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Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) - AECT "provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of ideas for its members and for larger audiences; it is the national and international spokesperson for the improvement of instruction; and, it is the most recognized association of information concerning a wide range of instructional and educational technology." (AECT website)

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) - "The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), founded in 1981, is an international, not-for-profit, educational organization with the mission of advancing Information Technology in Education and E-Learning research, development, learning, and its practical application." (AACE website)

Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) - "Founded in 1992, the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) is the premier professional association for school district technology leaders. CoSN is committed to providing the leadership, community and advocacy tools essential for the success of these leaders." (CoSN website)

IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology (LTTC) - "LTTC has been founded on the premise that emerging technology has the potential to dramatically improve learning.  the purpose of this task force is to contribute to the field of Learning Technology and to serve the needs of professionals working in this field." (LTTC website)

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - "The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy, and leadership for innovation. A nonprofit membership organization, ISTE provides leadership and service to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership by advancing the effective use of technology in PK–12 and teacher education." (ISTE website)

International Technology Education Association (ITEA) - "(ITEA) is the professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and engineering educators.  Our mission is to promote technological literacy for all by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits." (ITEA website)

Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) - "The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education is an international association of individual teacher educators, and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all disciplines, who are interested in the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and faculty/staff development." (SITE website)

U.S. Department of Education - Office of Educational Technology

Education World - Technology Integration - This informative guide provides help with lesson planning and gives information about the latest technology to be implemented into classrooms.  It also maintains a list of fun websites that can be used in the classroom to teach about a variety of subjects.

EDUCAUSE - This group of educators and executives aim to provide those working in higher education with the tools and best practices necessary to implement technology into education in intelligent ways.

Infinite Thinking Machine - This blog is updated weekly and offers substantive advice on how to apply technology in exciting and innovative ways in schools.  It provides information about new software and the latest learning technologies conferences.

Learning Technologies User Group - This website is an online community where users can post their ideas about how best to integrate technology into the classroom. 

Rod's Pulse Podcast - Rodney Murray is a professor and executive in learning technologies.  His podcast discusses the latest technologies and how they can best be used in classrooms.

Technology and Learning - This website offers information about the latest issues in learning technology, reviews of products, and webinars.  It also provides access to articles that discuss a variety of topics, including social networking, digital storytelling, and podcasts. 

Technology Review, by MIT - This resource offers a vast array of articles on new technologies from a variety of disciplines. 

TechWiki28 - This helpful wiki informs the user about a variety of technologies that are used in conjunction with learning, including Moodle, podcasts, and SMARTboards.  The wiki links to tutorials and other websites to help users implement the technology into their classroom.