The journey unfolds when teachers decide to move away from traditional teaching and toward a new vision of instructional design. It’s a learning journey—for teacher and student alike. The journey focuses on learning, not the technology. Taking the journey is critical in preparing students to live, learn, and work in a technology-rich world. Join us now as we embark on the next step in our journey, taking us along the refreshed path of innovative learning technologies.

Previous steps in the journey are still available: Project Based Learning, Web 2.0, Envisioning the Future of Education and Technology, Innovative Learning Technologies (9/08), Digital Citizenship, Online Learning (2/09), and Creativity and Innovation.

Stop by the ISTE Bookstore 

While on Your Learning Journey, be sure to stop by the ISTE bookstore. Check out these books which focus on innovative learning technologies, and remember, ISTE members receive a 30% discount on all titles.

Global Education: Using Technology to Bring the World to Your Students
By Laurence Peters

Preparing effective technology facilitators and leaders is an increasingly important mission for school districts and colleges of education. This publication is an inviting and surprisingly easy-to-follow guide for any educator, practicing or preservice, who wants to be an effective technology facilitator and/or educational leader.
$22.35 ($31.95 nonmembers)
Pre-order your copy now.

Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education
By Liz Kolb

Many, if not most, educators view cell phones as the enemy. Author Liz Kolb sees them as powerful technology in the hands of students. Acknowledging the current reality—that many schools ban student cell phone use in the classroom—Kolb discusses a host of innovative and highly interesting uses for the technology that do not require using the phones in the classroom. She also addresses the issues that have caused the bans and provides guidelines for overcoming the problems.
Order today $24.45 ($34.95 nonmembers).

Learning & Leading with Technology

The August issue of L&L is overflowing with a wealth of relevant articles and information. In Issue Oriented, Anita McAnear talks about emerging technologies offering promise for education.

Read "Words in a Cloud" the article written by Samantha Morra, winner of L&L's Web 2.0 essay contest.

Learn how to make your own cost-effective alternative to interactive whiteboards in the article "Build Your Own Board," which provides instructions for making a brightboard.

 Resources and Links

There's so much more to learn. Read articles related to Innovative Learning Technologies taken from ISTE’s world-class publications, L&L, JRTE, and JCTE. Read more.

Browse our annotated links to some great websites that focus on Innovative Learning Technologies.

 Further Your Journey with an ISTE Webinar

We have some great webinars prepared for you in September. Here's a sampling of what you can look forward to:

• Wed., Sept. 23: Info on Internet Privacy and Security is presented by Andre Chinn
• Wed., Sept. 30: Join Ben Smith and Jared Mader for an informatiive session about What Administrators Should Know and Be Able To Do with Technology

Take advantage of ISTE's webinar season pass. With an average of three webinar presentations per month, there are many fascinating topics from which to choose! We’ve added a single-purchase season pass that gives access to all live webinars and archive recordings. The season pass is a popular bargain at $795 for ISTE members. For more information, contact Debren Ferris.

For a complete listing of upcoming ISTE webinars, click here.

NETS

Refreshed NETS for Administrators Released!
ISTE released the refreshed NETS•A 2009 at NECC 2009.
The entire set of the refreshed NETS is now available for free download.

Moving the NETS Forward
Join the NETS Implementation wiki, participate in the development of summary rubrics for the NETS, and tell us what resources you need to implement the NETS.

 ISTE 2010 in Denver

ISTE's annual conference and exposition

Plans are already underway for ISTE 2010. Mark your calendars now and plan to attend next June in Denver, Colorado. Registration opens on September 8 and the call for participation opens September 9. Stay tuned for more information.

ISTE Connects

Visit ISTE Connects to read about what educators are talking about and join the conversation by blogging or tweeting.

Catch the latest digital stories from the ed tech world on ISTE Vision.