Bobby Worldwide
http://www.cast.org/bobby/
Bobby was created by CAST to help Web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities.
Classroom Connect's Connected Teacher
http://www.connectedteacher.com/home.asp
Contains World Wide Web FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), Internet Tools and other technology information.
Computers for Learning
http://www.computers.fed.gov/School/user.asp
Computers for Learning will place hundreds of thousands of computers in our Nation's classrooms and prepare our children to contribute and compete in the 21st century. The program is designed to donate surplus Federal computer equipment to schools and educational nonprofits, giving special consideration to those with the greatest need.
Concord Consortium
http://concord.org/
The Concord Consortium is a tax-exempt non-profit education research and development organization. The Concord Consortium seeks to develop and uses the best in educational technology.
Connecting to the Future: A Guide for Building a Network
Infrastructure for Education
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/handbook/toc.html
Jointly published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Office of Aeronautics
and the United States Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
http://www.cosn.org
CoSN, a non-profit organization, promotes the use of telecommunications in K-12 education to improve learning.
Council of Chief State School Officers: Technology and Telecommunications
http://www.ccsso.org/arthur.html
This site is linked to state education agencies’ and other organization home pages that are involved with technology.
Council of Great City Schools
http://www.cgcs.org
This site contains information about technology activities in large school
districts.
Early Connections: Technology in Early Childhood Education
http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections
Early Connections provides information on appropriate and effective use of technology for educators and care providers of young children,organzed by the educational settings: childcare providers, preschool staff, primary teachers (K-3), and before/after-school program staff.
Education Commission of the States
http://www.ecs.org/
At this site, you can find information about state technology actions.
Education Week's Technology Counts 2001
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/tc01/
Education Week's 2001 National Survey of Teachers' Use of Digital Content.
Education Resources Information Center Clearinghouse on Information
and Technology
http://ericir.syr.edu/ithome
This site specializes in educational technology and library and information science, and contains numerous links and references to useful sites. Included is information on lesson plans, choosing software, and technology planning.
Educause
http://www.educause.edu/
This site is oriented toward higher education.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education.
http://www.enc.org
This site contains resources and activities related to mathematics and science.
E-Learning
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/reports/e-learning.html
Eugene Oregon School District, Internet Services: Appropriate Use Policy
http://www.4j.lane.edu/4jnet/
Example of local school district appropriate use policy for Internet use.
Federal IT Accessibility Initiative
http://www.section508.gov/
The Federal Information Technology Accessibility Initiative is a Federal government interagency effort to offer information and technical assistance to assist in the successful implementation of Section 508.
Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org
This center produces materials that help educators seeking grants for computer technology and software.
FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www.ed.gov/free
More than 30 Federal agencies developed a web site to make hundreds of
federally supported education resources available to enrich the Internet as
a tool for teaching and learning..
GEM - The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org
The key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet!.
The Global Schoolhouse
http://www.gsn.org
Provides assistance on planning telecomputing.
High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium
http://hprtec.org
Lesson Planning; http://scrtec.org/track/
Resource Library; http://scrtec.org/explorer/
Resources for Establishing a Low-Cost School
Intranet;
http://SCRTEC-NE.unl.edu/SCRTECNE/Support/intranet.html
Interactive Web-based Training
http://scrtec-ne.unl.edu/SCRTECNE/TechTopics/online/online.html
Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University
http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/
Educators using technologies to advance equity, knowledge and education.
International Society for Technology in Education
http://iste.org
ISTE is a nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
http://www.ietf.org
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.
Massachusetts Software Council, Inc., Switched-On Classroom
http://www.swcouncil.org/switch2.stm
The Switched-On Classroom Technology Planning Guide, a 250- page book outlining a 12-step technology planning and implementation process for public schools, is the result of a collaboration between software company executives and five public school systems in Massachusetts.
Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory, Technology Integration
http://www.mcrel.org/resources/technology/index.asp?
These pages provide online resources available to help educators, administrators, and parents answer common questions and solve problems related to the implementation and use of technology in education.
NASA Quest, The Internet in the Classroom
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
This site contains educational activities as well as assistance in learning to use the Internet in schools.
National Association of Elementary School Principals
http://www.naesp.org
This site has the National Principal’s Center Online and provides services
to its members.
National Association for Secondary School Principals
http://www.nassp.org
This site has the Principal Technology Network for members only.
