Internet Projects for Math Teachers

Activity for Today's Workshop

Review what an Internet Project is and what skills/materials are needed for different types of projects
Review the rating and evaluation sheets for projects and for web sites
Spend the rest of the time viewing and evaluating provided sites with Internet projects

What is an Internet Project?

A wonderful site with resources and more - telecollaborate.net
www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/join.htm - joining an online project
www.cleveland.k12.oh.us/ITO/videoconferencing/videoconfer.htm - Video conference (math department)
Tellecollaborative Projects - lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/mining/February95-TCT.html
virtual-architecture.wm.edu/ - A Virtual Introduction to Internet Projects -
www.ket.org/Education/IN/tips.html - tips for participating in projects
www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/videocon.html - video conferencing

Rating and Evaluating Projects and Web Sites

www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvaluateWhy.html - Why evaluate web pages?
www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html - Evaluating web pages
www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/schools/whms/teacherwebeval.htm - easy to use checklist
www.lib.vt.edu/research/libinst/idle/evaluating.html - good student activity
school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html - To help you get started with this process with your students, she has designed a series of evaluation surveys, one each at the elementary, middle, and secondary school levels. Feel free to use them, and please provide me with any feedback as to their strengths and weaknesses.
www.lib.vt.edu/research/libinst/evalbiblio.html - This bibliography, originally created for a panel discussion at a regional conference in Wisconsin, has grown with the increasing number of documents which address the problems and issues related to teaching and using critical thinking skills to evaluate Internet resources.
www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm - Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources by Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library. The World Wide Web has a lot to offer, but not all sources are equally valuable or reliable. Here are some points to consider. For additional points regarding Web sites for subject disciplines, see Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources.
kathyschrock.net/abceval/index.htm - Kathy Schrocks evaluation examples
telecollaborate.net/education/edreschek.html - technology checklist
telecollaborate.net/education/edplanner.html - NickNacks Project Planner

Internet Project Web Sites

www.gsdlc.org/ - Garden State Distance Learning Consortium
k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/currichome.html - Stevens Institute Links
mathforum.org/library/resource_types/projects/ and mathforum.org/algebra/k12.algebra.html - Math Forum links
www.globalschoolhouse.org/cu/ - classroom conferencing
www.bergen.org/ETTC/projects/Activities.html - list of activities from Bergen ETTC
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/directory.html - a video conferencing directory
www.education-world.com/awards/past/topics/internet.shtml - article with examples
tecn.rutgers.edu/classroom_support/Welcome_to_ITV.stm - distance learning from Rutgers
www.ket.org/Education/IN/projects.html - KET good list of projects - some a little old
www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/highres/6/hvideoconferencing.htm - some video conferencing sites
www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech017.shtml - Science and Math projects
www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/ - The Global Schoolhouse - very good collection
teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/projects/projects.html and teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/lessons.html- list of projects from TEAMS
www.eduplace.com/projects/mathproj.html - list of math projects
www.mste.uiuc.edu/ - University of Illinois Math page - has some links
www.exploratorium.edu/internet_projects/index.html - Exploratorium project list
www.lsc.org - The Liberty Science Center - has a few math projects too
www.enc.org/topics/realworld/online/ and www.enc.org/topics/edtech/internet/ - Eisenhower Clearing House Internet Projects
k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/ike/math.html - IKE project links - mainly math
archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html - Math Place archives has some projects
gbs.glenbrook.k12.il.us/Academics/gbsmat/Math%20Internet%20Resources/MIR.html and www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbs/Academics/gbsmat/glazer/Pages/ho.html - school page for Math on the web, has some projects
www.schoolworld.asn.au/projects.html - School World (in Australia) list of projects
7-12educators.about.com/cs/internetprojdes/index.htm?once=true&terms="Internet+projects" - designing projects includes links
www.cln.org/int_projects.html - list of projects from CLN
www.useekufind.com/tproject.htm - U Seek U Find Search Tool Project list
www.glencoe.com/sec/math/precalculus/amc_01/unit.htm - example of textbook publisher Glencoe's offerings
mtl.math.uiuc.edu/resources/projects.htm - Math Teacher Links project list
www.globalclassroom.org/authors/florida/math/projects.html - some math projects
user.icx.net/~campbelld/elementary_projects/math.htm - projects mainly elementary and middle school
www.learningspace.org/videoconf/projects/MathMentors.html - Math Mentor example and all projects www.learningspace.org/videoconf/classroom.html
www.gsd.k12.ca.us/techlinks.html - list of project and tech links
www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/lessons/index-e.html - SchoolNet example projects
www.sbgmath.com/cool_students.html - cool links with some projects
equity4.clmer.csulb.edu/netshare/gdeklerk/ConnectingMATHto/kelly.html - old project but may still be running
mthwww.uwc.edu/wwwmahes/files/math01.html - a catalog of math resources including some projects
www.projectview.org/MathandBaseball/MaBHome.htm - math and baseball video conference projects
www.world-links.org/english/html/proj-oth.html - world links list of projects
www.absupplies.com/CS_online_ed_prod.html - ABS online links (a few projects)
www.projectharmony.org - not directly math but may have some tie-ins
www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/ and www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/CoE/Coemain.html - NASA virtual visits - some have math focus