PD Bytes

Teachers, pressed for time, are increasingly turning to online resources to provide the just-in-time professional development they need to integrate technology into the classroom. The resources found here offer teachers powerful online learning tools for their professional development.

Catalyst
This University of Washington site offers educators quick how-to information on many technology tools, from commonly used digital cameras to a tutorial on how to create PowerPoint® presentations and Web pages using several popular Web publishing tools. There are more than 45 tutorials at this site. While many are for current versions of software, educators will be pleased to find tutorials for "older" versions of software that are still in use in many K–12 classrooms.

Digital Kids
The Adobe Digital Kids Club makes it easy for educators to introduce digital photography and video into the classroom. Students take photos with their digital cameras and then use Adobe® Photoshop® Elements software for Windows® and Mac to edit, enhance, organize, and share their images.

Online Practice Modules
This Internet4classrooms site provides a series of tutorials on both Windows and Mac operating systems and several popular applications such as Internet browsers, Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel, Inspiration®, and Macromedia® Dreamweaver.

Microsoft Education Online Tutorials
Microsoft offers a series of online tutorials for its Office applications, FrontPage®, and Internet Explorer®.

Teacher Tap: Professional Development Resources for Educators
Microsoft offers a series of online tutorials for its Office applications, FrontPage, and Internet Explorer.

Listservs for Educators

Tile.net: The Comprehensive Internet Reference
Excellent listings by area with search capability.

CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV® lists
From this Web page, browse any of the 71,630 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet, search for mailing lists of interest, and get information about LISTSERV host sites. This information is generated automatically from LISTSERV's LISTS database and is always up to date.