Web Exploration Activity:
“Exploring Online Tools and Resources for Student Motivation,
Interaction, Collaboration, and Assessment”
Curt Bonk, Indiana University and CourseShare
cjbonk@indiana.edu; http://mypage.iu.edu/~cjbonk/
August, 2007
I. Online Courses and Course Materials:
1. Expert Videos: Harvard Business School (December 16, 2002). Moving Beyond
the Classroom With Executive Education: Distance Learning: What the Experts
Think (view 2-3 of the videos)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/pubitem.jhtml?id=3217&sid=0&pid=0&t=innovation (also
see Harvard Business Online:
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/home/index.jhtml?_requesti
d=34529)
2. Merlot.org: http://www.merlot.org/Home.po (peer rated teaching resources)
3. Connexions (Rice University): http://cnx.org/
4. Jorum: http://www.jorum.ac.uk/
5. Careo: http://www.careo.org/index.html (searchable Web-based multidisciplinary
teaching materials for educators across Alberta, Canada and beyond)
6. MIT Open Knowledge Initiative: http://www.okiproject.org/
7. Xanedu (article coursepacks): http://xanedu.com/
8. The National Engineering Education Delivery System is a digital
library of learning resources for engineering education:
http://www.needs.org/needs/index.jhtml?path=/public/premier/
9. Florida Virtual School: http://www.flvs.net/ (K-12)
10. Digital Books: http://www.digitalbookindex.org/search001a.htm
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II. K-12 Web Resources:
1. Eduscapes: http://www.eduscapes.com/ from Annette Lamb
2. Virtual School Report
a. http://www.virtualschoolreport.org/virtualreport.asp
b. http://www.virtualschoolreport.org/PDFs/VirtualNews903.pdf
3. Technology Integration Resources:
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/tech/tech_int.html
4. Best Practices of Technology Integration: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/
a. Ideas: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/intideas.htm
5. Technology and Instruction Interwoven: http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/
6. Technology Integration, Unit Planning:
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/tech/proj_plan.html
7. Technology Integration Projects:
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/tech_integ.shtml
III. Student Readiness Resources:
1. Oklahoma Community College: Online General Orientation
a. http://www.okc.cc.ok.us/Distanced/OnlineOrientation/documents/Successf
ulOnlineLearning.htm
2. Illinois Online Network: Self-Evaluation for Potential Online Students
a. http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/selfEval.asp
b. http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/StudentProfile.a
sp (what makes for a successful online student)
3. WebCT: Student Orientation Center
a. http://www.webct.com/oriented/viewpage?name=oriented_orientation_pro
gram_home
b. http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/selfEval.asp
(Self Evaluation)
4. How to be an E-Learner, Learning Circuits
a. http://www.learningcircuits.org/2001/may2001/elearn.html
5. World Wide Learn: How to Choose an Online Course
a. http://www.worldwidelearn.com/elearning/elearning-evaluation.htm
b. http://www.mnstate.edu/distanceed/ELearning/stud_info/SuccessfulLearne
r.htm
6. What Every Student Should Know About Online Learning
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/reid.html
7. What Makes a Successful Online Student?
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/StudentProfile.asp
8. Self-Assessment for Distance Learning http://oregonone.org/DEquiz.htm
9. Distance Learning Quiz – Personal Use:
http://www.distance.wsu.edu/prospective/DDPquiz.asp
10. Distance Learning Readiness Survey, Indiana University East
http://www.iue.edu/academic/tlc/destudentsurvey.htm
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11. A Profile of Participation in Distance Education: 1999-2000
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003154.pdf
12. 12 Learning Interventions that Combat Technophobia
http://www.learningcircuits.org/2000/mar2000/mar2000_elearn.html
13. Getting Ready for Distance Education http://www.adprima.com/dears.htm
III. Teaching and Instruction Websites (mainly from
Illinois Online Network)
1.
