Off to a Good Start

Sites which students will use directly MUST be:

1. useful - give students opportunities to learn and do important things 
2. effective - do something at least as well and as effectively as a teacher
3. efficient - have a learning curve appropriate for the benefits
4. clean and clear - offer few distractions, no inappropriate images, text or links
5. manageable - can be used in an educational, not just learning, setting
   

1. productive in nature, not just consumptive
2. limited or no advertising
3. sense of fun and/or humor
4. allow for or encourage "double-dipping" meeting multiple objectives or standards at once
   

The ISTE Educational Technology Standards for Students can help to organize and inform our use of technologies...

Serve as guidelines, reminders, measuring sticks and encouragers to the use of technologies in our curricular endeavors as well as our technology-focus courses.