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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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14 Ways K–12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media by Joyce ValenzaSeptember 27, 2009 This is the best time in history to be a teacher-librarian. Major shifts in our information and communication landscapes present new opportunities for librarians to teach and lead in areas that were always considered part of their More..
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Students with Disabilities Excel in Summer Work ProgramJuly 31, 2009 Working at the ice cream parlor, gas station or local restaurant for the summer is a rite of passage for many teenagers. But finding summer work can be challenging for young people with disabilities, who may be faced with special More..
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Connecting neuroscience and readingJuly 21, 2009 Neuroscience research has shown that the only real way to change the trajectory of a child’s academic career is to change the rate and accuracy with which the brain receives and uses information. Research conducted by Drs. Michael More..
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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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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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Calculating the ROI on virtual schoolingJune 25, 2009 When calculating the Return
on Investment (ROI) for VHS schools it is important to consider more than just
training costs. Also to be considered is the cost to schools to relieve the
teacher from teaching one period per day.
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MA school raises big bucks with trust fundJune 18, 2009 Tired of running to the board every time they wanted to buy something, Boxford Elementary Schools (MA) decided to take money matters into their own hands. The Boxford Elementary Schools Trust (B.E.S.T.) was founded in 1996 as a nonprofit 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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Is edutech the next industry to see an economic boom?June 10, 2009 Compass Intelligence--a market research firm specializing in vertical markets for the high-tech, IT, and telecom industries--estimates that the U.S. EduTech market alone will grow to $56.2 billion by 2012, with the bulk of spending More..
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Smart Money: How schools are saving big bucksJune 10, 2009 In these challenging economic times, just about everyone is looking for ways to cut back—even schools. From using virtualization technology to accepting lunch payments online, districts are seeking money-saving methods. Here are some 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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