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SITE Conference 2010
Final Call for Presentations
Due January 3
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The 21st Annual SITE International Conference will be held March 29 - April 2, 2010 in San Diego, California, USA.
Now Available! Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2009
This book includes 40 selected papers submitted by members of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). A total of 123 papers were submitted for consideration of publication in this rigorously peer refereed volume that will be published annually by SITE. The book is available in both digital & hard copy formats at the EdITLib DIgital Library >>
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Furthering the Dream
This is a tribute to my friend Mano. We work together, but I only help in small ways. Martin Luther King would have been proud to know her.
Manorama Talaiver is an tireless, always working, inspired educator who has created wonderful opportunities for students, teachers and administrators.
When I worked for the president of the United States who was then Bill Clinton on the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council she called me, and asked" What are you doing for Virginia?"
She invited me to make a difference in the state. I was not sure how to do this , but she created pathways , for me. At the time she was working at the Science Museum of Virginia. We started working then when we could to change the face of teaching and Continue reading
Let’s Give All American Kids the Dream!!
Martin Luther King, Dream Realized/ Not!!
The Dream? Let’s Update the Dream
By Bonnie Bracey Sutton
President Obama and Dr. King's dream
During the 1963 March on Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” One year after the inaguration
of Barack Obama— the first African American of the 44 presidents of the United States — we are seeing King’s dream at once realized and deferred.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inauguration-central/inauguration
I am old enough to have seen Martin Luther King in Washington on the Mall. I am young enough to have Continue reading
The Digital Divide , Native American Perspectives
Here is a problem along the edges of the digital divide that most people are unaware of the perspective from Native American Tribes.
Given the fact that many Native American tribes have some land and some have casinos, people think that they live in the lap of luxury. There are a few tribes who have learned to create a business model to change the future of their children. But we have an interesting set of problems that the President has to address. For those not familiar with the cultures, here is a virtual tour if
The Four Directions project works to use technology as a catalyst for change in the schools. Recently students, teachers, community members and Four Directions personnel worked together to create a demonstration project with Continue reading
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