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Technology Degrees Online-IT Programs
http://www.technology-colleges.info
Colleges and universities offering degrees in technology in the U.S. can be browsed here by state, degree, or school name. Research careers in the various fields of technology and see what kind of salaries these IT professionals are making.

Naace Annual Strategic Conference 2008 Presentations
http://torquayconference08.naaceblogs.org/
Following the success of the Naace Annual Strategic Conference 2008 held in Torquay earlier this year; we are now able to invite all Naace members to view the informative material from the conference posted in the Naace blogs.
Within this site you can view presentations provided by speakers, view video footage of the keynote speakers and have the opportunity to join and create discussions around the material. We hope to add further materials to this site as they become available.

A professional development framework for e-learning
https://www.lsneducation.org.uk/user/order.aspx?code=072821
A professional development framework for e-learning
The Learning and Skills Network (LSN) has carried forward the initial work of the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA) and the Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL) to develop a professional development framework of competencies in the application of e-learning techniques, tools and associated guidance.
The professional development framework and the associated topics for e-learning outlined in this document is intended to support the raising of e-learning capability within the teaching and learning environment at all levels. It will achieve this by providing a platform from which targeted e-learning programmes can be built, focusing on individual needs and promoting sound pedagogical practice in the application of e-learning strategies.

Understanding Computers and the Internet
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cscie1/
Harvard Extension School's Computer Science E-1: Understanding Computers and the Internet
Free Computer Science Course : in English, Chinese or Turkish
This course is all about understanding: understanding what's going on inside your computer when you flip on the switch, why tech support has you constantly rebooting your computer, how everything you do on the Internet can be watched by others, and how your computer can become infected with a worm just by turning it on.
In this course we demystify computers and the Internet, along with their jargon, so that students understand not only what they can do with each but also how it all works and why. Students leave this course armed with a new vocabulary and equipped for further exploration of computers and the Internet. Topics include hardware, software, the Internet, multimedia, security, website development, programming, and dotcoms.
This course is designed both for those with little, if any, computer experience and for those who use a computer every day.

The RM Education Lectures
http://tinyurl.com/2mo62p
The RM Education Lectures are presentations delivered by individuals who directly or indirectly, influence education or who challenge current thinking and methodologies. Ostensibly, the RM Education Lectures form part of a CPD programme for RM management but they have wider appeal than we can accommodate in the Conference Room at RM HQ.
For that reason, we'd like to extend the programme to anyone interested via a podcast. For each new lecture delivered, we will record and add to the RM Education Lecture podcast (where the speaker has granted us permission to do so).

Three Steps to Eliminating Teacher Technophobia
http://21centuryconnections.com/node/281
Three Steps to Eliminating Teacher Technophobia
Why don't more teachers use technology in the classroom? Why do some jump in with both feet and look for any opportunity to involve students with digital media while others are still literally cutting and pasting quizzes together?
Of course, some folks are just technophobic. But teachers are an intelligent bunch-and they are all about learning. At our high school, we've chosen to treat teachers as we would any other group of learners: We keep pushing technology in their direction and we don't take "I can't do it" for an answer.

Perspectives on professional development in ICT
http://www2.unescobkk.org/education/ict/v2_2/detail.asp?id=379611
This report describes the results of research that examined the perspectives of advisers, teacher educators and staff trainers regarding Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in ICT. The report explores their ICT training, their current opportunities and their recommendations for the future of ICT CPD programmes.
Following on from an earlier report into ICT training, this report suggests that there is a shortage of ICT-trained teacher educators and advisors in the United Kingdom.
In terms of professional development required, respondents identified five main priority training areas: use of learning platforms, practice-based courses, applied research, how to establish communities of practice, and how to develop digital content.

ICT Professional Development
http://21centuryconnections.com/training
ICT Professional Development at 21st Century Connections
For technology integration to happen, educators must be well versed in the tools and know what they can do and where best to use them. There are many ways for educators to learn and practice their technology skills, and we hope to provide examples as models.
Sometimes tips are just the thing to get someone started, so this section will have tips and ideas to help educators use and integrate the tools.

