I have provided several links to information on how technology is currently being used in schools and in the classroom. to provide challenging curriculum for our students. Other resources are included.

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Way Back Machine: The Internet Archives
http://www.archive.org/

Have you ever deleted a webpage and wanted to revisit it? I have deleted many pages that I can't find the back-up copies.  Visitors email me and ask, "I want information on________and that page is no longer available.

Could you please help me find information on-----------?

Now you can revisit your website as it existed on a certain day.

"The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit that was founded to build an ‘Internet library,’ with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. Founded in 1996 and located in the Presidio of San Francisco, the Archive has been receiving data donations from Alexa Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization started to grow to build more well-rounded collections."

Here are the pages from my website that have been archived:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.educationnewsletter.com
http://web.archive.org/web/20000816160505/www.nvo.com/ecnewletter
http://web.archive.org/web/20001202070800/www.nvo.com/ecnewletter
http://web.archive.org/web/20010516235449/www.nvo.com/ecnewletter
http://web.archive.org/web/20010802201157/www.nvo.com/ecnewletter

Website URLs can be long and difficult to remember. There are lots of
free tools that allow you to "snip" your long URLs into small, friendly
and persistent links for sharing and remembering. Here are just a few:
SnipURL (http://snipurl.com/);  URLcut (http://urlcut.com/); TinyURL
http://tinyurl.com/

Tech-Geeks.Org
http://www.tech-geeks.org/tinyurl/); and so on.

Technology in the Classroom

American Society for Information Science and Technology: THE society for information professionals leading the search for new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information.

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT): Hopes to provide leadership in educational communications and technology by linking professionals holding a common interest in the use of educational technology and its application to the learning process.

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE): International, educational and professional not-for profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality of learning and teaching at all levels with information technology.

CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology: Educational, not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people, including those with disabilities.

Consortium for School Networking (CoSN): A non-profit organization formed to further the development and use of telecommunications in K-12 education; includes newsletters, legislative information.

Ed Web: Corporation for Public Broadcasting: explore technology and school reform under topics such as The Role of the Web in Education and The Information Highway Debate.

Education Development Center, Inc.: EDC is one of the world's leading nonprofit education and health organizations. They bring researchers and practitioners together to create tools and conditions for learning, reaching people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

Educause: The mission of EDUCAUSE is to help shape and enable transformational change in higher education through the introduction, use, and management of information resources and technologies in teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and institutional management.

Edutech at the University of Geneva, Switzerland: Edutech is an on-line resource for education and technologies.

Electronic School Online: The school technology authority.

From Now On: An electronic journal focusing on educational technologies.

High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium: The HPR*TEC mission is to help teachers and other educators create, share, or find solutions to problems they encounter when integrating technology into education. Use our free site to network with other teachers, learners, and planners through a unique system supporting collaboration and resource sharing.

Houston Education Resource Netork: Assists Houston's students to learn and succeed by providing an electronic information highway.

International Association of School Librarianship (IASL): An international forum for people interested in promoting effective school library media programs as viable instruments in the educational process.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE): Resources on educational technology, distance learning, technology standards, newsletters, journals, and special interest groups; information on conferences such as International Conference on Telecommunications in Education, Tel-Ed.

Library & Information Technology Association (LITA): The design, development, and implementation of automated and technological systems in the library and information science field

Lightspan Online Learning for School and Home: Lightspan.com is a FREE education portal for educators, parents, and students, providing resources, research tools, and grade-specific activities.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation: The MEA Foundation is dedicated to helping young people with disabilities, through technology, to maximize their potential and fully participate in society.

National Center for Technology Planning: The National Center for Technology Planning (NCTP) is a clearinghouse for the exchange of many types of information related to technology planning.

National Semiconductor Internet Innovator Awards: Providing awards to teachers using the Internet in Innovative ways in the classroom.

NCREL Technology Page: Critical issues in technology and education; includes supporting material and additional resources.

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education: Created by the National Education Association, The NEA Foundation empowers public education employees to innovate, take risks, and become agents for change to improve teaching and learning in our society.

Online Internet Insitute: The Online Internet Institute (OII) is committed to reshaping the nature of teaching and learning by helping educators and students use the Internet to improve achievement in the classroom. OII provides the tools for educators and students to learn, interact and grow in ways necessary for success in the 21st century.

SouthEast Initiatives Regional Technology in Education Consortium: A group of organizations dedicated to promoting the use of technology to improve teaching and learning by providing technical assistances.

Texas Center for Educational Technology: The mission of the Texas Center for Educational Technology is to promote research and development collaboratives between industry, education and communities in order that technologies and applications can be created and adopted for integration into the public school system.

Texas Computer Education Association: Texas Computer Education Association was established in 1980 to support educators in learning about technology and using it in the classroom.

The Center for Distance Learning Research: Texas A & M University: provides technology training and other assistance for K-12 educators.

The Educator's Reference Desk: Selected resources for education and general interest; includes Librarianship.

The Technology Coordinator's Web Site: Planning for Technology Use