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Saturday, December 25, 2004
Support Information Tracker 2.0.6
For groups of people working together (either in a classroom setting or a small organization), it may be difficult at times to provide remote or distant access to valuable documents. Stepping into that fray is the latest version of Support Information Tracker. With this program visitors can create multiple versions of documents, submit documents for review, and manage online documents. This particular version is compatible with all operating systems. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2004. http://scout.wisc.edu/ (0) comments
The Arts Education Partnership
Founded in 1995, the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) has worked through its partner organization in leading the national movement to establish education standards that include the arts. Currently the AEP includes over 140 organizations that are national in their scope, and includes government organizations, business groups, and philanthropic foundations. The AEP website is a true cornucopia of helpful material, including a set of arts education links, which contain brief descriptions of each site. Along with this pragmatic material, there is the publication section of the site, which contains full versions of reports on arts assessment, teaching partnerships within the arts, and the impact of the arts on learning. Another important resource made available on the site is an interactive listing of national advocacy resources, such as links to cultural funding opportunities, and opportunities to fund arts education projects through the U.S. Department of Education. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2004. http://scout.wisc.edu/ (0) comments Friday, December 24, 2004
Ed Tech Leader of the Year 2004 - Michael Milone, techLearning
The Technology & Learning Ed Tech Leader of the Year program, sponsored by PLATO Learning, recognizes K-12 educators who demonstrate leadership, vision, and creativity in implementing technology in schools and districts. After poring over entries from all across the United States, and even as far away as Bangladesh, T&L editors and consultants selected one national winner and three finalists. These four educators received an all-expense-paid trip to the NSBA T+L2 conference in Denver, Colo., where their accomplishments were celebrated at a special reception. In addition, awardees received an HP Compaq Tablet PC tc1100 and a spot on T&L's advisory board. (0) comments
'High Tech High' opens in LA - Corey Murray, eSchool News
High Tech High-Los Angeles (HTH-LA), a new charter school that boasts some of the most advanced technologies ever used in the classroom, is up and running within the Los Angles Unified School District (LAUSD). For Roberta Weintraub, the former LAUSD school board president and education activist, it was a dream four years in the making. Stocked with every type of educational technology imaginable, from interactive whiteboards to robotics labs and wireless laptop computers, HTH-LA was designed to provide students with a glimpse into their future, Weintraub said--a sort of "sneak peek" into what it's like to live and work in a technology-infused society. (0) comments Thursday, December 23, 2004
Computers in the classroom: 21st-century students go beyond the three Rs - Andrew Lightman, Milford Daily News
On any given day they log on the computer, search the Web and maybe read a report or two on-line. Recess may come later, followed by lunch or social studies. Such is life these days for children at local elementary schools, where teachers are increasingly turning to computers to complement the subjects they teach, even to their youngest students. "Kids are very comfortable in kindergarten or first grade at moving around a keyboard," said Dick Gibbons, principal at the Oak Street Elementary School in Franklin. "Even if their reading skills aren't there yet, they know how to work the control menus." (0) comments
Students exchange - Jill Steinke, Stevens Point Journal
"Soy de Rosholt. En Rosholt hay muchas vacas." Translation: "I am from Rosholt. In Rosholt there are many cows." Students from Puerto Rico learned a few phrases from their new friends in central Wisconsin. Spanish students from Rosholt High School and science students from Puerto Rico exchanged information about their cultures and hometowns during a virtual conference Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. With the help of the Internet and distance learning technology, the students could remain in their own country while seeing and speaking with each other. (0) comments Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Log on to your seats, class is about to begin - Telegraph Online
