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The 21st Century Information Fluency Project (21CIF) began in 2001 when the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy received funds from the US Department of Education to research and develop training in the largely unexplored field of online information literacy. The mission then, which remains today, is provide professional development and resources to help educators and students improve their ability "to locate, evaluate and use digital information more effectively, efficiently and ethically." Great site to learn all about information literacy!

School districts have a new resource to help them define effective leadership in education technology: The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has released an updated version of its Framework of Essential Skills for K-12 chief technology officers (CTOs). Key words: chief technology officer, technology skills, cosn, skills framework, school leadership, education technology

In a recent webinar, more than 90% of school leaders responded that they were leading an innovative school as a result of the implementation of technology. At the end of the webinar, when polled again, only one leader claimed to be leading an innovative school. The complete reversal was due to a presentation of the Six Questions that you will read about in this article.   This list of questions was developed to help educators be clear about the unique added value of a digital learning environment.

Harnessing the Power of Games in Education

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"This wiki is a template that you can use for any Professional Development or Training sessions that address the use of wikis in education." (Wiki While You Work: An Introduction to Wikis in Education, ¶2, 2010.09.30)

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Create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! (Host them on your own blog, website or intranet!

"We are here to help you deal with copyright issues in your school. North Carolina educator John Brim will share his knowledge of copyright and how it applies to teachers, media technology professionals and students. As educators, we have special 'fair use' privileges. Be sure you know what the limitations are and you will be able to make the right decisions. To use this website, click on the Video Chapters on the left side of this page and you will see and hear John Brim on different topics. All videos will open in your default media player. "

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Lots of Web 2.0 resources

"The web is rich with resources that can inspire and support our teaching; however, navigating the web can be akin to swimming around an endless abyss." The goal of this collection of websites is to give teachers quick access to pages and info that can make them stronger teachers.

Here are some great resources for teachers for the new year.

Digital Storytelling resource for educators

The Teacher Tap is a free, professional development resource that helps educators and librarians address common questions about the use of technology in teaching and learning by providing easy access to practical, online resources and activities

"Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) is a nonprofit, nationally respected organization dedicated exclusively to the understanding and prevention of identity theft. The ITRC provides victim and consumer support as well as public education. The ITRC also advises governmental agencies, legislators, law enforcement, and businesses about the evolving and growing problem of identity theft."

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This book integrates research, action research, best practice and case studies detailing how some educators have embraced the opportunities afforded by mobile learning. In particular, it brings together a range of scenarios, solutions and discussions relating to mobile learning in development and other resource challenged contexts.

Teachers love to share their best ideas and resources with others. In the past, this was done by word of mouth, but today they blog about it.

The top five search tools for finding Flickr images are designed to help teachers and students locate just the right image for use in any subject area and project. Without these tools finding the right image on this image hosting site is often an impossible, or at least a tedious, task. The value of this site is its ability to provide digital pictures which are often impossible for a teacher to obtain any other way. Like everything else on the internet, trying to find something is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. This where the top five search tools become valuable resources for teachers and students trying to find images comes into play. These search engines are specifically designed to search the more than three billion pictures on the Flickr hosting site.

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