T.H.E. SmartClassroom :: September 13, 2007
Focus
Cultural Exchange: LMS Bonds Texas Students with Denmark
By Linda L. Briggs
In an example of bridging vast cultural divides through technology, students from a conservative Catholic high school in Texas are learning from college students in Denmark, and vice versa, through a Blackboard-based exchange launched last year....
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Ed Tech News
ePals Delivers Free E-Mail, Blogging for Schools
Education technology provider ePals is making its formerly subscription-based services available to schools free of charge. These services, available to all schools around the world, include SchoolMail, SchoolBlog, and In2Books....
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Sanyo Intros 1080p LCD Projector
Sanyo this week debuted the new PLV-Z2000, a 1080p HD LCD projector with high-end features priced around $3,000. These high-end features include a 15,000:1 contrast ratio and the ability to reproduce 216 billion color combinations through an adaptive color phase and color level management system....
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Toshiba Debuts Sub-$1,000 WXGA Projector
Toshiba has rolled out a new widescreen projector, a sub-$1,000 LCD model with a native WXGA (1,280 x 800) resolution, a brightness of 2,200 ANSI lumens and a contrast ratio of 600:1. The portable (6.2-pound), three-panel TLP-WX2200U LCD projector is targeted toward educators and presentation professionals....
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Computer Tools Come to Special Education Curricula
AbleNet and SoftTouch have formed a partnership to deliver computer and literacy tools to students with moderate to severe cognitive and physical disabilities. The partnership is designed to build on two of AbleNet's special ed curricula: Star Reporter and MEville to WEville....
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Collier County Deploys Classroom Monitoring System
Collier County School District in Florida has deployed a classroom monitoring and control system from NetOp Tech called NetOp School....
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Web Notes
A vRoom With a View
Like most magnet schools across the country, Central Academy of Technology and Arts in Monroe, NC, offers its students hands-on learning experience in their future profession of choice, in whichever of the high school's six disciplines their interests lie: engineering, information systems, medical sciences, performing arts, teaching, or transportation systems....
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Events Calendar
- SEPT. 2-4, 2007
Sixth International Internet Education Conference and Exhibition
Cairo, Egypt -
SEPT. 9-11, 2007
EdNET 2007
Chicago, IL
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SEPT. 10-13, 2007
2007 BICSI Fall Conference
Las Vegas, NV
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Sept. 12-14, 2007
Designs on eLearning Conference 2007
London, UK
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Sept. 12-15, 2007
2007 WLA Conference
Cheyenne, WY
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Sept. 15-17, 2007
7th WSEAS International Conference on Distance Education and Web Engineering (DIWEB '07)
Beijing, China
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Sept. 18-21, 2007
26th International Conference on Computer Safety, Security and Reliability (SAFECOMP'2007)
Nuremberg, Germany
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Sept. 24-28, 2007
Open Education 2007
Logan, Utah
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Sept. 29, 2007
2nd annual Promising Curriculum and Technology Practices Conference
Modesto, CA
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JAN. 22-25, 2008
F.E.T.C. 2008
The K-12 Conference You Can't Afford to Miss
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL
Find more events 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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