American Association for the Advancement of Science - (AAAS), Washington, DC, works to advance scientific and technological excellence across all disciplines, promote and improve education in science, and increase public understanding of science and technology.

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education - (AACTE), Washington, DC, is a national membership association for colleges and universitieswith teacher education programs which provides support in areas such as data gathering, equity concerns, leadership development, research, and other professional issues.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - (ASCD), Alexandria, VA, is an international education association providing professional development institutes, conferences, and books and periodicals focusing on emerging issues and exemplary programs.

International Society for Technology in Education - (ISTE), Eugene, OR, helps K-12 classroom teachers and administrators share effective methods for enhancing student learning through the use of new classroom technologies.

Milken Exchange on Educational Technology - Santa Monica, CA, provides reports, a library of research and articles, professional development resources, and discussion groups all focusing on the use and impact of technology on teaching and learning.

National Science Foundation - (NSF), Arlington, VA, supports programs for educators at all levels, in both formal and informal educational settings, including curriculum and materials development, research on learning and systemic reform, awards for teaching excellence, and fellowships in K-12 education.

Public Agenda - Different Drummers: How Teachers of Teachers View Public Education offers the first comprehensive survey of the views of education professors toward preparing young people to become classroom teachers.

CEO Forum on Education and Technology - Professional Development: A Link to Better Learning is a report from the CEO Forum that addresses the role of professional development in the preparation of American schools to use and integrate technology to improve student learning.

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education - Technology and the New Professional Teacher: Preparing for the 21st Century Classroom is a report that presents a vision of what teachers must be able to do in order to take advantage of technology for instruction and student learning.

Will New Teachers be Prepared to Teach in a Digital Age? - surveys teacher preparation institutions across the country and encourages these programs to increase teachers' exposure to appropriate educational technology.

21st Century Teachers Network - provides links to teacher message boards, online projects, events calendars, research on education and technology issues, and grant opportunities.

ASCD Professional Development Online - offers interactive courses specially designed for Web-based training for teachers and administrators.

The Community Learning Network - provides resources that address the need for professional development in the area of information technologies for teachers, support staff, administrators, and parents.

Classroom Connect Community - provides links to high-quality, curriculum-aligned, student-centered resources, self-published stories of teaching experiences, a library of Internet-based lesson plans, and opportunities to communicate online.

The Global Schoolhouse focuses on using communications technologies to support learning by helping classrooms connect with other classrooms around the world, find interesting global learning projects, and build, promote, and conduct original projects.

International Education and Resource Network (I*EARN) links students from around the world to work collaboratively in solving real problems and to share their understandings about each others' culture and their visions of the future.

Online Internet Institute provides educators with a learning environment to support integration of technology and Internet into their individual teaching styles by offering a combination of online and on-site collaborations.

PBS Mathline is designed to combine telecommunications and other technologies to deliver quality programs and services to support efforts to reform mathematics education.

The Well Connected Educator - is an online publishing center and forum for the K-12 community to read, write, and talk about educational technology.

Bell South's Educational Gateway - organized for students, teachers and parents, this site contains links to many education locations which offers information about professional growth, technology planning guides, collaborative projects with other schools and more.

Intel's Teacher Corner - great source of information about projects and competitions.

Pacific Bell: Education First - here, teachers will find many links to lesson plans and Internet learning activities.

Pathways to School Improvement - this Website provides research-based information and resources for 19 critical school improvement areas.

Technology and Learning Web site - offers hundreds of K-12 software reviews.

Children's Software Review - is an online version of the K-8 printed magazine for parents that focuses on education and home learning software.

The Futures Channel - an internet-based digital educational content service.

Riverdeep Interactive Learning - provides online access to interactive learning experiences, teaching tools, support and professional development opportunities.

WebEd - provides online professional development for K-12 teachers.

Models for Student Web-Based Research - This article discusses the use of established constructs to help structure a students' research experience to maximize success. Supportive Web links are provided at the end of it.

Changing the paradigm of staff development - This past year, Media Workshop, an educational technology professional development organization, experimented with new models and approaches to staff development: teachers learning along with their students.

Professional Development: It's About Time : With high-stakes testing and accountability the focus of the day, teachers are reluctant to devote even a small portion of classroom time to professional development. Here's how three tech training programs budget those elusive hours.

Is Distance Education for Kids? - The prevalent research on distance education has focused mainly on adults and some high school populations, where it shows the benefits to be compelling. However, can distance education achieve the same results with children between the ages of five to twelve? What are the arguments for and against distance education for children? Can distance education be a reality for children?

