Have you voted for Gordon yet?

The ISTE Board Election will close this Friday, April 11, at 5 P.M. Pacific.

My thanks to those of you who’ve already cast your ballots. And if you haven’t voted yet, I urge you to do so NOW. Every ballot counts as we work together to improve opportunities and outcomes for all students. Learn more about this year’s inspiring ISTE Board candidates at http://www.iste.org/elections/votersguide. Then vote!

Login is required to vote and to view each candidate’s answers to three critical questions. Can't remember your login or password? Visit ISTE's support page for assistance. If you need further help, you may speak with an ISTE Customer Service Representative at 1.800.336.5191 (Int’l 1.541.302.3777).

Help shape the future of your professional organization—and the field of Ed Tech. Cast your ballot today!

P.S.: Please remember that you'll need to login as a member to view the slate of candidates, read their statements, and vote. Voting is a privilege—and a responsibility!—of membership.

Yeah, yeah, the above is a form letter. But it is heart-felt form letter from me just to you alone, the Blue Skunk Reader. If I had mail merge, I'd have used it. My choice of candidates can be found here.

The members know something?

From the e-mail in box:

Hello!
 
I was wondering if you could promote the wiki noted below through your blog or through your work with instructional technology.  As part of an internship project through Johns Hopkins University/ISTE, I am looking for individuals or groups to collaborate with us in discussing the NETS*S  and how the refreshed standards are being represented in lesson plans and classrooms around the nation and world through a collaborative wiki. Please join the discussion at http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/.   Select "Edit This Page" to add your idea or comment regarding the implementation of a specific standard or a grade level range.
 
Kind Regards,
Martha Barwick
Johns Hopkins University/ISTE Intern
mbarwick@gmail.com

I find this heartening. ISTE belived its members have something to contribute to the standard. Would more professional organizations take this stance toward their standards, best practices, goals, etc.

 

ISTE Board Election Opens

Vote early and often. - Mayor Richard J. Daley

I hope most of you got one of the one below in your e-mail yesterday. Here are my recommendations:

1. Vote for the incumbents. These are dedicated, thoughtful, hardworking people in my (now ended!) experience on the board. I mean that. (Ryan, Camilla, Helen, and Jill.)
   
2. Vote for Gordon Dahlby for an at large seat. He's a great guy and would make an excellent board member. He already has a great track record of working for ISTE. (Bonus points: he is from Iowa!)
3. Be assured that all candidates are pretty high quality people. My guess is you won't make a bad choice.

Vote. Like TODAY. 

Dear Mr. Douglas A. Johnson,

Welcome to the 2008 ISTE Board election! Online voting for open seats on the ISTE Board of Directors begins today and lasts through April 11, 2008.

This election year with so much at stake, we really want to emphasize full participation by all ISTE members. We urge you to review the candidate profiles and VOTE.

Please take the time to participate in the life of your professional organization. Cast your ballot for the ISTE Board of Directors.

Sincerely,

Dr. Kurt A. Steinhaus
ISTE Past President
Chair, Nominations and
Appointments Committee

Dr. Trina J. Davis
ISTE President

P.S.: Remember that you'll need to login as a member to view the slate of candidates, read their statements, and vote. Voting is a privilege-and a responsibility! -of membership.