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eNews Updates Many organizations are distributing free newsletters with timely articles and links to valuable resources. Joining a mailing list or RSS feed is easy, convenient, and a time saver when you want the latest news about innovative technology and practical ideas for integrating it into your classroom. Below is a selected mix of educational technology newsletters and RSS feeds for you to investigate. Annenberg Media, part of the Annenberg Foundation, focuses on professional development for K-12 teachers. One of their goals is to distribute educational video programs with corresponding Web and print materials to advance excellence in teaching. Video programming is made available via the Annenberg Satellite Channel, free video on demand at the Website, and on DVD or videocassette. Each month, subscribers to the Updates newsletter will receive a message highlighting the news, elearning, and programming of the Annenberg Channel, as well as ideas for connecting their resources to classroom curriculum. AT&T Knowledge Network Explorer: Blue Web’n One of the best mailing lists to join is Blue Web'n. Each month 5-10 new sites on specific topics are annotated and rated based on a scoring rubric. These are then added to the online library that contains over 2000 high quality sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, and tools). You can search by grade level (Refined Search), broad subject area (Content Areas), or specific sub-categories (Subject Area). To subscribe, send an email message to bluewebn-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. If you are looking for rich content related to folklore and the cultural arts, you will want to receive periodic updates on resources, projects, and events that are happening across the country. The Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students (C.A.R.T.S.), a cultural resource center for K-12 education is filled with folklore, history, culture, and arts-in-education resources and educational activities. To join the mailing list, send an email message to cartsnetwork@citylore.org. Read breaking news about today’s critical issues such as No Child Left Behind, technology trends and other topics that impact educators. Subscribe to a variety of weekly or monthly updates such as Edweek Update, Teacher Magazine Update, EdTech Trends, and Curriculum Matters. By joining Education Week’s RSS news feed, the latest articles are a click away. The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) publishes three e-newsletters - Edutopia News and two topic-specific publications: Project-Based Learning and Technology in Education. These newsletters provide inspiring stories from teachers and students in action, resources for news, information on grants, editorial highlights, and links to what’s new on the Website. The RSS feed disseminates in-depth articles about innovative education from The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Discover how schools are using technology, find grant funding opportunities, and learn about new assessment tools through eSchool News and Classroom News. Each is a monthly publication sent via email. For daily updates, visit the eSchool News Website or subscribe to the RSS feed that dispenses the top news in school technology. From Now On – The Educational Technology Journal Jamie McKenzie, nationally known educator and speaker, publishes a bi-monthly newsletter from September – June. Each issue contains thought provoking articles, cartoons, and announcements from the FNO Press. Recent articles include Putting an End to Topical Research, Photoshopping Reality: Journalistic Ethics in a Time of Virtual Truth, and Nothing but Net - The NoTime Slam Dunk Lesson. MultiMedia & Internet @Schools Xtra MMIS Xtra is the K-12 technology and media specialist's source for the latest industry and product news. Delivered biweekly to your inbox, MMIS Xtra is compiled by the editors of MultiMedia & Internet@Schools magazine. It is jam packed with information about free resources, new software releases, and book publications. Archived issues are available on the Website. The PBS weekly newsletter is dedicated to providing teachers, students and their families with resources that transform teaching and learning. This weekly magazine is designed for prek-12 teachers. By creating a profile, the newsletter can be customized to fit a teacher’s content and grade level so that relevant information is seen immediately. Not only are resources provided, but the schedule for PBS shows are listed. This is a great resource for all teachers. The weekly Scout Report is the flagship publication of the Internet Scout Project. Published since 1994, it provides a quick way to keep informed about great resources that are available on the Web. Each site is selected, reviewed, and annotated by a team of professional librarians and subject matter experts. Subscribe to the newsletter or read current and archived issues online. Five newsletters are supported by T.H.E. Journal, a publication that highlights K-12 technology trends. K-12 Tech Trends covers trends, tools, and opinion pieces about instructional use of technology. T.H.E. SmartClassroom focuses on hardware, infrastructure, and best practices. School Security provides information on school and data protection. T.H.E. Focus provides in-depth information about a specific topic. EduHound Weekly features Website reviews, tips, and schools that are successfully using technology. Visit the EduHound site < http://www.eduhound.com/> for archives or to browse by category. Education and Technology meet with the Doyle Report. The Doyle Report Newsletter is designed for sharing Web content such as news headlines. There is also an RSS service that lists items including a headline, description, and a link to a Web page. Individual sections include Viewpoint, Spotlight, Week in Review, Technology Today, and Trendlines. All of these topics include current education information, government policy and resources. Over ten news feeds are offered by the Library of Congress covering news, upcoming events, Webcasts, and copyright. The feeds are designed to be read in either an RSS reader or RSS-enabled Web Browser. News for Teachers highlights new Web content, professional development opportunities, and programs of interest to educators. TL Infobits is an electronic service of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Academic & Technology Networks' Center for Instructional Technology. Each month the ITS-TL's Academic Outreach Consultant monitors and selects from a number of information and instructional technology sources that come to her attention and provides brief notes for electronic dissemination to educators. Sample articles from past issues include Teaching with Wikis, Comic Book on Copyright Law, and Obstacles to Educational Use of Digital Material. Using Technology in Physical Education, Health Education, and Athletics Keeping educators informed about the latest uses
of technology in health and physical education as well as athletics
is the main goal
of this publication. Quick tips, lessons, software, and seminars
are a few of the topics covered. It is published monthly by Bonnie’s
Fitware. Learn about model schools for improving learning. Find funding and grant opportunities. Discover new teaching resources. Read about promising innovations, research, and current U.S. Department of Education activities. Eight newsletters and a daily RSS feed are distributed to inform teachers, administrators, and stakeholders about current issues. At press time Verizon Thinkfinity, formerly MarcoPolo, was in the process of reshaping their four newsletters, Educator Newsletter, Trainer Newsletter, Program Newsletter, and Literacy Matrix. Their objective is to deliver exciting new features that reflect the changes in their educational program. However, you can still subscribe and automatically receive the newsletters when distribution resumes. Highlights of these publications include K-12 interdisciplinary lessons, links to online resources, program updates, and research based practices and strategies. |
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RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows organizations to deliver news to a desktop computer. By subscribing to RSS feeds, users can easily stay up-to-date with their favorite news sources. A feed reader or aggregator is an application that collects and presents content from a news feed. There are generally two different types of RSS readers, a self contained program and one that uses a web browser. Firefox 2 and Internet Explorer 7 have built-in RSS readers. Firefox’s Live Bookmarks feature automatically delivers updates to your favorite sites. Click on the subscribe button in Internet Explorer and the feed is automatically added to the Favorites Center and Common Feed List. The latest versions of Netscape and Safari also have automated readers. The two examples in the left column show RSS feeds in Flash widgets from Widgetbox.For more information about RSS software and widgets visit these Websites: |
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