HPR*TEC | Solutions

A Network of Solutions

	The Action Research Network is a tool designed for teachers in the field as well as students pursuing a degree in education. This tool enables researchers (the teachers) to share their research and view the findings of others. http://actionresearch.altec.org/
	Assign-A-Day is designed to enhance teacher and student communication through an on-line, teacher-managed calendar. Teachers create a calendar for each of their classes and add assignments for the students to view. http://assignaday.4teachers.org/
	Casa Notes is designed to allow teachers to quickly make, and customize, typical notes that are sent home to parents or given to the students. This is done by using templates and allowing the teachers to customize some of the content, choose a color scheme and add a graphic. The notes can then be printed in English or in Spanish. http://casanotes.4teachers.org/
	In the newspaper and on the Web, www.4Kids.org is a weekly publication that focuses on Web sites for students. It provides a great starting place for teachers, librarians and parents to launch kids safely onto the Internet. http://www.4Kids.org/
	www4teachers is a Web publication that will provide you ready-to-go Web lessons, teachers' firsthand accounts of struggles and triumphs with technology, and interviews with well-known leaders in K-12 technology. You will also find free online tools to help you integrate technology into your classroom. Make quizzes, Web pages, calendars, lessons, rubrics, and more. http://www.4teachers.org/
	Kids' Vid is an instructional web site that gives teachers and students the tools necessary to implement video production in the classroom. Video production, if properly implemented, is more than a new toy for students. It provides the tools and the means for students to create and display serious work in a new and exciting way. http://kidsvid.hprtec.org/
	Be a part of a powerful, professional development solution! The Learning Associates Network provides you with a way to further contribute to the demand for shared knowledge, to guide others through the myths and promises of technology, and to share simple and effective ways to begin--and continue. http://lan.altec.org
	Using the NoteStar NoteCards tool, students can take notes from online sources as they browse the Internet. Source information (i.e. title, url, etc.) is automatically captured in order to assist in work citation. Once their notes are gathered, students may then organize their notes to suit their project's goals. http://notestar.4teachers.org/
	Scientists and engineers at the University of Kansas are applying their expertise to develop and utilize innovative radar and robotic rovers to measure ice thickness and determine bedrock conditions below the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. The K-12 outreach will provide educators and students with quick access to educational resources related to: a) polar regions and their inhabitants; b) global weather and climatic change; c) radar; and d) robotics. There will also be near-real-time broadcasts of data from the field. http://ku-prism.org/
	Strengthen your school district's ability to share skills with Profiler. Take a survey to assess your abilities and weaknesses, then see where you can get help within your school. http://profiler.hprtec.org/
	Keep students on track with Project Based Learning, a collection of age-appropriate, customizable project checklists for written reports, multimedia projects, and oral presentations. Project Based Learning gives your students responsibility for their own learning. http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/
	With this web-based utility, you will be able to create a custom quiz that others can take online! If you have a lesson plan centered around internet websites, or if you want students to be able to do take-home assignments over the internet, then QuizStar is for you! http://quizstar.4teachers.org/
	*RTEC Teachers** provides a wide variety of materials that will help K-16 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. Just plug in your subject areas and get a list of resources that meet your needs. http://www.4teachers.org/intech/lessons/
	RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch. The unique thing about RubiStar, however, is that it provides these generic rubrics in a format that can be customized. The teacher can change almost all suggested text in the rubric to make it fit their own project. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
	TrackStar can be your starting point for online, interactive lessons. Create your own Track or build upon any of the thousands of Tracks created by other teachers across America for a quick and easy lesson plan. http://trackstar.4teachers.org
	Think Tank is designed to help students (grades 3-8) develop a Research Organizer (a list of topics and subtopics) for reports and projects. Based on the subject assigned, the students can refine it by choosing from a variety of suggestions and by using a random subtopic generator. http://thinktank.4teachers.org/
	Find in-depth information on how to build technology into your school with Tech Topics. Learn the "how to" of acquiring technology and explore easy and practical applications in the classroom and school. http://SCRTEC-NE.unl.edu/SCRTECNE/TechTopics.html
	Use Project Poster and Web Worksheet Wizard to put your lessons and reports online. Students may use Project Poster to share school projects. Teachers can post lessons online in a snap with Web Worksheet Wizard. http://poster.hprtec.org/ http://wizard.hprtec.org/