NewsWire Online

Welcome to NewsWire Online, SEIR*TEC's electronic
newsletter! It is one of several ways SEIR*TEC staff and
partners communicate with our constituency.

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NewsWire Online - Spring 2002  New!

Volume 5, Number 1 Adobe PDF Format
The Internet is rich in resources for the classroom, and one of the most beneficial resources for students is the collaborative Web project. Online projects range from very structured activities to full units of study correlated to state or local standards to those designed by the participants.

NewsWire Online - Winter 2001

Volume 4, Number 2 Adobe PDF Format
What do educators need to know about online learning? In this issue read an interview with an educator who has been involved with a virtual school now in it's fifth year. Also, read articles on the benefits and challenges of online learning for young and adult learners, and policy issues educators should consider before planning online learning programs. You will also find a listing of resources for learning online.

NewsWire Online - Spring 2001

Volume 4, Number 1 Adobe PDF Format
In this issue SEIR*TEC offers an array of resources to help you with the effective use of technology in teaching and learning. You will find tools and resources to help with technology planning, assessment, and evaluation, as well as with professional development planning. Also, read about what the research tells us about the impact of technology on teaching and learning, and see how some schools have implemented exemplary and promising educational technology programs.

NewsWire Online - Spring 2000

Volume 3, Number 1 Adobe PDF Format
This issue focuses on leadership and the responsibility that administrators have in supporting successful teaching and learning with technology. In this issue read an executive summary of survey findings on school administrators' readiness for educational technology. Also read about the different approaches three states have taken to address technology leadership.

NewsWire Online - Fall 1999

Volume 2, Number 3 Adobe PDF Format
What Makes a Technology Program Exemplary or
Promising? Read about the US Department of
Education's new program to identify exemplary and
promising practices of teaching and learning supported by technology. Also read about 13 schools and districts in the SEIR*TEC region featured at the USED's National Conference on Educational Technology, and about promising practices in Teacher Education.

NewsWire Online - Spring 1999

Volume 2, Number 2 Adobe PDF Format
In this issue read about the SEIR*TEC Academy model of Professional Development for technology integration.

NewsWire Online - Fall 1998

Volume 2, Number 1 Adobe PDF Format
Beginning with this release, SEIR*TEC will focus each issue of its newsletter on a current theme affecting today's educators. In this issue SEIR*TEC explores the importance of vision in developing a technology plan.

NewsWire Online - Spring 1998

Volume 1, Number 3 Adobe PDF Format
In this issue read about SEIR*TEC Intensive Site
schools in San Juan Puerto Rico and Griffin, Georgia. Also featured is a Regional Survey of Technology Implementation in Adult Literacy Education and Myths about Electronic Resources.

NewsWire Online - Fall 1997

Volume 1, Number 2 Adobe PDF Format
Read about the SEIR*TEC Intensive Site Project
designed to support the integration of electronic
technologies in the curriculum of selected schools
throughout the region.

NewsWire Online - Spring 1997

Volume 1, Number 1 Adobe PDF Format
This first issue of the SEIR*TEC newsletter
announces the new national network of Regional
Technology in Education Consortia (RTEC).
Other contents include a message from the
director of the Southeast and Island regional
RTEC, a book review, and a directory of
SEIR*TEC advisory committee members.