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"In order to encourage and promote the reuse of computers, GSA is proud to sponsor the Computers for Learning (CFL) website. Computers for Learning The CFL program evolved as a guide for implementing Executive Order 12999, Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for all Children in the Next Century. The order encourages agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to transfer computers and related peripheral equipment excess to their needs directly to schools and educational nonprofit organizations. The CFL website allows eligible recipients to view and select the computer equipment that federal agencies have reported as excess."

"try your hand and fixing the federal budget The New York Times offers an interactive budget puzzle."

Create a 30- to 60-second video that shows how voting gives power to your voice, and why it is important for you and other citizens to exercise that power. This was the site shared by Judge Rendell. The deadline is Oct. 23, 2008.

Might make good socialstudies/government class fodder. Free!!

Moore's newest documentary about young voters in the upcoming election.

Tracking the U.S. Congress via RSS feeds, etc.

This site helps you place today's current events into a greater historical context. Each map is well-researched and based in fact, and none of the work is meant to be biased or political. No spin or opinion, just fact-based conclusions about the history of war.

Site has links to resources every subject area in schools today, and many of the links have lesson plans, digital content, and other lesson adders.

Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework. HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.

resources (animations, simulations, labs) arranged by topic or following your textbook. Free registration and ability to create your own frontpage tailored to your course/students.

Most of these images and graphics are available for use in the public domain, and they may be used and reproduced without permission or fee.

Overall there is a strong body of evidence linking the use of technology to improvements in learning and outcomes for learners. The relationship is not a simple one. Time taken to embed the use of technology, school-level planning and learner competency and focus of use, and link to models of learning are all important in mediating the impact of technology on outcomes. Schools that take a systematic and planned approach to using technology to support learning achieve better outcomes with technology than other schools. These 'e-mature' schools have a well-developed vision for learning and lead and manage their use of technology in support of this.

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Contest sponsored by the government!! Deadline 8/17/09

In defending this exam idea, one person said that she felt it was BETTER to give these tests than one PSSA test every three years. "Wouldn't you rather take the test when you can still remember the material?" Hmmm. Think about that for a couple of minutes.

In defending this exam idea, one person said that she felt it was BETTER to give these tests than one PSSA test every three years. "Wouldn't you rather take the test when you can still remember the material?"

This is the 9th - 12th grade page: contains historical documents, how laws are made; election process; games & activities; citizenship, and more.