A technology infrastructure is composed of equipment, communication lines, and software that support education technology in a school or district. This section includes articles about innovative technologies and methods for developing an infrastructure suited to a specific community’s education program and operating environment.

 

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Addressing Cyberbullying in Schools

Address the issue of cyberbullying with tools and workshops provided through this resource, and help students understand that bullying and cyberbullying are behaviors that will not be tolerated.

Arcademic Skill Builders

Arcademic Skill Builders is a nonprofit web site that features online educational games offering a new approach to learning basic math, language arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills. Inspired by arcade games and the intense engagement they foster between the game and player, the site's programs stem from experience, systematic observations, and research in understanding student learning in school and social situations.

CDJukeBox v2.1

Play audio CDs from your computer’s CD-Rom using only a switch or an Intellikeys keyboard. Users can take advantage of five different music playback modes: Direct, Latch, Timed, Step and Scanning.

Class Homepage Builder

Build class websites with this easy to use tool that allows you to communicate with students and parents in one setting.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE Conversations

Classroom 2.0 LIVE Conversations are community-scheduled opportunities to talk on specific topics with other members of the Classroom 2.0 using one of the online voice/video/sharing programs. Using this wiki page you can find discussions to participate in, or schedule to host additional ones.

Classroom 2.0 Wiki

This site is devoted to building resources for the classroom and professional-development use of Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies. It provides you with a good overview of the technologies, some ideas for lesson plans, and then points you in the direction of more detailed resources.

Classroom Technology Management

Discover tips for arranging classroom technology to maximize learning and minimize potential disruptions.

Computer simulation helps young children learn conflict-resolution skills

A computer game designed to teach non-violence and conflict resolution skills to young children has found a home with Curriki, the nonprofit collection of open online curricular materials available for downloading free of charge. The computer game, called "Cool School: Where Peace Rules," features animated school characters in situations that ask children ages 5-7 to select an action for resolving a potential conflict.

Concord Consortium Blog

The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit educational research and development organization that works to create interactive materials that exploit the power of information technologies. The blog for the Concord Consortium features brief articles on a variety of topics relating to educational technology.

Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is a voice for K-12 education leaders who use technology strategically to improve teaching and learning. CoSN provides products and services to support leadership development, advocacy, coalition building, and awareness of emerging technologies.

COSN

Content Meets Technology in Mashups

EdTech Locator - Teachers

Use the EdTech Locator to identify where you, your school, or district is located on a continuum of technology integration. Map a course to deepen your technology integration to improve the achievement of all students. In addition, use CITEd's Teacher Self Assessment to help identify your placement on the Ed Tech Locator.

CITEd

Educational Software Preview Guide (ESPG)

This is a searchable software review database that is designed especially for educators seeking software for preview. It lists over 1,000 titles of favorably reviewed software for PreK-12 classroom use. Information indicated for each title includes platform, grade level, instructional mode, a brief description of each product, and publisher contact information.

Educational Software Preview Guide (ESPG)

Enhancing Your Instruction Through Differentiation

Enhancing Your Instruction Through Differentiation is a professional development module created by Access Center staff for technical assistance providers or district or State personnel. This module provides background information about differentiated instruction, demonstrates differentiation strategies, and addresses issues of implementation at the school and district level.

Access Center

GenYES 2.0

GenYES is a student-centered research-based solution for school-wide technology integration. Students work with teachers to design technology-infused lessons and provide tech support. The resulting collaboration provides the students with project-based learning and the teachers with on-site, sustainable professional development. GenYES includes innovative online tools that support student and teacher collaboration and a student-run help desk.

Getting the Most from Technology in Schools (PDF)

Simply investing more money in technology does not guarantee improved student learning. Read this article to explore some of the keys to efficient and effective use of technology in schools.

WestEd

Google Page Creator

Google Page Creator is a free online tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive web pages in just minutes.

Great Schools: The Parents Guide to K-12 Success

Founded by a former teacher, GreatSchools helps parents choose schools, support children's education and improve schools in the community.

iCue

Created by NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, the site’s name—iCue—stands for Immerse, Connect, Understand, and Excel. Its learning platform uses a patented technology, based on research from the MIT Education Arcade, called the CueCard; it’s a combination media player, flash card, note-taking tool, and trading card. This “flip-card” technology allows users to watch streaming videos from NBC News and then “flip” the CueCard over for additional information.

Literacy - Teacher to Teacher

The annual Teacher to Teacher summer workshops sponsored by the U.S.Department of Education have become popular places for teachers to pick up lesson ideas and teaching strategies from accomplished colleagues (and share some of their own). This page collects the 2007 presentations and handouts from literacy workshop sessions around the USA. Materials are provided on teaching reading, comprehension, vocabulary and writing across the curriculum, working with struggling adolescent readers, narrative writing, expository compositions, persuasive writing, reading and writing in math and science and with limited English proficient students, plus literature and the arts. Browse dozens of articles and click anything of interest to read a summary. Middle grades teachers and literacy coaches will want to examine the several presentations on unlocking the mysteries of informational text.

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