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Technology

Sites about integrating technology to enhance the instructional process in kindergarten through twelfth grade instruction.

Sites in Technology

South Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Online and offline tools and information for enhancing education with computers and the Internet.
NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary
A dictionary and glossary for the language of the Internet acronyms.
Technology Applications Center for Educator Development
Teacher-sifted activities utilizing web resources in core subjects and technology.
Educational Renaissance Planners
Promotes effective use of information and communication technologies to support and enhance learning. Provides information about educational technology, teacher training, professional development, grants, and learning on the Internet.
Teaching the Teachers
Professional development for educators using technology.
GEM: The Gateway to Educational Materials
A consortium effort to provide easy access to the substantial collections of educational materials found on federal, state, university, non-profit and commercial sites.
Alphabetized Internet Education Resources
Contains a selected, annotated listing of materials focusing on training people to use the Internet in support of distance education. Provides an alphabetical listing of all resources.
Tech Corps
A national non-profit organization dedicated to improving K-12 education at the grassroots level by helping educators effectively use technology in their schools.
T-Star Online
Satellite educational programs. Includes program guide, links, and email/phone technical information and support.
The Learning Resource Server
Features the projects of teachers and students, as well as the work of researchers who are articulating new visions of what learning can be. Also providers resources to help educators learn how to create new knowledge.
Lower Hudson Regional Information Center
Educational technology resources available for technology leadership including school lesson plans, security, networks, software, and student information systems.
National Center for Technology Planning
A clearinghouse for the exchange of many types of information related to technology planning.
National Educational Technology Standards Project
Goal is to develop standards that will guide educational leaders in planning for effective use of technology to support learning, teaching, and educational management. Includes resources and example lesson plans for teachers.
Discovery School - Custom Classroom
Provides access to some of the most powerful teaching tools available online, plus the ability to save documents in a personal account.
Reinventing Schools: The Technology Is Now!
A plausible future for the use of technology in education. Presented by the National Academy of Sciences.
Getting Girls Interested in Computer Science
Statistics, ten tips to help interest girls in computer science, and many related links.
Ozline
See our comprehensive package for using "Web-and-Flow" to support schools, districts and regions.
The Technology Coordinator's Web Site
Information for educators who have a leadership role in integrating technology in K-12 schools and educational settings.
Developing a School or District Technology Plan
Hyperlinked summary of this issue.
Technology in Education
Annotated collection of links to resources related to using or planning to use technology in schools.
Planning for Change and Technology
Processes and tools to assist in leading change and planning for technology.
NetDayCompass
A comprehensive directory of education technology resources designed for decision-makers in K-12 schools. Topics include planning, infrastructure, grants and funding, classroom support, and best practices.
This is our Time
A worldwide telecommunications project for secondary schools organised for Unesco ASP (Associated Schools Projects).
Keyboarding Research and Resources
A collection of research and resources about when and how to teach keyboarding. Dr. Leigh Zeitz also makes a few comments on the subject.
Science and Math Initiatives (SAMI)
Resources, funding, and curriculum for Math and Science teachers.
Teachers Helping Teachers
Lesson plans for integrating the Internet with your curriculum. This is a free, non-profit service. It costs nothing to access the information, and no money is made from teachers who contribute.
Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.
MySchoolOnline.com
Creating a one-stop network of local, state, and national education resources. Home to 9,000+ schools, teachers, and education-focused organizations across the country. Offers free web building tools and web hosting service.
Internet Pocket Guide for Teachers
Gives teachers step-by-step directions for getting connected to the Internet. Includes exercises and tips for using the Internet in the curriculum.
SIMON
School Internet Manager Over Networks from NASA (MacIntosh only)
Why Build a Web Site for A High School Class
An outline written for a school presentation. Covers benefits to students, teachers, the school, parents and the general public.
The TELRI Project: Technology Enhanced Learning in Research-led Institutions
News, resources, publications, events, case studies and evaluation materials, project overview, and contact details.
NSBF Internet Survey - Are We There Yet?
Research and guidelines on schools' use of the Internet.
McKinsey Report
Provides facts and perspectives to help policymakers and educators understand what it will take to connect the nation's public K-12 schools to the information superhighway over the next 5 to 10 years. Prepared for the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIIAC).
World Links
Connects and trains teachers and kids in developing countries to improve education and employment opportunities. Includes news, features stories, and links to resources. In English, Spanish and French.
The iTeacherEd Project
This site is an original resource for instructional technology for the K-12 level and for Schools of Education wanting to better introduce technological literacy into Teacher Education Programs.
