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Ed Tech Resources
The following is a collection of resources of interest. NCTET does not endorse the contents of these resources but is merely providing them as a service.
2006 National Trends Report
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has recently released its annual National Trends Report. All 50 States and DC participated in a comprehensive survey focusing on the impact of the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program. The report supports the critical importance of these funds in achieving the requirements of NCLB.
Are
We There Yet? Research and Guidelines on Schools' Use of the Internet
Published by the National School Boards Foundation in partnership
with NSBA's ITTE: Education Technology Programs with support from
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PLATO, and AT&T, this initiative
included a national survey of school technology decision-makers
on the use of the Internet in schools, leadership attitudes, decision-making
processes, the future of technology, schools, and related topics.
The full report includes guidelines for school leaders and is available
online.
Connected
to the Future
This report from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting examines
both the trends and their implications of children connecting to
the Internet -- and to their future.
Digital
Leadership Divide [pdf]
The Consortium for School Networking (www.cosn.org),
and Grunwald Associates (www.Grunwald.com)
survey of more than 455 K-12 school district technology decision
makers, Digital Leadership Divide, reveals large and growing disparities
in funding for school technology. Yet surprisingly, findings also
reveal that with visionary leadership and strong community support,
some school districts are able to maintain and even bolster their
technology plans and budgets.
Digital
Tools for Digital Kids
Apple has dedicated a site to the discussion of the learning needs
of today's digital kids. The discussion addresses who are our digital
kids, what they need in order to learn, and 21st Century learning
requirements. Links to additional resources including an "Achievement
for All Children" white paper, Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow research,
and related research are provided.
E-Rate
Reports
E-Rate: A Vision of Opportunity and Innovation, July 2003 Keeping
the Promise, July 2000 Connecting Kids and Communities to the Future,
May, 1999
In less than twenty years, the information revolution has transformed
almost every aspect of American life. But until congress enacted
the E-Rate in 1996, few schools and libraries had the resources
to keep up. White over $8 billion in discounts for telecommunication
services, Internet access and internal connections have assisted
libraries and schools, that doesn't tell the whole story. The value
of the E-Rate isn't in dollars, it is about people and the impact
access to new technology is having on their lives. The three reports
that the Education and Libraries Networks Coalition (EdLiNC) commissioned
are results from extensive surveys of E-Rate participants. The three
reports look behind the numbers to tell the stories of the children
and the communities that have been enriched and empowered by the
E-Rate.
Focusing on Success: A New SLD Report [pdf]
One of the more positive aspects of the SLD's 1000 Site Visit Outreach Initiative, which began in January 2005, has been that it has provided an extensive view as to how applicants are actually using E-rate. A January 2006 report, released in March, provides a comprehensive state-by-state summary of the first year's 851 site visits. More interestingly, the report features thumbnail sketches of the benefits being realized by numerous schools and libraries. For a program that has suffered its share of negative press, this report provides a clearly uplifting view. We only wish that the report's release had been more widely publicized.
A copy of the report, appropriately entitled Focusing on Success: Examples of How the Universal Service Fund is Helping Schools and Libraries around the Country, is available at Success Stories.
Guide
to Handheld Computing in K-12 Schools
This guide, the second report released by CoSN's Emerging Technologies
Committee, is based on extensive research and interviews with educators
and industry experts, and also features 12 case studies which describe
the innovative ways different schools are currently using handheld
computing, an extensive resource directory, and an up-close look
at the instructional uses of graphing calculators, a category of
handheld devices widely used in schools for math and science applications.
The guide is for sale on CoSN's web site.
Guide
to Online High School Courses
This is a tool to help policymakers, educators, and parents understand
the processes and criteria necessary to ensure that online courses
provide quality education to students. The guide was published by
NEA, in partnership with a consortium of education and corporate
entities. The guide both provides detailed criteria for assessing/creating
online courses, as well as provides key questions and issues for
various stakeholders.
Interactive
and Policymakers' Guides to 21st Century Learning
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, on whose board both Apple
and NEA sit, produced two new products recently. The first, Route
21: An Interactive Guide to 21st Century Learning, is a web based
interactive tool to help school districts implement the nine steps
for attaining 21st century education. The second, The Road to 21st
Century Learning: A Policymakers' Guide to 21st Century Learning,
helps state policymakers provide the environment in which 21st century
learning can flourish. The can both be found on the link above.
