Technology integration links: Issues

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The Impact of Technology "Does technology (computers, multimedia, the Internet, etc.) improve the education of K-12 students? " Over thirty online categorized resources will help educators answer this question.

Equitable Access

• Achieving Technological Equity and Equal Access to the Learning Tools of the 21st Century By C. Gaines et.al.
• Access and Equity from US Department of Education
• Ensuring Equity
• Seating Low Tech Kids at the Back of the Bus By David D. Thornburg, Ph.D.
• Bridging the Digital Divide By David D. Thornburg, Ph.D.
• What's the Difference? By Janese Swanson, Ed.D.
• Educating Girls in the New Computer Age from Tech-Savvy

Cost

• A school administrator’s guide to planning for the total cost of new technology from Consortium for School Networking
• The Computer Delusion by Todd Oppenheimer
• Providing Technical Support from NCREL
• Public Education and the Private Sector from the Canadian Teachers' Federation.

Time & Professional Development

• Providing Professional Development for Effective Technology Use from NCREL
• Preparing Teachers for the Digial Age By Andrew Trotter

Educational Appropriateness & Effectiveness

• Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement from NCREL
• Using Technology to Enhance Engaged Learning for At-Risk Students from NCREL
• Technology in Early Childhood Programs from NAEYC
• Fool's Gold: A Critical Look at Computers in Childhood from the Alliance for Childhood

Safety

• Illegal and Offensive Content on the Internet from the Government of Canada
• We're Web Wise from Edmonton Public Schools
• Foil the Filters Contest
• Challening Online Hate From Media Awareness Network
• Web Awareness: Knowing the Issues From Media Awareness Network
• Acceptable Use Policies for Schools From Media Awareness Network
• The Children's Partnership Online is an on-line parent's guide
• Internet Safety for Students and Teachers from CIESE

Plagiarism

• On Plagiarism from the 2learn SafetyNet