An Online Course in a Nutshell
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/nutshell.asp
2. Assessing Learning Objectives Bloom's Taxonomy
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/assessment/bloomtaxonomy.asp
3. Instructional Design Resources
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/id/index.asp
4. Instructional Strategies for Online Courses
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/instructionalstrategies.a
sp
5. Faculty Summer Institute
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/institutes/fsi/
6. Faculty Trainer’s Institute
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/institutes/fti/
7. Key Elements of an Online Program
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/elements.asp
8. Learning Styles and the Online Environment
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/id/learningStyles.asp
9. Online Education Overview
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/index.asp
10. Pointers & Clickers – ION’s Technology Tip of the Month
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/pointersclickers/
11. Self Evaluation for Potential Online Students
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/selfEval.asp
12. Strengths and Weaknesses of Online Learning
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/strengthAndWeak.asp
13. Strengths of Online Learning
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/strengths.asp
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14. Tips for Online Success
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/tips.asp
15. Weaknesses of Online Learning
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/weaknesses.asp
16. What Every Student Should Know About Online Learning
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/reid.html
17. What Makes A Successful Online Facilitator?
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/instructorProfile.asp
18. What Makes a Successful Online Student?
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/StudentProfile.asp
IV. Constructivistic Web Resources:
1. Funderstanding: http://www.funderstanding.com/constructivism.cfm
2. George Lucas Educational Foundation and Edutopia: http://www.glef.org/
a. Subscribe to newsletter and/or magazine:
http://www.glef.org/subscribe
3. Southwest Educational Development Lab (SWED); Tapping into Learning:
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/tapinto/
b. Constructivism and Tech: On the road to Student-Centered Learning:
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/tapinto/v1n1.pdf
c. Knowledge Under Construction (double issue):
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/tapinto/v3n1.pdf
d. Learning is an Active and Reflective Process:
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/tapinto/v3n2.pdf
4. Mathematics Education: Constructivism in the Classroom:
http://mathforum.org/mathed/constructivism.html
5. Constructivism (Martin Ryder, Univ of Colorado at Denver:
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html
6. Foxfire Schools: http://www.foxfire.org/
7. Jacqueline Grennon Brooks, jbrooks@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, In Search of
Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms
by Jacqueline Grennon Brooks, Martin G. Brooks
8. Integrating Constructivism with Online Learning Components
http://www.cwu.edu/~media/cwuonline/constructivism.html
9. Constructivism and Online Education
http://edpsychserver.ed.vt.edu/workshops/tohe1999/online.html
10. Online Learning Environments, Teaching and Learning Online
http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/webheads/online-learningenvironments.htm#Teaching
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11. Disney Learning Partnership
(http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html) Workshops
Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning (with partner 13 Ed line
Online—Public TV) http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/index.html)
a. Concept to classroom: http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month2/
b. Creative Gallery: http://disney.go.com/disneyhand/learning/gallery/index.html
c. Creative Classroom Series:
http://disney.go.com/disneyhand/learning/creative_classroom.html
If you would like to receive a copy of "Creativity in the Classroom: an Exploration,"
"The Power of the Creative Classroom" and/or "Teaching in the Creative Classroom" for
your school, please send a letter on school letterhead, briefly explaining how you would
use the materials for professional development, to:
The Creative Classroom Series
c/o Disney Learning Partnership
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
If you would prefer, you can also e-mail your request to us at
Learning@DisneyHand.com.
