T.H.E. SmartClassroom :: October 16, 2008
SPOTLIGHT
Tech Educator Profile: Jana Craig Hare
For the last 13 years Jana Craig Hare has served as a technology
facilitator for the nation's schools. She's been able to expand that
role at the ALTEC (Advanced Learning Technologies in Education
Consortia) Center for Research and Learning at the University of
Kansas, where she serves as associate director, helping the
organization live up to its mission of helping K-12 schools
successfully integrate technology.
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Ed Tech News
Apple Refreshes Entire Notebook Line
Apple has refreshed its entire notebook lineup--including the MacBook,
MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air--adding in expanded graphics
capabilities, greater storage capacities, and, in some cases, faster
CPUs. Al of the new models are available now, except for the MacBook
Air, which will ship in November.
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Adobe Ships Creative Suite 4, Flash Player 10
Adobe has begun shipping Creative Suite 4, with new versions of its
development, design, publishing, and video/motion graphics
applications, along with new and modified pricing and licensing
schemes for both K-12 and post-secondary education. The company also
released Flash Player 10 Wednesday.
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Schoolwires Service Enhanced with Homework Management
Schoolwires has released an upgrade of Schoolwires Centricity, which
adds homework management functionality to its Web-based community
communications platform for schools and districts. Schoolwires
Centricity provides tools to more easily deploy and manage multiple
custom, interactive Web sites and implement advanced Web 2.0/
multimedia capabilities, such as blogs, podcasts, and photo galleries.
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Online Resource Targets FCAT Writing Improvement
Educational technology developer LearningExpress is launching a new
program tailored specifically for the writing portion of the Florida
Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). The FCAT eFolio program is an
online tool designed to help improve student writing and prepare for
the FCAT Writing+ exam.
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Silverlight 2 Now Available
Silverlight 2, the latest version of Microsoft's cross-platform
browser plug-in for multimedia applications, is now available.
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Events Calendar
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Nov. 2-7, 2008
TDWI World Conference
New Orleans
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Nov. 5-9, 2008
AECT 2008 International Conference
Orlando, FL
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Nov. 5-7, 2008
SC EdTech 2008
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Nov. 5-8, 2008
MAME 35 Annual Conference
Dearboarn, MI
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Nov. 5-7, 2008
Systems Change Conference 2008
Rapid City, SD
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Nov. 6-8, 2008
56th Annual TEAP Conference
Camp Hill, PA
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Nov. 9-11, 2008
Public Education Network 2008 Annual Conference
San Francisco
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Nov. 13-15, 2008
Educators' Symposium on Accelerating Learning
Irvine, CA
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Nov. 16-19, 2008
SETDA Leadership Summit & Education Forum 2008
Washington, DC
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Nov. 18-21, 2008
2008 CETPA Annual Conference
Sacramento, CA
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Nov. 20-23, 2008
2008 NCTE Annual Convention
San Antonio, TX
Find more events and calls for papers and presentations at THE Journal's online Conference Calendar.
THE Journal Opportunities
Share Your Best Practices
T.H.E. Journal is currently looking for the following types of articles for future issues and for our eNewsletter, T.H.E. SmartClassroom:
- School Perspectives -- discuss a specific topic, trend, or concern about education technology.
- Case Studies -- have you implemented technology and learned a lot from the experience? If so, share your efforts about what worked -- and what didn't.
If you have a potential article, or questions about the above topics, please e-mail [email protected]
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