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MDK-12:

The Maryland K-12 Community

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This Web site was set up in the early 1990's to address the needs and interests of the "Maryland K-12 Community" -- teachers, media specialists, school administrators, and education agency personnel who were using the Internet access accounts provided by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) at the University of Maryland as part of its "MDEDU" program.

Since that time, the world of K-12 technology has expanded so vastly, and educator access to other sources of Internet access has become so nearly universal, that the concept of the site has been pared down to material specific to Maryland and use of the MDEDU accounts.

NO NEW ACCOUNTS -- As of August 19, 2002, no new MDEDU accounts are being issued. The low level of demand for the accounts in the preceding year indicated that this part of the MDK-12 program had served its purpose and could be terminated. Existing accounts remain unaffected, though they are subject to the usual policy of termination if there is no evidence of use (specifically: telnet access) for six consecutive months.

Contents
  1. MDEDU-related
    1. Setting up an MDEDU account for graphical Internet access
    2. Maryland Sailor (online library) dialup access
    3. Avoiding Internet hoaxes
    4. Educational Web sites by MDK-12 educators

  2. Schools in Maryland
    1. Comprehensive List
    2. Maryland school web pages known to us
    3. MD Electronic Capital Education Page

  3. Maryland organizations involved with K-12 technology
    1. TechCorps Maryland
      Tech Corps Maryland is dedicated to linking volunteers with skills, knowledge, and help to offer, with schools who need such help, or need to discover what help they do need.
    2. Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
      This site provides MSDE public information releases, links to Internet services and school system web sites, a site for school improvement teams (covering school reform and MSPAP), and much more.
    3. University of Maryland School/University Programs
      The University of Maryland is actively involved in a wide variety of programs involving work for or in cooperation with K-12 educators and students -- from summer programs for students and teachers to long-term partnerships with schools. This site lists many of these, as well as K-12-oriented Web sites.

This page is maintained by the MDK-12 Editor.
Questions, comments, and/or suggestions should be directed to "mdk12-editor 'at' umd.edu"
Updated: 20 August 2001