Spotlight Web resources
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
www.cast.org
The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) promotes the concept of universal design, which endorses the creation of artifacts and environments that support optimal use by students, teachers, and parents with different backgrounds, learning styles, abilities, and disabilities.
Digital Divide Network
www.digitaldividenetwork.org/content/sections/
The Benton Foundation serves as producer and coordinator of the Digital Divide Network. Their work is focused on the causes and effects of the divide from based on four distinct characteristics: technology access, literacy and learning, content, and economic development.
EASI Equal Access to Software and Information
http://www.isc.rit.edu/~easi/
Sponsored by the Rochester Institute of Technology and partially sponsored by the National Science Foundation, this site utilizes a variety of Web-based media formats to present information designed to promote equal access to all persons.
Additional Web resources
Building the 21st Century School
www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/idt/
Children's Partnership
www.childrenspartnership.org/
Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet)
www.ctcnet.org
Consortium for School Networking
www.cosn.org
Digital Divide Project
www.washington.edu/wto/digital/
E-Rate
www.fcc.gov/learnnet/
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
www.edc.org
Education Week
www.edweek.org
Educause
www.educause.edu/
EDvancenet
www.edvancenet.org
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology
ericir.syr.edu/ithome/
Helping.org
www.helping.org
LiteracyLink
www.pbs.org/literacy/
Millennium Project from AED
millennium.aed.org
National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE)
www.cal.org/ncle/
Principal Connections
www.principalconnections.org
Scholastic Internet Center
www.scholastic.com
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)
www.sl.universalservice.org
Smarter College Classrooms Home Page
classrooms.com
TeacherWeb
www.teacherweb.com
The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Affiliate of the American Association for Higher Education
www.tltgroup.org
www.aahe.org
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology
www.ed.gov/Technology
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative
hwww.w3.org/WAI/
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Conferences
Attending professional conferences is a great way to hear new ideas and
gather current information about trends and developments. AEL
maintains an up-to-date online database of conferences related to educational
technology.
EdTech Conference Planner
www.theconferencecalendar.com
Professional Organizations
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
www.aasa.org
AASA focuses on improving schools and enhancing the effectiveness of school leaders. Among the many current issues and ideas discussed on this Web site are several technology-related topics, including E-rate information and planning for technology. There is also a separate area for emerging issues in instructional technology. AASA also offers links to publications, conferences, and online store with resources for educators.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
www.ascd.org
ASCD is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan education association. ASCD offers professional development opportunities both online and face-to-face through conferences, institutes, academies, and tutorials and courses online. Of particular interest to users of the Web site are the online tutorials, which are free to all users. These short lessons include a combination of text and multimedia elements and cover a wide range of topics, such as standards, performance assessment, curriculum integration, and cooperative learning.
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
www.naesp.org
NAESP supports its contingency of elementary and middle school students based on two findings from research: that a child's early years in school are the most crucial, and that the key figure in assuring quality schools is the principal. NAESP provides a wide range of training programs, publications, conferences, and professional meetings that support these prime assumptions.
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
www.nassp.org
The Web site for NASSP deals less specifically with technology rather than with support for school leaders and the myriad of topics they face daily. Highlights of this site include links to scholarships and awards for principals and students alike, a bulletin board to share ideas with other school leaders, and links to NASSP publications such as "High School Magazine." Sponsors of the National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society, NASSP has diverse offerings for student leaders which can be accessed through this site.
National School Boards Association (NSBA)
www.nsba.org
This web site serves as a comprehensive storehouse for information created and distributed by the National School Boards Association. Of greatest interest to school board members and other policymakers, this Web site includes articles from School Board news, the Association's twice-monthly publication, NSBA publications, as well as links to NSBA-sponsored meetings and conferences. The NSBA's "Teaching + Learning" Conference is one of the nation's largest and most comprehensive technology conferences for issues concerning educational technology and is well-attended by all members of the education community.
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