Blog Juice for Educational Technology

The Chronicle of Higher Education ran an article on banning laptops in college classrooms. The author noted, Professors worry that as wireless networks and laptops become ubiquitous, students will direct about as much attention to the front of the room as airline passengers do to a flight attendant reviewing safety…

It is a well-established fact that the teacher is the single-most critical factor in student achievement—in any environment. But what happens when your classroom is virtual? How do you supervise an instructor who lives 200 miles away? How do you conduct a classroom observation when there are no classrooms? With…

Do you know of an INNOVATIVE educator who is ADVANCING online earning? Have you and your students been involved or are you involved in an original, online learning activity? If so, you can enter the 2006 SIGTel Online Learning Award competition. ISTE’s Telelearning Special Interest Group (SIGTel) Online Learning Awards…

Technology Learning’s School CIO and SchoolNet are pleased to bring you Edustat’s David Kearns School CIO of the Year Award — a prestigious annual awards program recognizing top public school chief information officers who are making significant contributions to improve academic achievement and administrative processes. The program is open to…

March 29, 2006 – 4:00pm ESTToday’s K-12 schools and districts are being put to the test. Districts must provide the latest technology while delivering a rapid return on investment. Wireless is an increasingly popular technology in and outside of classrooms. Used to expand educational productivity and building-to-building connectivity, it also…

March 15, 2006 2:00-3:00 PM (EST) Kay Anderson, Kimbell Kenner, Kevin Schrodt, Steve Bordonaro A consortium of states pulled resources together and has begun writing middle school curriculum across state boundaries. Starting with Language Arts, South Dakota took the voyage down a new highway and wrote the first modular 8th…

Online teaching and learning has the potential to transform education. The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) is dedicated to fostering a learning landscape that promotes student success and lifelong learning. In order to help equip teachers to realize this vision, NACOL, in conjunction with Chicago Public Schools Office…

Wednesday, March 15, 2006, 11:45 AM, EST All you need is an hour and a web browser! A brief free registration is required. After you register, you will receive reminder emails one week and one day before the seminar. At the scheduled time, visit the link in the email, log…

Technology Impact in Education Month’s website (formerly National Imagine a Technology Blackout Day) includes lesson plans, activities and supporting materials to help you and your students take a journey through time that examines the impact of technology in our schools. This is a month long discovery, sharing and celebration of…