V. Blogging Web Resources:
1. Stephen Downes, More Than Personal: The Impact of Weblogs
http://www.downes.ca/post/31449
2. Blogger, FREE: https://www.blogger.com/start
3. EduBlogs: http://edublogs.org/
4. Weblogs Tools: http://chnm.gmu.edu/digitalhistory/links/pdf/chapter2/2.9a.pdf
5. Pitas: http://pitas.com/
6. Intro to Weblogs: http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/13183hotline/
7. Moveable Type: http://www.movabletype.org/
8. Radio Userland: http://radio.userland.com/
9. Live Journal (free and open source): http://www.livejournal.com/
10. Free-Conversant (http://www.free-conversant.com/)
11. H2O: http://h2o.law.harvard.edu/ViewProject.do?projectID=65 (communities
around ideas at Harvard)
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VI. Interesting E-Learning Web Resources:
1. Explorers Web: http://www.explorersweb.com/
2. Online Higher Education Notebook: http://www.uis.edu/~schroede/sources.htm
3. Human Intelligence: http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/
4. Virtual Archaeology:
a. http://www.ku.edu/~hoopes/virtual.htm
b. http://www.americanarchaeology.com/aawelcome.html
5. The Museum of Unworkable Devices:
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/museum/unwork.htm
6. Einstein Archives Online: http://www.alberteinstein.info/
7. Just-in-Time-Teaching: http://webphysics.iupui.edu/jitt/jitt.html (Sampler:
http://webphysics.iupui.edu/jitt/jitturls.html; Another sampler:
http://webphysics.iupui.edu/jitt/resources.html
8. Curt Bonk Stuff:
a. Course on Online Pedagogy and Evaluation:
http://mypage.iu.edu/~cjbonk/p600syl2.html
b. The Bobweb (Best of Bonk on the Web):
http://www.indiana.edu/~bobweb/ (creative thinking, critical thinking,
cooperative learning, and motivation resources)
c. LibraryShare (digital libraries): http://www.libraryshare.com/
VII. Web Tools for E-Learning (Most Free):
1. Concept Mapping Tool—SmartDraw (free trial):
http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/concept-mapping.htm?id=125370
2. IMHC Cmapping http://cmap.ihmc.us/
3. VideoPaper Builder 3 http://vpb.concord.org/
4. 4D-Elearning by Thiagi http://4d-elearning.com/
5. Concept Mapping tool--Inspiration (90 days free): http://inspiration.com/
Inspiration is a fairly inexpensive and popular piece of software that allows for
mental mapping, project planning, and visual thinking through a set of easy-to-use
drawing and diagramming tools.
6. Hot Potatoes (Half-Baked Software-Free): http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/
7. Virtual Tour of Oxford: http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/
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8. CyberFashion Show: http://www.sfu.ca/sfufit/
9. Learnbydoing.net (chat tool with visuals from Stanford):
http://www.learningbydoing.net/
10. Moodle (a free replacement for WebCT): http://moodle.org/ (from martin
Dougiamas, Western Australia)
VIII. Interactive News:
1.
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3.
4.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Web Log of Interactive Narratives: http://www.interactivenarratives.org/
One world Expeditions: http://www.oneworldjourneys.com/expeditions/
Narrative: Enron Example: http://www.msnbc.com/modules/enron/
Instructives: How Tornados Form:
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/tornado/default.asp
Instructive: Train Accident: http://www.unav.es/malofiej/entries/9/0201/accitren.html
Explorative: Building Bodies (Becoming Human):
http://www.becominghuman.org/
Simulative: Printing Process: http://www.moma.org/whatisaprint/flash.html
Simulative: Introduction to Sailing: http://www.macgregor.net/sailing/
Mount Everest (by climbers): http://www.mounteverest.net/
E-Learning Post, Interactive Visual Explainers
http://www.elearningpost.com/articles/archives/interactive_visual_explainers_a
_simple_classification/
IX. Simulations and Labs:
1. ExploreCornell Beetle Science:
http://explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=Beetle%20Science
2. Voltage Simulation http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Voltage/
3. Cells Alive (Biology): http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm
4. Engineering Lab: http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/vlab/
5. Virtual Chemistry: http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/
6. Frog Dissection
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/Frog2/Dissection/Setup/setup1.html
7. Internet Psychology Lab: http://www.ipsych.com/ (Ed Psych:
http://epsych.msstate.edu/)
8. Business Scenarios: WisdomTools: http://wisdomtools.com/
9. NCEE National Budget Simulation
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/EM306/flash/popupActivity.html
(EconEdLink http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM306)
10. SimuLearn http://www.simulearn.net/leadership_training/leadership_training.html
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X. Fun, Games, and Sounds:
1. Games2Train (Marc Prensky) (games and simulations)
http://www.games2train.com/site/default.html
2. Thiagi: http://thiagi.com/ (interactive resources)
3. Quia: http://www.quia.com/web (it has a lot of different features, so teachers can
easily create web pages, hangman games, puzzles, quizzes, surveys.... and so on.
