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12 Mar 2010
Quest Learning & Assessment is a web-based tool for instructors and students of math & science. Features: custom assignment generation, automatic grading and immediate feedback for students. Subjects include Math, Physics, Biology & Chemistry. Developed at UT Austin, Quest is geared towards high school AP-university level students.
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12 Mar 2010
The slate of candidates for the 2010 ISTE Board has been announced. Find out more about the candidates, and the positions, and if you're an ISTE member, vote and make your voice heard! The voting period extends from March 11 through April 12, 2010.
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11 Mar 2010
AVerMedia Teacher Forum
Description: Join other teachers in classroom technology discussions, helpful tips, product information and more here!
AVerMedia Training Videos & Tutorials
Online training videos and tutorials
Lesson plans for document camera use in the classroom
Download sample lesson plans created by teachers for using your AVerMedia document camera in the classroom.
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10 Mar 2010
The US Department of Education released grant applications and criteria for its Investing in Innovation (i3) program this week. Local districts and nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for nearly $650m in competitive grants focused on scaling up, validating, and developing innovative programs. Applications are due in mid-May of this year, with funds to be awarded in September.
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05 Mar 2010
Nearly 200 educators representing 25 states and every region of the US met with lawmakers in Washington, DC March 3 to urge restoration of federal education technology funding. The occasion was a summit sponsored by ISTE, CoSN, SETDA, and SIIA. In a statement released by the four organizations ISTE CEO Don Knezek said, "We're encouraged by the shared vision for American schools that are more relevant, engaging, and globally competitive. And we'll continue our work with the Administration and Congress to restore adequate federal funding for education technology programs."
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03 Mar 2010
International Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology, iCTLT 2010, has attracted nearly 2000 registrants from three dozen countries. Co-hosted by ISTE and the Singapore Ministry of Education, the exciting program runs from March 2-6 and includes visits to "future schools" as well as workshops, "learning trails," and a rich exhibition hall.
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02 Mar 2010
Congratulations to long-time ISTE member and winner of ISTE's first annual Public Policy Advocate of the Year, Dr. Sheryl Abshire, on her appointment to the federal governing board of the Universal Services Administrative Company (USAC). Among its duties, the USAC oversees the e-rate program. Abshire is the Chief Technology Officer for Calcasieu (LA) Parish Public Schools.
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02 Mar 2010
A new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project focuses on the ways Americans access news. According to the report, an "overwhelming majority of Americans (92%) use multiple platforms on a typical day" including broadcast, print and online sources. Thirty-seven percent of internet users in the study "contributed to the creation of news" through comments, tagging, writing posts, linking, etc, slightly more than the 33% of cell phone users who accessed news from their mobile phone.
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26 Feb 2010
Going mobile? Now you can take along a rich set of ISTE news, networks, and resources-including ISTE Connects blog posts, a mobile version of the ISTE Community Ning, selected L&L articles, the NETS, ISTE podcasts, and news about ISTE 2010. Check out ISTE's new iPhone application and mobile pages and tell us what you think!
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24 Feb 2010
Show off your best practices in mobile learning in the 2010 SIGML Video Contest! Make a short video (up to 3 minutes) that showcases what you are doing with mobile learning and share it with ISTE members. An independent panel of judges will pick the top 10 videos. ISTE members will have an opportunity to vote for their favorites. Winners will receive some fabulous prizes and be recognized at the ISTE Conference in Denver.
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17 Feb 2010
Author and former World Bank Vice President, Jean-Francois Rischard will deliver the opening keynote Sunday evening, June 27, at ISTE 2010 in Denver. "We're very pleased to welcome him," said ISTE Deputy CEO and Conference Chair, Leslie Conery. "Jean Francois Rischard brings a fascinating global perspective to our search for excellence." Additionally, the full program for ISTE 2010 in Denver-including nearly 600 sessions, workshops, and tours-is live and fully searchable online.
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11 Feb 2010
ISTE and HP invite educators around the world to participate remotely in the 2010 HP Innovations in Education Worldwide Summit, February 22-24. Join the more than 100 educators from 23 countries attending the summit in person to learn from education experts and students as they discuss how social media impacts their learning experience.
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08 Feb 2010
The US Department of Education's $650m Investing in Innovation (i3) competition, which is open to all US school districts, needs peer reviewers to help judge the grant applications. Pre-K-12 teachers, principals, college and university instructors and researchers are among those urged to apply.
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04 Feb 2010
eduTecher is the complete educational technology reference and resource. It is a free site (with an accompanying iPhone App) that offers teachers high quality weblinks, videos, and a commenting system for sharing thoughts and ideas surrounding ed tech.
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03 Feb 2010
This website has resources to help teachers in K-12 use technologies like Kidspiration, Inspiration, PowerPoints, SMART Notebook and interactive websites as well as several customized Google Search Engines to make finding technology resources that relate to curriculum easy for educators.
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