Education Professionals' perspectives on ICT CPD
http://www.mirandanet.ac.uk/ftp/Perspectives_ICT_CPD.doc
Education Professionals' perspectives on ICT CPD
Expert ICT advisers considering their own ICT CPD experiences
This report, called ‘Education Professionals' perspectives on ICT CPD’ investigates the experiential learning of advisers, teacher educators and senior managers in schools who are responsible for devising Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

Technology Typology Test
http://pewresearch.org/interactive/
Where Do You Fit houses features and tests that allow users to compare their own attitudes and opinions with those of larger national and international groups.
Technology Typology Test
Do you cringe when your cell phone rings? Do you suffer from withdrawal when you can't check your Blackberry? Do you rush to post your vacation video to your Web site? The Pew Internet & American Life Project has developed a typology based on people's relationship to information and communications technology. Are you a Connector? A Productivity Enhancer? Take the test to find out your tech type.

Training pack for ICT across the curriculum ICTAC
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3/respub/ictac
The training pack for ICT across the curriculum (ICTAC) forms part of the (UK) Key Stage 3 National Strategy’s support for whole-school improvement. It should be used flexibly to suit local circumstances and, if you have chosen ICT across the curriculum as your whole-school priority, will be supported by your local Key Stage 3 lead consultant for ICTAC.
The ICT across the curriculum (ICTAC) pack is a set of materials designed to promote the use of ICT across all subjects in schools. It builds on the work of the Key Stage 3 National Strategy ICT strand and the ICT capability that pupils are bringing to their subject lessons from their ICT lessons.

Teach and Learn ICT: Examplar Materials
http://samples.lgfl.org.uk/primary/
Teach and Learn ICT: Examplar Materials
As part of its commitment to support schools in raising their standards, the Primary Strategy has created a range of Examples, showing how ICT can be used to enhance teaching and learning across the primary curriculum. The Examples cover each of the 9 National Curriculum subjects in Years 1 to 6 and each of the 6 areas of learning in the Foundation Stage.
Each Example features only one of the many possible uses of ICT resources to support a particular learning objective. Most Examples feature practice that does not require considerable familiarity with using ICT, allowing for easy adaptation and replication in your classroom or early years setting. Therefore, we hope that the Examples will stimulate you to explore ways of using ICT resources across the primary curriculum and Foundation Stage. Effective use of ICT depends on how you and your children integrate its use into learning and teaching.
Online videos of classroom practice using ICT in Primary Schools. (UK)

Certified Member of the Assoc. for Learning Technology
http://www.alt.ac.uk/
Certified Member of the Association for Learning Technology.
CMALT stands for Certified Member of the Association for Learning Technology, and the scheme involves providing a portfolio with evidence of experience and achievement in four 'core' areas of e-learning and learning technology and at least one specialist area (as well as a membership fee). These areas are listed in the background document referenced above.

Digital Edge Learning Interchange
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/deli/nav2.shtml
Digital Edge Learning Interchange
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Apple Computer, and AT&T have joined forces on an exciting project designed to promote accomplished teaching with technology.
The Digital Edge Learning Interchange is an online library featuring National Board Certified Teachers in exhibits of exemplary teaching. Each exhibit includes an introduction, lesson plan, video clips, student work samples, assessment tools, resources, research, and teacher reflection. The lessons focus on using technology with students in a wide range of subject areas and grade levels. All exhibits include correlation to the National Board Standards and ISTE's NETS (National Educational Technology Standards), as well as to state and content area standards.
These teacher-created exhibits are intended to stimulate conversation and learning in the educational community about various instructional strategies, multiple approaches to meeting standards, and ways to use technology effectively in the classroom.

