1. BEST OF THE BEST …Building An Educator’s DeskTop KEEPING YOUR SANITY AND STAYING ON TOP Technology in the Classroom Conference June 9, 2006

2. Intentional selection What do I need? − Classroom materials for teaching − Educator reference sources for committees, proposals, grants ….

3. Selection criteria Authority Access Organization Quality

4. Teaching sources GEM; Gateway to Educational Materials http://www.thegateway.org http://www.thegateway.org Educator’s Reference Desk http://eduref.org http://eduref.org FREE http://www.ed.gov/free http://www.ed.gov/free Lesson Plans Page http://lessonplanspage.com http://lessonplanspage.com Sites for Teachers http://www.sitesforteachers.com http://www.sitesforteachers.com Copyright for teachers http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/copyright.html http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/copyright.html

5. More teaching sources Dr. Mac’s http://www.behavioradvisor.com/ http://www.behavioradvisor.com/ 4teachers.org http://4teachers.org/ http://4teachers.org/ Kathy Schrock’s Guide.. http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide MarcoPolo http://marcopolo- education.org/home.aspx http://marcopolo- education.org/home.aspx

6. Educator reference sources Kids Count http://www.aecf.org/kidscounthttp://www.aecf.org/kidscount ERIC http://www.eric.ed.gov/http://www.eric.ed.gov/ Nat’l Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ http://nces.ed.gov/ American FactFinder http://factfinder.census.gov/ http://factfinder.census.gov/ U.S. Dept. of Education http://www.ed.gov/http://www.ed.gov/ Kansas State Dept. of Education http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us

7. Contact us Let us know if you have sites that are the “Best of the Best” cynthia@pittstate.edu wpfannen@pittstate.edu