In Search of Tech Support.

In Search of Tech Support. A recent online poll by the National Education Association hasspurred the launch of a new interactive Web site to help teachers withtechnology. More than 80 percent of the teachers who participated in thesurvey said they need more technology training and mentoring. As aresult, a national teachers' coalition has launched the site tooffer free technology professional development. Linda A set of parallel processing functions added to languages, such as C and C++, that allows data to be created and transferred between processes. It was developed by Yale professor David Gelernter, when he was a 23-year old graduate student. Roberts, director of educational technology for theDepartment of Education and an adviser for the 21st Century TeachersNetwork, says numerous surveys addressing the impact of classroomcomputers show that student achievement increases only when teachers areproperly trained in the use of technology. "It is critical that teachers know how to harness technologyin their classrooms, "Roberts said at the annual conference of theNational Staff Development Council in December December:see month. . "How else will theybe able to pass on the vast benefits of computer technology to theirstudents?" Following the NEA NEAabbr.1. National Education Association2. National Endowment for the ArtsNEA(US) n abbr (= National Education Association) → Verband f��r das Erziehungswesen poll, the network, created by the White Housethree years ago and backed by leading education and technologyorganizations, created a site (www.21CT.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations.RFC 1591. ) offering a mix of peermentoring Peer Mentoring is a form of mentoring that takes place in learning environments such as schools, usually between an older more experienced student and a new student(s). Peer Mentors should not be confused with prefects. between teachers, news on technology and other issuesaffecting the classroom, relevant technology links and summaries ofnetwork chapters' technology projects. The site also features a library to locate professional developmentand classroom technology documents. Click on "contacts" toview a listing of the entire network as well as groupings by interestarea, grade and state or to create a private Rolodex Ro��lo��dex?A trademark used for a desktop rotary file of removable cards, usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers.Noun 1. of contacts.