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1. Research Resources

2. Computers in the Classroom

3. A Conservative Handbook of Quotations

4. My Philosophy of Education

5. Photographs of Korea (taken by me)

6. Images of Canada (taken by me)

 

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1. RESEARCH RESOURCES

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  A.Reference Material * See note at end to find out what is on this page

         Universities

         Career Employment

 

   B.General Education Resources & Lesson Plans

        General Elementary Education Resources

 

  C. Government, Politics & News

 

           Table of Contents

 

             Page 1

               a. Government Information

               b. Political Parties

               c. Political Resources

 

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               a. Historical Legal/Political Documents

   b. Canadian Legal Documents/Constitutional History/Federalism/Separatism

               c. Human Rights

               d. Immigration

               e. Native Peoples

 

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               a. Quotations

               b. Economic Information

               c. Think Tanks

               d. Intelligence, Military & Police Organizations

               e. Religion Resources

 

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               a. Newspapers & Magazines

               b. Television & Audio News Services

 

   D.   History, Social Studies & Geography

 

            Table of Contents

 

             Page 1

               a. General History & Social Studies

               b. Geography

               c. World History & Timelines

               d. Ancient & Mediaeval History

               e. European History

 

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               Canadian History

 

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              20th Century History & Social Studies

                        a. North American History & Culture

                        b. 1900 - 1914: The Turn of the Century

                        c. World War I: 1914-1918

                        d. The Twenties

                        e. The Thirties

                        f. World War II: 1939-1945

                        g. The Cold War

                        h. The Fifties, Sixties, Seventies & Eighties

 

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              Asian History & Social Studies

                        a. Asia

                        b. China

                        c. Japan

                        d. Korea

                        e. Vietnam

 

  E. English Language & Literature

         French Language & Literature

 

   F. Music

         Art

 

   G.  Mathematics

          Science

          Computers

 

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2. COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM

   

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

   A.       Reading Log

               Index of Links to My Readings (articles on how to use computers in the classroom)

                          a. General Computer Use in the Classroom

                          b. Computer Use in History/Social Studies

                          c. Summation

 

   B.       Field Placement

 

   C.       Instructional Design

                        I. Instructional Design

                              Overview

 

                        II. Table of Contents

  

                            a. Expert Systems

                            b. Constructivist View

                            c. Microworlds

                            d. Engines for Education

                            e. Links to Examples of Instructional Design

 

                                   Examples of Transaction Learning:

 

                                   i. Instructional Design - A Constructivist View

  •       Computer Animation

  •       Spectacle Island

  •       People vs. Pests

 

                                   ii. Role Playing and Simulations

  •       Sickle Cell Counsellor

  •       The Jasper Series - Theory

  •       Adventure Series

 

                                   iii. Learning Communities

  •       Engines for Education

  •       CoViS - Collaborative Visualization

  

                                  iv. Teachers and Students Designing Together

  •       Cocoa

  •       Digital Photo Project

  •       Genscope

 

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3. A CONSERVATIVE HANDBOOK OF QUOTATIONS

 

            Page 1   Page 2   Page 3

 

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4. MY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION click here

 

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5. PHOTOGRAPHS OF KOREA (TAKEN BY ME)

 

            Index:

 

              A. Seoul City

              B. Korean Culture

              C. Teachers and Students

              D. Korean Daily Life

              E. Assorted Pictures

 

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6. IMAGES OF CANADA (TAKEN BY ME)

 

            Index:

 

              A. Ottawa, Canada's Capital City

              B. Toronto, Canada's Largest City

              C. Eastern Images

              D. Natural Beauty of Canada

              E. Western Images

              F. Expo 86 in Vancouver, B.C.

 

 

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* REFERENCE MATERIAL

 

This section has many valuable links to information in the following categories:

 

  • acronyms
  • dictionaries
  • thesauruses
  • translation
  • encyclopaedias
  • reference information
  • almanacs & fact books
  • archives & libraries
  • museums & art galleries & architecture (also found in the section on art)
  • biographies & literature
  • online books (out of print classical works)
  • grammar & style & writing assistance
  • how to cite sources
  • critical thinking
  • media literacy
  • evaluation of Internet sites
  • Internet search tips
  • urban legends
  • clocks & time & time zones
  • maps
  • weather
  • travel information
  • flags
  • phone directories & international dialing codes
  • postal codes

 

 

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