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TECHNOLOGY SEMINARS

Technology seminars address the social and cultural implications of
information technology for schools and society. MITTEN offers two technology seminars in a year focusing on different issues. The seminar activities are designed to build awareness of broader social issues related to educational technology.

MITTEN Winter 2002 Seminar


Digital-Divide

MITTEN's 1st technology seminar seminar took palace on Thursday, February 28 from 4:30 to 6:30 at the University of Michigan. At this meeting Bonnie Bracely from George Lucas Educational Foundation addreessed the "digital divide" issue in the schools.

Bonnie Bracely
   Bonnie Bracey is a teacher/agent of change, working on technology integration projects with classroom teachers. She holds leadership roles with numerous technology initiatives including the White House Technology Initiative, the President's National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Task Force. She is a current Lucas Fellow, the George Lucas Educational Foundation, www.glef.org
A former Fulbright Exchange Teacher in India and elementary school teacher in Virginia, Bonnie was selected as a Christa McAuliffe Educator by the National Education Association, a National Institute Selection by the National Geographic Society, a Challenge Center Fellow, and an Earthwatch Fellow. She was cofounder of the Online Internet Institute, a National Science Foundation funded grant. She has been involved with all of NASA youth projects and is on the NASA review board for youth projects. She serves on the faculty of the Challenger Center and is a NEWEST Graduate, Langley, and NEW graduate Goddard Space Center (NASA initiatives to train teachers).

She serves on numerous advisory boards, including Technos, The National Urban League, E-School News, and On the Horizon. She is currently working with the European Children's Television Centre in Athens on their project, World Summit for Children as a part of a global information infrastructure initiative outreach involving the use of the Superinformation Highway in children's media. Visit the World Summit for Children http://www.childrens-media.org. The Digital Divide Network http://digitaldividenetwork.org/news.asp and the Digital Toolkit www.digital-equity.com

She is currently researching Ubiquitous Computing with CILT. www.cilt.org