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• Center for Women and Information Technology
  Website contains numerous resources for increasing the number of women in technology.
• CIMEL
  CIMEL is an acronym for Constructive, collaborative Inquiry-based Multimedia E-learning and results from an NSF-funded project at Lehigh University. Site provides a prototype of media-based computer course.
• Dewey Browse
  The Dewey Browse contains web sites classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification System, for K-12 Curriculum Resources.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Intel Computer Clubhouse
  Designed to motivate and inspire young people through creating ideas and opportunities in technology in underserved communities.
• 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.
• Making Technology Work for Every Child
  Redondo Union High School, in Redondo Beach, CA, gives every 9th grader a wireless/infrared notebook computer, customized to access library resources, the Internet, and electronic learning tools. Combining technology and instruction, the "Freshman Foundation Program" is having profound effects on students and teachers.
• National School Boards Association
  Electronic School is the award-winning quarterly technology magazine for K-12 school leaders from American School Board Journal. Includes resources for planning and using technology in classrooms.
• 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.
• SuperKids Educational Software Review.
  SuperKids is a commercial site designed for parents and teachers who want reviews and ratings of educational software. Also includes practical and fun tools for online and offline use and news about important educational issues.
• Technology Counts '98
  
• Technology Counts '99: Building the Digital Curriculum
  
• The Search for Bias-Free Educational Software
  An elementary teacher tells why and how she got involved in gender equity issues related to technology. She also provides guidelines for teachers for selecting equitable software.
• Welcome to Pitsco.com!
  Commercial site designed to help teachers motivate students with exciting activities and classroom tools.