1. Collaborative Tools and Sites Support for K-12 Educators by Jeff Cooper Education Technology Specialist College of Education Pacific University

2. Practice into Theory This presentation offers links to sites useful for K-16 educators. Titles are hyperlinked to actual site. Although these sites were chosen for pragmatic reasons, the theory behind their choice is to facilitate learning for both students and educators.

3. Multi-User Virtual Environments n Educational Virtual Communities n Both Real Time and Asynchronous n Safe Student Environments n Web Page Projection, many other tools

4. K-12 Email Collaborative Tool 182 Countries 65,000 Classrooms 2.2 million students Start online friendships and projects, break down classroom walls Related links: IECC, I*EARNIECCI*EARN

5. Weblog or “blogger” Online journal, either for individual or group work Free and ad free

6. Join International Listservs Create your own listserv Freeware

7. Online Bookmarks Accessible from any online computer File sharing capabilities Related Sites: backflip clickmarks myhqbackflip clickmarksmyhq

8. International Listserv Archived Projects Email-based IECC Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections

9. Hilites Educational Listserv Educational Listserv Project Oriented Project Oriented Archives

10. Projects Registry CyberFair News Lists GeoGame Make a Difference Online Expeditions Newsday Global SchoolNet is an excellent collaborative learning site. GHS facilitates opportunities for teachers to collaborate, communicate, and celebrate shared learning experiences. This website is free to all educators.

11. Online Science and Math Projects Multidisciplinary projects to join

12. Online email listserv manager Archives messages Public/private option Database manager Calendar and Chat Moderate or not Online File Storage (20meg per group) Online File Sharing

13. Online Day-planner Reminders sent via email Group and individual calendaring Multiple access levels

14. Online virtual tour or webquest organizer Allows teachers to create up to 15 links for student browsing Searchable database for K-12 tracks

15. URL Redirector Make long addresses short Add toolbar to your computer Important tool for getting students, teachers etc. quickly to the right webpage

16. T-Mail T-Sail T-Time T-Mail: Email Translation T-Sail: Webpage Translation T-Time: Web Page Creation Translation (coming soon)

17. Over 500 K-12 Constructivist Lessons Interactive with MS Office Suite Allows teachers flexibility in both content and approach to lessons and tech Enactz: Lessons Enactz: Lessons Pedera: Staff Development Pedera: Staff Development

18. n Social Studies Chatboard Social Studies Chatboard Social Studies Chatboard n Resources: Gov’t., Law, Geography, History, Social Studies,Maps, Lesson Plans Resources: Gov’t., Law, Geography, History, Social Studies,Maps, Lesson Plans Resources: Gov’t., Law, Geography, History, Social Studies,Maps, Lesson Plans n Grade Level (and other) Chatboards Grade Level (and other) Chatboards Grade Level (and other) Chatboards

19. Award Winning Portal Site for K-12 Over 1000 Links

20. Portal Site 1000 Kid Links

21. Online multiple choice and short answer Grade book interface Hundreds of tests contributed by members

22. Online Games, Quizzes, Homepages and Templates Collaborate with fellow teachers Multi-Lingual Quizzes and Activities

23. Hundreds of K-12 Online Rubrics Engaged Learning Assessment Tool Links for Teacher Utililties Related Site: Mr.K’s Rubric Links

24. N.Y. Times Learning Network: Portal Site Archived Lesson Plans Highly Articulated Includes Standards

25. Online rubric generator Editable templates Data analysis