Educational Technology News & Resources

Technology Literacy and the MySpace Generation
Interesting article that talks about the importance of the new NETS-S that will be approved in June.

ISTE News - from March 07, Learning & Leading with Technology
This article (pdf) includes a table that compares the current NETS-S with the new standards that will be approved in June.

Thomas Friedman - World Is Flat
This video of Friedman's presentation at MIT is a good summary of the book.

Helen Barrett
She's a digital portfolio expert and her website is filled with good information about digital portfolios.

Did you know?
This is a presentation that was created by a technology coordinator. It powerfully describes our rapidly changing world.  Instead of asking to show this presentation during staff meeting time, Karl Fischer setup this presentation in kiosk mode on a computer in a public area and staff members viewed it at their convenience. (pdf) (ppt) Source website: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/

TED Talks
The Technology Entertainment Design conference brings together more than 1000 leaders, movers and shakers. Take some time to view some of the videos in the Ted Talks section. Particularly, check out the ones on: