Unique and Compelling

Internet Applications

Welcome..

This site is meant to give you new ideas on how to use the internet in your classroom. 

Each link below will follow the same format which will include

a brief description, applications, sample project and additional resource links.

 This website is a result of my participation in Stevens Institute of Technology Cyber-Teacher Program.

Please start here for a brief explanation of

Unique and Compelling Websites

Are you going crazy searching through the internet looking for educational websites? These search engines can help.

Need help to identify plagiarism?  Check this site out.

Or this activity..

An Antidote to Plagiarism

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Need basic Internet help? Click here or here

Multi-Diciplibnary Resources

How can I implement a unique and compelling project in a technology deficient classroom?

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Do you want some suggestions by subject and student level?

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Supplementary Resources

Internet Searching Tools & Tutorials

• Yahoo!'s list of Search Engines (one for every topic)
• Learn the Net.com: Online Tutorials for Finding Information
• University of California, Berkley: Online Tutorial for Their 5 Types of Recommended Search Tools
• University at Albany Libraries
  • Searching Tools Tutorial
  • Guide to Selecting the appropriate search tool (Neat, check it out)
• Search Engine Watch: Everything and anything you want to know and might want to know about search engines
• The Invisible Web

Boolean Logic

• University at Albany Libraries: Boolean Searching the Internet
• Search Engine Watch
  • Search Engine Math
  • Search Engine Features for Searchers

Citing Internet Resources

• Official Websites
  • American Psychological Association's Guide (APA)
  • Modern Language Association (MLA)
• Various Guides
  • Noodlebib 2.0 (brought to you by noodletools): Interactive bibliography composer <-- Neat, check it out
  • Columbia University Press's Guide (MLA & APA styles)
  • B. Davis Schwarz Memorial Library' Guide (APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, & AMA styles)
  • Kathy Schrock's Guide
• Plagiarism Resources
  • Articles
    • Article about plagiarism in a high school in Kansas & Follow-up story RECOMMENDED
    • "Plagiarism: IT-Enabled Tools for Deceit?" Great article published by the Syllabus Magazine.
    • Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
    • Plagiarism and the Web
  • Lessons & Guides
    • Plagiarized.com - an Instructor's Guide to Internet Plagiarism
    • An Antidote to Plagiarism - Lesson plan guiding student research
    • About.com's Lessons on Plagiarism
  • Online Plagiarism-detection tools
    • Turnitin.com
    • Essay Verification Engine

• Power of Publishing: Using Weblogs
  • http://www.brooklynjoe.com/
• www.blogger.com
• Writing with Weblogs
• Using Weblogs in Education

Internet Safety Information

• Searching Tools
  • Yahooligans
  • Ask Jeeves for Kids
  • Altavista with the Family Filter
  • Tekmom: Search Tools for students
     
• Resources
  • Safe Kids Home Page: Tips, Advice & Suggestions
  • Parent's Guide to the Internet
  • www.getnetwise.org: Tools for families offering ideas for Internet filters, setting time limits for students, etc.
  • Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids

Additional Resources/Articles

• The Critical Difference Between Search Engines and Directories
• 4 steps to become a better searcher
• Understanding and Comparing Web Search Tools
• Web Search Engines FAQs: Questions, Answers, Issues: an article from Searcher Magazine with the latest information about searching the web