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India Looks Forward to Implementation of the Free & Compulsory Right to Education Act
This week the educators of India are all watching one big bang event: the 2010 National Budget.
For educators and education in India, this is one of the most critical budgets ever.
The passage of the Free & Compulsory Right to Education Act of 2009 is perhaps two months from being notified. With implementation imminent, educators are [...]
Follow the ISTE SIGTE Group as they Explore Ed Tech in New Zealand
Twelve members of ISTE’s SIGTE (a special interest group of teacher educators) are currently touring the beautiful New Zealand countryside on a trip to learn about how education technology is being implemented by the Kiwis.
The SIGTE group visit Auckland, Rotorua, and Christchurch and will also attend and present at the Learning@Schools Conference, one of the [...]
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 [...]
Adult Learners – How Do You Reach Them?
A vital element of 1-to-1 is that every teacher have a laptop, along with every student. In order for this to work well and be a transformative element in a school, district, or state, teachers need to embrace education technology in their practice. This means, even for the innovators and early adopters, continuous, varied, well-supported [...]
The ISTE10 Newbie Project is Underway! Meet this Year’s Newbie:
Back in April I wrote a post that appeared here on ISTE Connects which was titled “Demonstrate the Power of a Personal Learning Network: Help Send a Newbie to NECC.“ The post turned out to be incredibly popular and brought a lot of attention to the “Newbie Project.”
When I announced the Newbie project in April [...]
Become a Guest Blogger on ISTE Connects
We’ve had some excellent contributors to the ISTEconnects blog, and we want to keep it open – making it a community driven place for you to connect with other educational technology enthusiasts. We’ve created a simple guest blogger functionality, and all you have to do to get published here is to sign up to be [...]
The Definitive NECC ‘09 Wrap-up Post
Across the last week, more than 18,000 educators, administrators and technologist from more than 61 countries flocked to Washington, DC to attend ISTE’s NECC (National Education Computing Conference) 2009. After four days (June 26th – July 1st) packed from morning to night with education technology insights, it is my sad duty to report that NECC [...]
Live Blogging: “Digital Citizenship: Tools, Tips and Ideas”
I’m Zach Goodwin (@zbgoodwin), your tireless correspondent and guide to ISTE’s NECC 2009, and I’m live-blogging from “Digital Citizenship” in room 151B. Check out the live feed below:
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Live-Blogging: “Online Professional Development”
I’m Zach Goodwin (@zbgoodwin), your tireless correspondent and guide to ISTE’s NECC 2009, and I’m live-blogging from “Online Professional Development.” Check out the live feed below:
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Live-blogging: “A Meeting of Moodlers”
I’m Zach Goodwin (@zbgoodwin), your tireless correspondent and guide to ISTE NECC 2009, and blogging from 147a at 4:45! Check out the live feed below:
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