T.H.E. SmartClassroom :: February 21, 2008
Technology Focus
Improving Instruction with Smart Boards (on the Cheap)
The Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District in South Yarmouth, MA faces obstacles not uncommon to many school districts: poor state testing scores, declining enrollment, and a diminishing budget for classroom resources. But that hasn't stopped Lory Stewart, director of instructional technology, from doing everything she can to squeeze out the money necessary for bringing interactive whiteboards into as many classrooms as possible....
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Ed Tech News
IBM Launches Free 3D Multiplayer Virtual Science Game To Push Engineering
IBM is launching a free multiplayer online game, challenging teenagers to help save the planet "Helios" from ecological disaster. PowerUp, which can be played alone or together, is intended to interest students in studying engineering. The game features a planet in near ecological ruin, where three missions for solar, wind, and water power must be solved before sandstorms, floods or SmogGobs thwart the rescue....
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Director 11 Coming in March
Adobe this week announced the impending release of Director 11, the first major update to the company's multimedia authoring tool in about four years. The new version expands 3D features with a new physics engine and new DirectX support and also introduces parity between JavaScript and Lingo for scripting. The new version will ship in March for Mac OS X (Intel) and Windows....
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Microsoft 'DreamSpark' Makes Software Free for Students
Microsoft has announced a software giveaway program targeted to college and high school students. "DreamSpark" makes available, at no charge, a number of development and design programs for download. The program is now available to more than 35 million college students in Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K. and the United States....
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Free Internet Filtering Service Launches
Free DNS service provider OpenDNS has launched its new, free Web filtering solution targeted toward education. The service taps into the expertise of IT professionals to create categories of Web sites that can be blocked by administrators with the click of a button (or two)....
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eCopy Launches Document Management Tools for Education
Software developer eCopy this week debuted a new line of document imaging and management solutions targeted toward education. The line includes three suites designed to automate document workflows, reduce paper waste, and integrate with systems common in colleges, universities, and K-12 schools, including popular multifunction printers and network scanners....
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Events Calendar
March 2-5, 2008
Innovations 2008
Denver, CO
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March 3-7, 2008
SITE 2008--Society for Information Technology and
Teacher Education International Conference
Las Vegas, NV
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March 4-5, 2008
19th Annual Southwest Education and Technology Conference and Tech Expo
Springfield, MO
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March 4-5, 2008
11th Teaching and Learning with Technology
West Lafayette, IN
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March 4-6, 2008
National Facilities Management & Technology Conference & Expo 2008
Baltimore, MD
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March 9, 2008
CoSN 7th Annual International Symposium
Arlington, VA
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March 9-11, 2008
CoSN Annual K-12 Networking Conference
Washington, DC
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March 11-12, 2008
CoSN/ISTE/SETDA Washington Education Policy Summit
Arlington, VA
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March 17-21, 2008
4th IEEE International Workshop on Pervasive Learning (PerEL) 2008
Tsimshats, Hong Kong
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March 18, 2008
2008 Technology Leadership Symposium
Westborough, MA
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March 24-27, 2008
2008 Texas Distance Learning Association Annual Conference
Galveston, TX
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March 26-29, 2008
ACEI 2008 Annual International Conference & Exhibition
Atlanta, GA
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March 26-30, 2008
NAEA Convention 2008
New Orleans, LA
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March 27-30, 2008
2008 NSTA National Convention
Boston, MA
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March 29-April 1, 2008
68th NSBA Annual Conference and Exposition
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 editorial@thejournal.com
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