My name is Pat Ham. I've been in education for 36 years, 24 of which have been in public school administration. Every ten years or so, I get the urge to get another certification or another degree; for the past three years, I've been working on a doctorate in educational administration. One of the most enjoyable pleasures I've had during this time is learning to use the Internet for more than just E-mail!
Researchers Guide to the U.S. Department of
Education
Designed to be a resource for researches so that they know what funding
might be available in the Department of Education, this guide focuses on
discretionary grant programs, fellowship programs, and institutional
projects.
The Netschool
Project
Starting to build the first K-12 school on Internet, a coalition of
schools in Colorado plans to offer education choices to students
regardless of geographic location. The school is for students who want
to take a more aggressive role in their own education by helping create
this innovative Internet school.
Educational Research
To be an effective administrator, you need to know where to go to find
information that will help you do a better job. This site contains
information from EduLinK12 Project, American Educational Research
Association. (AERA), Web 66: A K-12 WWW Project, and others
Grant and
Contract Related Information -- Publications and Notices
When did administrators ever have enough money for the resources they
need? Travel with me down the road to the Department of Education and
learn the administrative codes for managing projects funded by
discretionary grants that the department awards.
Database of
Elementary and Secondary Blue Ribbon Schools, 1992-1994
The information in this database includes the Blue Ribbon school name,
whom to contact, enrollment, and locality. These listings are physical
sites for educational leaders to visit if they wish to improve their
schools and be named one of the Department of Education's Blue Ribbon
schools in the year 2000.
Special Strategies for Educating Disadvantaged Children Do you want to know how to reach those students whom you perceive as unreachable? The car will stop here long enough for you to look at the methods and first year findings from urban and suburban/rural studies of Special Strategies for Educating Disadvantaged Children. This information comes from the first-year results of a three-year project, collecting data on 10 different strategies for educating disadvantaged children in 25 sites that had Chapter 1 (now Title I) programs in Grades 1, 3, and 9 in the 1990-1991 school year.
What Is UNIX?
Another guidebook of questions and answers gives you information about
UNIX, on the continent of Cyberspace.
Zen and the Art of the Internet
Brendan P. Kehoe draws a map of the Internet with words. This reference
piece is a foundation from which you can explore the Net.
Creating a Homepage
From Utah State University, this site shows an HTML file in which you can
put whatever you like, including text, graphics, and links to other files
and sites.
Internet Search Engines, Tutorials, and Guides
Bill of Rights for Electronic Learners
Written by the education community, this bill of rights was the result of a project undertaken to articulate values and fundamental rights that accompany these values for all computer users. Included are the individual and institutional rights and, perhaps even more importantly, their responsibilities as well>
Why
Censoring Cyberspace Is Futile
Even though pedophiles and pornographers may use networks, Howard
Rheingold advocates not censoring the Internet, but teaching children
morals and how to use their common sense so that they will not fall prey
to these kinds of people and will become Net literate adults.>
The Net User
Guidelines and Netiquette
The netiquette rules at this site, written by Arlene H. Rinaldi, Florida
Atlantic University, for computer users at her school; however, it now
appears to be the seminal document used as the basis of most netiquette
documents across the country.
Internet
Classroom Projects
Plenty of Internet Classroom Projects (over 100 of them) are at the end
of this road. Projects include student projects with instructions to
teachers on how to find and/or design a successful project.
Educational Application
of Internet
At this site is a study focusing on the current status of Internet as an
educational tool for schools, a must-see for persons who want to reform
their schools.
12 Network Project Ideas
Twelve articles from The Computing Teacher, written by Judy Harris in her
"Mining the Internet" column, focus on teaching teachers to use
telecomputing skills, problem-solving projects, and much more.
Samuel Clemens "Mark Twain"
This page provides links to resources that provide information about Samuel Clemens, resources that should be valuable to both students and teachers.
I found that olla podrida is literally the name of a stew, derived from the pot - an olla - in which it is cooked. This type of earthen pot is used in Spain and Latin America. The stew ingredients are cut into small pieces, boiled in water, and highly seasoned. However, olla podrida may also be applied figuratively to any miscellaneous collection. And so that is what is section really is -- an assorted mixture.
Scott
Yanoff's Special Internet Connections
Here is a travel guide organized by subjects. Scott Yanoff provides
resources like telnet or ftp connections with login and password, as
well as Web resources and evaluates the sites by content, presentation,
and how good the experience at the site.
Alice's Restaurant
Listed by Pointcom as one of the top 5% of all Websites, Alice's
Restaurant is a visual experience you won't want to miss. You know how
traveling makes you hungry. Stop at Alice's and grab almost anything you
want - even a copy of Netscape- a true gourmet's delight.
Web 66
Web 66 is reminiscent of Route 66 with all kinds of interesting stops
along the way as you travel.
Using Internet in the Classroom, edited by Chris Noonan Sturm
Two programs, Where on the Globe is Roger? and International Arctic
Project (IAP) allow classes of students who want to participate in travel
expeditions to join in the journeys of explorers and world travelers.
The explorers and travelers, while they are actually on their journeys,
give participating students updates along the way. You can learn more
about these programs at this site.
Tracking the Cyberspace Predator by Connie McNamara
Two men, one a policeman in Pennsylvania and the other a high tech
investigator in California, join forces to catch and convict a man who
was using the computer bulletin boards to lure young boys to his home and
then assault them.
Can
the Internet Be Used with K-5 Students? The Answer Is Elementary, by
Madeline Buchanan
Students at Barrett elementary School in Birmingham, Alabama have full
access to Internet, the use of which has improved their skills in social
studies, language arts, and science.
IBM
Presents Keys to Adventure, by IBM Writers
Are you just starting exploring the Internet? Here is a source to help
you learn how to connect with commercial services and Internet
providers, either as an individual or as a school or an entire school
district; what is acceptable use of the Internet; and how to make the
most of one's time on the Internet.