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Jan 10, 2006 - Vol. 5, Issue 2
Contents
- High School Students to Get Laptops
- Alabama Students Get
ACCESS
- High Tech High Going Strong
- Question of the
Week
- Readers Respond
- New Articles
- TechLEARNING
Tips
- T&L Events
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High
School Students to Get Laptops
If all goes as planned,
Gainesville (GA) City Schools' high school students will each
receive a laptop computer for the 2006-07 school year. Middle
schools students will receive computers the following
year.
Source: The Gainesville Times
Alabama
Students Get ACCESS
ACCESS, a $3.4 million statewide
pilot program, will allow schools to host interactive distance
learning labs and Internet-delivered courses using a combination of
multipoint videoconferencing equipment, internet access and
individual student tablet laptops.
Source: Mobile Register
High
Tech High Going Strong
High Tech High School's strategy
of infusing technology throughout an interdisciplinary curriculum is
paying off. Every student in the school's three graduating classes
has gone on to college.
Source: The Philadelphia
Inquirer
New @ TechLEARNING.com
Start from our home
page to find more information or jump right to some of
our HOT TOPICS. These include:
Question of the week: Middle
School Under Fire
Some school systems are beginning to
question the middle school model, as evidence mounts that middle
school-aged students perform better in K-8 schools than in dedicated
middle schools. Is your district rethinking its commitment to middle
schools?
Answer
Our Question of the Week.
Last Week's Question: Readers
Respond
We asked about the adequacy of the professional
development you've received to help you use the Internet and search
engines to support classroom instruction. Answers vary, but most
people agree that the real problem is time ý time to learn, time to
practice and time to use what you have learned.
Read
comments in the Question of the Week Archive
New Articles
- Project
Moon Tree
What does a tree in Indiana have to do with
NASA? Hear the amazing tale of a third grade class whose online
research took on a life of its own.
- Teaching
Science Labs Online
If you think online learning is
only for subjects without a physical hands-on component, read this
model of conducting science labs online.
- Tech
Shopper
Practical purchasing information for K-12
technology leaders.
TechLEARNING Tips
- How To QuickFlicks: Importing
Pictures from a Digital Camera
Learn how to
import pictures from your digital camera into the free photo
editing programs Picasa 2 (PC) or iPhoto 5 (Mac).
- Professional Development QuickTips: Defining
Attributes of a Learning Community
To build a
professional learning community, each member has to feel that s/he
is part of the decision-making and design of the community so that
person has ownership in its direction. Here's an introductory
activity.
- Site of the Day: Virtual
Fish Tank
Create your own (virtual) fish, release it
into the tank, and watch it interact with the others.
- The IT Guy: Helpdesk
Software
Learn about an open source/free helpdesk
software available that school districts can use to track
technical support request tickets.
- Leaders' Eadge: Modifying
Grant Agreements
If there's a snag in getting new
equipment from a grant installed in your district, there are ways
around it. Read more.
- America's Attic: Song
of America Tour
Use resources from ''Making a Statement
Through Song and Poetry'' to explore the legacy of American song
and poetry in your classroom. Check out this and other Library of
Congress sites every week on TechLEARNING.
Technology & Learning Events
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