School Administration
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Colleges make commitment to go ‘green’
Thu, Jun 14, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: School Administration , Higher ed-tech leadership
With the fight against global warming becoming more and more urgent, colleges and universities are doing their part to actively lead environmental change by vowing to become more carbon neutral. The American College University Presidents Climate Commitment is a movement that entails cutting down on greenhouse emissions and conserving resources. [ Read More ]
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What a wireless deployment taught Brandeis
Tue, Jun 05, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: School Administration , Higher ed-tech leadership
Brandeis University students wanted an all-wireless campus. They were vocal in asking for it, and the administration wanted to be able to grant their request. [ Read More ]
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Poll: Schools aren't meeting data-storage rules
Mon, Jun 04, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: School Administration
An informal survey administered by data-management company CommVault suggests that most schools still don't have plans for storing and retrieving electronic communication, such as eMail and instant messages, sent by their students and staff--despite new federal rules that make such information subject to the discovery process in the event of a lawsuit. [ Read More ]
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Supe tackles toughest task yet
Fri, May 11, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: School Administration
Paul Vallas, the current head of Philadelphia's public schools, is taking over as superintendent of the beleaguered, state-run Recovery School District in New Orleans on or around July 1. [ Read More ]
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T+L speakers challenge educators
Thu, Jan 11, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: School Administration
The need for today's students to learn high-level skills has never been greater: This was the key theme to emerge at the National School Boards Association's 20th annual Technology + Learning (T+L) Conference in Dallas Nov. 8-10. How to reinvent today's schools to prepare students for these challenges--and ensure they have the high-level skills they'll need for success--was the focus of the three-day educational technology conference, which brought nearly 2,000 educators, administrators, and school board members to the Dallas Convention Center. [ Read More ]
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High Court: Don't delete that eMail
Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: email
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'Peer coaches' spark technology integration
Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: Assessment & Evaluation
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Six ed-tech trends to watch in 2007
Fri, Dec 22, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: School Administration , Tech Leadership
eSchool News Editor Gregg W. Downey reveals six educational technology trends to watch in the coming year.
Editor's note: This article is an adaptation of a speech presented at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco Oct. 22-26. [ Read More ]
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Parents today require new forms of outreach
Mon, Dec 18, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: Communication
As you fine-tune your school communications program, you might want to rethink your use of print and cable TV and focus more on eMail. Two recent studies once again show a growing preference for eMail and internet-based communications among nearly all demographic groups. [ Read More ]
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Villanova heads most-wired college list
Thu, Dec 14, 2006 Primary Topic Channel: School Administration , Technology infrastructure
PC Magazine and The Princeton Review have released their list of the top 20 "Most Wired Colleges" in the United States. The groups' survey examined topics such as the as availability of online learning, faculty computer training, music downloading policies, and other ed-tech policies and programs at higher-education institutions around the country--and this year, Villanova University tops their list. [ Read More ]
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