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T.H.E. Journal August 2001 Sabrina Tillman |
Focus on Reference Reference encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauri remain some of the most valuable tools that aid in the completion of student research projects. This article presents the electronic versions of many reference industry favorites... |
Information Today August 2000 |
ABC-CLIO Launches New ResourceLink CD-ROM ABC-CLIO Interactive has announced the release of ResourceLink: 18th-Century World History, a new multimedia research tool on CD-ROM. |
Information Today October 2000 |
ABC-CLIO Launches Native American Rights Movement CD This CD-ROM provides students in grades 6--12 with information about the eradication, relocation, and acculturation that Native Americans endured as part of U.S. government policy... |
T.H.E. Journal August 1999 Jim Schneider |
Focus on Reference In that spirit, this month's Software Focus-On will take a look at reference software.... |
T.H.E. Journal October 2000 Sabrina Tillman |
Focus on Reference The following Web resources and CD-ROMs acquaint students with an abundance of information at the click of a mouse... |
T.H.E. Journal November 2000 Kathryn Childs |
ABC-CLIO's American Social Issues ABC-CLIO, longtime publisher of books and large bibliographic database products, offers six interactive multimedia encyclopedias on CD-ROM that are wonderful reference resources for upper middle and high school student research... |
T.H.E. Journal March 2001 Elizabeth Amberg |
Focus on Science Education Interactive learning and informative content are vital assets in any science classroom. Several software programs exist to help students visualize and analyze scientific information... |
D-Lib Sep/Oct 2008 P. Toby Graham |
Civil Rights Digital Library The Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL) is the most ambitious and comprehensive initiative to date to deliver educational content on the Civil Rights Movement via the Web. |
T.H.E. Journal January 2001 Becky A. Snyder |
Seeking Value on the Internet With so many free Web sites available, is there still value in purchasing a subscription to a curriculum or reference Web site? |
T.H.E. Journal January 2001 Matthew E. Coenen |
2000 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia The Grolier 2000 Multimedia Encyclopedia (GME) contains over 37,000 articles, and more if you take advantage of the online feature... |
Information Today August 2000 |
Gale Group Launches History Resource Center Gale Group has announced the release of the History Resource Cente. The subscription service, designed primarily for libraries, schools, and universities, is the first product to integrate history's most important documents within a single interface |
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 |
Britannica Revamps Its Online Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica has revamped its Britannica Online School Edition to offer a more user-focused look to better accommodate younger visitors. |
T.H.E. Journal August 2000 |
FYI - The New Book of Popular Science Grolier Educational has launched The New Book of Popular Science Online, allowing students in grades 5 and up to explore scientific information and interactive activities.... |
D-Lib February 2009 Marcia A. Mardis |
Classroom Information Needs: Search Analysis from a Digital Library for Educators All too often, digital library developers create collections of resources in the absence of rigorous examinations of educator and learner needs. |
T.H.E. Journal June 2007 Charlene O'Hanlon |
Board Certified Only with the right training can teachers use interactive whiteboards to bring the learning environment to life. |
T.H.E. Journal January 5, 2010 Scott Aronowitz |
PBS Launches Online Resources for Finance and Economics Teachers PBS Teachers has launched "Access, Analyze, Act," a new collection of digital resources to help primary and secondary school teachers give students an introduction to and overview of what all the "money talk" really means. |
T.H.E. Journal February 2009 |
World Book Student by World Book World Book has updated its Online Reference Center with new features and a new name. |
D-Lib Mar/Apr 2011 Diekema et al. |
Teaching Use of Digital Primary Sources for K-12 Settings This paper describes learning outcomes of a three-day workshop on integrating primary sources into K-12 teaching. |
T.H.E. Journal March 17, 2010 Ruth Reynard |
Real-Time Technology in Middle School Language Instruction Recently, I interviewed a German language middle school teacher and she shared with me her uses for Web 2.0 tools in foreign language instruction. |
Macworld February 2001 Nancy Peterson |
2001 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Excellent Research Source Expands... |
T.H.E. Journal August 2002 Jacqueline Keane |
Teacher vs. Computer. Where Educators Stand in the Technology Revolution Instructional technology and the World Wide Web offer powerful teaching resources that provide educators with a limitless wealth of information and shared professional practices. |
T.H.E. Journal January 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Tabula Digita will test educators' math skills... US middle school students can do their part to help save the planet by entering the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge... IBM introduced a new Web 2.0 peer-to-peer learning tool... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Computer Science Courses Show Steep Decline... Students to Take on Challenge to Change the World... Avermedia Announces Stimulus Promotion... etc. |
PC World November 2000 Glenn McDonald |
New Internet Tools Beef Up Encarta 2001 Microsoft's Encarta Reference Suite, the popular electronic encyclopedia, has some new capabilities that make it definitely worth a look. In particular, its Researcher tool allows you to capture Web information easily... |
Information Today November 1, 2012 |
