RESOURCES

We welcome recommendations for additions to our resources link.
If you would like to make a suggestion or if encounter broken or incorrect links please notify
Jonathan Loppnow, jloppnow@ksde.org. 

• Government Agencies
• Kansas Resources
• Regional Technology in Education Consortia
• Regional Research in Education Labs
• Technology Professional Development
• Curriculum Integration and Assessment
• Technology Planning Resources
• Technology and Education Publications
• E-Rate and Filtering

 

 

Government Agencies

• Kansas State Department of Education http://www.ksde.org
• Kansas State Department of Education TAKE (Technology Assistance for Kansas Educators) Team http://www.taken.org
• K-12 Practitioner’s Circle – National Center for Educational Statistics website for educational practitioners. http://nces.ed.gov/practitioners/
• National Center for Educational Statistics Online Catalog http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/
• State Education Agencies - links for all 50 States http://www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SEA.htm
• U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology http://www.ed.gov/technology
• United States Government Electronic Commerce Policy http://www.ecommerce.gov/

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Kansas Resources

• Kansas Association of Elementary School Principals http://www.emporia.edu/sleme/kaesp.htm
• Kansas Association of School Boards http://www.kasb.org
• Kansas Board of Regents http://www.kansasregents.org/
• Kansas Research and Education Network http://www.kanren.net/
• Kansas State Department of Education http://www.ksde.org
• Kansas State Department of Education TAKE (Technology Assistance for Kansas Educators) Team http://www.taken.org
• KTCN Kansas Technology Coordinators Network http://ktcn.org
• MACE Mid-America Association for Computers in Education http://www.mace-ks.org
• USA United School Administrators of Kansas http://www.ink.org/public/usa/
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Regional Technology in Education Consortia

• Network of Regional Technology in Education Consortia http://www.rtec.org/
• High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium http://www.hprtec.org
• SouthEast Initiatives Regional Technology in Education Consortium http://www.seirtec.org
• Pacific Resources for Education and Learning http://www.prel.org/index.asp
• Northwest Educational Technology Consortium http://www.netc.org/
• Regional Technology in Education Consortium in the Southwest http://www.westedrtec.org/
• North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium http://www.ncrtec.org/
• Northeast & the Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium http://www.neirtec.org/

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Regional Research in Education Labs

• Regional Education Laboratory Network http://www.relnetwork.org/index.html
• Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory http://www.lab.brown.edu
• Apalachia Educational Laboratory http://www.ael.org
• Regional Educational Laboratory at SERVE http://www.serve.org
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory http://www.ncrel.org
• Laboratory for Student Success http://www.temple.edu/lss
• Southwest Educational Development Laboratory http://www.sedl.org
• Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning http://www.mcrel.org
• WestEd http://www.wested.org
• Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory http://www.nwrel.org
• Pacific Resources for Education and Learning http://www.prel.org
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Technology Professional Development

• Adult Learning: An Overview. 1995. By Stephen Brookfield. International Encyclopedia of Education. Available online at: http://nlu.nl.edu/ace/Resources/Documents/AdultLearning.html
• From Now On - Educational Technology Journal. http://fno.org
• Milken 7 Dimensions http://www.mff.org/edtech/
• National School Boards Association. (1999). Models of Success: Case Studies of Technology in Schools. Alexandria, VA: National School Boards Association. Available from NSBA at http://www.nsba.org
• NCRel.org –this link is to their page on curriculum, alignment, assessment http://www.ncrel.org/info/curriculum/
• Professional Development in a Technological Age: New Definitions, Old Challenges, New Resources. By Cathy Miles Grant.
• http://ra.terc.edu/alliance/TEMPLATE/alliance_resources/reform/tech-infusion/prof_dev/prof_dev_intro.html
• R*tec Teacher. http://www.4teachers.org/intech/lessons/
• Staff Development in Technology. A Sourcebook for Teachers, Technology Leaders, and School Administrators. 1997. By Gerald Bailey and Dan Lumley. National Educational Service. Available online at: http://www.nesonline.com or call 888.763.9045
• Technology Awareness Project Rubrics. Utah State Department of Education UTAP Project. http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/utahlink/UTAPdomains.hts
• Technology Professional Development. Online planning tools and resources. http://www.ncrel.org/tech/tpd/index.html

