TECHNOS e-Zine http://www.ait.net/rss/index.xml A monthly electronic newsletter published by AIT. Educational Technology Sadia Ashraf, Outreach Coordinator, Central Asia Institute http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/interviews/sadia_ashraf.php Sadia Ashraf calls Greg Mortenson an “indiscriminate compassionate.” Find out why. News AIT Staff Coordinates Research Project on Closed Captions and Audio Descriptions http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/whats_new/april_2009.php A new research project seeks to determine the pedagogical value of media enhancements. News Kristin Leglar, Instructional Programs Developer, Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Personal Financial Literacy Project Director http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/interviews/kristin_leglar.php Our colleagues at WECB are hard at work producing a timely new project on Personal Financial Literacy, and Ms. Leglar is heading it up. News Dr. Richard Boehm, Director, Gilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education, Texas State University http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/interviews/richard_boehm.php Dick Boehm, a well-known educator in the area of geographic studies, is Director of the Gilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education at Texas State University in San Marcos. News AIT Partners to Produce <em>Geography: Teaching with the Stars</em> http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/articles/geography_teaching_with_the_stars.php AIT has recently partnered with the Gilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education, Texas State University, and the National Geographic Society Education Foundation in the development of Geography: Teaching with the Stars, a comprehensive professional development project for geography middle- and high-school teachers. News William V. Muse, Director of National Issues Forums Institute, Kettering Foundation http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/interviews/william_muse.php Technos spoke with Dr. Muse upon his return to the United States from El Salvador, where he was involved in Fuller Center for Housing home construction. News Online Learning Resources Help Further Discussion, Civic Participation http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/articles/civic_participation.php Teachers, administrators, parents, and community leaders can find many resources online that are helpful in introducing citizen deliberation into the learning atmosphere. News Michael F. Sullivan, Director of Education, Take Charge America http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/interviews/mike_sullivan.php Michael Sullivan, aka the Budget Doctor, is Director of Education at Take Charge America, a nonprofit credit counseling and debt management agency. http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/interviews/mike_sullivan.php News Economics Educational Materials Available Online http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/articles/economics_ed_materials.php In keeping with our focus on the American economy this month, we've gathered a list of online resources for teachers to utilize. http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/articles/economics_ed_materials.php News Read for the Record Sets another Record in 2008, AIT Again Handles Distribution of Featured Book http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/whats_new/november_2008.php JumpStart's campaign to Read for the Record shattered its 2007 record with more than 425,000 participants across the country. http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/whats_new/november_2008.php News Web 3.0 The Semantic Web Cometh, What Happens When the Read-Write Web Begins to Think? http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/tech_notes/semantic_web.php AIT Author Jason Ohler tells us that the Semantic Web, often called Web 3.0, will bring the Web much closer to Tim Berners-Lee's original conception of it as a universal network in which computers adapt to humans rather than the other way around. http://www.ait.net/technos/e-zine/tech_notes/semantic_web.php News