CyberLearning Academy Resources

Introduction

The Internet can be an overwhelming place for teachers. One of the reasons is that the Internet is jammed with a variety of teacher resources and we have no real way of telling much about their quality let alone their usefulness. To avoid this problem and to assist our teachers find the very best materials we have focused on three things:

1. Materials from only well recognized “brand names” such as the National Geographic, PBS, NOVA, the Smithsonian and the Federal Government
2. Organize the materials according to subject and grade level as well as according to what kind—tutorial, games, lesson plans etc.
3. Invite you the user to comment on the resources so we can provide you with some feedback from peers to let you further evaluate the usefulness of the materials.

We invite you to send your own resources to us—please send them to Dr. William Diehl at wdiehl@nefuniversity.org with any comments you might have.

The resources on this page are general resources for the CyberLearning Academies.

CyberLearning Academies A list of current CyberLearning Academies Current Academies	Academy Success Stories In May, 2010 four participating schools in St. Landry Parish School District implemented the CyberLearning Middle School Math to be utilized by all eighth grade students who had failed the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) during the school year, 2009-2010. St. Landry, Louisiana Summer School Program Report Describes the 2008 motivational program used at Collier for IT, business and math academies and the significant improvements made by highly disadvantaged students. Collier, Florida Academy Report A Mid semester report on six classes and their average score improvement on courses taken between October 2007 and January 2008 St. Landry, Louisiana Academy Report
Videos Academy LMS Training Video A short video documentary concerning how the CyberLearning Academy works as it has been implemented in Collier County Florida. Successful Academy Video	Parent Guides Provides parents with simple and easy ways they can assist their child learning math by using the math contained in simple household tasks such as shopping and cooking, Much of the work in this book is based on research from the US Department of Education. Parent Math Guide Provides parents with simple and easy ways they can assist their child learning math by using the math contained in simple household tasks such as shopping and cooking, Much of the work in this book is based on research from the US Department of Education. Parent Math Guide (Spanish) Provides parents with simple and easy ways they can assist their child learning math by using the math contained in simple household tasks such as shopping and cooking, Much of the work in this book is based on research from the US Department of Education. 6-8 Lesson Plans
Resources A step by step guide to setting up a CyberLearning Academy using the Learning Management System (LMS) and Motivational Program Introductory Manual for Administrators Course List A professionally produced Flyer that enables you to market the SAT course and includes an incentive Apple Gift Card program SAT Flyer An easy to follow guide to what the ACT course offers and how to access it through the Learning Management System ACT Course Guide Technical requirements in terms of minimum bandwidth requirements and recommended browsers System Requirements More information on courses available through the CyberLearning Academies CyberLearning Academies Benefits of CyberLearning	Certifications Choose from over 60 industry recognized in-demand money backed guaranteed certifications Certifications for IT and Project Management Reviews Certifications for popular tech jobs Quick Guide to Certifications and Jobs
Books Digital Divide Holistic Executive Total Tennis Management by Systems (MBS)	Professional Development Up to date news on the uses made of technology rich interventions in the classroom EschoolNews A mega site full of high quality professional development materials that link to PBS resources such as NOVA and Frontline documentaries Organized by grade level PBS Teachers Math Forum Provides a range of professional development services connected to e-learning iNACOL View archived seminars relevant to many aspects of learning including on-line education Scholastic

Math Academy

There are many great materials for Math Teachers. One of the “breakthrough resources” that has been given a lot of exposure in the media is the Khan Academy tutorial videos. You only see one displayed here but there are hundreds of others to choose from at http://www.khanacademy.org/. The following federal government site is the most comprehensive collection of science, technology, engineering and math resources ever assembled. We also recommend the excellent collection of Math Games assembled by PBS http://www.pbs.org/parents/cyberchase/lessons/games.html

Video Tutorials Adding 2 digit Numbers	Lesson Plans PBS Math Lessons Thinkfinity
Games PBS Math Games Thinkfinity	Other STEM Education Resources NASA - Education Resources

Video Tutorials Introduction to Multiplication	Lesson Plans 6-8 Lesson Plans Thinkfinity
Games Math Activities Thinkfinity	Other STEM Education Resources NASA - Education Resources GeoGebra

Video Tutorials Slope of a line	Lesson Plans Math Forum Thinkfinity
Activities Math Activities Thinkfinity	Other STEM Education Resources NASA - Education Resources GeoGebra

We invite you to send your own resources to us—please send them to John Simmons at jsimmons@nefuniversity.org

IT Academy

It is essential that students have access to a high quality computer security curriculum and we have selected the best free resource in this regard provided by CyberSmart—owned by CommonSense Media.

Video Tutorials Safety and Security Online	Lesson Plans Safety and Security Online
Games	Other

Video Tutorials Safety and Security Online How to use Word 2007	Lesson Plans Safety and Security Online
Activities Online Safety	Other

We invite you to send your own resources to us—please send them to John Simmons at jsimmons@nefuniversity.org

Science Academy

We want to draw your attention to arguably the most comprehensive set of resources ever provided for science teachers. The federal government collected the best resources from the US Department of Education, NASA, the USDA and a host of other agencies. The resources are easily searchable.

http://www.scienceeducation.gov

for students with disabilities we also recommend http://www.washington.edu/doit/Stem/resources.html

Video Tutorials PBS - Videos Khan Academy - Biology Khan Academy - Chemistry Khan Academy - Physics	Lesson Plans Discovery Education National Geographic Xpeditions Thinkfinity Geological Society of America
Activities PBS - Activities Thinkfinity Geological Society of America	Other STEM Education Resources NASA - Education Resources NASA - JPL - Multimedia Resources USGS - Education Resources

We invite you to send your own resources to us—please send them to John Simmons at jsimmons@nefuniversity.org

Business Academy

Video Tutorials FoolProof - Financial Literacy	Lesson Plans Money in Motion Federal Reserve - Classroom Resources
Activities FoolProof - Financial Literacy	Other Federal Reserve - Curriculum Units

We invite you to send your own resources to us—please send them to John Simmons at jsimmons@nefuniversity.org

Test Prep Academy

Video Tutorials	Lesson Plans
Activities SAT Test Prep Vocabulary	Other

We invite you to send your own resources to us—please send them to John Simmons at jsimmons@nefuniversity.org