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How to Teach an Old Dog New Tech: The Invisible Hand of Learning Part II
How do we motivate adults to learn new things? This question has been on my mind for months. In my first post for ISTE (The Invisible hand of Learning: Part I) I wrote about how we changed our Professional Development (PD) concept from a top-down to a bottom-up model. The experiment is now on it’s [...]
The 5Ws and H of Playing [Video] Games in School: Part 1 – Why Play Games?
In the first of a series blogs on Playing [Video] Games in School, I thought I’d pose and try to answer the question, “Why play [video]games in school?”
The obvious answer is, “To motivate kids and make learning fun!”
I don’t know how many times I asked my kids, “How was school today?” and either got a [...]
Virtual Collaboration: Finding Your Birds of a Feather
When I meet with educators for professional development around the topic of project-based learning I often ask experts to join us through Skype. Bud Hunt, Terry Smith, Julie Lindsay, Chris Lehmann, Linda Hartley, Jeff Utecht and others have graced my groups with their presence. Teachers are always impressed with their knowledge and passion, and note [...]
Education Technology: A Student’s Perspective
I am Sierra, a 7th grader and Rob Reed’s daughter. I went with him to California to the HP Innovations in Education conference, co-sponsored by ISTE.
So far, my classroom has been using shared computers for the whole school(Macbooks) and each student has an assigned computer. We do not do much on the computers but type [...]
Reflections from ISTE Kay L. Bitter Award Recipient Maria Knee
We sat down with Maria Knee to discuss her experience attending ISTE’s Conference to accept the Kay L. Bitter Vision Award for Excellence in Technology-Based PK–2 Education. Knee works at Deerfield Community School in Deerfield, New Hampshire.
What was it like to attend the ISTE Conference?
Winning the Kay L. Bitter Award was a great experience [...]
ISTE Goes Mobile: Beta version of ISTE iPhone App Now Available
Ready to use your bus commute to catch up on your ISTE Connects reading? How about referring to the NETS while you’re out to coffee with a colleague? Want to share that L&L article with your network on Twitter?
Well, your smartphone is about to get a whole lot smarter. We’re pleased to introduceISTE Mobile, an iPhone application [...]
Priority #1 For Technology Integration Success—Professional Development
How many times have you heard an administrator or educator tout the number of new computers, projectors, or (insert hot new product here!) in their schools? My guess is more times than you can count. The more important question I’d like the answer to is, how many of these products are being used effectively to [...]
What are Your ISTE 2010 Conference “Must Sees”?
With nearly 600 sessions to choose from, it’s never too early to start planning for ISTE’s annual ed tech extravaganza. The full program lineup for ISTE 2010 in Denver, Colorado, is now available via our conference microsite. Our Custom Program Search makes it easy to browse session by theme, category, and day/time.
The opening keynote will [...]
PBS Looking for Innovative Educators
How do you inspire students?
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) wants to hear about innovative teachers who are finding creative and exciting ways to reach their students.
If you or someone you know fits the description of an innovative educator (classroom teachers, library media specialists, technology specialists, homeschoolers, etc. are all eligible) you are invited to enter [...]
India: A Country on the Brink of an Education Revolution
India. The very word is evocative. India, land of ancient temples. India, land of the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort and Rajput palaces.
India as you see it on CNN: bustling, crowded, overwhelming. Throw in Mother Theresa, cricket, complex marriages, outsourcing and India’s computer engineers and you have a very complicated nation. Add two generations [...]
