T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) articles from January 2008

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) archives from January 2008

WiFi bolsters Alabama district's 1-to-1 tablet PC program.(what's ONLINE)(Auburn City Schools)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS (AL) has found that a "no strings attached" approach to classroom networking has let new methods of instruction take flight. The district has deployed a WiFi network to more than 1,000 tablet PC-equipped students and...

Kansas school district rolls out 1-to-1 MacBook program.(HOT TOPICS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... In one of the poorer districts in the Kansas City, KS, area, administrators and school board members launched a project to provide every high school student and teacher an Apple MacBook laptop for use in the classroom and at home....

MIT extends OpenCourseWare to High Schools.(HOT TOPICS)(Massachusetts Institute of Technology )(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... MIT's OpenCourseWare initiative has launched Highlights for High School. which aims to bolster STEM education through free course materials, from complete curricula to videos, lecture notes, and animation. www.thejournal.com/articles/21657

Online learning growing, needs more oversight.(HOT TOPICS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Most online earning programs are growing by 25 percent each year. with 42 states running either significant supplemental or full-time, or combined supplemental and full-time, online learning programs, according to "Keeping Pace." a new report...

Biology teacher engages students with classroom capture, multimedia.(CASE STUDY)(Kelly Carrier )(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Can a teacher record his lectures, post them online, and get thousands of hits on his site in a year? Apparently so, as Kelly Carrier of Michigan's Okemos High School demonstrates. The high school biology and physical science teacher uses...

Districts revamp curricula for 21st-century learning.(RESEARCH)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... According to a survey released this month by the National School Boards Association, technology is playing a major role in facilitating changes in curricula, from online and project-based learning to Web 2.0 applications such as wikis and...

The great debate: effectiveness of technology in educations.(OPINION)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The effectiveness of technology in schools depends upon the appropriate selection and implementation of that technology to meet teaching and learning goals, says education consultant Patricia Deubel, who invites readers to examine the issue and...

On-demand events.(WEBINARS)(List)
January 1, 2008... How to Choose and Fund a Wireless Network Find out the experts' recommendations for choosing and funding the right WLAN solution for your school. Building Better Moodle Rooms Improve teaching practices. enable better collaboration,...

Sloganize me! An online podcasting tool doubles as a portal to self-rebirth.(our SPACE)
January 1, 2008... ARE YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING? Exactly--it's high time I get a new slogan. My old one just isn't supporting my mojo the way it once did: Weinstock... not so much. Droll self-deprecation doesn't quite leap off the business card. So...

Discontent over content: T.H.E. Journal is bringing together groups from the print, digital, and tech worlds to discuss the future of educational publishing.(commentary)
January 1, 2008... THERE IS AN INTERESTING PARALLEL between changes afoot in the journalism business and the shifts taking place in the education business. In journalism, thousands upon thousands of people are "reporting" news via blogs. Some observers are saying...

Videoconferencing.(TECH WATCH: This issue's ups and downs)
January 1, 2008... VIDEOCONFERENCING: Provides added dimension to the use of social networking in schools, leading to newly coined slur: You have a face for blogging.

Computer crimes.(TECH WATCH: This issue's ups and downs)
January 1, 2008... COMPUTER CRIMES: Forensic tools nab bad behavior online. Harassment, terrorist activity, pimping. Doesn't anyone just smoke in the bathroom anymore?

Podcasting tools.(TECH WATCH: This issue's ups and downs)
January 1, 2008... PODCASTING TOOLS: Stretching pantyhose over a coat hanger works as a microphone filter. From the Martha Stewart Collection.

Student business plans honored.(in brief: Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... THE THREE WINNERS of Minnesota's Classroom of the Future competition were recognized last month at the 2007 TIES conference in Minneapolis. The contest, which challenges students to draw up technology-based business plans, was launched by...

New interactive site draws students to life sciences: a virtual university is the setting as users participate in games and activities meant to spark their interest in a health care career.(in brief: Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships)
January 1, 2008... PERHAPS THE BEST WAY to interest students in a health care career is to give them an early taste of medical school. Even elementary-age kids can connect to the excitement that surrounds the life sciences. To foster that enthusiasm early, the...

EERI acquires educational resources and sunburst software.(Industry News)(Education Enrichment Resources and Educational Resources )(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Education Enrichment Resources (EERI; www.eericorp.com), a national provider of education supplies to the K-12 market, has announced its acquisition of reseller Educational Resources and educational publisher Sunburst Technology, both from...

