A recommendation for schools (please)

[Old Man & the C(S)]

I took this from another post and hopefully you can give me an estimate of what schools I should apply to.

I'm in my first semester of a masters program and I changed the area I want to pursue my PhD (based on a long talk with my advisor and colleagues). I've been doing research in computer science. Since I make/evaluate educational technology and my Masters will be in education, I thought a PhD in Education, concentration on technology in the classroom would be a better fit.

GRE Score: 1200 (retaking and shooting for 1300 to 1350)

GPA: 3.36 undergrad 4.0 so far in Masters

Work Experience: at the time of application one to two years as a parapro or as a researcher

Undergrad Institution(Public, Private, Ivy, etc..): private (tiny)

Research Experience: (at time of application) 3 years, multiple publications (conferences) in another field first author 3rd tier 2nd author 1st tier and potentially a first author in Education

Applying for PhD or Masters: PhD

Program: Educational technology

What Schools Are You Applying To: Top 10? Top 25? Top 50? UTexas? Rutgers? UC Irvine? George Washington? UFlorida? Syracuse?

Acceptances:

[t_ruth]

The PhD application process isn't like undergrad: you don't generally just qualify for a certain "rank" of schools. The important thing is your research match. Do some reading in the area you are interested and write down the names that keep coming up. Look up their profiles and get familiar with their other work. If you are a good match, write them and express your interest and ask if they are accepting graduate students. That's how you should choose where to apply.

ETA: I'm extremely familiar with one of the programs you listed and it has a strong ed tech program, so good that you've done some of your research already -- now just need to find specific people if you haven't