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

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

If we had then what we have now: today's technology tools would have made my foray into teaching a lot more successful.(our::SPACE)
November 1, 2006... AS AN EDUCATION MAJOR, I spent my senior year of college student-teaching. I didn't have access to the whiz-bang tools of today--electronic whiteboards, laptops, and the like--but I was able to discover the power of technology in the classroom....

Imagine the possibilities: one district's innovative use of interactive whiteboards demonstrates technology's ability to fulfill any vision educators have for it.(commentary)
November 1, 2006... "INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS are for kids in our district." Ann McMullen, executive director of educational technology at Klein Independent School District in Texas, spoke these words at last month's School Technology Summit on K-12 Digital...

Event.(Calendar)
November 1, 2006... November 2006 NOV 5-7 Indiana Library Federation and the Association for Indiana Media Educators AIME 2006 Fall Conference Teaching Indiana Academic Standards Correlations at Your Library Indianapolis, IN ...

A state of unreadiness.(Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... High school graduates entering the workforce ate widely seen as insufficiently prepared. College grads rate better, but are considered only adequate. Level of "overall preparation" for the workforce, according to surveyed employers: ...

Employers say US grads don't have what it takes: a report reveals concerns over the newest generation of workers' fitness for the global economy.(Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships)
November 1, 2006... IF JOHNNY CAN'T read, write, or do basic math, then he doesn't stand much of a chance once he enters the workforce, which is precisely what a new report from a collaboration of business research organizations indicates. The report finds that...

Good news for schools in need of high-resolution projection capability.(Awards and Contests)
November 1, 2006... T.H.E. Journal magazine will be following the K-12 classroom use of three Canon (www.canonprojectors.com) REALiS X600 multimedia projectors--affordable equipment that boasts razor-sharp projection ideal for the study of detailed material--to...

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, HotChalk offer free PD courses.(Industry News)
November 1, 2006... Glencoe/McGraw-Hill (www.glencoe. com), the Columbus, OH-based provider of educational solutions for secondary schools, has partnered with HotChalk (www.hotchalk.com), a web 2.0 community software application for connecting teachers, students,...

New grant funds academic performance study.(Industry News)(Research Institute for Learning and Development)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The Lexington, MA-based Research Institute for Learning and Development (ResearchILD; www.researchild.org) has received a grant to fund a new, yearlong pilot and research study to measure the efficacy of two of its software applications...

Promethean partners with explore learning for math and science lessons.(Industry News)(ExploreLearning)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Promethean (www.prometheanworld.com), a provider of interactive learning technology, has teamed with ExploreLearning (www.explorelearning.com) to allow users of Promethean's Activclassroom to utilize ExploreLearning's catalog of modular,...

Neon releases new version of CyberGauge.(Industry News)
November 1, 2006... Neon Software (www.neon.com), a network management software company, has introduced CyberGauge 7.0 for Windows. CyberGauge helps network administrators monitor and manage their internet bandwidth by automatically creating real-time utilization...

One tablet for all at De La Salle.(Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... This fall, every member of the freshman class at Chicago's De La Salle Institute will be equipped with a tablet PC, thanks to an assist from CDW-G (www.cdwg.com), a provider of information technology solutions to educators, which helped the...

Viewpoint school gets new WiFi Network.(District-Vendor Partnerships)(Xirrus)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Xirrus (www.xirrus.com), a provider of high-capacity, long-range WiFi products that extend wired network capabilities to wireless, has deployed support for the new campuswide wireless network at Viewpoint School, a K-12 college preparatory...

Questia survey reveals teachers' mistrust in web sources.(Online Learning)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Questia (www.questia.com), an online educational research resource, has released the results of its nationwide online survey of secondary school educators. The report reveals the anxiety teachers feel over the presence of unreliable information...

Download podcasts for free.(Online Learning)
November 1, 2006... The National Geographic Society and National Geographic magazine are offering free downloadable audio and video files at www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts. Students and teachers can experience an African safari, catch the week's top science...

Connect and Join with those far away: a new online portal brings separated families together.(Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Connect and Join (www.connectandjoin.com, a family support and education services publishing company, has created a new, secure online communications portal designed to keep family members connected whenever professional circumstances or...

Picture this! A spate of new multimedia tools is putting a whole new face on the learning process.(display technology)
November 1, 2006... AMONG THE OLD-SCHOOL resources that the digital age is making obsolete, or at least less consequential, count the chalkboard. For decades, the chalkboard was the focal point of all instruction, the big screen on which teachers wrote out and...

Image makers: bye, bye, blackboards. These projectors and smart boards are transforming the classroom.(product WATCH)(Buyers guide)
November 1, 2006... VENDOR NEC VISUAL SYSTEMS MODEL/SERIES NEC VT580 digital projector SPECIFICATIONS Features 2000 ANSI lumens, XGA 1024 x 728 resolution, a remote with mouse control, and SquareShot...

Value judgments: are your technology expenditures proving to be money well spent? A new online TCO tool will let you know.(SPECIAL SECTION: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT)(total cost of ownership)
November 1, 2006... CONGRATULATIONS! You've just been hired as the superintendent of Unnamed Unified School District No. 4! Everyone's looking to you as a leader, an innovator, someone who can bring the district's students and staff the technologies of the 21st...

Hiring out for IT support: your technology environment has outgrown your staff's ability to maintain it. What's a district to do? Try that trusted 21st-century solution: outsource it.(SPECIAL SECTION: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT)
November 1, 2006... THE E-MAIL SYSTEM at Monte Cassino School in Tulsa, OK, is more than just e-mail. It's the cornerstone of an evolving, collaborative online community the preK-8 Catholic school relies on to involve parents in their children's education. ...

Trending in the right direction: with educators, businesses, and legislators collaborating, signs suggest that the recognition of technology's vital role in education is reaching critical mass.(policy & advocacy)
November 1, 2006... YOU PROBABLY HAVE heard of The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell's 2000 book about understanding change and why change happens quickly. As Gladwell writes on his website (www.gladwell.com): "Ideas and behavior and messages and products sometimes...

Getting beyond break/fix: as long as the help desk is thought of only as a problem solver, it will never play as full a role in educational objectives as it could.(technology support)
November 1, 2006... YEARS AGO, the manager of the support group for a technology manufacturer was on the verge of submitting his resignation out of sheer frustration. All of his pleas for better tools and more people had fallen on deaf ears. Finally, in...

Lumens.(product::FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... LUMENS will release its latest document camera, the DC160 SXGA Digital Visual Presenter, on Nov. 15. The new camera is the first true super extended graphics array (SXGA) document camera, meaning its resolution is 1280 x 1024 pixels. It...

Canon.(product::FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)(REALiS SX6, SX60, and X600)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... CANON has expanded its REALiS line of high-resolution multimedia projectors, introducing the REALiS SX6, SX60, and X600. The line features Canon's proprietary Aspectual Illumination System (AISYS) optical system, which enhances LCOS technology...

The dell OptiPlex 745 desktop computer.(product::FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... THE DELL OPTIPLEX 745 DESKTOP COMPUTER was designed to offer enhanced performance, manageability, deployment capabilities, security, and power savings. Features of the OptiPlex 745 include Intel Core 2 Duo processors and Dell Client Manager....

Extracurricular: for technologists who do their homework.(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Q: is your district's professional development up to the task of supporting a 1-to-1 initiative? Yes, certainly 17% Yes, with modifications 47% No 31%...