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Saturday, June 21, 2003
Summer-ize Your Computer - Lorrie Jackson , Education World
It's the end of the school year and you probably are more than ready for the long-awaited summer break. Before you lock up your classroom or start searching for the best travel deals, however, be sure to also get your computer ready for vacation. The five simple tips in this techtorial will ensure that your computer -- like you -- will be in tip-top shape in the fall! (0) comments
Summer camp allows girls to learn technology away from male peers - eSchool News staff and wire service reports
A free, week-long summer camp concluding today at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) gave the region’s high school girls a chance to learn about technology in an environment free from the pressures of a typical classroom. Launched this year, the camp aimed to inspire girls to pursue a career in information technology or engineering—two fields traditionally dominated by men. Girls “are underrepresented in those two disciplines. The idea is to get them interested before they get to college,” said Mark Pauley, one of the camp’s instructors and coordinators and a faculty member in UNO’s College of Information Science and Technology. (0) comments Friday, June 20, 2003
Task force seeks comment on proposed eRate changes - Cara Branigan, eSchool News
eRate officials should increase education, simplify rules, and toughen enforcement procedures and compliance requirements to prevent further waste, fraud, and abuse of the $2.25 billion-a-year program, according to a draft of recommendations a special eRate Task Force plans to submit to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The task force was created by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Co.—the agency that administers the eRate—to explore ways of tightening program compliance after a handful of “bad actors” gained considerable public attention recently, sparking renewed criticism of the eRate from conservative members of Congress. (0) comments
Cheek-Sloan board OK’s college credits - Cheektowagat Times
Foreign language students at JFK High School will have the opportunity to earn college credit through a new initiative between JFK and Niagara University. Cheektowaga-Sloan Superintendent James P. Mazgajewski said at Tuesday’s board meeting that he feels the new program will be beneficial to students. "This gives kids an opportunity to get college credit, and it saves parents money in the long run. The opportunity is there if the kids want to go," Mazgajewski said. (0) comments Thursday, June 19, 2003
Keeping Staff Focused and Motivated - Rusty Weston, techLearning
Decreased budgets, war, a down economy, new accountability via NCLB, and testing, testing, testing. Today, educators are being challenged on more fronts than any time in recent history, with ongoing anxiety, fatigue, and low spirits increasingly the fallout. As a leader and manager, how are you ensuring that your staff members are continuing to grow personally and professionally, continuing to innovate, continuing to work collaboratively toward productive outcomes, and continuing to act and see themselves as positive role models for their students and the community? (0) comments
GMA launches distance learning program - Mindanews
Some 500 Iliganons who have not undergone formal education will be enrolling in a ground-breaking non-traditional way of schooling away from the classroom -- through the government’s distance learning program. The said program will make use of television facilities put up in areas bereft of classrooms and teachers. The new system will be supervised by a Bureau of Non-Formal Education. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the distance learning system has been in pilot operation in 20 barangays in various parts of the country for the last two years. (0) comments Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Wash. school may turn down $43K in free Macs - Peter Cohen, MacCentral
Writing for the King County Journal, Nora Doyle reports that Tukwila, Wa.'s cash-strapped Foster High School may have to turn down US$43,000 worth of free Macs because of a PC-only IT policy already in place. According to the report, a teacher at the school applied for a grant offered by a nonprofit organization to outfit the school with 30 new Macs and six new laser printers. The school won the grant, but ran into a snag: A technology plan adopted in 2000 requires Tukwila-area schools to use only Windows PCs, not Macs. (0) comments
Maine school gives students own laptops - Associated Press
The end of the school year is near and children are playing baseball outside. But the students in Shawn Favreau's classroom are focused on their laptop computers. For their final social studies project, they're using the computers to create multimedia presentations on ancient Greece. Some of the Freeport Middle School students find it hard to imagine going back to using just pencils and paper. (0) comments Tuesday, June 17, 2003
A Must-Know Web Guide for Administrators - Carol S. Holzberg, techLearning
Looking for help in interpreting legislation or assisting with compliance? Check out the following resources. TechLearning's compendium of online resources regarding the No Child Left Behind initiative. (0) comments
North Carolina schools to benefit from latest Microsoft settlement proposal - eSchool News staff and wire service reports
If a proposed settlement between Microsoft Corp. and state officials is approved, North Carolina would become the fourth state whose poorest schools might benefit to the tune of millions of dollars in vouchers for technology-related equipment. Microsoft has agreed to settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit in North Carolina by setting up an $89 million fund to reimburse customers and buying computer technology for poor schools. (0) comments Monday, June 16, 2003
Suit defends Head Start advocates online rights - Corey Murray, eSchool News
An advocacy group for the National Head Start Program filed a lawsuit June 12 accusing the Bush administration of violating the free-speech rights of local Head Start staff members and their stakeholders by trying to stifle an electronic campaign to save the program in its current format. At issue is whether local Head Start chapters can use computers at federally funded facilities to engage in any political activity. But the lawsuit is merely the latest salvo in an increasingly heated political battle over the future of Head Start, which promotes educational opportunities for underserved preschoolers. (0) comments
Preparing Technology-Competent Teachers - E. Carol Beckett, Ines Marquez-Chisholm, and Keith Wetzel, THE Journal
Nationally, a large number of graduates from colleges of education feel ill-prepared to integrate technology into their curriculum (Beckett et al. 2001; Congressional Office of Technology Assessment 1995). Although students graduating from the College of Education at Arizona State University West (ASUW) have taken a course on teaching with technology, they did not feel prepared to implement what they learned in their own classrooms (Wetzel et al. 1996; Chisholm, Carey and Hernandez 1998). There are two major factors that influence the feelings of insecurity experienced by recent graduates. First, students do not see consistent or extensive modeling of the use of technology by faculty in preservice classes (Chisholm, Carey and Hernandez 1998). Second, ASUW has limited school sites for field placements where intern and preservice teachers can experience effective technology practices in K-8 classrooms. (0) comments Sunday, June 15, 2003
District planning for online school - Ted Taylor, The Bend, Orgeon Bulletin
What starts this summer with about 50 online courses for Bend-La Pine high school students could soon turn into a virtual curriculum allowing students to earn most of their high school credits without setting foot in a classroom. About 25 high school students have signed up this summer to catch up or forge ahead with online courses offered through a partnership with the Salem-Keizer School District. This fall, Bend-La Pine plans to launch its own, limited online program for students. And as early as fall 2004, the district hopes to start an entire online charter high school that will allow students to take much of their school curriculum via computer. (0) comments
Cyber students meet first at graduation - Washington Times
Graduates of Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School met for the first time at graduation ceremonies held in Mars, Pa. The elementary and secondary students, whose numbers at the virtual school have grown from 500 to 2,000, have performed well on state achievement tests. All students in the state of Pennsylvania are eligible, although Trombetta said, disciplined, motivated students are the best candidates for online learning. (0) comments Educational Technology News Blog Archives OTEL - Ray's Home Page - Notebook - UIS Online - U of I Online - UIS Home Fair Use |
