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NETs & Technology
National
Standards:
NETs
National
Education Technology Standards-NETs from the
International Society for Technology
in Education (ISTE):
21st Century Learning Skills and Standards
What are 21st Century's skills?...." that being ICT
[Information and Communication Technology] literate is much more
than just having good technology skills. It is learning core
subjects with application of these learning skills and communication
tools."[http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/21stcentury/whatare.asp]
- Milestones for Improving Learning and Education (MILE)
Guide
for 21st Century Skills
developed from the Learning for the 21st Century Report, an in-depth
dialogue on improving education.
- 21st Century Skills Standards -
Technology and Literacy Skills Standards
- 21st Century Skills and Information and Communication
Technologies Literacy -
graphic representation or
outline.
NY State Standards:
Educational Technology Standards for Students--A Crosswalk
between ISTE's Standards (NETs) and NYS Learning Standards.
New York State Technology Plan -- DRAFT
Guidance document for statewide, district and school technology
planning, implementation and evaluation.
Training and Workshops
ShenTRAC
Training - Workshops held at HSW TC.
NYNET
Resources for Teachers Workshop and Registration Information -
Schenectady City Schools training opportunites.
The
Interactive Media Center at the University of Albany Libraries
offers free workshops on basic image scanning, Adobe Photoshop,
creating interactive forms using Adobe Acrobat, Introduction to
XHTML, building buttons and rollovers, Introduction to Flash MX and
more. Examples of handouts:
Software Tutorials and Classroom
Use Examples:
Information on Building a Web site:
Webmonkey for
Kids
http://www.webmonkey.com/kids/
Web
Design Tutorials from the Interactive Media Center at the
University of Albany Libraries. This site includes a link to a
browser safe color chart and the most commonly used HTML Tags.
Web Style Guide, 2nd
Edition
Here is the online version of a book with the same name, that
demonstrates the step-by-step process involved in designing a Web
site. The guide gives few technical details but instead focuses on
the usability, layout, and attractiveness of a Web site, with the
goal being to make it as popular with the intended audience as
possible.
Pat's Webmaster
Resources
Accessibility information, general help, sites to find counters,
free graphics, music and sound, JavaScripting. Java Applets, and
other helpful information to enhance your webpage.
"Teacher
Web Pages That Build Parent Partnerships"
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/sep00/johnson.htm
This
MultiMedia Schools article by Doug Johnson
discusses an
overall strategic plan for using the web for home/school
communication.
Using Technology in the Classroom
ISTE
http://www.iste.org/
International Society for Technology n Education (ISTE) mission is
to find appropriate uses of information technology to support and
improve learning, teaching, and administration in K–12 education and
teacher education.
NYSCATE
http://www.nyscate.org/
New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in
Educaton (NYSCATE) is "dedicated to the improvement of education by
assisting with the integration of technology into the curriculum."
NYSCATE is the New York State affiliate of ISTE.
Assessing Technology in Instructional Practice - assess your use
of technology in your classroom with this rubric.
CARET - Center for
Applied Research in Educational Technology
http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm
Here are article reviews, helpful resources, news, questions and
answers and much more on education technology.
Technology Integration Made Easy
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech146.shtml
Education World offers 19 easy and painless
ways to integrate technology into your daily routine
The One-Computer
Classroom
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic84.htm
Here is a collection of resources from
Eduscape on how to teach in a one-computer classroom.
Network of Regional Technology in Education Consortia
http://www.rtec.org/
R*Tec's mission is to help states, districts, schools, adult
literacy centers, and other educational institutions effectively use
advanced technologies to support improved teaching, learning and
student achievement.
New to Technology
http://www.intel.com/education/newtotech/
Tips for getting started using technology in the classroom.
The New Curriculum
http://www.newcurriculum.com/index.php
The site is designed to provide essential resources to help teachers
integrate technology into their classes, including annotated links and a
bi-weekly column or two on practical tech-integration ideas.
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