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SAN DIEGO ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCH AND RESOURCES

"Beyond Access," Laura Stanley's research on the social and psychological issues behind the digital divide (PDF)

"Building Customer Loyalty in Community Networks" Ars Portalis Research Study

City of San Diego survey of IT and computer usage (PDF, 1.1 mb)

Community Technology Centers in San Diego County

Inform San Diego

Quality of Life San Diego

San Diego Community Technology Coalition

San Diego Futures Foundation

San Diego Regional Technology Alliance

SD Communities.net San Diego Community Portals

SD Community Tech Listserve

Smart Cities - low-cost Internet access

OTHER NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY

APANET's Online Tutorials in English, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese

Association for Community Networking

"Being Fluent with Information Technology", Nat'l Research Council

Benton Foundation Library

Blacksburg Electronic Village - research section

Children's Partnership Audit of Online Content for Low-Income Communities

Circuit Riders Listserve

Community Connector at the University of Michigan

Community Development Capacity Index - an interactive planning tool

Community Networking Clearinghouse from Frank Odasz

Community Technology Foundation of California

Community Technology Review

Community Toolbox

Computers In Our Future

Coyote Communications Technology Tip Sheets for Nonprofits

CTCNet

Digital divide lesson plan for grades 7-12 from WNET and HarlemLive

Digital Divide Network

Digital Divide series on PBS

Enabling Technology Funding: Issues for Grantmakers (and Grantseekers)

Evaluating Technology Investments (itmWEB)

Fifth Dimension Clearinghouse

Gifts in Kind

Idealist's Tools for Nonprofits

Ken Pigg's Library of Community-Based Development Resources

LatinoNet

Learn The Net - Multilingual Tutorials

Management Assistance Program Library for Nonprofits

Michigan Nonprofit Technology Survey

Missouri Express Resource Guide

Missouri Express Assessment (pdf file)

National Community Building Network

Native American Resources

Network for Good

Non-Profit News from OMB Watch

Nonprofit Techworld

N-Power

NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Technology Survey

SmarterOrg - online training for nonprofits

Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute

Technology Opportunities Program

Technology Planning for Arts Organizations (good links, applicable to other NPOs)

Tech Rocks

Tech Soup

VolunteerMatch

Wired For Good

Resource-based industries of Russia. GRANTS

Benton Foundation Toolkit: Technology Funding for Nonprofits

Digital Divide Network Grants Database

Distance Education Funding Clearinghouse

Foundation Center

Linda Hyman's List of Grant Resources

National Foundation for the Improvement of Education

Philanthropy News Network

TechFoundation

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

AskERIC

CCISM List of Educational Technology Resources and Research Organizations

Educause

Encyclopedia of Educational Technology

Instructional Design Links from Nova Southeastern University

San Diego County Office of Education K-12 Education Resources

SDSU Templates for Online Training

TECFA Virtual Library of Ed Tech

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

American Evaluation Association's Lists and Links

Archives of EVALTALK listserve

Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)

CSCW Evaluation Methods

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation

EvNet: Network for the Evaluation of Education and Training Technologies

Kathy Schrock's Guide - Evaluation Section

Kellogg Foundation Handbook

Mechanisms of Technology Implementation and Evaluation

VARIOUS WEB RESOURCES

CanadaOne: Tips to Optimize Download Time

CAST's Bobby: Universal Web Design

Filamentality Tutorial for Beginners

Hoaxbusters from the CIAC and the U.S. Dept of Energy

Urban Legends and Folklore from Mining Co.

Vmyths.com

Webmonkey

Web Page Design: GIF vs. JPEG

Web Reference: Animated GIFs

Yale Style Manual