This is a great resource that anyone working in educational technology should hang on to. It provides information on legal issues related to Internet, e-mail, video, and other emerging technology. It also provides information on E-rate, software filters, social networking and other off-campus student websites and free speech, Internet acceptable use policies, and privacy.
Another great professional resource for any technology professional working in education to bookmark. This website provides access to scholarly writing, research being conducted in schools regarding educational technology, multimedia, blogs, discussions and chat. This is another one of my favorite sites to check out the latest in our field.
Twitter is the most popular microblogging application, with almost one million users called twitterers, who can send and receive messages via the web, SMS, instant messaging clients, and by third party applications. Posts are limited to 140 text characters in length. With a solid experience in using Web2.0 technologies in education, the authors are trying to provide arguments for using Twitter as microblogging platform / social network in education, underlining its advantages, but also possible bad points. The article also presents an application related to the Romanian Twitosphere and a Romanian microblogging platform, already used in education. technologies education Web2.0 collaborative microblogging Twitter Technology-Web-20 published research
This site was created by Kelly Walsh, the director of Institutional Information & Technology at the College of Westchester in White Plains, NY. Each week he writes about a different topic related to information or instructional technology.
Research that includes information on the use of computers and Internet access in the classroom; availability and use of computing devices, software, and school or district networks (including remote access) by teachers; students' use of educational technology; teachers' preparation to use educational technology for instruction
The national technology standards are provided to assist educators with the proper and appropriate integration of technology. They serve relatively the same purpose of state and national benchmarks for subject matter.
gizmag.com covers the full gammut of emerging technologies, invention and innovation - from automotive to aerospace, from handhelds to supercomputers, from robotics to home automation, the site reports on all major announcements across 40 categories.
A great professional resource for any technology professional working in education. This website provides access to scholarly writing including white papers and research being conducted in schools regarding educational technology. In addition, the website provides webinars to members (free to join). I find this site is extremely helpful and keeps me up to date with current issues IT professionals are facing.
This is an excellent blog that provides a great deal of interesting and useful information for anyone working in higher education and educational technology.
Written by Steve O'Hear and edited by Richard MacManus. This is a two-part series in which Steve will explore how Web technologies are being used in education. \n\nGives specific examples of e-learning 2.0 projects that teachers have put into practice.