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- Sudoku Speed Challenge Champion Crowned At ISTE 2010 posted Jul 12, 2010
- Are You A Believer? posted Jun 01, 2010
- School Paging Systems and Emergency Communications posted Apr 29, 2010
- Are Your Students Hearing And Being Heard? posted Mar 17, 2010
- Ken Royal Interviews Calypso at eTech Ohio posted Feb 24, 2010
Need a Classroom Technology Plan? Who You Gonn’a Call?
The mandate is issued, the funds are secured and it’s time to move the notion of 21st Century Classrooms from theory to reality. It’s an exciting time for technology directors fortunate enough to work for districts undergoing school construction or renovation, as you get thrown into the process of defining your unique version of a modern classroom.
From 30,000 feet, tasks always look easy. Interactive white boards, projectors, some…
Lesson Plan Management Standards.
There's an old joke about standards that says if they're such a good idea, everyone ought to have one. OK. Not much of a joke, but it's about as good as it gets when you're dealing with engineering humor. The point is, standards get a lot of lip service, but often fall short when it comes to delivering the type of universal value they could create. The reality is that…
Read MoreNECC Candor from the DOE
Though it required an early wake-up to make the 7am SIIA Education Division breakfast last Wednesday morning at NECC, it was worth the effort. Tucked into a small room at the Renaissance Hotel across from the DC Convention Center, the group consisted of SIIA leadership, various education software publishers, several varieties of industry consultants and one ed tech hardware exec. The speaker that morning was Jim Shelton, the DOE's Assistant…
Read MoreLow Hearing. High Classroom Impact.
Years ago I was involved in scientific research on the effect of vision loss on the everyday tasks we take for granted, such as reading and walking around. After finishing my graduate work at NYU, I moved to Minnesota to join an esteemed research facility known as the Laboratory for Low Vision Research, run by a brilliant scientist named Gordon Legge, who himself had extremely "low vision". The term "low…
Read MoreDisrupting Everything
Having attended a half-dozen or so ed tech conferences over the past few months, one thing is clear. The book "Disrupting Class", by Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn, has quickly jumped to the center of the education universe, referenced in nearly every conversation about the role of technology in education. If you have not yet read Disrupting Class my advice would be to jump over to Amazon and order your…
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