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National Assessment of Education Progress Trends Report

Watch the Department of Education Speakers: Education Secretary Richard Riley; National Assessment Governing Board Vice Chairman Michael Nettles & Executive Director of Council of Great City Schools Michael Casserly Length: 1 hr.

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Information Technology and Disabilities (ITD) Journal

Information Technology and Disabilities (ITD) is a refereed journal devoted to the practical and theoretical issues surrounding the development and effective use of new and emerging technologies by computer users with disabilities.

Founded by EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information), ITD will feature articles on issues affecting educators (K through college), librarians, adaptive technology trainers, rehabilitation counselors, human resources professionals, and developers of adaptive computer hardware and software products.

In addition to refereed, in-depth feature articles on issues of concern to their target audience, ITD will feature a number of regular departments, each edited by an expert in the field.

What did we learn about the moon from the Apollo, Clementine, and Lunar Prospector programs? Find out from the NASA educational wallsheet "Once and Future Moon."

Moon facts, classroom activities and the top ten scientific discoveries made during Apollo exploration of the Moon are all included in the resource available on NASA Spacelink.

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Online Self-Assessment Tool: Preparing Teachers to Use Technology

The CEO Forum on Education & Technology has created a self-assessment tool designed to help schools, colleges, & departments of education assess their readiness in preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology.

This tool, the Technology & Readiness (STaR) chart, is an online, multiple-choice questionnaire that provides instant feedback about the readiness of your teacher preparation program.

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Unique Opportunity: Explore Cyberspace

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore the unknown? Well, you might have found your chance in the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School.

The Berkman Center is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development.

The Center is a network of teaching and research faculty from Harvard Law School and elsewhere -- as well as students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace. All of the Center's series are FREE and open to the public, but registration may be limited.

The newly re-designed PBS Online website boasts 85,000 pages of original materials, and the capability to connect you directly to your local public broadcasting member station through the Station Finder <http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder>, and the opportunity to customize your PBS Online experience with your local member station.

Visitors can browse television schedules, explore local content and enjoy the online offerings of over 300 stations across the country.

Online Guide to Videoconferencing

This online guide is designed to help teachers, librarians, and students use videoconferencing technology. If you're new to videconferencing, this site will provide the background you need to get started.

Experienced videoconferencers will find ideas, strategies, and checklists to help improve the quality of their videoconferencing.

The Online Chronicle of Distance Education and Communication is the electronic source for information about distance education produced by Nova Southeastern University. The Chronicle appears quarterly and provides an information exchange related to distance education and online communication.

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Issues and Answers Regarding
Development Delivery of Distance Ed Courses

The rapid growth of technology is impacting every facet of life as we embark on a new century. There are few institutions unaffected by its presence. Universities, businesses, and individuals are grappling with the best way to harness technologies' promise of meeting individual needs at lightening speed.

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