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DESIGN ELEMENT SIX

INNOVATIVE USE AND INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT INSTRUCTION, CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education
http://www.aace.org/
The Association (founded in 1981) is an international, educational, and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality of learning and teaching at all levels with information technology.

International Society for Technology in Education
Link: http://www.iste.org/
ISTE promotes appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve learning, teaching and administration in K-12 education and teacher education.

Office of Educational Technology
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/
The purpose of this Ed Department office is to provide leadership to the nation in using technology to promote achievement of the National Education Goals and to increase opportunities for all students to achieve State content and challenging State student performance standards, by supporting the overall national technology policy and consulting with other Federal departments or agencies.

Educational Leadership Toolkit
http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/
A project of the National School Boards Foundation implemented by NSBA's Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education with a grant from the National Science Foundation.

ENC Online
http://www.enc.org/
ENC's mission is to identify effective curriculum resources, create high-quality professional development materials, and disseminate useful information and products to improve K-12 mathematics and science teaching and learning.

National Educational Technology Standards Project
http://www.iste.org/standards/
The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project is an ongoing initiative of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and a consortium of distinguished partners and co-sponsors.

Milken Family Foundation Education Technology
http://www.mff.org/edtech/
A good source of resources promoting the thoughtful use of technology in education.

ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org/
ThinkQuest programs encourage the advancement of education through the use of technology, especially through projects in which students create their own Web sites.

ScienceQuest
http://www2.edc.org/sciencequest/index.htm
This EDC initiative works with community organizations to provide a unique after school project that blends informal science learning with lessons in technology.

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