Free ICT Courses from the Open University (UK)
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/category.php?id=7
Free ICT Courses from the Open University (UK)
T175_8 ICT's: information | T175_5 Working with ICTs: e-government | T175_4 Study skills for ICTs | T175_3 Introducing ICT Systems | T175_2 ICTs in everyday life | T175_1 ICTs: device to device communication | T171_1 Computers: bits & bytes | M885_1 Software development for enterprise systems | M882_1 Maintaining and Evolving Software | M150_1 Crossing the boundary - analogue universe, digital worlds | T180_3 Living with the Internet: Online Shopping | T180_5 Information on the web | T180_8 Living with the internet: keeping it safe |

Living with the internet: keeping it safe
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1664
Living with the internet: keeping it safe .... Free Online Open University Course
Learning Outcomes
*By the end of the unit you should be able to:
- distinguish between different kinds of malicious software (viruses, worms and trojans) and protect yourself against them.
- describe a range of security problems (spam, hoaxes, spyware and adware, homepage hijackers, diallers) and how to deal with them.
- explain the key principles of safety online
- explain the key principles of keeping children safe online.

Technology / ICT Self-assessment Tool for Teachers
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/standards/tool.pdf
Massachusetts Department of Education Technology Self-assessment Tool for teachers
This technology instrument has been designed for:
1. Teachers: to determine their own levels of technology proficiency and to identify personal technology professional development needs.
2. Schools/Districts: to assess their professional development needs and to plan professional development activities that will help all teachers become proficient in technology.
3. The State: to gather and report data on technology competencies and technology professional development.

Being Fluent with Information Technology (1999)
http://fermat.nap.edu/books/030906399X/html
Being Fluent with Information Technology (1999)
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)
In response to a request from the National Science Foundation, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council initiated a study in August 1997 to address the subject of information technology literacy. The rationale for such a study was that the increasing importance and ubiquity of information technology in daily life make it essential to articulate what everyone needs to know and understand about information technology. Such an articulation would be an essential first step toward empowering all citizens to participate in the information age.
The Open Book page image presentation framework is not designed to replace printed books. Rather, it is a free, browsable, nonproprietary, fully and deeply searchable version of the publication which we can inexpensively and quickly produce to make the material available worldwide.

Cambridge International Diplomas
http://tinyurl.com/oloac
Cambridge International Diplomas assess the practical application of career-based knowledge across a range of business areas, providing candidates with a globally accepted and valued qualification that demonstrates their ability to both educators and employers. Several awards are available in Spanish
- Cambridge International Diploma in Computing
- Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching with ICT
- Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers
- Cambridge International Diploma in ICT
- Cambridge International Diploma in IT Skills
- Computer Literacy and Information Technology

TEDTalks : Technology Entertainment Design
http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/
TEDTalks : Technology Entertainment Design
Each year, TED hosts some of the world's most fascinating people: Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses. The talks they deliver have had had such a great impact, we thought they deserved a wider audience.
Each week, we'll release a new talk, in audio and video, to download or watch online. For best effect, plan to listen to at least three, start to finish. They have a cumulative effect...

Interview with David Baugh
http://www.l4l.org.uk/content/view/103/1/
Interview with David Baugh
David Baugh is now the Advisor for ICT in Denbighshire LEA (UK) with responsibility for all aspects of ICT in 65 schools. He has been an Apple Distinguished Educator for 6 years and was the winner of the Teaching Awards Creative use of ICT in 2000 and BECTa's ICT in Practice awards in 2001.
He has an interest in the development of creativity in education especially with reference to its relevance to ICT. This interest has led to long term investigations into the use and best practice of Digital Video and multimedia in education and its role in the creative learning process.

Keynote Addresses at CES Jan 2006
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1433464,00.asp
Keynote Addresses at CES Jan 2006 : Los Vegas
As per tradition, Bill Gates kicked off the first day of the show | CEA president Gary Shapiro's | Then came the Big Three: speeches by Dell's Michael Dell, HP's Carly Fiorina, and Intel's Paul Otellini | FCC chairman Michael Powell riffed on copyright protection, Wi-Fi and the future of technology |

