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Curriculum Integration

AOL@ School

Appalachian Resource Center, from Appalachian Power
Apple Learning Interchange
The Argus Clearing House: a guide to curriculum guides of Web sites
Blue Web’n: searchable archives of online instructional Web sites, and E-mail service of weekly updates
The Bridge Teacher Resource Center: a Sea Grant National Ocean partnership Program, Web links to scientists and research institutions, lesson plan collection, and information centers for ocean science topics
The California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse: evaluations of instructional materials
Classroom Connect
Connections + (From Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks For K-12 Education) : lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources
Content Knowledge: McREL Standards Database. A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education, Second Edition
Ed’s Oasis: links to instructional Web sites and examples of effective classroom use
The Educators' Guide to Copyright and Fair Use, Hall Davidson
Educational Portals: Guidelines for Selection and Use - SREB. (available here in PDF) The paper is also available on the SREB website.
EvaluTech - SREB.
The Global Schoolhouse: interactive telecommunication projects for students to connect with other students around the world
I-SAFE Schools Education Initiative: an Internet Safety Program for Students.
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators: a classified list of sites for enhancing curriculum, updated daily
Thinkfinity
McREL Educator Resources : "... links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all."
Middle School Language Arts Web Sites - lessons & resources, SEIR TEC
Middle School Mathematics Web Sites - lessons & resources, SEIR TEC
Middle School Social Studies Web Sites - lessons & resources, SERI TEC
NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia: fellowships, summer programs, coursework help, even television broadcasts
NASA's Learning Technologies Project
Reading Rockets: A national multimedia project as a resource for teaching reading to students with disabilities. Information and section for parents included.
A Resource Guide for Online Courses and Training: K-12 Student Virtual Courses, and Professional Development Courses
Safe Search Engines: links to search strategies, and search engines designed to be safe for student use.
Technology Sparks
Timesavers for Teachers.com is a Consortium Member of the GEM project sponsored by the United States Education Department and UK's Curriculum Online Portal which accept only quality education sites. Often-used, reproducible teacher resources and tools.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology
EvaluTech: a searchable database of evaluated K-12 curriculum materials
The Math Forum
Colonial Williamsburg
Parents Educators Publishers: Directory of PEP Resources and Services
Poplar Forest (Thomas Jefferson) Educational Resources: lessons and curriculum
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Educational Applications
PBS TeacherSource - Technology & Teaching: focusing on research, access and digital divide, clearinghouses and online research, emerging technologies, evaluating programs and practices, leadership and technology, and student learning
Reading Is Fundamental: Web sites list for students and parents - Sitios de Internet para niños, Sitios bilingües, Sitios en español, Sitios en inglés con versiones en español
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Educational Technology Management

This Week's Top Story
The Electronic Campus, Publications of the Electronic Campus , SREB
The Electronic Campus, SREB
Latest Reports, SREB
National Educational Technology Standards ( NETS) - Resources supporting the TSSA Standards development process:
National Educational Technology Standards ( NETS) - for students, teachers, and administrators
NEA and Partners Guide to Online High School Courses (PDF, 700K)
Online Learning Task Group 2001-2002, SREB and related reports
State Educational Technology Directors Association
Technology Enriched Administrators: Modules for Guiding the Integration of Educational Technology in Education. This publication provides a framework for technology training of division superintendents, principals, and other administrative staff.
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Educational Technology Planning

Educational Technology Plan for Virginia 2003-09
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Executive Summary
Alignment Report
Alignment Workbook
Resources for Technology Planning
Educational Technology Guidelines: Designing and Maintaining Instructional Technology Systems
Educational Technology Guidelines Resources
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Evaluation & Assessment — Tech.
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Grants and Funding

A collection of resources and tips to help K-12 educators apply for and obtain special grants for a variety of projects.
eSchool News: (Technology Grants & Funding Opportunities)
Funding for Technology: This site is a one stop shopping location for funding for technology in education.
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Handheld Devices

