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• A District Leaders Guide to Relationships That Support Systemic Change
  An 18-pages document that describes how schools can create "communities that work" to initiate and sustain a reform agenda for school improvement.
• ACT: What is it?
  ACT is a non-profit focusing on the creation, use, understanding, training and dissemination of appropriate technology to support communities.
• Assessments of Multimedia Technology in Education
  This is a Bibliography of a growing body of research devoted to assessing the effectiveness of multimedia in all levels of education, including corporate and military training.
• Best Online Resources For Women and Minorities in Science and Technology
  Extensive list of projects, research, non-profits and programs related to women and minorities in science and technology. Links provide easy access to resources.
• Bridging the Digital Divide: The Impact of Race on Computer Access and Internet Use
  A research project investigates the differences in computer access between whites and African American in the US.
• Building a Digital Workforce
  Taking action to close the IT skills gap in the current and future workforce is a critical challenge for business, labor, education, government, and the nonprofit sector that requires urgent attention by all stakeholders. This report sets out NPA's Digital Economic Opportunity Committee's recommendations for increasing the number of U.S.
• Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy
  The Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, a consortium of several major universities, focuses on the system-wide improvement of learning and teaching and the development of a highly capable, committed teaching force. Center researchers study ways that leaders, policymakers, and others seek to renew the quality of teaching and the teacher force through strategies and initiatives enacted at the local and state level, in school systems and teacher education institutions, and through the engagement of supportive groups in the community.
• Center for Women and Information Technology
  Website contains numerous resources for increasing the number of women in technology.
• Chinatown Banquet
  Chinatown Banquet A community-based public art and education project based on the metaphor of a Chinese banquet raising awareness about the history, culture and conditions of Boston Chinatown, the city's most densely populated residential neighborhood.
• Communication as the Foundation of Distance Education
  Communication plays a vital role in learning, not only with respect to expository and discussion methods of instruction, but at a more consequential level in the development of higher mental processes through acquiring and learning to manipulate symbols.
• Department of Justice ADA Home Page
  The ADA Home Page provides access to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations for businesses and governments, technical assistance materials, ADA Standards for Accessible Design, updates on new requirements, information about settlement agreements and enforcement activities and access to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ADA material.
• Digital Divide Network
  This comprehensive Website provides feature stories about digital divide; current research; discussion lists;and a method for finding public access technology in your town.
• Digital Divide Series
  Based on a two-part series for PBS about the digital divide, it is possible to explore the issues of classrooms, gender, race and at work through interaction, voices and links.
• Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
  The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative is an open forum engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models. DCMI's activities include consensus-driven working groups, global workshops, conferences, standards liaison, and educational efforts to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and practices.
• Earth Observatory
  The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about Earth. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change.
• EASI Equal Access to Software and Information
  Comprehensive site devoted to providing students and professionals with disabilities with access to information technology. Funded by NSF, site includes information about adaptive strategies; science,math and technology issues; and numerous links.
• ED Programs that Help Bridge the Digital Divide
  Describes U.S. Dept.
• Education for All
  Education for All (EFA)The major focus of this searchable site are the findings of basic education assessments of 180 countries. The reports for each country contain funding; issues and goals; statistics on enrollment; literacy; educational levels of teachers; academic and vocational education; evaluation of early childhood, primary, and secondary instruction; and more.
• Educators' Website for Information Technology (EWIT)
  EWIT supports the innovative use of information technology to enhance learning.Links include computer science curriculum, instructional resources, suggested reading, pilot sites and statistics.
• Edutopia On-line
  The Foundation documents and disseminates the most exciting classrooms where innovations are taking place. It is hoped that by spotlighting inspiring teachers and students, others will consider change.
• EdWeb Home Room
  A guide to education-related issues concerning the Internet, and to educational resources available on the Internet. Contact information for districts involved.
• Falling Through the Net II: New Data on the Digital Divide
  Report analyzing telephone and computer penetration rates in U.S. Identifies race, income and other demographic characteristics as significant factors in the "digital divide".
• Falling Through the Net: Toward Digital Inclusion
  Report analyzes household access to computers and the Internet; Internet use by individuals; and Internet access and computer use among people with disabilities.
• FIRST
  FIRST is committed to reaching as many students as possible to create excitement for science and technology.They provide resources for organizing robotics competition.
• Gauging the Gender Gap Online
  Entertaining description of differences of men and women using the Internet in their daily lives.
• Gender and Science Digital Library
  The Gender & Science Digital Library aims to provide high-quality digital resources to 1) help educators promote interest and engagement with science, technology, engineering and mathematics education by learners of all ages, particularly females, 2) encourage learners to pursue science education and future careers in science, 3) provide an inter-disciplinary examination of the role of gender in the creation, teaching and learning of science, and 4) build community among all interested users.
