K12 Technology

• 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.
• Literacy and Technology - Annotated resource for parents, teachers, and students K-12. Education, media, computer, reference, and virtual field trip links included.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 research on telementoring interactions in which K-12 students are active inquirers.
• 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.
• Internet4Classrooms - Index to three collections of sites designed to help teachers use the Internet effectively, or to learn specific software applications.
• 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.
• Filamentality 2.0 - Guided process to construct internet treasure hunts and WebQuests as well as a repository of activities and links.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• National Center for Technology Planning - A clearinghouse for the exchange of many types of information related to technology planning.
• NetDayCompass - A 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.
• NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary - A dictionary and glossary for the language of the Internet acronyms.
• 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.
• Ozline - A package for using "Web-and-Flow" to support schools, districts and regions.
• Quia - Create educational webpages or games or tests for a fee.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Technology Applications Center for Educator Development - Teacher-sifted activities utilizing web resources in core subjects and technology.
• Technology in Education - Annotated collection of links to resources related to using or planning to use technology in schools.
• 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.
• This is our Time - A worldwide telecommunications project for secondary schools organised for Unesco ASP (Associated Schools Projects).
• Virtual Architecture - Contains examples of curriculum-based educational telecomputing projects and other related resources. Companion site to the ISTE book of the same name.
• The TELRI Project: Technology Enhanced Learning in Research-led Institutions - News, resources, publications, events, case studies and evaluation materials, project overview, and contact details.
• 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.