Cherice Montgomery leads a discussion on the National Foreign Language Student Standards as she takes down points made by participants using the Elmo as an overhead projector.

Cherice clarifies the interrelationships of products, practices, and perspectives
as she discusses the Cultures goal of the National Standards.

John O'Connell from the Instructional Technology Consultant of the Iowa Department of Education (DE) introduces a video-conferencing system to teachers from Spain who will be teaching in Iowa during the coming school year. Here he points to the system as he holds the remote that manages it.

Jamie Rehlander, a secretary in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at ISU communicates with Mr. O'Connell and the class on the video-conferencing system from a remote site.

Jamey Hanson, Technology Labs Coordinator, CTLT, and Jesse Drew, Technology Graduate Assistant, NFLRC, introduce the format of a planning template for activity, lesson, and unit plans that the participants in the institute will pilot.

Jamey and Jesse listen to a question from a participant.

Jesse introduces the site on the NFLRC Web site where photos and text about the New Technologies institute are being published.