Computer Schools
http://www.computer-schools.us/
Find Computer Schools Online and in the USA
Picking a computer school can be difficult, but the trick is simply realizing what you want to do with your degree.
What kind of environment do you want to work in? Who do you want to work for? What kinds of technological skills are you particularly good at?
Even if you don’t know the answers to all of these questions, they might become more apparent the more you research your options

Sample, Taste, and Savor Some New Technologies
http://learntech.pbwiki.com/
Sample, Taste, and Savor Some New Technologies
There are so many technologies "out there" and no one can truly keep up with them all. This workshop is intended to introduce a few broad areas of technology, give you some examples to explore, and some more resources for following up. It is a lot to taste so keep the line moving!
One of the new technologies is this very web site-- this is a "wiki", a kind of website set up where other people can add/edit/create new content (see TryWikis more more). You will learn HowTo use this wiki so you can post your own discoveries along the way.
| TryBlogs: Blogging - online web publishing, journaling...
| TryWikis: Wikis / Collaborative Writing Spaces - wikis are web sites that are quick and easy to edit, and some ar eopen to anyone to edit (sounds weird?). There are also several new Shared writing web tools that allow written collaboration from anywhere.
| TryEports: Electronic Portfolios are systems that allow individuals to document examples of their work or skills and/or provide tools for reflection on learning
| TryPhotosharing: Online sharing and publishing of digital photos
| TryFreestuff: Organizations like Creative Commons and other initiatives are making it easy to find and re-use media without the grey zone of copyright infringement
| TryGooglemaps: Google maps are more than a cool way to explore places; developers are connecting them to other data sets for some interesting and useful "mashups".

Open Gateways Curriculum for Teachers
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/comm_invest/ogp/index.html
Open Gateways Curriculum for Teachers
Welcome to the Sun Microsystems Open Gateways Program home page. Through grants of Sun products and teacher professional development, the Sun Microsystems Foundation has established educational partnerships with primary and secondary (K-12) schools to bring the power of network computing to teachers and students.

The MATRIX (UK) (school self review) : ICT CPD
http://matrix.becta.org.uk/
The MATRIX (UK) (school self review) : ICT CPD .. Continuing Professional Development INSET
This Matrix enables schools to:
* identifying and addressing the ICT training needs of the school and individual staff
* providing quality support and training activities for all staff in the use of ICT
* sharing effective practice
* reviewing, monitoring and evaluating professional development as an integral part of the development of the school.
The MATRIX is an online tool, developed by NCSL and Becta, which facilitates self-evaluation and action planning. Use the matrix to review your current position against a set of levelled statements. There are examples available that place the statements into helpful scenarios and context. As you complete the matrix, an action plan, based on your results (which are automatically saved if registered and logged in), is produced. This action plan contains helpful support and guidance, which you may wish to consider.
Other MATRIX(s) available include
Adult & Community Learning | Assessment | Becta's self-review framework (ICT) | Curriculum | HOS (Hands On Support for the embedding of ICT in teaching and learning) | ICT Infrastructure | Inclusion | LEA | Leadership and Management | Leading Networks | Learning & Skills | SLICT |

ICT Technology Professional Development Resources
http://www.tcet.unt.edu/weblibrary2/?subject=technology
ICT Technology Professional Development Resources from Texas Center for Educational Technology
Resources include online videos and PowerPoints
Authentic Assessment: Rubrics | Basic Editing Concepts | Best Teaching Practices | Cameras, Videotape & Formats | Color and Design | Copyright Issues | Designing Technology Projects | Desktop Publishing & Project-Based Learning | Drug Awareness | Evolution of Communication | Getting Connected to the Internet | Graphic File Formats | Hardware and Software Basics |

ArsDigita University (ADU) : Computer Science Course
http://www.aduni.org/
ArsDigita University (ADU) : Computer Science Course Materials (free)
ADU was a one-year, intensive post-baccalaureate program in Computer Science based on the undergraduate course of study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The majority of the instructors were professors from MIT and the program was tuition free. After running from September 2000 through July 2001, seeing the first class to graduation, the program was forced to shut down.
This site serves a dual purpose. It is here to tell the story of ADU and it is here to carry on the school's mission of supplying free education. Toward this latter end, ADUni.org provides all course materials and lectures generated during the program to the general public for free use.
This site features Computer Science lectures, coursework, and exams from ArsDigita University.

