Key Term Website Resources

Calculator-based lab (CBL)

• Graphing Calculators and Calculator-Based Lab http://www.cci.unl.edu/calculators/

Charting/graphing software

• Create a Graph, from the National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/
  
• Charts and Graphs http://www.42explore.com/graphs.htm

Clip art

• Clip Art Gallery, from Discovery School http://school.discovery.com/clipart/

Computer adaptive testing (CAT)

• Computer Adaptive Testing Tutorial http://edres.org/scripts/cat/catdemo.htm
  
• Computer Adaptive Testing, from the THE Journal http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4814.cfm

Computer-assisted design (CAD)

• Computer-Aided Design, from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_design

Computer managed instruction (CMI) systems

• Computer-Managed Instruction, from the Encyclopedia of Educational Technology http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/cmi/index.htm

Concept mapping software

• CMap Tools http://cmap.ihmc.us/
  
• The Concept Mapping Classroom http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech164.shtml
  
• The Graphic Organizer http://www.graphic.org/
  
• Mind Tools http://www.mindtools.com/
  
• Concept Mapping Resource Guide http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/mapping/mapping.htm

Desktop publishing

• Desktop Publishing, from About.com http://desktoppub.about.com/
  
• Desktop Publishers Journal http://www.dtpjournal.com/
  
• Desktop Publishing, in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_publishing

Electronic gradebook

• Electronic Gradebook Products Change the Ways Teachers Do Business in the Classroom http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A3750.cfm

Geographic information system (GIS)

• GIS.com http://www.gis.com/
  
• GIS Day http://www.gisday.com/
  
• Geographic Information Systems, from USGS http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/gis_poster/
  
• GIS in Education, from USGS http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/giseduc.html
  
• GIS for K-12 Education http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/

Global positioning system (GPS)

• How GPS Receivers Work http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gps.htm
  
• GIS 2 GPS Portal: Resources for Educators http://www.gis2gps.com/

Graphing calculator

• Graphics Calculator http://archives.math.utk.edu/calculator/
  
• Calculators, from Math.com http://www.math.com/students/tools.html
  
• Calc.org http://www.calc.org/

IEP generator

• Teach-nology Testing Modification Generator http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/test_mod/
  
• Teach-nology Personal Education Plan Generator http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/goals/

Image-editing programs

• Image Editing, from PC Magazine http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1217022,00.asp

Microcomputer-based lab (MBL) or probeware

• Probe Sight http://probesight.concord.org/
  
• Using Computer and Calculator Based Interfaces in Biology http://www.accessexcellence.org/LC/TE/PW/

Musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)

• MIDI Manufacturers Association http://www.midi.org/
  
• Harmony Central MIDI Tools and Resources http://www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/
  
• MIDI and Music Technology Resources for Teachers http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/midi.html

Morphing

• Morphing software and information, from About.com http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/morphing/

Music sequencer

• Music Sequencer, from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_sequencer

Outlining tools

• Outlining Electronically http://www.webwritingthatworks.com/DRantOUTLINE.htm
  
• Outlining: Accelerating and Clarifying the Organization of Ideas http://www.ceap.wcu.edu/Houghton/EDELCompEduc/Themes/Outlining/outlining.html
  
• Outlining Software http://www.innovationtools.com/Articles/ArticleDetails.asp?a=107

Portable document format (PDF) files

• Planet PDF http://www.planetpdf.com/
  
• PDF Zone http://www.pdfzone.com/
  
• Portable Document Format, from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format