The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) presents a new Internet & Education Webcast series for the coming school year.

Designed as an online professional development tool for education technology leaders, the 2007-2008 series enables participants to view online presentations as they are being made and to interact with presenters and other participants.

Each session in the series correlates with CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO (Chief Technology Officer). All sessions will be conducted from 1-2 p.m., eastern time.

The schedule includes:

Measuring the Value of Investment (VOI) in Technology - October 24

Ultra Light Portable Devices in K-12: The Quest for a $100 Device – November 14

Ignorance of Data Retention Law is No Defense – December 5

Think Before You Ban: How Classrooms Become Communities with Web 2.0 Technology – January 16

What is the Role of Gaming in Education? – April 16

Hot Technology Trends – May 4

Participation is free for CoSN members. Non-member participation is $59 per Webcast.

Information is available online at www.cosn.org/events/webcasts/index.cfm.  

CoSN, www.cosn.org.