This video explains that standardized testing places pressure on students, causes teachers to teach to the test, doesn't allow critical thinking by the student, and it is not a good tool to measure students' actual abilities. After explaining some of the disadvantages in the video, the creator makes some suggestions on how the standardized test can be improved to best meet the needs of the students.

This is an animoto that provides an example of how technology can be used in the classroom. It also briefly shows that teachers should know how and when to use technology to get students involved and/or engaged in the learning process.

This article explains how technology in the classroom changes the role of the teacher and students. Technology increases the students' motivation and self-esteem while allowing them to learn technical skills. In addition, the article explains how technology allows students to aaccomplish more complex task and work collaboratively with peers.

This article explains some benefits afterschool programs offer to the schools and the community. It discusses how afterschool programs strengthen schools, families, and communities. The article emphasizes that a key part of developing an afterschool program is soliciting participation from many segments of the community.

An after school program at Martin Luther King School is helping students stay off the streets. The program provides the students with structure, mentors, and values. The students learn integrity and respect while getting homework assistance and developing social skills.

This is a short video that discusses the protection of works and how one must obtain permission to use copyrighted material. It also explains the period of protection before copyrighted material become the public domain. Lastly, it focuses on fair use for educational purposes with the use of citations and limitations. The video ends discussing who is affected by copyright infringement.

This article is created by the U.S. Copyright office. It briefly discusses some of the fair use factors in accordance with Secion 107 of the title 17, U.S. code. It explains that the distinction between fair use and copyright infringement may be difficult to define because there is no specification on the amount of text that can be used. But it does use the 1961 Report of the Register of Copyrights on the General Revision of the U.S. Copyright Law to state some fair use examples that the court has identified as acceptable.

This article focuses on fair use in the classroom. It discusses the copying rights of teachers for single and multiple documents in accordance with House Report 94-1476. It goes into greater detail on the rights of teachers when copying poems, prose, atricles, and stories.

This article provides educators with the basics of fair use in relation to the Copyright Act. Copyright infringement is briefly mentioned to explain the four determining factors of copyright use.

The articles provides readers with the basic laws of copyright to clear any misconceptions. In this article it discusses how students and teachers can tell if an article or book is copyrighted, rights of the copyright holder, and duration of copyright protection.