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  • Educational innovation
    Thu, Oct 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  T+L2
    NSBA T+L keynote speakers will focus on technology's role in educational innovation, and how teachers can use technology to truly inspire students. [ Read More ]

  • Critical issues at NSBA T+L
    Thu, Oct 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  T+L2
    This year's T+L will focus on the following issues:
    • Tools for Engagement
    • Technology and the Law
    • Professional Development
    • Leadership for Innovation
    • 1:1--Next Steps
    • Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce with S.T.E.M.
    • Mission Critical IT Management
    [ Read More ]

  • NECC 2009: Video highlights
    Fri, Aug 07, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  NECC
    The rise in mobile technologies, how to lobby Congress successfully for more ed-tech support, and how Baby Boomers can help meet the need for 21st-century teachers: These were some of the topics illuminated by leaders in education technology during sit-down interviews with our eSN-TV video news crew at the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C., recently. Key words: tech support, educational technology, news television, NECC [ Read More ]

  • Funding tops campus IT concerns
    Mon, Aug 03, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Educause
    Slashed campus budgets and dwindling endowments have spurred university IT officials toward cost-saving technologies, and a new survey shows that saving IT dollars has vaulted to the No. 1 priority of campus technology decision makers during the current recession. Key words: EDUCAUSE, IT budget, botnets, campus security, cloud computing, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • NECC 2009 looks to education's future
    Sat, Jul 11, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  NECC
    The economic recession doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C.: At a time when tight school budgets have left little room for travel expenses, conference organizers report that a record 18,000-plus educators and exhibitors converged on the nation's capital June 28 through July 1 to share strategies and success stories for integrating technology effectively into instruction. Key words: NECC 2009, Malcolm Gladwell, storm the hill, education, technology, national educational computing conference [ Read More ]

  • Clicks vs. Bricks
    Thu, Jul 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  NECC
    Experts debate the relevancy of brick-and-mortar schools in an internet-connected world at the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference in Washington, D.C. [ Read More ]

  • Study: Students want more online learning
    Wed, Jul 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  NECC , Virtual schooling / Distance Learning
    Despite a growing interest in online learning among students, the availability of online classes in K-12 schools and districts hasn't kept pace with the demand, according to a new report from Project Tomorrow and Blackboard Inc. Key words: Online learning, K-12 online learning, Project Tomorrow, Blackboard Inc., online learning trends, Learning in the 21st Century: 2009 Trends Update [ Read More ]

  • Meaningful Learning Environments
    Tue, Jun 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  NECC
    Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell explains what educators can learn from the rock band Fleetwood Mac about creating meaningful learning environments. [ Read More ]

  • LEDs light up InfoComm 2009
    Mon, Jun 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  InfoComm , Technologies
    School administrators, teachers, and professors were among thousands at the InfoComm audio-video conference in Orlando June 15-19, where technology vendors unveiled the latest in digital signage hardware and software and LED projectors that could prove energy and cost efficient. Key words: InfoComm, audio-visual, LED projectors, digital signage, Orlando, education, technology [ Read More ]

 

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