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.
- http://www.edutopia.org/uncommon-sense-educators-reinventing-profession-inside-out

The Technology Coordinator's Web Site
- Information for educators who have a leadership role in integrating technology in K-12 schools and educational settings.
- http://it.wce.wwu.edu/projects/kenr/home.html

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.
- http://www.accesswave.ca/~hgunn/

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.
- http://www.fno.org/text/grazing.html

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.
- http://www.surweb.org/

Quia
- Create educational webpages or games or tests for a fee.
- http://www.quia.com/

Filamentality 2.0
- Guided process to construct internet treasure hunts and WebQuests as well as a repository of activities and links.
- http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/index.html

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.
- http://www.jmadden.info

Catalyst
- Resources, training, tools, and templates to build web pages and utilize technology in the classroom.
- http://catalyst.washington.edu/

U.S. Dept. of Education - Educational Technology
- Funding opportunities for technology, the Technology Literacy Challenge, information on the e-rate, research and publications.
- http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/

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.
- http://www.fno.org/sept97/online.html

Electronic Emissary
- Helps K-12 teachers and students with web access locate other Internet users who are experts in different disciplines for the purpose of setting up curriculum-based, electronic exchanges among the teachers, students, and the experts. Also conducts researc
- http://emissary.wm.edu/

Educational Technology WebRing
- List of all member web sites.
- http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=edtech

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.
- http://www.ceoforum.org/

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.
- http://www.iteg.com

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.
- http://www.youthlearn.org/

Children's Internet Protection Act
- Up to date information on the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
- http://cipa.neric.org

Internet4Classrooms
- Index to three collections of sites designed to help teachers use the Internet effectively, or to learn specific software applications.
- http://www.internet4classrooms.com/

Virtual Architecture
- Contains examples of curriculum-based educational telecomputing projects and other related resources. Companion site to the ISTE book of the same name.
- http://virtual-architecture.wm.edu/

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.
- http://www.tsaweb.org

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.
- http://education.uregina.ca/iteachered

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.
- http://www.world-links.org/

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
- http://cavern.uark.edu/mckinsey/contents.html

NSBF Internet Survey - Are We There Yet?
- Research and guidelines on schools' use of the Internet.
- http://www.nsbf.org/thereyet/index.htm

The TELRI Project: Technology Enhanced Learning in Research-led Institutions
- News, resources, publications, events, case studies and evaluation materials, project overview, and contact details.
- http://www.warwick.ac.uk/ETS/TELRI/

SIMON
- School Internet Manager Over Networks from NASA (MacIntosh only)
- http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/SIMON/Version3/

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.
- http://www.genium.com/ipgt/

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.
- http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/

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.
- http://ci.coe.uni.edu/facstaff/zeitz/web/general/keyboardingresearch.html

This is our Time
- A worldwide telecommunications project for secondary schools organised for Unesco ASP (Associated Schools Projects).
- http://www.timeproject.org/

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.
- http://www.netdaycompass.org

Planning for Change and Technology
- Processes and tools to assist in leading change and planning for technology.
- http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/pfcnt.html

Technology in Education
- Annotated collection of links to resources related to using or planning to use technology in schools.
- http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/te0cont.htm

Developing a School or District Technology Plan
- Hyperlinked summary of this issue.
- http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htm

Ozline
- See our comprehensive package for using "Web-and-Flow" to support schools, districts and regions.
- http://www.ozline.com/

Reinventing Schools: The Technology Is Now!
- A plausible future for the use of technology in education. Presented by the National Academy of Sciences.
- http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/techgap/index.html

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.
- http://school.discovery.com/customclassroom/about.html

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.
- http://cnets.iste.org/

National Center for Technology Planning
- A clearinghouse for the exchange of many types of information related to technology planning.
- http://www.nctp.com/

Lower Hudson Regional Information Center
- Educational technology resources available for technology leadership including school lesson plans, security, networks, software, and student information systems.
- http://www.lhric.org

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.
- http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/

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.
- http://techcorps.org/

Teaching the Teachers
- Professional development for educators using technology.
- http://www.electronic-school.com/0398f1.html

November Learning
- 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.
- http://www.anovember.com/

Technology Applications Center for Educator Development
- Teacher-sifted activities utilizing web resources in core subjects and technology.
- http://www.tcet.unt.edu/START/index.htm

NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary
- A dictionary and glossary for the language of the Internet acronyms.
- http://www.netlingo.com/