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About SETDAFounded in the fall of 2001, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the principal association representing the state directors for educational technology. SETDA's goal is to improve student achievement through technology.  Find out more >

       Events

2008 Emerging Technologies Forum at NECC
June 28 - 30, 2008
San Antonio, TX
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      Joint Initiatives

The Speak Up 2007 national findings have been released. Click here to view findings. Nearly 370,000 students, teachers, administrators and parents from all 50 states shared their ideas on science, math, technology and 21st century skills through Speak Up 2007.

Data Quality Campaign - Using Data to Improve Student Achievement

SETDA is a Managing Partner of The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) which is a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to improve the collection, availability, and use of high-quality education data, and implement state longitudinal data systems to improve student achievement.
 
CCSSO’s State Education Data Center launched SchoolDataDirect which includes a tool enabling users to download data directly from the website. Much of what is contained in the Coordinated Data Ask is available on this website and ready to download. For more information visit the SchoolDataDirect site www.SchoolDataDirect.org.
 
      News and Announcements

2008 National Trends Report Release: SETDA is proud to announce the release of the 2008 National Trends Report. This year's report includes data from all 50 states and DC. The report highlights the states' focus on professional development and academic and includes details regarding the trends of the EETT budget cuts.   Click here if you would like to view previous years reports.

SETDA Introduces the Class of 2020: Vision Project - Transforming Education is the Hope for America's Future Rationale: To create a succinct vision paper addressing technology’s transformative role in education that speaks to Presidential Campaigns, members of the new administration, USDOE officials, education staffers on Capitol Hill to inform future policy and legislation relating to ESEA reauthorization, economic policies concerning workforce development and our nation’s success in a Global Economy. Click here to learn more about this project.

      Educational News

Students demo uses for Google cell-phone OS
5/13/08 7:33 AM
What do you want your cell phone to be able to do? Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Hal Abelson put that question to about 20 computer-science students this semester when he gave them one assignment: Design a software program for cell phones that use Google Inc.'s upcoming Android mobile operating system.

      State Members
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Choose a state to learn more about each states technology initiatives and to view contact information for state technology team members.
 
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