Jen Perkins is a pioneer, but not in the traditional sense of the word. Since school began in September, Perkins, a senior at Mascenic Regional High School, has helped her school make advances in the online world and expand its curriculum.... Sitting at a computer in the school’s library last week, Perkins was unassuming about the significant role she and a small group of students were playing as the first Mascenic students to take part in Virtual High School (VHS), a non-profit company that offers more than 180 online courses to 6,000 students around the world. Mascenic is one of nine high schools in New Hampshire taking part in the program. Principal Craig Mueller said he was approached about the idea two years ago and approved because the New Ipswich school is relatively isolated. He saw it as an opportunity to expand the courses available to his students. (0) comments
Tech Toys for Texas Tots - Rachel Proctor May, Austin Chronicle
The Texas House Committee on Public Education on Wednesday held a hearing on the future of technology in public education. Conveniently, it was part of an "EdTech Expo" where vendors could display the many snazzy products on which Texans can spend their public education dollars. The committee then heard testimony from some of the many happy consumers of said products – representatives of school districts participating in a variety of state- and locally funded technology immersion initiatives. (0) comments Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Speaking of Electronic Whiteboards… - Education World
Combine the touch screen capability of a video game with the drawing flexibility of whiteboard markers and what do you get? Electronic whiteboards! Discover how K-12 teachers are using the devices in almost every subject area, and learn what you should consider before purchasing one yourself. Included: Links to lesson plans, tips for use with students with special needs, suggestions for choosing the best model for your needs, and more! (0) comments
Educational Forecasting - Debra Viadero, EdWeek
A new generation of study programs worldwide is examining the links between brain science and children's learning problems and skills. It’s a scenario that sounds like something right out of science fiction. Picture a busy hospital nursery. As nurses gently lift the newborns from their cribs, scientists attach electrodes to the tiny babies’ heads. As the infants listen to sounds, the electrodes take quick, painless measurements of their brains’ electrical activity. The results then predict which babies will have trouble learning to read eight years later and which ones will become master readers. (0) comments Monday, December 20, 2004
New Orleans Schools may put grades, reports online - John-John Williams IV, Times Picayune
Parents of children in St. Charles Parish public schools may only be a mouse click away from accessing their children's grades in the near future. The school district is looking into launching a computer system that would allow teachers to post student grades, progress reports, conduct and attendance on the Internet. The issue was discussed at the district's information planning meeting in November, and school officials say $20,000 has been allocated to investigate how the project would work. (0) comments
Web Searches Often Overwhelm Young Researchers - Andrew Trotter, edWeek
Students in many schools have Web access that approaches the ideal of “anytime, anywhere.” But some experts say the academic payoff often is minimal. “Lots of kids are ‘googling’ everything today, which throws them into this ocean” of information, said David Loertscher, a professor of library sciences at San Diego State University, referring to the ubiquitous Google online-search engine. “The major problem kids have on the Internet is judging quality; they don’t understand the difference between data smog, or advertising, or whatever.” (0) comments Sunday, December 19, 2004
New Player in Online School Market Pursues Profits - Rhea R. Borja, EdWeek
The Colorado Connections Academy, a K-8 online school, faces the picturesque Inner Harbor here, just off the Chesapeake Bay. But its 379 students can’t see the bay from their desks. They’re some 2,000 miles away in Denver, in Littleton, and down near the New Mexico border in Pueblo. The Colorado school is one of eight such online schools nationwide operated by Connections Academy Inc., a for-profit online education provider and former subsidiary of the Baltimore-based tutoring-services company Educate Inc. (0) comments
Guide is offered by Rancho Bernardo developer Vocel and Princeton Review - Kathryn Balint, SanDiego UNION-TRIBUNE
Your cell phone is calling, and it wants to know the meaning of the word "epistemology." Press 1 for "study of weaponry," 2 for "study of knowledge," 3 for "ethical doctrine" and 4 for "study of insects." Answer incorrectly, and your cell phone vibrates, then repeats the question. This short intellectual exercise is part of a new service that allows students to study for college entrance exams over their cell phones. (0) comments Educational Technology News Blog Archives OTEL - Ray's Home Page - Notebook - UIS Online - U of I Online - UIS Home Fair Use |
