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  • Reinventing Schools: The Technology is Now
    The National Academy of Science offers ideas about the potential of new technologies to transform learning in schools. Topics include:*The Nintendo Generation: Information technologies permeate the lives of school children.
  • 21St Century Literacy in a Convergent Media World
    The goal of this work by the Bertelsmann Foundation and the AOL Time Warner Foundation is to identify and present examples of global initiatives that are addressing the need to develop 21st Century Literacy Skills.
  • Apple - Technology Planning Guide
    Apple Computer Corporation's "Technology Planning Guide_ is a logically-written, common sense guide useful to all K-12 planners.
  • Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (Report #7, 1990)
    Though seemingly dated, this archive of reports emerging from the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) program provides a foundation for schools seeking information related to the changes required for instructional technology to be effective.
  • Campbell-Kibler Associates
    For the past 25 years Dr. Patricia B.
  • Center for Applied Special Technology
    CAST is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to expand educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the development and innovative uses of technology. CAST believes that the most effective strategy for expanding educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities is through Universal Design for Learning.
  • Digital Transformation - A Framework for ICT Literacy
    In January 2001, Educational Testing Service convened an international panel to study the growing importance of existing and emerging Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their relationships to literacy. The pane had two major themes: to examine the need for a measure of ICT literacy across countries and to develop a Framework for ICT literacy.
  • EnGauge
    The enGauge framework identifies Six Essential Conditions- system-wide factors critical to effective uses of technology for student learning, and then provides a comprehensive set of evaluative tools that give schools the opportunity to measure their effectiveness in each of the Six Essential Conditions.
  • Getting the Most from Technology in Schools
    This report is designed to put the role of educational technology in the proper context, not as the focus of learning but as a valuable tool to support it. Getting information from a number of other sources, this report summarizes the most important aspects of the role for educational technology.
  • Gina Amenta-Shin Ed. D.
    Gina is a member of ISTE's NETS for Teachers Writing Team and NSCD's Staff Development Standards for Online Learning Team . Through her past experiences as both a doctoral student and professor, Gina has developed multiple perspectives of distance learning - using interactive technology and virtual communities to facilitate online professional development.
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - Student Standards
    ISTE has been integral in the creation and dissemination of technology standards for the entire educational community. All standards have been created through consortia with distinguished partners and co-sponsors.
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - Teacher Standards
    The National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers were developed by ISTE with others through a Preparting Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology grant from the US DEpartment of Education.
  • K-12 Networking Infrastructure Guide Recommendations
    The technology infrastructure within a school district will consist of many components depending upon the goals, objectives and resources of the district for integrating technology into learning and administrative functions. There are a variety of approaches and issues that need to be considered within the classroom, at the building level and across the district.
  • K-12 STaR Chart
    The CEO Forum on Education & Technology has developed two School Technology & Readiness (STaR) Charts, one for the K-12 community and the other for colleges of education. Both contain a series of questions that, once answered, enable you to get instantaneous feedback on your institution's level of readiness in using technology.
  • Laptop Lessons: Exploring the Promise of One to One Computing
    This highlights issues to consider when implementing a laptop or one-to-one program in a K-12 school.
  • Learning With Technology Profile Tool
    NCRTEC and NCREL are developing a suite of tools to support schools in technology planning and integration. The Learning With Technology Profile Tool is a computer program intended to help educators think carefully about their practice in the areas of engaged learning and technology.
  • National Center for Technology Planning
    The National Center for Technology Planning (NCTP) is a clearinghouse for the exchange of many types of information related to technology planning. This information may be: school technology plans available for downloading via a computer network; technology planning aids (checklists, brochures, sample planning forms, PR announcement forms); and/or electronic monographs on timely, selected topics.
  • National Staff Development Council
    The National Staff Development Council's revised Standards for Staff Development reflect what NSDC and the broader staff development community have learned about professional learning since the creation of the original standards in 1995. New information available at this site includes how to apply the NSDC Professional Development standards to online professional development.
  • National Study of School Evaluation: Indicators of Quality
    What should students know and be able to do as a result of a quality information technology program? What are the indicators of high performing instructional and organizational systems that support students' achievement of the desired results for their learning? These questions and other critical issues related to identifying research-based indicators of high performing technology systems are addressed in the NSSE's publication, Indicators of Quality Information Technology Systems in K-12 Schools.
  • Northwest Educational Technology Consortium's Equity Survey
    This survey allows individuals to find out what they can do to help ensure equity in educational technology. By selecting a topic to view a checklist of questions, participants can use the assorted surveys to assess how well they are providing equity in educational technology.
  • PCC Assessment Tool
    by The Milken Family Foundation 6/07/00 | This tool, which has been converted into a PDF document, and is a companion to the Professional Competency Continuum document, has been designed to provide educators with an opportunity to assess their status within the skill and knowledge areas described in that continuum. The PCC Assessment Tool features two different assessments.
  • Planning for Learning with Technology
    This guidebook offers tools and strategies to help the planning team identify why, when, and how to incorporate technology successfully. A template is provided so that the team can easily transform their ideas into an action plan; online resources are available throughout this guide, in Appendix C, and at http://www.rmcdenver.com/eetnet/default.htm.
  • South Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium's Profiler Tool
    Profiler is designed to help groups of individuals improve their skills around a general topic by inspiring cooperation and collaboration among teachers and students within a school. The best way to see Profiler in action is to experiment with the demonstration.
  • Standards
    Currently, 49 states have adopted state standards and most districts are assisting schools in bringing standards-based reform to life in classrooms. As a result, practice is changing and, in many cases, student achievement is increasing.
  • Teachers' Internet Use Guide
    Standards-Based Instruction is the primary focus of this website. Here, you will: Learn how to design, develop, implement, and evaluate a standards-based lesson that uses the Internet;Explore some sample lessons that were created using this process; and Design your own lesson.
  • Technology Briefs for NCLB Planners
    The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation emphasizes the importance of leveraging the power of technology in all areas of K-12 education, from reading to science to special education. As a result, education leaders at the state and local levels are expected to develop plans that effectively employ technology to enhance learning and increase student achievement.
  • Texas Technology Literacy Standards for Students and Educators
    The Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) found in 19 TAC Chapter 126 describe what students should know and be able to do using technology. As a part of the enrichment curriculum, these TEKS are to be used as guidelines for providing instruction.
  • The Alliance for Technology Access
    The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based Resource Centers, Developers and Vendors, Affiliates, and Associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
    The foundation has created a website to share resources, research, professional development and examples of technology use, even if a person is working alone, so that they understand the uses of technology.
  • U.S. Copyright Office Home Page
    Here you will find all key publications, including informational circulars; application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations; news of what the Office is doing, including business-process reengineering plans, Congressional testimony and press releases; our latest regulations; a link to our online copyright records cataloged since 1978; and much more.
  • Virtual Architecture - Curriculum-based Telecomputing Projects and REsources
    University of Texas Professor Judi Harris created a Web site that is rich in ideas on how to mine the Internet for projects. She offers a framework for designing and implementing curriculum-based telecomputing projects.
  • Web Accessibility Initiative
    WAI, in coordination with organizations around the world, pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development.