Video Case Studies : ICT in Curriculum Areas
http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/CaseStudies/casestudygeneric.htm
Case Studies : ICT in different Curriculum Areas
Get an insight into how ICT and multimedia are making a real difference in real classrooms with these fascinating video case studies.
Each video case study is a stand-alone, real-life example of ICT in action, designed to help you reflect on your own experience and enrich your own practice.
With each video case, you can..
Watch footage of the lesson, showing the multimedia resource in action.
Study the objectives of the lesson.
Hear simultaneous commentary from the teachers, as they reflect on the impact of ICT in helping to achieve the lesson objectives, and address practical and educational issues.

Case Study : ICT in Science Y7
http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/CaseStudies/sciencecasestudy.htm
Case Study : ICT in Science Y7
A year 7 top tier class using data loggers to measure cooling curves.
Using a wide range of ICT, including data projectors, data loggers, presentation software, word processors, DVDs, CDs and videos, the teacher is able to stimulate, motivate and enhance the students' learning and develop their skills in science.
The class is split into two halves, with one half using data loggers and the other using datasheets. The benefits of data logging are highlighted in this way.
Within the class the teacher uses a software programme, presentation software and a data projector to show a simulation of an electric motor. The software being used allows the animation to be slowed down to show how each part works.

Case Study : ICT in Numeracy KS1 (UK)
http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/CaseStudies/numeracycasestudy.htm
Case Study : ICT in Numeracy KS1 (UK)
This video involves a mixed ability year 6 class learning Numeracy. Students are encouraged to think and use ICT effectively to enhance their learning.
In this fascinating collection of stories, the teacher is able to share their experiences of teaching using ICT in Numeracy.
The teacher uses a wide range of ICT, including interactive whiteboard to enhance and keep the focus on the lesson. The concepts of algebra, tables and graphs are taught.

Case Study : ICT in Maths
http://tinyurl.com/9kru7
Case Study : ICT in Maths
This video involves a Year 7, mixed progress class. The class is following a maths course on Reflections using ICT.
Using a wide range of ICT, including interactive whiteboard, and other tools such as presentation software and the internet, the teacher is able to enhance and engage the students learning in teaching reflections.

Learning and Teaching Using ICT - Practical Support Pack (UK)
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack
Learning and Teaching Using ICT - Practical Support Pack
The Practical Support Pack website is a range of support materials designed to help teachers develop their teaching practice using ICT.
Teachers, and those responsible for teachers' professional development, will be encouraged to use the materials to help support the use of ICT in teaching, and so impact on pupils' learning.
Here are all the materials you will need to teach a wide range of subject topics using ICT, from planning and preparation to evaluation.
Whether you are new to ICT or more experienced, these materials can be used by all teaching professionals.
Watch video case studies of teachers using ICT in the classroom.

ICT training for teachers : getting it right
http://tinyurl.com/7qs4k
ICT training for teachers : getting it right
How to conduct successful ICT CPD.
ICT in Secondary Magazine: November 2005

IT Conversations
http://www.itconversations.com/index.html
IT Conversations
IT Conversations is a listener- and underwriter-supported network of high-end tech talk-radio interviews, discussions and presentations from major conferences delivered live and on-demand via the Internet.

SMART Education Online Audit Tools
http://www.smart-education.org/shared/audit-tools.asp
The SMART Education Audit Tools have been designed to help you identify your ICT skills and your Professional Development needs.
The Audit Tools will also enable Senior Managers in schools and colleges to create a profile of needs that will inform individual development plans. It is important that users make use of these tools and redo their profile as skills knowledge and understanding develops. A copy of the individual needs profile can be printed and placed in a Professional Development Portfolio.

