Tech Talk
Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Searches?
August 4,2009
For student designers, royalty-free image libraries are an invaluable resource.
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Document Camera Promotion
July 29,2009
AVerMedia® Information,
Inc., provider of presentation and surveillance technology, has
announced a Buy 8 Get 1 Free promotion on the AVerVision CP300
Interactive Document Camera through September 30, 2009.
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Tech and Learning wins 2 gold awards from ASBPE
July 28,2009
Tech & Learning magazine has been voted a winner twice over in the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ (ASBPE) 31st annual Azbee Awards of Excellence Competition
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Free Podcast from AEP Summit 09 on 21st century learning platforms
July 28,2009
The Association of
Educational Publishers just released a podcast from the AEP Summit 09
titled "Learning Platforms for the 21st Century and Beyond" in which
representatives form Google Apps, Amazon Kindle Books and and
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Safety Net: Web filtering that works
July 23,2009
A district can take many steps to ensure that its students are protected from harmful, obscene, or otherwise unworthy websites
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Top 10 cell phones for students
July 22,2009
Wirefly, retailer of cell
phones and wireless plans, today announces its annual Top 10 cell
phones for students heading back to school.
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Connecting neuroscience and reading
July 21,2009
Neuroscience research has shown that the only real way to change the trajectory of a child’s academic career is to change the rate and accuracy with which the brain receives and uses information. Research conducted by Drs.
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Eight Ways To Use School Wikis
July 21,2009
Wikis are a great tool to help a school enrich instruction, and increase communication and collaboration among staff
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Ready for 1:1? Check this list before you answer
July 16,2009
Check this list before you start your 1 1 program or to improve an existing program. Search for more funding The state may be providing machines and some training support but I will guarantee it will not be enough.
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Free RTI Tools
July 16,2009
The National Center on Response to Intervention recently released a free Progress Monitoring Tools Chart
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Calculating the ROI on virtual schooling
June 25,2009
All these schools are interested in Virtual High School (VHS)
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Free home-school podcasts
June 24,2009
The Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center at Edvantia has created a free podcast series for educators on increasing parent involvement in schools.
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Look Ma, no textbooks
June 22,2009
Empire High School (Vail, AZ) seniors will be the first group of students to have started and completed their high school careers without the use of traditional textbooks, using personal laptops instead
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Cover Your Assets: the latest asset management software in action
June 18,2009
Quick, tell us How many laptops are in your middle schools? Which ones are about to come off warranty? Did your tech department finish updating all the software licensing? If you can’t answer these questions, it is probably time
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Spending wisely: DC school funds innovative tech programs
June 16,2009
Rick Kelsey, STEM coordinator and technology director at McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C., has developed some unique ways for this citywide public high school and career academy to use stimulus funding for
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