Educational Network provides free environment for course content.(Industry News)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... ChitChat (www.chitch.at) has launched a new online resource for educators. Dubbed the Educational Network, the service provides free online hosting for class web pages and multimedia content and allows educators to share materials with one...

Visual Learning Company wins Best of Show.(Awards)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Adaptations, a film by the Visual Learning Company (VLC; www.visuallearningco.com), received the Best of Show award at the 2007 National Media Market (www.nmm.net). The 14-minute life science video for grades 3 to 5 features footage from the...

Shodor wins grand prize from Cisco.(Awards)(Shodor Education Foundation)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The Shodor Education Foundation (www.shodor.org), a nonprofit serving educators and students, was named the grand prize winner of the CiscoSystems (www.cisco.com) Growing With Technology Awards 2007. Cisco recognized Shodor for the company's...

CDW-G and 8E6 join forces.(Partnerships)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... CDW-G (www.cdwg.com) and 8e6 Technologies (www.Se6.com) have announced a strategic partnership that couples 8e6's expertise in K-12 security, in particular its solution to the growing threat of web-based proxies, with CDW-G's powerhouse...

MVU and SINET collaborate to provide PD.(Partnerships)(Michigan Virtual University and School Improvement Network)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Michigan Virtual University (www.mivu.com), a not-for-profit corporation, has joined with the School Improvement Network (SINET; www. schoolimprovement.com) to provide Michigan teachers access to the professional learning content of SINET's PD...

Virginia doe and Pokemon team up for kids' safety online.(Partnerships)(Virginia Department of Education and Pokemon Learning League )(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Last year, Virginia became the first state to require that all of its public schools teach internet safety. Now the Virginia Department of Education has teamed up with Pokemon Learning League to help districts meet this mandate by offering...

WiFi for the masses: an innovative summer program introduces students to cutting-edge technology, and teaches them to use it to help build a wireless network for local residents.(wireless technology)
January 1, 2008... ROCHESTER, NY, IS A HOTBED of technological activity. Home to major corporations such as Bausch & Lomb, Kodak, and Xerox, as well as the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), the city nestled along the banks...

They get the picture: students' familiarity with digital cameras is allowing teachers to augment classroom instruction with a myriad of unconventional activities.(21st century classroom)
January 1, 2008... DIGITAL CAMERAS AREN'T just for taking pictures of friends and family anymore. Today's classrooms use them for a spate of projects, and not merely in photography classes--instructors are incorporating digital cameras into every subject and...

CSI: hard drive: hate groups, terrorist activity, pimping. A day in the life of local law enforcement? No, just a routine sweep of school computers. Digital forensic technology is uncovering the bad, sometimes criminal behavior students and faculty are guilty of.(computer forensics)
January 1, 2008... ACTING ON INFORMATION from students who report seeing a classmate looking at inappropriate material on a school computer, school officials use forensics software to plunge the depths of the PC's hard drive, searching for evidence of improper...

Building a better podcast: everything you wanted to know--plus a few things you hadn't even thought to ask--on how to best bring the technology into K-12 curriculum.(podcasting)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STEVE JOBS GOT IT RIGHT. When the Apple CEO introduced the company's iPod in October 2001, it was the first portable media player of its kind, and he predicted the technology would change the educational landscape...

Face time: videoconferencing is adding a new dimension to social networking--and a new opportunity for K-12 educators and learners.(social networking)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT WAS THE PERFECT HALLOWEEN project. Each class would construct a three-dimensional "monster" out of common classroom materials (construction paper, cardboard boxes, tape, markers, glue, string, etc.), then write...

FETC showcase: the annual conference returns Jan. 22-25 to Orlando, FL, promising to unveil the newest product innovations in educational technology. Here's a sneak preview of what you'll be seeing on the showroom floor.(Florida Educational Technology Conference)
January 1, 2008... Spectrum Furniture Media Manager V2 Compact enough to be whisked from room to room, Spectrum Furniture's Media Manager V2, a technology lectern, is also versatile enough to accommodate the expanding role of multimedia equipment in...

Extracurricular: for technologist who do their homework.(Survey)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Despite talk that school districts are dropping their 1-to-1 computing programs, our survey shows a slight increase in implementation. HIGHLIGHTS * MOST FREQUENTLY CITED MEASUREMENTS OF 1-TO-1 SUCCESS: FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS AND...