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The Office of Educational Technology (OET) is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the Department's educational technology policies, research projects and national technology summits. The Office's main goal is to maximize technology's contributions to improving education through developing national educational technology policy and implementing policy department-wide, to support the goals of No Child Left Behind.

In 2005 OET produced the publication The National Education Technology Plan, which provides a summary of the challenges in our schools, the importance of technology, current student attitudes regarding technology and recommendations for meeting the challenges of No Child Left Behind through technology.

What's New...

• Innovations in Education: Connecting Students to Advanced Courses Online (December 2007): This report highlights six providers of academic coursework that deliver advanced courses online. Online learning might be an enticing option for schools and students because it expands the range of academic experiences, provides access to highly qualified teachers and reinforces 21st century skills such as time management and technology skills. Schools that lack the resources to provide a broad array of advanced courses will find this document helpful as they consider the advantages of online learning.

Director — Timothy J. Magner

Contact

• The Office of Educational Technology
  400 Maryland Avenue
  FB6, Room 7E222
  Washington, DC 20202
  Phone: (202) 401-1444
  Fax: (202) 401-3941
  

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