Computer Teachers

Mega Resources for Computer Teachers 2011-2012

• Professional Development Day Diigo Resources
• The Superbook of Web 2.0 Resources for Educators
• Computer Science Unplugged

• Sample Business Class Blog -- Helen Slack
• Educational Blogs
  
• Education World Tech Integration Lesson of the Week
• Intel Technology LiteracyInitiative
  Economics and Business Lesson Plans from Teachnology
• Computer Science and Business EducationThis web site is part of Crews Middle School and focuses and the teaching of computer skills to grades 6-8. Students can work on these lessons online. There is a computer article section in which students are asked to read and article and then answer questions or complete activities that follow. The site provides a syllabus for each grade level.
• Innovating in Education by Intel 
• Resources for Business Education and Computer Application TeachersWe have compiled a webpage of Resources, Lesson Activities, and Websites for Business Education and Computer Application Teachers.
• Computer Applications complete Grade 9 course
• Technology Integration for the Intermediate Classroom
• Integration of Technology in K-16 ClassroomsTom Love's page
• EduscapesAnnette Lamb's site
• Index to How-To Guides
• Technology Information Center for Administrators...a centralized repository of technology-related resources for school administrators which includes templates and planning guides
• Middle School Computer Lessons  from Forest MS in Virginia
• Rockingham Schools K-5 technology Resources
  
• Computer Component 
• Digital Filing Cabinet  Tech Teachers goal is to connect technology to curriculum to transform teaching and learning. 
• Online Practice ModulesFind tips and practice modules for PowerPoint, Macs, MS Word, pc's, Dreamweaver, Excel, and more for either your own use, or for creating a tutorial for your middle or high school students.

• Scratch--Scratch has recently created a site for educators using Scratch to share ideas and materials. This site is called ScratchED
• Teach Me Programming- Scratch for kids
• pre-made Scratch Tutorial
• Alice
• Alice Programming resources
• Squeak
• BlueJ-- new object oriented programming language.
• Python
• Flowol
  

Professional Organizations

• ISTE 
• CARET Center for applied research in educational technology.  Take a look at the questions and answers section which delivers research to support the role of technology in curriculum.  
• NCWIT National Center for Women in IT
• TSA Technology Student Association
• Computer Science Teachers Association- includes free teaching resources for K-12 classrooms.
• International Technology Education Association

Basics

• Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101: Computer Basics
• Computers: Inside and Out Lessons
• Getting to Know Your Computer
• Webquest:Computer injuries 

Keyboarding

• What the research says…
• Keyboarding Skills: When Should They be Taught?
• Teaching Keyboarding:  More than just typing.
  
• Fingering Guide
• Keyboarding Resources links to lots of valuable resources including research and lessons.
• Keyboarding Curriculum from Lee's Summit School
• Keyboarding Activities
  http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemkey/suggested.html 
  http://facstaff.uww.edu/rogersh/Issues/Articles/EKActivities.pdf
  
• Keyboarding FreewareNorth Canton Schools list
• TCESC InteractiveKeyboarding Games & Freeware

Internet

• Kathy Schrock's Evaluation Site 
• The Spider's Apprentice 
• The Boolean Machine
• Webwise Kids
• History of the Internet
• Barebones 101
• Kathy Schrock's slide shows
• Phishing Phil Game--Anti-Phishing Phil is an interactive game that teaches users how to identify phishing.

Computer History

• Computer Chronicles From Stone to Silicon  "Welcome to Computer Chronicles: From Stone to Silicon. The voyage starts in about 3000 BC, with the invention of the abacus in ancient China. It proceeds through the development of vacuum tubes, transistors, integrated circuits, microprocessors and countless other inventions until the computer of today." Created by a team of three high school students for 1998 ThinkQuest competition, the site divides computer history into five annotated timelines.
• ComputerHistory Museum 
• Triumph of the NerdsNerds are not a recent phenomenon. It took many years and many nerds to get where we are today. Based on the PBS television special, Triumph of the Nerds explores the lives of the young men that created the personal computer revolution and "accidently changed the world." There's a timeline that traverses from abacus to Internet, stats and facts about five favorite nerds, and a fun "Can you Guess the Computer?" Shockwave game that lets you test your nerd quotient.
• The Obsolete Computer MuseumWebmaster Tom Carlson has created an incredible resource for anyone who wants to remember the personal computers of yesteryear. He's collected digital photos, specs and the history of each model, no matter how obscure.
• The Internet Celebrities Quiz
• Computer History Channel on YouTube

• Pearson Prentice Hall
• Lawrenceville Press, Inc. 
• Custom Guide online learning
  
• free quick reference guides
• Adobe Books
• Glencoe/McGraw Hill
• Be PublishingVery creative ideas and simulations for classroom teachers.
• Shelly Cashman Series Student Resources

Training Videos and Support

MISC

• Gen Yes-- great resources for teaching and testingClick here for the curriculum resources
• Gotta Have IT
  
• Portable Freeware Applications- ...a categorized list of hundreds of freeware programs that "can be extracted to any directory and run independently without prior installation"; this means these programs can be installed on a USB flash drive or flash memory card, burned to a CD-R, and copied from PC to PC by simply copying the files.
• Healthy Computing...a site with tips on setting up computer workstations to provide teachers and students with a "healthy" environment for computer work
• Kathy Schrock's computer ergonomics student workbook(pdf)
• Permission to Use Student Work Form Kathy Schrock
  
• Maryland Teacher Technology Standard
• Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers