SIGs' Activities & Awards
SIG Events and Activities: Archives Available!
The Special Interest Group Program offers year-round professional development activities. If you have suggestions for topics or events, please contact your SIG Officers directly or contact Audrey Watters, SIG Program Manager (awatters@iste.org).
The Emergence of Ultramobiles in Education
Dr. Alice Owen & Sam Farsaii, Irving ISD
An explosion of new devices called “ultramobiles” have emerged in the education market. This webinar provided a comparison of the features of different ultramobiles, discusses implementation efforts and explores these tools as alternatives to laptops.
View the archives: http://iste.acrobat.com/p48064395/
Disrupting Class: Book Study & Webinar
Starting in January, SIGAdmin has discussed the book Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton Chritiansen. Each week discussion questions have been posted on the SIGAdmin wiki. The culminating activity of this book discussion will be a webinar on Thursday February 26, 2009 with co-author Michael Horn.
Visit the SIGAdmin wiki for more information.
Beyond the Dewey Decimal System: Librarians Leveraging Social Media to Build Professional Learning Communities
Lisa Perez (SL: Elaine Tulip), Chicago Public Schools; Joyce Valenza (SL: Joyce Story), Librarian, Springfield Township (PA) High School; and Rhonda Trueman (SL: Abbey Zenith), Head of Reference and Business Librarian for Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, NC
Among the featured panelists for the second episode of ISTE Eduverse Talks, ISTE's new broadcast series in Second Life, was Lisa Perez, SIGMS Chair-Elect. This episode addressed the growth of library/media learning networks and communities of practice powered by Web 2.0 tools and Second Life.
View the archives: http://www.iste-eduverse.org/
SIG-Sponsored Awards: Call for Nominations
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2009 ISTE SIG Media Specialist Technology Innovation Award
This annual award sponsored by Linworth Publishing, Inc. and Follett Software Company will be presented to three teams of a school librarian and collaborating teacher who have conducted an exemplary technology program extending beyond the library to meet the needs of classroom students and teachers. The purpose of this award is to identify, promote, and sustain excellence in collaborative and innovative technology-based projects driven by the school library media center in support of curricular and instructional needs in elementary, middle, and high schools. Click here for more information. |
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2009 SIGTE Research Paper Award
This award by ISTE's Teacher Educator Special Interest Group recognizes excellence in research in the area of technology and teacher education. All research papers accepted for presentation at NECC, including those selected for both the research paper and round table categories, are eligible for the SIGTE Research Paper Award. Click here for more information. |
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2009 SIGTel Online Learning Award
Since 1991, ISTE's Telelearning Special Interest Group (SIGTel), has recognized creative teachers for their pioneering use of telecommunication networks to provide innovative learning opportunities for school-age students K–16. Click here for more information. |
If you know of an innovative program or project, please consider submitting a nomination.
For more information on ISTE's award program, visit our Awards and Recognition page.
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