1. Using Web Resources to Enhance Teaching in the ABE Classroom Beth Ponder and Jean Stephens Center for Literacy Studies University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2. Where do you go to find resources for your classroom? Newspapers, magazines, professional journals Public/school libraries Other teachers The Internet

3. Why the Internet? Accessibility Vast amounts of information Timeliness – get the most up to date information Download information you once had to pay for

4. What makes a good website? When was it last updated? Copyright date? Is there a list of resources, works cited? Who is the author? Can you find contact information? Are the links good?

5. How do I find a good site? Search engines Discussion lists LINCS – Literacy Information aNd Communication System

6. What is LINCS? LINCS (Literacy Information aNd Communication System) is your gateway to literacy related information and resources. Funded by the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) Five Regional Technology Centers and partner states across the country http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/

7. LINCS Search Materials Search Global Search America’s Literacy Directory Discussion list search Grants database search http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/search/search.html

8. Special Collections Assessment English as a Second Language Family Literacy Learning Disabilities Workplace Education And more… http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/collections.htm l

9. Resources for AE Teachers Awesome Stories.com - http://www.awesomestories.com http://www.awesomestories.com/static/index2.htm http://www.awesomestories.com http://www.awesomestories.com/static/index2.htm Chameleon Graphing - http://mathforum.com/cgraph/cplane/ http://mathforum.com/cgraph/cplane/ Easy Voter - http://www.easyvoter.org/- http://www.easyvoter.org/ ENVIRONmental NEWS - http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/slrc/environment http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/slrc/environment Evolution - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/

10. Resources for Adult Learners VALUE http://literacynet.org/valuehttp://literacynet.org/value The Key: A Newspaper for New Readers http://www.keynews.org/ http://www.keynews.org/ Learning Resources from CNN http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/home.html http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/home.html Community Corner http://www.communitycorner.org/ http://www.communitycorner.org/

11. More Great Sites Essay Punch – http://www.essaypunch.comhttp://www.essaypunch.com Great Reads – http://literacyvolunteer.homestead.com/GreatRead s.html http://literacyvolunteer.homestead.com/GreatRead s.html Civil War at the Smithsonian – http://civilwar.si.edu/home.html http://civilwar.si.edu/home.html Historical Treasure Chests - http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/treasure/ http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/treasure/ Mathletics! - http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/educa tion/projects/webunits/math/sport.html http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/educa tion/projects/webunits/math/sport.html

12. Presenters Beth Ponder bfredric@utk.edu Jean Stephens jjstephe@utk.edu