The International Society for Technology in Education has initiated an online petition urging the White House to take action to invest in school broadband connectivity to bridge the digital divide in education.
Common Core Will Stress Already Inadequate E-rate Funding
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The E-Rate program, which is responsible for the funds dedicated to connecting schools and libraries to the Internet, is unable to keep up with high demand., and schools’ needs are only becoming more urgent with the advent of the Common Core Standards.
ISTE 2012 | ALA Annual: Candid Thoughts on Change, the FCC Digital Literacy Plan, and Advocacy
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In a challenging economy, ISTE and ALA grapple with advocating for their school librarian, media specialist membership and then there’s the hot-button issue of digital literacy.
Scenes from ISTE 2012
By on June 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
A slideshow of images from the International Society for Technology in Education conference held in San Diego, CA, June 24-27.
Joyce Valenza’s Picks of the Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning
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Joyce Valenza winnows down the best of the best. The teacher librarian taps the sites she’ll be exploring this summer on her award-winning blog “NeverEndingSearch.”
ALA/ISTE 2012: Conference Survival Guide | ALA Annual 2012
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From hardware to fashion, some sources to help you pack, spec your tech, and survive airport hell.
ISTE 2012 or Bust
By on June 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
What are your top five picks for ISTE this year? SLJ asked Tiffany Whitehead, who adds that the annual ed tech show “is the most important thing I can do for myself each year as a library media specialist.”
