Get Into Cybershape! A Web Resource

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Introduction | BioHealth Link: ?'s of Cancer Internet Resources
| Internet Integration | Listservs | Sponsors and Credits

Get Into Cybershape!
A Web Resource for Educators
Presented by:Gwyneth Anne Bronwynne Jones,
Library Media/Technology Specialist
BioHealth Link:
Questions of Cancer
Summer Institute
Medical School Campus- Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Introduction:
There are so many great resources for information on the net these days, 500 billion pages and more each day, that it's a bit daunting to know where to start! This page is intended to bring together a collection of varied sources that will assist you in your classroom, prepare your students to become net savvy, and to give you a jumping off point for several different areas of research on the net.

MPT and JHU's Bloomberg School of Public Health Present
BioHealth Link - Official Institute Website
Your one-stop shop for all Institute information, lesson plans, and more!

Click here for the EnviroHealth Connections ELC

Internet Integration:
A varied collection of links to help the educator in and out of the classroom.

MPT/PBS Sponsored Pages:

MPT LearningWorks - "Maryland Public Television is committed to serving the needs of learners of all ages. These pages offer a variety of programs for parents, teachers, caregivers, and students that are designed to enrich the learning process."
Treasures on the Internet?A Sampling of Quality Sites and Resources -Hundreds of excellent links, annotated and organized. A must to bookmark! Created by Cynde Mutryn and MPT staff.
Internet Integration: a Jump Start - Topics covered: Internet tutorials and primers, browsers and ISP's, netiquette, how to search not surf, the best search engines, bookmarks/favorites, email, WebQuests, teacher resources and sites.

Technology Toolbox - Another great site created by MPT staff! "MPT’s Technology Toolbox takes teachers through the many adventures of Internet-based projects. This collection of websites, resources, and lesson ideas helps teachers harness the Internet and bring it into their classrooms to transform each school day. There are tips and strategies for integrating everything from online collaboration projects to Web research and Web authoring tools. Links to Internet investigations, online simulations, and virtual field trips are all housed in the toolbox. Teachers ready to unleash the power of the Internet as a learning tool will find everything they need here." Go here, and bookmark it, quick!
Forget the Java and the HTML! Just Click and Type to Create a Really Cool Web Page Using Netscape Navigator Composer: A Tutorial - A no-nonsense, easy to follow tutorial that will help you create your own web pages using Netscape Composer. Features a lot of screen captures and graphics so that you can be on the "net" in a jiffy!

PBS Teacherline An Online professional development opportunity for K-16 teachers focusing on technology integration.

PBS TeacherSource: Copyright -a reference guide for educators who videotape programming from PBS television. For quick access, the information is divided into the following sections: copyright law and fair use, PBS and extended taping rights, educational multimedia, FAQ's, further resources and sample videotape label.

PBS TechKnow - Do you think you have the Techknow to judge a television show, or earn your first web license? Check out this interactive site!

Are You Net Savvy? a Directed Internet Task - Topics include: Netiquette (with quiz), Net Safety (earn the Internet Driver's License), Net Privacy (call to get your own free bookcover!) Source Evaluation, Misleading Banner Ads and Links.

Get More from the Web -This page chock full of great links to assist the educator in getting more from the web! Constructed by tech guru Doug Fireside, this page is nicely made, frankly and amusingly annotated, and easily navigated. Some of the links are duplicates of the ones on this page, but there is a lot of really great information there.

The HyperPowered Curriculum -page was designed for those teachers who use Hyper-Studio and other slide show/presentation software in their classrooms. You can find clip art, scoring rubrics and all sorts of other goodies here. Created by Amado "Sonny" Narvaez, Media Specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools.

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Other Useful Web Pages:

Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators - "is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated daily to include the best sites for teaching and learning."
Backflip - "Stop bookmarking and start backflipping! An easy and FREE way to save, organize, and share all of your favorite Internet sites!."
Backflip: MediaResources - "Backflip Example: Useful Internet Sites for a Middle School."
Technology for Teachers - a multi-layered FREE website designed to "to help the average teacher and school in the world of integrating educational techology"
Backflip: TechforTeachers.org - "Backflip Example: TechforTeachers.org guru DonnaMH's Backflip page featuring hundreds of resources!"
Tapped In-The future of Professional Development -Join an online virtual educational community!
"TAPPED IN?is the online workplace of an international community of education professionals. K-12 teachers and librarians, professional development staff, teacher education faculty and students, and researchers engage in professional development programs and informal collaborative activities with colleagues."
Filamentality -"is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities. It helps you combine the "filaments" of the Web with a learner's "mentality" (get it?). Support is built in through Mentality Tips, so you'll be guided along the way and end up with a Web-based activity you can share with others even if you don' know anything about HTML, Web servers, or all that www-dot stuff."
Evaluating Internet-basted Information: A Goals-based Approach

Integrating the Internet - primary resources, projects, a weekly newsletter, units of study, and a tutorial to help you plan projects and class homepages.
Internet Safety Resource -This site, first developed in 1994, contains a listing of over 2,000 health and safety Internet based resources.
Yahooligans' StreetSmart on the Web -Tips for online safety
SafeKids -"A complete safe-surfing kit and collection of information for parents. This site lays out the rules, the risks, the products and the issues." -- USA Today
KidShield - Use KidShield tools and information to create a SafetyNet for your children online.
Internet Glossary - This page is awesome! All the commonly used terms simply listed alphabetcially!
Ofoto - Fun and helpful photo resource! Make photo albums online and share them with your family & friends.

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Listservs:
a comprehensive document created by MPT staff: of The Best Educational Online Mailing Lists Ever!

Sponsors and Credits
This conference and web page were brought to you by the generous support of the following:

The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation, Inc.
The Seraph Foundation, Inc.

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by Gwyneth Anne Bronwynne Jones
first created 5.12.00
last updated: 7.09.02
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