ISTE

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The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is a nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology. It is dedicated to providing leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in K–12 education and teacher education.

[edit] Purpose

Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Education Technology (CARET), and the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), ISTE meets its mission through knowledge generation, professional development, and advocacy. ISTE also represents and informs its membership regarding educational issues of national scope through ISTE–DC. ISTE supports a worldwide network of Affiliates and Special Interest Groups (SIGs).

ISTE has provided leadership in providing standards for Administrators, Teachers and Students for more than 10 years. ISTE released the NETS-S refreshed at the NECC 2007 conference in Atlanta, GA. These refreshed standards provide the framework for technology standards for students. NETS-T is in the process of refreshing in the 2007/2008 school year.

ISTE also has affliates worldwide from local, provincial, state and national bodies.

[edit] Publications and other Resources

In addition to publishing educational standards, ISTE publishes "Learning and Leading" magazine, a wide assortment of books and classroom materials. They also offer podcasts and have purchased an "island" on the virtual world called Second Life.

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Alternate Entry

ISTE The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)is a national, professional, non-profit making Society in India. First started in 1941 as the Association of Principals of Technical Institutions (APTI), it was converted into "Indian Society for Technical Education" in 1968 with a view to enlarge its activities to advance the cause of technological education.

The major objective of the ISTE is to assist and contribute in the production and development of top quality professional engineers and technicians needed by the industries and other organisations.

Being the only national organisation of educators in the field of Engineering and Technology in India, ISTE effectively contributes in various missions of the Union Government. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, AICTE/DST/MIT/State Govts. are well associated with the ISTE for programmes relating to technical education.