ETAN provides a forum for educators and others to engage in the political process and project a unified voice in support of a common cause - improving teaching and learning through the systemic use of technology. ETAN's mission is to influence public policy-makers at the federal, state and local levels and to increase public investment in the competitiveness of America's classrooms and students.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is pleased to offer Route 21, a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools.
The Web 2.0 Projects book contains nearly 60 projects using Web 2.0 tools, organised in age groups.
If you downloaded your copy of this booklet before 6 July 2008, please download it again, as it has now been revised. Thanks to Peggy George, who kindly pointed out some typos and formatting errors which had escaped my attention.
Coming of Age: An Introduction to the NEW Worldwide Web (1st Ed) is a great introduction to Web 2.0 in education. This first edition was downloaded 60,000 times before I lost count!
This is the wiki site for self-coordinated gatherings ("meet-ups") of educational bloggers, timed to coincide with ed tech conferences. An email discussion list is here. This site is a wiki, and so you add yourself to the attending lists, and help coordinate the time and venue for each "meet-up."
What simple activities or readings could advance a teacher's understanding of education (technology included) given that the teacher has 15 minutes of time a week for personal professional development?
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