Links to pertinent education and technology information:
>>-THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
-NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN
-SOUND AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT IN EDUCATION
-TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM CHANNEL
-4TEACHERS: SITE OF THE WEEK
This site offers many many helpful links to different resources for online learning. It is conveniently
categorized by content area!
-"The Technology Education Experience and What It Can Contribute to STS"
Zuga, Karen F. Theory into Practice, Vol. 30, No. 4, Science, Technology, Society: Challenges. (Autumn,
1991), pp. 260-266.
Notice: you will probably need a user name and a password to view this article, which discusses the implications that technology in education will have on the sciences.
-"Technology and the Continuing Education of Classroom Teachers"
Glenn, Allen D. Peabody Journal of Education, Vol. 72, No. 1, Teachers and Teacher Education in the United
States: Perspectives from Members of the Japanese-United States Teacher Education Consortium.
(1997), pp. 122-128.
Notice: you will probably need a user name and a password to view this article, which is about how
educators need to be educated in the latest technological advances available through technology
workshops, school-based programs, and district resource centers.
-"Smart Board in the Music Classroom"
Music Educators Journal, Vol. 93, No. 5. (May, 2007), pp. 18-19.
"Smart Board in the Music Classroom" is a short article by Jean Baker, a music teacher in Missouri, who
briefly discusses how she incorporated Smart Board into her music classroom.
-"Classroom Essentials"
Teacher Magazine: Classroom Essentials. April 8, 2008. Editorial Projects in Education. April 8, 2008.
This site allows educators to post about what classroom tools they find most useful and meaningful. Feel
free to register and post yourself! Good for finding ideas for classroom technology.
-"Focus On AV in Education"
Frembes, Linda S. Sound and Video Contractor Online. May 1, 2007. Penton Media. April 8, 2008.
Shoreline District in Washington state utilizes technology as much as possible; the rewards are that 85% of its graduating students go on to post-secondary education. Students benefit from this type of
education. Continuing to educate teachers on technology is a focus.
-"Educational Technology Blog Listing"
Want to find blogs with similar subject matter to this site's? Check out Kathryn Schrock's list.
-"Educational Technology Leadership Program"
Want to earn a graduate's degree in education and technology? This is a starting place. Not only does
this program equip one for leadership in today's advancing world, but it takes advantage of the very
ideas it is about: the classes are online.
-"The WIRED Classroom"
McKenzie, Jamie. Educational Technology Journal. Vol. 7, No. 6, FNO.Org. (1998). <http://fno.org/mar98/flotilla.html>.
This site describes the conditions and stipulations of technology benefiting the classroom, different
strategies for equipping classrooms with technology, and ideas for storage , arrangement, and
distribution.
-"Wiring The Classroom"
Holt, Stannie. InfoWorld. 5 Nov 1998. Cnn.com. 10 May 2008. <http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/
9811/05/classroom.idg/index.html>.
This page describes different ways school districts are integrating technology and using it for education.
It is a little bit outdated, but I thought it was interesting to compared this article's version of "cutting
edge" technology to what current state-of-the-art resources are now.
-"Presentations with Quicktime Movies"
Fryer, Wesley A. Integrating Technology in a Classroom. 1998. TechEdge. 10 May 2008.
<http://www.wtvi.com/TEKS/article6.html>.
This page is helpful for setting up Quicktime movies; it gives a step-by-step tutorial on how to do it.