Apopka Chief: High-tech gadgets help WLMS prep for FCAT
Last week, students all over Florida were preparing for their science FCAT exams. At Wolf Lake Middle School in Apopka it was no different, except these students were using a new hightech…
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eSchoolnews interview: Holly DeLeon at TCEA
Holly DeLeon, VP for Livscribe, discusses the company’s Smartpen, which records everything being written, as well as spoken–a plus for students.
Clear Village kicks off Helsingborg Lab
Today, Clear Village kicks off an exciting new participative design Lab in Sweden, aimed at articulating the future cultural life of its host city, Helsingborg. Led by Clear Village and Artur Moustafa of the Helsingborg City Theatre, participants will gather background information and stimuli which…
Panama City News Herald Visits Wewahitchka Middle School
WEWAHITCHKA — Students at Wewahitchka Middle School have traded in their pencils and paper for laptops and interactive equipment to boost them into the new millennium. Thanks to a sizable state Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant and the dedication of teachers and administration, the middle school has become transformed into high-tech classrooms. Instead of [...]
CBS Visits Trevista at Horace Mann School
“Teachers in Denver have a powerful new tool that helps them learn more about their students. It is called the Teacher Portal.”
International Conference on Education & Educational Psychology
The International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology [ICEEPSY] 2010, will be held on the island of Cyprus, where Sensible City’s international Action network is headquartered.
The Scholastic Interview: Dr. Pam Moran on Albemarle County
At the 2010 EduStat Conference, hundreds of school districts convened to share practices: using data to guide decisions in K12. This video with Dr. Pam Moran of Albemarle County Public Schools and Wayne D’Orio, Executive Editor of Scholastic Professional Media, covers the…
The Austin Times: Bowie High School demonstrates revolutionized instruction
Bowie High School demonstrates revolutionized instruction By Monica Pena Austin Times Staff Teachers at James Bowie High School demonstrated how the use of technology can be used to increase student participation, engagement, and monitor individual progress. Students are using hand-held remotes, innovation stations, computers, and giant digital screens in an interactive classroom. The technology uses [...]
Download presentation from Ian Bryan’s talk @Emory University OLLI
Ian Bryan: I’d like to thank George King Mengert for inviting me to speak – and everyone in the room who listened and engaged with an open mind for our talk on social media as a higher-purposed platform for meaningful contribution.
NBC Austin: Chalkboards, desks becoming old school
NBC Austin was friendly enough to stop by a community/media event at Bowie High School last week. Here’s what they found…
Jared Cotton, Assistant Superintendent for the Dept. of REA, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
“We want all of our students to graduate academically proficient, also graduate as effective communicators and collaborators, globally aware citizens, responsible citizens as well as creative innovators and critical thinkers.” Click here to view the original video.
California High School Credits Technology with Improving Educational Experience
By Scott Aronowitz 09/10/10 New Millennium Secondary School (NMSS) of Carson, CA, has reported that its use of Web-based communications management system eChalk has resulted in improved student and teacher communication and greater parental involvement in the education process. The public charter school was founded in 2008 as part of the Los Angeles Unified School [...]