Articles and Research
- Suggest a Professional Research Article or Link
- Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology
http://caret.iste.org/ - Instructional Technology Research Online (InTRO)
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwitr - Elearning Reviews
http://www.elearning-reviews.org/topics/pedagogy/learning-ware/educational-simulations/2000-reeves-instructional-technology-research-development-research-design-experiments/ - NCREL
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/te0cont.htm - E-Rate Information
http://www.fldoe.org/edtech/erate/resources.asp - FL Innovates Survey Results
http://flinnovates.org/ - District Profile
- Office of Educational Technology
http://www.fldoe.org/edtech/
closeFCITL Partnerships
- FL DOE - Florida Department of Education
http://www.fldoe.org - Technology Learning and Innovation
http://www.fldoe.org/BII/Instruct_Tech - FCIM - Florida State University, Florida Center for Interactive Media
http://www.fcim.org - FCIT - University of South Florida
http://fcit.usf.edu
FL RFPs Information
- Suggest An RFP
- Department of Management Services (DMS) State Purchasing Agreements
http://dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/
vendor_information/state_contracts_agreements_and_price_lists/
state_purchasing_agreements - DMS homepage
http://dms.myflorida.com/purchasing - HP (Hewlett Packard) Government Contracts
http://government.hp.com/contracts.asp?agencyid=135&
state=FL&jumpid=in_r33_xbu_contract_k12_home - Lake County contracts/bids available
http://lake.k12.fl.us/16511031010526433/site/default.asp - Microsoft (Software House International)
http://www.florida.shi.com/Global/ECommerce/NewsArticle
View.asp?SHIArticleID=584 - Pasco County contracts
https://www.vendorbid.net/pasco/bids_public.asp
Useful Websites
Web Sites for Professional Resources
- Suggest a Professional Resource
- Resources last updated 5-23-11. Newer items are bolded.
- 2011 FAEDS Conference PowerPoints from Sessions Presented
- Keynote: Dr. Bill McBride, author of “Entertaining the Elephant,” Tue, Sep. 27, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Video used to demonstrate attention to detail:
http://viscog.beckman.illinois.edu/flashmovie/15.php - Changing Role of the IT Director, Tue, Sep. 27, 10:35 AM - 11:25 AM -
Don Manderson, Director IT, Escambia Public Schools PowerPoint
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43982240/FAEDSChangingRoleCTOPresentation.ppt
Movie within the PowerPoint
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43982240/2020visiongoeswithChangingRoleCTO.mov - State and Federal Legislative Update, Tue, Sep. 27, 2:15 PM - 3:05 PM
Jon Bernstein, Washington, DC lobbyist for Consortium of School Networking (CoSN), advocacy PowerPoint
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43982240/Advocacy%20Tips%20%28FAEDS%29.ppt
Bob Bedford state legislative update PowerPoint
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43982240/State%20Legislative%20update%20FALL%20FAEDS%20Sept%202011.ppt - Legislative Advocacy Workshop, Tue, Sep. 27, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Jon Bernstein, Washington, DC lobbyist for Consortium of School Networking (CoSN), federal legislative update PowerPoint
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43982240/Federal%20Legislative%20Update%20September%202011.pptx - Vetting LIIS Vendors with an eye to the future, Wed, Sep. 28, 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM
Ron Thompson, Escambia County School District
Rubric Assessment Tool
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43982240/Rubric%20Vendor%20Assessment%20Tool.xls
Rubric Assessment Tool Descriptions
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43982240/Rubric%20Vendor%20Assessment%20Tool%20Descriptions.docx
Vetting LIIS Vendors with an Eye to the Future PowerPoint
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43982240/Vetting%20LIIS%20Vendors%20with%20an%20Eye%20to%20the.ppt
- 2012 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Technoogical Literacy Framework Feedback Survey (Scroll to the link at the bottom the web page)
http://www.edgateway.net/cs/naepsci/view/naep_nav/9 - 2012 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Technological Literacy Framework and Test Item Specifications
http://www.edgateway.net/cs/naepsci/print/docs/470 - An Educators Guide to School Networks
http://fcit.usf.edu/network/default.htm - An open letter to the Los Angeles Unified School District on the defunding of school librarians, Wed, 05/18/2011
http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/open-letter-los-angeles-unified-school-district-defunding-school-librarians - ATTAIN Revamps EETT
http://www.siia.net/govt/docs/pub/ATTAIN_SenateSummary.pdf - Building Learning Communities (BLC) by Alan November
http://novemberlearning.com/index.php?option=com_content
&task=view&id=18&Itemid=115 - ClassWish
Teachers visit the site to create a Wish List of the things they need to equip great classrooms, as easily as shopping online.
