T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) articles from April 2007

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) archives from April 2007

Too late for the revolution? I worry whether my cautious approach to video games is in my child's best--or worst--interests.
April 1, 2007

Listen up! Speak up is talking: the annual survey reveals that we're still hardly scratching the surface of technology use in education.(commentary)
April 1, 2007

Keynotes: wisdom from this month's pages.
April 1, 2007

Pass fail: what made the grade this issue, and what got left back.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Finding their voice.(Linden Lab improving Second Life)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Bush to ed tech industry: EETT's success makes it expendable: the president's rationale for eliminating funding for a key program is challenged by a SETDA report.(Enhancing Education Through Technology)
April 1, 2007

Students IM school officials.(Benton County School District introduced a service for students to deal with personal problems)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Free quiz service available online.(by ProProfs )(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

PBS portal opens door for teachers.(Industry News)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Council of MN schools buys Viewpoint.(Central Minnesota Educational Research and Developmental Council )(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

NYC DoE hires IBM to build SMS.(New York City Department of Education, student management system)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

VBrick Systems teams up with Clearvue & SVE.(Partnerships)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

In2Books and ePals merge.(Partnerships)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Kaplan announces acquisition.(of Princeton)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Former President Clinton to speak at NSBA conference.(Bill Clinton, National School Boards Association)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

MIND expands reach.(Music Intelligence Neural Development appointed John Sawyer III)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

In case of emergency: web-based notification systems can send out thousands of messages in mere minutes, alerting parents to everything from school closures to predators in the area.(security)
April 1, 2007

A virtual treasure trove: the educational opportunities offered online can help students explore ancient Mayan ruins--or the reasons behind a poor essay grade.(eLearning)(Column)
April 1, 2007

Making things e-asy: a young teacher's implementation of a simple-to-use e-portfolio program is helping to reform a troubled East Coast high school.(e-portfolios)
April 1, 2007

Eat breakfast, drink milk, play Xbox: the daily recipe for students' health and fitness is taking on a new ingredient long thought to be a poison: video games.(gaming)
April 1, 2007

Magnum B.I.: using powerful business intelligence tools, two districts are drilling down to the finer points of student data, where the most revealing insights lie.(business intelligence)
April 1, 2007

The Internet's second coming: the K20 Initiative reveals Internet2's capability to support videoconferencing, bringing once-exclusive educational programs into K-12 schools.(the 'Net)
April 1, 2007

Forging a bond: how the relationship between one school district and its surrounding community has produced a string of winning ed tech ballot initiatives.(technology funding)
April 1, 2007

Polycom.(product FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)
April 1, 2007

Educational insights.(product FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)
April 1, 2007

SchoolSpan.(accused for destructing evidence)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

CTB/McGraw-Hill.(has released English- and Spanish-language assessment reporting system)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Lightspeed Technologies.(product: FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)
April 1, 2007

Event calendar.(conference on educational technology)(Calendar)
April 1, 2007

Extracurricular: for technologists who do their homework.(technology directors survey for student learning technology)
April 1, 2007