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Curriculum Integration and Assessment

• 180 Ideas and Resources for Teachers: Integrating Technology into Planning and Curriculum. http://www.ael.org/rtec/ideas.htm
• 21^st Century Teachers Network. http://www.21ct.org/index.html
• 4Kids.org Internet site for students – and for teachers. http://www.4kids.org
• 4Teachers.org http://www.4Teachers.org
• Engagement Theory: A framework for technology-based teaching and learning. 1999. By Greg Kearsley and Ben Schneiderman. http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm
• Cathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators. DiscoverySchool.com Http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide
• Classroom Connect. http://www.classroomconnect.com
• Community Learning Network. Designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. http://www.cln.org/
• Generation Yes http://www.genyes.org
• George Lucas Educational Foundation http://www.glef.org/
• The Living Internet. Comprehensive reference source about the net. http://www.livinginternet.com/
• MarcoPolo http://marcopolo.worldcom.com/
• Mid-continent Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science. http://www.mcrel.org/programs/hpc/
• Milken Family Foundation http://www.mff.org/edtech/
• National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/home/ehr/start.htm
• Review of the Professional Literature on the Integration of Technology into Educational Programs. 1998. By Elizabeth Byrom, Ed.D. SERVE. http://www.serve.org/technology/litreview.html
• RubiStar Rubric builder for project based learning activities. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
• Tapped In. Online community for educational professionals. http://tappedin.org/
• Teachers.net http://www.teachers.net/
• TeachSpace http://www.education.com/teachspace/
• The National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform - http://www.goodschools.gwu.edu/ (searchable Library)
• Transforming Teaching With Technology. Online interactive newsletter. http://www.dlrn.org/library/newsletters/ttnews/index.html
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Technology Planning Resources

• CEO Forum Interactive StaR Chart http://www.ceoforum.org
• TAGLIT “Taking A Good Look At Instructional Technology” Survey *  Utilized by administrators as part of Kal-TECH Leadership Academy.  A great tool. http://www.taglit.org/taglit/login.asp
• EdMin TechBuilder from Compaq http://www.edmin.com/tp/index.cfm
• EnGauge. Online tool for schools and districts to plan for systemic change through technology. From NCREL. http://engauge.ncrel.org
• Educational Leadership Toolkit. 1997. National School Boards Administration. Available from NSBA at http://www.nsba.org
• Educational Technology Planners Inc. http://www.edtechplanners.com/
• HPR*TEC Profiler http://www.hprtec.org
• International Society for Technology in Education http://ww.iste.org
• National Association of Secondary School Principals technology research links page. http://www.principals.org/research/06.html
• Legal Issues & Education Technology, A School Leaders Guide. 1999. National School Boards Association. Available from NSBA at http://www.nsba.org
• PCC Assessment Tools. Milken Family Foundation. http://www.mff.org/publications/publications.taf?page=280
• Plans & Policies for Technology in Education: A Compendium 2^nd Ed. 2000. By R. Bagby, G. Bailey, D. Bodensteiner, & D. Lumley. National School Boards Association and ITTE Education Technology Programs. Available from NSBA at http://www.nsba.org
• Planning into Practice. Resources for planning, implementing, and integrating instructional technology. 2000. Jeff Sun, et al. SEIR*TEC SouthEast and Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium. Available as a free downloadable document or for $30 spiral-bound hardcopy at: http://www.seirtec.org
• Planning for Technology. A Guidebook for Teachers, Technology Leaders, and School Administrators. 1997. By Gerald Bailey and Dan Lumley. National Educational Service. Available online at: http://www.nesonline or call 888.763.9045
• Planning for D3T – Data-Driven Decisions About Technology. 2000. CD-ROM with planning tools. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Available online at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html Enter D3T in the search box. Free of charge.
• Self-Assessment Tool for School Leaders: Technology and Transformation. NCREL. http://www.ncrel.org/cscd/pubs/lead51/51assess.htm
• TechPlan Tools from WestEd. http://www.wested.org/tie/techplan/welcome.shtml
• TSSA Project (Technology Standards for School Administrators) Resources Page
  http://cnets.iste.org/tssa/resources.html

