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	The Science Junction (http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/) - The Science Junction is a center for teaching, learning, and integrating science into the daily lives of students. It is an interactive site designed to make connections between the researchers and educators at NC State University and the teachers, children, and parents of North Carolina. The Science Junction promotes inquiry and provides resources to promote North Carolina's Standard Course of Study and national teaching standards.
	MIDtech (http://www2.ncsu.edu/midtech) - MIDtech is dedicated to the infusion of technology into middle school classrooms. The site serves as a clearinghouse for state and national standards and resources. Its most unique aspect is the human touch provided by interviews with and vignettes by middle school teachers. Teachers ranging from technological wizards to technological neophytes describe their efforts to create 21st century classrooms for 21st century students.
	Global Book Club (http://www.ncsu.edu/globalbookclub/) - The purpose of this site is to highlight and share three outstanding Young Adult novels each month. Although the novels are grouped thematically on a month-by-month basis, it is encouraged that you choose novels to work with from any category at any time. Once the site has begun to generate activity, new novels and categories will be added on a regular basis. The authors of the Global Book Club are experienced middle school teachers who offer numerous novel-by-novel activites for you to peruse and try out with your classes. Another use of this site is to establish electronic dialogue journals between your students and other students from around the world. Students are encouraged to send their electronic journal entries to other students to initiate dialogue about the novels by way of email.
	MEGA (http://www.ncsu.edu/mega/HTML/mission.html) - MEGA was established to enable middle school educators through technology and the shared human resources of North Carolina State University, Johnston County Public Schools, and Wake County Public Schools. As a pilot project to foster communication and collaboration between these organizations, it was supported by the College of Education and Psychology at North Carolina State University to ultimately enhance the curriculum in North Carolina middle schools. The professional development of teachers, administrators, and teacher educators who can evolve to compete in this global environment and contribute their knowledge in this age of expanding information was viewed as critical to school improvement and underlies the mission of MEGA. With the inevitable immersion of technology into middle schools, MEGA's goals include using technology as a tool for shared decision-making, enhancing the curriculum through collaborative on-line projects, and the inclusion of all students. Middle Educators Global Activities is intended to pioneer activities in cyberspace and encourage global awareness of middle school educators.
	Online Technology Tutorials (http://www2.ncsu.edu:8010/ncsu/cep/tap/techcomps/) - Any graduate or undergraduate student seeking initial licensure in North Carolina must have a technology portfolio which demonstrates the technology competencies required by the state. The goal of this site is to provide internet resources for the technology competencies as well as practice quizzes for each competency. There is even a "Portfolio Suggestions" section which provides tips for creating portfolio items reflecting the Advanced Competencies.
	Geographic Information Systems in Secondary Education (http://www.ncsu.edu/gisined/) - is a website designed to support teachers interested in integrating GIS into exisitng curricula. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are information systems with the added capacity to represent that information spatially in a map, model, design, chart or graph. Powerful in their capacity to integrate large quantities of public information (as in weather maps, population maps, topographic maps, and so on), GIS technicians are among the most highly sought graduates nationwide. The generations of students in public schools today demonstrate facility in mastery of the technology, but teacher education in the fiield is virtually nonexistent. With links to websites rich in GIS maps, data and lessons, the homepage also directs teachers in North Carolina to local agencies and support technicians on a click-able map. Designed by graduate students in GIS, and supported by faculty research gtants, the website links to articles and activities designed to support secondary GIS integration.
	Scientific and Technical Visualization (http://www2.ncsu.edu:8010/scivis/) - The Scientific and Technical Visualization (SciVis) site contains support materials for a new 2-year curriculum being offered in NC high schools. This curriculum allows students to explore ways of representing scientific and technical information through the use of computer-based graphics tools. This curriculum, taught by either science or technical graphics teachers, provides the opportunity for hands-on, in depth exploration of science and technology. In addition, it also allows students to explore these topics through the use of graphics rather than strictly words or numbers. The site contains summer sample lesson plans, workshop information, and links to additional web-based resources.
	Girls on Track (http://ontrack.ncsu.edu/) - The purpose of the Girls on Track (GoT) project is to increase Middle Grade Girls' interest in math-related careers by engaging them in computer-based mathematical explorations of urban problems in their communities. It is a joint project between North Carolina State University (Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education and Department of Computer Science), Meredith College, Wake County Public Schools, and North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The project is supported by the National Science Foundation (HRD-9813902) and the IBM Corporation (Shared University Research grant).
	Meridian: Middle School Computer Technologies Journal (http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/) - Meridian is an electronic journal dedicated to research and practice of computer technology in middle school classrooms. It is published twice yearly by an interdisciplinary team of NC State graduate students representing a broad range of fields, from education to forestry. Meridian features research findings, practitioner articles, commentary, and book excerpts by educational researchers, technology designers, middle school teachers, and authors who wish to share and expand teaching and learning experiences with computer technologies in middle school classrooms and beyond.
	Literacy Junction: where minds meet (http://www.ncsu.edu/literacyjunction/) - Literacy Junction is an interactive web site for teachers and students in grades 3-8. Using an interdisciplinary approach to learning, Literacy Junction offers two distinct features. First, learners engage in technology-enabled experiences with outstanding children's and young adult literature. Second, learners receive support for these experiences from an online community of cybercharacters who serve as both academic models and technology guides. This project is funded by BellSouth Corporation and the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science.
	Globalization WebQuest (http://www.ncsu.edu/ced/mentornet/global/globalmain.html) - This WebQuest begins with the one thing most people agree upon: globalization does not simply signify the movement of jobs, goods, and capital across borders; it also denotes powerful cultural, political, and environmental components. This WebQuest was created by Kathleen Johnson.

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