Using the Internet to Enhance
TRIO Curricula
Angela Benson, Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
TRIO National Convention, San Antonio, TX
September, 2004
Resources Review
Powerpoint Presentations for Download
http://faculty.ed.uiuc.edu/abenson/trio/
Book: Learning with Technology: A
Constructivist Approach by Jonassen,
Peck and Wilson, ISBN: 0-13-271891-X
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Objectives
After this session, you will be able to
identify 3-5 applications of online
technology tools to enhance your TRIO
program.
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Agenda
Internet Productivity Tools
Internet Communications Tools
Internet Research Tools
Internet Assessment Tools
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Internet Productivity Tools
Homework Helpers & Tutorials
Study Skills Helpers
Lesson Plans
Online Courses
Homework Helpers
 Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com
 AOL School
http://school.aol.com/
 A Library Resource Page
 http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/
 Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com
 Google
http://www.google.com
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Study Skills Helpers
Richland Community College
http://www.richland.cc.il.us/staff/sblahnik/studys
kills.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
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Tutors, Tutorials and Lesson Plans
UNC Writing Tutor
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/online.html
Marco Polo Internet Content
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
 New York Times Learning Network
http://nytimes.com/learning/index.html
 ASPIRA CTC
http://ctc.aspira.org/
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Online Courses
Student Readiness
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/students.html
http://www.pbs.org/campus/003_Advice/00306.html
http://emoderators.com/dltutorial/PreTest.htm
Distance Learning Courses and Programs
http://www.geteducated.com/
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Internet Communications
Tools
E-mail
Internet Chat
Whiteboards
Learning Management Systems
Internet Communications Tools
 Tools Summary Sheet (Binder)
ToolSummary.htm
 WebLogs (Blogs)
http://triotraining.blogspot.com/
http://www.blogger.com
 Yahoogroups [Groupspace]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OnlineTRIO/
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Blackboard Demo
Blackboard (Learning Mgmt System)
http://blackboard.cet.uiuc.edu/
User ID: trio01, . . . , trio20
Password: trio01, . . . , trio20
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Internet Research and
Assessment Tools
Internet Research
Quiz makers
Rubric makers
Puzzle makers
Internet Research Tools
Discovering, Evaluating and Using
Resources on the Web
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guide
s/Internet/FindInfo.html
http://library.albany.edu/internet/
http://www.google.com/
Web Citations
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/internet/cit
e.htm
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Assessment Tools
Quiz Makers
http://school.discovery.com/quizcenter/quiz
center.html
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/
Rubric Makers
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Puzzle Makers
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
http://www.varietygames.com/CW/
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Getting Started
What are your goals for student learning?
How can the Internet support those goals?
Wrap Up
Q&A
Evaluation
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