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The following four books are available with Early Conference Registration for $20.00 each.

Registration and payment (or purchase order) must be completed by September 21, 2008.

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Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools

Item#: 110 by Lynne Schrum & Gwen Solomon Publisher: ISTE List Price: $34.95 CECA Member Price: $24.45 with Early Registration ONLY $20.00 For more detail: View ISTE Online Catalog

Web 2.0 has arrived - find out how it can transform teaching and learning! What is Web 2.0? Once upon a time, Web sites were isolated information "silos"-all content and no functionality. Today, the next generation of Web sites gives power to the end-user, providing visitors with a new level of customization, interaction, and participation. Many Web sites now allow users to upload, categorize, and share content easily. Weblogs and podcasts allow anyone to publish or broadcast on any topic. Wikis provide information that is constantly updated by the end-user. Open-source software is free and customizable. These new technologies are changing our relationship to the Internet. What can Web 2.0 tools offer educators? Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging Web 2.0 technologies and their use in the classroom and in professional development. Topics include blogging as a natural tool for writing instruction, wikis and their role in project collaboration, podcasting as a useful means of presenting information and ideas, and how to use Web 2.0 tools for professional development. Also included are a discussion of Web 2.0 safety and security issues and a look toward the future of the Web 2.0 movement. Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools is essential reading for teachers, administrators, technology coordinators, and teacher educators. Features: A complete explanation of Web 2.0 tools, including weblogs, wikis, folksonomies, RSS feeds, and podcasts. Web 2.0 tools and their use in the classroom. Web 2.0's role in professional development. What administrators should know about Web 2.0.

101 Best Web Sites for Teacher Tools and Professional Development

Item#: 101 by James Lerman Publisher: ISTE List Price: $32.95 CECA Member Price: $23.05 with Early Registration ONLY $20.00 For more detail: View ISTE Online Catalog

Free teachers' tools on the Internet? Yes, indeed, and in amazing variety. Now, with help from Web expert Jim Lerman, you too can discover the choicest sites for classroom tools and professional development. Learn how you can edit digital media for free online rather than purchasing and installing costly software. Use the power of RSS to collect the content you want without tedious searching. Locate or custom-build student worksheets. Find video clips for on-demand viewing. Design your classroom floor plan. Construct tests that score themselves. All of this and more - all free, all vetted, and all online. Features: Detailed site descriptions and highlights for teachers Primer on RSS and Web 2.0 technologies Full correlation to NETS Teachers

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

Item#: 113 by Will Richardson 2007 CECA/CEMA Keynote Speaker Publisher: Corwin Press List Price: $28.95 CECA Member Price: $20.25 with Early Registration ONLY $20.00 For more detail: View Corwin Press Online Catalog

Discover how to harness Web tools to motivate and update student reading, research, and communication! This book brings teachers a bold vision and on-the-ground Monday morning practicality. It will move educators to think differently about technology's potential for strengthening students' critical thinking, writing, reflection, and interactive learning. Will Richardson demystifies words like "blog," "wiki," and "aggregator" making classroom technology an easily accessible component of classroom research, writing, and learning. This guide demonstrates how Web tools can generate exciting new learning formats, and explains how to apply these tools in the classroom to engage all students in a new world of synchronous information feeds and interactive learning. With detailed, simple explanations, definitions and how-tos, critical information on Internet safety, and helpful links, this exciting book opens an immense toolbox, with specific teaching applications for Web logs, the most widely adopted tool of the read/write Web Wikis, a collaborative Webspace for sharing published content Rich Site Summary (RSS), feeding specific content into the classroom Aggregators, collecting content generated via the RSS feed Social bookmarking, archiving specific Web addresses Online photo galleries This book makes it possible for anyone, no matter how inexperienced, to harness this amazing technology for the classroom today!

Digital Portfolios
Powerful Tools for Promoting Professional Growth and Reflection

Item#: 115 by Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and Maureen P. Morriss Publisher: Corwin Press List Price: $28.95 CECA Member Price: $20.25 with Early Registration ONLY $20.00 For more detail: View Corwin Press Online Catalog

Create a digital portfolio that effectively communicates your professional values, goals, and achievements! Digital technology offers powerful tools to educators who wish to develop electronic portfolios to foster and enrich their professional learning. Digital Portfolios, Second Edition, written by experts in the field, explores the latest methods and techniques for creating electronic portfolios. In this revised edition, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and Maureen Morriss demonstrate how teachers, principals, and professors of education can develop high-quality portfolios that reflect personal vision, record professional growth, and celebrate accomplishments. The authors present a comprehensive framework for portfolio development, from determining the audience and selecting material from a personal archive, to defining, producing, and sharing your digital portfolio. This timely resource offers ten easy-to-follow steps and: Provides the "why" for creating digital portfolios Emphasizes the importance of reflection as part of the process Presents tips and strategies for using digital technology Includes guidelines for evaluating portfolios Whether you are a novice teacher or a veteran educator, this practical handbook is your comprehensive guide to digital portfolio development.