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With thousands of educational apps available today, it can be a difficult task to find the best ones for using in your classroom.  Identifying those that will engage students while staying relevant to the curriculum is a common hurdle for educators.  Put your frustrations to rest and join Dr. Alice Christie as part of the ISTE webinar series this Wednesday, March 21st at 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PDT).  Dr. Christie will share some of the best educational apps for iPads, iPhones, and other mobile devices, including BrainPOP’s very own Featured Movie App!  With over forty years of teaching experience and a commitment to identifying the best of the best mobile apps, this webinar is not one be missed.  Be sure to stick around after for our BrainPOP presented webinar at 5:30 p.m. ET!  

Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, is in her first term as a corporate member of ISTE’s board. Looking for a way to get involved with ISTE? Consider volunteering or serving as a board member. Corporate members are represented on the ISTE Board by two representatives who serve a staggered two-year term.  ISTE is currently seeking qualified nominations for the position that becomes available starting June, 2012. The Call for Nominations for this position will be open January 6 – January 20, 2012. To find out more about the Board position, including brief information about the duties of this position and the Board election process, visit www.iste.org/volunteer.  Note: The nominee must be an (individual) ISTE member. The winner of the general election, held in March 2012, will serve a two-year term. The term of service for the open position begins the first day of the ISTE Board meeting immediately preceding ISTE’s Annual Conference & Exposition in 2012 and concludes a day prior to the first day of the ISTE Board meeting immediately preceding ISTE’s Annual Conference in 2014. Board members are allowed to serve a two-term maximum.  

Following up to yesterday’s webinar with Common Sense Media,  Kari Stubbs, the Vice President 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, shares her thrill to discover a new series of books about digital citizenship published by ISTE. The series, which features two puppies, Piano and Laylee, teaches children as young as ages 5-9 digital citizenship concepts. The titles in the series include: Piano and Laylee Go Online, Piano and Laylee Text Message, Piano and Laylee and the Cyberbully, Piano and Laylee Help a Copycat Become a Creative Cat, and Piano and Laylee Learn About Acceptable Use Policies. Available in both hard and soft back, they’d make the perfect complement to BrainPOP Junior’s digital citizenship resources: Internet Safety and Bullying. One could also pair these great books with BrainPOP’s Spotlight on Digital Citizenship, with great topics like: copyright, cyberbullying, information privacy, online safety, online sources, plagiarism, social networking. Plus the spotlight includes an engaging Online Safety Poster featuring Moby and a smart collection of lesson plans.  It’s never too early  to teach our digital kids to be smart online citizens.   How do you teach digital citizenship to your students?  Share your ideas here in our group forums.  

About a month ago, we announced the SIGML 2011 Mobile Learning Video Contest. If you’re already in summer mode and one month is a distant memory, this is a gentle reminder. The video submission deadline is long gone, but you still have time to cast your vote for the top 3 video entries! Voting is open until June 17th, just before the 2011 ISTE Annual Exhibition in Philadelphia.  Check out the entire collection of entries, pick your favorites, and then cast your vote here. You must be an ISTE member to vote. Need the full scoop? Check out the contest details.

What do you get when you combine creativity, good humor, and an interest in educational technology? The beginnings of a great comic strip or cartoon for the ISTE Daily Leader! ISTE welcomes all kids and adults to submit a comic or cartoon for possible showcasing in their newspaper of record during the annual ISTE conference in Philadelphia, June 26-29. The scoop: *Create a comic displaying something funny about technology in education or the ISTE conference *Single panel or up to 3 panels, must fit within the 8th page (4.75 in W X 3.4 in H) *Appropriate for an audience of all ages *Include name, age, location (institution, city, state/province, and country) and technology used (if any) *Submit as a high-resolution PDF or jpg at 300 dpi *Must be original and not previously published To be considered, entries must be submitted via email to Editor Kate Conley, kconley@iste.org by June 3, 2011. For full details, click here. Want to get your students involved but not sure where to start? Use BrainPOP topics like Traditional Animation, Dialogue, and Drawing to build background knowledge.  Explore BrainPOP Jr.’s Belly Up and BrainPOP’s FYI comics for ideas and examples, you’ll find one cheeky comic with each… Read the Rest»

Many districts are experiencing shrinking funds for supporting conference attendance. Are you hoping to attend ISTE 2011 this summer (June 26 – 29), but not sure if your district has the funds to get you there?  Why not consider volunteering at ISTE? Volunteers qualify for the lower conference registration rate. It’s a great way to stretch conference dollars, while also meeting new friends and giving back to the education community! Click here to explore the many ways you can volunteer your time, and leave the conference in a cool new ISTE Volunteer t-shirt. For more information, contact conf-volunteers@iste.org.