• Girl Scouts Help Bridge the Digital Divide
  Article describes how GSUSA is trying to encourage girls to learn that careers in science and engineering can be exciting and fulfilling.
• How Access Benefits Children: Connecting Our Kids to the World of Information
  A report exploring the experiences and lessons learned by projects funded by the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. Includes descriptions and contacts for a variety of projects.
• Ice Machine, Steamboats, and Education: Structural Change and Educational Technologies
  This 16-page "white paper" explores where we are in the information revolution,characteristics of the change process and where this change is going.
• Innovative Classrooms
  Highlights schools and classrooms where learning is active and technology is well-integrated.
• Intel Computer Clubhouse
  Designed to motivate and inspire young people through creating ideas and opportunities in technology in underserved communities.
• Internet Development - slashmedia
  __slashmedia provides a unified approach to Internet design and development.__ Often times we're approached by both new and established companies with little more than an idea.__ We help to define goals, establish identity and create Internet presenc.
• Jump$tart Coalition
  The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy seeks to improve the personal financial literacy of young adults. Jump$tart's purpose is to evaluate the financial literacy of young adults; develop, disseminate, and encourage the use of guidelines for grades K-12; and promote the teaching of personal finance.
• Knowability
  Knowbility promotes barrier free Information Technology - creating greater access to I.T. opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities.
• Knowledge Loom: What Works In Teaching and Learning
  This database includes two parts. "The Collection" includes descriptions of best practices that can be sorted by theme,state,grade,setting,school type and design.
• Land of Plenty: Diversity as America's Competitive Edge in Science, Engineering and Technology
  To better meet the needs of the U.S. economy, the Commission makes recommendations for removing barriers that impede many Americans from filling science, engineering and technology jobs.
• Latinos, Computers and the Internet
  A comprehensive fact sheet about Latinos and the digital divide. Includes information about Internet access, computers at home and technology used in employment.
• Learning With Technology in Six Communitites
  This report summarizes findings from case studies of the Department of Education's Community Technology Centers program. The final section of the report presents an analysis of program results and challenges common to the community technology centers.
• Lego Robolab
  The ROBOLAB software, jointly developed by National Instruments, Tufts University, and LEGO Dacta, is engineered for the classroom and teaches basic computer programming, robotics, and automation skills.
• Low-Income and Underserved Americans
  An audit analyzing who is underserved by the Internet; current online content related to underserved; and roadmap for action for change.
• Making Educational Software Accessible
  Includes guidelines for making software accessible to persons with disabilities.Also includes a description of an inclusive classroom.
• National Institute for Community Innovations
  The mission of NICI is to foster local economic and social well-being through educational innovation. Contains resources related to equity, higher education, banks, business, K-12 schools, libraries, and technology.
• NSC Teacher Resources
  Science education programs aligned with National Science Standards, and supported by multiple formats and resource files for use in classrooms.
• Penguin Enrolls in U.S. Schools
  More and more schools are using Linux as the prefered operating system software because it is very low cost and can be downloaded free from the Internet. Statements from schools who are using Linux testify to its success.
• Pew Internet Project: Our Latest Reports
  Link to "More Online, Doing More" a report about Internet usage. Chapters on changing population, time spent online, expanding online activities and methodology.
• SchoolTech Expo - Professional Development for Education Technology Leaders
  Highlights upcoming professional development conferences for education technology leaders. Also includes handouts from past conferences.
• Science&Technology Education Program
  STEP is designed to be a resource to students and teachers by facilitating research interaction with Lab facilities and staff.
• Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology:Measuring Impacts and Shaping the Future
  Summary of discussion at the second national conference held in Sept. 2000, dealing with the questions: What constitutes effective use of technology in learning?;Will we recognize effective uses of technology when we see them?;What conditions must be in place in schools?;How to report progress?; What policy roadmap will help?; What can we learn from business and industry?.
• Spanning the Digital Divide: Understanding and Tackling the Issues
  This report provides a survey of what is known and what is being done about international and domestic digital divides, highlights trends, and draws some conclusions about what more is needed to tackle the range of problems.
• TECH CORPS
  TECH CORPS was created to address the need for schools to have the technological resources to enrich the education of today's students to adequately prepare them for the fierce competition that they will face as members of tomorrow's workforce. Provides volunteer assistants to help schools increase technology in education.
• Technology Counts '98
  
• Technology Foundation Standards for Students
  The technology foundation standards for students are divided into six broad categories. Teachers can use these standards and profiles as guidelines for planning technology-based activities in which students achieve success in learning, communication, and life skills.