The Ultimate Guide to Internet Resources for Teachers of Gifted Students

by Frances A. Karnes, Kristen R. Stephens

With "The Ultimate Guide to Internet Resources for Teachers of Gifted Kids," educators gain a detailed overview of how they can use the Internet to teach new information, extend students' learning, and offer exciting opportunities for differentiation. The authors discuss the many ways in which Internet resources might be used, as well as giving tips on connecting with experts and peers, conducting responsible research, evaluating websites, and more. The book's extensive annotated listing of online resources will make it easy for teachers of gifted kids to plan lessons, enhance students' understanding of material, and encourage students to pursue their academic and extracurricular interests.

122 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Frances A. Karnes is professor of curriculum, instruction, and special education at The University of Southern Mississippi. She is widely known for her teaching, research, publications, innovative program developments, and service activities in gifted education and leadership training.

Reviews

[Kenneth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The authors have put together an excellent reference for teachers, mentors, librarians and everyone else responsible for and dedicated to educating young minds in the post-internet world. The guide purports to be for teachers of gifted students, but use of the internet resources within will benefit everyone.
Dust off your collection of webquests and prepare to dedicate a bookmark folder or 10.
The guide is nicely organized by subjects for lesson planning and by additional resource and reference categories. It doesn't contain an entry for every educational website or resource out there. However, it does a fantastic job of collecting the essentials and makes an effort to include a little something of everything. So, whereas, it does not exhaust all of the internet teaching possibilities for everything, it serves as a great place to start.
Also included is a brief introduction including basic guidelines and advice on using the internet as a teacher/mentor with your students/mentees.
The only trouble with a volume like this is the fact that its links and recommendation may become outdated soon. Subsequent updates may be necessary, but this resource is a great jumping off point for the newly initiated and a handy reminder for those who have already immersed themselves in our new tech-savvy teaching universe.

[Elena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Won this on a GoodReads giveaway. Book was easy to use and full of online enrichment activities for Gifted students. I am going to take a second look at the book. I'm curious to see how this book holds up with the passing of time, as internet resources and curricular standards are constantly changing.

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great guide I started folding the tips of the pages for sites I wanted to look into and soon realized I was folding just about every page great help for parents not just good for gifted children but all children