Spotlight on University Resources in
Teacher Education and Technology

Northern Iowa University	Pennsylvania State University
University of Southern Indiana	Michigan State University
University of Minnesota	Iowa State University
Indiana University

University of Northern Iowa: College of Education

Instructional Resources and Technology Services: http://www.uni.edu/coe/irtsweb/

Contains a listing of links designed to help users to both navigate on the web as well as UNI's College of Education Pages. Of particular interest may be:

Teacher Education Curriculum and Technology Project: http://www.uni.edu/currtech/teach.html

Contains a listing of links and brief explanations of sites related to:

• Subject Access to Educational Sites (locate informational sites for your curriculum by subject)
• Telecollaborative Project Sites (locate collaborative projects with other classes)
• Student Projects Displayed on Web Pages (curricular-related projects created by students)
• Libraries & Reference Sites (use for general reference)
• Professional Sites (important resources for teachers using the Internet), such as, Educational Standards, Lesson Plans & Web-Based Activities.

College of Education WWW Courses/Resources: http://www.uni.edu/coe/irtsweb/courses.html

Contains a listing of links to their college's education courses and resources. Some classes have examples of technology related class projects. Of particular interest may be the Educational Media link which includes assignments utilizing technology such as, the Internet and various software packages.

Pennsylvania State University

Department of Curriculum and Instruction: http://www.ed.psu.edu/ci/

Contains a listing of links to course web pages and program information. Of particular interest may be:

Learning to Teach Science with Technology Project: http://www.ed.psu.edu/ci/L2L/sciencetech.html

This page is currently under construction, but provides a useful link to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Link to Learn Project, which contains information regarding technology in education. Some of these links are Pennsylvania specific, however, others of particular interest may be:

• Using Technology in Education - Resources for teachers, students, communities
• Planning and Funding Technology - Planning resources, funds, educational discounts

University of Southern Indiana

Teacher Education Program: http://magic.usi.edu/

This page is currently in a transitory state. Two links of interest may be one that leads to boards and organizations that set teacher education standards and one that leads to on-line resources for teachers.

Of particular interest may be Dr. Annette Lamb's Technology Page, which lists a variety of interesting links to popular presentations, including:

• Creating Effective Learning Environments: The Role of Technology in Higher Education, and
• Life Rafts to Submarines: New Frontiers in Technology & Teacher Education.

Michigan State University

Meeting the Technology Requirement: http://rorschach.educ.msu.edu/TechReq/techrequirements.html

This page describes how the technology requirement at Michigan State University can be met, and the practical standards that were employed in the academic year 1997-1998. This page also provides examples of acceptable perfomances and products.

University of Minnesota

Resources for educators and other professionals: http://www.coled.umn.edu/visitors/resource.html

"Look here for college-based resources for educators and human development professionals as well as links to other organizations, publications, or initiatives that may be of interest to you."

Iowa State University

Department of Curriculum and Instruction: http://www.educ.iastate.edu/ci/homepage.htm

Some links of particular interest may be The DaVinci Project: Multimedia for Art and Chemistry, and web enhanced courses outlined under "Classes".

Indiana University

School of Education: http://education.indiana.edu/contents.html

Some links of particular interest may be found under the headings of "Support Services", "Community Outreach" and "Professional Development". Many of these sites include resources and strategies for teachers on the web.