Congratulations to Cheryl Wolotira, the educational Technology Coordinator for The Northwest School in Seattle, Washington, for winning ISTE’s first ed tech horror story contest. Here’s her winning entry: My tech horror story is an international one. Two colleagues … Continue reading
Don Knezek, ISTE CEO, will be presenting a keynote at the upcoming Global Education Conference to be held online November 15-19, 2010. This five-day free conference includes participation from all over the world in multiple languages and in multiple time … Continue reading
I haven’t even finished organizing all the great resources I picked up at ISTE 2010 in Denver, and here at ISTE operations we’re already in full-on planning mode for ISTE 2011. We received a record number of proposals to … Continue reading
As has probably been made pretty clear over the course of my many posts, I am both a teacher and a student. I’m a graduate student at the University of Oregon where I teach courses in the School of Journalism … Continue reading
I love this time of year. Great decorations, spiced hot apple cider, and an excuse to buy mini-candy bars; what’s not to love? I also relish a good scary story and spent many a summer night in front of a … Continue reading
Aren’t the NETS great? They help guide technology planning and curriculum development for all grade levels and provide a roadmap for digital age learning, teaching and leadership. However, while thorough and specific, the language of the NETS is fairly abstract. … Continue reading
I am currently teaching a course populated by college seniors. These 20-somethings, veterans of large lecture courses and e-learning programs, often find the live presentation aspect of this class the most challenging part of their learning experience. Today students … Continue reading
Every project starts with ideas and hopes that have to be translated into operational reality. To give the flavor of what the India Council for Integral Education (ICIE) is building through Project Ringtones, I’ve drafted a post based on notes … Continue reading
I have a confession to make: my 19-month-old son, Paul, is allowed to use my iPhone. In fact, he’s pretty savvy with touch screens. He can turn the phone on, unlock the list of applications, choose the program he wants … Continue reading
Welcome to the new version of ISTE Connects! As part of ISTE’s overall site redesign, ISTE Connects is debuting a whole new look. We’ve still got all the great teaching tips, technology updates, and education news from the two … Continue reading