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This site talks about the importance of using technology in all levels of education from elementary to secondary schools. The student's learning experience is enhanced through implementation of fun and comprehensive technology programs. Some of the tools used to create this fun learning experience are powerpoint and multimedia, which is used to help create lesson plans. Students can gain valuable computer skills using these tools to create dynamic webpages, projects, and designs. Teachers that integrate multimedia in their lesson plans can give their students a visual learning experience. Students who are exposed to these lesson plans have the opportunity to see engineering in a different light. Engineering is no longer seen as a tough and complex science, but rather a fun and exciting process which can be used to control and manipulate variables.

This site offers an array of online resources such as dictionaries, directories, and miscellaneous sites to assist readers with their understanding of technology. Tips are offered to assist students with planning projects, creating databases and links to establish a strong technology foundation. Lesson plan libraries are offered to assist with planning in any subject area of your choosing. The virtual library also provides a glossary so that users can have a fundamental understanding of the terminologies used in the technological world

It is a free professional development site for teachers and librarians. It addresses common questions about the use of technology in teaching and learning by providing easy access to practical, online resources and lesson plans on technology for young to adult learners.

A site for educators teaching computer science to college students. There are sample lesson plans and teacher links that we can use for our virtual library especially in the section for teachers of adult learners.

It is a blog on teaching computer science at the K-12 level. It covers a technology called Kodu which our SIG is planning to pursue. Kodu is a free and simple to use visual programming language from Microsoft designed to teach children how to make video games while practicing important skills. It introduces the logic and problem solving of programming without the complexity. Kodu builds real world skills while having fun by enabling students to build video games that require them to analyze problems, structure their logic and tell their story.