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Partners |
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IBM,
the corporate partner, provides technology, hosting and connectivity,
Web server utilization, content management, translation services
and consulting. Several |
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The United Way of America along with local United Way organizations have participated in the selection of nonprofit daycare centers and preschools and have also provided the local teacher training in the KidSmart Early Learning Program. |
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The
Center for Children and Technology (CCT) drawing from its
20 years of educational technology research experience CCT has provided
the development and production of the professional development and
parent materials on the site a division of the Educational Development
Center, CCT is a New York-based non-profit organization that studies
the roles that technology can play in supporting teaching and learning.
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Bank
Street College of Education, a leader in early childhood
and elementary education, has conducted two evaluations of the KidSmart
Early Learning Program. It has examined both the implementation
and developmentally appropriate uses of computer technology in early
childhood classrooms. Bank Street also assisted in the development
of both teacher and parent materials found on the site. |
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TECHNOLOGY The KidSmart
website uses IBM HotMedia for multimedia, Java and JavaScript.
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