T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) articles from January 2006

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) archives from January 2006

Sharing and rewarding your successes, failures: the Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology will once again honor a district for its pioneering application of technology districtwide.(commentary)
January 1, 2006... WHAT IS YOUR district doing with technology? I ask because it's that time of year for T.H.E. Journal and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE; www.iste.org) to bestow the Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in...

Event:: calendar.(calendar)(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... February 2006 FEB 7-10 Northwest Council for Computer Education NCCE 2006 Portland, OR www.ncce.org/ncce2006 FEB 8-10 The eLearning Guild The eLearning Simulations & Games Online Symposium ...

CoSN announces AYP pre-conference workshop: event to focus on strategies for improving student performance.(Consortium for School Networking)
January 1, 2006... THE CONSORTIUM for School Networking (CoSN) has announced a pre-conference workshop for educators attending its 2006 K-12 School Networking Conference and International Symposium from March 6 to March 9. The workshop, "An Integrated Approach to...

New alliance aims to improve assessment and data management.(online education)
January 1, 2006... Northwest Evaluation Association, a nonprofit provider of research-based assessment and analytical tools, and CompassLearning, a provider of online, standards-based instructional resources, have formed an alliance to offer advanced assessment,...

Pearson forms new group to address need for school improvement solutions.(Pearson Achievement Solutions)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Pearson Achievement Solutions (ww.pearsonachievementsolutions.com.), a new group formed by Pearson School Companies, will focus on delivering customized solutions for school improvement. Its newest offering, LessonLab, will provide schools and...

Follow the leader.(educational services)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Educational Leader is a new service developed by Benchmark Education Company (www.benchmarkeducation.com), a leading provider of literacy products and services for K-8 students and their teachers. Leader is an interactive professional...

Grant awards technology-based learning project to Denver Academy.(licensing for technology)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Denver Connections Academy, a unique public school that students attend from their homes, has received a technology grant from the Denver Public Schools Information Literacy & Technology Department to develop Map It, a technology-based math and...

Curriculum goes bananas.(educational services)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Rainforest Alliance, an international, not-for-profit conservation organization, is offering seventh- and eighth-grade teachers a new standards-based environmental curriculum. Teachers will have access to social studies, language arts,...

Standards-based science lessons offered.(education )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Space Foundation has developed a comprehensive bank of science lessons for grades pre-K through 12. The lesson plans meet national science standards, and educators can download them for free. More than 200 lessons have been developed by...

Students race around the world.(educational services)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Winward: Outsmart the Weather in a Race Around the World is an online game designed to teach real-world science skills to middle school students, and is the result of a collaboration between Cable in the Classroom (www.ciconline.org), NASA...

Addressing 'Globalization 3.0': as a trenchant best-seller explains, the US is losing its edge in innovation. So how do we ensure that our students have the technology tools and training to compete in tomorrow's global workforce?(technical education)
January 1, 2006... THE WORLD IS FLAT: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005) has quickly become one of the most frequently cited books at education meetings of all kinds in the last nine months. It has...

E-mail lockdown: two surrogate e-mail platforms from MessageOne and Mirapoint can safeguard your network infrastructure.(email software)
January 1, 2006... SCHOOLS, MUCH LIKE BUSINESSES, are dealing with a software paradox: The more popular a network software platform becomes, the more likely hackers will target it for attack. Take Microsoft's (www.microsoft.com) Exchange Server. In the world...

The unkindest cut of all: technology budgets are often the first to be reduced. The following eight questions will help you determine where to start trimming.(technology assessment)
January 1, 2006... IT'S BUDGET TIME. (Already?) Yep, already. Your district is like all the others: faced with rising costs and dwindling income. Something has to go. But what? As a district leader, you understand the need for current technology, but it's...

Beyond borders: a program linking American and Japanese reveals the ability of international collaborative projects to knock down traditional barriers to learning.(educational services)
January 1, 2006... CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS GOT IT wrong. The world is flat--in fact, flatter now than it's ever been. In this case, the term flat means "connected," and describes the state of the world and its inhabitants, rather than the shape. Indeed, the...

A world without wires: whether helping to resurrect the Katrina-devastated South or upgrading educational access in districts far and wide, more affordable wireless mesh and voice networks are changing the learning environment across the nation.(educational services)
January 1, 2006... THE WIRELESS BANDWAGON is rolling across Mississippi, picking up a fresh load of converts and turning calamity into opportunity. Traditional wired school networks, many of which unraveled during Hurricane Katrina, are giving way to advanced...

Game on! Now educators can translate their students' love of video games into the use of a valuable, multifaceted learning tool.(game-based learning)
January 1, 2006... SCHOOL ISN'T ALL FUN AND GAMES, but it's starting to move in that direction. As computer and online gaming has dominated youth culture, it was inevitable that the technology would penetrate the educational system. But what if you can't...

Camera ready: an influx of presentation technology inspires a third-grade teacher to put the school camcorder to a number of innovative educational uses.(technology application)
January 1, 2006... I'D BEEN WANTING a visual presenter in my classroom for a long time and had narrowed the choice to a few of the least expensive models. Then I ran across a product called a Lightsmith Video Platform ($199.99; www.lightsmithimager.com), and...

Animating the learning environment: this month's student contributor describes how animation and simulation software helps her and her fellow students to think and work creatively.(technical education)
January 1, 2006... AT MY SCHOOL, we use animation/simulation tools in many different ways. My teachers have us use the software mostly during our technology lessons, and we have learned many things while using the tools. For example, I've learned how to type, how...

A splash of color, a dash of learning: the reduced costs of laser printers have helped bring the educational benefits of using color to the classroom.(usage of laser printers)
January 1, 2006... WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE and read all over? In today's schools, less and less. Studies suggest that the use of color in the classroom is an easy yet effective method educators can implement to promote faster development in their...

Sagebrush Corp.(services)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... SAGEBRUSH CORP. (www.sagebrushcor.com) has announced Sagebrush Viewpoint, a data warehouse and management system that features new reporting capabilities and the ability to create student plans. Educators and administrators simply log in to a...

Ag Neovo.(product:: FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)
January 1, 2006... AG NEOVO (.www.neovo.com) has launched its new E-Series line of LCD displays, starting with the E-17A (a 17-inch display) and E-19A (a 19-inch display). The E-Series displays feature an elegant construction, with control buttons and built-in...

PowerSchool.(product:: FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)
January 1, 2006... POWERSCHOOL (www.apple.com/education/owerschool) has released PowerSchool 5.0, a Web-based student information system (SIS) from Apple. Delivering data access and optimized performance capabilities that address a broad set of customer needs,...

Creating a rich learning environment: obtaining affordable technology to integrate into his schools is among this Washington administrator's primary aims.(wishlist shortlist)(Chip Kimball of Lake Washington School District)
January 1, 2006... Chip Kimball is the assistant superintendent and chief technology officer of Lake Washington School District in Redmond, WA. The district, located just east of Seattle, serves 24,000 students and has a long history of technology investment in...