January 2009

Promethean Activclassroom for educators

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Promethean launched a U.S.-based blogging competition to celebrate the preview launch of Activsoftware Inspire Edition, the latest in interactive whiteboard software. The competition is open to educators and…

Teaching Trends

$50,000, four-year scholarships for students

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Each year, the Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation awards college scholarships worth $50,000 over four years to five students whose parents or guardians work in the financial services…

Teaching Trends

$15,000 awarded to technology collaboration teams

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) is asking collaboration teams to submit proposals for their Technology in the Works 2009 competition. The award competition promotes excellence in…

Teaching Trends

Scholarships to SMARTer Kids Foundation’s Connections program

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

The SMARTer Kids£ Foundation of Canada is now accepting applications for the 2009 to 2010 Connections program, a fully funded collaborative learning program for sixth-grade classes from Canada…

Teaching Trends

Win a hybrid school bus

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

IC Bus is asking K-12 students to write a 500 word essay describing what makes their school green. Students under age 13 must have a sponsor submit their…

Teaching Trends

Students can win valuable Adobe software

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Adobe is asking high school students to submit stories that describe the world around them through innovative print, web, and video projects with Adobe software. The theme of…

Teaching Trends

More than $240,000 for 10 colleges or universities

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

HP plans to award approximately 10 grants to public or qualified private colleges or universities. Each grant is valued at more than $240,000 in HP technology, cash, and…

Teaching Trends

More than $270,000 for 25 school districts

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

HP plans to award approximately 25 grants to public or qualified private school districts Each grant is valued at more than $270,000 in HP technology, cash, and professional…

Teaching Trends

FETC 2009: Instructional Solutions

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

3DVinci, a producer of three-dimensional design project materials that blend left-brain analytical skills with right-brain creativity, announced the updated version ... Read more

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FETC 2009: Computers, Furniture, Infrastructure

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Bretford Manufacturing announced that its new RHOMBII line of reconfigurable training tables is now available for order exclusively through Herman ... Read more

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FETC 2009: School & Network Administration

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Follett Software Co. said its Destiny Textbook Manager software was able to save Florida’s Escambia County School District $100,000 that ... Read more

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FETC 2009: Safety & Security

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Marshal8e6 demonstrated its internet and eMail security software for the K-12 market. The products are capable of securing all forms ... Read more

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FETC 2009: Printing & Imaging

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Konica Minolta unveiled the magicolor 7450 II grafx color laser printer, which offers the flexibility to express creative layouts, the ... Read more

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Computer game takes aim at cyber bullying

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Schools in Massachusetts' Bristol and Plymouth counties will be the first in the nation to use a new computer game to educate children about bullying over cell phones…

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Experts: ‘Obama worm’ probably a student prank

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

A new internet worm, discovered at an Illinois grade school, that displays an image of President Obama is likely a prank by a student, CNET reports.

Teaching Trends

FETC 2009: Purchasing, Professional Development, Consulting

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Funds For Learning said it helped Oklahoma’s Okaloosa County School District secure more than $500,000 in funding for telecommunications services ... Read more

Teaching Trends

FETC explores a sea change in education

January 30, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

At a conference where participants discussed the sea change occurring in today's schools and explored ways of using technology to meet the needs of a new generation of…

Curriculum

College web design courses fail with bosses

January 30, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Web site development experts said in a recent survey that colleges and universities lag behind in using the latest in web design technology and ignore foundational lessons that…

District Management

How to use interactive media as teaching tools

December 15, 2009January 29, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

Interactive media has changed the way students learn and will continue to change the way teachers teach, says Chris Dede, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education.…

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“Ed-Tech Best Practices Summit”

January 29, 2009 by ESchool News

Don't miss the Ed-Tech Best Practices Summit on the exhibit hall floor at TCEA. These informative sessions will focus on Data Management, Video-On-Demand and Digital Media Management, Interactive…

IT Management

City, district to cooperate on fiber optic project

November 5, 2013January 29, 2009 by ESchool News

A partnership between the city of Farmington, Minn., and the Farmington School District should make communications at public buildings more reliable, reports the Farmington Independent.

