On the ERIC website, Educators can submit questions on technology issues and review the latest information on technology classroom initiatives. The Department of Education has also taken an active role furthering technology in the classroom. Through its Technology Summer 1997 program, the Department has compiled a database of technology seminars and workshops offered throughout the country for teachers. The Department is also sponsoring a Technology Literacy Challenge . Grants are available for state educational agencies that demonstrate how their state uses technology in the classroom.
Educational organizations are another source of technology curriculum programs.
These teachers have committed to sharing their knowledge with other teachers in their school districts. In November 1997, the National School Boards Association is hosting the Annual Technology and Learning Conference . The conference will bring together educators and technology specialists from across the country to discuss how to implement effective uses of technology in the classroom. In a joint effort, the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education has teamed up with the Microsoft Corporation to sponsor a professional development program known as the Road Ahead . With grants from the program, twenty-two teams of educators, administrators, and community leaders will learn about multimedia technologies and internetworking.