It also includes resources specifically tied to technology integration. Sponsored by University of California, Irvine Graduate School of Education in conjunction with Apple Computers, CLI features online forums for teacher discussion and collaboration. In addition, there are opportunities for teachers and students to participate in collaborative projects. Classroom Today features integrating the Internet into the general curriculum. There are over 20,000 websites linked to Classroom Today that have been approved by teachers to be safe and relevant to the material studied.
Teachers can also create lesson plans or use the lesson plans supplied.
They provide a safe and monitored environment for kids to post projects for other kids around the country. They are in partnership with Discovery Channel, CNN, NASA and other prestigious organizations. FIRN's primary mission is to provide electronic pathways and procedures enabling user access to computing services for Florida's public educational community. FIRN Administrative Resources is a directory that offers links on School Administration, Business Management, Technology, Government, Research, Grants and Funding, and Curriculum. It is a comprehensive set of questions and components to help make sure that their State technology goals and objectives are met.