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

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

Podcasts: where's the learning?(OPINION)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Podcasts are becoming popular for educational purposes. However, many podcasts suffer from poor quality in the audio, content, and speaker presentation. Also, it appears that accessibility is a major issue being overlooked in their development....

Apple 13-Inch MacBook (Generation 3).(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... After a little more than a year, Apple's entry-level MacBook line of notebook computers is now in its third generation, sporting upgrades to wireless networking, CPU performance, and storage capacity. The new models bring a comprehensive suite...

Using Web-Based Learning Tools to Build Technology Skills Campuswide.(WEBINARS: www.thejournal.com/the/learningcenters/webinars/)
August 1, 2007... August 9, 2007, 11 am PST Learn how to use web-based tutorials to train faculty and support your help desk.

Strategies for Building a Secure E-mail Infrastructure.(WEBINARS: www.thejournal.com/the/learningcenters/webinars/)
August 1, 2007... August 16, 2007, 11 am PST Tune in for a 60-minute discussion on secure e-mail networks.

House Subcommittee flat-funds EETT.(what's ONLINE)(Enhancing Education Through Technology)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies has approved an appropriations bill that would provide $272.25 million for Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT), which had...

ESL social network/portal debuts.(HOT TOPICS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... English as a second language startup AppleESL.com has unveiled a web portal that provides teachers and students with online and downloadable tools, materials, activity templates, lesson plans, and audio and video files, www.thejournal.com/...

ENA, Sylantro launch hosted VoIP for Education.(HOT TOPICS)(Education Networks of America and Sylantro Systems' Voice over Internet Protocol )(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Internet service provider Education Networks of America has teamed up with Sylantro Systems to deliver hosted VoIP solutions for education using ENA Connect and back-end systems running on Sylantro's Synergy platform, www.thejournal.com/...

Virtual Ed Link to provide emergency response.(HOT TOPICS)
August 1, 2007... Emergency response software provider Viyya Technologies will be teaming up with energy management firm Atlantic Services to launch Virtual Ed Link, a new unit designed to provide emergency management technologies for K-12 and higher ed...

NJ district ramps up security for laptop deployment.(CASE STUDY)(New Jersey's St. John Vianney High School)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... After consulting with other schools that have adopted laptop computers, administrators at St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, NJ, decided to pilot their own program in the 2005-2006 school year. In preparation for introducing 500 laptops,...

Let academic freedom ring: unless we liberate science from political and religious forces, our students don't stand a chance in the global workforce.(our SPACE)
August 1, 2007... IT'S PREVAILING OPINION in the United States that in order to hold on to our economic standing internationally, our workforce needs to grow more tech-savvy. To that end, our students need rigorous science, technology, engineering, and math...

It's time we got 'crazy': a Turkish song objecting to a single test as the deciding factor in students' lives should wake up educators in Turkey and the US.(commentary)(Column)
August 1, 2007... I RECENTLY RETURNED from a trip rafting Idaho's Salmon River with some old college friends. One evening around a fire, we were singing songs from our college days, and in some cases performing them in a modern style. When one of the group began...

Correction.(commentary)(Correction notice)
August 1, 2007... CORRECTION: On the cover of the July issue, we featured a graphic button that read "2007 SEDTA issue." The button should have read "2007 SETDA issue" to reflect the correct acronym for the State Educational Technology Directors Association. We...

Keynotes: wisdom from this month's pages.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... [28 "We're information managers, not book managers."--Barry Bishop, district library director, on the expanded role of today's school librarians] 40 "I'm teaching 8- and 9-year-olds how to be safer internet users. It's easier to do now...

Pass fail.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... What made the grade this issue. and what got left back NEW LIBRARIANS + In the computer age, they're more accurately called information specialists, stewarding a school's digital resources and helping teachers with technology...

Social networking sites.(Tech Refresh)
August 1, 2007... THEN: OMG! Paris and Lindsay are soooo not BFFs. NOW: OMG! Jefferson and Hamilton were soooo not BFFs.

Ed tech adoption in 7 easy steps.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... JUST AS A TOOL is only as good as the craftsman wielding it, education technology only proves its value when it is sensibly selected and competently deployed. To assist schools throughout the process of adopting technology, the education...

New alliance launches drive for more women in IT: girls are scarce in computer science classes, but a new coalition hopes to reverse that trend.
August 1, 2007... MORE THAN 1 MILLION computer-related jobs are going to be created by the year 2014, according to the US Department of Labor (www.dol.gov). But data from the National Center for Women & Information Technology (www.ncwit.org) shows an 80 percent...

Students reach out to Africa by video.(Industry News)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Communication and collaboration technology provider Polycom (www.polycom.com) has joined forces with the nonprofit Global Nomads Group (www.gng.org) on Project Uganda. A distance learning program, Project Uganda connects students in 25 schools...

Dell and Intel hook up the new Ron Clark Academy.(Partnerships)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... The Ron Clark Academy, a school for inner-city fifth-through eighth-grade students in Atlanta, will open this fall with the latest education technology, thanks to Dell (www.dell.com) and Intel (www. intel.com). Through Dell School...

Kimball and McMullan join T.H.E. Journal's editorial board.(People)(Chip Kimball and Ann McMullan)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Chip Kimball, formerly chief technology officer and now superintendent of Lake Washington School District (WA), has joined T.H.E. Journal's editorial hoard. Kimball's work in Lake Washington has resulted in one of the most comprehensive and...

ROH accepts school CIO of the Year Award.(People)(Derek Rob)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... The Consortium for School Networking (www.cosn.org) presented Derek Rob, director of IT services for Baldwin County Public Schools in Loxley, AL, with the David T. Kearns Public School CIO of the Year Award during the EduStat Summit...

Putting the LURE in learning community; a homegrown staff development program is polishing up teachers' technology skills and modernizing communication between home and school.(professional development)
August 1, 2007... THE CHILDREN HAVE gone home and classrooms are empty, but teachers at Florida's Sebastian Elementary School are hard at work. It's Professional Learning Community Day. One Wednesday every month, teachers with like interests meet for...

The new librarians: they aren't merely no-nonsense book providers anymore. In the digital age, they are multitasking information managers--part teacher, part technologist.(media centers)
August 1, 2007... AT THE LIBRARY ON THE CAMPUS of Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Helotes, TX, you'll see a few things you may not have anticipated, such as 60-foot ceilings and four television sets, all housed in 19,000 square feet of technologically...

Opening a new door: with the potential for cost savings and a growing number of educational applications, open source software is proving to be an effective alternative for schools willing to make the switch.(open source)
August 1, 2007... To Vista or not to Vista; that was the question looming large for Christel Powell, manager of information systems for School District 118 in Danville, IL. Microsoft's long-awaited operating system upgrade was coming, and Powell had to advise...

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em: educators who recognize how much social networking engages and informs kids are creating their own sites as learning tools that foster collaboration among students, teachers, and parents.(social networking)
August 1, 2007... ON THE BEDROOM DOOR of any teenager in America, and inside, chances are you'll find the teen sitting in front of a computer, logged on to a social networking website and chatting away with friends, both real and virtual, about anything from the...

Event calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2007... September 2007 SEP 11-12 Security Industry Association International Security Conference (ISC) East 2007 New York, NY www.isceast.com SEP 17-18 Information Today WebSearch University 2007 Washington,...

Extracurricular: for technologists who do their homework.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... In the next five years, expect to see Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista, explode in use in public schools. A decline is predicted for Windows XR as well as an eventual phasing out of Windows 2000. Meanwhile, open source platforms...