Useful Links
to Technology and to Curriculum
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"made in B.C." or "Canadian" educational sites that you have found useful. I would be delighted to add them to the list! |
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SUGGESTED WEBSITE
I'm afraid that I haven't updated the "Technology & Curriculum" part of my website in a VERY long time.
Recently (May 2019) however, I received a suggested link from a student who is interested in becoming a lawyer.
I am adding it here, right at the top!
Thank you, Taylor, and your teacher,
Ms. Martin, for taking the time to contact me.
https://www.dandalaw.com/resources/personal-injury-lawyer-what-does-a-lawyer-do/
The standard curricula being used for the purposes of this
study are the B.C. Ministry of Education IRPs (Instructional Resource
Packages).
Ministry of Education Curriculum Branch
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/branches/pser/welcome.htm
Ministry of Education IRPs Index Page
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/
Ministry of Education 1999
(featured in Van. Sun Newspaper April 20, 2000)
The BC Performance Standards have been developed for voluntary
use in BC schools. They describe the professional judgments of
a significant number of BC educators about standards and expectations
for the following key areas of learning: reading, writing, numeracy,
social responsibility.
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/classroom_assessment/perf_stands/
| Language Arts Grade 4 and 5 |
| Math Grade 4 and 5 |
| Personal Planning Grade 4 and 5 |
| Science Grade 4 and 5 |
| Social Studies Grade 4 and 5 |
| Information Technology (not mandated) |
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Technology in Curriculum
Links
Note: Information Technology from K-7 is now considered a Cross
Curricular area.
Ministry of Education Cross Curricular webpage
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/branches/pser/curric/cci.html
Information Technology as a Cross Curricular subject
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/branches/pser/curric/apcinf.html
In preparation for the new five year technology plan (after June 2000), and at the request of the BC Teachers Federation, the Ministry of Education formed an advisory committee to make recommendations relating to the effective use of technology in K-12 education. The Report of the "Teaching, Learning, and Education Technology Advisory Committee" to the British Columbia Ministry of Education is entitled "Conditions for Success"
Conditions for Success report:
http://www.bctf.bc.ca/education/technology/conditionsforsuccess/report.html
Information about the public forum and the new draft technology
plan:
http://pkp.bctf.bc.ca/index.html
 British Columbia
Archives |
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"Welcome to the British Columbia Archives (BC Archives),
located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The BC Archives
is the central archives service for the government of British
Columbia, and provides research access to records of enduring
value to the province for both the provincial government and
public clientele. Our archival holdings include: government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers; and an extensive library of publications with a strong emphasis on the social and political history of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest." http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm |
| British Columbia
Archives: The Amazing Time Machine |
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The purpose of the Time Machine is to provide accessibility
to British Columbia historical documents, images, and other multimedia
information in a format designed for school-age children. The
Time Machine was developed under Industry Canada's SchoolNet
initiative. http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/index.htm |
| BCTF - British
Columbia Teachers' Federation |
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"BCTF Online is the Federation's Internet information service
for BCTF members, parents, and the public. We provide full Internet
services to local leaders. Our mailing lists are discussion forums
for research, professional development and educational issues.
The BCTF Web site provides information about educational and
professional issues, bargaining, professional development events
and services, and features a number of resource databases."
http://www.bctf.bc.ca/index.html |
| BCTF: A NEW
TECHNOLOGY POLICY FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA'S SCHOOLS? |
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"Some months ago, British Columbia Teachers' Federation
(BCTF) and the Ministry of Education produced Conditions for
Success: Teaching, Learning and Education Technology. The Ministry
has now followed with a draft Information Technology in Education
Plan for 2000 and Beyond for public input. To support public
participation in this planning process, BCTF and UBC's Public
Knowledge Project have set up this Policy Forum with resources
that should help you address the question of technology's place
in education. It runs from November 1999 through February 2000."
http://pkp.bctf.bc.ca/ |
| Classroom
Animals and Pets |
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Ever wondered how you can "get through" that upcoming
live animal unit? ...or perhaps you are contemplating a class
pet and want to know more first. Maybe you already have an interesting
animal in your class and would like to find a teacher in another
school or even country to correspond with! This teacher resource
was made by a teacher FOR teachers. Check for information at
your leisure, follow up interesting links, or contact the teacher
directly to ask your specific questions. http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/classroompets |
| CLN - The Community
Learning Network |
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"The Community Learning Network is a telecommunications
network maintained by the Open School, a service within the Open
Learning Agency. CLN's primary focus is to help K-12 teachers
integrate information technology into their classrooms. There
are tremendous resources on the WWW but the sheer quantity of
these is overwhelming. CLN provides direct links to exemplary
educational WWW resources from our intuitive menus. By finding,
previewing, describing, and linking to exemplary sites, CLN's
staff save teachers an enormous amount of time that they would
have wasted otherwise in fruitless browsing." http://www.cln.org |
| Computers for
Lunch |
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"Teachers are expected to use new technologies, and
to integrate computers into classroom work. But where can teachers
who are just beginning to develop their computer skills get help
and support and advice? "Computers for Lunch" is a
cost-free, stress-free and relevant skill-building "class"
which teachers anywhere can work on in their own time and at
their own pace." http://www.sfu.ca/~cfl/ |
| Connecting Girls |
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"Connecting Girls is a made-in-B.C. Web site designed
to help teenage girls locate appropriate web-based resources.
