Resources

In this area we hope you will find additional items and ideas to enhance your effectiveness. You will find links to partners and other authoritative sites, as well as commercial offerings that may some may find useful.

*Acceptable Use Policies
TDEC has suggestions and resources to help schools develop their own Acceptable Use Policies.

*Adventist Education Forum
Ever have a question or topic that you would like to discuss with other Adventist educators? Adventist Education Forum is the place to go! Sign up (it's free!) and join in the discussions!

*Adventist Virtual Learning Network (AVLN)
The Adventist Virtual Learning Network is a volunteer organization that works to promote collaboration between online faith-based education providers. Numerous courses, standards and other resources are available throughout their web site. Here are some examples:

*Standards
*Courses
*Integrating Faith & Online Learning

*CIRCLE
CIRCLE has many wonderful resources for Adventist educators including Educational Technology.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
The International Society for Technology in Education is a non-profit organization working to provide leadership, and promote appropriate uses of technology in K-12 schools and teacher education. They publish numerous books and journals, and have developed national standards through the NETS project, and present worthwhile professional development opportunities.

Standards for Students, Teachers, & Administrators



*Journal of Adventist Education
The Journal of Adventist Education is the professional journal for all Seventh-day Adventist teachers and school administrators. Theme issues often complement the regular monthly issues. Search for articles online.

*Legal Resources
The Internet is a rich resource for students and teachers, but there are safety recommendations from TDEC

*Internet Safety for Students CIPA, COPPA and more
Internet filtering recommendations by TDEC.

*NAD Certification Technology Requirement
If you are trying to make sense of this new certification requirement, be sure to check out these resources.

Technology Plans
Every school, conference and union needs a technology plan. Find examples and guidelines here.

Additional Web Sites

*Educational Technology Research & Reports
This list of research and reports has been compiled by TDEC for Adventist educators.

*Technology in Education
CIRCLE has collected many web resources that will help educators in using technology for learning.

*NAD Technology Competencies
Technology competencies have been established to ensure and promote effective teaching in integrating technology into the K-12 curriculum. This web site lists technology competencies that are identified and developed by the Michigan Conference Technology Committee.

*Larry Blackmer.com
Larry shares his presentations and other rich resources as well.

John Kuglin
Kuglin's site is loaded with great resources and is updated regularly.

*Network Security
This website is designed by Ernest Staats to be a resource for network security professionals, school network administrators and the typical home user. It has information that could be a useful resource for teachers, parents, home users, and network administrators.

*Adventist resources or collections put together by Adventist educators



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