Free for 30 days.
4. http://www.puzzlemaker.com (The puzzlemaker.com web site is a wonderful tool
for designing puzzles. Puzzlemaker has ten different types of puzzles you can use.
The directions for using puzzlemaker are simple and easy to follow. It takes me
about fifteen minutes to set one up.
" When I allow students to create their own puzzles they are self-directed learners
because they are in control." TICKIT teacher 2000-2001
5. greeneclipsesoftware.com EclipseCrossword lets you create crossword puzzles
easily, in a few minutes. Just add water,
6. Sound Files: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/Weather.shtml
7. Sound Files, Musicloops: http://www.musicloops.com/
XI. Learning Styles:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Index of Learning Styles: http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html
Learning Style Indicator http://www.ttuhsc.edu/SOM/Success/LSTIntro.htm
Exploring Your Own Learning Style:
http://www.studygs.net/selfassessment.htm
Learning Style information:
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/learning/styles.html
More Learning Style information:
http://www.geocities.com/jeniskanen/4mat.htm
XII. Online Communities and Virtual Teams:
2.
3.
4.
5.
Tapped-IN: http://www.tappedin.org/. TAPPED IN™ is the online workplace of
an international community of education professionals. K-12 teachers and
librarians, professional development staff, teacher education faculty and
students, and researchers engage in professional development programs and
informal collaboration with colleagues.
StartWright (virtual teams): http://www.startwright.com/virtual.htm
Virtual Edge for Teams: http://www.virtualteams.com/
LearnScope: http://www.nswlearnscope.com/
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6.
There.com: http://www.there.com/ (world of conversations, fashion shows,
parties, etc.)
XIII. Electronic Mentoring
1. Electronic Mentoring Web site
http://www.iearn.org/circles/mentors.html
2. Ideas on Educational Telecomputing and Telecollaboration (from Judy Harris,
now professor and Pavey Chair in Educational Technology at The College of
William and Mary)
http://www.2learn.ca/Projects/Together/judi.html
3. The Intercultural Pen Pal (must register for IECC)
http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/
4. MyLanguageExchange.com
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/
5. Global Network Academy
http://www.gnacademy.org/
6. E-MATH
ed.gov/pubs/emath
E-Math provides a listing of email-based mentor programs that promote
interaction between community members and classroom students in order to
improve students' mastery of math, science, and technology.
7. Math and Science Education Resource Center
www.ee.udel.edu/InfoAccess/Scientopia/index.html
Scientopia encourages discussions related to science, math, and engineering
among students with disabilities. Community members, students, and enthusiasts
on broad topics participate in discussions intended to generate critical thinking
and communication skills. Each discussion is led by a student mentor who also
trains a successor to take over the discussion at the end of a two week term.
XIV. Synchronous and Asynchronous Conferencing
Tools:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Centra: http://www.centra.com/
Wimba: http://www.wimba.com/
Livemeeting (Placeware) http://main.placeware.com/
WebEx: http://webex.com/
Nicenet: http://www.nicenet.org/
(free asynchronous conferencing
tool)
6. Raindance http://www.raindance.com/rndc/index.jsp
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7. Discuss: http://www.discusware.com/discus/index.html (free discussion
board)
8. Ultimate Bulletin Boards http://www.ubbcentral.com/
9. GroupSystems: http://www.groupsystems.com/ (Brainstorming and
decision making)
10. http://www.groove.net/ (Groove Networks, Inc. provides desktop
collaboration software that accelerates business activity both within and
across company boundaries by providing a 10X improvement over email
alone for getting work done. ) Version: Groove Workspace v2.5g
Build Number: 2.5.7.1777 Platform: Microsoft Windows
98/NT/2000/ME/XP
XV. Lists of Conferencing Tools:
1. A List pf conferencing tools
:http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/Bulletin_Board_
Message_Systems/(this link to a list of 85 or so bulletin board message
systems)
2. A List: http://thinkofit.com/webconf/ David Wooley's massive Web site of
conferencing software for the Web. Description: Conferencing Software
for the Web: A comprehensive guide to software that powers discussions
on the Web Forum Software - BBS Software - Internet & Intranet
Groupware Software for Virtual Communities - Virtual Teams - Message
Boards - Collaborative Workgroups
3. http://thinkofit.com/webconf/wcrelate.htm (A link from Wooley's site.
