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I just returned from the National School Boards Association Technology + Learning Conference in Seattle, WA, where I was very honored to be named one of NSBA’s “20 to Watch“. I had the pleasure of meeting some of the other winners including:
Amber Rowland, Project Leader, ALTEC, University of Kansas, a former classroom teacher who is now training pre-service teachers to use technology and working on her PhD.
Jim Klein, Director Information Services and Technology, Saugus Union School District, California, a blogger, who recently received a $1.4 million grant to study the impact on 4th grade student achievement when each child has an ultra mobile device. He spoke about making sure that we do not define technology projects by the technology used, but the achievement objective: helping students become better writers.
Paul Sanfrancesco, Director of Technology, Garnet Valley School District, Pennsylvania, who has created a summer academy for teachers that infuses technology into instruction. He is certainly passionate about the project and teachers are eager to go through the training.
I hope to meet the other leaders online soon so that we can help each other change the world!
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| 14 November 2008 |
| 10:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
Las Vegas, NV
edIT: Education IT Strategies
For more information about this event, please contact Jen Caldwell at (800) 940-6039 ext. 1345 or by email: jcaldwell@govtech.com
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| 15 October 2008 |
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
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The first CoSN Webcast for 2008-2009, Julie Evans, CEO-Project Tomorrow, presents the Speak Up 2007 findings, moderated by Karen Greenwood Henke. Speak Up 2007 revealed a growing “digital disconnectâ€? between students and their teachers and parents about the role of technology for learning, and how well schools are preparing students for the jobs of the future. Students continue to be on the leading edge in terms of adopting, modifying and re-using digital content and technology tools to enrich both their personal and educational lives. The students in many ways are far ahead of their teachers and parents not only in the sophistication of their technology use, but in the adoption of emerging technologies for learning purposes. Read the follow-up article by Maya Pradu from eSchool News: “‘Digital Disconnect’ Divides kids, educators.”
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eCampus News has an article exploring the Atlantic Monthly article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” by Nicholas Carr. If we keep our assignments the same: pick a topic, research it, write up your findings, submit the paper, then we shouldn’t expect research methods to change much. Maybe the reality is that Google is revealing how lazy we are about seeking out good information. The process hasn’t changed, it’s just more quantifiable. Read more »
