Technology Standards

NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS (NET-S)

Students
NETS for Students (2007)
Profiles for Technology Literate Students

Teachers
NETS for Teachers (2008)

WASHINGTON STATE
Technology & EALRs & GLEs (based on old NET standards)
K-12 Technology Inventory (07/08)
Thinkfinity - Linking Lesson Plans with Washington State Standards
Technology Use in Classroom

OTHER NATIONAL STANDARDS
Major Subject Areas

Free Web Site Creation Software

Here is a collection of free programs. Some are web based, some need to be downloaded to your computer. Some may require that you have a place to host your web site.

Weebly
350 Pages
Class Homepage Builder (Scholastic)
Site Builder (Yahoo)
Free Webs
Office Live (Microsoft)
Wet Paint (actually a wiki)
Teacher Web (I am checking to see if I can get free accounts for you)
Inspiring Teachers (free, but you need a host which you can purchase when you set up your account)

Please share with class if you find one or more of these to be easier to use than Google Sites.

Setting Up A RSS Reader Using Google Reader

Log into Google Reader

Add a new site:

• Find a web site or URL that you want to add to your RSS reader
• Highlight and copy the URL
• In Google Reader click on "Add Subscription"
• Paste the desired URL - Link to web site should show up on your subscription list

To rename link, create new folder or move subscription to a folder:

• Click on "Manage Subscriptions"
• Rename by click on "Rename" link. Change to desired name and save
• To create a new folder open pull down menu from box on right side of screen. Choose "New Folder" add desired name and click on OK
• To change folder open pull down menu from box on right side of screen. Choose desired folder from list
• To put in more than one folder, use shift key when selecting the 2nd folder

To read new entries

• When you open Google Reader the number of unread posts or items will appear in bold in parenthesis.
• To see all unread posts or items click on link
• To see entire posts or items click on post title
• To mark all new entries as read click on "Mark all as read" button
• To keep entry unread click on title of entry and click in the box before "Keep unread"
• Other options are available: Add Star, Share, Share with Note, Email & Edit tags
• To see entire blog or web site click title near top of screen

9/08