Professional
Organizations, Standards, and Materials
- Association
for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
http://www.aect.org/
Provides leadership in educational communications and technology by
linking professionals holding a common interest in the use of educational
technology and its application to the learning process.
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- International
Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- http://www.iste.org/
- Organization
with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational
technology. Dedicated to providing leadership and service to improve
teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology
in K–12 education and teacher education.
Computer
and Information Technology
Starting
Points
Computer
Science
from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/content/Cat_11_Scat_61.html
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests,
and projects by content areas
and grade levels
Computers
and Internet from ThinkQuest
http://thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=4&cid=1
Explore a wide range of projects created by children and young adults
for kids and teens
Computers,
Invention, & Technology
from the Multnomah Country Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/comphc.html
Organized, annotated links
Computing
and Technology
from Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scicom.html
Quality links and descriptions
Educational
Technology Integration
from K12EdTech
http://k12edtech.com/k12/k12.cfm
Quality links and descriptions
Matrix
of WebQuest Examples
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html
Explore webquests in technology for grades K-2,
3-5, 6-8,
9-12, or
adults
Technology
from
Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/fr_Technology.html
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests,
and projects by content areas
and grade levels
Technology
from HomeWorkSpot
Organized, annotated links
Technology
from
ThinkQuest
http://thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=16&cid=1
Explore a wide range of projects created by children and young adults
for kids and teens
Resources
for Teachers
Library
Media from
PBS' TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/library.htm
Lessons and resources
for teaching with video resources. Also, information technology resources.
Teaching
with Technology from
Family Education Network's Teacher Vision
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5825.html
Lessons, assessments, printables, and themes organized by Pre-K, K-2,
3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
Technology
from Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/tech.html
Quality links and descriptions
Technology
and Teaching
from
PBS' TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/teachtech.htm
Tutorials, ideas, and research to support technology and teaching. Also,
media literacy materials
Resources
for Students
Every File
Format in the World
http://whatis.techtarget.com/fileFormatA/0,289933,sid9,00.html
Learn about different file types
Free Online
Dictionary of Computing
http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html
Dictionary of technology terminology
How Stuff
Works: Computers
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
Learn about how computer work
NetLingo
http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.html
Explore an Internet language dictionary
PC Webopedia
http://www.pcwebopedia.com/
Reference resources for Internet, computer, and technology terms
Technology
Timeline from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/f_timeline.html
Explore a timeline from 1750 to 1990
Timeline
of Computer History
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/topics/computers.page
Timeline and facts about computer history
TuCows
http://tucows.wau.nl/
Lots of free resources to download
Related
Resources and Materials
- Consortium
for School Networking (CoSN)
- http://www.cosn.org/
- National nonprofit
organization, promotes the use of information technologies and the
Internet in K-12 education to improve learning. Members represent
school districts, state and local education agencies, nonprofits,
companies and individuals who share our vision.
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- Web Design
Examples
from the Buffalo Teacher Resource Center
- http://www.buffaloteachercenter.org/
- Great example
of a neat graphic interface
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