Learning
for the 21st Century
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has issued its Year One
report articulating a vision for learning and how to create a framework
for action.
Maine
Learning Technology Initiative: Phase One Evaluation Report
The State of Maine has issued a 60-page initial report on the impact
of the state's one-to-one laptop program on middle school teachers
and students.
"National
Trends: Enhancing Education Through Technology, No Child Left behind
Title II D - Year One in Review"
In March 2004, The State Educational Technology Directors Association
(SETDA) released "National Trends: Enhancing Education Through Technology,
NCLB Title II, Part D - Year One in Review". In the fall of 2003,
SETDA commissioned the Metiri Group to conduct a national survey
on the first year of implementation of the NCLB Title II, Part D
Program. Forty-six states and the District of Columbia completed
this survey, representing 92 percent of the federal dollars allocated
across the United States in Title II, Part D funds in 2002-2003.
This report documents the implementation of the formula and competitive
grant programs and highlights several state programs, documenting
their alignment with the purposes of NCLB.
National
Voter Registration Form
This link takes you directly to the voter registration form. It
can be printed and is good in most states.
NetDay 2005 Speak Up Report: Our Voices,Our Future: Student and Teacher Views on Science, Technology and Education
The national education technology nonprofit group, released the 2005 Speak Up report summarizing national data collected on line from 185,000 student surveys and15,000 teacher surveys.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills Releases Results That Matter
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has recently released Results That Matter, a report which highlights key ideas and opportunities for action that have been overlooked in the high school reform conversation. CoSN has endorsed the report's findings.
- Read the press release
- Download the report [pdf]
The
Power of the Internet for Learning: Moving from Promise to Practice
This final report of the Congressional Web-based Education Commission
establishes a "policy roadmap" that will help education and policy
officials at the local, state, and national levels better maximizing
the educational promise of the Internet and other emerging technologies
to address the critical "digital age" challenges for pre-K, elementary,
middle, secondary, and postsecondary education learners. Web-Based
Education Commission (2000)
A
School Decision-Maker's Guide to Student Technology Support Programs:
The Power of Learning & Leadership
The Youth Technology Support Collaborative (YTSC), a coalition of
nonprofits, associations and companies released A School Decision-Maker's
Guide to Student Technology Support Programs; The Power of Learning
& Leadership. The Guide outlines the goals of a student tech support
program and discusses factors for success and the benefits which
can accrue to the entire school, including student success, teacher
confidence and improved IT.
Television
Goes to School: The Impact of Student Learning in Formal Education [pdf]
This white paper commissioned by the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting and authored by the Center for Children and Technology
compiles and distills existing research on video's impact on classroom
learning.
Visions
2020: Transforming Education and Training Through Advanced Technologies [pdf]
A number of distinguished individuals were asked to look into the
future, and describe what the learning experience could be like
with next-generation learning technologies. These visions are intended
to contribute to our understanding of the potential of these technologies
to foster innovation in our learning enterprise, the research that
is needed, and the challenges that lie ahead. U.S. Department
of Commerce, Office of Technology (2002)
Visions 2020.2: Student Views on Transforming Education and Training
Through Advanced Technologies [pdf]
Visions 2020.2 begins with an exploration of how today’s K-12 aged youth—the socalled
New Millennials—use digital technologies. The analysis then explores four
themes commonly touched on in the students’ answers:
- Digital Devices
- Access to Computers and the Internet
- Intelligent Tutor/Helper
- Ways to Learn and Complete School Work Using Technology
U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce and NetDay (2005)
Voices
and Views from Today's Tech-Savvy Students: NetDay National Report
on Speak Up Day for Students 2003
As part of Speak up Day 2003, 210,000 K-12 students submitted surveys
on technology and education, sharing their ideas about using technology
and the Internet for learning and for fun. NetDay's analysis of
the data reveals that today's students are very technology savvy,
feel strongly about the positive value of technology and rely upon
technology as an essential and preferred component of every aspect
of their lives.
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Individual State Profile Reports