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The five pillars of edtech procurement
12/25/2019
Topics: Procurement
As educators rethink how they make technology decisions, these are the critical factors to consider
You never know what you might find in a school closet. Old floppy disks. Mimeograph paper. Textbooks from the 1970s.
What Wiley Brazier V discovered when…
From discord to civil discourse: Including the human aspects of digital citizenship can lead to cultural shifts
12/24/2019
Topics: #DigCitCommit, Digital & media literacy, Digital Citizenship
Gun violence, climate change, immigration, abortion. There seems to be no end to the number of divisive issues that are causing people from all walks of life to lash out in angry ways.
It’s not…
Standards Spotlight: Using the ISTE Standards to guide system-level decisions
12/24/2019
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As a district leader for Arlington Public Schools, I have a somewhat wonky title that barely fits on a business card. I’m an instructional technology integration analyst and I serve as the liaison between the…
Member Profile: Wiley Brazier V uses technology to help students soar
12/24/2019
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Many of the disadvantaged students in Wiley Brazier V’s hometown have never traveled beyond the city limits. But when he opens the doors to his new K-12 charter school at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport in…
What Works: Virtual safaris bring the wilds of Africa to the classroom
12/24/2019
Topics: Global Collaborator, ISTE Standards for Students
Every year, Stacey Moore’s third graders in Virginia Beach, Virginia, are transported to Africa where they ride along with a naturalist on safari.
It all happens virtually via WildEarth Kids and…
Interview: Marina Umaschi Bers on CS, CT and coding lessons in early childhood education
12/24/2019
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It’s not every day that a book focused on preschool and kindergarten children dives into ways to teach them to be producers rather than mere consumers of technology. But Marina Umaschi Bers, Ph.D.,…
Member Voices: 3 ways districts can support learning with meaningful tech use
12/24/2019
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As disparities in technology and connectivity continue to shrink in U.S. schools, another significant edtech divide is opening up related to opportunities for all students to experience meaningful instruction…
Global Focus: Digital library helps students become responsible, autonomous learners
12/24/2019
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Today, students’ access to information is made possible by their connection to devices both at home and at school. As the digital learning and library services officer for the Catholic Education Diocese of…
From the ISTE Board: How all educators can embrace their roles as leaders
12/24/2019
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When the ISTE Standards for Educators were updated recently, one of the additions I was most excited about was that of “Leader.” Our educational systems need leaders who will help bring change to our classrooms…
ISTE in Action: Let’s link arms to pursue, realize true transformation
12/24/2019
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“We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.”
– Ella’s Song by Bernice Johnson Reagan, Sweet Honey in the Rock
As ISTE begins its fifth decade, I’ve…