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science education: Chickscope - Using computers in the classroom with access to the Internet, students and teachers are able to access data generated from the latest scientific instruments. The goals include an increased understanding of the process of gathering scientific data and the opportunity to interact with scientists from several disciplines and students in other classrooms The access to unique scientific resources and expertise provides motivation for learning science and mathematics and stimulates interest in the scientific world.

Bookshare (free): memberships funded by OSEP - increases accessibility of books

Bookshare (free): memberships funded by OSEP - increases accessibility of books

Open Access Data Protocol: good solution for data management requirements imposed by NSF and other agencies

logmein: access, support, and manage devices anytime, anywhere

logmein: remote desktop sharing

Directory of Open Access Journals

100 Open Access Journals for Educators

About Digital Learning Now! (Jeb Bush's thing) Digital Learning Now! is a national campaign to advance policies that will create a high quality digital learning environment to better prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers. Digital Learning Now! is building support for the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning, which provides a roadmap for reform for lawmakers and policymakers to integrate digital learning into education. Establishing the Roadmap for Reform The Digital Learning Council was convened in 2010 to define the policies that will integrate current and future technological innovations into public education. The Digital Learning Council united a diverse group of more than 100 leaders from education, government, philanthropy, business, technology, and think tanks to develop the roadmap of reform for local, state and federal lawmakers and policymakers. Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida 1999 - 2007, and Bob Wise, former Governor of West Virginia 2001 - 2005, serve as co-chairmen. The Digital Learning Council covered a wide range of topics, including: student eligibility for digital learning, access to high quality digital content and instruction, customization and personalization of education such as blended learning, funding models, assessments and accountability. The 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning was released at the 2010 Excellence in Action National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, D.C.

runs uploaded documents through OpenCalais, giving you access to extensive information about the people, places, and organizations mentioned in each

"ALEKS (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces) is a Research-Based Online Math Program: * Artificial Intelligence Targets Gaps in Individual Student Knowledge * Assessment and Learning with Standards-Based Content for Grades 3-12 * Comprehensive and Customizable Curriculum That Aligns with Course Syllabi or Textbooks * Monitor Student, Class, School, and District Progress Toward State Standards * Fully Bilingual - English and Spanish * Unlimited Online Access - PC and Mac Compatible"

No Significant Difference Phenomenon This website has been designed to serve as a companion piece to Thomas L. Russell's book, "The No Significant Difference Phenomenon" (2001, IDECC, fifth edition). Mr. Russell's book is a fully indexed, comprehensive research bibliography of 355 research reports, summaries and papers that document no significant differences (NSD) in student outcomes between alternate modes of education delivery, with a foreword by Dr. Richard E. Clark. Previous editions of the book were provided electronically; the fifth edition is the first to be made available in print from IDECC (The International Distance Education Certification Center). The primary purpose of the NSD website is to expand on the offerings from the book by providing access to appropriate studies published or discovered after the release of the book. In addition to studies that document no significant difference (NSD), the website includes studies which do document significant differences (SD) in student outcomes based on the mode of education delivery. Both types of entries may be searched: * By year, through the left navigation menu; * Through a simple keyword search, available at the top right of each page; or * Through an advanced search. This site is intended to function as an ever-growing repository of comparative media studies in education research. Both no significant differences (NSD) and significant differences (SD) studies are constantly being solicited for inclusion in the website. Please feel free to submit an entry.

good reference for project studies at CATE

Edmodo: secure and trusted social learning environment for classrooms; share ideas, files, & assignments; enables mobile access & messaging

ThinkFree home: save online, access anwhere free online web office suite

from the University of Missouri - "eThemes is your source for content-rich, kid-safe online resources that will help enhance your teaching and save you time. eThemes provides free, fast access to over 2,500 collections of websites, on topics ranging from Aerodynamics to Zebras and everything in between! By researching and creating these resources for you, eThemes will save you the time that you used to spend wading through millions of hits on Google, trying to find a few websites that meet your teaching needs. We do the searching for you, giving you more time to improve your lesson plans and actual teach!"

Advanced Distributed Learning: The Power of Global Collaboration... funded by the Department of Defense to research and develop better ways for training and teaching armed forces all over the world at anytime. Developers of SCORM standards for learning objects (accessible, reusable, durable)

Edtech Development: We built a hosting company for people who know their stuff. Give us a box, give us bandwidth, give us performance and we get to work. Fast machines, RAID-10 drives, Tier-1 bandwidth and root access. Managed with a customized Xen VPS backend to ensure that your resources are protected and guaranteed.

Open Textbooks is a registry of textbooks that anyone can access, reuse, and redistribute

Snipplr: a free code repository that allows you to store all your code snippets online and share them with others. You can even have access to the code shared by others.

Questia School has over 15,000 full text online resources enhanced by research and productivity tools, lesson plans, staff training, 24 / 7 access. Possible exploration for CATE as a delivery partner

Promethean Planet: a free online community providing Activclassroom teachers around the world the ability to share lessons, access professional development materials, and connect with one another.

Fwd documents with a single email address, Final Folder creates a searchable index for you to access from anywhere.