T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) articles from September 2007

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) archives from September 2007

Kentucky High School links cameras to police cruisers.(what's ONLINE: www.thejournal.com)(Bishop Brossart High School )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Bishop Brossart High School in Alexandria, KY, has launched a program that links security cameras on its campus to Alexandria Police Department cruisers. The system allows police access to the school's cameras in real time from any location...

eLearning market to hit $52b by 2010.(HOT TOPICS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... With an already strong foothold in the enterprise sector, eLearning is advancing in K-12 and higher education teaching environments, according to market researcher Global Industry Analysts, which projects the global eLearning market will...

OLPC XO laptops authorized for mass production.(HOT TOPICS)(One Laptop Per Child)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The One Laptop Per Child organization has authorized the mass production of its centerpiece XO laptop. According to OLPC, the authorization begins a production process that will see the final laptops roll off assembly lines in October....

Olympus, Tool Factory roll out grants.(HOT TOPICS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Olympus and Tool Factory have announced 43 new grant programs to be operated through a site called "Digital Wish." The site is a registry that allows teachers to post their needs where donors can read about them and help meet them....

Leveraging eContent at Charles County Public Schools.(CASE STUDY)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... A pilot program at Maryland's Charles County Public Schools that allows teachers to share course curriculum online seems to be benefiting student performance. The district has so far tried out entirely online curriculums in its algebra,...

Can IT turn around teacher turnover?(OPINION)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Not only can teacher turnover negatively impact learning--it is also emerging as a financial drain on districts in al regions, according to recent findings by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. But school technology...

Benchmarks for School Safety.(RESEARCH)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Districts around the country, from urban centers to rural communities, are focusing their security efforts in large part on data security. But schools may be neglecting the physical side of security, according to the "K-12 School Safety Index...

Webinars: www.thejournal.com/the/ learningcenters/webinars/.(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Wikis Archived Learn how wikis can facilitate communication and collaboration among students and teachers. Using web-based learning tools to build technology skills campuswide Archived Learn how to use web-based...

A hideout all their own: the iPod didn't invent youthful alienation. It merely perfected it.(our SPACE)
September 1, 2007... "It was in the fig tree, a few years later, that I was first puzzled by the conflict which would haunt me, harm me, and benefit me the rest of my life: simply, the stubborn, relentless, driving desire to be alone as it came into conflict with...

Signs of things to come: a summer spent observing high-quality professional development portends good things for 2007-2008.(commentary)
September 1, 2007... MAYBE BECAUSE it's the end of summer, and the Olympic Mountains look glorious with their white tops in the clear air, or maybe it's because I'm a terminally obnoxious optimist, but I'm inspired. I think it's mainly due to the good things...

Superior quality from a trusted source.(PBS TeacherLine)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Meeting the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements can be a daunting challenge. However, administrators like you have a valuable ally in PBS TeacherLine. We understand your concerns and can help you ensure that no child--or teacher--is left...

Nurtures academic excellence.(PBS TeacherLine)
September 1, 2007... In any school district, the administrator's goal is to achieve academic excellence in three areas: the curriculum, the teachers, and the students. Innovative teachers who master the curriculum excel in the classroom. They integrate new...

Students win green for going green: teams of high schoolers earn scholarships and prizes for their understanding and application of conservationism.(In brief: Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships)
September 1, 2007... THE CANON ENVIROTHON is an annual competition sponsored by Canon (www.canon.com) that is designed to instill in high schoolers an understanding of environmental science and responsible land use. The Envirothon (www.envirothon.org) tests...

Social networking for education.(In brief: Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... KIDS SAY THEY are spending almost as much time using social networking technologies as they spend watching television. This trend and others are reported in a study by the National School Boards Association (www.nsba.org) and Grunwald...

Vernier offers free data-collection workshops.(Industry News)(Vernier Software & Technology )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... From September to December, Vernier Software & Technology (www.vernier. com) is running free, hands-on classes for science and math teachers in 40 cities nationwide. Participants will learn how to use LabQuest, Vernier's new handheld graphing...

Free ePortfolio tool assists Boston prep students.(Industry News)(Boston Community Leadership Academy )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... A pilot college preparatory school in Massachusetts called the Boston Community Leadership Academy recently began using a free ePortfolio tool from Digication (www.digication.com) to help its senior class present capstone projects in community...

Atomic learning sponsors statewide Florida initiative.(Partnerships)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Atomic Learning (www.atomic learning.com), a provider of online software training, has partnered with the Florida Digital Educator Program (http://etc.usf.edu/fde), a statewide initiative administered by the Florida Center for Instructional...