Good Resources: A Professional Developer's Best Strategy - In a standards-based and constructivist learning environment professional developers will want the latest research, resources, tips and strategies at their fingertips. To help facilitate technology integration the professional developer needs good information about academic content and technology standards, curriculum frameworks and assessment strategies, research and reports on educational reform. Building learning communities through organizations, conferences, and listservs helps with knowing the appropriate tools for different projects, the skills to use these resources, classroom management ideas and best practices for integrating technology. To get and keep this knowledge up to date, read the article.

National Association for Bilingual Educators - ( K - 12 ) - NABE has an excellent Web site with a wealth of information for educators.

Top 10 Smart Technologies for Schools - What's Smart Technologies ? Fingerprint recognition and artificial intelligence can free educators and school staff of time-consuming tasks. Telementoring and virtual reality enable collaborations and instant expert guidance from any spot on earth. And voice-to-text technology and hybrid devices support young and challenged learners in formerly unheard of ways. In the hands of well-trained educators, these technologies can offer powerful new solutions for teaching children. Click on the link above to view the Top Ten List below :

• 1. Voice to Text
• 2. Next Wave
• 3. Hybrid Computing
• 4. Virtual Reality
• 5. Artificial Intelligence
• 6. Telementoring
• 7. Assessment on the Fly
• 8. Digital Video Production
• 9. Fingerprint Recognition
• 10. The Brain

Online Learning

From Philosophy to Application - Why We Should to How We Can -Explore Web sites that will help you develop a strategy for online learning from developing a philosophy to determining scenarios for application. In other words, find out why we should to how we can.

Virtual Learning Takes a Front Row Seat - Virtual learning in the K-12 arena is accelerating at a rapid pace, giving schools an unprecedented opportunity to enhance learning for both underserved and mainstream student populations.

Actden - here find tutorials for each of the Microsoft Office programs, Internet Explorer 4 and 5, and more.

@School Anytime - is a unique and interactive distance learning service for K-12 educators provided by Teaching Matters and funded by the AT&T Foundation.

New Teachers and Mentors

Advice for the New Teacher - ideas, activities, and support for the first years in teaching.

The New Teacher Page - features articles on motivating students, starting the school year, teaching theory, book titles and more.

Mighty Mentors - new teachers looking for a mentor can connect via Email.

Mentoring Leadership & Resources Network - is an outstanding source of information for new teachers and those mentoring them.

Beginning Teacher's Tool Box - site has plenty of tips for beginning and substitute teachers.

Ultimate Back to School Site for Teachers - its goal is to create a resource that is extremely helpful to new teachers and first year teachers.

Online Mentoring : Teachers Buddy-Up to Learn - dozens of links for mentoring and teacher networking, from unit planning to online classes.

New Teacher Resources - ( Teachers ) - the 14 links at this Web site offer excellent advice and support.

HOSTS Learning - is the US's largest, oldest, and most effective structured academic mentoring program.

Adminstration

Technology Planning and Policies - This handy page provides links to sample Acceptable Use Policies, technology plans, and other resources, compiled by the American Association of School Administrators.

The Principal's Manual for Your School Library Media Program - Principals exploring strategies for transforming the school library into a library media center will appreciate this two-page brochure published by the American Library Association.

ASCD SmartBrief - Trying to keep up with the latest issues in education, but just don't have the time to read several publications? Sign up for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's SmartBrief, a free daily e-mail newsletter that points you to the leading stories, including emerging technologies.

Consortium for School Networking - Principals do not have time to become experts in network installation; however, there are concepts, such as Total Cost of Ownership, that they must understand. Visit the CoSN site for ready references that you can use to make informed decisions about many aspects of networking at your site.

International Society for Technology in Education - Does your school need to design a scope and sequence of technology skills for students and teachers? Are you looking for direction on implementation of the new Technology Standards for School Administrators? Don't reinvent the wheel: ISTE's National Education Technology Standards project offers both standards and implementation materials for students, teachers, and administrators.

Asking the Right Questions: A School Change Tool Kit - This is an excellent resource if you need to implement change at your school. The tool kit provides information about systems theory and offers an approach to better understanding complex school systems and how to manage change.

Student Data Handbook: 2000 Edition - This comprehensive handbook from the National Center for Education Statistics is designed as a reference for pre-K-12 educators who are collecting and maintaining student information in order to make informed decisions in planning and implementing programs for students.

SouthEast Initiatives Regional Technology in Education Consortium - Before developing the technology strand of your professional development plan, download SEIR*TEC's "Lessons Learned: Factors Influencing the Effective Use of Technology for Teaching and Learning." Linked to the home page and available in PDF format, this report is a must-read for school administrators working to implement technology integration within the curriculum.