Encyclopaedia Britannica Launches App for Windows 8 The Encyclopaedia Britannica App, now available in the Windows Store, provides access to the entire encyclopedia with a sleek and engaging interface, rich illustrations, and special features such as Link Map. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2005 Douglas Kellner |
The Changing Classroom: Challenges for Teachers The integration of technology in classrooms has obligated teachers to develop new teaching strategies to enhance learning across the curriculum. |
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 Dian Schaffhauser |
Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? A new spin on an old riddle goes to the heart of a conflict between K-12 schools and the colleges of education responsible for cultivating and providing them with new teachers. |
Chemistry World April 18, 2012 David Smith |
Teaching tiny technology Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education edited by Kimberly Pacheo and others is a collection of nanotechnology-based activities which have been used in US universities. |
T.H.E. Journal August 2000 Lawrence Tomei & Margaret Balmert |
Creating an Interactive PowerPoint Lesson for the Classroom |
T.H.E. Journal September 2, 2009 Ruth Reynard |
5 Ways We're Diminishing Learning by Assuming Face-to-Face Instruction Is Best Face-to-face instruction is often assumed to be the proven method, while other methods have yet to prove themselves. This assumption is not only misleading, but it might also be helping to diminish potential opportunities of better learning for our students. |
Macworld October 2000 |
High-Quality Education on the Web 50 of the Best Sites |
InternetNews April 7, 2009 David Needle |
Teachers Driving Web 2.0 Adoption? A new survey indicates teachers are leading the charge to get more Web 2.0 services into the classroom. |
T.H.E. Journal April 2009 Jennifer Demski |
Up Close and Virtual By adding web-based offerings to traditional in-person sessions, school districts can continue to provide support to teachers when face-to-face visits aren't possible. |
T.H.E. Journal June 2007 Susan Brooks-Young |
Are Document Cameras the Next Big Thing? The versatile projection technology could be the next recipient of that rarest of educational honors: ubiquitous classroom adoption. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon |
Resistance is Futile Even as technology use grows embedded in education, some teachers still prefer the old ways. |
T.H.E. Journal November 9, 2009 Sara Stroud |
A New Way Forward Tech-based solutions, such as tools for teaching kids how to recognize facial expressions, are giving educators a means of helping autistic students acquire basic life skills. |
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 |
News Briefs - World Book Online Reference Center To make its Web content accessible to all students, World Book has announced changes to its subscription-based World Book Online Reference Center that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
Science News September 23, 2006 |
Science Safari: Tox Town This Web site from the U.S. National Library of Medicine offers an interactive introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks. The site includes many links to additional information and a section for teachers. |
HBS Working Knowledge June 20, 2012 Scott A. Snook et al. |
Teaching Leadership: What We Know The field of leadership education has reached a critical stage. After several decades of experimentation, "The Handbook for Teaching Leadership," is intended to be a foundational reference for educators facing this increasingly important challenge. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2009 |
Drill Down Students, teachers, parents, and administrators were asked to outfit their ultimate school with one guiding criterion: maximizing achievement. |
T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2010 |
2020 Vision: Experts Forecast What the Digital Revolution Will Bring Next A discussion about how far we've come in education technology, and where we can expect to go. |
D-Lib September 2006 Mimi Recker |
Perspectives on Teachers as Digital Library Users: Consumers, Contributors, and Designers A review of a five-year program aimed at increasing teachers' capacity for designing instructional activities using digital library learning resources. |
T.H.E. Journal June 2009 |
Drill Down A new digital curriculum model allows teachers to choose their own instructional materials. The Speak Up 2008 survey gave students the power to handpick content for a new kind of online textbook. |
T.H.E. Journal May 14, 2009 Ruth Reynard |
Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured? The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers. |
T.H.E. Journal May 1, 2010 Vanessa Hua |
A Strategy Worth Watching The Excellence in Teaching Project discards frivolous checklists in favor of a purposeful online, observation-based process of assessing teachers' performance. |
T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2009 Dian Schaffhauser |
Boundless Opportunity National borders are no match for the reach of online technologies, as demonstrated by a host of collaborative projects that use web-based platforms to link US students with their peers abroad. |
Macworld October 2000 Franklin N. Tessler |
BacktoSchool.com Use the Internet To Expand Your Knowledge, No Matter What Your Age |
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012 |
Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students. |
T.H.E. Journal September 2000 |
Late Breaks - N2H2, Inc. N2H2, Inc. extends its offer of the Microsoft Encarta Online Deluxe Encyclopedia without charge to new and current Bess Internet Filtering customers for the 2000-01 academic year. |
T.H.E. Journal November 2006 Matt Villano |
Display Technology :: Picture This! A spate of new multimedia tools is putting a whole new face on the learning process. |