Education Week
www.edweek.org
Education Week is published by Editorial Projects in Education, Inc., a nonprofit organization which aims to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among education professionals and the general public concerning important issues in American education. Education Week is the sponsor of "Technology Counts," the most comprehensive analysis of teachers' use of educational software across the country. Education Week's useful "In Context" section organizes information based on pertinent strands of use, such as key issues in education, facts and articles about each state, and a helpful glossary.

George Lucas Educational Foundation
www.glef.org/
This nonprofit foundation gathers and disseminates models of innovative K-12 applications of technology. The site presents articles, video clips, and other resources to highlight those programs they feel merit consideration for replication. Information at the Web site is divided into three categories: innovative classrooms, skillful educators, and involved communities.

www4teachers
www.4teachers.org
The South Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium (SCR*TEC) has developed this Web site based around four topics: integrating technology, tools, professional development, and stars. The tools section includes Web-based tools for teachers including an online quizzing environment and the popular Trackstar, which allows teachers to organize and annotate Web sites for ease of use in classrooms. The stars section highlights some of the best products and information developed in the remaining three areas. This Web site is intended primarly for teachers; however, resources on technology planning, funding, and assessment are also available.

American School Board Journal
www.asbj.com/

Apple Learning Interchange
www.ali.apple.com

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
www.aace.org

Center for Improved Engineering & Science Education (CIESE)
njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu

CEO Forum
www.ceoforum.org

EdWeb
www.edwebproject.org/

Electronic School
www.electronic-school.com

ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology
ericir.syr.edu/ithome/

International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning
www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/

International Society for Technology in Education
www.iste.org

Knowledge Loom
knowledgeloom.org

national center for education statistics
www.nces.ed.gov

National School Boards Association
www.nsba.org

Principal Connections
www.principalconnections.org

Scholastic Internet Center
www.scholastic.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

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

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.