The National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) have been updated to the ISTE Refresh Standards.

There are a multitude of video sites on the internet now with valuable resources -  YouTube, TeacherTube, Google Video, etc. Not all are available within the schools though so learn how to save videos at home that you could use in the classroom.

These are some articles and resources that are being shared throughout the tech. ed. world so take a look and pass along.

Education World publishes lists of recommended websites - view their list of the Best of 2006.

Resources are available for learning more about the NH ICT Literacy standards and the student portfolios. View on SPDC website.

Check out this video index of pertinent videos on education topics. Check out the $100 laptop, Ray Kurzweil, Alan November and many other great videos related to education topics.

These outstanding keynote speeches are available in streamed video - don't miss them! View the 2006 Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference website for links.

Use the online computer term resource to check out a technology term, an IM abbreviation, domain suffix list, acronyms at www.techdictionary.com.

eSchool News offers a great new resource that lists online resources you may not know about. Check it out at eSchool News online.

Aren't sure what Moodle is and what it's about? SAU 16 has used Moodle for over a year now and plans to establish it as the primary e-learning platform. WebCT will be supported through the 2006-07 school year and then will end, as all teachers move their coursework to Moodle. View Nov. 2005 Moodle Newsletter (pdf). Play with Moodle's Demo Course. Bookmark www.moodle.org as a place to visit.

View the latest edition of the LoTi Project Schools Newsletter (pdf).  This monthly newsletter includes important information related to increasing the productivity of project schools to move to a higher level of technology implementation. The newsletter is written with the intent that each project school achieves its goals involving student achievement, classroom instructional practices, and technology use.  The monthly newsletters will hopefully provide additional instructional support for individual classroom teachers.

Using technology to help students to find information AND to use this for synthesis AND to create projects that demonstrate higher order thinking skills is always a challenge. For the teachers who feel overwhelmed by including technology into their curriculum for learning activities, there are a couple of great solutions: Virtual Field Trips and Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lessons. View article.

Print this chart and learn these universal keyboard shortcuts. Set your goal to learn one a week and you'll be thankful. View chart.

The Intel Teach to the Future program offers K-12 classroom teachers curriculum designed specifically for their needs. Teachers learn how, when, and where to incorporate technology tools and resources into their teaching. They also learn how to create assessment tools and align lesson plans with state and national standards. Over 300 teachers in SAU 16 have taken this 40 hour workshop. See SPDC website for more information or Intel's TTF website.

Over 30 teachers, technology coordinators and support staff attended this year's conference. Keynote speaker presentations are available on video if you missed this opportunity to see David Warlick speak on information literacy and Sara Armstrong speak on virtual learning environments. View videos on website.

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