LEARNING CONNECTIONS
English Language Learners
28 Alligators in the Sewers?
Really?
Joy Egbert
Science
31 DIY Space Exploration
Kaya Hardin
Foreign Language
32 Spicing Up Spanish Class
Cawood Cornelius and Terri Vest
LEADING CONNECTIONS
4
ISTE at a Glance
5
Issue Oriented
Effective Technology
Integration
Anita McAnear
6
Readers Respond
7
ISTE News
8
Point/Counterpoint
Is Blogging Worth the Risk?
James Maxlow and Lisa Nielsen
Connected Classroom
10 Personal Fabrication
Systems: From Bits
to Atoms
Glen Bull with Joe Garofalo
As I See “IT”
13 LEAD Your Team
to Success
Don Hall
Multidisciplinary
34 Giving Reluctant
Students a Voice
Reynold Redekopp
and Elizabeth Bourbonniere
English Language Arts
36 Writing for Real Purpose
Chinwe H. Ikpeze
Reading
38 Let Them Choose
Their Own Books
Kaya Hardin
Bloggers Beat
39 Should Your Students
Be Your “Friends”?
Diana Fingal
46 Coming Next Issue
47 Member Profile
Derek Kelley
ISTE in Action
48 Evaluating the Fruit
of Your Labor
Talbot Bielefeldt
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
40 Buyer’s Guide
Data Loggers
42 Reviews
Hamilton USB
Transfer Express
J.V. Bolkan
44 What’s New
Volume 36 Issue 7
Editorial
Editor .................................................... Kate Conley
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Acquisitions Editor ........................... Anita McAnear
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Senior Editor ........................................ Diana Fingal
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Managing Editor .................................. Paul Wurster
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Assistant Editor .............................. Andra Brichacek
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Communications Intern........................ Kaya Hardin
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Art Director .......................................... Tamara Kidd
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Senior Designer...............................Beth Scandalios
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Graphic Designer ..................................... Jeff Wilcox
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Columnists
As I See IT................................................... Don Hall
Connected Classroom................................ Glen Bull
Research Windows ....................Christine Greenhow
Voices Carry................................... Hilary Goldmann
Curriculum Specialists
Computer Science ........................ Chris Stephenson
Foreign Language ...........................Kathryn S. Land
ICT....................................................... Julie Lindsay
Language Arts.................... Julie Duffield, Lisa Wahl
Mathematics ................................ Margaret L. Niess
Physical Education and Health ............... Ken Felker
Science............................... Jared Mader, Ben Smith
Social Studies ........................................... Judy Britt
Special Needs ........Joan Thormann, Cindy Anderson
Visual and Performing Arts ............. Savilla Banister
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