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ABSTRACT

OssaBEST is a three-year NSF-funded project to prepare middle and high school teachers and students to use advanced information technologies and integrate them into daily classroom activities. The project comprises two information technology tracks, namely, a sensors track and a multimedia track. The activities and deliverables of both tracks are centered on Ossabaw Island, Georgia's third largest barrier island and the state's first heritage preserve. The ultimate goal of the project is to motivate and enable a larger number of students to pursue computing careers such as information technology, computer science or related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

REFERENCES

• 1: NSF Award # 0737372: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0737372.
• 2: Ossabest Project Portal, located at: http://ossabest.armstrong.edu.
• 3: http://www.georgiastandards.org.
• 4: http://itestlrc.edc.org/.
• 5: http://www.iste.org/NESBO2/.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.2 Computer and Information Science Education
          Subjects: Computer science education

Additional Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.2 Computer and Information Science Education
          Subjects: Curriculum; Literacy; Information systems education

General Terms:
Documentation, Human Factors, Management

Keywords:
computer science education, information technology education, k-12 outreach, nsf information technology experiences for students and teachers - itest - project