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 The
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
supports the efforts of more than 70 Affiliate nonprofit member
organizations worldwide. Affiliates function at a grassroots
level to affect change in the field of educational technology.
ISTE Affiliates represent more than 85,000 education and technology
professionals including teachers, administrators, technology
coordinators, media specialists, and other professionals at
all levels in education and government.
Mark
your calendar for the 28th annual National
Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Atlanta on
June 24–27, 2007. Join more than 18,000 teachers, technology
coordinators, library media specialists, teacher educators,
administrators, policy makers, industry representatives, and
students from all over the world who will gather June 24–27
at the Georgia World Congress Center in the heart of Downtown
Atlanta. This year NECC’s especially focused on technology's
role in developing 21st-century learners. Register
now. Click here for AzTEA
Housing Application Form in pdf format.
For
AzTEA Members the Benefits of ISTE Affiliation are:
Advocacy
Join
a growing number of educators across the nation who are
“Making Their Voice Heard” in support of education
technology. ETAN
provides a forum for educators and others to engage in the
political process and project a unified voice in support of
a common cause – improving teaching and learning through
the systemic use of technology. ETAN’s mission is to
influence public policy-makers at the federal, state and local
levels and to increase public investment in the competitiveness
of America's classrooms and students.
Resources
• Career and professional development opportunities
in educational technology. The ISTE
Career Center puts ed tech employers together with ed
tech professionals for that perfect match.
• Discounts on ISTE-published books and individual ISTE
Membership.
• Technology
in Practice Webinar Series
New
Draft of NETS Highlights Creativity and Innovation
A first draft of the new NETS for Students is available. Visit
the NETS
Refresh project page for more information. Review the
draft
and provide
your input.
Explore
Social Networking with ISTE
ISTE is developing an active presence on MySpace
and in Second Life
as a way to reach potential members—particularly young
educators—who use these channels for social networking,
political action and communication. Visit http://www.myspace.com/iste_org
to sign up for bulletins and resources, and fly/walk your
avatar to http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland/37/195/22/?title=ISTE
to learn about the fast-growing virtual world’s education
opportunities and best practices. Join us as we explore these
exciting venues!
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