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  • School libraries key in teaching information skills
    Fri, Nov 20, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Libraries and information resources
    When school media specialists and educators make an effort to become familiar with the social-networking web sites and technologies that today's students use each day, they can forge important learning connections with their students: That was one of the key messages to come out of the American Association of School Librarians' annual conference, held Nov. 5-8 in Charlotte, N.C. Key words: educational technology, AASL, library media specialist, school library, school media center, 21st century learning [ Read More ]

  • Gates Foundation funds teacher quality models
    Fri, Nov 20, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Funding
    Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality -- from paying new teachers to spend another year practicing before getting their own class to letting student test scores affect teacher pay. Key words: Bill and Melinda Gates, educational technology, school technology, school funding, teacher quality, Gates Foundation [ Read More ]

  • Finalists chosen in national student video contest
    Thu, Nov 19, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Video technologies
    In the second stage of the "I Am What I Learn" video contest from the federal Education Department (ED), 10 student videos have been chosen as national finalists--and ED is asking the public to help it pick the winners. Key words: department of education, i am what I learn, video contest, education contest, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Student lending landscape in flux
    Thu, Nov 19, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy , Financial Aid
    College administrators face a student lending landscape in upheaval at a time when students are borrowing more money than ever to pay for college. Key words: college software, student lending, direct student loans, direct student loan, Arne Duncan [ Read More ]

  • CoSN seeks more ICT lessons from abroad
    Wed, Nov 18, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Global competitiveness
    As part of the organization's latest effort to learn from colleagues abroad, a delegation of U.S. education technology leaders from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) visited Scotland and the Netherlands last week to learn more about the world's first national intranet for education, international approaches to online safety, and more. Key words: CoSN, education technology, ict teach, glow, intranet, becta [ Read More ]

  • Online college admissions services growing
    Wed, Nov 18, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies
    With an average of one counselor for every 500 public high school students in the U.S., college applicants are often left without professional guidance--and so internet-based companies offering admissions advice are hoping to fill the advising void. Key words: iAdmissions, college counseling, education technology, school technology, college admissions essays, Brown University admissions [ Read More ]

  • Stakeholders advise on national ed-tech plan
    Tue, Nov 17, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    Train every pre-service teacher to teach online in teacher-education programs at colleges and universities; invest in the development of open courseware with federal and state funding; encourage the use of technology to create new forms of assessment that better measure student learning gains; provide national standards for school IT support, with recommendations for optimal staffing levels and required skill sets: These are some of the many recommendations the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has received so far as officials prepare a new National Education Technology Plan. Key words: education plan, education technology, department of education, education funding, education assessments, school IT [ Read More ]

  • USA Today tests online edition at colleges
    Tue, Nov 17, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Multimedia
    Penn State, Indiana, and Missouri universities are the first schools to participate in a USA Today initiative meant to test how students respond to electronic versions of printed newspapers. Key words: electronic newspaper, online newspaper, USA Today, education technology [ Read More ]

  • States boost access to online education
    Mon, Nov 16, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Distance learning
    A new survey intended to evaluate online-learning policies and practices from coast to coast reveals significant growth in state and district support for this instructional model at the K-12 level. At least 25 states now lead statewide online-learning initiatives, according to the survey, which is a dramatic increase from the 15 states driving programs only a year ago. Key words: online learning, digital education, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • Google rewrites landmark book-search deal
    Mon, Nov 16, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation , Copyright
    Internet search leader Google Inc. will ease its control over millions of copyright-protected books earmarked for its digital library if a court approves a revised lawsuit settlement that addresses objections of antitrust regulators. Key words: Google, Google book search, copyright laws, copyrights, education technology, digital books [ Read More ]

  • NSBA's T+L 2009 explores school innovation
    Sat, Nov 14, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  T+L2 , Business news
    "Innovation" was the watchword at the National School Boards Association's 2009 Technology + Learning (T+L) conference last month in Denver. Keynote speaker Frans Johansson, author of The Medici Effect, kicked off the annual education-technology conference Oct. 28 by revealing what he believes are the keys to innovation. A panel session on Oct. 29 followed up on that theme, discussing how technology can help bring successful school innovations to scale. Key words: educational technology, NSBA, educational innovation, T+L [ Read More ]

  • How to fix the STEM education 'crisis'
    Fri, Nov 13, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Curriculum
    According to experts ranging from White House advisors to leading education organizations, the state of math and science instruction in the United States is in crisis--and only a major overhaul of the U.S. education system will get the nation back on track. In a Nov. 12 webinar, experts discussed several potential ways to bring out these necessary reforms, from changing the perception of math and science to implementing common national standards. Key words: stem education, math and science, school reform, education technology, national standards [ Read More ]

  • 'Credit by exam' expands student options
    Fri, Nov 13, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies , Distance learning , Open courseware
    Excelsior College, a New York-based online institution, and educational content and assessment company Pearson launched a program this week aimed at increasing the number of students who have access to this more affordable "credit-by-examination" model. Key words: Excelsior College, education technology, school technology, online courses, Pearson Education, college credits, college tuition [ Read More ]

  • $5 billion 'Race to the Top' begins
    Thu, Nov 12, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Fed
    The Obama administration on Nov. 12 is opening its competition for states to receive $5 billion in 'Race to the Top' education funding, but states have been jockeying for the new stimulus money even before the contest begins. Key words: education funding, state funding, stimulus funds, education technology, obama administration [ Read More ]

  • HP-3Com deal marks a shot at Cisco
    Thu, Nov 12, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Hewlett-Packard Co.
    Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $2.7 billion takeover of 3Com Corp. is a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems Inc., analysts say--and a sign of how old relationships are being frayed by a flurry of maneuvers by technology heavyweights. Key words: Hewlett-Packard, 3Com Corp., Cisco Systems, personal computers, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • Cloud computing envelops EDUCAUSE talk
    Thu, Nov 12, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Educause
    The 2009 EDUCAUSE higher-education technology conference in Denver Nov. 3-6 saw campus IT administrators present ways to preserve technology budgets during an economic downturn that has devastated many institutions' operating budgets and endowments, while several vendors emphasized the value of moving campus IT to cloud computing. Key words: Educause 2009, education technology, school technology, distance learning education, online education programs, campus technology [ Read More ]

  • Schools protest Kindle's setup for the blind
    Wed, Nov 11, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation , Technologies
    Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now, two universities say they will avoid the device until Amazon changes the setup. Key words: electronic book reader, e book reader, ebook readers, education technology, school technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison [ Read More ]

  • PC trends in education: Thin is in
    Wed, Nov 11, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Computers
    Personal computers are changing in ways that go beyond even the more recent innovations, such as the launch of Windows 7: Several of today's laptops are missing a familiar component, computers can be controlled in various new ways, and portable PCs are slimming down. Key words: school laptops, school computers, educational technology, higher education technology, computing trends, educational technology trends [ Read More ]

 

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