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Occasionally I put together learning materials for presentations or other sessions I give. The material may be useful to you as a general reference on the topic. I've listed some of my recent efforts here.

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Mount Laurel Schools Teacher In-service
Special introduction to the Advanced Tips & Tricks and Searching sessions for Mount Laurel School teachers. Presented on February 18, & March 20, 2000.

[note: These materials are no longer available on-line. If you are interested in the outline and/or materials, please contact me via email at mbotos@botos.com.

Links for Teachers
An annotated list of sites that will be of particular interest to teachers. The links range over a variety of categories, including education topics on the Web, lesson plans, curriculum, tools, and resource sites.

[note: This is an aging page which has not been updated in some time.

Why Michael knows so much?
An annotated list of the newsletters I regularly read in an effort to keep my finger on the pulse of the Internet. The list includes links to the companion web sites (where applicable) as well as subscription information.

Surfing Tips & Tricks: Novice

This presentation is designed for:

• Those who have never surfed the World Wide Web and want some help getting started
• Novice surfers (less than six months) who want to improve their confidence and skills by gaining a better understanding of'how the whole thing works'.

Advanced Surfing Tips & Tricks
[02/17/2000]

This presentation is designed for surfers with more than six months experience on the World Wide Web who find that there is neverenough time to surf all the sites they want. The page demonstrates time-saving techniques and practices that will make you amore efficient surfer.

Lenape Technology 'N Teaching In-service-- Special introduction to the Tips & Tricks sessions for Lenape Regional High School teachers.Presented on March 27, 1998.

Michael's Internet Finding Tips
[02/17/2000]
There is more to searching than meets the eye! This presentation debunks search myths and reviews several popular search engines. It emphasizes the need for a search strategy and provides suggestions for making your search time more productive. Formerly title, "Seek and ye shall find".

"Answers to questions you didn't ask... (yet) " -- selected annotated links

students@ets.org-- An introduction to exploring the Web for kids visiting the ETS workplace.Presented on June 25, 1998.