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REVIEW:
This collection of resources has something for everyone, whether you are a veteran teacher or a novice. Three
Web features: The Vietnam War: Oral Histories, A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust, and Multicultural Education
through Miniatures offer engaging materials that could be used as supplements to classroom instruction. The
Technology Clearinghouse offers a comprehensive list of educational resources grouped into three categories;
subjects, resources for teachers, and reference sources. Students in grades 4, 8, and 10 will benefit from the
online reading practice tests to prepare for high stakes tests in their own states, and teaching strategies
are included for teachers. There is a staff development tool for 5th and 8th grade math that presents a series
of short videos that takes visitors directly into classrooms to see mathematics in action. Included are movie
notes, lesson plans, and teacher reflections. If that isn't enough, there are self-study courses available on
using multimedia in the classroom, using data to make decisions, and classroom assessment; a range of publications
on working with the Web, creating school Web sites, school networking; a math portal that includes lesson plans,
daily dilemmas (problem solving activities), performance tasks and more; and a series of video lectures by experts
in the field of teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Rounding out the site is Tech-Ease,
providing quick answers to real classroom technology questions. |
February 2006