Description: Conferencing Software for the Web Related Resources)
XVI. Electronic Survey Tools:
1. SurveyKey: http://www.surveykey.com/
Produce customized professional looking online surveys, polls, tests,
questionnaires and feedback forms in just minutes
2. SurveyShare: http://surveyshare.com/
Survey share combines the power of the Web and e-mail to help you
collect and organize your information needs.
3. SurveyMonkey: http://surveymonkey.com/
A powerful tool for serious primates of all species. SurveyMonkey has a
single purpose: to enable anyone to create professional online surveys
quickly and easily. Find out what everyone is talking about...
4. Zoomerang: http://www.zoomerang.com/
(create free Internet surveys)
5. InfoPoll: http://infopoll.com/
6. Surveys.com: http://surveys.com/
7. Vovici, Web survey tool: http://www.vovici.com/
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8. iNetSurvey.com: http://inetsurvey.com/
9. KeySurvey.com: http://www.keysurvey.com/
XVII. College and University ePortfolio Web sites:
1.
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6.
7.
8.
E-Portfolio Resources: http://www.education.uiowa.edu/resources/
Alverno College: http://ddp.alverno.edu/
IUPUI Institutional ePortfolio: www.iport.iupui.edu
Johns Hopkins University: http://cte.jhu.edu/EPWEB/index.htm
Kalamazoo College: www.kzoo.edu/pfolio
Portland State University: http://portfolio.pdx.edu/Portfolio
University of Minnesota; http://eportfolio.d.umn.edu
The Connecticut College e-Portfolio Development Consortium
http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/ECODEPT/kleind/conncoll/
9. ePortfolio LaGuardia Community College http://www.eportfolio.lagcc.cuny.edu/
10. Maricopa, Chandler-Gilbert ePortfolio
http://eportg.cgc.maricopa.edu/published/t/es/test/home/1/
11. Rhodes State College E-Portfolio FAQs
http://www.rhodesstate.edu/applications/e-portfolio/faq.asp
12. Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning http://scil.stanford.edu/
13. Using E-Portfolios to Enhance Classroom Learning
http://depts.washington.edu/sotl/2007/ePortfolios.doc
14. Penn State http://eportfolio.psu.edu/
a. It’s All About Evidence, Penn State’s e-Portfolio Initiative
http://css.its.psu.edu/news/nlfa02/Featurepages/Evidence.html
XVIII. Portfolio and Assessment Organizations:
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2.
3.
4.
E-Portfolio Clearinghouse: http://ctl.du.edu/portfolioclearinghouse/
efolio Minnesota: www.efoliomn.com
ePortConsortium: http://eportconsortium.org
Helen Barrett, internationally known expert on ePortfolios:
