Blog #7

Association for Educational Communications and Technology

http://www.aect.org

The online organization that I visited was the aect.org which stands for Association for educational communications and technology. I read that this is an organization of educators plus others whom are striving to make instruction better through technology. There are members all over the country and around the world. I found this website to be very interesting because it shows just how there are educators out there that truly care about the education that children receive and that want to make a difference. I like the fact that this organization has events through Second Life. I also like what they stand for very much, for example, I like what they state in their Mission statement and I like the goals that they have set for themselves.
AECT Mission Statement:
The mission of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology is to provide international leadership by promoting scholarship and best practices in the creation, use, and management of technologies for effective teaching and learning in a wide range of settings
Goals:
• Define the disciplines and professional activities that comprise the field of educational communications and technology.
• Serve and represent professionals in the field and support professional growth.
• Advance scholarship and practice that contribute to and enlarge the knowledge base of the field.
• Promote policies that ensure the humane and ethical use of educational communications and technology at all levels, from the personal through the international.