The journey continues now with a focus on Web 2.0.
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.
On the journey you’ll discover a world of resources to transform learning through the effective and appropriate use of technology. In addition to giving you resources, we’re also going to give you the opportunity to share your thoughts, ideas, inspirational stories, and favorite resources with your colleagues through blogs, wikis and the ISTE Web site.
The first stop on our journey, Project Based Learning, is still available. The journey will continue in the months ahead as we focus on other areas of interest.
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 New Books!
Don’t miss ISTE’s exciting new books Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools and The Educator’s Podcast Guide, available now! Learn more and order these great resources!
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Take an exciting tour of a hypothetical middle school that’s harnessing the latest tools to transform and expand the learning experience. (PDF, 83 KB)
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Web 2.0 and You: Starting the Conversation
Lynne Schrum and Gwen Solomon, authors of Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools are soliciting your stories, examples, projects, blogs, podcasts, and other items for their second book in the series, which will be on best practices in a Web 2.0 world. Send your information to (gwen_and_lynne_book2@yahoo.com) qwen_and_lynne_book2 @yahoo.com. Need some quick information about Web 2.0? Read this short article by the book’s authors.
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NETS
The National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S) are divided into six broad categories. Standards within each category are to be introduced, reinforced, and mastered by students. Teachers can use these standards as guidelines for planning technology-based activities in which students achieve success in learning, communication, and life skills.
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Expand your horizons by attending an ISTE Webinar
Expand your classroom’s approach to traditional education with two invigorating webinars in the month of February. Join Bret Gensburg for a stimulating discussion on how to expand your vision of technology within the school system by starting small and thinking big. Attend this exciting IEE webinar “School Wide Technology Integration,” on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 1 p.m. Pacific (4 p.m. Eastern) and have an opportunity to win a $50 Visa® gift card. Then, join Kathy Schrock for a groundbreaking Technology in Practice lecture on bringing the hip and trendy life of virtual environments into the classroom. Join her for “Get a MUVE On: Teaching and Learning with Second Life,” Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1 p.m. Pacific (4 p.m. Eastern). Find more information or register now.
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ISTE’s best Web 2.0 research
Take advantage of 4 years’ worth of Web 2.0 articles culled from ISTE’s world-class publication, L&L
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| The National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
Web 2.0 was a hot topic at NECC 2007 in Atlanta. Click here to assess selected Web 2.0 presentation from NECC 2007, and watch for exciting Web 2.0 sessions at NECC 2008 in San Antonio.
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