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09 Dec 2004
Last night, the United States Senate went into overtime to score a big victory for the E-Rate program, which provides deeply discounted Internet access for schools and libraries nationwide. Rather than adjourning for the year after passing major intelligence reform legislation, the Senate remained in session late last night to negotiate and, ultimately, pass legislation that will ensure that desperately needed E-Rate discounts, many of which have been on hold since early August, reach schools and libraries expeditiously.
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01 Nov 2004
ISTE 100 member HP has launched its 2005 Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative which will award grants totaling $5 million in cash and equipment over two years to K–16 schools in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. ISTE is partnering with HP to deliver professional development services to K–12 schools participating in this grant.
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27 Oct 2004
NetDay has announced that the Student Speak Up Day surveys will be open for student input through Friday, November 12. Help your students’ voices be heard by joining this online event where students across the country speak out about using technology and the Internet. NetDay will share the students’ ideas with national and state policymakers, and schools and districts that participate will have access to their own student data as well.
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19 Oct 2004
ISTE's new book, The Technology Coordinator's Handbook, offers a detailed introduction to the roles and functions performed by technology coordinators, the key issues they face, and the basic skills and qualifications needed to fulfill their responsibilities.
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14 Oct 2004
ISTE and Microsoft have upgraded the NETS Online Technology Assessment for evaluating middle schoolers' technology literacy. Accessible 24/7, this free toolkit now includes 12 online assessments covering a broad range of applications and NETS performance indicators as well as new capabilities for viewing, printing, and summarizing results.
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13 Oct 2004
A new book from ISTE brings together innovative ideas and strategies for infusing technology into social studies curricula. The fourth in the NETS•S Curriculum Series, Social Studies Units for Grades 9–12 is an excellent resource to engage students in critical analysis of contemporary, real-world issues and social values.
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04 Oct 2004
Help your students' voices be heard by joining this online event. Students across the country speak out about using technology and the Internet. NetDay is launching a revised survey with a goal to collect input from 500,000 students on the issues that matter to them and to you.
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28 Sep 2004
ISTE has announced that the 26th annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) will be held June 27 through 30, 2005, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Penn.
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16 Sep 2004
View advocacy in action! The September 9 press conference on the Hill was videotaped by ISTE 100 member, MINDS, and is archived at http://eett.minds.tv/. You can still contribute to this effort and make a difference!
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09 Sep 2004
ISTE, CoSN, and SIIA joined education and industry leaders today to urge Congressional restoration of education technology program funding and oppose pending cuts to the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program.
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13 Aug 2004
Don Knezek, ISTE CEO, and Leslie Conery, ISTE Deputy CEO, were joined by other distinguished guests for an informative, interactive Post-NECC Webcast on Thursday, August 12, 2004. Guests also discussed "Preparing Students for the 21st Century with a Focus on ICT Literacy." To learn more and view the archived Webcast, visit http://www.ictliteracy.info/ISTElogin.htm.
You can also view streaming video of NECC sessions, courtesy of MINDS.
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09 Aug 2004
Come to Washington DC on September 9 and make your voice heard! Tell lawmakers to restore the $91 million cut from the Title II program, Enhancing Education Through Technology. Don Knezek, ISTE CEO, and Keith Krueger, CoSN CEO, have written a letter to Ed Tech advocates urging action on this issue. Read their letter to learn more and find out how you can make a difference.
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04 Aug 2004
Join Don Knezek, ISTE CEO, and Leslie Conery, ISTE Deputy CEO, along with other distinguished guests for an informative, interactive Post-NECC Webcast on Thursday, August 12, 2004, from 12–1:30 pm (Eastern). Guests will also discuss "Preparing Students for the 21st Century with a Focus on ICT Literacy." To learn more and register, visit http://www.ictliteracy.info/ISTElogin.htm.
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28 Jul 2004
ISTE's new book, Palm OS® Handhelds in the Elementary Classroom: Curriculum and Strategies shows how elementary teachers can effectively integrate these powerful little learning tools into everyday curriculum. Read more, view the table of contents, or order now for immediate delivery.
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06 Jul 2004
ISTE and MINDS, an ISTE 100 member, have partnered to offer educators worldwide the opportunity to view streaming video of a variety of sessions including "Choose-Your-Own" keynote speakers from NECC 2004 in New Orleans. Learn more at the NECC Web site. The sessions will be available from July 6, 2004 to January 7, 2005.
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01 Jul 2004
Join ISTE's Deputy CEO Leslie Conery and leading educational technology experts for a Web cast on Friday, July 30, to discuss what's next for ISTE's NETS.
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23 Jun 2004
More
than 17,500 educators and exhibit personnel attended the 25th Annual National
Educational Computing Conference (NECC), presented by ISTE, held in New Orleans
June 20 through 23.
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21 Jun 2004
ISTE, the International Computer Driving License US
company (ICDL-US), and Vantage Learning have teamed up to create a scalable, national
assessment for middle school students anchored in ISTE's NETS•S.
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21 Jun 2004
ISTE's
new book, Self-Assessment Activities For School Administrators: A Companion
to "Making Technology Standards Work for You" provides a systematic
approach to standards alignment for administrators. Order now for immediate
delivery.
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21 Jun 2004
Videoconferencing
for K–12 Classrooms: A Program Development Guide is a new title from
ISTE offering help to teachers on integrating interactive videoconferencing (IVC)
networks into the curriculum.
Order now for immediate delivery.
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