Subject: About ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education
Arun-Kumar Tripathi (tripathi@Amadeus.Statistik.Uni-Dortmund.DE)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 16:50:50 +0200 (MET DST)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 16:50:50 +0200 (MET DST) From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@Amadeus.Statistik.Uni-Dortmund.DE> To: roundtable@cni.org Subject: About ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education Message-Id: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980612164915.16032A-100000@amadeus.statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Dear ROUNDTABLE Members,
Good Afternoon,
The International Society for Technology in Education Web site is located
at http://www.iste.org/.
Connecting Technology-Using Educators to Dependable Resources
ISTE is the largest nonprofit organization supporting technology using
educators in the world. ISTE is a leading supporter of the Annual
National Educational Computing Cocnference (NECC)---the United States
foremost K-16 educational technology conference. ISTE has been involved
with NECC as a sponsoring society since the conference's inception in
1979, and continues to provide it with program guidance, publishing
support, and workshop coordination. ISTE 's exclusive contacts with
top ed-tech leaders, engaging teachers, and national speakers also help
NECC resonate with quality program content.
**NECC 1998 takes place June 22-24, 1998, in San Diego, California.**
For Details, please see at http://necc98.csusm.edu/
ISTE has been the presenter of the groundbreaking International Tel-Ed
Conference since 1989. ISTE has a solid reputation among educators who
have participated in the Tel-Ed Conferences and professional activities
around the world. The first ever Tel Ed Conference was being held in
Jerusalem, Israel in the year 1989.
ISTE is also preparing and transforming schools to meet the educational
needs of the Information Age--a daunting task. As educational
stakeholders, all the Internet educators need a vision that is clear
and solutions that are practical. In this respect, educators can turn
to ISTE with confidence to aid all the other educators in meeting this
challenge.
ISTE offer a superior selection of books to articulate and justify
future visions; It also lays out policy and a process for
restructuring, discusses the reform research and practice, and
provides tools for planning, funding, and staff development.
Preview Guide--The 1998 Educational Software Preview Guide, a guide to
quality educational software programs. For information about this book,
go to http://www.iste.org/ and click on Publications. There you will
see a link for the Preview Guide.
For free, Information Over the Resources and Services for Techniques Using
Educators can be found at http://isteonline.uoregon.edu/scripts/infoform.html
The Journals:
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a.) Learning & Leading with Technology
http://www.iste.org/
The articles in Learning & Leading With Technology (L&L), are written by
educators for educators--including classroom teachers, lab teachers,
technology coordinators, and teacher educators. L&L emphasizes practical
ideas for learning about technology and integrating its use into the K-12
curriculum. The content focuses on using technology where it can make a
difference--easing the teacher's job, saving time, motivating students,
and helping students who have varying abilities and backgrounds.
L&L is an essential ingredient in every educator's success with technology.
b.)Journal of Research on Computing in Education
http://www.iste.org/, click on Publications
The Journal of Research on Computing in Education (JRCE) is one of the
leading publications in the field of research on educational technology.
Each quarterly issue contains articles reporting on the latest research
findings related to classroom and administrative uses of technology.
International in scope and thourough in its coverage, JRCE helps its
readers stay informed on the ever-changing world of technology in
educational environments. Its original research reports and detailed
system and project evaluations define the state of the art and future
horizons of educational computing.
Kind Regards
Arun Kumar Tripathi
tripathi@amadeus.statistik.uni-dortmund.de
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