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EDCI 4993 Sec. 602, Technology Leadership in Schools
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Video in Education

Link	Description
iMovie	the software we will use to edit our video
Bring Learning to Live	I teach with iMovie
Lesson Plans	by content area ... you should be able to get ideas here
Sample Moives	Example Desktop Movies
iMovie tips	You may find this useful when we start editing video
to activate learning	"When I was first introduced to iMovie, and saw how kid-friendly it was, I immediately saw its potential for use in the classroom"
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Spreadsheets and Databases in Education

Link	Description
Spreadsheets & Databases	How Do I Use Databases, Spreadsheets, and Graphs?
What is a Spreadsheet	Spreadsheets in the Math Class
Spreadsheets in Education	This page tries to collect some information about spreadsheets with an emphasis on mathematics and statistics education.
FAQs	Word processing, spreadsheet and Database Frequently Asked Questions
Multiple Knowledge Representations	Spreadsheets and Databases as Learning tools
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Researching Professional Growth

Link	Description
Projessional Growth	... is always under construction!
Professional Growth	An Essay
Thoth's for Learning	You are the best person to make decisions about your professional growth.
Development of technology-based lessons	a research paper
WestEd	WestEd projects support teachers' career-long growth and development, beginning with preservice education and continuing with induction, inservice, and mentoring programs.
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Student guidance / career awareness / support recourses

Link	Description
Careers in Action	... has links or all grade levels
Middle School / Junior High	Educate the Next Generation
High School	Career Awareness Programs for multicultural high school students
Careers in Computing	the Computer Museum
IEEE	Careers in Computing
Middle School	Career Awareness Programs
Find your own ...	Guidance and career awareness resources
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Standards & Benchmarks

Link	Description
National Standards	The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project is an ongoing initiative of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and a consortium of distinguished partners and co-sponsors. The primary goal of the ISTE NETS Project is to enable stakeholders in PreK-12 education to develop national standards for educational uses of technology that facilitate school improvement in the United States
for Students	ISTE for Students Project
Standards for Students	The technology foundation standards for students are divided into six broad categories.
for Teachers	ISTE for Teachers Project
Standards for Teachers	The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETSĄT), which focus on preservice teacher education, define the fundamental concepts, knowledge, skills, and attitudes for applying technology in educational settings.
Louisiana	State of Louisiana, Dept. of Education -- Technology Standards
Integrating Technology in the Classroom	Well done Web-based slide show ... lots of resourses
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Supporting Technology in Education

Link	Description
ISTE	Internation Socity for Technology in Education
RTEC	Regional Technology in Education Consortia
ITTE	Education Technology Programs and its membership component, the Technology Leadership Network, work to bring together everyone involved in introducing and delivering technology to schoolsŃpolicymakers, administrators, educators, manufacturers, developers, the public and government leaders.
National Standards	The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project is an ongoing initiative of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and a consortium of distinguished partners and co-sponsors. The primary goal of the ISTE NETS Project is to enable stakeholders in PreK-12 education to develop national standards for educational uses of technology that facilitate school improvement in the United States
Technology and Education Reform	A Research Project Sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement U.S. Department of Education
Using	Using technology in Education by Dr. Truehaft
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Soon we will have more links ...

Link	Description
Networks	An Educator's Guide to School Networks
a Budget	Sample Budget items technology
Math in Daily Life	Lesson Plans, etc.
tech*Learning	A resource for education technology leaders
NSTA	National Science Teachers Association, Lesson Plans
bigchalk.com	bigchalk.com uses the Internet to put everyone closer to the information they need.
DiscoverySchool.com	Parents, teachers, students -- fresh ideas.
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the First Week ...

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Leadership, Technology and Schools	It's not just about the technology, it's also about changing how we approach and design learning in the classroom.
Technology Leadership News	Technology Leadership News is an eight-page newsletter published nine times a year. It features a wide array of topics to give you the inside scoop on current school technology issues.
Chroma	Mr. Loyer is publishing his science-fiction novella "Chroma" on the World Wide Web, where it will unfold in 16 installments over the course of this year. But "Chroma" is not a basic e-book, with black text digitally displayed on a white field. Instead readers participate in the telling of the tale by entering an interactive world of animated images.