Take a look at the future

Even if you’re not a member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), you can access their 2009 NECC conference blog. The National Educational Computing Conference is scheduled for June 28-July 1 in Washington, DC, and if you’re in the area, this is a great conference, with up-to-date and visionary sessions and exhibits in the field of educational technology.

The conference is more than a month away, but there has been a lot of activity and some interesting questions and suggestions: libraries of the future, iPhone apps for education, and digital graphing tools. Several interesting topics were discussed: Should schools sacrifice class time for professional development? Is it necessary for conference presenters to provide hard copies of materials? How can students submit assignments via cell phones?

If you’re looking for ideas more closely related to science, the NSTA journals have many articles on the relationship between science and technology. My favorites are the ones that describe how students of all ages are using technology creatively.

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