Learning & Leading Through Technology

As the ISTE community knows well, there’s nothing about educational technology that stands still. The same can be said about the world of communications, which is constantly evolving.

Recently, with an eye on the ISTE mission and a nod to the refreshed ISTE brand strategy, we took a top-to-bottom look at our communications channels. We evaluated all of the methods we use to connect with members, stakeholders, and the greater education community and determined that it was time for a fresh approach.

When you subscribe to a mission as ambitious as ISTE’s, you’re obligated to periodically evaluate your connections to your community and make any changes necessary to ensure a strong link.

So I’m pleased to share
a summary of the changes
coming to ISTE’s channels:

Learning & Leading with

Technology will evolve into an online channel that will include a comprehensive content hub. Because content is king and audiences have access to so many news sources, beginning in June the new online hub will include ISTE-curated and created content to ensure that readers have the information and resources they need when they need it.

ISTE Update, our monthly member e-newsletter, will be refocused. This channel will provide news of all things ISTE—including greater coverage of the ISTE Board, its members, and its work—in an informative, concise format.

This summer, we’re introduc-
ing a new quarterly thought-
leadership magazine. The
new member publication will
tackle the key issues on the
minds of all educators who
are working to ensure that
technology supports their
learning goals. We’ll focus
on inspiring reflection while
connecting the ISTE com-
munity and others focused
on serving learners around
the globe.

A completely rebuilt ISTE website will debut in June.

You will find a much more user-centric site focused on helping you find what you need-including each other-within a contemporary and interactive platform.

ISTE’s visionary mantra of creating a world where all learners thrive, achieve, and contribute means we’re always looking for ways to improve our connection to members and the broader education community. By “ changing channels” and adding some innovative “stations,” ISTE hopes to help stakeholders find their preferred network and all the information they need to get and stay connected.

ISSUE ORIENTED

Changing Channels

Brian Lewis, ISTE CEO

❝Coding is cool at the moment, but it hasn’t always been that way-

especially among girls.

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tech we like

Check out the useful resources the L&L team discovered while producing this issue.

Smithsonian X 3D: 3d.si.edu

Paul Wurster is intrigued by the Smithsonian’s

3D character collection that features iconic, scientific, cultural, and historic objects (page 11).

Maker Faires Map: makerfaire.com/map

Andra Brichacek can’t wait to check out the nearby maker faires she found on this interactive world map (page 14).

GarageBand: Check your app store

Tamara Kidd is excited about GarageBand and all the music apps in this issue because they help make learning music more accessible to everyone. (page 31).