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ACC: America Connects Consortium
The America Connects Consortium is a collaboration of eight partners and allied organizations, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, who are working together to bring information, training, technical assistance, public attention, and new resources to community technology centers across the country.
http://www.americaconnects.net

ACTE Online
The Association for Career and Technical Education is dedicated to improving the quality of the American workforce through better education and training. Look under "Divisions" for information about Technology Education initiatives.
http://www.acteonline.org/

America's Career InfoNet
CareerOneStop provides a database of high-growth and high-wage occupations. Learn about cutting-edge tools and technology used in specific occupations.
http://www.acinet.org/

AskERIC
AskERIC is a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers,librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and others throughout the United States and the world. AskERIC includes over 1,000 lesson plans organized by subject.
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/

Black Data Processing Association
Since 1975, BDPA has served as a conduit between the information technology and African American communities. Through more than forty local chapters across the country, they offer career counseling, technological assistance, networking opportunities, workshops, computer competitions and more to students eager to join the information age and IT professionals seeking advancement.
http://www.bdpa.org

Career Voyages
Our Vision: To inform you of occupations experiencing significant growth and for which there are an increasing number of job openings. To make you aware of the skills and education required for these occupations and to let you know of the available job openings in your area. To inform you of training and education that is available to prepare you for these occupations and to help you advance in a career path toward a brighter future. To direct you to potential sources of financial support that can help pay for needed training or education.
http://www.careervoyages.gov/

CEEC
The Center for Education, Employment, and Community (CEEC) within Education Development Center, Inc. works to build the capacity of communities to create systems that help students learn to high standards, workers advance in their careers, and citizens improve their communities. CEEC staff help communities develop policy and design effective practices; and to develop successful partnerships, programs, curricula, assessments and professional development initiatives. CEEC projects provide excellent examples of cutting edge thinking and practice in education to employment reform, developing and implementing standards in education and work settings, contextual learning and assessment, standards-based learning which integrates academic and technical standards, rethinking technology for learning and working, as well as equity and valuing diversity.
http://www.edc.org/CEEC

Center for Applied Research in Education and Technology
CARET, the Center for Applied Research in Education and Technology, provides links to research-based reports, papers, and articles organized around the topics: Student Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Online Teaching and Learning, Professional Development, and Assessment and Evaluation. CARET is a project of the International Society for Technology in Education in partnership with Educational Support Systems.
http://caret.iste.org

Center for Children and Technology at EDC
For more than two decades, EDC's Center for Children and Technology (CCT) has been investigating how technology can make a difference in children's classrooms, schools and communities. Originally founded at Bank Street College and located in New York, CCT conducts basic, applied and formative research as well as designs and develops multimedia tools and technology prototypes.
http://www2.edc.org/CCT/

Classroom, Inc.
Classroom, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation that engages students in productive learning experiences that will help them in their transition from school to the external world, and to provide teachers with the support necessary to enhance their effectiveness in developing and fostering these experiences. Classroom, Inc. also provides an array of professional development opportunities and curricula.
http://www.classroominc.org

Columbia Education Center
The Columbia Education Center is a private non-profit educational service organization based in Portland, Oregon. It provides lesson plans for grades K-12 in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/

Community Technology Centers’ Network
Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet), a network of over 350 grass-roots technology centers in storefronts, libraries, and community-based organizations that are providing people in their communities with access to computers and related technologies. Many CTCNet affiliates link with local schools to help youth and adults develop technology skills as they improve learning and life skills. CTCNets provide examples of successful, community-based technology programs and activities; and examples of the struggles encountered in developing and implementing technology centers on a shoestring.
http://www.ctcnet.org/

Co-NECT Schools
Co-NECT helps K-12 educators use technology for comprehensive school change and to improve academic results. Co-NECT emphasizes high expectations and schoolwide accountability for results; learning by doing; assessments that measure actual student and school performance; organization of the school into small learning communities; and sensible use of the best available technology for everyone.
http://www.co-nect.net/home.html

Cybercitizen Awareness Campaign
The Cybercitizen Partnership Awareness Campaign seeks to engage children, young adults and the wider user community on the basics of critical information protection and security, and the limits of acceptable online behavior.
http://www.cybercitizenship.org/

ERIC Clearinghouse
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ERIC/ACVE) provides comprehensive information services in the areas of adult and continuing education, career education, childhood through adult vocational and technical education including employment and training.
http://ericacve.org

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Technology
Proceedings of the U.S. Secretary of Education's conference on "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Technology" in July 1999. That theme is also the focus of 13 papers prepared for the conference. The papers, as well as the conference agenda & "spotlight schools," are at:
http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/techconf99/index.html