A previewed and categorized listing of sites… complements
the teacher- and student-friendly sites available through the
CLN." Many of its listed sites regarding gender concerns
are Canadian!. http://www.members.home.net/lcoupal/ |
| Coquitlam School
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K-12 LIBRARY and LEARNING RESOURCES This Coquitlam Library Resource website won the 1998 Roy Hill award for excellence. There are many excellent links organized for teachers. http://www.s95.sd43.bc.ca:8000/district/home.htm |
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"This site is maintained by the Computer Using Educators
of British Columbia and sponsored by the British Columbia Teachers'
Federation.These pages are meant to be a resource for technology
education, pedagogical exploration, and teacher renewal for ALL
Computer Using Educators in the Province of British Columbia." http://www.bctf.bc.ca/CUEBC/ |
| The DayBook |
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"Welcome to the Daybook: A teacher created searchable database
of online lesson plans. You can print out new lessons to use
right away! Any teacher can easily submit by filling out the
online form. Your lesson plan will be published within 2 weeks
The Daybook is currently featuring a selection of K-7 subjects. Our database is constantly being updated to cover all K-12 subject areas." http://www.discoverlearning.com/classroom/daybook/ |
| E-GEMS |
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"E-GEMS, Electronic-Games for Education in Math and Science,
is a interdisciplinary team doing research and development on...
children's interactions with computers, design and use of (educational)
computer games, strategies and materials to integrate game-like
computer activities with other forms of classroom learning." http://taz.cs.ubc.ca/egems/home.html |
| Gender, Equity
Issues and New Information Technologies |
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"GenTech is an applied research project whose mandate is
to create conditions within which girls and women have maximum
access to, and confidence in, a wide range of new information
technologies." GenTech's creators received the Wired Woman
Society's Millenial Year 2000 "Pioneer in Technology and
New Media" award! http://www.educ.sfu.ca/gentech/ |
| Information
Technology Curriculum Consortiumn (ITCC) |
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"The online lesson plans database links educational technology
with various curricular areas from Kindergarten through to Grade
Ten levels. The Information Technology Curriculum Consortium
(ITCC) was formed back in July, 1997 because many teachers do
not have the time or expertise in educational technology integration.
Rather than have the dozens of school districts in B.C. "reinvent
the wheel" several times, a number of B.C.educational technology
leaders decided to pool their efforts. The Ministry of Education
as well as the participating districts provided funding to spearhead
this project." http://www.itcc.bc.ca/index2.htm |
| Internet
Sites that Work with Elementary Students |
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"Internet Sites that Work..." originates from David
Brear's popular workshop for teachers. It includes excellent
teacher resources as well as student resources and project ideas.
New sites are regularly added. David is a Coquitlam elementary
computer teacher who also runs an online university course (see
"On Ramp..."). http://members.home.net/dbrear/G4.html |
| Internet Sites:
" So We Have the Internet at School Now What Do We Do ?" |
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This is another of David Brear's informative workshops. He offers
some simple, constructive ideas for getting started. http://members.home.net/dbrear/G3.html |
| Marine
Science Society of the Pacific Northwest |
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The Poulsbo Marine Science Center is actually located in the
USA on the Kitsap Peninsula, west of Seattle. The new INTERTIDAL
ZONE WEB SITE is for use in all northwest classrooms. If you
click on the "tutorial", you can take "A Coastal
Journey" with photos taken along our British Columbia coast.
