March

=Edublogs and Student Blogging= Edublogs now offers a blog and user creator that enables teachers to create blogs for their students. The teacher can decide the username, URL, and act as administrator of their blog. As the administrator, you would have the ability to check posts before publishing them.

To find out more about this feature, go to [|__http://edublogs.org/2008/03/11/simply-create-blogs-and-usernames-for-your-students/__]

=K-12 2.0: A Complete Guide to One-to-One Computing in the K-12 Environment= The Center for Digital Education is offering a free download of the **Complete Guide to One-to-One Computing in the K-12 Environment**.

"This guide has been developed to help educators think their way through one-to-one computing initiatives. It is organized as a collection of materials more than just an essay. Each section summarizes what we have learned about the challenge of developing, implementing and sustaining one-to-one programs; provides exhibits with information straight from the experts; and offers resources for deeper inquiry. It doesn't have all the answers, but it does offer a big picture and direction on where to learn more." (Center for Digital Education)

The document may be downloaded at http://www.centerdigitaled.com/fileReg.php?pub_id=118

=Saying Goodbye= At the end of March, I will be leaving the Virginia Department of Education. I feel honored to have collaborated with the members of each RSCPC and will miss the opportunity to learn from one another. Thank you for sharing your ideas and expertise with me these past 8 plus years. I wish you the very best and am grateful that the school divisions in Virginia are represented by such professional and dedicated individuals.

=SETDA Monthly Membership Call=  Julie Walker from the American Library Association (ALA) will highlight the changing role of library media, the ALA's 21st Century Skills standards and guidelines for teaching the research process.

http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/standards.cfm = AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner = "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon our profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for library media specialists to use to shape the learning of students in the school.

=Enhancing Education Through Technology Program Update= President Bush has once again zeroed out EETT in the proposed 2009 budget. In response to the elimination of EETT, SETDA sent a joint [|press release] along with ISTE and CoSN on February 4th.

__Reauthorization__ Formerly known as (ATTAIN) Achievement through Technology and Innovation. Virginia Department of Education at the CoSN/ISTE/SETDA Washington Education Technology Policy Summit includes a boot camp on March 11 and issues training sessions, followed by meetings with Members of Congress on Capitol Hill on March 12.
 * Now called (IACT) Innovation and Achievement for Competitiveness with Technology Act of 2007 **