American
Association of School Administrators (AASA)
http://www.aasa.org
- With its
membership of over 13,000 professionals, this organization
presents lists of conferences, scholarships, information on
issues, a marketplace list of companies and state associations as well as other links on the web. Topics searched
will lead to abstracts.
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
- This site
spotlights issues and conferences of the organization. It provides
information to members a well as nonmembers in order to promote
quality library and information services. Awards information
includes grants and fellowships as well as those presented
for books and media such as the Newbery and Caldecott. There
is a search mechanism for topics such as censorship and intellectual
freedom. An online store is provided.
American Psychological
Association
http://www.apa.org
- The site for this
D.C. based organization provides links and current archives that
can be used by psychologists and students and for general public
interest. Also provided here are RSS feeds, Wikis and blogs for further information exchange. .
Association for
Education Communications & Technology (AECT)
http://www.aect.org/
- Features
daily news updates in addition to other information concerning
the improvement of instruction through the use of technology.
A list of publications is provided as well as current projects
and the organization’s membership information.
The Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
http://www.ascd.org/
- Contained
here is a wealth of current information concerning issues,
a virtual conference, Journal of Curriculum and Supervision,
online searching for articles and books, discussions and other sources of information on medical issues.
Child Development
Institute
http://www.cdipage.com/
- Provides
information for parents and teachers; includes homework help,
a research center and research directory as well as the ability
to search other links.
Computer-Using
Educators
http://www.cue.org
- This non-profit
corporation which is funded by its membership publishes its
On Cue six times a year and provides an archive of its lead
articles. Conference program information, RSS feeds, podcasts, and related web sites
are given that promote the effective use of technology by students.
Directory
of Dissertations
http://www.coe.unco.edu/disswww/
- The listings
here are for doctoral research in educational technology from
over sixty institutions. They range from 1977 through 2004
and are to be updated periodically.
Educational Associations
and Organizations
http://www.ed.gov/about/contacts/gen/othersites/associations.html
- Located
here are about thirty links generated by the U.S. Department
of Education to other public as well as private organizations.
Included is a directory of nearly three thousand organizations.
The Educational
Resources Information Center (ERIC)
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
- Containing more
than a million records (dating back to 1966), Eric is the largest educational database.
Weekly updates and archived questions cover hot topics. Eric News alerts userswhile the comprehensive thesaurus feature is a valuable aid in all education related searches.
The Educator’s
Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/
- Topics and subtopics
are accompanied with an archive as well as questions and additional resources such
as organizations urls for websites and online communities. Included is searching for Eric databases, GEM as well as lesson
plans and a guide to writing them.
EDUCAUSE "Transforming
Education Through Information Technologies"
http://www.educause.edu/
- This organization
which originated as a college and university system exchange
offers on this site a membership and upcoming conferences as
well as major initiatives and resources including audio interviews.
Instructional
Telecommunications Council
http://www.itcnetwork.org
- This site provides
information and resources that will enhance distance learning and
an extensive list of links that provide current and comprehensive
resources. Reports and abstracts sorted by subject are also given.
International
Society for Technology in Education
http://www.iste.org
- This link
is well-organized and attractive as well as easy to use. Its
publications list includes cover photos, contents pages and
excerpts. Resources are organized by subjects such as grants,
jobs, etc. Also provided are research projects and reports and other resources for educators.
National Council
of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org/
- Levels range
from elementary to college on this site. There is a publication
list for books. Also given is a list of teaching ideas for
which submissions are accepted. Events posted are both present
and past and include those of other organizations. Podcasts are also available on the site.
National Library
of Education
http://www.ed.gov/NLE/
- This is
a federally funded library of education and federal government’s
media resources center for educational information. There are
links to AskEric and other sites on the web and indexing for
publications, curriculum materials and lesson plans.
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