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Getting America's Student's Ready for the 21st Century: Meeting the Technology Literacy Challenge - June 1996

Sources of Further Information

Getting Started: Sources of General Information

KickStart Initiative: Connecting America's Communities to the Information Superhighway.

Final report of the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council. This general report makes the case for what entire communities, not just schools, will gain from connecting to the information superhighway. It is packed with valuable information and examples from across the country. The report is available from the Benton Foundation, (202) 638-5770, and is available online at http://www.benton.org/KickStart/.

The Department of Education's Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TECs) provide advice and services free to states and school districts. There are six consortia, each serving a region of the country:

AK, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY: Northwest Regional Technology Consortium at (503) 275-9624. Contact: Seymour Hanflin, Director.
ND, SD, MN, IA, WI, IL, MI, IN: North Central Regional Technology Consortium, (708) 218-1272 or (708) 571-4700. Contact: Rafael Ramirez, Director.

OH, PA, MD, DC, NJ, DE, CT, RI, NY, VT, MA, NH, ME: Northeast Regional Technology Consortium, (212) 541-0972. Contact: Bonnie Brownstein, Co-Director.

CA, HI, NV, UT, AZ, CO, NM, Territories: Pacific/Southwest Regional Technology Consortium, (310) 985-1570. Contact: Kevin Rocap, Co-Director.

NE, KS, OK, TX, MO: South Central Regional Technology Consortium, (913) 864-4954. Contact: Jerry Chaffin or Ron Aust, Co-Directors.

AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, WV, KY, TN, PR, Virgin Islands: Southeast and Islands Regional Technology Consortium, (910) 334-3211. Contact: Jean Williams, Co-Director.

Plugging In: Choosing and Using Educational Technology. Available from the Council for Educational Development and Research, (202) 223-1593.

Connecting to the Future. A Guide for Building a Network Infrastructure for Education. A video and handbook developed by NASA and the National Center for Education Statistics, available from NASA CORE (216) 774-1051.

From Here to Technology: How to Fund Hardware, Software, and More. Available from the American Association of School Administrators. (703) 875-0748.

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). ISTE represents computer-using teachers. Its catalog, "Resources and Services for Technology-Using Educators," is available free and lists products and services related to technology in schools. (800) 336-5191.

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) sells a variety of publications to help school and district administrators use technology effectively. A catalog is available by calling (800) 706-6722.

Government Resources On-Line

U.S. Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov
http://www.ed.gov/Technology
The White House - http://www.whitehouse.gov
http://www.whitehouse.gov/edtech.html
The Library of Congress - http://lcweb.loc.gov
Thomas (Information about the U.S. Congress) - http://thomas.loc.gov/
The Supreme Court - http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/
FedWorld (Entry to government resources) - http://www.fedworld.gov
U.S. Census Bureau Home Page - http://www.census.gov
National Telecommunications and Information Administration - http://www.ntia.doc.gov
Department of Defense Education Gateway - http://www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/edugate
Department of Energy laboratories - http://www.doe.gov/html/servers/lablogos.html
Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration (ETA) http://www.doleta.gov/programs/programs.htm
School to Work Opportunities - http://www.doleta.gov/programs/stw/stw.htm
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - ArtsEdge - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Educational Resources - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/OER/
NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - gopher://gopher.esdim.noaa.gov/11/NOAA_systems/education/
National Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov
United States Geological Survey Education Resources - http://www.usgs.gov/education
United States Information Agency Education and Cultural Exchanges - http://www.usia.gov/education/leburus.htm

Department of Education Funded Projects On-Line

National Regional Laboratories Home Page - http://www.nwrel.org/national/regional-labs.html
Regional Technology Education Consortia - http://rtec.org
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education - http://www.enc.org
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education - http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Regional Resources and Federal Centers - http://aed.org/special.ed/rrfc1.html
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Universal Telecommunications Access - http://fshb41.gallaudet.edu
Assistive Technology Funding and Systems Change - http://www.assisttech.com/atfsc.html
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Adaptive Computers and Information Systems - http://trace.wisc.edu

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)

Access ERIC - http://aspensys3.aspensys.com/eric/ (also 1-800-LET-ERIC)
AskERIC - http://ericir.sunsite.syr.edu/
National Parent Information Network - http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/npin/npinhome.html
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation - http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood - http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology - gopher://ericir.syr.edu:70/11/clearinghouses/16 houses/CIT
ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education - http://www.ericsp.org/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communications - http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec
ERIC Clearinghouse on Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Science - http://www.ericse.org
ERIC Clearinghouse on Social Studies and Social Science Education - http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric-chess.html
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural and Small Schools - http://www.ael.org/erichp.htm
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education - http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education - http://www.cec.sped.org/ericec.htm

National Research and Development Centers

Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language - http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/Cntr/cntr.html
Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE) - gopher://gopher.wmich.edu:70/11/wmu/evalcntr/CREATE
Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) - http://www.cse.ucla.edu/CRESSThome.html
National Center on Adult Literacy - http://litserver.literacy.upenn.edu
National Research Center on Student Learning - http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/
National Center for Research on Teacher Learning - gopher://burrow.cl.msu.edu:70/11/Internet/msu/ncrtl

Other On-Line Resources

Education Associations and Organizations - http://www.ed.gov/EdRes/EdAssoc.html
The Electronic Newsstand (online periodicals) - http://www.enews.com
The Internet Public Library - http://ipl.sils.umich.edu
Web66 (Link to school home pages) - http://web66.coled.umn.edu

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