Syllabuses
Fall 2001
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Note Worthy CLAD Links Introduction to CLAD Education, State & Federal English-Language
Arts Content Standards and More Resources
for Bi-lingual Education Standards
Assessment Specific Educational Resources
ESL Party Land Educators'
Reference Desk Schools
of California Online Resources (SCORE) TESOL
Online Total
Physical Response Storytelling, TPR Storytelling, ESL, English as a Second Language, Teac The Natural Approach Web Site Western/Pacific
Literacy Network Language Research Aides ERIC Digests Specific Links Directory of Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs General Resources B.
J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper BJHS Staff
Development: Using Encarta and the Internet Yahoo! Advanced Search Suggest a Site |
Please Read:
This resource is intended to help individuals who are taking CLAD courses. The provided links are here as helpful "tools" in the quest for knowledge. Conducting the actual research and posting responses is not the responsibility of the publisher. That responsibility rests in the student. Therefore, if an individual Suggest a Site (located at the bottom of this page) to obtain articles and the like, the requests will not be accepted. Suggest a Site is purely for CLAD students who wish to contribute to this resource by suggesting a previously found Web site or page as a means of helping others. Thank you, Ernest Lewis
This resource provides links to a number of language development sites, as well as pathways to other educational resources. In addition, general information is presented that will aid in the process of "making sense" out of Internet findings. For more information about USD courses offered in Kern County, California, you should visit the following Web page: USD, Kern County and/or contact Robert Sheldon, USD Kern County Area Coordinator. Making Sense out of What Appears Senseless The Internet is truly a vast resource that, when utilized correctly, is beneficial to students and educators alike. The following is a list of hints from Ernest Lewis, a junior high school technology instructor and USD facilitator who teaches Computer for the Educator 580A (Level I) and 580B (Level II). In addition, Ernest Lewis served a term of duty as a TechMentor for CTAP in Kern County and as a Kern County CTAP NetMentor. Not Everything Obtained from the Internet Is Useful Many sites exist that appear to be "useful" and academically trustworthy. Do not be fooled. The following information presents clues about understanding URLs, Uniform Resource Locators, which are presented in a standardized format, such as http://www.xyz.com/, for giving reference to data available on the Internet. Let's consider this URL: http://www.geocities.com. Although there is nothing inappropriate with the site, one should be aware that almost anybody with an Internet account can acquire 11 MB of free space on the site. Thus, almost anybody can post anything, with the exception of nudity and rude/offensive remarks, for free. Personally, I have found a number of interesting ESL articles on the site. Nevertheless, I do caution individuals to scrutinize any material that comes from a .com site. The extension .com stands for commercial. The extension should serve as a "red flag" to researchers because, basically, the site is up to help others create a cash flow. Individuals who maintain commercial sites make their money by selling advertisements to others who wish to present ads of their products over the Internet. Additionally, some commercial sites offer extra site space for x amount of dollars. Extra space equals more money for those who host the server/s of the site. Other .com sites that offer free Web page posting are these (many more can be found): Note: Again, I not being disrespectful to any individuals who are associated with the aforementioned .com sites. All that I am saying is that researchers need to be cautious of any information obtained from Web sites. Commercial sites are notorious for presenting just about anything and everything one can imagine. Other commercial sites indicated by .net are associated with Internet service providers. Everything from Internet access to advertising space is available from service providers,. As previously mentioned, many service companies allow free space to their clients. Thus, .net visitors can view everything from family pet photos to doctoral theses at Internet service provider sites. Hence, I suggest being cautious when using content from .net resources. Note: URLs that contain a tilde (~) are associated with personal sites: Those that were given to the clients of Internet service providers. For example, this is what a typical personal site URL might resemble: http://www.notreal.net/~fakesite. Note: All suggested sites appear on the following page. Thank you.
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