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ISTE Hurt Book Sale Tomorrow in Eugene, OR

I’ll be live tweeting from sale tomorrow in the late morning and early afternoon.  Hope to see you there!

Using the India Slate to Change Education Pedagogy

Will alternative pedagogy work on a mass scale in India? Is it all fantasy that the creation of a national community of professional master facilitators and master teachers could ignite a paradigm shift in learning amongst India’s 200 million school going children?
I think it is possible, and probable.  I base this on personal experience.
For five [...]

Media Industry Changes Foretell Rise of Digital Journalism

Last week there were two major events that could herald drastic changes in the media landscape. The first was USA Today’s decision to let 130 of their 1,500 employees go. According to a report by the Associated Press, the move comes as part of a larger effort to reformat their publication for digital and mobile [...]

Gallup Poll Shows School Funding is a Major Public Concern

Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup released the results of their annual poll on education issues this week, and there is a steep increase in the number of participants that list a lack of financial support as the biggest problem facing community schools.

Another interesting finding of the poll is that just 34 percent respondents give President Obama an [...]

ISTE Site Construction Update

We recently announced our new website would be up and running on September 1; however, to minimize downtime in the transition period and to be sure all new functionality has been tested to our best specifications, we’ve decided to delay the launch until mid-September.
What this means to you:
The current www.iste.org site will NOT be offline [...]

Facebook Places in Education

Facebook entered the geo-tagging market last week with a splash when they announced the development of Facebook Places. The social network giant joined the ranks of programs like Yelp, Gowalla, Booyah, and Foursquare, which give users the opportunity to share their physical locations with their virtually connected networks.
eSchoolNews published an article examining the potential and [...]

India Slate Set for Classroom Debut

So here you have the India Slate, coming to India’s schoolchildren in the next 9-12 months. This laptop will have tablet capability, albeit stripped down, but no one knows what it will deliver or empower. Hopes are high and potential is large, but as with all tools and game-changer technology, traction has to lead to [...]

Student Engagement: Using Cell Phones and Other Tech in Classrooms

Last night I sat in the auditorium of my sons’ high school for orientation. The students had been dismissed to a scavenger hunt to learn their way around the building, and parents were left behind to visit with the principal. After a long day at work, my mind was beginning to wander, and every time [...]

That’s Not Cool: Ad Council Campaign Fights Textual Harassment

“Your mobile, IM, and online accounts are all a part of you. When someone you’re dating is controlling, disrespecting, or pressuring you in those spaces, THAT’S NOT COOL.”
The Ad Council, the leading producer of public service announcements in the US, has been tackling the issue of adolescent relationship abuse with their campaign “That’s Not Cool.” [...]

Are Apps Killing the Web?

When the World Wide Web emerged into general consciousness in the mid-90s it was touted as a great equalizer. The newspaper editors, radio producers and television anchors that act as gatekeepers of mainstream media became suddenly inconsequential. The Web was a joyful mishmash of dancing babies, personal musings and evil puppets.
An article published this week [...]