Lessons Learned About Providing Laptops for All Students
Contact:info@neirtec.org Website:http://www.neirtec.org/laptop/
As a way of helping states and districts interested in laptop initiatives,
NEIRTEC has reviewed published lessons learned from many laptop initiatives
around the country and has prepared this paper, Lessons Learned About
Providing Laptops for All Students. A Web discussion board has been
set up to help promote discussion about these or other lessons learned.
Technology and Teaching Children to Read
Contact:info@neirtec.org Website:http://www.neirtec.org/reading_report/
This report is intended to provide background information that will help
reading specialists, education technology specialists, classroom teachers,
and special education teachers work together to understand, evaluate, and
implement effective uses of technology within K-6 reading programs.
Mathematics Resources, Tools, and Manipulatives Online
Contact: Pam Buffington, pbuffington@edc.org Website:http://www.neirtec.org/math/
A listing of online resources, tools, and manipulatives to help improve
mathematics teaching and learning. This page also includes a link to a printable
math resource bookmark and an online listing of useful resources contributed
by the community.
UDL Resources and Tools Online
Contact:info@neirtec.org Website: http://www.neirtec.org/udl/
A listing of online resources, tools, and manipulatives to help improve
teaching and learning for all learners. This page also includes a link to
a printable resource bookmark.
The Knowledge Loom: Spotlight on Good Models
of Teaching with Technology Contact: Mary Anne Mather, Mary_Anne_Mather@brown.edu Website:http://knowledgeloom.org/gmott/
Good models of teaching and learning with technology (GMOTT) take into consideration
a set of recognized best practices that support the effective integration
of technology into the curriculum (standards, multiple assessments, accessibility,
multiple learning strategies). This website presents a specially organized
set of literature-based practices, resources, and stories about how selected
schools, districts, and teachers have developed well-thought-out and effective
technology-enhanced lessons, learning activities, projects, and units.
A companion guidebook, Using The Knowledge Loom: Ideas and Tools for
Collaborative Professional Development supports the work of technology
and curriculum coordinators by providing a structure for study groups and
other school staff to reflect on their current work in relationship to the
GMOTT best practices and to develop strategies for improved teaching and
learning. The Guidebook can be downloaded at http://knowledgeloom.org/guidebook/.
The Knowledge Loom: Spotlight on Technology Leadership Contact: Mary Anne Mather, Mary_Anne_Mather@brown.edu Website:http://knowledgeloom.org/tech/
Technology integration is a complex challenge that is not easily addressed
with a single intervention. While access to technology and teacher training
are important, other key elements are necessary to ensure the effective
use of technology in schools. One such element is leadership. The principles
presented in this spotlight are drawn from the findings of recent research
and can help leaders--school administrators, technology staff, and innovative
practitioners--make informed decisions and support the effective integration
of technology. Included are success stories about schools and districts
whose leaders have successfully put these principles into action. The spotlight
content was developed by the Appalachia Regional Laboratory (AEL) with stories
added by NEIRTEC.
Collaborative Evaluation Led by Local Educators: A Practical,
Print- and Web-Based Guide (2004)
Contact: info@neirtec.org
Website:http://www.neirtec.org/evaluation
This resource supports an interactive collaborative process within a school
or district that engages a team of educators in assessing the effectiveness
of a local program or initiative. The Guide presents five evaluation states:
Gathering Together and Planning
Preparing to Collect Data
Collecting Your Data
Making Sense of Your Findings
Making Improvements
Designed especially for educators with limited background in evaluation,
it leads you through the stages of the evaluation process with guiding questions,
evaluation task checklists, and corresponding Web-based resources. On the
Web site, you will find a PDF version of the guide, a detailed planning
template, and practical step-by-step "how-to"s for evaluation
tasks.
The School Network Handbook, International Society for Technology
in Education (2001) Contact:info@neirtec.org Website:http://www.iste.org/bookstore/detail.cfm?sku=schone The School Network Handbook is a guide of best practices for educational
technology managers who do not have technical backgrounds. Like other introductory
network texts, the handbook describes the technical fundamentals of networks,
including Internet communications, local and wide area network technologies,
and desktop computer operations. However, unlike other texts, the handbook
also discusses non-technical topics such as successful strategies for managing
daily operations and long-term planning. While the handbook draws on the
wisdom of technical managers from both private and not-for-profit organizations,
it also directly addresses the problems that distinguish school networks
from those in other enterprises.
Technology Briefs for No Child Left Behind Planners Contact:info@neirtec.org Website:http://www.neirtec.org/products/techbriefs/default.asp
NEIRTEC has developed a set of "Technology Briefs" aimed at providing local
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) planners with strategies, key questions to consider,
and selected resources that will inform the technology application and planning
process.
State technology policies and programs benchmarking tool Contact:info@neirtec.org Website:http://www.neirtec.org/statepolicy/
The State Policy Framework, developed by Chris Dede of the Harvard Graduate
School of Education for the CCSSO Technology Conference, presents a way
to categorize and chart the evolution of state policies that support the
use of technology to improve student learning. The chart, which is currently
in draft form, is intended primarily as a means of self-assessment for state
policy makers.
