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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 11:32
Five Steps for Implementing a Successful 1:1 Environment
By Andrew Marcinek
Have you ever wondered what it really means to transform your district, school, or classroom to a 1:1 environment? It is a term we hear a lot about, but not all can see it or experience it. With the takeoff of the iPad and its successor, the iPad 2, the education world is abuzz with the idea of moving towards a 1:1 environment. But is it practical? For some, it is a dream, a wish; for others, it is slowly becoming a reality. So what does a 1:1 environment look like? How will the students and teachers react? Is it the right direction to go?
Click here to read more at Edutopia.org
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 14:46
The IntelliMedia Group
Interested in gaming as an educational tool? Keep reading...
The IntelliMedia Group is dedicated to bringing about dramatic improvements in human-computer interaction and communication. With a focus on advanced learning technologies, we develop intelligent tutoring systems and game-based learning environments that artfully leverage interactive digital media to create effective, engaging learning experiences. By fusing human language technologies and adaptive reasoning techniques from artificial intelligence with new media and game technologies, we develop and evaluate high-impact interactive learning systems.
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Tuesday, 01 February 2011 15:09
National Educational Technology Plan: Your Questions Answered
National Education Technology Plan: Your Questions Answered
By Betty Ray
Editor's Note: Today's guest blogger is Audrey Watters, is a technology journalist specializing in education technology news. She has read all 100+ pages of the National Education Technology Plan released by the U. S. Department of Education last November, and she has summarized it below.
If you have any questions about the plan, please ask them in the comments section below. Or use the "thumbs up" to vote for another's question. Karen Cator, the director of education technology at the DOE, has agreed to answer the top five questions here, so be sure to vote!
An Internet-enabled device for every teacher and student in the country. Universal broadband access for homes and schools. Those, along with an embrace of cloud computing, openly-licensed educational materials and open source technologies are part of the new education technology recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education.
To continue reading, visit Edutopia.org
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Monday, 13 December 2010 16:41
4 (More) Tools for Teaching Kids to Code
By Audrey Watters / December 8, 2010 7:30 PM
This week is National Computer Education Week, aimed at recognizing the crucial role of computing in today's world and at supporting efforts to boost computer science education at all levels. The event purposefully coincides with Grace Hopper's birthday tomorrow. But it also happens to come the same week that the Program for International Student Assessment has released its data about student performance and finds that, compared to others worldwide, U.S. students get a C for math and science.
According to ACM and CSTA, two organizations that address computer science education, very few states recognize computer science as a core graduation requirement, and states' curriculum standards focus on computing skills rather than computing concepts. (You can see an interactive map of how the different states compare).
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 13:09
Toolbox for Teachers and Mentors
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Toolbox for Teachers and Mentors: Moving Madrichim to Mentor Teachers and Beyond What is in the Toolbox?
About the Author Having collectively spent over seventy years teaching students and training teachers in the public school arena, Dr. Richard and Elaine Solomon are now focused on improving Jewish education. They have created a seven-stage career development ladder from madrichim to mentor and expert teacher that can transform how Jewish educators are recruited, developed, and supported. Learn more HERE. |
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 13:08
Richard D. Solomon's Blog on Mentoring Jewish Students and Teachers
Our hope is that this blog will become a clearing house and forum in which people can exchange ideas on how to recruit, develop and retain exceptional Jewish educators through mentoring students, teaching candidates, and teachers in our day and supplemental schools. Hence this blog is designed for Jewish teachers, administrators, teacher trainers, professors, consultants, staff developers and educational leaders in the field. WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS!
Visit the blog at http://richarddsolomonsblog.blogspot.com.
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 13:04
Integrating Technology
The aim of the the social network IT4ALL is to build a community of learners for the purpose of connecting and engaging people of all cultures in collaborative lifelong learning. We suggest you edit your profile, add your picture, invite friends and/or start (in your preferred language) your own public or private groups, events, discussions, photos. videos, blog posts, and have fun!
Feel free to contact the team.
Visit IT4All HERE.
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:38
Jewish Education Portal
Our hope is that this portal will become a clearing house in which people can exchange ideas on how to recruit, develop and retain exceptional Jewish educators through mentoring students, teaching candidates, and teachers in our day and supplemental schools. The workshops and courses are designed for Jewish teachers, administrators, teacher trainers, professors, consultants, staff developers and educational leaders in the field. Take a look around at www.jewish-education.org.
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Thursday, 01 April 2010 11:56
Moodle.org
Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. Visit Moodle at www.Moodle.org.
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 11:03
Technology Counts 2010: Powering Up
- Powering Up Change: The use of mobile devices for learning is shifting the ed-tech landscape
- Teachers Testing Methods: Educators are beginning to figure out how to incorporate mobile devices into teaching and learning
- Mobilizing the Research: Tracking the impact is a problem
- Ed-Tech Stats: District- and school-level data about the latest trends
- And much more!
You will find Technology Counts: Powering Up, with its in-depth focus on mobile learning, to be a valuable resource on approaches that work. Order some extra copies of the print issue, so you can keep it to refer to again and again. Order your copies online at www.edweek.org/go/buytechcounts.
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