About Us

Nortel LearniT is an initiative of Nortel Community Relations to prepare teachers, students, and learners of all ages to develop 21st century skills that will provide a basis for their ongoing engagement in learning and personal achievement. Learn about our goal, our method, our technology training topic collection, our project-based lesson plans, our partners, our team, and more about us!

Our Goal is to reach learners around the world and share with them the skills and opportunities that Technology can bring to learning and their future. By creating innovative online learning opportunities and resources for teachers, students, and learners of all ages, Nortel LearniT provides a new level of engagement that promotes enhanced levels of interest and academic success.

Our Method includes working with students, educators and professionals from around the world to develop a wide range of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and other subject related content. Specific examples of resources include:

technology training dedicated to developing the technical mastery to use 21st century communication tools. Our ever-growing collection of technology topics includes:
- Discovering the Internet
- Imaging
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Web Content Creation
- Networks to Knowledge (N2K)
- Video Production
- Digital Ethics
- Online Safety
materials development focused on the 6ES approach
explorations of next generation job and career opportunities (Career Bytes);
technology and project tips and tricks from educators and students in the field (Tech Talk);
several collections of teacher- and student-contributed examples.

Nortel acknowledges the contributions of Kidz Online in the preparation of some of this material.

Our project-based lesson plans provide teachers with classroom-ready resources to promote the integration of technology into teaching and learning. The Nortel LearniT lesson library includes hundreds of lessons that are editable in your word processor, include assessment tools are linked to your curriculum standards. Lessons are organized and searchable by grade, subject and technology.

Our Partners include top educational organizations, universities, and federal agencies. Nortel LearniT believes in the power of partnerships to bring our users relevant and outstanding content, build community, and provide access to curriculum standards.

Academic Benchmarks	North Carolina Educators-on-Loan
ACTUA	North Carolina 21st Century Schools
Arlington (VA) Public Schools and ACC	Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board
Curriki	Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Durham (NC) Public Schools	Prince William County (VA) Schools
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation	Riverstone Technology Park
International Student Media Festival (ISMF)	Southern Methodist University (SMU)
The National Institute for Aerospace	The Women's Museum of Dallas

Our Team includes a network of teachers, education leaders, community and government leaders, technology coaches, student interns, community relations specialists, web designers, and graphic artists. We have strategic relationships with technology education specialists in Nortel LearniT Centers located in the United States, Canada, and around the globe.

Nortel LearniT's site maps let you navigate our site according to your own style: