Technology

Computational Science Pathway
The Computational Science Education Reference Desk (CSERD) identifies, develops, and sustains effective educational materials for computational science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Resources include interactive activities and instructional materials for students, educators, and parents; workshops, online courses, and educational resources geared towards educators, and; internships and workshops that provide students with resources in computational science.

Pathway to Multimedia Resources for the Classroom
Teachers' Domain offers multimedia resources incorporating sound educational practices and provides teachers with media-rich resources that go beyond static textbook presentations. Classroom-ready resources include video clips, interactive activities, and images from educational public television shows such as NOVA, ZOOM, and A Science Odyssey. Curricula are aligned and referenced online to state standards in science content.

The VIP Teacher Program
offers educators the opportunity to review and evaluate the comprehensive suite of TI Calculator Software Applications (APPS) for all Flash-based handhelds (TI-73, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-89, TI-92 Plus) free of charge! Simply by providing your e-mail address and a personal password, you can activate your APPS download capability. You will receive an e-mail notifying you of your VIP status and instructions on how to download the APPS. It is open, free of charge to any educator, administrator or technology coordinator. To sign up for the program they need only to send an e-mail to: ti-educators@ti.com and ask to be included in the VIP program.

TechLearning.com
a valuable online resource of news, programs, conference and activities related to technology

Texas Instruments Education
a new site for educators who use graphing calculators including a new data base of lesson plans and activities.

CBL Able
an online tutorial for Calculator Based Laboratories

Distance Learning Technologies
professional development and other resources from the North Carolina School for Science and Math

Science Junction
an interactive cyber-community for teachers, students and researchers of science

Shodor Education Foundation
a non-profit research and education organization dedicated to the advancement of science and math education, specifically through the use of modeling and simulation technologies, includes free software downloads

North Carolina Association for Education Communications and Technology
provides grants for integrating technology and an annual conference

Online Tools for Schools
from the College of Education at NC State

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