T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) articles from December 2003

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) archives from December 2003

A wake-up call for Ed Tech.(Editorial)
December 1, 2003... There is a lot of talk about trends these days. While it is interesting to hear of trends, what is important is to influence them through affecting their component mini-trends and events where possible. If enough people act on enough events,...

Boys & Girls Clubs of America goes high-tech.(News)
December 1, 2003... Today's students are more tech-savvy than ever, and the opportunities to grow and learn from technology are endless. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (www.bgca.org) recognized this potential in their 3.3 million nationwide members and...

Acer program makes Wi-Fi access a reality for K-12 schools.(News)
December 1, 2003... Schools nationwide are rushing to apply for Acer America Corp.'s "Wi-Fi 101" program, which will provide a wireless system to one school in each qualifying district up to a maximum of 120 schools. The selected K-12 schools will receive free...

U. of Michigan, IBM collaborate on DAM System.(News)
December 1, 2003... The University of Michigan (www.umich.edu) and IBM (www.ibm.com) have announced that they are collaborating on a Digital Asset Management System in the Living Laboratory of the university's Media Union to make its vast collection of digital...

Engaging families with technology: South Florida's FamilyTech program increases parental involvement, student success.
December 1, 2003... HOW TO INVOLVE FAMILIES IN THE formal education of their children is a question researchers and educators have been trying to answer since the first bricks were laid for the nation's public education system. White middle-class parents still...

MY Access! 4.0 provides web-based grading.(Edunet)
December 1, 2003... Vantage Learning (www.vantage learning.com) has released the latest version of MY Access!, the company's Web-based program that scores essays and provides immediate feedback. Students need only upload their essays onto the MY Access! site for...

Online assistant helps implement technology in the classroom.(Edunet)
December 1, 2003... Group Fusion Classroom, from Centrifuge Solutions LLC, is an advanced platform that is easy to use and affordable for all schools. It gives teachers the ability to implement technology in the classroom and fully realize the power of the...

MightyBrain.com increases, improves communication between school and home.(Edunet)
December 1, 2003... 1 ton Technologies Inc.'s MightyBrain.com is a Web-based application created to increase and improve communication between students in grades 6-12, parents and teachers. Using the program, students and parents can view grades, homework...

School-to-home collaboration tool makes education a team effort for Wisconsin District.(Applications)
December 1, 2003... We live in a connected world. With tools like e-mail, instant messaging and cell phones, we are more connected now than ever before. In education, however, we have not made the most of the communication tools available to us, especially when it...

Somerset Area Schools select SSL-based solution to connect to the digital world.(Applications)
December 1, 2003... With budget cuts in education, many schools have a deficit in computers and equipment, as well as not enough resources to teach students how to use them. If students fall behind, they risk staying behind even later in college and in the...

Web-based tools strengthen Ohio District's community connection, survey capabilities.(Applications)
December 1, 2003... The Berea City School District in Ohio had two primary objectives in evaluating Web-based learning and communication tools for its heavily populated and widespread school system: to better and more fully integrate technology into the classroom...

Reading & writing tools.(Product Watch)
December 1, 2003... KnowledgeBox by Pearson Digital Learning (www.pearson digital.com) is a digital learning system that provides educators with standards-based multimedia for reading and language arts. Designed for grades K-6, KnowledgeBox contains 80 new...

Desktops.(Product Watch)
December 1, 2003... Make Acer Apple Model AcerPower SV iMac (15" model) Dimensions 14.2" x 7" x 16.5" Diameter of base: 10.6" (HxWxD) Included Adobe AcrobatReader, ...

Adobe Digital Kids Club: www.adobe.com/education/digkids.(Web Bulletin Board)
December 1, 2003... The online Adobe Digital Kids Club delivers a great opportunity for teachers to connect with students through the fun and excitement of digital photography. The Web site provides free expert advice from top photographers, product training,...

T.H.E. Journal's Web site: www.thejournal.com.(Web Bulletin Board)
December 1, 2003... Thejournal.com is the home page for T.H.E. Journal magazine. For more than 31 years, educators who decide on and influence the purchase of technology for their institutions have relied on T.H.E. Journal. Besides archived magazine content, the...

The Christian Science Monitor: www.csmonitor.com.(Web Bulletin Board)
December 1, 2003... GIVE STUDENTS A NEW PERSPECTIVE The Monitor addresses (only) the issues that matter, and poses the overarching questions you want students to think about. Avoiding wire services, relying on its own reporters, the Monitor presents the world's...

T.H.E. Institute: www.thejournalocom/institute.(Web Bulletin Board)
December 1, 2003... T.H.E. Institute offers educators--and businesses serving education--a range of professional development and consulting services. Headed by a nationally known expert in education technology, Dr. Geoffrey H. Fletcher, T.H.E. Institute brings the...

Nova Southeastern University: www.fgse.nova.edu/theleadership.(Web Bulletin Board)
December 1, 2003... NSU's Fischler Graduate School offers graduate degrees in leadership to meet the emerging demands of the global and technological marketplace by creating "leaders at all levels"; from classroom to boardroom, from professor to CEO. Visit our Web...

EduHound: www.EduHound.com.(Web Bulletin Board)
December 1, 2003... EduHound.com, a division of T.H.E. Journal, is a specialized educational directory with built-in resource links offered free to educators, students and parents. EduHound.com seeks to harness the vast information resources of the Web, while...

Difference by design: taking learning tools from the home into the classroom.(Industry Perspective)
December 1, 2003... Technologies developed as learning tools that will be used by children at home are judged by a different set of criteria than those educators use to determine their suitability for the classroom. Teachers must consider the broadest range of...