www.electronicportfolios.com
5. Knowledge Media Lab: www.carnegiefoundation.org/KML
6. Open Source Portfolio Initiative: www.theospi.org
7. Ready2Net Broadcast “Teaching, Learning and Assessment with ePortfolios”:
http://csumb.edu/ready2net/speakers/2002/index.html#program_4
8. Urban Universities Portfolio Project: www.imir.iupui.edu/portfolio
9. Academic Integrity; http://www.academicintegrity.org/ (assoc.)
10. Educause Learning Initiative, HISTORIC site for e-portfolios (not current)
http://www.educause.edu/ELI/5524
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XIX. Plagiarism and Fake Degrees:
1. http://www.turnitin.com/ (software, $100, free 30 day demo/trial) (also see
resource http://www.plagiarism.org/)
2. http://www.canexus.com/ (Eve2 software; essay verification engine, $19.95)
3. http://www.plagiarism.org/ (resource)
4. http://www.copycatchgold.com/
5. http://www.ithenticate.com/static/home.html
6. http://www.mydropbox.com/
7. http://www.plagiarism.com/
8. http://www.fakedegrees.com/
9. http://www.myodegrees.com/
10. http://www.boxfreeconcepts.com/magicmill/
11. http://www.blackmarket-press.com/
12. http://www.bogusphd.com/
13. http://www.coastal-retreat.com/degrees/funny.html
14. www.counterfeitlibrary.com/cl/qual.asp
XX. Portfolio and Testing Tool Vendors:
1. Avenet Web Solutions; www.avenet.net
2. Chalk and Wire: www.chalkandwire.com
3. ePortaro: www.eportaro.com
4. McGraw-Hill’s Folio Live: www.foliolive.com
5. NuVentive: http://www.nuventive.com
6. rSmart Group: www.rsmart.com
7. Taskstream: www.taskstream.com
8. Questionmark: http://www.questionmark.com/us/home.htm
9. Principia: http://www.principiaproducts.com/partners/
10. Survey Systems, Inc: http://www.sur-sys.com/
Note: Above Electronic Portfolio References were from:
Lorenzo Associates, Inc. Educational Pathways: info@edpath.com, Lorenzo Associates,
Inc., P.O. Box 74, Clarence Center, NY 14032. Copyright 2002-03. (Reprinted with
permission.)
XXI. E-Magazines, Journals, Newsletters (most free!):
1. Australian Journal of Educational Technology:
http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet.html
2. Campus Technology: http://campustechnology.com/
3. CLO:
http://www.clomedia.com/content/templates/clo_home.asp?articleid=714&zoneid
=145
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5.
6.
7.
8.
Educause Quarterly: http://www.educause.edu/pub/eq/
Educause Review: http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/index.asp
e-learning and education (eleed) journal: http://eleed.campussource.de/
First Monday: http://www.firstmonday.org/
Innovate: Journal of Online Education:
http://horizon.unc.edu/innovate/guidelines/
9. International Journal: Emerging Technologies in Education: http://www.onlinejournals.org/index.php/i-jet (need to sign in).
10. Int’l Journal of Instructional Technology & Distance Learning:
http://www.itdl.org/index.htm
11. The International Review of Open and Distance Learning: http://www.irrodl.org
12. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks:
http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/index.asp
13. J. of Computer Assisted Lrng:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0266-4909
14. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication: http://jcmc.indiana.edu/
15. Journal of Educators Online (JEO): http://www.thejeo.com/index.html
16. Journal of Interactive Online Learning: http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/
17. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT):
http://jolt.merlot.org/index.html
18. Language Learning and Technology (LLT): http://llt.msu.edu/
19. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration:
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/
20. THE Journal: http://www.thejournal.com/
XXII. Generic Commercial Search Engines
1. Google! www.google.com (Google Image Search images.google.com)
2. AltaVista: www.altavista.com
3. Yahoo: www.yahoo.com
4. Lycos: www.lycos.com
5. Snap: www.snap.com
6. Go.com (formally known as Infoseek) : www.go.com
7. Excite: www.excite.com
8. Kartoo: http://www.kartoo.net
9. HotBot: www.hotbot.com
10. Northern Lights: www.northernlights.com/
11. All the Web: http://alltheweb.com
XXIII. Metasearch and Graphics Engines:
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MetaCrawler (www.metacrawler.com)
Mamma (www.mamma.com)
Dogpile (www.dogpile.com)
OneSeek (www.oneseek.com)
SavvySearch (www.savvysearch.com)
FindIt! (www.itools.com/find-it)
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7. Search Engine Watch (www.searchenginewatch.com)
8. Ask Jeeves (www.ask.com) answers questions asked in plain English, without
requiring keywords or complicated search strings
9. Graphics Search Engine: ditto.com www.ditto.com
XXIV. Student Internet Interests:
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/
JibJab: http://www.jibjab.com/
© Curt Bonk (2007)
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