DyKnow to be bundled with HP education system.(Partnerships)
September 1, 2007... DyKnow (www.dyknow.com) has announced a partnership with Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com) to distribute DyKnow's Vision and Monitor on HP hardware. The software will be bundled as part of HP's education packages, which include HP tablet PCs. ...

A war of words: software programs developed to combat the scourge of student plagiarism have found opposition from the very circle of educators they're meant to help.(eLearning)
September 1, 2007... THERE WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT about the batch of note cards Maribeth Mohan received this past year from the students in her senior composition class. They weren't ragged or wrapped in rubber bands, or half-filled with chicken scratch, lifted...

A vRoom with a view: North Carolina students are peering in as doctors perform surgery, thanks to a distance learning technology that provides unique project-based educational opportunities.(hardware & software)(Central Academy of Technology and Arts)
September 1, 2007... LIKE MOST MAGNET SCHOOLS across the country, Central Academy of Technology and Arts in Monroe, NC, offers its students hands-on learning experience in their future profession of choice, in whichever of the high school's six disciplines their...

The X files: wireless-enabled extended internet--or X internet--technologies allow virtual control of physical objects. A Colorado district explores whether the truth is out there.(wireless networking)
September 1, 2007... IF X MARKS THE SPOT, educators are locating it an unexpected place: in what is known in business parlance as the extended internet (or "X internet"), pervasive internet, ubiquitous internet, or embedded networking. The linchpin of what is...

Which way, IT? Traditionally charged with servicing infrastructure, technology departments are wrestling with how to manage a new role: supporting teaching and learning.(policy & advocacy)
September 1, 2007... THERE I WAS, in Washington, DC, listening to some brilliant people talk about technology and education, and not a congressperson or staffer to be seen. I guess they all needed a break from the DC heat and some time at home with the...

Courting disaster: districts that are not prepared in the event of fire, storm, earthquake, or whatever else nature may bear are asking for trouble.(disaster recovery)
September 1, 2007... AS HURRICANE CHARLEY BORE DOWN ON Port Charlotte, FL, in the summer of 2004, Charlotte County Public Schools' Chris Bress made sure the small steps were taken as well as the big ones. The district had already put itself through a dry run six...

The other data: most districts know the benefits of tabulating and tracking student performance. But now many are finding there's even more to gain from number crunching by casting out a wider net.(data-driven decision making)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DATA, DATA EVERYWHERE! It's more than a chipper jingle for the information age--it's a daily reality for school systems, which must determine how to break down so many numbers efficiently, effectively, and to their...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... enterprises to the rescue! Stepping in where they claim schools are failing to act, leading technology companies are funding endowments to support teaching 21st-century skills to tomorrow's workforce.(corporation foundations)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There's probably no better example of Alexis de Tocqueville's observation about America's tendency to pursue an "enlightened self-interest" than the high-tech industry's investment in K-12 education. Computer and...

Horizon Software.(product FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... HORIZON SOFTWARE has announced Healthy Vending, a "smart" machine for schools that dispenses healthful snacks and meals. In conjunction with Horizon's MealpayPlus, which collects lunch money online, Healthy Vending identifies and tracks all of...

Interwrite Learning.(product FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)(Cricket)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... INTERWRITE LEARNING is expanding its family of assessment products with a small radio-frequency student response clicker called Cricket. The device was designed in response to teachers' requests for something simple to use that would encourage...

Numonics.(product FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NUMONICS, the company that introduced the first pen-centric interactive whiteboard in 1994, has just released the Mobilepresenter BTII Bluetooth tablet PC. This new tool makes it possible for a teacher to communicate...

Bytes of Learning.(product FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BYTES OF LEARNING, known for its UltraKey keyboarding tutor software, is preparing for a November release of Writing Rules, an online writing-instruction curriculum to be operated through Writingrulesonline.com. It...

Electronic Learning Products.(product FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... ELECTRONIC LEARNING PRODUCTS has crafted a reading intervention program built on voice-recognition software and music. Tune In to Reading's karaoke-like format draws students in to sing along, encouraging them to learn to recognize words on...

Turning Technologies.(product FOCUS: The latest releases, services, and new product versions)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TURNING TECHNOLOGIES is adding to its line of assessment products with the recent acquisition of Totus and the company's web-based data assessment software, which will be released as VantagePoint. The solution will...

Event calendar.(Calendar)
September 1, 2007... October 2007 OCT 11-13 National Association of State Boards of Education NASBE 2007 Annual Conference Be a Part of the Revolution Philadelphia, PA www.nasbe.org/annual_conference/2007 OCT 17-19 Ohio Educational Library Media...

Extracurricular: for technologists who do their homework.(Table)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Separate surveys of district-level technology directors show that technology budgets haven't changed significantly in recent years, except in the area of tech support, where costs rose from 14 percent of the budget in 2002 to 28 percent in...