10 Lessons Every Educator Should Know About Technology in the Classroom (10_steps.pdf) (512k)
The ETS Presidential Series

Computers and Classrooms: The Status of Technology in U.S. Schools (COMPCLSS.pdf) (488k)
POLICY INFORMATION REPORT
Education reform and the quality of schools top the list of national concerns these days. And the use of technology in classrooms shares top billing with the standards and assessment move-ment as ways to improve education. This report is about technology in the class-room. It is not an argu-ment for or against technology, nor a how-to- do-it manual.

Consumer Education for the Information Age (CE.pdf) (36k)
Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Practice Application Briefs may be freely reproduced and are available at http://ericacve.org/fulltext.asp>.
by Sandra Kerka
Deception and misinformation may be as old as humankind, but the Internet is increasing the potential for harm to larger numbers of people. Consumer education has a new role to play in helping people develop the skills needed to deal with the challenges of the Information Age. This Brief describes some of these challenges and presents teaching and learning strategies to prepare people to be savvy cyberconsumers.

International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Technology Standards for Students(NETSTD.pdf) (2MB)

Knowledge Workers (KW.pdf) (36k)
by Bettina Lankard Brown
The globalization of work and continuing advances in technology are changing the nature of the work force. Blue-collar workers are being replaced by information specialists called knowledge workers, workers who are equipped to maintain and expand our tech- nological leadership role in the next century. (Kelly 1998, p. 89); workers who can think, work with ideas, and make decisions (Shea 1998). This Trends and Issues Alert discusses this new type of worker, which represents the fastest growing segment of the work force. It also examines issues related to their employment and training.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (USTR.pdf) (872k)
Statistical Analysis Report January 1999 Teacher Quality:
A Report on the Preparation and Qualifications of Public School Teachers

New Views of Adult Learning (VAL.pdf) (32k)
Adult learning is a huge enterprise, with activities exceeding the combined total of those taking place in elementary, secondary, and post secondary institutions. Adults learn in a multitude of settings such as the home, the workplace, and community agencies, and for a variety of reasons: personal development, increased job knowl- edge, and community problem solving (Merriam and Caffarella 1999).

A Policymaker's Guide (GRANTBK.pdf) (716k)
Writing Winning Grants

Progress of Technology in the Schools: Report on 21 States (21SRPT.pdf) (408k)
by the  Milken Family Foundation

TEACHER USE OF COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (TUC.pdf) (52k)
Stats in Brief , April 2000
Since 1994, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has documented the large increase in access to computers and the Internet in the nation's public elementary nd secondary schools (U.S. Department of Education 2000). These increases have led to a need to understand the extent and types of teacher use of computers and the Internet, as well as teachers' perceptions of their own preparedness to use these tools in their classes. To address these critical information needs, NCES commissioned a survey using the Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) that was conducted in the spring of 1999. The survey found that 99 percent of full-time regular public school teachers reported they had access to computers or the Internet somewhere in their schools. This Stats in Brief focuses on those teachers.

Technology in American Schools: Seven Dimensions for Gauging Progress (7D.pdf) (704k)

The CEO Forum STaR Chart a Tool for Assessing School Technology and Readiness (99chart.pdf) (292k)
The STaR Chart can help any school or community answer some critical questions:
Is your school using technology effectively to ensure the best possible teaching and learning? What is your schools current education technology profile? What criteria should be used in judging your progress?

The CEO Forum School Technology and Readiness Professional Development: (99report.pdf) (444k)
A Link to Better Learning Report FPO
This report builds a strong case for better preparing new and veteran teachers to use technology more effectively to help students achieve higher academic standards and to improve education generally. To reach these goals, the CEO Forum recommends the following actions by educators, administrators, and business and community leaders. We realize the recommendations are ambitious, but with community wide commitment, a national imperative, and adequate support. at all levels, they can be achieved. ¥ In addition to the following recommendations, the CEO Forum continues its call for new data on the integration and use of technology in our nation's schools. Only then will education technology researchers and analysts have the information they need to conduct broadband evaluations of the impact of appropriate technology use on student achievement and school performance.

The Impact of Technology on Learning Making Sense of the Research (TKBRF.pdf) (56k)
by Carol Kimble, Ed.D.
Research reports and articles on the effectiveness of technology in the student learning environment reflect a variety of opinions and conclusions. On one end of the continuum, supporters cite research studies showing the positive impact of technology on student learning.

The Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway: Welcome to the Information Superhighway (PRNTG.pdf) (284k)
That's the main message of this Guide. It's designed to welcome you, and give you a simple step-by-step introduction to parenting in a world of computers and new forms of media. This Guide will provide some tools and rules for you to use with your children at home, at school, and in the community.

Using Technologies Effectively in Adult and Vocational Education (UTE.pdf) (36k)
by Susan Imel
Technology is not a means to an end. We must know how to use this technology and use it to better meet the needs of our learners. Noreen Lopez, PBS LiteracyLink (Rosen 1999). The current emphasis on the educational applications of technol- ogy differentiates this wave of technological innovation from those of the past (Merriam and Brockett 1997). Technology as both an educational delivery method and instructional tool is being discussed widely in adult and vocational education. However, it is often intro- duced without much thought, and it changes rapidly. This Brief presents information about educational applications of technology and provides some guidelines for its use in adult and vocational education.