On Thursday, April 29th, Gregory Heights principal Phil Robinson and teacher Marianne Shibly hosted an open house to demonstrate what is being called the “21st Century Classroom.” The purpose of the event was to share with representatives from other Highline School District schools, parents and members of the press how technology is being used to support teaching in a multi-language classroom.
By Tim McKeough If all goes as planned, a self-sustaining, mixed-use project conceived by a team of Portugese architects will be constructed on a city block in Texas. In December, Portugal-based Atelier Data and MOOV were named the winners of Re:Vision Dallas, an international competition put on by the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation (CDCDC), [...]
Qwizdom To Ship Large-Screen Classroom Clicker By David Nagel 03/26/10 Ed tech developer Qwizdom will launch a new wireless student response system next month, one that offers a 2.3-inch (diagonal) LCD screen and cell phone-style keypad for student interaction and formative testing on the fly. The system, the Q6, is the latest in Qwizdom’s line of student response [...]
An audio exploration of Tree Sound and Rock Star Farms worth sharing. Paul Diaz: “I was just joking with a friend of mine who is a hip-hop producer and I was like, Dude, you’re a hip-hop producer and I am a beet farmer…” Hip-Hop and environmental action. Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta combine both, so [...]
The Re:Visionary Project – Van Jones from Urban ReVision on Vimeo. Van Jones is an eco-visionary, award-winning human rights attorney and powerhouse speaker. He is the founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC), a strategy and action center, working for justice, peace, and opportunity in urban America. He has served on the [...]
by Dana Sagona – 12.31.09 Developing countries are often plagued with unreliable energy sources, a niche a new Berkeley, Calif.-based startup is working to fill. Point Source Power is working to help provide off-the-grid electricity to some of the 1.6 billion people worldwide who don’t currently have access to it. “We think part of the solution [...]
02.08.2010 – AUSTIN, Texas – Most American educators are familiar with Qwizdom’s interactive classroom technology, but only those attending the Texas Computer Education Association Conference this February will have the unique opportunity to squeeze in hands-on time with the company’s newest hardware release – the Q6 student response system.Available for pre-order in late march of [...]
Indulis Burka 17.10.2008. 17:28 M. Brimmerbergas Pļaviņu vidusskolas skolotāji šobrīd apgūst, kā lietot balsošanas pultis, lai ievērojami atvieglotu pārbaudes darbu veikšanu. Visus rezultātus reģistrē dators un nekavējoties apkopo rezultātus. (Click here to view google translation) M. Brimmerbergas Pļaviņu vidusskolas direktors Vladimirs Samohins stāsta, ka elektroniskā balsošanas sistēma izvēlēta, lai modernizētu mācību procesu un, izmantojot modernās [...]
Our “Forwarding Dallas” project for Urban Re:Vision made the Greek and English versions of Kathimerini (Greek & Cypriot IHT) as one of the top “trendsetters” of 2010: ΑΣΤΙΚΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ Πράσινο, το νέο γκρι Κατ’ αρχήν δεν θα έπρεπε να μιλάμε για «πράσινα» κτίρια. Θα έπρεπε να θεωρείται αυτονόητο πια στην αρχιτεκτονική πως κάθε καινούργια κατασκευή [...]
Award-winning identical Fullerton twin authors Brianna and Brittany Winner, who wrote the novel “The Strand Prophecy” along with their father, Jeff, announced the start of their national tour, “If You Can Dream It, You Can Write It!” at a school assembly tour to promote reading and writing in elementary and secondary schools. The 13-year-old co-authors told the students [...]
So what do you do when you have 16 inches of snow, no power, no internet, no heat, very few candles, no extra batteries and no ability to hop in the car and go buy supplies? This weekend in Western North Carolina, I was again reminded that social media is transforming our world for the [...]
Forwarding Dallas Earlier this year, Dwell editor Aaron Britt traveled down to Dallas, Texas, for a design charrette with Re:Vision Dallas. The project is a collaboration between Urban Re:Vision and the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation that aims to turn a downtown Dallas city block into a beacon of sustainable building and urban design. In [...]
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