Sample Projects

Adventures of Jasper Woodbury
http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/projects/funded/jasper/jasperhome.html

Biology Guided Inquiry Learning Environments (BGuILE)
http://www.letus.org/bguile

Co-Vis Project, Learning Through Collaborative Visualization
http://www.covis.nwu.edu/

Global Schoolhouse Project
http://www.gsn.org

The Jason Project
http://www.jasonproject.org

Knowledge Forum
http://www.learn.motion.com/lim/kf/KF0.html

Little Planet Literacy Project
http://www.littleplanettimes.com

Perseus Project
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu

PUMP Algebra Tutor
http://www.carnegielearning.com

SimCalc
http://www.tango.mth.umassd.edu

The Globe Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
http://www.globe.gov

Thinkquest
http://www.thinkquest.org

Thinkertools
http://www.thinkertools.berkeley.edu

Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE)
http://www.wise.berkeley.edu

The Math Forum
http://www.mathforum.org

General Learning Resources, Museums, and Libraries

Annenberg/CPB Project
http://www.learner.org/about/aboutus.html

CNNfyi
http://www.CNNfyi.com

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
http://www.eric.edu.gov
Funded by the US Department of Education, this organization supports clearinghouses of information (lesson plans, student resources, etc) related to a variety of subject areas.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www.ed.gov.free
This site is a portal to a panoply of resources for educators and students in all content domains including educational technology.

International Educational Resource Network
http://www.iearn.org

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Home page of the online version of the magazine

NOVA Online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova
Online resources produced by the Public Broadcasting System for the NOVA documentary series

Public Broadcasting Systems
http://www.pbs.org

Teacher Prep STaR Chart
http://star.aacte.org/
The CEO's Forum's Interactive Teacher Preparation School Technology and Readiness (STaR) is a self-assessment tool designed to enable schools, colleges, and departments of education to assess their level of readiness in preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology.

700 Great Sites
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
These are sites recommended for children from preschool through age 14, their parents, and other caregivers, compiled by the Children and Technology Committee of the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association

Samples of Libraries and Museums

The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
The library preserves a collection of nearly 121 million items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other than books. These include the largest map, film, and television collections in the world. The library serves all Americans through its popular web site and in its twenty-two reading rooms on Capitol Hill.

The Louvre Museum
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Home page of the museum located in Paris, France.

Online Evaluation Resource Library
http://www.oerl.sri.com/instruments/instruments.html
OERL is composed of plans, instruments, and reports that have been used to conduct evaluations of projects funded by the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The Smithsonian Museum
http://www.museumspot.com/features/smithsonian.htm
The Smithsonian Institution has evolved into the world's largest museum complex, with sixteen museums, the National Zoo, and various research centers. Virtual Smithsonian offers and interactive tour through the museum complex, complete with video highlights.

Sample of Professional Resources and Organizations

Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education (AACE)
http://www.aace.org/pubs/
The AACE publishes several journals on a variety of educational technology themes.

Benton Foundation
http://www.benton.org
The foundation works at the intersection of telecommunications policy and practice, with a repertoire of tools including research and publishing, convening and networking, technical assistance, and grantmaking.

The Children's Partnership
http://www.childrenspartnership.org
This site provides information for leaders and the public about the needs of children. The organization undertakes research and policy analysis, as well as publishing reports and multimedia materials. The partnership focuses particular attention on identifying new trends and emerging issues that will affect large numbers of America's children and on providing early analysis and strategies for action.

International Society for Technology Education (ISTE)
http://www.iste.org/
ISTE also publishes educational technology journals.

Milken Family Foundation
http://www.mff.org/edtech/
Education Technology presents cutting-edge research on the effective integration of technology into America's schools, and it also helps educators and policy makers to assess their progress in implementing technology, through interactive online tools such as the State Education Financial Model.

National Center of Education and the Economy (NCEE)
http://www.ncee.org
The hallmark of the national center's work is standards-based reform.

National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.socialstudies.org/resources
This site provides access to a vast range of resources for social studies teaching and investigation.

National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org
The NCTE web site provides a large number of different types of resources for professional growth, teaching, and learning.

Sample of Commercial Web Sites

Bigchalk
http://www.bigchalk.com

Blackboard
http://www.blackboard.com

Encarta
http://www.encarta.msn.com/default.asp

Grolier's
http://auth.grolier.com/cgi-bin/authV2

Houghton-Mifflin's Eduplace
http://www.eduplace.com

MaMaMedia
http://www.mamamedia.com

Plato
http://www.plato.com

Riverdeep
http://www.riverdeep.net

Sunburst Software
http://www.sunburst.com

Tom Snyder Productions
http://www.tomsnyder.com