Getting America's Students Ready for the 21st Century: Meeting the Technology Literacy Challenge - June 1996
Getting America's Student's Ready for the 21st Century: Meeting the Technology Literacy Challenge - June 1996
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:
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.
If there are resources you need that are not listed here, go to one of the following sites to use a keyword search to locate it.