101. ALEX - Alabama Learning Exchange Click here to CREATE a lesson plan by accessing your personal workspace (you must log in) OR-. Find lesson plans. Arts Education http://alex.state.al.us/search.php?fa_submit=PLANS

102. Andy Carvin's Waste Of Bandwidth: Turning Wikipedia Into An Asset For Schools teachers have a way to make lemons into lemonade, turning Wikipedia from a questionable information source to a powerful tool for information literacy. http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/07/turning_wikiped.html

Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth Occasional Musings from Andy Carvin of the Digital Divide Network Main July 11, 2005 Turning Wikipedia into an Asset for Schools Art Wolinsky and I went to dinner tonight just outside of Atlantic City, where I'll be leading a two-day workshop on documentary making for a group of elementary school teachers. During dinner, Art and I talked about what I'll be presenting tomorrow morning, as well as fun Internet topics such as video blogging, podcasting and Wikipedia On Wikipedia in particular, we talked about the hostility that many educators have towards the website, particularly their concerns that it can't be considered a reliable source. It's the classic dilemma of a wiki website - because wikis allow any site visitor to edit or add content, you raise the risk of getting content that isn't up to snuff. And the fact that young and old alike often go to Wikipedia and see that its name ends in -pedia, they assume it's just like any other encyclopedia and they should take its content as vetted, accurate information, which ain't always the case. I explained to Art the community of Wikipedia volunteers known as Wikipedians who have created a system of checks and balances to improve the quality of content and avoid problems with virtual graffiti and inaccuracies. But it's not a perfect system, so it's not a huge surprise that a lot of educators just don't want their students utilizing the site.

103. Winning With Information Literacy Save 20% on Jamie McKenzie s next book, Planning Good Change, Winning with information literacy. © 2000, Jamie McKenzie, all rights reserved. http://www.fno.org/sum00/winning.html

Please feel free to e-mail this article to a friend, a principal, a parent, a colleague, a teacher librarian, a college professor, a poet, a magician, a vendor, an artist, a juggler, a student, a news reporter or to anyone else you think might enjoy it. Save 20% on Jamie McKenzie's next book, Planning Good Change , by placing your order now. Click here to learn more From Now On The Educational Technology Journal Special Summer 2000 Issue Winning with Information Literacy about the author This article appeared first in the Spring, 2000 issue of TECHNOS. Information literacy is the key to a successful technology initiative. By moving past technology to literacy, we are able to mobilize a greater proportion of our teachers to make frequent use of the network and are able to achieve more impressive student achievement. The visitors to the high school are shown lab after lab with shining new computers. They peek into other classrooms and note 5-6 more computers at the back of each room. This school is wired! Every computer is networked to the World Wide Web. But something is missing. Something troubles the visitors.

104. USA TODAY Education TODAY S DAILY lesson PLAN. Crosscurricular, written by experienced educators. Provides tips, worksheets and information about using USA TODAY in a http://www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm

Experience USA TODAY Archives TODAY'S DAILY LESSON PLAN Cross-curricular, written by experienced educators. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader. New! 2005-2006 Publication Calendar and Monthly Themes Case Studies In-depth exploration of an issue with related discussion questions and activities. Project-Based Learning Four-week projects that require students to research, analyze, synthesize and evaluate information. Math TODAY Use Texas Instruments technology to explore topics in pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, precalculus, calculus or statistics. Science TODAY Specifically designed to explore topics in biology, chemistry, physics and physical science. USA TODAY's Commitment to Education: Latest in Education News Providing broad coverage of education issues, important trends and progress. All USA Teams Four times a year, USA TODAY honors outstanding students and educators with the All-USA Academic and Teacher Teams. Lessons of Liberty: America and the First Amendment Helping students discover the value of the First Amendment freedoms and how the First Amendment affects their lives.

105. Teacher Tips, Tools, And Tutorials Formulate search plan and strategies. Scan and skim text for usefulness. The information Seeking Behavior Model supports the teaching of Online Research http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/tips/

Recognize the need for information. Become aware of possibilities. Select general area of need/concern. Seek background information. Brainstorm options. Identify problems. Form a focus. Pose questions. Frame ideas. Connect new ideas with prior knowledge. Construct a plan to accomplish the task. Establish a purpose for reading. Identify useful resources. Formulate search plan and strategies. Scan and skim text for usefulness. Refine search strategies. Evaluate information using criteria. Collect ideas by sorting information in an ordering scheme, e.g., chronological, alphabetical, cause/effect, compare/contrast. Organize information into clusters/idea map. Manage time, resources, and documents. Monitor ethical and responsible use of information and technologies. Apply critical reading and thinking strategies. Determine importance of information and its relevance to essential question. Make inferences, identify trends, interpret data. Separate information and ideas into component parts.

106. Kidspiration.html 3, Animal Report information, Create a graphic organizer for your animal report. 3, Food Pyramid Servings, Plan a healthy diet by including foods and http://www.canby.k12.or.us/Technology/Integration/kidspiration/kidspiration.html

Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Kidspiration Lessons Take a Look! We are featured in the January 2002 Flashes Kidspiration Newsletter! Kidspiration is a visual learning tool especially for K-3 students. Designed for emerging readers and writers, Kidspiration helps students develop confidence as they learn to organize information, understand concepts and connections, create stories, and express and share their thoughts. Integrated Picture and Writing views combine to enhance student's comprehension of concepts and information.Kidspiration was the software focus for kindergarten through third grade for the first quarter of the 2001-2002 school year. It was also the focus for kindergarten and first grade in the third quarter Kidspiration Template Tips Helpful Hints for Successful Technology Lessons Making Internet Connections using Kidpiration Kindergarten Integration Plan ... First Grade 3rd Quarter Integration Plan Kidspiration Templates Created by Canby Teachers Grade Name of Activity Description Created By Category K Animals That Hatch Use Super Groupers to classify animals by those who hatch and those who do not. Go to the writing mode to complete sentences.

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