Community
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Supes use blogs as outreach tool
Tue, Mar 13, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: Blogs
As school district leaders look to improve stakeholder relations across their districts, some superintendents are experimenting with a tool more commonly associated with tech-savvy students and teachers than administrators: the blog. [ Read More ]
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eSN's Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards
Thu, Mar 08, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: Awards
The move toward an increasingly digital society, and the emergence of a new era of accountability in the nation's schools, have changed our expectations of the superintendency. As school leaders come to rely on computers and the internet to engage students' interest, track their progress, individualize instruction, and aid in decision making, an understanding of how technology works and how it can be used to transform teaching and learning is an increasingly essential characteristic for the 21st-century school executive. [ Read More ]
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Employee blogs require smart policies
Thu, Feb 01, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: Stakeholder Relations
Employee blogs are growing exponentially in the private sector and also are increasingly cropping up in public schools. While these blogs show great promise from a number of perspectives, it's important for school leaders to adopt sound policies governing their use. Self-initiated and often self-sustaining, employee blogs can speed information sharing, increase problem-solving, and improve productivity within an organization. [ Read More ]
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Education 2.0: The next evolution of school software has arrived
Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
At the Plano Independent School District in Texas, Associate Superintendent for Technology and Academic Services Jim Hirsch is preparing for the future. [ Read More ]
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Extend your PR reach by streaming video and audio online
Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: Stakeholder Relations
As streaming audio and video gets easier--and better looking--thanks to new software and the proliferation of high-speed internet connections, making digital content available from school district web sites is no longer a matter of when or why, but how. [ Read More ]
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Kentucky program creates online learning plans for all students
Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
You could call it "MySpace" meets "Monster": Kentucky has introduced a web-based program that will help students map out their academic careers and give them an idea of what career path they'd like to explore--all while teaching them how to write a resume and apply for financial aid. [ Read More ]
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Ruckus upsets college music scene
Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
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Social bookmarking makes its mark in education
Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
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Social-networking sites confound schools
Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
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Stop the presses: School newspapers are moving online
Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
For the first time in decades, students at Arkansas' Nettleton High School will not find copies of The Chieftain floating around campus this year. Instead, they'll find the school newspaper online. [ Read More ]
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