Palm Handheld Devices - A Resource List
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Instructional Television
ITS Contract
Virginia's Public Television Stations
Virginia's Statewide Instructional Video Resource Database
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Library Media

Acceptable Internet Use Handbook
Colorin Colorado!: For Educators: general references and resources for educators of English language learners
The Educators' Guide to Copyright and Fair Use, Hall Davidson
The Virgina Advocate-is a weekly newsletter from the office of school library media and technology of the Virginia Department of Education. The newsletter is distributed using the list-serve of VEMA. Each edition will also available in pdf format by clicking here.
School Library Web Pages: Library Media Specialists across the state are designing web pages for students and faculty. Click on this link to access over 50 school library sites.
The Powerful Partnership Brochure (PDF format): Suitable for downloading and printing. For use in workshops to develop collaborative partnerships between Classroom Teachers and Library Media Specialists

SIRS in-service training broadcast. In response to numerous requests, the Department of Education and SIRS are pleased to present an in-service on how the SIRS databases can assist teachers and students with meeting many of the SOL.

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Management

Technology Enriched Administrators: (PDF format): Modules for Guiding the Integration of Educational Technology in Education.
MAKING TECHNOLOGY HAPPEN: Best Practices and Policies from Exemplary K-12 Schools For teachers, principals, parents, policy makers and industry, Southern Technology Council.

Learning & Leading With Technology (L&L) ISTE: Online version of the ISTE publication.

AEL: A nonprofit, regionally (Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) oriented education research, development, and service institution. Its mission is to link the knowledge from research with the wisdom from practice to improve teaching and learning.
Electronic School: Award-winning technology magazine for K-12 school leaders. Published quarterly as a print and online supplement to The American School Board Journal, in cooperation with the Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education (ITTE), a program of the National School Boards Association.
The CEO Forum on Education and Technology: Founded in the fall of 1996 to help ensure that America's schools effectively prepare all students to be contributing citizens and productive workers in the 21st Century.
eSchool News: K-12 school technology decision makers' #1 newspaper.
EdTech News: Resources that are perfect for teachers, administrators, and librarians wanting to keep up with current trends in educational technology.
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC): A federally-funded national information system that provides, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE): Is the largest teacher-based, nonprofit organization in the field of educational technology. Its mission is to help K-12 classroom teachers and administrators share effective methods for enhancing student learning through the use of new classroom.
The Journal of Technology Education: Provides a forum for scholarly discussion on topics relating to technology education.
Leadership and the New Technologies: Designed to support “school district leaders using Technology to improve teaching and learning,” this site offers an online journal, news, a Library of links, and online workshops, From the Harvard Graduate School of Education and education Development Center, Inc.
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
The Milken Family Foundation Educational Technology
The Technology Coordinator's Home Page: The primary purpose of this site is to catalogue resources that can assist the technology coordinator or educator in integrating technology in a wider school context.
The Well Connected Educator: is the online publishing center and forum for the K-12 community to read, write, and talk about educational technology.
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Professional Organizations
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Staff Development and Training

T-H-E Institute Online Courses
Categories of courses are listed. Linked to each category is the list of actual current courses for the category. Courses are fee based and online.

"Elements of Successful Online Professional Development Programs*" Barbara Treacy, Glenn Kleiman, and Kirsten Peterson (March 2002)

http://www.edtechleaders.org/who/research.htm

http://www.edtechleaders.org/Resources/articles/ SuccessfulOPD.pdf

*This is a draft of an article that has been accepted for publication in the September 2002 issue of Learning & Leading with Technology, a publication of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

Staff/Professional Development courses and training resources and related materials.
A Resource Guide for Online Courses and Training: K-12 Student Virtual Courses, and Professional Development Courses.
VITAL - Virginia Initiative for Technology and Administrative Leadership: Offers "an intense professional development leadership experience for principals and superintendents in Virginia." Provides "rich and relevant experiences that take advantage of the power of technology to support and improve teaching, learning, and leadership in Virginia's schools."
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - Professional Development
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