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Free Tools For Teachers

Tools from the Monroe 1 BOCES Website
Engaging K-2 Learners Without Breaking the Bank Webster, NY Schools
Study Curve, free site for questions, answers and discussion
http://www.wiziq.com WiZiQ Virtual White Board Technology
SmartBoard Lessons
Wheatland Chili Schools Links
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

Technology Planning Resources or Outstanding Examples

SIIA Education Division (Software and Industry Information Association)
For Educators Software and Technology Guidance
Technology can improve teaching, learning and the education enterprise. A wide and ever-evolving range of software, digital content and related technologies are available in the areas of curriculum, instruction, classroom management, assessment, training, data management and administration. Educators know that success requires the appropriate selection, planning, training, support and implementation of these technologies. http://www.siia.net/education/foreducators/software.asp including Guidelines for Improving the RFP and Competitive Bidding Process

Trends

America's Digital Schools: A study conducted this spring {2007} that asked superintendents, curiculum directors, and technology directors the important questions about the future of ed tech as a learning tool:

How will mobile computing help drive the movement toward student-centered learning?
Are school districts ready for professional development of 25% of teachers for ubiquitous computing in 2011?
Which subject areas are growing in online learning applications?

http://www.ads2006.org/ads2006/index.php

Sixteen Trends: Their Profound Impact on Our Future. Implications for students, education, communities, and the whole society. G. Marx, Educational Research Service, 2006

Vision K-23 from SIIA: Education has helped propel the United States as a world leader in technology and innovation for generations. As our schools work with limited resources, however, that lead is diminishing and today's students are left to compete in a truly global economy. Despite student adoption of technology into their lives and homes, America's K-20 schools can do more to fully leverage these technologies to improve learning.
SIIA's Vision K-20 calls for a coalition of stakeholders, including educators, business executives, policymakers, and academic leaders to recognize the necessity of an instructional and institutional framework that embraces technology and e-learning. The following resources are intended to help guide these stakeholders, especially K-20 educators, in their efforts to incorporate technology into education from conceptualization through implementation to assessment.
http://www.siia.net/education/foreducators/visionk20.asp or http://www.siia.net/education/pubs/VisionBooklet_2007.pdf

American Association of School Librarians: AASL approved the development of a new program titled Learning 4 Life (L4L). The 3-5 year program will be implemented in fall 2008 to help gain attention for AASL’s Standards for the 21st Century Learner and the guidelines for implementing the standards.
The goal is to gain implementation of the learning standards at the national level. The program allows learning standards to be customized for local and state conditions, as well as to reflect the multicultural populations of U.S. schools.
The Standards for the 21st-Century Learner program advocates the concept that school library media specialists play an important role in preparing students to compete in a global community.
L4L uses the number four to echo and reinforce the four standards:
1. Inquire, think critically and gain knowledge.
2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations and create new knowledge.
3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.
4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
The learning standards are available online at http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards. (posted 8/8/08)

Staff Development Techniques, Activities, Outstanding Examples and Resources

JIT (Just in Time Learning)
KidzOnline: http://www.kidzonline.org/TechTraining/ {Kidz Online (KOL) is a high-tech digital video production and distribution organization with unique and robust online learning specialties that span the globe. Many of the tutorials are free. There is also a commercial arm. Worth checking out.}

Resources for Honing Leadership Skills and Learning

Staff and Student Technology Assessment Surveys

NECC 2007 Follow-up and Resources

Internet Safety

Posted 6/29/07 (gdahlby) from Pew Internet and American Life Project

http://www.pewinternet.org/index.asp

Cyberbullying and Online Teens

6/27/2007 || Amanda Lenhart
About one third (32%) of all teenagers who use the internet say they have been targets of a range of annoying and potentially menacing online activities – such as receiving threatening messages; having their private emails or text messages forwarded without consent; having an embarrassing picture posted without permission; or having rumors about them spread online.
View PDF of Report
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/216/report_display.asp

Research

2007 National Trends Report Executive Summary
From: http://setda.liveelements.net/web/guest/2007NationalTrendsReport
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is pleased to release its fourth annual National Trends Report on the use of federal funds to support educational technology. This report documents findings from Round 4 (FY 05) of the No Child Left Behind, Title II Part D, Enhancing Education Through Technology (NCLB II D) program.2007 National Trends Report
http://setda.liveelements.net/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=6&name=SETDA+National+Trends+REPORT_Final.pdf

School Law and Potential Issues

National School Boards Legal Clips: http://www.nsba.org/site/page.asp?TRACKID=&CID=373&DID=8614

The National School Boards Association's Office of General Counsel is offering Legal Clips via e-mail. This free service provides participants with weekly updates on important and interesting school law issues. Anyone may subscribe.

GigaLaw: http://www.gigalaw.com

Founded in January 2000, GigaLaw.com provides legal information for Internet and technology professionals, Internet entrepreneurs and the lawyers who serve them.

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