Browsing all posts in November, 2009.
Next Steps for ISTE Connects
Hello, Everyone. My name is Marlene Nesary, and I’m ISTE’s Communications
Manager. I’ve been so proud to watch the growth of this community.
I’m also proud of and thankful for the expert guidance of ISTE Connects
Community Manager, Kaya Hardin, these past few months. With her sudden
passing on November 9, I lost a valued colleague, [...]
Technology to Enhance Differentiated Instruction
Differentiating Instruction with Technology in K–5 Classrooms authors Grace E. Smith and Stephanie Throne have just published their second book, Differentiating Instruction with Technology in Middle School Classrooms. No matter what age group you’re working with, Smith and Throne have great advice on how technology can assist differentiated instruction. Take, for example, this excerpt from their [...]
Evaluating “Course Equivalent” Online Learning Environments
Professor Gene Glass, one of the most recognized and respected educational researchers in the US (or world) has written a policy analysis on online education titled: ” The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education.”
In it, Professor Glass both praises online education’s potential and criticizes what he believes are deficiencies concerning the quality of online educational services [...]
Your Brain on E-Books
Working with books, I’m very curious about people’s interest in e-books. I like to take informal polls whenever the subject comes up, and I usually ask the simple question, “Do you want a Kindle?” It’s enough to spark quite a conversation. I enjoy hearing the reasons people do or do not want an e-reader. There [...]
Remembering a Passionate and Wonderful Community Manager
This past week, ISTE and the ISTE Connects community lost a dear friend and invaluable member of our team. Kaya Hardin passed away last Monday, which came as a tremendous shock to us all. She was a young, vibrant Social Media Strategist and she cared deeply about her role as a connector. Kaya will be [...]
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acidulous: MyDictionary.com Word of the Day: slightly sour in taste, tone, or manner http://mywotd.com #education #teacher 100% Solar Pwrd!
Why the Read/Write Web is Essential in Schools
In his book, RSS for Educators: Blogs, Newsfeeds, Podcasts, and Wikis in the Classroom, John G. Hendron discusses the importance of using the Read/Write Web, or Web 2.0, in education. He says:
What if a school’s success hinged on its ability to prepare students for an evolving, global society that demanded openness, peering, sharing, and acting [...]
Join New Ning for ISTE 2010 Conference & Expo
Our past conference Nings have been very popular and a great way for educators to build their networks, learn about sessions, and get started discussing conference-related topics before the event. We’ve just migrated last year’s conference Ning over to the new ISTE 2010 Ning, so please join us now!
Ponchos, Pisco Sours and Panpipes but no broadband or wireless
As teachers at the so called ‘chalk face’ or these days the ‘smart board’ we continually strive to prepare our students with the knowledge, skills, attributes and life experiences that will make them effective life-long learners in the 21st century. But what if you have no technology as such, no wireless or broadband, what if [...]
Crowdsourcing or Loudsourcing?
Applause to my friends at ISTE for having the gumption to create a massive experiment in crowdsourcing with their ISTE 2010 keynote crowdsourcing forum. As I’ve put in my own suggestions and thoughts and sat back to watch the forum evolve since it was posted, a few things about crowds have come to mind as [...]
