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Where to find information about Instructional Technology
There are several journals that are very informative. The following are recommended, and the subscriptions are usually free for educational employees. Each one is also on the Web.
Campus Technology (Syllabus Media Group)- http://www.campus-technology.com/index.asp
(Subscription: Syllabus, P.O. Box 2064, Skokie, IL 60076-7963 or online)
Technology & Learning - www.techlearning.com
(Subscription: (800) 607-4410 or online)
T.H.E. Journal - www.thejournal.com
(Subscription: subscriptions@thejournal.com)
There are articles about Instructional Technology and Distance Education in each issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Also, check various databases through the library, especially Merner-Pfeifer databases.
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10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained - http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html |
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This site is a good place to start. It explains the legal realities behind some common assumptions related to copyright and the Intern et |
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Compiled by the legal staff at the Cornell University. |
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There are some exceptions and lenience in the copyright code, especially for educators. This site deals with those. See "Final Report to the Commissioner on the Conclusion of the Conference on Fair Use" on this page. |
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Deals specifically with copyright issues and the Internet. |
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DOWNLOADS (Players and Plugins) |
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Acrobat Reader - http://www.adobe.com/downloads/#players |
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This program allows you to view pdf files which are "read only" documents containing graphics and formatted text. The pdf file is much more flexible than html and is widely used on the Web. |
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| Flash Player - http://www.adobe.com/downloads/#players |
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This program allows you to view flash swf files created with Flash. These are often added to Web pages as animated graphics and movies. |
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QuickTime - http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ |
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QuickTime is a cross-platform, multimedia player. It works in Windows and Macintosh machines. It shows pictures, plays sounds, and shows movies. Not all file types will play on Quicktime, however. (See RealPlayer) |
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| Real Player - www.real.com/products/player/ |
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This is the Home Page for the media player RealPlayer. It is a cross-platform, multimedia player. It works on Window and Macintosh Machines. It shows pictures, plays sounds, and shows movies. Not all file types will play on RealPlayer, however. (See QuickTime) |
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| TUCOWS Network - http://www.tucows.com/ |
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TUCOWS is a good source of Internet related software. Shareware, freeware, and items for purchase. Each product has a description and a rating. |
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| WINDOWS MEDIA VIEWER - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx |
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Windows Media Viewer is the native media player for Internet Explorer. The latest version can be found here |
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| A Beginner's Guide to Effective E-mail - http://www.webfoot.com/advice/email.top.html |
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Here you will find topics such as format, page layout, gestures, status, formality and greetings and signatures. |
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E-mail Etiquette - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/636/01/ & http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/65mailet.htm
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"On the Web, email will often be your first -- or indeed, your only -- point of contact with other people. While everyone has their own distinctive writing style, here are a few general pointers about email etiquette..." |
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| E-mail Address Finder - http://people.yahoo.com/ |
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This site allows you to search for e-mail addresses as well as phone numbers anywhere in the U.S. |
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| Barry's Clip Art Server - http://www.barrysclipart.com/index.html |
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A very large selection of clip art much of which is free. |
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| Comstock Images - http://www.comstock.com/web/default.aspl |
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A large variety of photographs many of which are royalty free. |
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A few scanning tips, The First Fundamental Concept about Printers and Video Screens - http://www.scantips.com/ |
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| Understanding Computer Graphics - http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/online/tutorial/ |
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A tutorial on creating and editing computer graphics from Cornell University. |
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| GraphX Design - http://www.grafx-design.com/tutorials.html |
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Graphic tutorials for specific programs such as Photoshop, Corel Draw, and animated gifs. |
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| The Chronicle of Higher Education - http://www.chronicle.com/ |
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| EDUCAUSE - http://www.educause.net/ |
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"EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology." |
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| International Conference on College Teaching & Learning - http://www.teachlearn.org/ |
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An annual conference with a 17 year history which features nationally recognized experts in various fields of education. |
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| Essays on Constructivism and Education - http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Essays+on+Constructivism+and+Education&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&oi=scholart |
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A collection of essays on constructivism and education. |
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| The Educator's Reference Desk - http://www.eduref.org |
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A wide variety of resources and services for educators including higher education. Topics include Counciling, Educational Technology, Evaluation, and Reference including ERIC. |
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| World Lecture Hall - http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/ |
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Free course materials from around the world. |
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| Geography Resources - http://maps.google.com/ & http://www.mapquest.com/ & http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ |
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An excellent source for maps. |
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| INSTRUCTION |
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| Assessment Matters - http://ozpk.tripod.com/assess.html |
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This site deals with many aspects of assessment including it's role in higher education. |
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| Essays on Constructivism and Education - http://www.towson.edu/csme/mctp/Essays.asp |
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| Merlot - http://www.merlot.org |
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A large number of Instructional Technology resourceses from a wide variety of diciplines |
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| Quiz Creator - http://www.quia.com |
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"Create activities, quizzes, games, Web pages, surveys and more..."
IS NOT FREE |
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| teAchnology - http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ |
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An online resource for teachers including the creation of rubrics. |
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| Webquest - http://webquest.org |
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Instructions on creating online research projects with many examples. |
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| Journal of Technology Education - http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/ |
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| Technology & Learning - http://www.techlearning.com/ |
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| Journal of Computing in Higher Ed - http://www.jchesite.org/ |
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| Sakai - http://www.sakaiproject.org/index.php |
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Sakai is a free, open source course management system (CMS) (sometimes called Learning Management System (LMS). It is similar to Blackboard. |
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| ORGANIZATIONS |
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| Appalachian College Association - http://www.acaweb.org |
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The Appalachian College Association is a consortium of colleges and universities within the Appalachian region that disseminates funds and information valuable to those in higher education. Be sure to look at the Virtual Center , the Central Library , and the fellowships and grants available to our faculty. |
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| SEARCHING |
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| Web Searching - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html |
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This tutorial covers advanced Web searching techniques and searching in areas of the Internet other than the World Wide Web. |
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| What are Meta-Search Engines? When to use and not use them? http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/MetaSearch.html |
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This is a tutorial from UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops site deals with proper preparation for a search on the Internet using a meta-search site . |
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| WEB PAGES |
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HTML Tutorial - http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
HTML Code Tutorial - http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/
HTML Goodies - http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/ |
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Tutorials covering both basic and advanced techniques for writing HTML code. |
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| A Web Development Tutorial and Information Site - http://www.pageresource.com/ |
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This is an HTML tutorial Web Site. It list a number of tutorials from different aspects of Web Page construction. |
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| The Willcam Group - Compact Index of HTML Tags - http://www.nd.edu/~acorning/crossname.html |
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A comprehensive list of HTML tags. |
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