Useful Resources
Here are some resources that might be valuable in developing your online courses. Content sites have been included, but always check with your textbook publisher as some excellent Bb cartridges and other digital resources are now being developed.
Free Content Sites
- ion:
- Library of Congress:
- BBC Online Learning Support:
- Maps (U of Texas):
Commercial Sites
- XanEdu:
- University Readers:
- Brain Pop (narrated animations):
- Newspaper Archive:
Productivity Software
- OpenOffice - free office software:
- ExamBuilder - create online exams:
- Quia Web - create games, puzzles, surveys:
- Recipes4Success - create guides, projects:
- WebAssign - alternative to Bb:
Conferencing Solutions
- ConferNow -
- voicethread - sharing:
Basic Web Tech
- webmonkey:
- DevX.com:
Other Search Engines
- Google Scholar:
- Newspaper Listings:
- Magazine Listings:
- Online Book Search:
- SurfWax:
- Biography Search:
- Biography Search:
- Microsoft Live Search:
Blog Creation
Wiki Creation
- You can also use or with students - just give students permission to edit
Polls and surveys
Online Teaching Books
- "The Tools for Successful Online Teaching" Lisa Dawley
Information Science Publishing, 2007 - "Teaching and Learning at a Distance" Simsonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., and Zvacek, S. Pearson, 2009
- "Teaching Online: A Practical Guide" Susan Ko and Steve Rossen
Routledge, 2008 - "147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups"
Hanna, D., Glowacki-Dudka, M., and Conceiciao-Runlee"
Atwood Publishing, 2000 - "Essential Elements: Prepare, Design, and Teach Your Online Course"
Elbaum, B., McIntyre, C. and Smith, A. Atwood Publishing, 2002 - "Facilitating Online Learning"
George Collison, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, Robert Tinker
Atwook Publishing, 2000 - "Advanced Teaching Online"
William A. Draves
LERN Books, 2007 - "Engaging the Online Learner"
Rita-Marie Conrad and J. Ana Donaldson
Jossey-Bass, 2004 - "The Online Learning Idea Book"
Patti Shank (editor)
John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2007 - "E-Learning Games"
Kathleen M. Iverson
Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005 - Teaching History Online
John F. Lyons
Routledge, 2009