 

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Technology and Education Publications

• Converge. Published by e.Republic Inc. Folsom, CA. www.convergemag.com
• The Digital Divide’s New Frontier. 2000. Children’s Partnership.http://www.childrenspartnership.org/pub/low_income/index.html
• Disability and the Digital Divide. 2000. H. Stephen Kaye. http://www.dsc.ucsf.edu/UCSF/pub.taf?_UserReference=2A041AE4AB2F0BE8BE60D2F5&_function=search&recid=118&grow=1
• Educational Leadership. The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria,VA. http://www.ascd.org
• Educational Leadership Toolkit. 1997. National School Boards Administration. Available from NSBA at http://www.nsba.org
• Education Week. Education Week, Marion, OH. www.edweek.org
• Electronic School. http://www.electronic-school.com/
• eSchool News. eSchool News Communications Group, Bethesda, MD. 800.394.0115. http://www.eSchoolNews.org
• Getting Online. A guide to the Internet for small town leaders. 1999. The National Center for Small Communities, Washington, DC. http://natat.org/ncsc
• Grappling with Accountability, Resource Tools for Organizing and Assessing Technology for Student Results, by Bernajean Porter. 1999. Education Technology Planners, Inc., Sedalia, CO. http://www.edtechplanners.com 
• Interactive Week. Interactive Week, New York and Garden City, N.Y. Subscriptions free to qualified individuals. Go to: http://orders.interactiveweek.com
• Legal Issues & Education Technology, A School Leader’s Guide. 1999. National School Boards Association. http://www.nsba.org
• Models of Success: Case Studies of Technology in Schools. 1999. www.nsba.org/itte
• NETS Project. Technology Standards for Students, Teachers, and Administrators. International Society for Technology in Education http://ww.iste.org
• Noteworthy Perspectives on Comprehensive School Reform. 1999. Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory http://www.mcrel.org
• Plans & Policies for Technology in Education: A Compendium 2^nd Ed., by R. Bagby, G. Bailey, D. Bodensteiner, and D. Lumley. 2000. National School Boards Association and ITTE Education Technology Programs. Available from NSBA at http://www.nsba.org
• Planning for Technology. A Guidebook for Teachers, Technology Leaders, and School Administrators, by Gerald Bailey and Dan Lumley. 1997. National Educational Service. Available online at: http://www.nesonline or call 888.763.9045 
• Planning into Practice. Resources for planning, implementing, and integrating instructional technology, by Jeff Sun, et al. 2000. SouthEast and Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium. Available as a free downloadable document or for $30 spiral-bound hardcopy at: http://www.seirtec.org
• Planning for D3T, Data-Driven Decisions about Technology. 2000. Guide and CD-ROM. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. http://www.ncrel.org
  Available free of charge at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html then enter D3T in the search field.
• Report on the Effectiveness of Technology in Schools, 90-97. 1998. Software Publishers Association. www.spa.org
• Technology Connections for School Improvement, a Planners’ Handbook. 1999. North Central Regional Education Laboratory. http://www.ncrel.org
• Technology & Learning. Published by CMP Media Inc., San Francisco, CA. http://www.techlearning.com
• Transforming Learning Through Technology, Policy Roadmaps for the Nation’s Governors. 1999. Milken Exchange on Education Technology and the National Governors’ Assocation Center for Best Practices. http://www.nga.org or http://www.mff.org/edtech/
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E-Rate and Filtering

• American Libraries Association CIPA Web Site http://www.ala.org/cipa/
• E-Rate Central http://www.E-rateCentral.com/ns_index.htm
• Federal Communications Commission – FCC http://www.fcc.gov/
• Internet filtering article from California Dept. of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/erate/news.htm, click on CDE: Internet filtering: the law and key questions (pdf) posted on 1/22/01
• Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse http://www.safewiredschools.org/index.html
• Schools & Libraries Program http://www.sl.universalservice.org/
• Security-Online Info Service Center http://www.security-online.com/info/filtering.html
• TAKE - Technology Assistance for Kansas Education http://www.taken.org

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