This extensive interactive site (elem-12) follows a marine biologist
and his school-aged daughter as they travel a northwest rocky
shore at low tide. The site covers tidal dynamics, coastal geology,
intertidal stratification, and plant/animal adaptions."A
Coastal Journey" will be upgraded periodically; comments
from BC educators are welcome. (Questions: nrsefton@telebyte.net) http://www.poulsbomsc.org (Click on Tutorial) |
| On Ramp
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On Ramp to the information Highway (EDCI 396C) is a UBC Office
of Continuing Professional Education correspondence course facilitated
and written by David Brear,
Coquitlam School Teacher, recent recipient of The
Busy Educator's Award. Since it began in the summer of 1997,
this course about the Internet and its resources has enrolled
over 150 educators from around BC and as far away as Japan. http://members.home.net/dbrear/index.html |
| Open School-
Education Anywhere Anytime |
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"Open School is a division of the Open Learning Agency focusing
on the BC K-12 curriculum, and offering innovative, timely, and
current educational programs for students and teachers. We help
school administrators, teachers, and students from kindergarten
to high school by offering courses and teaching resources using
print, television, and the Internet, and by providing innovative
course design in English and in French. Our expertise is extremely
useful to teachers committed to improving access to basic education
by developing flexible, learner-focused programs that can be
delivered via distance or in the classroom." http://www.openschool.bc.ca/about/index.html |
| Phoenix
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"Phoenix Quest is multi-media, cross-curricular adventure
developed by the E-GEMS project (Electronic Games for Education
in Math and Science) at the University of British Columbia. The
intent of Phoenix Quest is to make mathematics appealing to girls
from ages 9 to 14 by incorporating game and activity elements
that girls find interesting, important and challenging." http://taz.cs.ubc.ca/egems/pq/toc.html |
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Here's how the B.C. Ministry of Education describes their website:
" PLNet is a new telecommunications network that will vastly
enhance British Columbia's public education system. A progressive
initiative by the provincial government, PLNet gives all public
schools, colleges and other institutions throughout BC full access
to modern computer networking and communications capabilities."
http://www.plnet.bc.ca/ |
| PLNet Teachers
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The purpose of this Web site is to provide BC Teachers with an
overview of what PLNet and the Internet offers and how to go
about using them. http://www.plnet.bc.ca/teacher's_resource_kit/ |
| S.N.O.O.P.S.
- Galaxy Classroom (Open School) |
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"The S.N.O.O.P.S. program is a Grade 5 Science course that
combines science activities and technology to teach important
concepts in a new and interesting way. S.N.O.O.P.S. gets its name from a group of young scientists — the SNOOPERS — who solve mysteries using their predicting, observing, experimenting and analyzing skills. The Snoopers rely on faxes, video cameras and computers to communicate with one another." http://www.openschool.bc.ca/galaxy/snoops/snoops.html |
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School District 68, Ladysmith-Nanaimo, has created an excellent
introduction to using Webquests. Additionally, there are many
links to the original Webquest Design suggestions from Bernie
Dodge and Tom March at San Diego State University. http://www.sd68.bc.ca/webquests/ |
Using Technology in Education
...other Canadian sites
Let's not forget those provinces East of the
Rockies!
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
"Welcome to the Association of Universities and Colleges
of Canada Web Site. This is your single stop for complete, up-to-date
information on Canadian higher education. Universities, publications,
international activities, scholarships, advocacy, and much more
- all the information is here - in a single window! "
http://www.aucc.ca/en/index.html
Busy Educator's Guide to the Internet.
Marjan Glavac is an educator, author, speaker, webmaster, and
enthusiastic promotor of using technology in education! His website
and book are excellent resources for all levels of technological
expertise and his free monthly e-zine keep teachers up-to-date
in friendly, knowledgeable fashion. Marjan teaches in London,
Ontario and hosts a chat for Canadian teachers at the teachers.net
website <http://www.teachers.net chat>.
http://www.glavac.com
Canada.com search engine
This search engine looks for Canadian sites and gives a percentage
of Canadian content in the results. "Optimized for browser
versions 4.0 and higher 'canada.com' is a division of Southam
Inc., Canada's largest publisher of daily newspapers"
http://www.canada.com/home/
Canadian Education on the Web
"The purpose of Canadian Education on the Web is to bring
together everything relating to Canada and education that has
a presence on the World Wide Web. " This extensive website
provides links to Canada wide educational organizations, Ministries
of Education, School Board Organizations etc.
