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What Does Internet Blocking Suggest to Students? | ISTE Connects - Educational Technology
...And as an educator who firmly believes in the right of free and universal access to information, it would be disgraceful to mark this year and not criticize the attempts by Chinese officials to write that ugly chapter out of the history of their country. Likewise it is disgraceful when developed countries celebrate the Chinese ascension as an economic power while casting a blind eye – or a knowing glance – in the direction of the Tiananmen dead
ISTE Classroom Observation Tool
The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT) is a FREE online tool that provides a set of questions to guide classroom observations of a number of key components of technology integration
Linden Lab launches New Educators Pilot Program in partnership with ISTE, easing entry into SL » SLED® Blog
So you’re ready to dive into Second Life? Great! Thanks to Linden Lab and a partnership with ISTE, educators coming inworld for the first time have a streamlined, educationally-focused starting point to guide them along the way. Those of us currently in Second Life all remember the day we ‘rezzed’ for the first time and what it was like during those initial few minutes of virtual life. That process can be overwhelming simply from an experiential point of view, but sometimes, it can be made even worse by ne’er-do-wells who enjoy harassing new avatars as they appear on Orientation Island. I don’t have statistics, and my sense is that’s rare, but it does happen. Worse, new avatars are left to their own devices to find and teleport to educationally-related sims, a process that, for the uninitiated, can be daunting
Publishing audio at will | ISTE’s NECC09 Blog
Blogs are naturally “publish at will” platforms. While blogs certainly CAN be configured to have new posts “moderated” by someone serving in the role of a gatekeeper, by default most blogs allow users to publish INSTANTLY. If you’re interested in setting up a blog for moderated posting by students, I’d recommend using Class Blogmeister for this purpose. Wordpress blogs can be configured for contributor posts to be moderated as well, but this requires a bit of configuration. (This is the setup we’re using here on ISTEconnects, btw.) On the Wordpress dashboard, under SETTINGS - GENERAL SETTINGS, we’ve checked the MEMBERSHIP box ANYONE CAN REGISTER and set the “New User Default Role” to be CONTRIBUTOR. With these configuration settings, new posts must be reviewed by a user designated as an “editor” or “administrator” before they become “live” on the site. For more on this, see the Wordpress.org CODEX article “Roles and Capabilities.” To setup a free classroom or personal Wordpress blog you don’t have to host yourself, I recommend using EduBlogs or Wordpress.com. Blogs setup with Blogger can similarly be setup as “team” blogs with moderated contributions from members which can include students and/or teachers. See the Blogger help article “How do I create a team blog?” for more details. My post from July 2008, “How can our school set up a team blog for teachers?” also gives more information about this for Wordpress users.
Moving a district to engage in Web 2.0 teaching and learning | ISTE’s NECC09 Blog
This guest blog post by New York School Superintendent Neil Rochelle provides insight about his district’s journey to integrate Web 2.0 tools with teaching and learning. Neil is the superintendent of Iroquois Central School District. His personal blog is titled “Changing High Schools” and he also blogs on LeaderTalk.
ISTE | Web 2.0
The journey unfolds when teachers decide to move away from traditional teaching and toward a new vision of instructional design. It’s a learning journey—for teacher and student alike. The journey focuses on learning, not the technology. Taking the journey is critical in preparing students to live, learn, and work in a technology-rich world.
On the journey you’ll discover a world of resources to transform learning through the effective and appropriate use of technology. In addition to giving you resources, we’re also going to give you the opportunity to share your thoughts, ideas, inspirational stories, and favorite resources with your colleagues through blogs, wikis and the ISTE Web site.
Principal Connections Online: Focus on Technology Integration - Edvantia Professional Development & Technical Assistance
Delve into the best available information from research on technology integration and new compelling video clips of real classrooms where students are engaged in content areas using technology. Gain a better understanding of the stages of technology integration and how to support teacher growth. The course addresses recent policy as well as portions of the National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS-A).
Top News - ISTE unveils new tech standards for teachers
ISTE's unveils revised National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) at NECC
ISTE | National Educational Technology Standards
ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards NETS have served as a roadmap for improved teaching and learning by educators throughout the United States. The standards, used in every U.S. state and many countries, are credited with significantly influencing expectations for students and creating a target of excellence relating to technology.
In 2006, ISTE began work on the next generation of NETS for Students, which focuses more on skills and expertise and less on tools.
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