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ED announces student video contest
Wed, Sep 23, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Video technologies
To get students invested in their education, President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have announced a new video contest, asking students to "inspire" them with their stories. Advocates for educational technology say the contest is a great way to reach the digital generation and help students develop key 21st-century skills. Key words: student video, video content, online contest, department of education, I Am What I Learn, education technology, school technology [ Read More ]
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Another step forward for common standards
Tue, Sep 22, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Curriculum
In a move that could help states procure part of the $4.3 billion Race to the Top Fund, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) on Sept. 21 released the first official public draft of their Common Core State Standards. Key words: national standards, national governors association, council of chief state school officers, educational standards, language arts standards, math standards, educational technology [ Read More ]
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'Schools of Distinction' honored by Intel
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Tech Leadership
In the spirit of innovation, education stakeholders gathered Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the six schools that were named Intel's Schools of Distinction for 2009. Located in such diverse areas of the country as the busy Bronx and the California desert, these schools all show that open-mindedness and creativity can help foster success in teaching math and science. Key words: Intel Schools of Distinction, stem education, Aneesh Chupra, educational technology, learning science, learning math [ Read More ]
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3-D video coming to education
Tue, Sep 15, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Projectors & presentation
Imagine you're back in school, and you're learning about the human body. You open your book and see the flat image of a skeleton on your page. You imagine what it must really look like and try to study as best you can. Now, imagine you're a student today. ... That's where the imagination stops. Thanks to new technology developments in projection and filming, students soon will be able to see the human body and other complex images, projected up close and in three dimensions. Welcome to the real education of the future. Key words: 3d technology, 3d projection, student education, education technology, Boulder Valley, dlp technology, Texas Instruments [ Read More ]
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Sample free classroom-management software
Thu, Sep 03, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Software
In what could be the first steps in a movement sure to please educators and IT administrators alike, two makers of classroom-management software programs are offering "light," or scaled-down, versions of their most popular products free of charge. Key words: LanSchool, Netop, classroom software, classroom management, free software, education technology [ Read More ]
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SchoolMAX cited in back-to-school nightmare
Mon, Aug 31, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: SIS
It's every district's nightmare: thousands of students arrive on the first day of school with no schedule and nowhere to go ... and parents, teachers, and the media are shouting questions, demanding to know who's to blame. Thanks to what school officials claim was malfunctioning software, this nightmare became a reality for Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS), in suburban Washington, D.C. Key words: prince george's county public schools, pgcps, schoolmax, student scheduling, william hite, educational technology [ Read More ]
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Poll: Americans favor Obama's school reforms
Wed, Aug 26, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Research
Most Americans want to change No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and they favor several education reforms backed by the Obama administration, such as charter schools and teacher merit pay, a new survey finds. Key words: gallop poll, phi delta kappa, education survey, Obama and education, no child left behind act, teachers pay [ Read More ]
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Teacher quality under the microscope
Thu, Aug 20, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Teacher pay
It's no secret that one of the keys to creating better schools is to raise the quality of teaching in the nation's classrooms. But how to identify, and encourage, high-quality teaching is proving to be a challenge. Key words: effective teaching, pay merit, Arne Duncan, educational technology, teacher quality [ Read More ]
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Gates Foundation seeks keys to effective teaching
Thu, Aug 20, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: HR
Ever since Americans sent their children to one-room schoolhouses, parents have known what makes a good school: inspiring, organized, and creative teachers. But researchers haven't been able to quantify what, exactly, makes a teacher effective and how to tie that to student achievement. Key words: effective teaching, Bill Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, teacher schools [ Read More ]
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Film series profiles visionaries in 21st-century education
Tue, Aug 18, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Multimedia
The nonprofit Pearson Foundation hopes to start conversations and get people thinking about educational innovation with a new film series that profiles remarkable people and their accomplishments in school reform. Key words: Pearson Foundation, education film, school reform, Mobile Learning Institute, 21st century learning, education technology [ Read More ]
