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NECC 2009: Video highlights »
The rise in mobile technologies, how to lobby Congress successfully for more ed-tech support, and how Baby Boomers can help meet the need for 21st-century teachers: These were some of the topics illuminated by leaders in education technology during sit-down interviews with our eSN-TV video news crew at the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C., recently. Key words: tech support, educational technology, news television, NECC...
August 7 2009 / Read More »
NECC 2009 looks to education’s future »
The economic recession doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C.: At a time when tight school budgets have left little room for travel expenses, conference organizers report that a record 18,000-plus educators and exhibitors converged on the nation's capital June 28 through July 1 to share strategies and success stories for integrating technology effectively into instruction. Key words: NECC 2009, Malcolm Gladwell, storm the hill, education, technology, national educational computing conference...
July 11 2009 / Read More »
NECC 2009: Professional Development and Consulting »
Adobe Systems announced that it will partner with Knowledge Network Solutions (KNS) to offer professional development courses for K-12 and higher-education faculty. The companies will provide on-site professional development to schools to help educators leverage Adobe software across the curricula, as well as in vocational courses. As part of the offering, KNS has developed four two-day [...]...
July 11 2009 / Read More »
NECC 2009: School, Data, and Network Administration »
Aerva demonstrated its Presto digital signage software. Both Presto and AerWave (for larger enterprises) are web-based applications for managing digital signage, with a full drag-and-drop user interface and social networking capabilities. With the company’s MoApp applications, users can add features such as polls, voting, text2screen, and pic2screen to their digital signage. Aerva also has integrated [...]...
July 11 2009 / Read More »View all NECC News
ISTE Formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is a membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK–12 and teacher education. ISTE is home to the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), and ISTE’s annual conference and exposition, (formerly known as NECC). ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. http://www.iste.org/
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Leadership in focus at annual AASA conference »
Educational leadership was the focus of the American Association of School Administrators' National Conference on Education in Phoenix last month....
Mar 17 2010 / Read More »Superintendent of the Year shares the keys to her success »
For National Superintendent of the Year winner Betty Morgan, who pilots the helm of Maryland’s Washington County School District, technology is integral to a...
Mar 17 2010 / Read More »National ed-tech plan coming next week »
The latest national blueprint for how schools can leverage technology’s power to transform teaching and learning is coming next week, said Karen Cator, director...
Mar 3 2010 / Read More »CoSN conference goers learn how to be innovative educators »
The challenges in our field are Olympic in proportion," said Consortium for School Networking CEO Keith Krueger in kicking off the organization's 2010 conference...
Mar 1 2010 / Read More »Symposium: Global awareness an increasingly important skill »
Educators need to rethink how they look at the global community, said Francesc Pedró during the ninth annual Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) International...
Mar 1 2010 / Read More »TCEA 2010: Exhibitor News »
A partnership between Texas Instruments and NASA to develop free math lessons with a space exploration theme, professional development from PBS TeacherLine for educators...
Feb 26 2010 / Read More »CoSN 2010: Innovation, ingenuity, and insight »
The 2010 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Conference, which runs Feb. 28-March 3, 2010, will focus on innovation, ingenuity, and insight and will help...
Feb 17 2010 / Read More »CoSN 2009 recap »
Watch a montage of CoSN's 2009 conference to see what went on at last year's conference....
Feb 17 2010 / Read More »Tech-savvy superintendents honored in Phoenix »
Snow wreaked havoc with travel plans in several U.S. states last week, but the sun was shining in Phoenix on Feb. 11 as eSchool...
Feb 16 2010 / Read More »AASA keynote: Focus on children, or risk nation’s status »
Referring to the significant challenges facing public education today as a crisis that threatens the nation’s status as a global leader, educational trailblazer Geoffrey...
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