Monday, May 21, 2007

Technology in Education




ISTE is a nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology.

The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project is an ongoing initiative of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
The National Educational Technology Standards for Students is designed to provide teachers, technology planners, teacher preparation institutions, and educational decision-makers with frameworks and standards to guide them in establishing enriched learning environments supported by technology.
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) NETS for Teachers Project, a US Department of Education, Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology grant facilitated a series of activities and events resulting in a national consensus on what teachers should know about and be able to do with technology. The project will also provide models for teacher preparation programs to use in incorporating technology in the teacher preparation process and disseminate these promising practices for preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology effectively for improving learning.



Monday, February 12, 2007

APA Formatting and Style Guide

Study this APA Guide thoroughly. It is the style that we will use in this class. As well, it is the style that is most often used in educational research and writing.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

South Carolina Curriculum Standards

The South Carolina K-12 Curriculum Standards are located here...

http://ed.sc.gov/agency/offices/cso/

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Objectives for Information Literacy Instruction: A Model Statement for Academic Librarians

This is the Instruction Section Objectives, referred as IS Objectives (ISO), that will define your competencies when completing the requirements of this course. Your competencies will be represented in an electronic and text-based portfolio.

American Library Association. (2001). Objectives for Information Literacy Instruction: A Model Statement for Academic Librarians. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from ALA.org Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/objectivesinformation.cfm