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~mpress/eduweb.html
Canadian Heritage
"The Canadian Heritage Portfolio has a variety of instruments
at its disposal to contribute to a common national purpose. We
foster a strengthened sense of what it means to be a part of the
Canadian community. We ensure the presence of Canadian culture
in an era of globalization. We provide Canadians with greater
opportunities to learn and understand more about our country and
about each other, to involve them in nation-building and to celebrate
and recognize Canadian achievements. We ensure protection of our
natural and cultural heritage for the benefit of current and future
generations. The Department's programs and activities are clustered
under five sectors: Canadian Identity, Cultural Development, Arts
and Heritage, Strategic Management, Corporate Services."
http://www.pch.gc.ca/english.htm
Canadian Museum of Civilization: Vitual Museum
"As the national museum of human history, the Canadian Museum
of Civilization is committed to fostering in all Canadians a sense
of their common identity and their shared past. At the same time,
it hopes to promote understanding between the various cultural
groups that are part of Canadian society. "
"The social, economic and technological environment in which
the we operate has changed greatly in the last few years. Therefore
the Board of Trustees and senior management felt that it was time
to provide a revitalized strategic direction to take the Museum
towards the year 2000. The management and staff of the CMCC worked
together to develop the Corporation's first strategic plan."
(including..."To make use of new technologies to keep
our programmes current and interactive".)
http://www.civilization.ca/index1e.html#virtual
Canadian Museum of Nature
"The Canadian Museum of Nature is much more than a natural
history museum that creates and develops exhibits for public viewing.
Behind our public face is a vibrant, multi-layered, multi-faceted
organization composed of research scientists, collection specialists,
education and multimedia specialists, and innovators.
By browsing this site, you will begin to see the depth of scientific
and educational programmes and activities that make up the heart
and soul of the Museum."
http://www.nature.ca/
Canadian Universities
"This list includes all institutions that are members of
the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, as well
as other institutions that offer full-time study at the university
credit level."
http://www.uwaterloo.ca/canu/
Canadiana: The Canadian Resource Page
From Technology and Science, to Travel and Tourism, Facts
and Figures, Heritage and Politics... this site has an extensive
set of links to Canadian information.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/README.html
Can Teach
"CanTeach is a non-commercial site created to assist teachers
in finding and using resources online. Although this site has
resources which all educators will find useful, we have attempted
to place emphasis on lesson plans, resources, & links which
have a Canadian focus since there is a need for such materials
on the web."
http://www.track0.com/canteach/index.html
CERIS - Canadian Education Research Information System
"CERIS provides information about Canadian education and
Canadian research on education in a way that is easily accessible
to everyone interested in education and learning." The webpages
on the theme of technology "attempt to describe briefly what
is happening in Canada at the present time, what some of the major
issues are, and some possible directions for the future, especially
related to policy and research."
http://ceris.schoolnet.ca/e/Tech1.html
Major Internet sources collected by this website are located at:
http://ceris.schoolnet.ca/e/Tech2.html
Children's Literature Web Guide
"The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather
together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources
related to books for Children and Young Adults. My contribution,
besides pulling all these sites together, is to compile book awards
lists from a variety of print sources, and from Internet "sources"
who generously post news of recent winners." David K.
Brown is a Librarian with an ulterior motive... "If my
cunning plan works, you will find yourself tempted away from the
Internet, and back to the books themselves!" What a fantastic
resource!
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/aboutclwg.html
Council of Ministers of Education Canada
"In Canada, education is the responsibility of each province
and territory. Because ministers of education needed a forum in
which to discuss issues of mutual concern, they established the
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) in 1967. CMEC
is the national voice for education in Canada. It is the mechanism
through which ministers consult and act on matters of mutual interest,
and the instrument through which they consult and cooperate with
national education organizations and the federal government. CMEC
also represents the education interests of the provinces and territories
internationally."
http://www.cmec.ca/indexe.stm
Department of Fisheries and Oceans - Maritimes region
This website provides interesting information and some web
links for students and teachers on various water habitats. This
information is often applicable to areas other than the Maritimes.
http://www.gfc.dfo.ca/habitat/
Education Indicators in Canada in 1999
Report of the Council of Ministers of Education Canada.
Look for Chapter 3 : Characteristics and Features of Education
Systems
Communication and Information Technologies in Schools... see pages
45-50.
http://www.cmec.ca/stats/pceip/1999/
Environment Canada's "The Green Lane" Website
"We are a science-based government department whose business
is helping Canadians live and prosper in an environment that is
properly protected and conserved. It's our goal to help make sustainable
development a reality in Canada and, by doing so, make our country
an example to the world."
http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html
Earth Day Canada
"Celebrated every April 22, Earth Day is the largest,
most celebrated environmental event worldwide. More than 6 million
Canadians join 500 million people in over 164 countries in staging
events and projects to address local environmental issues. Nearly
every school child in Canada takes part in an Earth Day activity.
Environmental crises abound as our daily actions pollute and degrade
the fragile environment that humans and wildlife depend on to
survive. First launched as an environmental awareness event in
the United States in 1970, Earth Day (April 22) is celebrated
as the birth of the environmental movement.
