Resource Log #2 (Sources #7-12)

#7 "TourMaker Software" Website - This website provides information about the TourMaker software. This software allows students to create virtual field trips to any place of their choice. This site also has a variety of free ready-made virtual field trips that can be accessed and used in any classroom.

Tramline. (2007). TourMaker Software. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from http://www.field-guides.com/tm/index.htm

#8 "WebQuest.Org" Website - This website provides background information about WebQuests and explains the steps involved in creating effective WebQuests. This site also offers a searchable database of free WebQuests that can be downloaded and used in any classroom.

San Diego State University. (2007). WebQuest.Org. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from http://www.field-guides.com/tm/index.htm

#9 "Constructivist Theory (J. Bruner)" Website - This is a website that discusses the history of Constructivist Theory and the principles its based on. I think this site provided some good background information about the theory and its creator.

Kearsley, G. (2009). Constructivist theory (J. Bruner). Theory Into Practice. Retrieved from http://tip.psychology.org/bruner.html

#10 "On the Road to Student-Centered Learning" - This newsletter contains articles that provide advice to teachers about creating a constructivist, student-centered classroom.

Burniske, J., Burns, M., & Dimock, V. (1998). On the road to student-centered learning. TAP into Learning. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/pubs/tapinto/v1n2.pdf

#11 "A Good Teaching Technique: WebQuests" - This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of using WebQuests in the classroom.

Halat, E. (2008, January 1). A good teaching technique: WebQuests. Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 81(3), 109-112. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ785442) Retrieved January 24, 2009, from ERIC database.

#12 "Beyond Blackboard and into Virtual Communities" - This article discusses distance and online learning. It discusses the building and maintaining of online instruction from an instructor's point-of-view.

Cleaver, S. (2008, October 16). Beyond blackboard and into virtual communities. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 25(18), . (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ818962) Retrieved January 24, 2009, from ERIC database.