Instructional Resources

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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

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

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