TechLearning
June 2011 Table of Contents
6/1/2011 By:
FEATURES
SCHOOL CIO: Heads in the Cloud
For years schools have been using software as
a service in one area or another. So where does
cloud computing come in? The schools and districts
in this article have already turned to the cloud.
SchoolCIO asks how it’s worked for them.
By Ellen Ullman, SchoolCIO Editor
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
The Big 10
Tech & Learning presents a year-long program with
three special sections, all showcasing the power of
technology to transform learning. This month, meet
the 10 most influential people in edtech for 2011 as
selected by our readers and advisors.
By Sascha Zuger
Grants calendar 2011-12
Brush Up Your AUP
Back-office business: How Schools GET IT DONE
PRODUCTS
Put to the Test: T&L editors take some new products for a test
drive.
Shmoop
Turnitin
Toon Boom Studio
Bento 4 for Macintosh
The Long Review
T&L editors followed the stakeholders at Village Charter
School as they implemented Pearson’s SuccessMaker
software on a 40-seat Dell PC desktop network. Read the
executive summary.
Photo Ops: 10 Innovative Ways to Use
Visual Media
If you’re lucky enough to have digital cameras at your
disposal, here are a few picture-perfect ways to use them.
June 2011 What’s New
Canon LV-series • DataLink 3.0 • eGenio Learning
Environment • Epson PowerLite • HM Algebra app • HP
Z workstation • Sketchpad 5 • NetSupport Assist • igotta
workspace solution • PowerVocab: Lite app • and more
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
Editor’s Desk
Top of the List
News & Trends
• Next Big Thing: Cisco Show and Share
• Top 10 Web stories
• Top Tweets
• Blog Bits
• Girls are missing out on tech
• How can you keep your Gen Y teachers?
• Literacy grant
• What keeps your administrator
up at night?
• Blended learning on the rise
• Career and technical education
• A–Z Web tools
• Web plagiarism study
• Study confirms hearing concerns
How It’s Done: A STEM
Experiment Proves Success
Sascha Zuger profiles Tech Valley High
in Albany, a regional public high school
with a STEM focus that is open to
students in 47 districts.
They Said It: It’s Not Just a Tool
Advertorial
• Bring Learning to Life at ISTE
• eInstruction CPS™ Student Response Systems Engages Students to Help Raise Math Scores