Annotated Bibliography

Barron, B., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2008, October/November). Powerful Learning. Edutopia, 4, 47-49.

"Cooperative learning and inquiry-based teaching yield big dividends in the classroom. And now we have the research to prove it."

Brooks-Young, S. (2008, October). Technology Resources for Students with Special Needs and Their Teachers. Today's Catholic Teacher, 42, 10-12.

Using websites to find information about the law, specific disabilities, classroom management and connect with other teachers to support students with learning disabilities in the Catholic school classroom.

Christie, Ph.D., A. (2007). Dr. Alice Christie's What is a WebQuest? In Alicechristie.org. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://www.alicechristie.org/edtech/wq/about.html

Definitions and components of a standard webquest.

Classroom Management in the Digital Age. (2008). In TechLEARNING. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://newbay.ebookhost.net/tl/faronics/1/

Classroom management strategies while using one or more computers.

Foote, L. (2007). Great Technology Resources to Differentiate Instruction. Classroom Connect Connected Newsletter, 13, 8-9.

Using the internet to access a variety of resources to support teachers in every stage of the differentiated instruction.

Hewlett Packard Development Company, LP. (2008, October). Web 2.0 and Learning. Tech & Learning, 29, 29-32.

Discusses the four "c's" of digital learning: communication, collaboration, creativity and community.

Kahn, R. E., & Cerf, V. G. (1999, December). What is the Internet (And What Makes It Work). The Corporation for National Research Initiatives. Retrieved September, 2008, from http://ww.cnri.reston.va.us/what_is_internet.html

History of the internet from the 1970's up to the millennium.

March, T. (2007, October). Revisiting Webquests in a Web 2 World. How developments in technology and pedagogy combine to scaffold personal learning. Interactive Educational Multimedia. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://www.ub.edu/multimedia/iem

Using Webquests with a Web 2.0 component.

Morris, S. (2008). Template 41. In Steve's Templates. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://http://www.steves-templates.com/

Used this site for the overall design/look/template of my webquest pages.

The Networked Classroom Academia gets hip to Web 2.0. (2008, September 18). Chicago Tribune, pp. 1A1-1A5+.

How colleges and universities are using Web 2.0 and drawing greater numbers.

Reynard, Ph.D., R. (2008, July). Changing Designs of Online Learning: The Evolution of Digital Learning Systems Through Customization. T.H.E. Journal Online. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://www.thejournal.com/the/printarticle/?id=22954

How course management systems have changed thanks to open source development.

Schrock, K. (2007). Shedding Light on Web 2.0. Classroom Connect Connected Newsletter, 14, 16-17.

Kathy Schrock shares new 2.0 tools to use in the classroom.

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2008). Definitions, History, and Theories of Distance Education. Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (2nd ed., pp. 19-43). Pearson Prentice Hall.

Used for the history and current theories of distance education.

Spencer, C. (2001, April 10). A Pizza Family Reunion. In Angelfire. Retrieved October, 2008, from https://www.angelfire.com/home/chas/wq.html

Great pizza reunion webquest; I copied the wording style of talking directly to the student.

Teacherweb Webquest template. (2006, February 25). In TeacherWeb. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://http://teacherweb.com/ak/appleton/webquest

Example of how to use TeacherWeb to design a webquest.

Tiene, D. (2002, April). Digital Multimedia & Distance Education: Can They Effectively Be Combined? T.H.E. Journal Online. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://www.thejournal.com/the/printarticle/?id=15912

Pros and Cons of using digital video conferencing and electronic chat in education.

Web 2.0: From Curious to Competent. (2008). In TechLEARNING. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://newbay.ebookhost.net/tl/atomic/2/

Basic definitions of Web 2.0 tools.

Webquest template. (1999, August 15). In Webquest.org. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/lesson-template1.htm

Templates of a webquest with designs for student and teacher pages.

Webquest template. (1999, November). In Internet4Classrooms. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lesson-template.htm

Webquest template with definitions of each section.

Young, D. L., & Wilson, B. G. (2002). Webquests for Reflection and Conceptual Change: Variations on a Popular Model for Guided Inquiry. In University of Colorado Denver School of Education and Human Development. Retrieved October, 2008, from http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bwilson/webquest

Modifying the webquest model to include greater reflection and as the instructional set for a larger unit of work.