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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

plays in operating the institution’s digital grid, by administering the purchase of new hardware, managing crucial software upgrades, overseeing network security, and controlling the vast amounts of data being transferred each millisecond between students, faculty, and stff. There is no denying the important role that the IT Dept.

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Spring ISD Selects BenQ Boards for Classrooms

eSchool News

“When we invited the entire district to come in and test drive different smart boards, everyone voted nearly unanimously for the BenQ Board,” said Joe Holecek, Spring ISD’s manager of campus technology support. They hit all our needs, from those of our teachers and students to our technology department.

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5 Technology Workflows Your School Needs

Vizor

Email the parents directly so they can refer to it in their inboxes. PRO TIP: Make it easy for students and parents to get the technological support they need 24/7. Including technology in your curriculum involves the district, the students AND their parents. Communication with parents. Offer weekly newsletters.

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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Leah: Well, I think that both of them — and really any technology that I would use — there is that beginning time period where it’s like sandbox time where they’re just learning how to use it. I always think of giving my students that sandbox time so that they can play a little bit with the software.

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Global forces

Learning with 'e's

This refers not only to what we buy (clothing, food, goods) but also how we learn, consume news, spend our leisure time as we are continually exposed to media. Excerpt from The Death of Distance by Steve Wheeler and Shannon Amiotte References Dicken, P. We all need to make choices, but how free are we to choose? Giddens, A.

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A Professional Development Alternative

My Island View

There was only one session that addressed an understanding of Andragogy, also referred to as adult learning, and how components of their program addressed it. I carried my concerns to another conference in NYC, The Software and Information Industry Association’s Education Business Forum (SIIA EBF).

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Migrating to Cloud-Based Online Tool Suites Is a No-Brainer for School Districts

The 21st Century Principal

Would your school district like to save money and cut down on technology-related and technology support costs? Since I am most familiar with Google Apps I refer most often to its features, and offer the list of resources about Google Apps below. I am not necessarily promoting Google Apps over other online tool suites.

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