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Quest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-16, in educational tasks. Participation in this game is designed to enhance the lives of children while helping them grow into knowledgeable, responsible, and empathetic adults.

Global collaboration project headed by Vickie Davis and Julie Lindsay. Connect your classroom locally and globally to create meaningful and authentic learning communities using Web 2.0 tools and emerging technologies.

The personal learning network for educators. Sign up now!

Lessons learned at the ISTE Keynote presentation.

Learn about edchat, a vibrant conversation among tech-savvy educators on the pressing issues of the day.

Three successful project-based assignments that utilize research skills, writing, history, and 21st Century instructional tools. Learn to fuse traditional language arts curricula with modern technologies that are rich with engaging real-life applications.

No teacher has enough time to search for instructional technology resources. Learn from ISTE author, Bonnie Hamilton, which Web-based resources will give you the most power.

Lessons Learned from Staff Development.

Excellent educator-created video offers students an introduction to the concepts of "managing personal identity online" and "digital footprint" and what it will mean in the course of their lifetime. Particularly noteworthy are the employer comments regarding what they learn from reading what job candidates have posted online and how it affects them both negatively and positively in considering the person for a job.

Awesome web site of Joyce Valenza ( SIGMS Forum: Media Specialists SIG Learning Tools Smackdown)

These steps happen naturally if you are willing to take that first step and if you are open to learning.

Resources shared by Gail Lovely. For this session the focus was on two literacies: "traditional language-based" literacies, especially reading and writing AND technology-based literacies.

Workshop wiki. See also the content at Temple University's Media Education Lab: http://www.mediaeducationlab.com/topic/Copyright+and+Fair+Use

SecretBuilders is a virtual world for children 5 to 14 years old powered by a web 2.0 community of children, parents, educators, writers, artists and game developers. On SecretBuilders, children will explore virtual lands, undertake quests, play games, maintain a home, nurture a pet, and interact with their friends. Three features which form the backdrop for SecretBuilders distinguish it from other online worlds: * Children learn through immersing themselves in the stories, themes, and concepts from the best in literature, arts and humanities. They will interact with famous historical and fictional figures and be introduced to content and characters from world civilization and the great thoughts and ideas of human creativity. * Children will create this site, not just consume it. They are directly involved in creating this world with their ideas, critiques and contributions on virtually every aspect of the site and many of their ideas will be implemented! * Children publish their works - writings, art, videos - making SecretBuilders their own personal store of creativity. They can invite friends and family to view their works, and comment upon them. Seeing their works published and enjoyed by others instills tremendous for self-confidence as well as motivation to do more.

"Learning Tools Smackdown ~ Teacher-librarian and technology educator practitioners will share their ideas relating to effective practice in use of 2.0 tools to deliver the mission that resonates well with ISTE's NETS*S."

Phenomenal global collaboration project involving students from 15 countries. Teaching assignment is replicated across continents. Last year's project, Rock n Sol, was featured in the California K-12 Technology Showcase. This year's project, "Are You Game" focuses on digital storytelling. Students collaborate to compose music, make movies, podcasts, and experiments and met in face to face video-conferences. Using Garage Band, kids annually create a collaborative song that has been touched in every continent in the world. Each week, each group contributes 30 seconds with a specific musical instrument. Even blind students are involved in the project.

At ISTE 2010, CDW-G released findings from their recent study that found that just 8 percent of high school teachers said that technology is fully integrated into the classroom; and the technology that is available is primarily used by teachers and not students. As a result, 43 percent of students said they are not - or they are unsure if they are - prepared to use technology in higher education or the workforce. You can download the full report at this site.

EPEARL: a free bilingual (English/French) Web-based electronic portfolio designed to encourage self-regulation in learners within student-centered curricula. You can view a video about ePearl here: http://grover.concordia.ca/epearl/promo/en/videos/promo_video.php

The TIE Colorado/ISTE Leadership Bootcamp is designed to build understanding, facilitate conversations, and develop a framework for change. Leaders from all levels (school and district administrators, IT professionals, classroom teachers, librarians, district coordinators, and others) will engage in a day of learning and thinking that will lead to developing a working plan for improving communication and collaboration practices in their schools or districts. Watch the live session streams here.