Technology in Education

Documentation and Research Supporting Technology in Education:
The following sites contain information that is useful when talking to School Boards, principals and fellow teachers about the use of technology in education.
The Role of Online Communications in Schools  A comprehensive national study.
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Consortium for School Networking  (CoSN) Focuses on the appropriate use of the Internet in education.
From Now On  This site was developed by Jamie McKenzie, renowned Internet school consultant, with critical thinking and appropriate use of Internet resources in Mind. This is a rich resource!
Internet Advocate  This site helps teachers and librarians who are trying to make the Internet part of their daily curriculum.
tech Learning  This is a collaborative site produced by Technology&Learning Magazine. It is considered the online publishing site for the educational community. This section of the site includes many articles for use by educators with a special section for librarians. 
THE Journal  This is an online technology journal for educators.
Challenges and Strategies in Using Technology to Promote Education Reform
     This is an article published by the U.S. government
Reinventing Schools: The Technology is Now! 
     This Web site has many resources.

Media Literacy:
Center for Media Education is dedicated to raising awareness, conducting research, and advocating policies that lead to a quality electronic media culture for children and youth. Find information on children's online privacy protection, publications and reports, and news about youth and civic media.
Center for Media Literacy  An authoritative resource for parents, teachers, and children, CML offers comprehensive programs and services in the media literacy field.
Project Based Learning With Multimedia includes media literacy activities and much more.
Media Awareness Network
Online Help:
Making the Connection  An online tutorial to help you and your students use the Internet.
www4teachers  This site bills itself as "The online space for teachers integrating technology into the curriculum." There are ideas for helping you do just that, tools and professional development articles.
Very good site.


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