Links+of+Interest

Hello all. I thought we could use a "bulletin board" on the wiki where interesting links good be posted and possibly discussed. Since we all can edit the wiki, I thought that anyone could post links with a brief description. -Adam

To return to the wiki from any of the listed "links," simply click the browser "back" button - Frank

Directions: Click "Edit this Page" and...

1. Place cursor two spaces below last entry. 2. Describe the link and why you are posting it. 3. Click the little chainlink on the toolbar, just left of center. 4. Click the external link tab. 5. Add the text name and web address. 6. Save.

National/State Standards and Skills:

 * [|P21] Partnership For 21st Century Skills:** This links to a national consortium that seeks to provide some overarching structure to new education standards and skills (the State is looking at this as a possible umbrella that could include Common Core - see below - and EFF)


 * [|Common Core]** Adopted by Vermont (one of 47 states) for implementation. These (and to be created assessments) will become part of, if not replace, No Child Left Behind in 2014.

Google Applications:
Follow this link to access a series of training demos on a variety of google applications. [|Google Aps]

I attended a workshop at the November NCTN conference that presented the structure and practice of an awesome pre-GED to College enrollment program in the Bronx called //Future Now//. I was impressed and thought others might wish to check it out. - Adam [|Future Now Program at Bronx Community College]


 * Tech Tools Wiki** This is link to a wikispaces site dedicated to a variety of technolgy related resources, forms, information, etc.

The following links also come from the recent Transitions conference. It is a collection of online modules created and used by Minnesota as a self-paced "Transition to College" course. We are unable to //officially// implement it right now but thought staff might enjoy exploring some of the possible tools/resources from other states.

This is the link to the background/overview information on the program [|MindQuest]

This is the link to the actual coursework homepage [|MindQuest Courses]


 * Edutopia** - this is a link to an informative article on "authentic assessment" from the edutopia.org website (established by George Lucas to help foster better educational outcomes) [|Assessment]


 * EasyBib** - a great resource for generating "Works Cited." Just click to access the link, add all the information you have and the citiation (or page, if you enter all of the sources) is generated. [|EasyBib]


 * CCV Hartness Library** - A link to youtube video resources from CCV. Hartness Library resources are availble along the right side of the webpage. [|CCV Library]

[|Public Policy] This link connects to a clearing house of government information on public issues and policy through Vanderbilt University. A great resource for policy-based research papers and projects.

[|Social Studies] [|Writing] [|Mathematics] [|Science]
 * Contemporary GED Materials** - These links allow access to online GED resources by the Contemporary Publishing Company (Top 50 Skills books among others):

Communicating with Students
Here is a link to information on how to send text messages from a computer to a cell phone. It's done via email - all you need is the 10 digit phone number, though knowing the specific carrier can simplify the process even further. [|Text from Computer] Important Note - Text rates would apply to the "receiving" phone so make sure that wouldn't be an issue **Useful Basic Language Arts Templates (middle school-hs level). -AF**  **[]**