National Center for Supercomputing Applications: Technology Division
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/
This site contains several exhibits designed to demonstrate how computers
and computer networking can enhance K12 education. Included are tutorials
to help teachers on the World Wide Web and a handbook.
National Center for Technology Planning
http://www.nctp.com
This site contains school district technology plans, sample planning forms, and other timely information.
National Center to Improve Practice
http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/
This site contains information about the use of technology to enhance the educational opportunities of students with disabilities.
National School Boards Association: Education Leadership Tool Kit
http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit
This toolkit is a collection of tips and pointers, articles, case studies and other resources for education leaders addressing issues around technology and education.
National School Boards Association: Institute for the Transfer of Technology
to Education
http://www.nsba.org/itte/index.html
Education Technology Programs Department of NSBA.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/top/index.html
NTIA's Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications (OTIA)
assists state and local governments, educational and health care entities,
libraries, public service agencies, and other groups in effectively using
telecommunications and information technologies to better provide public
services and advance other national goals. This is accomplished through the
administration of the Technology Opportunities Program.
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
http://www.ncrel.org/ncrel/
This site has various helpful documents on education technology as well
as links to many other sites.
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory: Learning Through Technology:
A Planning and Implementation Guide
http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/homepg.htm.
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory: Pathways to School Improvement
http://www.ncrel.org/ncrel/sdrs/pathwayg.htm
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory: Providing Professional Development for Effective Technology Use
http://www.ncrel.org/ncrel/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te1000.htm
North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium - Technology Challenges During Teachers' Induction Years
http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cee/cee.htm
Recent trends toward integrating technology into the curriculum have placed additional challenges on new teachers entering the field. This site addresses challenges faced by new teachers and offers possible solutions.
North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium - Professional Development
http://www.ncrtec.org/pd
This site offers classes, videos, online material, and many links for teachers.
Northwest Regional Technology in Education Consortium: Digital Bridges - Welcome to K-12 Videoconferencing
http://www.netc.org/digitalbridges/
This site provides information about using videoconferencing technology for instruction, communication, and collaboration.
Northwest Regional Technology in Education Consortium: Technology Plans-Resources
http://www.netc.org/tech_plans/
This site looks at technology plans from the Northwest and from across the country. In addition to technology plans, this site provides access to research and thinking about the planning process.
Plugging In: Choosing and Using Educational Technology
http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/plug/plug.htm
"Plugging In" discusses what is known about effective learning and effective technology, and puts it together in a planning framework for educators and policymakers.
Safeguarding Your Technology
http://pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98297
These guidelines, published by the National Center for Education Statistics, to help educational administrators and staff at the buildings, campus, district, and state levels better understand why and how to effectively secure their organization's sensitive information, critical systems, computer equipment, and network access.
Schools and Libraries Program
http://www.sl.universalservice.org/
This site is where you will find information and applications for the E-Rate program..
TeachTech
http://schools.brunnet.net/district6n8/
Technical Education Research Center (TERC)
http://www.terc.edu/
This non-profit organization is dedicated to improving mathematics and
science learning.
United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure: KickStart Initiative, A Leadership Guide to Getting There
http://www.benton.org/Library/KickStart/kick.leadershipguide.html
This site contains information about galvanizing stakeholders,
identifying costs and sources of funding, addressing the needs of users,
and security, relating to schools, libraries, and community centers.
United States Department of Education: An Educator's Guide to Evaluating The Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/index.html
The Office of Educational Technology (OET) encourages and leads education improvement efforts by helping educators, congressional leaders, and administrators utilize available resources to reshape instruction, teaching, and learning environments.
WC3 World Wide Web Consortium
http://www.w3.org/
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential as a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding. On this page, you'll find W3C news as well as links to information about W3C technologies and getting involved in W3C.
Web66: A K12 World Wide Web Project
http://Web66.umn.edu
This site contains a comprehensive list and links to schools, as well as
useful resources, such as a guide to setting up an Internet server and
information on software.
Web-based Education Commission
http://interact.hpcnet.org/webcommission/index.htm
The Power of the Internet for Learning: Moving from Promise to Practice
www.4kids.org
http://www.4kids.org/
Pursues more effective ways of creating learning environments for all children regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or disability, particularly through advancing technologies such as the Internet.
www.4teachers.org
http://www.4teachers.org/
An online space for teachers integrating technology into the curriculum.
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