• ACTDEN Overview of Computers and Windows ... online tutorial of computer basics and the Windows operating system.

• Cinema ... how are Hollywood films made? Developed by Learner.Org and the Annenberg/CPB Channel.

• ClassZone - Using the Internet ... do you know the Internet?  Do you know how to effectively search for information?  Do you know how to properly cite found information from the Internet?  This site will help you explore for and learn about the answers.

• Click and Learn ... a visual tour of what makes a computer a computer.  Sponsored by Kids-Online.

• Computer-Use.Com High Tech Dictionary ... look up high tech terms from a dictionary of more than 7,000 entries.

• Copyright ... common questions when using the Internet and technology related to copyright.  Maintained by CyberBee.

• Design Model ... a flash overview of the Design Model by Tara Dec.  Related links can be found on her Multimedia Page including: identifying and defining technology, construction vs. manufacturing, and a chart to help review the design loop.  This is a personal page housed at the College of New Jersey.

• Forgotten Inventors ... from can opener to the modern blood bank, a brief history of these technologies and their inventors, maintained by PBS.

• Glossary of Terms ... technology and education related terms provided by ISTE and based on the National Education Technology Standards.

• Hobbes' Internet Timeline ... from the 1950's to the 2000's, a timeline history of the Internet.

• How Stuff Works ... as the name implies, find out how "stuff" works.

• Inventors Hall of Fame ... search an online database by inventors and their place in history.
• NetSmartz Kids ... a site for kids to learn about online safety.
• PBS Timeline - A History of Computers ... from the abacus to the World Wide Web.
• Radio, the Early Years ... a short history of the radio during the early 1900's.  Hosted by PBS and their Science Odyssey series. 

• Teaching Math ... from slate boards of 1800 to calculators and math software of the 20th century, the history of math instructional technologies is chronicled by the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

• Technology At Home ... take a trip through the last 100 years and find out when everyday items first appeared in the home.  Hosted by PBS and their Science Odyssey series.  Requires Shockwave.

• Technology Timeline (requires Flash) ... interactive timeline from 1750 to 1990, this PBS timeline explains major technological breakthroughs and inventions.

• Telegraph, The Invention ... a brief history of the telegraph from the Samuel F. B. Morse Papers project, housed by the American Memory, Library of Congress.

• Telegram ... history of the telegram.

• Telegram - Western Union Sends Its Last Telegram ... NPR online story of the last telegram sent in late January, 2006.

• Telephone ... history of the telephone, maintained by The American Experience, PBS.

• Virtual Museum of Computing ... site dedicated to the history of computing.

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