Want to get involved? Need some help? Our programs and
resources will help you organize a successful activity, event
or project in your organization or community.
http://www.earthday.ca/EDy2k/Home/homefrm1.html
Environmental Connections for Canada
"Environmental Connections is specializing in Canadian Environmental
sites and the Pacific Northwest. This site includes lists of small
and large environmental groups, Canadian and Provincial government
resources, animal rescue centres wildlife Rehabilitators, and
groups that have international links. Also included is a growing
list of commercial forestry operations.
This web site was begun as a project to provide a free source
of information on the various environmental groups within each
province. This has expanded into a directory for groups within
Canada as well as the Pacific Northwest United States and links
to Canadian Government sources."
http://www.bluecrow.com/members/guardian/
Environmental Connections for Canada: Related Sites
Associations: This webpage gives an extensive listing of various
Canadian associations related to the environment.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/links/link_assoc_e.html#can
Government: This webpage gives an extensive listing
of the Canadian government departments related to the environment.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/links/link_gov_e.html#can
Free Stuff for Canadians
"Free stuff for teachers is a site where Canadian educators
can find the latest links to free resources, materials and even
computers. Being a teacher, I know classroom funding is practically
non-existent. The goal is to get those free resources from private
companies and the government into the classroom. I also found
that many freebie sites were geared towards American educators.
These sites will deliver to Canadians." What a wonderful
site... thank you, Quentin D'Souza, for your hard work!
http://webhome.idirect.com/~qdsouza/
Great Canadian Guide
"Your premier Internet connection to Canada's wonderful museums,
galleries and more! The Great Canadian Guide is the result of
the integration of CHIN's Guide to Canadian Museums and Galleries
and the Official Directory of the Canadian Museums Association.
Over 2400 cultural institutions and attractions can be found in
this unique, comprehensive, on-line gateway to Canadian heritage.
With the technically advanced yet simple-to-use Remote Controls,
you can find an abundance of information on Canada's cultural
institutions and attractions. Discover our natural history museums,
fine art galleries, historic forts, zoos, planetariums, aquariums
and more!"
http://daryl.chin.gc.ca/Museums/English/index_top.html
National Library of Canada
"The National Library's collections focus primarily on
Canadiana, works in all subjects written by, about or of interest
to Canadians, published in Canada or abroad. "
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ehome.htm
Oceans Canada
"Ahoy! If you're looking for links to everything oceans in
Canada - from university programs to research institutes to policies
and legislation - welcome aboard. Dive in and explore OceansCanada!"
http://www.oceanscanada.com/english/index.htm
Parks Canada
This website encompasses information about our Canadian Parks
and National Historic Sites. It also has "virtual tours"
(in Quicktime) of many of our parks.
http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/parks/main_e.htm
SchoolNet Projects: This webpage provides links to various
projects.
http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/schoolnet/snindexe.htm
Educational Resources: This webpage outlines various educational
products, services and programs. A search can be done by: 1) National
Parks and National Historic Sites, 2) Age Ranges, or 3) Subject
Areas.
http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/education/ontario/english/welcome_e.html
Schoolnet
"Established in 1993, Canada's SchoolNet is designed to promote
the effective use of information technology amongst Canadians
by helping Canadian schools and public libraries connect to the
Internet." Mission Statement: "SchoolNet readies learners
for the knowledge-based society. It champions life long learning
and the creation of world class educational resources through
information technology and partnerships."
http://www.schoolnet.ca/home/e/info/sitemap.html
SchoolNet News Network
"The SchoolNet News Network is an online multimedia journalism
network for K-12 students across Canada. SNN and its French counterpart
Rédaction de Rescol (RDR) offer young Canadians a chance
to take part in the fastest-moving developments in media history
-- online publishing and broadcasting. SNN is published on the
World Wide Web once a month and updated whenever new stories are
sent in. The project is open to all Canadian students whether
they participate as a class with the support of their teachers
or as an individual."
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/snn/
TACT: Technology for Advanced Collaborative Teaching (English)
TéléApprentissage Communautaire et Transformatif
(French)
"The TL*NCE researchers working on the theme Educating
the Educators aim to take hold of the pedagogical advantage of
telelearning technologies. Toward this aim, the teacher education
research team is progressively establishing the TeleLearning Professional
Development School (TL*PDS), a concept grounded in both physical
and virtual settings: professional development schools (PDSs)
or associated schools on the one hand, and professional development
webs (PDWs) on the other hand.
TACT is a response to a new vision of the learner. It stresses
that successful integration of web-based facilities into the learning
and, later, working environment implies extensive reconceptualization
of the professional teacher's pedagogy.
TACT is a professional community and a professional development
community on the web."
http://www.tact.fse.ulaval.ca/tactfull.html
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