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Magic Johnson Foundation partners with CiscoNovember 18, 2009 Tech & Learning magazine – along with key sports media -- had the unique opportunity to meet via videoconferencing with basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson today to discuss his new partnership with Cisco. In addition to being More..
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Highlights from Tech Forum Northeast, Palisades, NY October 23, 2009October 27, 2009 Welcome and Opening Keynote: Chris LehmannBuilding School 2.0: Creating the Schools We NeedWhat is School 2.0? What are the pedagogical ideas that form it? Examine ideas of constructivist pedagogy and the use of 21st Century tools More..
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Six inspiring schools honored at Intel 2009 Schools of Distinction Awards CeremonySeptember 15, 2009 Every year, the Intel Schools of Distinction awards honors U.S. schools that demonstrate 21st century teaching and learning environments that promote excellence in math and science. This year, Intel received more than 700 applications, More..
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Safety Net: Web filtering that worksJuly 23, 2009 A district can take many steps to ensure that its students are
protected from harmful, obscene, or otherwise unworthy websites. It can
establish guidelines for appropriate Internet usage, create acceptable
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Eight Ways To Use School WikisJuly 21, 2009 Wikis are a great tool to help a school enrich instruction, and increase communication and collaboration among staff. They are also free (for educators using wikispaces) and provide unlimited storage for digital materials including More..
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After-school tech makes a differenceJuly 21, 2009 A recent study conducted by the University of Washington’s Center for Information & Society examined the after-school technology programming in 38 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country and reflected the positive impact the More..
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Ready for 1:1? Check this list before you answerJuly 16, 2009 Check this list before you start your 1:1 program -- or to improve an existing program. Search for more funding: The state may be providing machines and some training support but I will guarantee it will not be enough. Questions More..
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Free home-school podcastsJune 24, 2009 The Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center at Edvantia has created a free podcast series for educators on increasing parent involvement in schools. The resource is primarily aimed at state-level educators, but contains tips and tricks More..
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Look Ma, no textbooksJune 22, 2009 Empire High School (Vail, AZ) seniors will be the first group of students to have started and completed their high school careers without the use of traditional textbooks, using personal laptops instead. When the school began its 2005 More..
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Cover Your Assets: the latest asset management software in actionJune 18, 2009 Quick, tell us: How many laptops are in your middle schools? Which ones are about to come off warranty? Did your tech department finish updating all the software licensing? If you can’t answer these questions, it is probably time to More..
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Spending wisely: DC school funds innovative tech programsJune 16, 2009 Rick Kelsey, STEM coordinator and technology director at McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C., has developed some unique ways for this citywide public high school and career academy to use stimulus funding for educational More..
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Virtualization saves Texas school over a million dollarsJune 10, 2009 Steve Young, chief technology officer of the Judson school district in Texas, recently performed his own energy cost analysis a year after beginning a major computer upgrade and expansion program in his school district of 21,000 students More..
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25 ways to teach with Twitter by Sonja ColeJune 4, 2009 Twitter can feel like a strange new landscape when you first jump in. It is not always clear what its professional uses are, or what to post in 140 characters or less. But when you start to think of Twitter as a micro-blog (and not More..
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Michelle Obama on EducationMay 28, 2009 If you haven't watched the videos posted at TED.com, be careful or you could be there for hours. The one below is from the First Lady's trip last month to a London girls school. Definitely worth the 10 minutes to stream in class:
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