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2000 News Archive

New Technology Standards for School Administrators

27 Dec 2000

By Rebecca S. Weiner ISTE’s latest standards initiative, the Technology Standards for School Administrators (TSSA) is the subject of the article, “New Technology Standards for School Administrators” (New York Times online edition). www.nytimes.com/2000/12/27/ technology/27EDUCATION.html (Registration required)
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New Chair Appointed to ISTE’s Minority Leadership Symposium

22 Dec 2000

James Smith, Program Support Specialist for the GenY project, was recently appointed Chair of ISTE’s Minority Leadership Symposium 2001.
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ISTE to Participate in PT3 ‘Core Group’

21 Dec 2000

US Department of Education recognizes ISTE’s Department of Research & Evaluation among the nation’s best.
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New PT3 Grant Competition Announced

15 Dec 2000

The U.S. Department of Education has announced a new competition under the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) grant program.
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Contest Spotlights Premier Lesson Plans

08 Dec 2000

ISTE, ED’s OASIS, and Classroom Connect are pleased to announce the winners of Master Search 2000. This lesson plan contest recognizes outstandi34ng creativity in educational technology while also providing a valuable resource to teacher-users.
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ISTE Member Honored at Disney’s ATA 2000

05 Dec 2000

ISTE member and NETS team writer, Jim Schulz, was recognized as the ‘Middle School Science’ teacher of the year at Disney’s American Teacher Awards on November 18, 2000.
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Digital Divide Initiatives: New Clearinghouse in the Works

10 Oct 2000

The Benton Foundation has partnered with a range of national organizations and government entities—including the American Library Association, the U.S. Departments of Education, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, and other institutions—to gather the latest information on the types of digital divide initiatives available in each community across the United States. The new coalition’s goal? A searchable database of digital divide initiatives available online by January 2001. ...
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ISTE Sponsors Internet-Based Lesson Plan Contest

04 Oct 2000

ISTE and Classroom Connect invite K–12 educators to submit their best-of-the-best Internet-based lesson plans to ED’s Oasis’ Fall 2000 MasterSearch contest—and win a trip to Disneyland! ...
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ISTE Develops Technology Standards in Teacher Preperation

26 Jun 2000

Echoing President Clinton’s renewed commitment earlier this month to “train new teachers to use technology to improve student achievement,” the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the largest international teacher-based, nonprofit organization in educational technology, released today the third publication in a series of its National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project. ...
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