T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) articles from July 2004

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) archives from July 2004

Sharing State, district best practices.(State Educational Technology Directors Association)(No Child Left Behind)(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... I am a recovering bureaucrat. It is a long process, not without backsliding. However, I learned a lot during my 11 years as a bureaucrat, including how to write rules and regulations, as well as some law. More important, I learned how to help...

Building a technology-rich community.(Foreword)(State Educational Technology Directors Association)
July 1, 2004... In April, six state educational technology directors from across the United States came to Washington, D.C., to launch the second annual "SETDA National Leadership Institute 2003 Toolkit: States Helping States Implement No Child Left Behind"...

Technology integration.(No Child Left Behind Act )
July 1, 2004... The use of instructional technology has evolved over the last two decades, initially, instructional technology had two uses: learning about computers and using computers to increase basic skills. Learning about computers morphed into computer...

'Maine learns': the four keys to success of the first statewide learning with laptop initiative.(Technology integration: Maine)(Maine Learning Technology Initiative )
July 1, 2004... It's just another day in middle school. Students file into class while others file out with their backpacks slung low. They take their seats while you rummage on your desk for class materials and check to make sure that you updated the board...

MLTI transforms teaching and learning at Freeport Middle School.(Technology integration: Maine)(Maine Learning Technology Initiative)
July 1, 2004... Last summer, a truck arrived at Freeport Middle School in Freeport, Maine, and unloaded more than 130 laptops--one for every seventh-grade teacher and student. What had seemed to be an unlikely pipe dream months before suddenly was a reality....

Professional development.
July 1, 2004... One thing we can consistently do in technology and education is call for more professional development. However, one thing we have not done very well is invest in the people who will be using and managing the technology in our schools. The...

Preloading professional development to ensure potential success.(Professional development: North Carolina)
July 1, 2004... When a state makes the decision to award a small number of high-dollar grants, the stakes are considerable. For North Carolina's IMPACT Model School Grant applicants, professional development started long before a single dollar was ever...

Tweaking common professional development models for added value.(Professional development: North Carolina)
July 1, 2004... Many kinds of professional development exist within and across schools, but the IMPACT Model School Grant has provided enough professional development dollars to allow some "best practice" modifications to two common models that have...

Professional development for professional developers.(Professional development: SETDA)
July 1, 2004... During the last year, SETDA tackled the question, "How do you provide professional development to those who typically develop and/or provide the opportunities to others?" Although providing professional development opportunities for...

Data-driven-decision making.
July 1, 2004... Data as defined here encompasses a range of topics, including data definitions, data management systems, infrastructure (both local and statewide), and the actual use of data to make decisions on either the administrative or instructional side....

Getting ready for online testing.(Data-driven decision-making: Virginia)
July 1, 2004... Can't you just hear the call coming? "Let's take our statewide high-stakes pencil-and-paper testing system and use technology to automate it. This will provide ready access to tests, greater testing flexibility, faster turnaround of test...

Data warehouse helps Hanover County public schools raised student achievement.(Data-driven decision-making: Virginia)
July 1, 2004... The ice is starting to retreat from the warmer parts of the Earth. Early man, a hunter, is beginning to make his way in the Stone Age. His entire existence depends upon what he can scavenge from his surroundings; survival is the measure of his...

Leadership & advocacy.(Educational technology)
July 1, 2004... Leadership is a difficult concept to define in education technology. A U.S. Supreme Court Justice once said of pornography, "I can't define it, but I know it when I see it." So it is with education technology--one looks for results. The...

Technology's potential, promise for enhancing student learning.(Leadership & advocacy: Pennsylvania)
July 1, 2004... Technology is a tool that has the potential to empower educational leaders at all levels--whether they are superintendents, principals, teachers, board members or state officials--as well as to redefine what education means in the 21st century....

Penn-Delco School District reaches its goals by holding fast to technology vision.
July 1, 2004... In February, the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology published a comprehensive vision of its pathway to the future of education technology. As superintendent (Leslye Abrutyn) and board president (Keith Crego)...

Adobe Digital Kids Club.(Web Bulletin Board)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... www.adobe.com/education/digkids 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...

Maplesoft T.A. from Maplesoft.(Web Bulletin Board)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... www.maplesoft.com/eduhound/index.asp Maple T.A. provides a complete infrastructure for creating, administering and grading free-form, online mathematics exams and assignments. It also grades assignments with the Maple engine, the most...

T.H.E. Journal's Web site.(Web Bulletin Board)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... www.thejournal.com 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...

Distance Learning Inc.(Web Bulletin Board)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... www.scribestudio.com/marketing/129.html Interested in putting your own materials, courseware, and/or assessment online? Then take advantage of DLI's From 30 Day Trial of ScribeStudio! You only need to create your account, and then you can...

Mitsubishi Presentation Products.(Web Bulletin Board)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... www.mitsubishi-presentations.com/journal Mitsubishi Presentation Products offers educators an extensive line of LCD and DLP projectors and large-format LCD monitors. The company is known for superior support programs and award-winning color...

T.H.E. Institute.(Web Bulletin Board)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... www.thejournal.com/institute 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....

Interactive Technologies 2004.(Web Bulletin Board)(conference)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... www.salt.org SALT's Interactive Technologies 2004 Conference (August 18-20) brings together 90 speakers from the education, industry and government communities to present the latest information on technology based learning and management...

EduHound.(Web Bulletin Board)(educational directory)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... www.EduHound.com 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...