Integration of Technology in the Adult Education Classroom Resources

 

Resources as presented in the course by the week:

 

Week 1

Evaluating Software:

Pan Handle Education Consortium (Web Evaluation)

 

Week 2

A Typing Test

 

ISTE National Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for All Teachers
 

Computer Skills Assessment Instrument for Adult Learners
  

Week 2

Educational Software:

Oregon Trail

"The Oregon Trail" website  - the award-winning story of the great western journey. Site includes a complete primer on the Oregon Trail, historical sites on the trail, facts, trail archive, and a store to shop the trail

 

Lesson Plan using Oregon Trail software (Note: Can be adapted for your use)

Basic Operations &  Order of Operations

 

Mavis Beacon - typing program

Mindscape

 

Grammar & Usage - Language Arts Software

Queue, Inc.

 

The Home Teacher Series Math Grade 6 - Math Software

Future Graph Inc.

 

Encarta Lesson Plans:

Encarta Lesson plans  - This link will take you to a search screen for lesson plans on the Microsoft Education site. Use the arrows by each selection box to create a search for a lesson plan that will meet your needs

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Fraction Concept - Math software

Gamco Educational Software

 

Super Tutor

The Super Tutor Company

 

Alge-Blaster 3

Davidson & Associates, Inc

 

StarSpell

Fisher-Marriott Software

 

Wheel of Forune

Infogames Entertainment SA

 

Driver’s Education

Sierra Entertainment, Inc

 

Oxford Picture Dictionary

Oxford University Press

 

Math Advantage

Encore Software, Inc.

 

Online Resource Center

www.mathnet.com for more mathematics tutorial

 

Week 2

Productivity Software

 

Microsoft Word

Activity:

Lesson Plans:

  • "Check It Out" word processing lesson plan

  • Lesson plans This link will take you to a search screen for lesson plans on the Microsoft Education site. Use the arrows by each selection box to create a search for a lesson plan that will meet your needs

http://www.microsoft.com/Education/LessonPlans.mspx

  • "Power of Poetry" This lesson plan will incorporate the Internet, a word processing software program and a drawing program like Paint

Tutorials:

 

Microsoft Excel

 

Lesson Plans:

  • Lesson plans This link will take you to a search screen for lesson plans on the Microsoft Education site. Use the arrows by each selection box to create a search for a lesson plan that will meet your needs

  • "Count the Calories" spreadsheet lesson plan

  • "Graphing" spreadsheet lesson plan

  • "Probability" spreadsheet lesson plan

Activities:

Tutorial:

 

Access

 

Lesson Plans:

Activities:

Tutorials:

 

Apple Works 6

Apple

 

Adobe Photo Shop

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Photoshop Tutorial –

 

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Systems Incorporated

 

Corel Draw

Corel Corporation

JASC Paint Shop Pro

 

PaperPort

ScanSoft, Inc.

 

Week 2

Multi-Media & Presentation Software

 

FrontPage

 

Tutorials:

Lesson Plans:

  • Lesson plans This link will take you to a search screen for lesson plans on the Microsoft Education site. Use the arrows by each selection box to create a search for a lesson plan that will meet your needs.

 

DreamWeaver

Macromedia, Incorporated

Dreamweaver Tutorials

  

PowerPoint

Lesson Plans:

  • "Idioms" using PowerPoint

  • Lesson plans This link will take you to a search screen for lesson plans on the Microsoft Education site. Use the arrows by each selection box to create a search for a lesson plan that will meet your needs.

Tutorials:

 

Resources:

 

Camtasia

 

Kid Pix

The Learning Company

Tutorials:

HyperStudio

Knowledge Adventure

 

Activities:

 

Tutorials:

Hyper Studio Lesson Plans:

 

Viewlet Builder

Qarbon.com Inc.

 

Sound Forge

Making Sound Files with Sound Forge (PDF file)

 

Publisher

Tutorials:

Lesson Plans:

  • Lesson plans This link will take you to a search screen for lesson plans on the Microsoft Education site. Use the arrows by each selection box to create a search for a lesson plan that will meet your needs.

 

Week 3

Internet Considerations

 

Week 3

Educational Sites

 

Week 3

Internet Activities

What are Some Examples of Search Engines?

http://searchenginewatch.com/facts/index.php

 

Week 4

Internet Resources

Here are some links to a few of the resources that are listed on HOT Sites:

Here are links to some of the resources found by using the Materials Search. When you conduct your search click on the Literacy Thesaurus before typing in your keyword. This will help you locate the best literacy term to use to do the search.

 

Keyword used: Learning Differences
Resource Found: Cyberwink

 

Keyword used: Instructional Materials
Resource Found: A Site for Teachers

 

Keyword used: English as a second language
Resource Found: News for You

 

Keyword used: Tutor Training

Resource Found: Web-based Tutor Training

 

More Internet Resources

 

Western/Pacific LINCS

The Learning Resources

 http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/home.html

 

 

Northwest LINCS

Montana Integration Site

http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/pilotproject/pphome.htm

 

50 Useful Adult Education Web Sites

http://www.nwlincs.org/NWLINCSWEB/Useful50.htm

 

 

Midwest LINCS

Kansas Computer Competencies

 http://www.nwlincs.org/CompTech/toc.htm

 

 

Southern LINCS

Workforce Learning Activities Bank

http://slincs.coe.utk.edu/gtelab/

 

 

Eastern LINCS

Found in Health Special Collection

MedLine

 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html

This resource was not developed by the Health Collection but is listed as a resource by the Core Knowledge Team

 

NCRTEC- Captured Wisdom ™ in Adult Education

http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cw/adultlit.htm

(You will need to download QuickTime) (QuickTime download link found on the Captured Wisdom website)

 

Teaching with Technology

http://www.uni.edu/teaching/technology/one/videos.html

(You will need to download RealTime) (RealTime download link found on the Teaching with Technology website)

 

Wisconsin On Line

http://www.wisc-online.com/

This site requires an User ID and Password (it is free). Once you have entered the site, take the "Tour Wisconsin Online" Tutorial and then select "Click Here to view and use learning objects". You may view existing "Learning Objects". On the left menu is a selection to "Build Your Own". This option allows you to create a linked document for use in the classroom.

 

The Study Place

http://www.thestudyplace.org/welcome.taf

This site allows instructors to set up an online course. View the "Tour" on the home page. Sign up for the site (it is free). You can then enter and explore "The Study Place" possibilities.

 

Quia 

http://www.quia.com/

The site has a free 30 day trial and does have a fee for continued use. To understand how "Quia" works and what "Quia" does, select the "Tour Quia Site Now" at the top of the page. To view existing resources select "Shared Resources".

 

Web Quest 

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

. http://www.edhelper.com/