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Organizations

• Computers for Kids
  http://www.c4k.org/
  Computers 4 Kids is a non-profit organization which helps students of all ages acquire the technology and technology skills they need to succeed in the future by providing equitable access to technology resources in homes, schools and communities.
  

• Florida Association for Media in Education
  http://www.firn.edu/fame/
  The professional organization of Florida's school library media specialists and individuals in related educational fields.
  

• Florida Association of Educational Data Systems (FAEDS)
  http://www.santafe.cc.fl.us/~faeds/
  A State association founded in 1964, FAEDS is the oldest Florida professional association dedicated to the advancement of educational technology.

• Florida Center for Instructional Technology
  http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/
  Provides leadership and support services to educational institutions with regard to the integration of technology in education.
  

• Florida Council of Instructional Technology Leaders (FCITL) http://www.fcitl.org/
  Professional instructional technology organization that shares and promotes effective uses of technology, identifies and secures resources, improves teacher preparation and accountability, and positively influences legislation and policies.

• Florida Instructional Technology Resource Center at UCF
  http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/
  Provides statewide and regional leadership and support services to educators who are striving to improve student achievement through the integration of technology into teaching and learning.
  

• International Society for Technology in Education http://www.iste.org
  ISTE dedicated to promoting appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve learning, teaching, and administration in K-12 education and teacher education. ISTE's role is leadership, to provide their members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of incorporating computers, the Internet, and other new technologies into their schools.

• Learning Systems Institute (LSI)
  http://www.fsu.edu/~lsi/
  Improving human learning through the application of research and technology .

• National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
  http://cnets.iste.org/
  An International Society for Technology in Education Project in collaboration with a distinguished group of partners and contributors through the U.S. Department of Education's PT3 grant program.
  

• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org
  The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade.

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Florida Colleges of Education

• Florida A & M University
  http://www.famu.edu

• Florida Atlantic University - School of Computer Science
  http://www.cs.fiu.edu

• Florida Gulf Coast University - Computer Information Systems
  http://itech.fgcu.edu/cis/

• Florida State University - School of Computational Science & Information Technology
  http://www.csit.fsu.edu/

• University of Central Florida - Computer Science http://www.cs.ucf.edu/
  

• University of Florida
  http://www.ufl.edu

• University of North Florida - College of Computing Science and Engineering
  http://www.unf.edu/cocse/

• University of South Florida - Computer Science and Engineering
  http://www.csee.usf.edu/

• University of West Florida - Department of Computer Science
  http://www.cs.uwf.edu/
  

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Professional Development.

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  http://www.gatesfoundation.org
  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is dedicated to improving people's lives by sharing advances in health and learning with the global community. The foundation was created in January of 2000, through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which focused on expanding access to technology through public libraries, and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. Led by Bill Gates' father, William H. Gates, Sr., and Patty Stonesifer, the Seattle-based foundation has an endowment of approximately $24 billion.

• Classroom Tripod.com
  http://classroom.tripod.com
  Welcome to Tripod's online environment exclusively for teachers and students. Expand the ways you teach and learn, embrace and use the powers of the Web, and bring technology into your classroom in a fun and easy way. Let Tripod's homepage-building tools help you to create the classrooms of the future.

• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
  http://www.enc.org/
  ENC strives 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.
  

• Milken Family Foundation
  http://www.mff.org
  The Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards program provides public recognition and financial rewards to elementary and secondary school teachers, principals and other education professionals who are furthering excellence in education. By honoring outstanding educators, the program strives to attract, retain and motivate talented people to the challenge and adventure of teaching.

• SchoolNotes
  http://schoolnotes.com
  SchoolNotes provides a simple and effective means to communicate school information to your education community. SchoolNotes.com complements school websites by allowing teachers to post school information on the world-wide-web without worrying about HTML or FTP because there is no programming required! And best of all, SchoolNotes.com is a free community service!
  

• TeacherWeb.com
  http://teacherweb.com/
  Free templates for teachers; instructions provided for building a web site. View samples of other TeacherWeb Templates.
  

  
  



 

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August 17, 2005

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