Technology Staff Development Resources

Information Pizza Delivery -- Hot, Fresh and Spicy

The goal of technology is to improve instruction and learning while preparing our students to live in our information society. In order for this to happen staff development must be effective in showing the teachers how to use technology to enhance their curriculum. The Internet and the World Wide Web will help teachers and students to leave the isolation of the classroom and to join the camaraderie of the global community.

This page has sections of links to web pages to help the technology trainer find Internet sites to use during staff development. The first section will help create an awareness of the vast educational sites available. The second section will demonstrate an application that the teacher can use in the classroom. The next section will provide links showing how other teachers have integrated technology into their curriculum. After these sections some sample lesson plans are developed to assist the trainer in the development of some beginning technology sessions.

A Slice of the Internet
Hyperstudio Stacked Pizza
Individual Plan Pizza
Lesson plans integrating Internet activities into staff development

Armadillo's K-12 WWW Resources

A directory of resources for teachers and students to go to access materials for direct use in lesson plans or to just explore. It contains some Texas specific links.

Education, Schools and Young People Related Links

This page is organized into four categories. They are: educational resources, People Currently using the web in actual classes, schools on the web, and pages by young people, for young people, and about young people.

Uncle Bob's Kids Page

A treasure chest of links, which have been cleaned, checked, and annotated, with spotlights on special subjects. Great place for kids, parents, and teachers to visit.

Hyperstudio & Tessellations

This link contains step by step instructions on how to create tesselations using hyperstudio.

Harry's Web Site

This site has all kinds of elementary age math problem solving activities created with hyperstudio stacks.

Hyperstudio's Homepage

This site has many categories to explore. Some of them include a what's new section, a product catalog, a way to order a preview CD, and also a hyperstudio stack of the month.

Habitat Hunters

This is a lesson plan on re-locating endangered species. It is in the form of a problem with the information to be gathered using Netscape and Infofinder.

Mrs. O'Haver's 5th Grade Book Reports

This page shows how one teacher 's class put their book reports in their school's homepage. It is worthwhile to also go back and check out Fairland Elementary Schools complete addition to the www.

Busy Teachers' WebSite

This site contains an extensive listing of lesson plans and classroom activities appropriate to the elementary grades.

We Have Computers!! Now What?

Elementary school technology awareness workshop

File Attachment Using Netscape Mail

This is a lesson detailing step by step directions for attaching files using Netscape Mail.