Other Technology Tools Here are some other assorted technology tools (software and hardware) as well as helpful websites relating to technology integration! Resources releating to technical support and professional development are included on my Administrative Resources page. Miguel Guhlin's "Download a la Mode" article contains excellent software suggestions for over 50 different free software tools. Validating Electronic Information (websites/email) Symantec Virus and Virus Hoax Encyclopedia (http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html) Urban Legends Reference Pages (www.snopes2.com) Urban Legends Zeitgeist (www.urbanlegends.com/ulz) Hoaxbusters Home Page (http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org) Urban Legends and Folklore from About.com Article: "Validating Information and Resolving Information Conflicts" The Quality Informaton Webpage (www.quick.org.uk) - offers guidelines for teachers and students needed to validate information found on the internet Internet Safety My May 2002 Presentation on Internet Safety for the Lubbock Early Childhood PTA I Keep Safe (www.ikeepsafe.org) - A nationwide project for kids and families about Internet safety GetNetWise.org (www.getnetwise.org) - Outstanding resource for online safety issues Filtering software will help prevent student access to objectionable web content at school, but is NOT a total solution to this problem. Adult supervision of students online at all times is a must! Online resources about filtering software include: Yahoo's updated list of filtering software reviews Yahoo's updated list of filtering software My Online Scavenger Hunts: Texas Heritage Scavenger Hunt: Practice cut and paste internet skills online. You can print a hardcopy of the hunt directly from your web browser. Mathematics on the Internet Scavenger Hunt: An excellent way for teachers to learn about the wealth of mathematics resources located on the web. This was an activity used during a 1997 Lubbock ISD inservice program. Election 2000 Scavenger Hunt - A hotlist and downloadable template files in AppleWorks and Word formats are also available. Distance Learning Tools: (An article about some of these tools is available.) MacroMedia Breeze (www.macromedia.com/software/breeze/) Article: "Online Courseware Options" Blackboard (www.blackboard.com) Yahoo Courses (http://courses.yahoo.com) WebCT (www.webct.com) Discussion Group Wizard within MS Frontpage (a How-To guide is available) Web Publication Tools: Webpage Quickreference Guide provides step-by-step instructions for webpage skills in Frontpage and Claris Homepage. Macromedia Dreamweaver: The premier webpage authoring program available today. I much prefer Dreamweaver to Frontpage. Macromedia Dreamweaver Exchange: Download new extensions to increase the power and functionality of DW. PrintToPDF: Convert any document into a PDF file. ($20 shareware) Workshop curriculum on this topic is available. Windows version PDF converter software is listed at the bottom of this page. Convert MS Office documents into PDF files online: http://createpdf.adobe.com/ GoClick: Convert any document into a webpage ($79 for educators) Creating Database-Backed Web Sites with Filemaker Pro & Access by Miguel Guhlin (Click WORKSHOPS, then #3: this workshop title on http://www.mindwrite.cc/) Streaming Video over the Internet - info about format options and streaming server choices Web Browsers and Plug-ins: A fairly comprehensive listing is included in the software section of my workshop: "Intermediate Internet Skills" Software Sources (Elementary) KidsDomain Software links MandM Software links Kidware Educational Software Littlefingers Software Mombasa Macintosh Software, Resources and Websites (I'm biased about operating systems, but that is because I am well informed, multi-platform literate, and not a "propeller-head.") Last updated   Philosophy & Vision Basics Sample Lessons Locating Websites Multimedia Print Publications Creating Websites Data Management 1 Computer Classroom Administrative Resources Intellectual Property Good Websites Internet Safety Other Tech Tools Coffee Shop Handhelds in the Classroom 1 to 1 Computing Tools for the TEKS Home Tools for the TEKS home | Article Archive | Technology Workshops Mailing List | Feedback | Tools and Techniques | Technology Idea Exchange Contact me using this webform. Links to my blogs are also available. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.