Does Technology Enhance Learning? What the Research Says, p. 14

Resources:

CARET Funded by the Gates Foundation and under the umbrella of ISTE, this project bridges education technology research to practice by offering research-based answers to critical questions. Most importantly, users can connect to an automatic research reporting service that keeps the reader abreast of new studies dealing with the effectiveness of educational technology. Also check out their “helpful links” page. At: http://caret.iste.org/

enGague A website designed to help districts and schools plan and evaluate the system wide use of educational technology. At: http://www.ncrel.org/engauge

Kelley, Loretta and Cathy Ringstaff. The Learning Return on Our Educational Technology Investment: A Review of Findings from Research. San Francisco, CA: WestEd, 2002 at http://www.wested.org/cs/wew/view/rs/666  presents a current overview of selected major studies in the use of computer technology for learning.

National Education Technology Plan 2004 -"Toward A New Golden Age In American
Education--How the Internet, the Law and Today's Students Are Revolutionizing
Expectations" at
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/2004/index.html

NCRTEC (North Central Educational Regional Laboratory) provides many tools for professional development, planning and evaluation, teaching and learning. At: http://www.ncrtec.org/

“SRI Technology Design Meeting Web Site” at http://ctl.sri.com/ provides numerous recent studies in full text concerning the impact of technology on education.

“Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement” Essay and link to research studies done at NCREL. At: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te800.htm