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Saturday, November 08, 2003
Apple bruised by problems reported with new products - Corey Murray, School News
Two problems--data loss and monitor impairment--reported with new Apple Computer products have hundreds of customers up in arms and should be watched closely by Mac-using educators. The trouble reports involve Apple's new "Panther" operating system and its latest laptop computers. More than 1,000 disenchanted customers have signed an online petition asking Apple to acknowledge a widespread defect in the liquid crystal display monitors installed with its new Powerbook G4 laptops.
A Collaborative Intergenerational Project - Scott Merrick, techLearning
"I didn't know technology was a team sport," quipped one of my colleagues in the halls of University School of Nashville yesterday. He was commenting on my elated "We WON!" declaration. This year's Dell Student Technology Leadership Teams' competition had just drawn to a conclusion with the announcement of the winning teams. We had three winners! The High School team award went to East Literature Magnet High School with its entry project, "Teenville," a Web-based guide to Nashville specifically for teens. East Literature received a trophy and an 18-unit mobile laptop cart for their good work. The Middle School award went to University School of Nashville for our "Trading Spaces" project. Friday, November 07, 2003
Places Online
The practice and discipline of geography has always had an intimate preoccupation with places and how human societies modify and shape them in accordance with their own interests. In keeping with that tradition, the Association of American Geographers has created the Places Online website to provide interested parties with access to the "world's very best place-based websites." The criteria for inclusion on the website is that worthy sites must provide original quality content, contain a substantive geographic content, and employ interesting and user-friendly formats. Visitors may begin to look for sites by clicking on an interactive map of the world, browsing by region, or in some cases, by continent Coverage over most of the globe is quite good, with additional material to come on countries that are currently not featured on any available place-based websites. Additionally, visitors may elect to search the contents of the site by keyword or exact phrase. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/
Nigerian Govt Introduces e-Education in Schools Jigawa - Bala Nasir, This Day
All government schools situated at the headquarters of the 27 local government councils of Jigawa State are to start receiving e-learning via the state's e-education programme, as soon as the state's broadband network is commissioned. This was disclosed by the Director of Information Technology, Alhaji Sani Mohamed. "Work on the connection of all the schools is soon to be completed. With its completion and the final stage of installing the main hub at Dutse, the schools are fully on-line which will make it possible for the e-learning programme," Mohammed said. Already, he said, the syllabus for the programme is being worked out by the consultant hired to design it adding that subjects to be taught via the e-learning programme, would only be science related subjects. Thursday, November 06, 2003
Lights! Camera! Learning! - Mark Feil, techLearning
More important than air to a teenager is that fleeting intangible called...attention. Some of them derive it through hard work, and then you pat them on the shoulder. Some of them get accolades by raising their hands and providing the hard-to-find answer you've been searching for. But, craving attention, too many act up in class in a thousand different ways. Every teacher has had to deal with the kids who won't stop talking, the class clown who can't quit performing, or the next Jim Carrey who's waited all day for the most serious moment of your lesson. It's frustrating, but you can harness this craving through the power of the media.
The Consortium for School Networking Publishes 'Emerging Technologies Report: A Guide to Wireless LANs in K-12 Schools'
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a national nonprofit organization that promotes the use of information technologies and the Internet in K-12 education, today introduced Emerging Technologies Report: A Guide to Wireless LANs in K-12 Schools. "Wireless local area networks have been around for some time, but only recently have the costs and benefits met at the magical point that propels a new technology into the mainstream," the report notes. "New standards, faster speeds and decreasing costs are combining to make wireless networking an ever-more appealing solution for school campus connectivity needs." Wednesday, November 05, 2003
Schools in 5 more states to benefit from Microsoft settlements - eSchool News staff and wire service reports
Disadvantaged schools in five more states and the District of Columbia stand to benefit from the latest round of antitrust settlements from Microsoft Corp. Microsoft agreed to settle class-action antitrust and unfair competition lawsuits brought by customers in these regions for vouchers worth $200 million. The settlements, announced Oct. 28, would end those lawsuits in Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Tennessee, in addition to Washington, D.C.
Technology in Education - Education Week
Twenty years ago, having a computer in your classroom—or for that matter, your school—was a mark of distinction. The idea of bringing the high-tech into schools was still somewhat cutting edge. But today, things are different. In fact, no school seems complete without a full complement of desktop computers, as well as other relatively new forms of technology. The question is not whether computers belong in classrooms, but how they can be put to most effective use and how schools can ensure that all of their students are getting the same online opportunities. Tuesday, November 04, 2003
BBC turns on Microsoft for education - Lisa Kelly, VNunet
The BBC has chosen Microsoft to develop the infrastructure for the corporation's free online education programme. Microsoft will build the core software platform based on its .Net platform, with Windows Server 2003, SQL Server and SharePoint portal server at its heart. The BBC Digital Curriculum, scheduled to launch in 2006, will provide video, audio and interactive content over the web aimed at schools, home learners and universities.
Future of Virtual Learning - WSAW
Many students as young as six years old now take entire classes on the computer, but will there be a day when the traditional classroom is a thing of the past? Monday, educators from throughout Wisconsin met in Stevens Point to discuss ways to improve online education. More and more students are finding they learn better sitting at a computer than sitting in a classroom. Monday, November 03, 2003
ENERGY STAR Online Trainings and Presentations - EPA
Would you like to find out more about ENERGY STAR and learn about the process and benefits of benchmarking your facility or complete portfolio of buildings? Find out how to bulk purchase ENERGY STAR labeled products and explore the financing options for energy efficiency projects? ENERGY STAR invites you to take advantage of the on-line training sessions and presentations available to your organization at no cost. Whether you want to jump-start your organization's partnership with ENERGY STAR or further educate an already active staff about the depth of ENERGY STAR's resources, these training sessions can benefit you.
Human Rights 101 - WNET
The Human Rights 101 Teacher Toolkit provides educators and students with the templates and resources they need to apply for, design and implement a Human Rights 101 project. This year's projects are already underway, but you can use the toolkit for ideas on how to design a project with your students. Sunday, November 02, 2003
Security, assessment highlight Technology + Learning conference - Corey Murray, eSchool News
Reeling from budget shortfalls from coast to coast and desperate for solutions that promise to save money while helping schools meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), education stakeholders arrived at the National School Boards Association's annual Technology + Learning conference short on money and long on skepticism.... Though the challenge of funding remained a popular topic in the hallways, over dinner, and throughout the exhibit hall, attendees for the most part did more than complain about their troubles. Instead, many turned their frustrations into action by touching off conversations about the importance of technology in the classroom and by weighing alterative sources of funding, including the use of public-private partnerships, to help prepare their students for life and work in the 21st century.
Computer Clubs For Fun and Learning - Rosemary Shaw, techLearning
When I started teaching computers, I realized that there just wasn't enough time in a day to do everything that I wanted to do. And there was definitely not enough time to do some of the fun stuff that my students wanted to do. So, I watched myself fall into the after-school zone. It's a different world, after-school. It's much harder to get kids to focus. I always warn my students and parents at the beginning of the year — "I am not a babysitter. If you come to computer club, be prepared to work, not play" Educational Technology News Blog Archives OTEL - Ray's Home Page - Notebook - UIS Online - U of I Online - UIS Home Fair Use |
