Internet Multimedia
Resource Guide
by B Levings
Virtual Field Trips
Student/Teacher/Administrator
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/ create virtual field trips free/must register
and create log in and password
QuizStar
Teacher
http://quizstar.4teachers.org/ develop quizzes online with quizstar
RubiStar
Teacher
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php develop rubrics online using the preformatted
templates
ReadWriteThink
Student
http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp ReadWriteThink offers a collection of online
Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom.
Databases
Student/Teacher
http://www.geekgirls.com/menu_databases.htm very easy to understand step-by-step tutorial
for building databases using Microsoft Access
Scavenger Hunt
Student/Teacher
http://k-6educators.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Online_Scavenger_Hunts0962932801.htm tutorial for creating online scavenger hunts
Filamentality
Student/Teacher
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool
that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good
Internet links, and turning them into learning activities. In the end, you'll create a Web-based
activity you can share with others even if you don't know anything about HTML,
Web servers, or all that www-dot stuff.
Free Books
Teacher/Administrator
http://colorcodedbooks.org/index.html a place to find free and very inexpensive
books for your classroom.
Student/Teacher
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/dlc/index.jhtml
tips and
techniques for Digital Imaging
1001 uses for digital cameras
Student/Teacher
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/qvuses.htm
ideas to
get you started incorporating the digital camera into your classroom in a
meaningful way
Garage Band
Student/Teacher
http://www.musicmakingtools.com/
tutorial
for using Garage Band to create music which you can incorporate in to your
multimedia projects
Grant Writing Tips
Teacher/Administrator
http://www.schoolgrants.org/tips.htm tips for writing grants for your school or classroom
Grant Writing Resources
Teacher/Administrator
http://712educators.about.com/od/grantwriting/ provides lots of links to pages containing
information about grant writing
Eduscapes
Teacher
http://eduscapes.com/ a site for lifelong learners --- tons of
valuable information for educators
Webpage Tutorial
Student/Teacher/Administrator
http://k-6educators.about.com/library/howto/htwsite.htm tutorial for building a classroom webpage
Technology Conferences
Teacher/Administrator
http://www.aztea.org/ a fabulous place to find technology conferences
in
Blogging
Student/Teacher
http://www.blog-city.com/bc/ free blog pages useful for having your
students journal online --- registration is required
Free PDF converter
Student/Teacher/Administrator
http://www.uen.org/createpdf/control;jsessionid=41500B9F17A0DB91659C90801D6327F9 convert you files into pdf with this free converter –
requires a login and password (good for text documents with no links, will put
PowerPoint slides one slide to a page)
PDF Interactive Tutorial
Student/Teacher/Administrator
http://www.adobe.com/tips/idsn3interactivity/main.html learn to add movies, sound clips, and
interactive buttons to an Adobe InDesign document
Photos
Student/Teacher/
http://pics.tech4learning.com/ free photos and some clipart/no copyright
infringement
Fraction Games
Student
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/index.html fraction practice activities
Math and Science
Student
http://www.northvalley.net/kids/science.shtml links to great math and science activities
Discipline
Teacher/Administrator/Parent
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/ helps teachers, administrators, and parents
identify reasons children act out and identifies ways of dealing with the
behaviors
Book BackChat
Student/Teacher
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/bookchat/home.html students discusss books online with other
students around the world