Teaching Trends

House OKs record $142 billion for education

January 29, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill on Jan. 28 that includes some $142 billion for education as part of the Obama…

eClassroom News

Anti-evolution forces gain ground in Texas

January 29, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

The Texas Board of Education has sparked controversy in the world of science with a move last week that would require students to evaluate the "sufficiency or insufficiency"…

Teaching Trends

Virtual Worlds Almanac is a handy guide to exploring virtual worlds

January 28, 2009 by ESchool News

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) recently unveiled a wiki called the Virtual Worlds Almanac, an online catalog of virtual-world environments that allows users to edit and contribute…

Teaching Trends

Dreambox to help elementary-age students learn math through games

January 28, 2009 by ESchool News

After nearly three years in development, Dreambox Learning this week officially unveiled its first online education product, TechFlash reports: a new adventure game designed to teach five- to…

Teaching Trends

New Smithsonian chief eyes ed tech

January 28, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

Warning that American education and research have fallen behind, the new head of the Smithsonian Institution has launched an ambitious effort to digitize its 137 million artifacts and…

Teaching Trends

Copyright settlement leaves questions

January 28, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

A closely watched copyright-infringement lawsuit with important implications for schools, newspapers, and other organizations that aggregate news content from other sources on their web sites or in eMail…

Curriculum

“This all sounds great … but does it work?”

January 27, 2009 by ESchool News

That’s the question that John Mergendoller, executive director of the Buck Institute, hears often. His response is a resounding "yes." ... Read more

Curriculum

A sample project-planning form

January 27, 2009 by ESchool News

1. Begin with the end in mind. Summarize the theme for the project. Why do this project? Identify the content ... Read more

Curriculum

Helping project-based learning take hold

January 27, 2009 by ESchool News

The Buck Institute for Education, which focuses on professional development and materials to support project-based learning, believes that, as with ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Open source question for schools

January 27, 2009 by ESchool News

With Open Source Software (OSS) freely available, covering almost every requirement in the national curriculum, a question has to be asked why schools do not back it more…

Teaching Trends

Administrators share vision to change schools

January 27, 2009 by ESchool News

Skip the piecemeal education reform. A group of Texas school superintendents are calling for a complete transformation of public schools to better prepare students for the future in…

IT Management

Paperless format helps students and alumni

November 5, 2013January 27, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Ralph C. Richardson's skepticism of educational technology faded--and eventually vanished--with the introduction of electronic tablets that allow more comprehensive note taking and instant student responses during professors' lectures…

eClassroom News

Gates Foundation to show excellent teaching

January 27, 2009 by By Dennis Pierce, Managing Editor

Billionaire philanthropist and former Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates says his foundation hopes to post online videos of exemplary teachers plying their craft as a way to inspire…

IT Management

Cleveland zoo uses videoconferencing technology to teach about animals

November 5, 2013January 26, 2009 by ESchool News

Tad Schoffner has some new on-the-job partners that he knows will upstage him: Schoffner, assistant animal care manager at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, uses the zoo's new mobile and…

Teaching Trends

Budget cuts could eliminate Tennessee school software tool

January 26, 2009 by ESchool News

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said he's going to make sure money stays in the classrooms, but that doesn't mean there won't be sacrifices, reports WSMV-TV -- and one…

Building a Cost-Effective Digital Classroom

Report: Reinvent schools for digital age

June 29, 2010January 26, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

Educators can't truly deliver 21st-century instruction in schools that reflect Industrial-Age designs, with rigid schedules, inflexible facilities, and fixed boundaries between grades, disciplines, and classrooms, according to a…

Teaching Trends

How to defend your campus IT budget

January 26, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Campus technology officials have joined the ranks of department heads vying for shrinking funds in a sagging economy, and many IT chiefs say defending their budgets is complicated…

Teaching Trends

‘UnderTheMicroscope’ aims to support, and inspire, young women scientists

January 25, 2009 by ESchool News

The Feminist Press at the City University of New York recently launched UnderTheMicroscope.com in conjunction with IBM in an effort to increase public awareness of the need for…

District Management

Gaming is the future of classroom instruction

July 15, 2010January 24, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

Gaming is moving out of the entertainment domain and into other areas, said Jim Brazell, president of ventureRAMP.com. Key concepts: FETC, video gaming, Jim Brazell

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