Learning In Hand
Examples and resources for integrating Palms into the elementary school curriculum.
Technology Student Association
TSA is a national organization devoted to elementary, middle and high school students with a dedicated interest in technology. Assisting TSA's students are teachers, alumni, parents and business leaders who support a technologically literate society.
Virtual Architecture
Contains examples of curriculum-based educational telecomputing projects and other related resources. Companion site to the ISTE book of the same name.
Internet4Classrooms
Index to three collections of sites designed to help teachers use the Internet effectively, or to learn specific software applications.
Children's Internet Protection Act
Up to date information on the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
YouthLearn
A resource and community for after-school youth programs that integrate technology. Includes lesson plans, teaching techniques, project design tools, samples and examples, software/hardware advice, discussions.
Integrated Technology Education Group
Describes a total system approach to the challenges of linking education technology products and services to school facilities, while seeking to optimize student learning.
Knowledge College Tutors - Computer Training
Online school for all ages with links to the secondary curriculum of Australia.
CEO Forum on Education and Technology
Issues reports and annual assessments of the nation's progress toward integrating technology into American classrooms through the year 2000.
Educational Technology WebRing
List of all member web sites.
The EdWeb Home Room @ SunSITE USA
Explores the role of the web in education and provides a guide to sites, discussion groups, and commercial services dealing with K-12 education online. Also offers a basic guide to designing educational web pages.
Electronic Emissary
Helps K-12 teachers and students with web access locate other Internet users who are experts in different disciplines the for purpose of setting up curriculum-based, electronic exchanges among the teachers, students, and the experts. Also conducts research on telementoring interactions in which K-12 students are active inquirers.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Educational Technology
A directory of links to resources about using technology in education. These resources are located on the websites of Federal Agencies.
Literacy and Technology
Annotated resource for parents, teachers, and students K-12. Education, media, computer, reference, and virtual field trip links included.
Making the Net Work for Schools: Online Research Modules
Online research modules provide a path a teacher can follow with a class of students. They offer clear instructions as well as daily activities which focus on higher level thinking and electronic resources which have been tested for quality.
METIS Project
A project funded by the European Commission to promote the use of technology in schools using pedagogic advances to reinforce cooperative attitudes in children.
U.S. Dept. of Education - Educational Technology
Funding opportunities for technology, the Technology Literacy Challenge, information on the e-rate, research and publications.
WWWEDU
Forum on the use of the World Wide Web in education. WWWEDU is a moderated discussion with over 1600 members from 35 countries. You can use this web site to learn more about WWWEDU, to browse through the archive of past discussions and to subscribe to the list itself.
Catalyst
Resources, training, tools, and templates to build web pages and utilize technology in the classroom.
Extend, Enhance, and Facilitate
This website is intended as a way to share ideas with fellow educators and engage in an on-going conversation about the ways in which technology can extend, enhance, and facilitate learning. It provides lessons, activities,and resources.
Filamentality 2.0
Guided process to construct internet treasure hunts and WebQuests as well as a repository of activities and links.
Quia
Create class web page and play games and quizzes or make your own in 15 languages.
State of Utah Resource Web
Free password allows entry to editable multimedia presentation library and tutored production studio for customized projects using on-site and links to images and sounds. Testing modules, trivia game, and screensavers are added attractions.
Grazing the Net: Raising a Generation of Free Range Students
The theme of this article is the value of raising young people to think, explore and make meaning for themselves.
Including Technology: How You Can Get Started Now
Article describes various methods of including technology in the classroom. Includes links to search engines, lesson plans, and educational resources.
Learner Online -- Educational Technology Strategies
A variety of research activities and demonstration projects that examine and illustrate the effective use of educational technology for learning at a distance and in traditional classroom situations.
Student TECH CORPS
A national non-profit, brings energetic and knowledgeable technology volunteers into schools to share their time and expertise, helping schools meet this and other technology needs.
Information Technology in School Libraries
Useful to teachers, teacher-librarians, administrators, and students as they incorporate information technology into the curriculum in their schools. Has a section on education in Nova Scotia.
Uncommon Sense: Educators Reinventing the Profession from the Inside Out
There is no set of workshops, exercises, books, CD-ROMs or Web sites that will take us where we need to go, simply because the goal keeps moving. However, there are a host of options with which we can pursue our goals of lifelong improvement.
K-12: Computer Technology
Provides annotated links to resources such as software downloads and patches.

sub categories in Technology

Activities and Lessons Activities and Lessons
Teacher Training Teacher Training
Professional Organizations Professional Organizations
Technology Coordinator Technology Coordinator

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