory
  

Opening Yahoo! Account

• Yahoo!  Registration

Online Bookmarking

• Yahoo!® Bookmarks
• Backflip
• Blink

Searching Strategies Overview

• Online Presentation-Types of Searching Strategies

Searching For Educational Materials On The Net

• Using a Directory to Find Educational Material  -   Yahoo!

• Using a Search Engine to Find Educational Material  -   AltaVista

• Using a Subject Guide to Find Educational Material  -   Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

• Guidelines for Search Engine or Directory Activity

Other Search Tools

• CIESE Recommended Internet Search Tools

Evaluating Search Engines

• Qualities of an effective search engine

• Comparative Features of Major WWW Search Engines

Planning Searches

When we do searches on the internet, we often waste a lot of time.  A little planning before-hand can help you find the information you are looking for.  

Some useful tools for planning include:
 

Word Webs

Idea Maps

Concept Maps

Evaluating Web Resources

• Level 4 example

Citing Internet Resources

• Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources
• NoodleTools Online Bibliography Builder - this form based tool formats, saves and prints your multi source bibliography. Just add information.

• Columbia Guide to Online Style

• Classroom Connect's Citing Sources 
• Kathy Schrock's Citing Sources

Online Plagiarism Resources

• Plagiarized.com - an Instructor's Guide to Internet Plagiarism
• Plagiarism.org - fee for service
• Paperwriters.com - buy papers here
• SuperiorTermpapers.com - buy papers here

Supplementary Learning Resources

• Primer in Boolean Logic

• CIESE Instructional Resources Page

• Search Engine Watch - Search Engine News an Information

• What is a Meta Search Engine?

• Learning More about Search Engines and Subject Directories

• Finding Information on the Internet:  Tutorial

• NetResearch : Finding Information Online- A Great Book For Educators Using The Internet for Research

• Yahoo!'s list of Search Engines (one for every topic)

• Internet "Onesearch" with Mega Search Engines- A great article for understanding how meta-searching works

Internet Safety Issues

• Online Presentation- Internet Safety

• CIESE Internet Safety Page - Packed with resources on Filtering Software, Acceptable Use Policies and Case Studies

• GetNetWise- Packed with resources for a kid safe Internet experience.

Finding tools to assist teachers in their work

• Teaching Helper

• Fun with a camera

• SCORE GUIDES - High School - Internet: Books

• NCTE (National council of Teachers of English) listserv

• Inspiration - 30 day trial

• Smithsonian Institution Educator Resources

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication

• Outta Ray’s Head - Online Lesson Plans

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