TILT - Teachers Improving Learning with Technology
http://tilttv.blogspot.com/
TILT - Teachers Improving Learning with Technology ... Blog with videos to support teachers continuing professional development.
| video blogging | CPD | ICT | technology |

Webcasts from the NECC Conference June 2005 USA
http://www.kidzonline.org/necc/agenda.html
Webcasts from the NECC Conference June 2005 USA
The New Shape of Knowledge | The Drive for 2005: All Teachers, All Learners, All Classrooms | Overcoming Obstacles to Quicker WebQuest Creation | Creativity, Productivity, and Agility in a Peer-to-Peer Learning World | Digital Portfolios: A Dozen Lessons from a Dozen Years | Five Regions of the Future: A New Way to Think About Technology | Technology Solutions That Work! Research-Based Practices for Elementary Grades | eMINTS:Professional Development | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Taking Digital Pictures Effectively | Technology as a Tool to Meet Language Arts Standards | Engage Me or Enrage Me: Educating Today's Digital Native Learners | Hacking Windows: The Threats Continue | Spark Learning with Library of Congress Digital Content |

Reith Lectures : 2005 : The Triumph of Technology
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2005/
Reith Lectures : 2005 : The Triumph of Technology
Lecture audio and transcripts are available after each broadcast.

UK ICT Awards
http://www.tes.co.uk/ict_awards/
UK ICT Awards : "The UK's most important annual education technology award scheme" is how TES Online magazine describes the ICT in Practice Awards, run by Becta and supported by TES, Adobe, Toshiba, Ramesys, and Capita Education Services.
The streaming video footage of all 14 award winners is an excellent resource to use for teacher inservice training as they can be seen working in their classrooms with students.

Professional Development Via E-Mail
http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin/admin383.shtml
Professional Development Via E-Mail: All You Need is a Keyboard!
E-mail is a great way for keeping teachers informed about school goings-on. But are you using e-mail as a tool for providing professional development for your teachers? Ed World's "Principal Files" principals share how they are doing just that. Tips included.

ICT Competences and Training for ICT (Virginia )
http://www.fcps.edu/dis/OITS/tsip/
In 2000, the state of Virginia required all Virginia jurisdictions to prove that 100% of their instructional personnel have mastered the state technology competencies by 2002. The FCPS strategic target for technology (Target 7) has been built around this state requirement.
One year later, the state legislature required that all teachers demonstrate mastery of the technology competencies for instructional personnel recertification, beginning with personnel who are required to be recertified by July 1, 2003.
It's important to remember that mastering the technology competencies is only the first step toward fully integrating technology into student learning.

Educational Technologies into Professional Practice
http://www.education.tas.gov.au/ictpl/irt/EET.htm
Embedding Educational Technologies into Professional Practice : Teaching and Learning Strand
What ICT skills are expected from teachers in Tasmania
ICT | IT | teacher | capability | competence )

Technology Standards for Teachers
http://tinyurl.com/3n8be
Technology Standards for Teachers (Missoula County Public Schools )

BASIC Technology Competencies for Educators
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/tap/assess.htm#BASIC
Basic and Advanced Technology Competencies for Educators Self-Assessment Tool
This sample assessment tool was developed by NC technology educators in cooperation with the Instructional Technology Division of NCDPI. It contains supporting skills to mastering the required technology competencies and aligns the technology competencies with the student Computer Skills curriculum and the Information Skills curriculum.
teacher | ICT | capability | competence | assessment | technology | INSET | audit |

Training course for ICT Coordinators
http://www.naace.org/resource.asp?menuItemId=6&resourceId=272
Training course for ICT Coordinators
Martyn Wilson and Janet Roberts, in conjunction with Naace and Nottingham Trent University (NTU), have developed a course for new and aspiring ICT coordinators. For some time there has been a need to encourage and support teachers who wish to become or who have recently become ICT coordinators.
If you provide courses and would like to offer this course as part of your programme you will need to enrol with Naace.

ICT Network+ Certification
http://www.careeracademy.com
Providing complete training programs for CompTIA such as A+, Network+, Security+, Linux+, Server+, iNET+ and more all available via Multimedia CD Rom.

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