Federal Resources
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence is a joint site for U.S. federal government agencies. It provides an extensive list of educational technology sites.
http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=134&res_feature_request=1

Gates Millennium Scholarship
The Gates Millennium Scholars Program is aimed at expanding access and opportunity to higher education to African-Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Americans, and Hispanic Americans enrolling in and completing undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

George Lucas Educational Foundation
The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) promotes strategies to change the K-12 educational system, especially those that integrate technology with teaching or learning.
http://www.edutopia.org/

Growing Up Digital
This site focuses on the influence of technology on society, youth, and the forces of transformation emerging from this trend. This site is designed to serve as an online community, where all those interested in technology, youth, and social transformation can share their opinions and get feedback. The site includes online forum hosted by members of the "Growing Up Digital" community.
http://www.growingupdigital.com/main.html

I*EARN
I*EARN is a non-profit international organization that provides students and teachers in over 60 countries (I*EARN provides members with both an on-line and printed Directory of all schools in the worldwide networkthe opportunity to collaborate on projects. I*EARN is a "time-saver" for teachers--saves having to constantly surf the Internet for project partners around the world. I*EARN is committed to using telecommunications to make a meaningful difference in the world as part of the educational process.
http://www.iearn.org

Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
The Resources section of the ITAA web site provides links to many useful sources for IT career exploration and training.
http://www.itaa.org/es/resources.cfm

INROADS
INROADS is a program that develops and places talented minority youth in business and industry and prepares them for corporate and community leadership. Preference goes to African American, Hispanic and Native American high school and college students with 3.0 or better grade averages.
http://www.inroads.org/

National Governor’s Association |
This site provides information on collaborative approaches to transforming learning through technology.
http://www.nga.org/center/

National Research Council/National Academy Press
NAP publishes over 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health, capturing authoritative views on important issues in science and health policy.
http://www.nationalacademies.org/nrc/

National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.
http://www.nsf.gov

National Skill Standards Board
This site provides news on the most current efforts to set national standards for industry clusters.
http://www.nssb.org

Northwest Regional Educational Lab
The Technology Center assists school districts and other education agencies to improve instruction and administration by the application of computers, telecommunications, and other electronic technologies. The Technology Center also provides useful information on professional development, technology planning, software evaluation, and distance learning.
http://www.nwrel.org/tech/index.html

PowerUP Program
PowerUP: Bridging the Digital Divide is comprised of more than a dozen nonprofit organizations, major corporations and federal agencies that have joined together to launch a major new multimillion dollar initiative to help ensure that America's underserved young people acquire the skills, experiences and resources they need to succeed in the digital age.
http://www.powerup.org/

Sun Microsystems Equity Program
The Open Gateways Program assists K-12 schools - particularly those in economically disadvantaged areas - secure access to the Internet. The program also provides staff and teacher training and develops curricula using Internet resources.
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/comm_invest/

TechEncyclopedia
More than 10,000 Information Technology Terms. The site lists the top ten terms and allows individuals to enter the word they wish to have defined and then will connect you to an explanation of the term, usually graphic representations, and links to related terms.
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia

TECHtionary
TECHtionary is an animated glossary of telecommunications, data communications, networking and internet technologies terms.
http://www.techtionary.com

TrainingPoint
TrainingPoint is a free online service for nonprofit organizations and trainers that offers users the ability to post and retrieve freely distributable technology training materials and resources. The mission of TrainingPoint is to improve the capacity of nonprofit organizations by increasing their access to quality training materials.
http://www.trainingpoint.org

U.S. Cross-Site Indexing Search Page
This cross-site indexing project searches more than 150 U.S. Education Department-sponsored Web sites, including ERIC education research clearinghouses, regional labs, national research centers and others.
http://www.ed.gov/help/site/expsearch/index.html

U.S. Department of Ed Office of Educational Technology
OET plays an integral role in expanding and improving access to technology and serves as a catalyst in bringing effective uses of education technology into classrooms across the nation. The site provides a variety of resource links.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/index.html

U.S. Office of Vocational and Adult Education
U.S. Office of Vocational and Adult Education provides information about the offices programs, grants and events.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html?src=mr

WEEA Equity Resource Center
The WEEA Equity Resource Center works with schools, community organizations, businesses, and individuals to publish and market gender-fair education products fight against discrimination based on gender, race, class, language, and disability disseminate the latest resources for multicultural gender-fair education.
http://www2.edc.org/WomensEquity/about/define.htm

Youthlearn
With a focus on ages 6-16, the YouthLearn initiative offers youth, development professionals, and educators comprehensive services and resources for using technology to create exciting learning environments, especially in after-school and informal settings.
http://www.youthlearn.org