Chronological Archives
Partnership produces plans: read about the outstanding outcomes of the 21st century e-Teaching partnership between Nortel LearniT and the Durham Public Schools.
Generating dynamic career dialogs that make a difference in young lives is a key Nortel LearniT initiative. Experience how combining kids engaged in hands-on technology adventures with recent grads, seasoned Nortel employees, and our educators creates excitement and success--recorded in video, photos, and the participants' own words!
Tech-enabled, cybersmart students of cybersavvy teachers map safe 'net navigation in this Internet safety video series created at Eisenhower School, Wyckhoff, NJ. Scenarios by students for students on how to chat wise, avoid cyberbullies, malicious strangers, and more.
International Exchanges are a great way to learn about different languages, cultures and geography. Learn how suburban Atlanta and Ottawa students crossed virtual borders to fuel their 21st century learning.
View the resources and best practices developed in Nortel LearniT's partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) in a pioneering model for e-Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Communicating Career Choices and Challenges: Nortel LearniT Ambassadors and Graham Middle School (GMS), NC, eighth graders. The lively group discussions were so absorbing that students didn't want the sessions with the Research Triangle Park (RTP) team to end!
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day resources foster successful experiences the kids call "funducational"! See Nortel LearniT's activities and agendas, games and videos tailored to fit initiatives company-wide.
--Showcasing Richardson's TODSTW day In early summer 2008, approximately 200 children participated in a Take Your Kid to Work Day. Richardson's variation of having the events take place after school was out for the year was a successful "school's out" but "learning technology is in!" twist that engaged both kids and parents.Organized by the Richardson Business Councils, the event included tours and demos of the Solutions Showcase, MCS lab, Executive Briefing Center, and Telepresence Studio.
Bob Sprankle helps teachers become "mean, lean, Web 2.0, 21st century literacy-savvy machines" with a step-by-step plan for integrating multimedia resources and technology skills into classroom curriculum in our NIA-Nortel LearniT web chat, Authentic Learning and Assessment, May 22 at 4:00 PM EDT.
Every Day Is Earth Education Day at Nortel LearniT as Nortel LearniT's curriculum supports environmental education and awareness for all ages with guides, subject-specific lesson plans and activities.
UPDATED - See what the student learning teams and the OLPC Learning Workshops are all about. The innovative child-centered, diverse environment-ready XO laptop is now coupled with Nortel LearniT's project based learning resources.
Students and Teachers Learn About Tech, a feature story with video, highlights Nortel LearniT-empowered educational successes in a report by CTV Ottawa's leading edge Tech Now. Important: Don't miss the engaging video on learning impacts: click Launch Player (at article's left), then select Paul Brent on Nortel's Learning Tool.
Nortel LearniT & Curriki Announce Partnership
Nortel LearniT has joined forces with Curriki to develop educational curricula through a community of collaborative contributors. Nortel LearniT resources are now available at Curriki.
Use the Toolkit to quickly get up to speed in creating your own Career Bytes videos. Included are videos on the why's and how's, checklists that get you set to shoot, step-by-step instructions and many more great resources.
Master the Science with Pokémon
Nintendo of America, Inc., the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Nortel LearniT have teamed to develop Master the Science, a powerful, interactive, Internet-accessed Pokémon-oriented school program that incorporates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) themes into activity units for elementary and middle school students.
Nortel LearniT Ambassador Success Stories
Nortel LearniT volunteer programs represent the diversity of our employee talents and the locales in which Nortel is located. Geographically, our effort crisscross the globe from Canada to Morocco to India to Marrakech. Volunteers design and create learning centers in large cities and rural locations, train the centers' teachers and learners in using technology, and build everything from wireless networks to walls to specialized learning tools.
Nortel employees serve their communities
In a unique program designed to impact people in communities around the globe, employees throughout the company are demonstrating the spirit of their corporate citizenship and their world-class technology expertise.
Cybersafety is a key back-to-school tool!
As students head back to their classrooms it's a perfect time to be cybersafe. Online Safety, Digital Ethics and tech-enabled Lesson Plans are all part of our cybersafety collection.
Bridging the Educational Divide The enrichment of students of all ages through the power of the Internet was the subject matter of a recent Nortel Capitol Hill policy briefing. The briefing was aimed at explaining some of the private initiatives taking place to enhance online learning and the role public policy plays in pushing greater funding and availability for science and technology curriculum.
Americas Competitiveness Forum
Student interns, Liz and Mark, had a chance to go to Atlanta, GA for the Americas Competitiveness Forum. See their take on the experience and watch videos they made on-site! Also visit the blog where Liz documented her experience here. Or read Liz's take on the trip.
Career Bytes: John Roese The Chief Technology Officer of Nortel sits down with teen host Adrian Tomala to share his vision of where technology and education could lead in the future ....Get to know more about CTO John Roese, view his Blog!
Scout Velotour 2007: Nortel LearniT equips Fred May with digital video camera and skills to capture video content along his journey across Canada. Follow Fred along his way view his Blog!
Vision for Space Exploration Learn about the next shuttle......traveling to Mars. Designed in collaboration with the National Institute of Aerospace and NASA, these exciting resources can be used to develop ......projects.
Career Bytes: Dietmar Wendt The President of Nortel Global Services sits down with our teen host to discuss his career, the rapid changes in business because of technology's impact on erasing international boundaries and how you can be prepared to succeed in this environment.
Nortel LearniT Interns Shine At a recent hands-on workshop, students from Nortel LearniT Centers connected with the pros at the Nortel RTP, North Carolina campus to enhance their digital production skills.
Digital Production Training Our recent workshops prepared volunteers to train teachers to integrate digital video production into their curriculum.
STEM Education with Dr. Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation. Dr. Bement explains his views on the importance of teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S.T.E.M.) education in schools. During a recent visit to the Nortel LearniT Center at Arlington Career Center, Dr. Bement also talks about preparing students for the 21st century workplace and economy.
Tapping America's Potential: Capitol Hill Event: Career Byte Special. At this Coalition Math and Science Fair, view the discussions with US House of Representatives Science Committee Chairman Vern Ehlers (R-MI) and US Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL) about the importance of math and science education.
Center for Advancement of STEM Education National Institute of Aerospace and Nortel LearniT have partnered to prepare America's top K-12 educators to become 21st Century eTeachers™.
21st Century e-Learning Update is a new student-produced program presenting three aspects of twenty-first learning: the subject expert, the teacher and the student perspectives.
Greenland Space Science Symposium 2007 Travel into the ice caps and Kellyville radar facility. Interviews with scientists, professors, and students attending GSSS 2007. Explore Nortel LearniT's resources for your next video production.