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Chapter One provides a general introduction and discussion of how the Internet and the World Wide Web represent important resources for the field of Education. Its relevance for preservice teachers is indicated by the increasing interest of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teachers (NCATE) in issues related to technology and teacher training. NCATE is the main teacher education accreditation group in the United States. They have recently released a report on technology skills for teachers in the 21st century, which is a "must read" for every teacher entering the field. Other groups such as the International Society for the Study of Technology and Education have also established national standards in the use of technology for both K-12 students and for teachers. These standards, while much more detailed and comprehensive than those provided by NCATE, are concerned with many of the same issues. The ISTE’s standards for K-12 students are available at: National Education Technology Standards for Students The ISTE’s standards for teachers are available at: Why are the Internet and the World Wide Web Important for Education? The Internet and World Wide Web provide exceptional resources for teachers and students. You can see this by visting just a few sites like the ones listed below: National Archives White House United States House of Representatives United States Senate Supreme Court of the United States The Smithsonian NASA Quest NASA Multimedia Archives Mars Exploration Rover Mission Project Janson Friends and Partners Cammunity.Com An extraordinary multiple-view series web camera can be linked to at: Times Square Cam Sites such as the Getty Museum’s Arts Ed Net are providing resources for teachers to introduce art and art history activities in their classrooms. Arts Ed Net More informal art sites for teachers and kids include: The Incredible Art Department Mark Kistler’s Imagination Station By downloading web-based audio files you can listen to the voices of ex-slaves describing their lives before they and their families were freed, or you can hear what it was like to come through Ellis Island as an immigrant. Index of Slave Narratives, University of Virginia Hypertext Library Ellis Island—Through America’s Gateway Resources on contemporary and popular culture can be found at: Alt.Culture Popcultures.Com Information on foreign countries can be found at many different sites including: The Electronic Embassy (Embassies in Washington, D.C.) United Nations You can take electronic field trips and tour famous buildings and historical sites with your students at web addresses such as the Tower of London, the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and the Sistine Chapel. Tower of London Eiffel Tower Empire State Building Sistine Chapel There are numerous “gateway sites” available from the government and through private agencies that can help you find web sites and information that is of interest to you. The Federal Web locator, for example, provides a general guide to almost all Federal Government information found on the Internet. FedWorld Information Network The main gateway for web sites sponsored by the Federal government for the Executive branch is: Federal Government Web Sites of the Executive Branch Similar types of gateways can also be found in specialized subject areas such as science. Science Education Gateway Perhaps the best gateway site available in the Humanities is the Voice of the Shuttle: Voice of the Shuttle Or you can find out what’s playing on National Public Radio: National Public Radio Information sources including both general and specialty newspapers and magazines are easily found online. Examples include: Instructor Magazine U. S. News and World Report T. H. E. Journal (Computers and Education) Education Week (Newspaper) Extensive resources on ancient literature and culture can be found at the Perseus Project and Project Libellus. Perseus Project Project Libellus Or museum sites, like the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Oceanographic Institute and the Monterey Bay Aquarium, are only a click away on the Internet. Birch Aquarium Scripps Monterey Bay Aquarium The Internet and the World Wide Web make information and communication resources available to people in ways that are unprecedented. Imagine, for a moment, being a student in a remote rural school in North Carolina or in an inner-city neighborhood in Detroit or Chicago with access to the Internet and the World Wide Web. Reference books that might otherwise be unavailable to you are only a modem connection and a few clicks away. Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations Roget's Thesaurus Virtual Reference Desk Webster's Dictionary World Atlas on the Web Valuable resources for teachers can be found at: Kathy Shrock’s Guide for Educators http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/index.htm T.H.E. Journal: Educator’s Road Map to the Web http://www.thejournal.com/highlightd/roadmap/ T.H.E. Listings for: Math and Science--Biology/Chemistry http://www.thejournal.com/highlightd/roadmap/hs141c.cfm T.H.E. Listings for: Math and Science--Biology/Chemistry http://www.thejournal.com/highlightd/roadmap/hs108c.cfm Teacher Talk Teachers Helping Teachers American Federation of Teachers National Education Association American Educational Research Association Arkansas California Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey North Dakota Oklahoma Rhode Island Tennessee Texas Virginia General Education Web Sites Canada's "Master" Site for K-12 Apple Computer’s Education Site Similar sites for the IBM corporation and Microsoft can be found at: IBM’s Education Site Microsoft’s Education Site Inclusion Resources Walk a Mile in My Shoes Multicultural Pavilion Getty Information Institute
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