Organizations

=Organizations Supporting Educational Technology= Below is a list of organizations that support teachers and technology. Be sure to take advantage of all they offer. Here in Texas we especially want to highlight the Texas Computer Educator's Association. They have tons of resources as well as free Lunch and Learn Webinars each week.
 * ===[|CoSN] - Consortium for School Networking===
 * === [|ISTE] - International Society for Technology in Education ===
 * ===[|ITEA] International Technology Education Association===
 * ===[|TCEA] - Texas Computer Education Association===

State and Federal Links

 * ===[|TEA] - Texas Education Agency===
 * ===[|TEKS] - Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Applications===
 * ===[|USDE]- US Department of Education===

=Resources=

HISD online resources []
HISD enables students to access a wealth of materials at home, in their libraries, or in their classrooms with the click of a mouse. The many online resources the district makes available range from encyclopedias to instructional videos and historic newspapers.

Texas online resources [|http://web.esc20.net/k12databases/]
The K-12 Database program is funded by the state (Rider 88, 80th Texas Legislature) and is available at no cost to public schools and public charter schools. This program is a partnership between the Texas Education Agency, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and Education Service Center, Region 20.

HISD Tech Apps [|HAPG]
The middle school Technology Applications HAPG is located[|here] at []. The HAPG is undergoing significant revisions for next year. We welcome input from our teachers.

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The Technology Application Teacher Network is designed to provide Texas teachers with resources to implement the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Join (it's free) and log in to get to past year's lessons and resources. The look for the lesson under "Best Practice Units". Click [|"join the Technology Applications Teacher Network"]. Your e-mail address will not be shared or sold, nor will you receive unsolicited e-mail by enrolling.

Tech Apps/Computer Science SIG
===[|TA/CS SIG (Tech-Apps/Computer Science Special Interest Group)]=== [] The Technology Applications/Computer Science Special Interest Group is dedicated to establishing a network of information exchange for TCEA members who are involved in the study of information processing, including both hardware and software development.