http://www.classwish.org - CoSN's April 15, 2009 Internet & Education Webcast
"Horizon K-12 Report"
https://admin.acrobat.com/_a839225796/p50401185
- Distance Education Clearinghouse Conference Database
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conf/resources.cfm
- Distance Education Clearinghouse Conference Listings
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conf/index.cfm?month=1&year=2010 - E-Cubed
http://web.mac.com/seddonk/e-cubed/Welcome.html - Education Technology Clearinghouse
http://etc.usf.edu/ - Edutopia
http://www.edutopia.org/ - eSchool News
http://www.eschoolnews.com/ - FIRN (Florida Information Resource Network)
http://www.firn.edu - FISCHBOWL - Personal staff development blog for Arapahoe High School, Littleton, CO teachers exploring constructivism and 21st century learning skills.
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
- ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
http://www.iste.org/ - ISTE April 2, 2009 Webinar
"So the Stimulus Passed, Now What?"
https://admin.acrobat.com/_a729309453/p67423522
- Masters in Education - Not-for-profit website dedicated to increasing awareness of accredited Masters in Education programs throughout the US.
http://www.mastersineducation.com - National Center for Education Achievement (NCEA)
http://just4kids.org/ - National Educational Technology Plan
https://edtechfuture.org and
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/2004/site/edlite-default.html
Provide input at
https://edtechfuture.org/?page_id=888
- NEA Academy - National Education Association site for meeting professional needs of teachers and education support professionals.
https://sites.nea.org/academy - NECC 2009 - Video Archives of Sessions
www.istevision.org
- Nets for Teachers
http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS - Plan Calls for Fla. Classrooms to Go All-Digital
http://www.theledger.com/article/20110217/NEWS/102175043 - Swine Flu - BrainPOP released a free movie on the swine flu.
http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuries
andconditions/swineflu/
There is also a quiz (online or you can print it on paper) that students can take afterward to see what they learned. - Technology Integration Matrix (TIM)
http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/index.html - Technology Learning and Innovation
http://www.fldoe.org/bii/Instruct_Tech -
Transforming American Education – The New National Education Technology Plan
Tuesdays with Karen
with Karen Cator, Director, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education. Ms Cator and school district panellists discuss the new National Education Technology Plan and its impact on schools, schooling and student learning in the future. http://programs.plcelearning.com/course/view.php?id=94
http://tuesdayswithkaren.blogspot.com/ - Web 2.0 Tools created by Dr. Donna Baumbach and Dr. Judy Lee
http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/ - Web 2.0 Tools for Education
An interesting site collecting, cataloging and updating web 2.0 tools. More than 300 listed. http://web2educationuk.wetpaint.com
Web Sites for Fun
- Suggest a website for technology related fun
- Ask 500 People - Gather input and opinion data in minutes instead of days.
http://www.ask500people.com
- Easter Egg Archives
http://www.eeggs.com/ - Parody of a 404 Message
http://www.samsmith.co.uk/404.html - Tech Tales
http://www.techtales.com/ - Technology and Education Related Humor
http://pages.minot.k12.nd.us/nansen/content/humor - Virtual Stapler
http://www.virtualstapler.com/
Web Sites for Students
- Suggest a website for students
- Best Kid Sites on the Web
http://www.kidsites.com/ - Kid Grid – Safe Sites Only
http://www.kidgrid.com/ - Kids OnLine - AOL's service for kids features content and tools designed just for children on the Internet.
http://www.kol.com and http://kids.aol.com