Teachers' Groups, Organizations, Reports, and Publications
ISTE
ISTE -- International Society for Technology in Education -- http://www.iste.org/
- ISTE NECC -- National Education Computing Conference -- June 28-July 1, 2009, Washington DC -- http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/
Global Education Collaborative, run by Lucy Gray out of Chicago
Ning Wiki -- http://globaleducation.ning.com -- at present,
replays of webmeeting on plans for 2009 -- http://fm.ea-tel.eu/fm/af1f33-15821
Facebook Group -- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=41752449113
Google Spreadsheet of projects being put together between schools --
Classroom 2.0
Ning-based Wiki -- shared space with other educators using Web 2.0 in the classroom http://www.classroom20.com/
Visit Classroom 2.0
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Web 2.0 in education explanation (wikispaces) -- http://web20ineducation.wikispaces.com/Intro
iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) -- 2 million students and 20 years has created a robust network of schools working together on connected learning projects from around the world
- iEARN Collaboration Centre with information from 200 student projects
Edublogger -- group of teacher bloggers
ExchangesConnect -- State Department Ning site to connect exchange students from around the world -- video contests, communication, special subtopics, etc.
Global Kids Online Leadership Program
SCoPE (SFU's Community of Practitioners of eLearning?) -- Moodle learning space, mostly of British Columbian teachers
Wikieducator.org -- Wiki-structured space for educators to share e-learning tools, projects, conference proposals, and tools
National School Boards Association (NSBA)
CoSn (Consortium for School Networking)
Educause (higher education focus)--
- Conference in November in Denver, CO
- Educause Learning Initiative (ELI)
New Media Consortium (higher education focus)
- New Horizons Report on emerging learning technologies (Jan. 09)
Publications
- Chronicle of Higher Education -- technology focus available by email
- THE Journal -- Technology Horizons in Education
- Edutopia -- pro-technology in education non-profit funded by the George Lucas Foundation; has both an e-newsletter as well as a print magazine
- eSchoolNews -- robust online and print newspaper about digital education trends
International
- Futurelabs -- UK
- Foci -- Digital Inclusion, Learning Spaces
- Beyond Current Horizons
U.S. States
- California -- CUE -- Computer-Using Educators, a California non-profit that brings together resources with and for teachers ($40 annual membership)
- March Conference
- Missouri - CSD -- Cooperating School Districts
- Virginia -- Virginia Society for Technology in Education
- Maryland -- MICCA