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Blend of lessons is key to professional development in TexasJanuary 13, 2010 Four years ago, the La Joya (TX) Independent School District was given a direct order from its new Board of Education members: improve the early childhood (pre-K and kindergarten) programs. More..
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BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology)December 29, 2009
Each spring, Walled Lake (MI) Consolidated School District
kicks off its ten-year-old Anytime Anywhere Learning (AAL) Laptop
Program with an orientation meeting for parents of fifth graders. More..
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Why go CMS?December 28, 2009 In June, our technology director decided that it was time to try out Joomla. This meant that in the coming months, ready or not, I would be diving headfirst into the world of content management systems. More..
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Ten Best Ideas for your Parent-Notification SystemDecember 23, 2009 1. Attendance Matters. Unexcused absences present a real safety
concern. Check to see if your system provides a way for you to quickly
let parents know that their child was not in school for morning
attendance and to help More..
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The Challenge of Coordinating District-wide CommunicationsDecember 21, 2009 The great American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein once said that technique is communication; to conductors the two words are synonymous. For school executives and administrators who are orchestrating communications More..
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One to One Netbook Pilot ProgramOctober 11, 2009 Niles Township High Schools
of District 219 in Skokie Illinois have instituted an Anywhere Anytime
Learning Plan with a 1:1 netbook pilot program, deploying 400 netbooks
to students this year. More..
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14 Ways K–12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media by Joyce ValenzaSeptember 27, 2009 This is the best time in history to be a teacher librarian. Major shifts in our information and communication landscapes present new opportunities for librarians to teach and lead in areas that were always considered part of More..
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Free Podcast from AEP Summit 09 on 21st century learning platformsJuly 28, 2009 The Association of
Educational Publishers just released a podcast from the AEP Summit 09
titled "Learning Platforms for the 21st Century and Beyond" in which
representatives form Google Apps, Amazon Kindle Books and and the
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Safety Net: Web filtering that worksJuly 23, 2009 A district can take many steps to ensure that its students are protected from harmful, obscene, or otherwise unworthy websites. It can establish guidelines for appropriate Internet usage, create acceptable use policies, or More..
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Eight Ways To Use School WikisJuly 21, 2009 Wikis are a great tool to help a school enrich instruction, and increase communication and collaboration among staff. They are also free (for educators using wikispaces) and provide unlimited storage for digital materials More..
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Ready for 1:1? Check this list before you answerJuly 16, 2009 Check this list before you start your 1 1 program or to improve an existing program. Search for more funding The state may be providing machines and some training support but I will guarantee it will not be enough. More..
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Calculating the ROI on virtual schoolingJune 25, 2009 All these schools are interested in Virtual High School (VHS). They are excited about the quality of the course offerings and the caliber of the instructors of the courses. School boards love innovative programs but are More..
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Cover Your Assets: the latest asset management software in actionJune 18, 2009 Quick, tell us How many laptops are in your middle schools? Which ones are about to come off warranty? Did your tech department finish updating all the software licensing? If you can’t answer these questions, it is probably time More..
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Spending wisely: DC school funds innovative tech programsJune 16, 2009 Rick Kelsey, STEM coordinator and technology director at McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C., has developed some unique ways for this citywide public high school and career academy to use stimulus funding for More..
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