Key Term Website Resources

Educational technology

• Encyclopedia of Educational Technology http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/
  
• U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/index.html
  
• From Now On http://www.fno.org/

Instructional technology

• Instructional Technology Connections http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itcon.html
  
• Instructional Technology Online http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwitr/

Technology education

• International Technology Education Association http://www.iteawww.org/

Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET) http://caret.iste.org/

Digital Divide

• The Digial Divide Network http://caret.iste.org/
  
• Falling Through the Net http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/

Hacker

• Definition from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker

Firewall

• How Firewalls Work http://www.howstuffworks.com/firewall.htm

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act

• No Child Left Behind, U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/nclb

Software piracy

• Software and Information Industry Association Anti-Piracy site http://www.siia.net/piracy/default.asp
  
• Copyright Infringement of Software http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement_of_software

Virus

• How Computer Viruses Work http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virus.htm
  
• Anti-Virus Bulletin http://www.virusbtn.com/
  
• Definition from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus

Virus protection software

• Anti-Virus Software http://antivirus.about.com/

Handheld computers

• K-12 Handhelds http://k12handhelds.com/
  
• Handheld Learning http://handheldlearning.org/
  
• Power in the Palm of Your Hand http://kathyschrock.net/power/
  
• HICE Handhelds http://www.handheld.hice-dev.org/

Hardware

• Tom's Hardware Guide http://www.tomshardware.com/
  
• How Computers Work http://kosmoi.com/Computer/Hardware/

Laptop computers

• How Laptops Work http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/laptop.htm
  
• Laptop Computers in the K-12 Classroom, ERIC Digest http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-1/laptop.html

Tablet PC

• One-to-One Computing http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech197.shtml

Artificial Intelligence

• MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab http://www.csail.mit.edu/index.php
  
• Definition from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

• How GPS Receivers Work http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gps.htm
  
• GPS for Educators http://www.gps4educators.com/
  
• GIS 2 GPS education portal http://www.gis2gps.com/index.html

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

• Definition from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID

Virtual Reality (VR)

• Active Worlds http://www.activeworlds.com/
  
• Muvees Project http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~dedech/muvees/

Wireless connectivity

• Wired and Wireless Networking in Schools http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/wireless.cfm
  
• A Guide to Wireless LANs in K-12 Schools http://www.cosn.org/resources/emerging_technologies/wireless.cfm

ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) http://cnets.iste.org/

Electronic portfolios

• Dr. Helen Barrett's Electronic Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.com/
  
• ePort Consortium http://www.eportconsortium.org/