Learning & Leading Through Technology - September_October

Volume 41 Issue 2

English Language Arts

26 Skype: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Shannon McClintock Miller

Multidisciplinary

30 Responsive Engagement Using Instant Data

Brian Wickenheiser

LEARNING CONNECTIONS LEADING CONNECTIONS

Issue Oriented

4 Looking for Leadership

Kate Conley

Point/Counterpoint

6 Should Transliteracy Replace Language Arts?

Patricia Russac and Jody Lambert

7 Readers Respond

8 ISTE News

ISTE in Action

9 Partnership Helps Schools Succeed with Mobile Learning

Yolanda Ramos and Justina Nixon-Saintil

As I See “AT”

10 Assistive Technology in the Digital Age

Gayl Bowser

Research Windows 38 The Benefits and

Challenges of Mobile Learning Helen Crompton

Know the NETS 40 Standard 2:

Communication & Collaboration Talbot Bielefeldt

45 Coming Next Issue

Student Profile

46 Val Bernal: Mobile Technology Opens Doors— and Eyes—for Blind Sharleen Nelson

Voices Carry

47 Time for Optimism and Action

Hilary Goldmann

48 Last Byte

Buyer’s Guide

42 Cloud-Based Mashup Tools

Maureen Yoder

Apps

34 Evernote Makes Lesson Planning Easy Jayme Linton

Science

35 Get Deeper Learning with Tablets

Cynthia Conn

Editorial

Editor .................................................... Kate Conley kconley@iste.org Senior Editor ........................................ Diana Fingal dfingal@iste.org Managing Editor ..................................Paul Wurster p wurster@iste.org Associate Editor.............................. Andra Brichacek abrichacek@iste.org Art Director .......................................... Tamara Kidd tkidd@iste.org

Columnists

Connected Classroom................................ Glen Bull Research Windows .............................ISTE R&E Staff Voices Carry................................... Hilary Goldmann

Curriculum Specialists

Computer Science ........................ Chris Stephenson IC T....................................................... Julie Lindsay Language Arts.................... Julie Duffield, Lisa Wahl Mathematics ..................................................... TBA 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 World Languages ............................Kathryn S. Land

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ISTE Senior Leadership

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