Foundations for the Future

Hi Everyone! I am still organizing my NECC information and I came across this information I had from a poster session. The site was really great and I definitely encourage checking it out! ~ Donna :o)

I attended a poster session by the Georgia Tech Research Institute titled “Supporting Technology-Enabled Learning for K-12.” The program is called Foundations for the Future. The website is www.f3program.org. It is a program that provides government and industry support to ensure universal K-12 technology and effective use.

The website is a great resource. All materials can be used by any teacher – in or out of Georgia. They have a newsletter called Outtasite! The newsletter is done monthly and features safe sites for children and their parents to explore. It is set up by important events of the month – and then related websites. It is usually created around a theme – for example; Black History Month or Women’s Rights Month. It is a great tool – not only for your students but for teachers as well because they have already found useful sites on a lot of different topics. The newsletters are also archived.

Every month they hold an open house training where teachers from around the area can attend. They even said if you were from out of state and in the Atlanta area you can attend the free workshops! The minutes are published on the website if you can’t make it!

I suggest you check out their website and take a look at the Outtasite newsletter because they really have found a lot of resources – it may make your job a little easier!