Collaborative Tools and SitesCollaborative Tools and Sites

Support for K-12 EducatorsSupport for K-12 Educators

by Jeff Cooperby Jeff Cooper

Education Technology SpecialistEducation Technology Specialist

College of Education Pacific UniversityCollege of Education Pacific University

Practice into Theory

This presentation offers links to sites useful for K-16 educators.

Titles are hyperlinked to actual site. Although these sites were chosen for

pragmatic reasons, the theory behind their choice is to facilitate learning for both students and educators.

Multi-User Virtual Environments Educational Virtual

Communities Both Real Time

and Asynchronous Safe Student

Environments Web Page

Projection, many other tools

K-12 Email Collaborative Tool

182 Countries65,000 Classrooms2.2 million students

Start online friendships and projects, break down classroom walls

Related links: IECC, I*EARN

Weblog or “blogger”

Online journal, either for individual or group work

Free and ad free

Join International Listservs

Create your own listserv

Freeware

Online Bookmarks Accessible from any

online computer File sharing

capabilities

Related Sites: backflip clickmarks myhq

coopsbookmarks.htm

International Listserv

Archived Projects Email-based

IECC Intercultural E-MailClassroom Connections

Hilites

Educational Listserv

Project Oriented

Archives

Projects Registry CyberFair News Lists GeoGame Make a Difference Online Expeditions Newsday

Global SchoolNet is an excellent collaborative learning site.

GHS facilitates opportunities for teachers to collaborate, communicate, and celebrate shared learning experiences.

This website is free to all educators.

Online Science and Math Projects

Multidisciplinary projects to join

Online email listserv manager

Archives messages Public/private option Database manager Calendar and Chat Moderate or not Online File Storage

(20meg per group) Online File Sharing

Online Day-planner

Reminders sent via email

Group and individual calendaring

Multiple access levels

Online virtual tour or webquest organizer

Allows teachers to create up to 15 links for student browsing

Searchable database for K-12 tracks

•URL Redirector

•Make long addresses short

•Add toolbar to your computer

•Important tool for getting students, teachers etc. quickly to the right webpage

T-Mail T-Sail T-Time

T-Mail: Email Translation

T-Sail: Webpage Translation

T-Time: Web Page Creation Translation (coming soon)

Over 500 K-12 Constructivist Lessons

Interactive with MS Office Suite

Allows teachers flexibility in both content and approach to lessons and tech

Enactz: LessonsPedera: Staff Development

Social Studies Chatboard

Resources: Gov’t., Law, Geography, History, Social Studies,Maps, Lesson Plans

Grade Level (and other) Chatboards

Award Winning Portal Site for K-12

Over 1000 Links

Portal Site 1000 Kid Links

Online multiple choice and short answer

Grade book interface

Hundreds of tests contributed by members

Online Games, Quizzes, Homepages and Templates

Collaborate with fellow teachers

Multi-Lingual Quizzes and Activities

Hundreds of K-12 Online Rubrics

Engaged Learning Assessment Tool

Links for Teacher Utililties

Related Site:

Mr.K’s Rubric Links

N.Y. Times Learning Network: Portal Site

Archived Lesson Plans Highly Articulated Includes Standards

Online rubric generator

Editable templates

Data analysis