About PRISM

PRISM is a one-stop science, math, and technology (SMT) education portal that provides easy access to the most popular and effective web-based and printed SMT education resources. The database includes abstracts that briefly describe each of the selected resources, as well as printable URLs and "hot links" for immediate and direct access to each resource.

PRISM is primarily designed for K-12 district and school mathematics, science, and technology educators who work directly and indirectly with classroom teachers. PRISM can save users time and frustration by filtering for the most useful information from among the thousands of available resources accessible through Google and other web-based search engines.

The PRISM database is organized across two key areas: recommended individual resources (e.g., a discrete web page or document) and clearinghouse and education lab resources (e.g., the ERIC Clearinghouse).

Recommended Resources
Recommended Resources have been carefully screened by content experts and organized in seven high performance topic areas. Selecting any of the key topic areas will provide a list of subtopics, where appropriate, and a database report of the recommended resources with brief abstract descriptions and "hot links" to the actual websites.

Clearinghouse and Education Lab Resources
Clearinghouse and Education Lab Resources provide an overview, tips for navigation, a site map, and "hot links" to ten SMT megasites that include resources across all (or most) of the seven high performance topic areas.

Disclaimer
This tool was developed by The McKenzie Group with funding from the National Science Foundation through contract # EHR 98-027. The information contained herein, including those resources listed directly or linked elsewhere, does not reflect or imply official views, opinions, or any product or content endorsement by NSF or TMG.

Acknowledgements
The McKenzie Group would like to acknowledge and express gratitude to the following persons for their contributions to the development of this product.

Project Design and Management Joseph Harris
Content Experts Bernard Charles Phyllis Cohen Richard Curci Yolanda George Fred Johnson Susan Mundry Carol Muscara Maria Santos	Researchers Aliette Frank Dabney Ingram Andrew Orzel Web & Database Developer Matthew Bailey